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Q: Best practice for nested constructors I am relatively new to OOP in JS so bear with me a bit.
Lets say I have a Restaurant constructor function. I want to assign Menu objects created through a constructor to each restaurant. However, I want to be able to access properties of the parent Restaurant in the Menu's methods.
What is the best way to do this?
This code does the job:
    // Restaurant constructor
    function Restaurant(name, inventory){
        this.name = name;
        this.inventory = inventory;

        var self = this;

        // Menu constructor
        this.Menu = function(items){
            this.items = items;

            // Checks whether an item is available in the menu AND the restaurant's stock
            this.isAvailable = function(item){
                if(this.items.indexOf(item) !== -1 && self.inventory.indexOf(item) !== -1){
                    console.log(item + ' is available in ' + self.name)
                }else{
                    console.log(item + ' is not available in ' + self.name);
                }
            }
        }

    }

    // First restaurant and its menus
    var Diner = new Restaurant('diner', ['steak', 'fish', 'salad']);
    var Entrees = new Diner.Menu(['steak', 'fish']);
    var Appetizers = new Diner.Menu(['shrimp']);

    // Not available, since salad isn't in the menu
    Entrees.isAvailable('salad');
    // Available, since fish is in stock and in the menu
    Entrees.isAvailable('fish');
    // Not available, since shrimp is not in stock
    Appetizers.isAvailable('shrimp');

    // Different restaurant and its menus
    var BurgerJoint = new Restaurant('burger joint', ['burger', 'fries', 'ketchup']);
    var Sides = new BurgerJoint.Menu(['ketchup', 'fries']);
    var Lunch = new BurgerJoint.Menu(['fries', 'burger', 'mustard']);

    Sides.isAvailable('salad');
    Sides.isAvailable('fries');
    Lunch.isAvailable('mustard');

However, this produces the pitfall that the isAvailable method (and other similar methods) cannot be moved to the prototype, because they rely on having the Restaurant's properties through that self property. The closest it can come is replacing the Menu constructor with this:
        var self = this;

        // Menu constructor
        this.Menu = function(items){
            this.items = items;
        }
        this.Menu.prototype = {
            isAvailable:function(item){
                //...
            }
        }

This still creates a new prototype for each Restaurant, however, although it does share the prototype across menus in a restaurant. Still doesn't feel ideal.
Another option is disassociating the Menu constructor with the Restaurant, and passing in the Restaurant object when creating a new Menu. Like this:
    // Restaurant constructor
    function Restaurant(name, inventory){
        this.name = name;
        this.inventory = inventory;
    }

    // Menu constructor
    function Menu(restaurant, items){
        this.restaurant = restaurant
        this.items = items;
    }

    Menu.prototype = {
        isAvailable:function(item){
            if(this.items.indexOf(item) !== -1 && this.restaurant.inventory.indexOf(item) !== -1){
                console.log(item + ' is available in ' + this.restaurant.name)
            }else{
                console.log(item + ' is not available in ' + this.restaurant.name);
            }
        }
    }

New menus are created like so:
    var Entrees = new Menu(Diner, ['steak', 'fish']);

This feels wrong, mostly because the syntax is non-intuitive, and the Menus aren't inherently linked to the Restaurant.
So, what's the right way of doing this? Any of these? A different way entirely?

A: The prototype is something that you build UPON, don't build a-new. For example, you had:
    this.Menu.prototype = {
        isAvailable:function(item){
            //...
        }
    }

... which is essentially replacing the prototype with ONE object... while you won't go to jail for doing that, it does requires you to do all "construction" within the context of that one object. yuck.
Here's a model based on your situation that will serve you well moving forward. I've been using this approach for years. It's very flexible and extensible -- and feels (and sorta-kinda looks) like "real" programming (e.g. java, C#, etc.) rather than garbly goo jquery.
You'll notice that we build INTO the prototype through a neat "p" variable. I also like to defer initializing out to a function so we can keep the constructor toward the top.
// ------------------------
// Restaurant "class"
// ------------------------
function Restaurant(params){
    this.init(params);
}

var p = Restaurant.prototype;

    // I like to define "properties" on the prototype here so I'm aware of all the properties in this "class"
    p.name = null;
    p.inventory = null; // Don't put arrays or objects on the prototype. Just don't, initialize on each instance.
    p.menus = null;

    p.init = function(params){
        this.name = params.name;
        this.inventory = params.inventory || []; // default to empty array so indexOf doesn't break
        this.menus = {};

        if(params.menus){
            for(var prop in params.menus){
                this.addMenu(prop, params.menus[prop]);
            }
        }

    }

    p.addMenu = function(name, items){
        this.menus[name] = new Menu({
            restaurant : this,
            items : items
        });
    }

    p.getMenu = function(name){
        return this.menus[name];
    }

// ------------------------
// Menu "class"
// ------------------------
function Menu(params){
    this.init(params);
}

var p = Menu.prototype;

    p.items = null;
    p.restaurant = null;

    p.init = function(params){
        this.items = params.items || []; // default to an empty array
        this.restaurant = params.restaurant;
    }

    p.isAvailable = function(item){
        if(this.items.indexOf(item) !== -1 && this.restaurant.inventory.indexOf(item) !== -1){
            console.log(item + ' is available in ' + this.restaurant.name)
        }else{
            console.log(item + ' is not available in ' + this.restaurant.name);
        }
    }

// First restaurant and its menus
var Diner = new Restaurant({
    name        : 'diner',
    inventory   : ['steak', 'fish', 'salad'],
    menus : {
        entrees     : ['steak', 'fish'],
        // appetizers   : ['shrimp'] // maybe add this a different way (below)
    }

});

// ... add a menu another way
Diner.addMenu('appetizers', ['shrimp']);

// Not available, since salad isn't in the menu
Diner.menus.entrees.isAvailable('salad');
// Available, since fish is in stock and in the menu
Diner.getMenu('entrees').isAvailable('fish');
// Not available, since shrimp is not in stock
Diner.menus.appetizers.isAvailable('shrimp');
// or
// Diner.getMenu('appetizers').isAvailable('shrimp');

For what it's worth, I also like to wrap each class up into a closure and have each class as it's own file:
// ------------------------
// Restaurant "class"
// ------------------------

// Start the closure
this.myApp = this.myApp || {};
(function(){

// All this is the same as above ...
function Restaurant(params){
    this.init(params);
}

var p = Restaurant.prototype;

    p.init = function(){
    ... yada ...

// Here we finish the closure and add the primary function as a property
//  to the "myApp" global object. So I'm essentially building up "myApp"
// kinda the same way as we built up the prototype.
    myApp.Restaurant = Restaurant;
());

I'll put that into it's own file then during development, just do a < script src="..." > for each class into my HTML. And for production I can then combine all the files.
Under this approach, to use it would be:
var Diner = new myApp.Restaurant({
    name        : 'diner',
    inventory   : ['steak', 'fish', 'salad'],
    menus : {
        entrees     : ['steak', 'fish'],
        // appetizers   : ['shrimp']
    }

});

// ... and the rest is the same as above.

Hope this helps.

A: Object hierachy shouldn't be reflected as constructor function nesting. In fact, what you're doing isn't inheritance  but composition.
Thus, you should define each entity as top-level constructors and create the object graph with actual instances:
var menu = new Menu();
var restaurant = new Restaurant(menu);

What demonstrates that restaurant HAS A menu? The fact that a restaurant will access its menu this way: restaurant.menu.
In object-oriented programming is verb means inheritance, while has verb means aggregation.
How to associate a menu with a concrete restaurant?
It's just about this:
var menu = new Menu();
var restaurant = new Restaurant(menu);
menu.restaurant = restaurant;

This would be a one-to-one association. It might happen that you could need to share a menu across many restaurants. Then you would do it as follows:
var menu = new Menu();
var restaurant = new Restaurant(menu);
menu.restaurants.push(restaurant);

So Menu constructor should initialize this.restaurants:
function Menu() {
    this.restaurants = [];
}


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Article I, Section 8 allows Congress to "lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises." But it also requires that these "be uniform throughout the United States." The next section says that "no capitation, or other direct, tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken." That means any tax must be paid on a per capita basis that is uniform among the states. A "capitation tax" is a "head tax," based on population, creating a fixed, even burden, like a sales tax. It's confusing enough that, during the Constitutional Convention, Rufus King of New York asked "what was the precise meaning of direct taxation." The official record says, "No one answd." Nevertheless, courts have generally understood a direct tax to be a levy on income or wealth, as opposed to a tax on purchases or services.
While new federal taxes have been implemented, they have not been directed at a person's wealth per se. Even the inheritance tax was upheld in 1900 as covering transfers of wealth, rather than wealth itself, and the Supreme Court in 1911 said corporate taxes are permissible because they are an excise tax on doing business.
Warren's plan is different from all of these (and from clearly constitutional proposals like the 70 percent income tax suggested by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez). It seeks to collect 1 percent of the country's annual gross domestic product from those people with a worth of $50 million or more - not their income, but their wealth. Yet if it is treated as a direct tax under Article I (and not construed as an income tax under the 16th Amendment), it would have to be "apportioned" among the states according to their percentage of the national population. It is not clear how that would work. Clearly, it would make no sense to tax all Californians for 12 percent of the wealth taxes for the super rich. But if the tax is applied to just the super rich in a given state, other weird problems emerge, since Article I used the percentage of the national population as a whole. Some states, such as Kansas or Mississippi, may have fewer deep pockets that would have to carry the whole tax for that state. The affluent people there could pay more than their rich counterparts in New York or California. Even states of similar size can have different numbers of highly wealthy individuals - leading to unequal burdens. A tax applied in this way could not be tied to each person's actual wealth level, which is what Warren is seeking.
One way to avoid this is to declare that any tax - on wealth or income - is permissible because, over time, the meaning of "tax" has changed. Indiana University professor Dawn Johnsen and Duke professor Walter Dellingermaintain that there is now no "principled . . . interpretive methodology" that would treat a wealth tax differently from an income tax. The University of Chicago's Daniel Hemel, meanwhile, believes that courts could be persuaded to treat personal property like income under the 16th Amendment, though he admits that, based on precedents, judges wouldn't be likely to extend such a broad interpretation to buildings and land under the Warren plan.
This issue came up early in the republic's history. Madison, the principal drafter of the Constitution, insisted that a proposed tax on carriages in 1794 was a direct tax and thus unconstitutional. To him, the carriage tax looked like any other tax on personal wealth. Conversely, Hamilton, then commerce secretary, argued that it was constitutional because the carriage levy was an "excise tax" on purchases. In 1796, in Hylton v. United States, the Supreme Court agreed with Hamilton, permitting the carriage tax. That result works in Warren's favor, but on closer examination Hamilton's view was more complicated. His definition of a direct tax agreed with Madison that there could be no tax "on the whole property of individuals or on their whole real or personal estate." In other words, a wealth tax. Warren's tax.
Nearly a century later, in Pollock v. Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, the justices reaffirmed the prohibition of other taxes, including an income tax, resulting in the passage of the 16th Amendment. But this update did not simply give Congress the same taxing authority as the states. It allowed only for an income tax, blocking any other kind of national tax that Washington might want to impose. Since then, the Supreme Court has defended this line between taxes on wealth and taxes on sales or income. In Knowlton v. Moore in 1900, it stressed that the "inheritance tax is not one on property, but one on the succession," meaning it could be imposed because it was a "death duty" charged on the transfer of wealth, not a wealth tax. As recently as 2012, in his landmark ruling upholding Obamacare's individual insurance mandate, Chief Justice John Roberts felt it was necessary to point out that the court "continued to consider taxes on personal property to be direct taxes."
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We're immediately suspicious of any supplement that has the title of "Doctor" in its name. If a brand makes a big deal out of the fact that it is made by a doctor – whether real or not – then it's probably a bit of a scam. After all, most of the big supplement brands employ nutritional experts to help them formulate their products. The difference is that they then let the products speak for themselves.
The nootropics industry in particular is rife with products that play the medical angle. They make a big fuss of the fact that a doctor has given the brand his approval; the implication being that it is pharmaceutical-quality, or that it has the approval of the wider medical community. But that just isn't the case. Check out our scam guide and you'll learn why!
That said, we can't just write off this stack because it's supposedly made by a doctor. We need to give it a thorough review like we do every other nootropic.
So, what is Dr. Emil NeuroStim supposed to do?
Who is it designed for?
According to the official merchant page, NeuroStim is a "nootropic brain supplement for memory, focus, clarity and concentration."
The website explicitly says that this stack is designed to provide "total cognitive support". Some of the stated benefits include:
Increased energy levels
Enhanced focus
Greater mental clarity
Better memory function
That certainly is an ambitious list of benefits.
Clearly, Dr. Emil NeuroStim is supposed to be a full-spectrum nootropic. This just about covers every aspect of cognitive function (the only thing missing is long-term brain development support).
The question we now need to answer is, does it work?
Can Dr. Emil NeuroStim do all of these things?
Is it safe and side effect-free, as the website claims?
Who is Dr. Emil? Does his backing mean anything?
Find out by reading our full NeuroStim review below. We'll take a closer look at the formula to see if it works, if it's worth the price tag, and whether or not the benefits outweigh the health risks. In the end, we'll tell you whether or not we'd recommend this nootropic to anybody. Have you tried this product out for yourself? Let us know what you thought in the comments section!
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Who Is Dr. Emil?
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Conclusion – Should You Buy Dr. Emil NeuroStim? – NOT A CHANCE!
You can actually find a lot of information on Dr. Emil online.
His full name is Dr. Emil Hodzovic. According to the bio on his official website, "Emil's passion for health and nutrition started with a personal weight-loss journey after reaching an obese weight during a stint in competitive strongman. Emil then transitioned into the world of physique fitness, ultimately leading to competing at the professional bodybuilding level."
That's pretty interesting. It's certainly a more illustrious background than the quacks behind some of the other brands out there today (i.e the homeopathic loons, naturopathic "experts", and chiropractors).
He claims to be a "published author and contributor" to various reputable publications. But we dig some digging, and it's clear that he has blended "author and contributor" on purpose; his contributions seem to have been mainly in providing quotes to journalists. We suspect he has signed up to HARO or another source bank; we doubt he is being sought out directly or being given column inches in these publications.
That's all well and good, but we don't really care how he markets himself.
The real question is, is he a quack?
According to his website, he obtained his medical degree from Cardiff University. His bio page on the MediChecks website, where he seemingly works, states that he holds an MBBCh. This is the first medical degree given to medical students. After completing this, medical students in the UK are fully licensed medical practitioners.
However, they are not MDs.
The MD is a postgraduate doctorate; you must complete further training and study after obtaining the MBBCh.
The MediChecks website goes on to state: "He is currently a practising emergency doctor, with a background in anaesthetics and intensive care."
So is he a doctor?
Is he an MD, pharmacology expert, or neurology specialist?
Always do a thorough background check of anybody who claims to be a doctor on the internet. You can easily be fooled by this nebulous and complicated classification!
Let's take a look at the NeuroStim ingredients and see if it delivers on its promises:
What a joke!
This is TERRIBLE!
We can't quite believe what we're seeing here. For all the big talk, we expected a hell of a lot more than this cheap, generic, rip-off of a formula.
This is the exact same formula used by dozens, literally dozens of other nootropics on sale now. It was the same formula used by lots of other nootropics that have since gone out of business.
When we same the same formula, we mean the same.
For example, here is the formula for Arazo Nutrition Brain Plus:
And here is the formula for We Are Fit Neuro Pulse:
It should be obvious what's happening here. The individuals or groups behind these different brands are all sourcing their formula from the same place. Somewhere out there, a wholesaler has cobbled together this cheap and cheerful stack and is offering it up on a 'private label' basis.
'Private label' is when you sell a product but in an unbranded form; you let the customers put their own branding on it sand claim that it is their own.
You get rid of cheap ingredients without having to do any marketing, they get to run everything through Amazon and make some easy money, and you get lumbered with a garbage product.
Needless to say, we disapprove of this outright scam.
We certainly disapprove of it when it comes with such horrendous lies as NeuroStim does.
Here is a screenshot taken from Dr. Emil's website:
"Painstakingly formulated"?
The nerve of this guy is really something.
He had absolutely nothing to do with this product's formulation. Even the wholesalers behind it didn't "painstakingly" formulate it. They just lumped together their excess stock and put the word "nootropic" on the bottle!
Don't fall for this brazen rip-off scheme.
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This is just a brazen scam, designed to grab as much cash as possible for as little work as possible.
Dr. Emil is purposefully lying on this website. He claims to have "painstakingly formulated" his product. In reality, he just bought it 'off-the-rack' from the same wholesaler as all the other people using this formula right now.
He tries to use his status as a doctor to make the product seem more reputable.
Just a reminder, he is a doctor, but not an MD, a neurologist, or a pharmacologist. He obtained the first, general medical degree in the UK and seemed to have stopped there.
Even if this wasn't a scam, we still wouldn't be rating this stuff very highly.
The formula is terrible. There's no excuse for proprietary blends these days. We KNOW that they're not necessary; all of the most successful products show their full dosing info on the bottle. They display it proudly. The reason why some people hide their individual serving sizes is because they know their formula is garbage!
The Dr Emil NeuroStim formula is full of useless crap and obvious fillers. At the end of the day, we're just not going to use a prop blend when we have higher quality, more transparent alternatives available for the same price.
If you want to naturally enhance your focus, memory function, and mental clarity, check out some of our highly rated products. They've all been vetted for safety, potency and value for money.
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Hackyourfuture is an initiative that teaches computer programming to refugees in Dutch refugee centers. At the moment many refugees have very few possibilities in terms of work and education during their time in a refugee center. Due to the current amount of refugees many people stay in a refugee center for longer periods of time. HackYourFuture sees a huge opportunity to teach people a skill that is universally valuable and highly demanded on the job-market. Their aim is to teach refugees to program and to bring them in contact with our network of businesses that hire programmers.
Tutors, who help the students with their programming exercises and help them with more general questions. (like what language to learn next, career questions etc.) This is mainly done on-line and takes 2-4 hours a week.
Program developers, who organize and structure the educational set-up of the program. This mainly comes down to creating a curriculum of interesting exercises for the students after they have learned the basics of programming.
If you're interested in helping, or have any questions, you can send an email to [email protected]net. All help is greatly appreciated.
Also have a look at this website: www.hackyourfuture.net.


When I told my boyfriend that I would be getting my hands on the Dyson Pure Cool Link, his first question was, "Can I have it?" Lol! I found it a bit funny that he got extremely excited over a purifier fan but it also got me intrigued. He accompanied me to the Dyson concept store in Greenbelt 5, assembled the unit, and brought it home with me. I've been using it for more than 3 weeks now and so far, I am more than satisfied. I'm definitely not sharing this unit with my boyfriend! Hahaha!
We are 5 in the family and we also have a Shih Tzu so sometimes things can get a little stuffy and messy at home. The fur and the smell of the poop and pee of our little dog, Rocket usually triggers the allergies of my dad. Fortunately, the Dyson Pure Cool Link is a dual function purifier and fan that removes toxic fumes and odor inside your home. Its unique 360 degree HEPA filter purifies the air quickly and removes the smell of Rocket's poop and pee as well as other allergens, odors, and pollutants. Within 3 weeks of having the Dyson Pure Cool link at home, we all noticed that my dad's allergies were significantly reduced.
What's super neat about the Dyson Pure Cool Link is that it's Dyson's first connected device. It allows you to control the machine through your cellphone via an app. The cool part is that you can control your purifier even if you are away from home! I usually turn it on half an hour before I get home so that it can start recirculating the air and cooling the living room. The app also keeps a log of the indoor air quality in your home, so you can keep track of the conditions.
I also love the unit's super sleek design. It adds a modern touch to your room and doesn't have a bulky look like traditional fans or purifiers. The Dyson Pure Cool link has no visible spinning blades and is virtually quiet! I hardly hear it when I hang out in the living room.
The new Dyson Pure Cool Link Purifier fan is available at the Dyson Concept store in Greenbelt 5.


An enchanting, illustrated guide to the world's most magical places, from fairy tale forests to haunted houses, from the author of Practical Magic.
Magical Places is for armchair-voyagers and pilgrimage-makers alike. This beautiful volume will take readers on a charmed journey around the world, dipping into some of the most storied destinations in the farthest flung corners of the globe. With chapters like Places of Healing, Haunted Places, Magic in Nature, Fairy Tale Locales, The Past in the Present, and Ley Lines — the arcing lines that traverse the planet, where magical phenomena frequently occur — wanderlust is sure to be stoked for frequent travelers and the magic curious alike.
With an eye towards the mystical, Magical Places will explore well-known sites like Stonehenge and Uluru, as well as lesser-known destinations like The Knucker Hole in England, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the Fairy Glen on the Isle of Skye, and the pink lakes Retba in Senegal and Hillier in Australia. Many of these sites will be accompanied by sacred rituals, mystical incantations, and more inspired by the energy and history of these magical locations.
Featuring beautiful illustrations with a smattering of lush, full-color photography, this book will entice readers who long for adventure and enchantment in the world, who want to visit or at least learn about places where magic is real — or once was.


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He also says that the power management technologies (the cable) will be changed by Apple in order to incorporate fast charging.
Apple has clarified based on Kuo's claims that even though the new iPhone 8 would be adopting the new age USB-C Fast charging technology, it would retain the lightning port as well. Devices that still use Lightning connectors can transfer data at USB 2.0 speeds while Lightning to USB-C cable supports USB 3.0 speeds. Although this is an inch bigger than the screen of Apple iPhone 7, the new handset employs very conservative bezels on the side, which balances out the large screen.
This wouldn't be the Cupertino company's first foray into the realms of USB C, however, with the connection port already in place on the company's current MacBook Pro line. Owners feared that they would have to change all of their accessories over again, just like when Apple introduced the Lightning connector with the iPhone 5.
Apple's upcoming new iPhone models will stick with the company's proprietary connector-the Lightning port-for charging and exchanging data, a leading analyst reported.
The iPhone 8 is set to make a huge splash later this year, especially when this marks the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. However, it seems far, far more likely than Apple putting a USB-C connector on one of its iOS devices.
It looks like Apple's next iPhone cable will switch to USB Type-C, rather than the next iPhone itself. This includes the newly designed iPhone 8, as well as the long-rumored "iPhone 7s" and "iPhone 7s Plus". Interestingly, competitor Samsung is reported to be providing the initial supply of OLED screens to Apple.
Although T-Mobile is writing in bold pink letters that the iPhone 7 will be available for free, it won't exactly come without any cost. The same report also added that the next iPhone "would also do away with a physical home button".
Comment and let us know if you are still looking forward to the announcement of Apple's next-generation iPhone model.
The iPhone 8 (concept pictured) is the star of Apple's 2017 releases but a new iPhone model may be coming much sooner.


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Q: ADC error SPICE simulation I am attempting to do a Monte Carlo simulation of a basic current measurement circuit using SiMetrix.  The current goes through a sense resistor, amplified by an op-amp and then to an ADC.  I'm trying to include the error of the ADC in my simulation, but I can't figure out how to randomize it.  I found that the total error contribution of the ADC is +/- 5mV.  How can I add that error to the output of my op-amp for use in a Monte Carlo simulation?  I would like to make it a Gaussian distribution, similar to what you do with resistor tolerances.  The problem with gauss is that it is a multiplier, and therefore would not give me any results centered about 0 (0 * multiplier = 0).  Here is the sim schematic:

Option 1: Sine wave voltage source in series with output
This option will add or subtract 5mV from the output signal in a transient analysis, but it is not random.
Option 2: Current source in parallel with a resistor with gauss tolerance
This option would give me the distribution I want, but I don't know how to get the current to randomly switch directions or magnitude (to give me +/- 5mV max).
Option 3: DC voltage source in series with the output
This option would give me a static 5mV offset, but this is not useful in Monte Carlo sims.
Option 4:  Noise source?
Could a noise source accomplish this random behavior?  I was ultimately trying to get a gauss distribution, but I would be happy with pseudo-random.
Option 5: Voltage controlled voltage source
I could use a voltage controlled voltage source with a gain set to 1 and some distribution about 1.  The problem with this method is that it would have less effect at lower voltages since it is ratiometric.

A: The way to do this would be to put noise sources into the simulation, you don't need to put them all in, just the largest sources (so calculate what they will be and then add them in)
You can add in a noise source by using a voltage source and in SImetrix you can change a voltage source to be a noise source. Either calculate the amplitude and then use that for the amplitude of the voltage noise source.

noise interval rms_value [start_time [stop_time]]
Source generates a random value at interval with distribution such
  that spectrum of signal generated is approximately flat up to
  frequency equal to 1/(2*interval). Amplitude of noise is rms_value
  volts. start_time and stop_time provide a means of specifying a time
  window over which the source is enabled. Outside this time window, the
  source will be zero. If stop_time is omitted or zero a value of
  infinity will be assumed.
  Source: SImetrix voltage source

Source: https://www.planetanalog.com/author.asp?section_id=483&doc_id=564068
Unless your doing really low level measurements (uV to nV) the resistors will proabably not make much of a difference. I would calculate the Input Refereed Noise and then put a voltage source on the positive terminal (you could also put a current noise source between terminals, but usually the input refereed noise is the largest noise source).
Remember that noise sources add by the sum of the squares, and you are also not simulating 1/f noise (which is hard to do).
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Another way to do this with a Monte Carlo simulation is test the edge cases (which would be -5mV and 5mV). So if you know that the total error (or really in this case the DC offset of the amplifier) is max 5mV (on the input) then set the voltage source on the positive input to 5mV and run the monte carlo simulation, then do the same for -5mV. This way you only have to change 1 value of a parameter.

A: I figured out a way to accomplish this.  I added a static 500mV offset to the output, then added a current source and resistor combo set to be nominally -500mV with a 1% resistor tolerance.  This gives me a Gaussian distribution with a maximum of +/- 5mV.  Image below.

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New York Gov. David Paterson isn't bowing to the latest pressure to scrap his plans to run for the office he inherited 18 months ago.
A senior Democratic adviser close to Mr. Paterson said Sunday that the state's first black governor is still planning to run and is focusing on the state's fiscal crisis. The adviser spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak for Mr. Paterson.
The governor's office has refused to comment since reports Saturday revealed that national Democratic leaders, including President Barack Obama, hoped to persuade him to drop out of the 2010 race. That would pave the way for the far more popular Andrew Cuomo.
The Rev. Al Sharpton said Sunday that he spoke to the White House and Mr. Paterson about his concern that Democrats do what is best for the people of New York. He wouldn't say whether he was advising Mr. Paterson to drop out.
Economic echoes of 2008
Watchdog group slams Gillibrand over Acorn vote
Paterson endorses Thompson for mayor
Obama cheers efforts to boost economy, colleges
Opening arguments set for Monserrate assault trial
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This Day In History: German Flying Ace "The Red Baron" Was Killed By Allied Fire
April 21, 2017 Peter Reid
This day in history, April 21, 1918, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, also known as "The Red Baron" was killed by Allied fire.
Originally a cavalryman, Richthofen transferred to the Air Service in 1915, becoming one of the first members of Jasta 2 in 1916.
Using an Albatross biplane, he downed 15 enemy planes by the end of the year, including British flying ace Major Lanoe Hawker. He quickly distinguished himself as an elite fighter pilot and in 1917, became leader of Jasta 11 and then the larger unit Jagdgeschwader 1, better and popularly known as the "Flying Circus."
In 1917, Richthofen surpassed all flying-ace records on both sides of the Western Front and began using a Fokker triplane painted entirely in red.
By 1918, he was regarded as a national hero in Germany and was respected and feared by his enemies.
On April 21, 1918, Richthofen and his squadron of triplanes flew into Allied territory in France on a search for British observation aircraft.
Baron had been pursuing (at very low altitude) a Sopwith Camel piloted by a novice Canadian pilot, Lieutenant Wilfred R. May while flying over Morlancourt Ridge, near the Somme River.
The Red Baron ventured too far into enemy territory and flew too low to the ground while helping save the life of his cousin who was being fired upon by May.
An Australian machine-gun battery fired upon Richthofen and a single .303 bullet struck his torso. He managed to land his plane alongside the road from Corbie to Bray, near Sailley-le-Sac, but by the time Australian troops reached him, he was dead.
Manfred von Richthofen, 25, was buried by the Allies in a small military cemetery in Bertangles, France, with full military honors.
He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories. At the time, a pilot with 20 air combat victories reached legendary status.
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Expose of unqualified doctors without clinical skills latest proof of unremitting crisis of higher education in Malaysia
(Petaling Jaya, Thursday): The latest expose of unqualified doctors without clinical skills is the latest proof of the unremitting crisis of higher education in Malaysia.
The so-called "war of words" between the Health director-general Datuk Dr. Ismail Merican and the Higher Education Deputy Minister Datuk Fu Ah Kow is secondary to the bigger issue as to how the relevant authorities involving both Higher Education and Health Ministry officials had failed to maintain minimal standards of medical education in the public interest.
Yesterday, in a front-page exclusive "EXCUSE ME DOC, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING - Medical colleges churning out sub-standard doctors with no clinical skills" by-lined Annie Freeda Cruez, New Straits Times quoted the Director-General of Health, Dr. Ismail Merican as acknowledging that private medical colleges are producing doctors who do not have the clinical skills to diagnose diseases as government hospitals were unable to accommodate the increasing number of students needing clinical training.
In a follow-up NST report today, headlined "Fu, Ismail have it out", the Higher Education deputy minister, Datuk Fu Ah Kiow accused Dr. Ismail of making "sweeping statements" which could undermine public confidence in the competence of doctors on the whole.
Rebutting Dr. Ismail, Fu said senior members of the Health Ministry screened medical colleges before allowing them to operate and that colleges offering medical degrees would have to tie up with local hospitals in order for them to gain practical knowledge.
Fu said their syllabus is checked by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC), which is chaired by Dr Ismail, and by academicians. Medical degrees are only given out when the college and the degrees are recognised by the MMC.
Fu said: "With this condition in place, I cannot understand why Dr Ismail has to say that the doctors produced are lacking in clinical skills."
Malaysians are not interested in the war of words and semantics between Fu and Ismail but how to safeguard the public interest by ensuring that our medical schools, whether public or private, produce qualified doctors and not unqualified ones.
Doctors who have no clinical skills to diagnose diseases are clearly incompetent, and there is no need for a war of semantics over it.
There can no argument that both the Higher Education and Health Ministry authorities must bear joint responsibility for the scandalous state of affairs where medical colleges are producing doctors without clinical skills and instead of conducting an unprofitable war of words, the public should be told the true state of affairs, pinpoint the persons or agencies responsible for the failure in maintaining minimal standards of medical education, and what immediate remedial measures are being taken to produce properly qualified doctors.
Finally, why is the Minister for Higher Education, Datuk Seri Shafie Salleh hiding behind his Deputy Minister on this latest scandal in Malaysian higher education instead of coming forward to bear full and proper responsibility and accountability!
Or will the scandal of unqualified doctors without clinical skills end up in a farce with the Ministers of Higher Education and Health "patching up" and "burying" their differences, claiming that it was "storm in a tea-cup" caused by a "miscommunication" and "misunderstanding" by their subordinates as a result of irresponsible media reporting?


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Levels of DHEA and DHEAS and responses to CRH stimulation and hydrocortisone treatment in chronic fatigue syndrome
by Anthony Borba
DHEA levels are raised in CFS and correlate with the degree of self-reported disability. Hydrocortisone therapy leads to a reduction in these levels towards normal, and an increased DHEA response to CRH, most marked in those who show a clinical response to this therapy." On the other hand, there have been a number of recent studies that have investigated the role of DHEA supplementation in patients with adrenal insufficiency. In this condition, DHEA(-S) levels appear to be reduced in parallel to the reduction in cortisol, and replacement therapy with DHEA appears to give additional benefits over and above that seen with cortisol replacement (Arlt et al., 1999; Hunt et al., 2000). It is also of interest to note the recent literature regarding the importance of the cortisol/DHEA ratio in major depression, where an emerging literature suggests that it is a high cortisol/DHEA ratio that may be the most important indicator of excessive physiological effects of cortisol on the brain (Goodyer et al., 2001; Young et al., 2002). In other words, either low DHEA or high cortisol could contribute to the excess cortisol effect on the brain." Hydrocortisone may reduce elevated DHEA in chronic fatigue patients. On the other hand, low DHEA in adrenal insufficiency may improve with DHEA supplementation.
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An association between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and abnormalities of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis has been described, and other adrenal steroid abnormalities have been suggested. Dehydroepiandrostenedione (DHEA) and its sulphate (DHEA-S), apart from being a precursor of sex steroids, have other functions associated with memory, depression and sleep. It has been suggested that CFS may be associated with a state of relative DHEA(-S) deficiency. Therefore we investigated basal levels of DHEA(-S), the cortisol/DHEA molar ratio and the responsiveness of DHEA to stimulation by corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH). Recent studies have also suggested that low dose hydrocortisone may be effective at reducing fatigue in CFS. We therefore also assessed these parameters prior to and following treatment with low dose oral hydrocortisone.
Basal levels of serum DHEA, DHEAS and cortisol were measured in 16 patients with CFS without depression and in 16 controls matched for age, gender, weight, body mass index and menstrual history. CRH tests (1 g/kg i.v.) were carried out on all subjects and DHEA measured at 0, +30 and +90 min. In the patient group, CRH tests were repeated on two further occasions following treatment with hydrocortisone (5 or 10 mg, p.o.) or placebo for 1 month each in a double-blind cross over study protocol.
Basal levels of DHEA were higher in the patient, compared to the control, group (14.1+/-2.2 vs. 9.0+/-0.90 ng/ml, P=0.04), while levels of DHEAS in patients (288.7+/-35.4 microg/dl) were not different from controls (293.7+/-53.8, P=NS). Higher DHEA levels were correlated with higher disability scores. Basal cortisol levels were higher in patients, and consequently the cortisol/DHEA molar ratio did not differ between patients and controls. Levels of DHEA (8.9+/-0.97 ng/ml, P=0.015) and DHEAS (233.4+/-41.6 microg/dl, P=0.03) were lower in patients following treatment with hydrocortisone. There was a rise in DHEA responsiveness to CRH in the patients after treatment but this did not attain significance (AUCc: 2.5+/-1.7 ng/ml h pre-treatment vs. 6.4+/-1.2 ng/ml h post-hydrocortisone, P=0.053). However, those patients who responded fully to hydrocortisone in terms of reduced fatigue scores did show a significantly increased DHEA responsiveness to CRH (AUCc: -1.4+/-2.5 ng/ml h at baseline, 5.0+/-1.2 ng/ml h after active treatment, P=0.029).
DHEA levels are raised in CFS and correlate with the degree of self-reported disability. Hydrocortisone therapy leads to a reduction in these levels towards normal, and an increased DHEA response to CRH, most marked in those who show a clinical response to this therapy."
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White marble ossuary (W. 0.565 × H. 0.33 × D. 0.34), the front partly lost; reliefs of rams' heads, joined by a swag, on the front face, and blanks for the same on the sides.
Inscribed below the swag on the front face, and presumably also within it, unless the text began on the lost lid.
First to second centuries A.D. (lettering, style of decoration).
Recorded by the MAMA expedition; by the NYU expedition (83.66).
MAMA printed an initial L above the opening letter. This is presumably an interpretation of a mark just above the surviving ram's head, on the left; there is nothing on the stone immediately above the surviving line.
[·· ? ··] Scout of the third legion Gallicae.
The rather naive style of the relief suggests the same time-period as the lettering (so Natalie de Chaisemartin).


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Friday's Royals game about more than just a victory
Autism Awareness Night at Kauffman Stadium helps educate, accommodate
Updated: 11:22 AM CDT Apr 12, 2019
Rob Hughes
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Autism Awareness Night
SOURCE: Kansas City Royals
Friday is Autism Awareness Night at The K. It's a night to not only educate fans about autism but also to help those living with it. "It was just one of the first things I thought about when I took this job," Travis Bryant, director of guest experience for the Kansas City Royals, said.Bryant oversees the Royals' Autism Awareness Night, and it's something that hits close to home. "It's personal," Bryant said. "I have a little one on the spectrum. I know how hard it is to go out in public."Bryant's daughter, Olivia, turned 12 this week and is on the spectrum. He understands the challenges autism parents face every day. "My wife and I take our little one out somewhere, and we're not always super comfortable because we don't know if we're going to get a reaction or what," Bryant said. Bryant's contribution to the autism fight is spearheading the Royals' Autism Awareness Night. The Royals, Major League Baseball, and Autism Speaks have joined forces to create a fun, safe, and family friendly environment for families who are a part of the Speaks family.The game will feature quiet zones, noise canceling headphones, comfort blankets and "exceptional" concession stands with visual menus and trained staff. Autistic people who aren't verbal can simply point to what they'd like. Concession workers and staff have been trained on how to interact with those living with autism. Teachers and autism professionals can even use the experience to help autistic people practice various skills in public.Autism Awareness Night isn't something the Royals have to do, but they believe it's the right thing. April is Autism Awareness Month, and according to the Kansas City Autism Training Center, one in 68 kids, or roughly 8,000 kids in the Kansas City metro area, live with autism. "It's important because we realize that there are a lot of people with a lot of different needs," Bryant said. Several autism organizations will also be represented at the game Friday night. They'll have information booths in the outfield seating area. You can get more information on the Royals' Autism Awareness Night on their website. The Royals also have an access guide for guests with disabilities on their website.
Friday is Autism Awareness Night at The K. It's a night to not only educate fans about autism but also to help those living with it.
"It was just one of the first things I thought about when I took this job," Travis Bryant, director of guest experience for the Kansas City Royals, said.
Bryant oversees the Royals' Autism Awareness Night, and it's something that hits close to home.
"It's personal," Bryant said. "I have a little one on the spectrum. I know how hard it is to go out in public."
Bryant's daughter, Olivia, turned 12 this week and is on the spectrum. He understands the challenges autism parents face every day.
"My wife and I take our little one out somewhere, and we're not always super comfortable because we don't know if we're going to get a reaction or what," Bryant said.
Bryant's contribution to the autism fight is spearheading the Royals' Autism Awareness Night.
The Royals, Major League Baseball, and Autism Speaks have joined forces to create a fun, safe, and family friendly environment for families who are a part of the Speaks family.
The game will feature quiet zones, noise canceling headphones, comfort blankets and "exceptional" concession stands with visual menus and trained staff. Autistic people who aren't verbal can simply point to what they'd like. Concession workers and staff have been trained on how to interact with those living with autism. Teachers and autism professionals can even use the experience to help autistic people practice various skills in public.
If you're headed to #TheK for Autism Awareness Night, check out our #Royals Ballpark Story. It will help prepare you and your child for what to expect when coming to a game.
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— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 12, 2019
Autism Awareness Night isn't something the Royals have to do, but they believe it's the right thing. April is Autism Awareness Month, and according to the Kansas City Autism Training Center, one in 68 kids, or roughly 8,000 kids in the Kansas City metro area, live with autism.
"It's important because we realize that there are a lot of people with a lot of different needs," Bryant said.
Several autism organizations will also be represented at the game Friday night. They'll have information booths in the outfield seating area.
You can get more information on the Royals' Autism Awareness Night on their website. The Royals also have an access guide for guests with disabilities on their website.


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The Surprising Parenting Hack Both Mindy Kaling and John Legend Rely On
By Courtney Higgs
Shopping certainly has changed over the years. It's almost too easy to spend money now: In just a few clicks, you can upgrade to the newest iPhone or transition your wardrobe from summer to fall. But Caruso, the real estate development company responsible for The Grove in L.A., is dead set on getting visitors to revel in the IRL shopping experience once again, and its fancy-shmancy malls certainly help.
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Thursday marked the opening celebration of the newest property in their portfolio, Palisades Village, nestled in Los Angeles's pristine Pacific Palisades community, which A-listers like Tom Hanks, Reese Witherspoon and Steven Spielberg call home. The black-tie gala attracted the likes of Charlize Theron, Mindy Kaling, Kate Beckinsale, Rachel Zoe, and Katherine Schwarzenegger. Guests enjoyed a seated dinner before being treated to a performance by the one and only John Legend, before an epic fireworks show.
Palisades Village is a fashion destination in its own right, featuring storefronts from coveted brands like Zimmermann, Rachel Zoe, Anine Bing, A.L.C, Jennifer Meyer and the very first brick-and-mortar for Lauren Conrad and Hannah Skvarla's The Little Market. "Hannah and I can't believe the doors are finally open to our first shop," Conrad gushed to InStyle.
Mindy Kaling is excited about the opening for different reasons; for her, venturing out on a shopping excursion counts as quality family time. The Ocean's Eight actress (and new mom to nine-month-old daughter Katherine) told InStyle, "I used to exclusively shop online, and now that I have a baby, I actually look forward to shopping jaunts, because for her it's really fun to just go somewhere." Kaling, who stunned in a form-fitting Alice and Olivia dress, has yet to give fans a glimpse of her baby girl, but she's been quite vocal about motherhood since giving birth last fall. "Part of being a mom is just finding new experiences for your child — brand new experiences, because they get bored with everything. So, I'm now actually doing more going out to stores and shopping, and she loves it."
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John Legend agrees. The singer, who officially reached EGOT status with his recent Emmy win for Jesus Christ Superstar!, joked that shopping IRL is more fun when it's a family affair. "It's actually more fun to go out shopping with the kids — like, physically go — when you're shopping for the kids. So, for that purpose, I love going out shopping and strolling around." Make no mistake, though: Online shopping is still his go-to move. "For me? I'm shopping at home," he jokes. Same, John. Same.
Palisades Village officially opens for business Saturday, Sept. 22. Check out to full list of retailers at palisadesvillageca.com.


The booklet of the cd "Dancin' All Around The World - The Complete Vee-Jay Recordings 1964-65 (Charly CD 5121932)" as well as the book "The Life And Times of Little Richard" by Charles White both include listings of Vee-Jay tapelogs.
Two songs from this session were released on 45s by Vee-Jay in 1965, the master numbers listed in the above sources correspond to the ones on the Vee-Jay 45 labels (including the "Dance A Go Go" 45 that wasn't even known to exist when the cd & book were published) thus I believe them to be fairly accurate (although there is confusion about the numbers for the 2 takes of "I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me").
Based on those listing Jimi only played on one Little Richard studio session, most likely recorded in New York City in early 1965. The Charly cd dates it as July 1965 while the "Vee-Jay: Celebrating 40 Years Of Classic Hits 1953-1993" -boxset even gives an exact date of 13 May 1965 but since the recording date apparently wasn't noted in the tapelogs it's unclear where Rhino got that date from?
Yazid Manou asked Bernard Purdie about the Little Richard tracks when Purdie played Paris on the 13th of January 2011. Manou: "He confirmed he only played on the two takes of I Don't Know What You've Got (But It's Got Me). He did not play on You'd Better Stop or Dance A Go Go. He said it was another drummer (from California) who played the other songs."
This track is listed in the Vee-Jay tape logs and also originally released by Vee-Jay as "Dance A Go Go", it was renamed on later releases as "Dancing All Around The World". The "solo" guitar part is on the left in the stereo mix, the rhythm guitar part is on the right, almost inaudible as it's been mixed very low.
The timing is taken from the label of the disc.
The lp "Mr. Big" has a mono mix of this track, likely the same one that was used on the 45 but I haven't confirmed this 100% yet.
Recorded at: New York City?
Based on the tape logs this track would have been recorded during the same session as "Dance A Go Go" and "I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me" but I'm not 100% confident yet that it has Hendrix playing on it.
A stereo mix might exist but I haven't heard of one yet?
The following two takes of "I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me" are causing a bit of headache. All of the 45 releases use the numbers 65-8657 and 65-8658 as side A and side B regardless of which take actually is on the record (see the discography -section). The singles include various couplings of the two takes split in two and none use the number 65-8656. The Charles White book doesn't list 65-8656 at all while the Charly cd gives 65-8656 to part 1 of one of the takes and number 65-865 (thus only the first 3 digits) for part 2 and lists nothing for 65-8657.
With backing vocals by Don Covay, organ mixed low.
No backing vocals, organ high in the mix.
Is there a mix 2? There is a stereo mix of take 1 but so far I haven't heard of a stereo mix of take 2?
Significant in that this probably is a version of the Don Covay song of the same title. If it exists that is, only the Charly cd liners list this track, the Charles White book lists "Everytime I Think About You" for this session instead but doesn't give it a master number. It does however list master 7844 "Something Moves In My Heart" for a different session, these two are very likely the same song (since Little Richard sings "Everytime I think about you something moves in my heart"). On this track there are also female backing singers so it's very likely from a different session and the listing under this session in the book is a duplicate entry / mistake.
Very similar to "Suey" by Jayne Mansfield. This track was coupled on the Vee-Jay single VJ 652 with "Cross Over". The Charly cd lists these two tracks as part of the same session but this can't be correct as "It Ain't Whatcha Do (It's The Way How You Do It)" is credited on the label as being produced by Calvin Carter and "Cross Over" by R.Parker so they must be from 2 different sessions. The master number of this track suggests that it's not from the session that Hendrix played on but apart from "I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me" and "Dance A Go Go" from the session Jimi did play on this track seems to be only other track from all the Little Richard Vee-Jay tracks available in a stereo mix.
This doesn't necessarily mean that it's from the same session, it could be just co-incidence that a stereo mix exists but it's all a bit of a puzzle so I'm including it here in the hope that someone knows more about this.


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Ochsenkrieg bezeichnet einen Streit um eine Nichtigkeit, die zu einem Krieg eskaliert. Beispiele hierfür sind:
Der Ochsenkrieg 1421–1422 zwischen der Grafschaft Haag unter Georg III. und dem Herzogtum Bayern-Landshut unter Heinrich XVI.
Der Ochsenkrieg 1552 zwischen der Grafschaft Büdingen und der Stadt Frankfurt
Der Ochsenkrieg 1611 zwischen dem Erzbistum Salzburg unter Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau und dem Herzogtum Bayern unter Maximilian I.
Ochsenskriege waren auch literarisches und filmisches Thema:
Der Ochsenkrieg (Roman), ein 1914 erschienener Roman von Ludwig Ganghofer, der den Ochsenkrieg 1421–1422 beschreibt, sowie dessen Verfilmungen:
Der Ochsenkrieg (1920), deutscher Spielfilm von 1920. Regie: Franz Osten
Der Ochsenkrieg (1943), deutscher Spielfilm von 1943. Regie: Hans Deppe
Der Ochsenkrieg (1987), deutsche TV-Miniserie von 1987. Regie: Sigi Rothemund


Many times, when coding, we use different data structures: stacks, queues, trees.
These structures have the elements linked between them, allowing parsing and searching.
Usually when we start coding such a structure we consider a unidirectional link between the elements, mostly to save memory.
return "Person: name = \(name)"
Now, let's initialize few objects.
The name of the objects is totally against the rules we discussed in the naming post, but we would not call ourselves real deal programmers if we did not break some rules now and then.
All is good in this case. We have only three people so the result is instantaneous.
In real life we can have thousands of records maybe millions.
Imagine a database with one million people and let's compute the time it takes to find out the list of people with parents.
For each person we have to check all the other one million people (of course, we need to check 999 999, but let's ignore that small detail).
Also, let's assume we have a 2.5 Ghz processor and that it takes ten cycles to check if two persons are the same. Of course this is not true, but just for the sake of calculation let's assume that.
And here comes our refactoring trick.
We would need to change the code that initialize the database by making sure each person object has the parent property set, if we have this information.
Of course the function findParent does not make sense. We just need to access mary.parent to find out her parent.


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Up to 18%: New Tax Rates for Casino Profits in Singapore
The Parliament of Singapore has introduced the Gambling Responsibilities Act 2022. This doc includes info about tax prices for the operators' revenue. Prior to the tax reform, the charge was counted by 15% of earnings. Examine underneath to come across the new taxes % in the Singapore gambling market place. Come across much more laws information on the gambling vertical for the most recent updates.
For the most recent years, the tax charges were being steady at 15% of earnings from typical on line casino players. But later on, the Casino Management Act has adjusted the tax amount and increased it to 18%. But this % will expand to 22% in circumstance of on line casino profits reaches SGD3.1 billion ($2.3 billion) and additional.
The profits from quality gamers will be taxed at a different fee. The player gets to be high quality when the deposit is over SGD100 000. Prior to the modern changes, the tax rates were 5%, and at this time, it is developed to 8%. When the income is much more than SGD2.4 billion, the tax fee turns into 12%.
According to the legislation of Singapore, these taxes costs will be the same till March 2032.
What are the improvements for the operators?
A new monthly bill has also modified the phrase of exclusivity for two lively operators in the region – Genting and Sands. Right before the amendment, the commencing was signed for 10 several years from the working day when a next casino web-site was preferred. Nevertheless, the recent time period is listed right until December 31, 2030.
For the duration of the discussion on the bill in Parliament, the MPs talked about the trouble of gambling on the World-wide-web, as nicely. The minister of funds seen that the illegal place of on-line gambling has been growing instantly proportional to trends in the current market.
The government aims to launch a new gambling legislation pack to lessen dilemma gambling in Singapore.
Browse a lot more: What are the most well known Singapore on line casino games?
Read additional: How to get started a Singapore on line casino business enterprise?
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Takegoshi Taizan, a pair of colored sake bottles with flower
Takekoshi Taizan
a pair of-colored sake bottles with flower
size ; caliber about 2.7cm height about 14.2cm
In Japan, the expression of "being likened to something" had been taken in various fields, also designs and patterns that were likened to auspicious sign and historical facts were incorporated into Meiji kutani.
These two sake bottles seem be "likened to something". When the creator wanted to express something, he was going to draw another instead of painting it as it is. He chose the representative flowers of "peony" and "furong" and wanted to represent "spring and autumn" together.
Both were popular among various people. It is thought that the meaning was easy for people to understand based on the two flowers. Furthermore, as the meaning of the painting is guessed, it is gorgeous and decorative, so it is imagined that this pair of sake bottles was a celebration as a gift suitable for long marriage anniversary.
Peony is a beautiful flower of rich red, white and purple around April and May, so it looks like multiple layers of silk cloth, and it is characterized by the appearance of elegant flowers. From that figure, it has a masculine meaning such as "the appearance of a king", "wealth and rank", or "noble".
The painting is gorgeous and delicate, using neutral colors and gold in addition to kutani-gosai (five colors of green, yellow, navy blue, purple, red).
Furong means the seasonal language for the fall season. The five-petaled flower opens and blooms softly, but because it is a day flower, its ephemeral nature has been used long as an illustration of a beautiful woman. It looks like a beautiful woman and furong has been likened to "beautful life."
In addition to kutani gosai, neutral colors are used for painting furong, so all the flowers including hagi (Japanese bush clover) and bellflower are drawn delicately and beautifully.
It is said that the devised foot (kodai) had the effect of giving novelty to the work, and various shapes of foot were born. So, the foots of these works are called a "three-footed", pasting a little conical foots finished with a decorative design.
"kutani kiln / Taizan" is written on the lid of dedicated box, but other names such as "kutani Taizan-zo" are also seen. It is thought that this "Taizan" means the first Taizan. He opened "Taizan kiln" and it has been inherited by sons and disciples. But the third Taizan Takekoshi Toshiaki and the fourth Takeshi Jun have each back name different from the name of the first.
about this creator Takekoshi Taizan 武腰 泰山
Takekoshi Taizan born in 1879, dead in 1946
Since his early days, Takekoshi Taizan learned severely pottery in general from his father Zenbei who was a first pupil of Kutani Shoza and called master of kutani painting.
From the painting style of Taizan, the softness and depth of the Shozan style could be felt, and the fineness would be transmitted from his father's hand painting. Taizan was a master craftsman who was skilled in delicate hand painting of flowers and birds, landscapes, and people, sometimes using techniques such as akae (red painting) and gilding, also using Japanese and Western paints, etc.
reference № 18112004
date of exhibition March 29, 2020
buy & sell under consideration
投稿日: 29/03/2020 01/11/2020 投稿者: gallery-maijikutani19カテゴリー: 色絵
前へ武腰 泰山 色絵春秋花図徳利一対
次へ八田 逸山 赤絵金彩牡丹図三脚鉢


Among the relatively few young people who have heard anything about PrEP (27%), only 18 percent believe it to be "very effective." Many also doubt that all who might want PrEP could get it: 64 percent say "no." When taken as prescribed, this once daily pill reduces the risk of getting HIV up to 99 percent.
Black young adults are also more likely to say a health care provider has suggested HIV testing. One in four (25%) Black respondents report having a health care provider suggest HIV testing within the previous 12 months; only about one in ten whites and Latinos say the topic came up (8% and 14%, respectively). Analysis shows that those who have discussed HIV with a health care provider – and/or have had a health care provider suggest testing – are more likely to report having been tested for HIV.
The survey was designed and analyzed by researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation. It was conducted between January 25 – February 16, 2017 among a nationally-representative sample of 1,794 people ages 18-30 years of age. Interviews were administered online and by telephone in English using an instrument developed by staff at the Kaiser Family Foundation. NORC at the University of Chicago conducted sampling, interviewing, and tabulation for the survey using the GenForward panel, a representative panel of adults ages 18-30 living in the United States. Panel members who do not have internet access complete surveys via telephone, and internet users complete surveys via the web (for the current survey, 1,647 participated via the web and 147 via telephone). The margin of sampling error including the design effect for the full sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points; for Black and Latino young adults it is plus or minus 7 percentage points and for whites it is plus or minus 5 percentage points. For sub-groups the sampling error may be higher.


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Shaliach means "messenger" or 'emissary' in Hebrew; the plural of the word is shlichim.
The Jewish Agency's shlichim are dedicated to the Jewish People, Jewish heritage, and to Israel. They are hand-picked from various streams of Israeli society, and different professional and academic backgrounds.
This program sends out each year between 250-300 young Israelis to Jewish communities, youth movements and Hillel on campuses. The main goal of the program is to engage all age groups in a range of Jewish cultural, educational and social activities.
The shlichim get communities actively involved in securing a vital Jewish future by creating programming tailor-made for specific communities' needs - designed to increase Jewish awareness, knowledge, and pride; to bridge the gap between Jews of different backgrounds and Israel; and to promote an understanding of Israel and its ideals.
In Jacksonville, the Shlichot program returned in 2016 after a more than quarter century hiatus thanks to a partnership between Federation, the Jewish Community Alliance and a generous contribution from a private donor in the community. The Shaliach works with a large variety of Jewish agencies around the community, including the different Synagogues and schools. As part of their work here in Northeast Florida, the Shaliach conducts different programs, lectures and educational opportunities about Israel, including a community-wide celebration of Israel's Independence Day known as Yom Ha'atzmaut.
The 2017-18 Jacksonville community Shlicha Shelly Shalev who was most recently employed as a dental assistant at a private clinic in Tel Aviv. The Ashdod native graduated from the Open University, also in Tel Aviv where she studied political science and international relations. She completed her military service in 2011, where she was a dental assistant in the Air Force.
Shalev took over for Dana Marmari, who from 2016-17 was Jacksonville's first Israeli emissary in more than 25-years.


Most of the times, stance project enthusiasts have to deal with various issues associated with failures of different parts and components. The owners usually face similar issues; the long and hectic sourcing of those components, and being short of money because of a high price of custom parts. Some of the stumbling blocks can shift the project flow or even terminate it for good. However, this Swedish Supra is the illustration that one can overcome any difficulties if there is a strong desire. The owner of this speed-demon, Andreas, bought it back in the year 2010 and began this stance project while keeping his twin turbo Toyota in the stock.
The auto was initially designed to as a performance car; you can still notice a clear signs of that. Given that the guy was looking for a broader model compared to the original, he went for Eagle branded Cobain modelled wheels to fill the fenders. He then changed the finish to black with flat lips and bright face. The 19×9.5 front and 19×10.5 bumpers housed the wheels correctly. Next, he installed the Dunlop SportMaxx tires View on Amazon, 305/30/19 in the rear and 246/35/19 in the front.
The result like this Supra is not possible to achieve without stock suspension. Therefore, he went for Tein HA coilovers and altered the old suspension arm bushings with R2 both in rear and front. It allowed the car to get close to the ground, and it also improves the handling during the drive as well. Any gap between the flawless fenders and the large tires is covered up with the bushings.
As per the black-purple theme, Andreas went on by painting all suspensions arms purple for it to match with the rest of the car. The car not only looks majestic but it also performs exceptionally well on the road. The black and purple theme is not limited to the exterior but featured under the hood as well. Namely, the engine matches the theme. Andreas' performance car gets a great new look, and he doesn't get tired of it. When you understand that so many things can go wrong in a stance, and when you realize that it can end before it begins, the successful finish feels so good that you literally can't get enough.


Warrnambool dairy farmer Peter Chow has trained his first winner at Flemington with Moor Wanted prevailing in a tight finish.
In conjunction with running a dairy farm, Chow trains a team of eight horses, six of which are racing while also educating a couple of babies.
"I milk cows and train horses on the side but in the last few years I've got a bit more serious," Chow said.
Ridden by Fred Kersley, Moor Wanted was backed from $16 to $11 before taking out Saturday's Pin & Win Fundraiser Trophy with the trainer saying he was confident ahead of the gelding lining up.
"He ran second to Bryan last prep and if Bryan was in this race I reckon he'd start favourite," Chow said.
"The 1200 metres didn't worry us, just the straight track because in the early days he'd wander about, go in, go out, so you never know what you're going to get.
Being Warrnambool-based, Chow said he would consider setting Moor Wanted for the May carnival but noted it was difficult to turn out an in form galloper for a break.
The victory was welcomed by Kersley who incurred a 14-meeting suspension at Moonee Valley on Friday night which commences after next Saturday's Flemington meeting.


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Il doppio del torneo di tennis U.S. Pro Indoor 1987, facente parte della categoria Grand Prix, ha avuto come vincitori Sergio Casal e Emilio Sánchez che hanno battuto in finale Christo Steyn e Danie Visser 3-6, 6-1, 7-6.

Teste di serie

 Ken Flach /  Tomáš Šmíd (semifinali)
 Paul Annacone /  Christo van Rensburg (quarti di finale)
 Chip Hooper /  Mike Leach (secondo turno)
 Gary Donnelly /  Kim Warwick (quarti di finale)

 Sergio Casal /  Emilio Sánchez (Campioni)
 Christo Steyn /  Danie Visser (finale)
 Scott Davis /  Brad Gilbert (quarti di finale)
 Jan Gunnarsson /  Mats Wilander (secondo turno)

Tabellone

Finale

Parte alta

Parte bassa

Collegamenti esterni

U.S. Pro Indoor 1987


If we take a step back and look at the RFID adoption as just another high-technology sector, it follows Gartner's famed "Hype Cycle" to a tee.
Jul 22, 2005—This article was originally published by RFID Update.
July 22, 2005—Driven by new research from leading RFID analyst firms AMR Research and ABI Research, there is a flurry of largely pessimistic articles today on the state of RFID, including one sensationalistically entitled The Great RFID Experiment That Wasn't from none other than Forbes. ABI's research, as reported in RFID Update earlier this week, predicts a shakeout in the RFID software space over the next six to nine months, with acquisitions and rollups galore. The premise is that there is an oversupply of RFID application software and increasing overlap in functionality between the offerings of smaller middleware shops like OATSystems and Connecterra and entrenched enterprise software giants like SAP, creating a market inefficiency that is ripe for correction by consolidation. AMR's research, released on Wednesday, is replete with figures gleaned from a survey of 500 companies. RFID Update will look at those figures more closely next week, but the key conclusion is that it will not be until 2008 that mainstream adoption begins. Lacking ROI is the culprit.
What is striking here is not some surprising realization that RFID can't deliver. Rather, the takeaway is just how predictable all this "fallout" was. Since well before the RFID hype wave crested in Q3-Q4 of last year, industry veterans were wary of the increasing hype and associated expectations for RFID technology. They knew then that the technology could not transform the world overnight, that standards take time to formalize, and that it would be impossible to bestow RFID-enabled visibility on the inefficient, opaque supply chain in only a matter of a few years. After all, they often said, it took the bar code decades to gain meaningful traction. RFID simply cannot perform miracles, and those who thought that it would were destined for disappointment. Forbes cites ThingMagic VP of Marketing (and co-founder of the Auto-ID Center at MIT) Kevin Ashton, who never expected 2005 to be the "year of RFID." Instead, he expects only steady growth over the next few years as infrastructure is gradually built out.
A technology reaches the "plateau of productivity" as the benefits of it become widely demonstrated and accepted. The technology becomes increasingly stable and evolves in second and third generations. The final height of the plateau varies according to whether the technology is broadly applicable or benefits only a niche market.
In the case of RFID, the first phase -- the technology trigger -- would obviously be the Wal-Mart mandate (and subsequent ones from DoD, Metro, Tesco, Target, Albertson's, and Best Buy). The mandates generated the press, interest, and attention that led naturally to the Hype Cycle's second phase: inflated expectations and the associated frenzy of publicity and over-enthusiasm. One could argue that now, with stubbornly high costs and evasive ROI, unmet expectations have landed the industry squarely in phase three, the painful "trough of disillusionment." The Forbes article title "The Great RFID Experiment That Wasn't" is a perfect example of RFID now being unfashionable.
At this point, two questions remain. The first: Does the fact that RFID has followed the first three phases of the Hype Cycle mean it will continue through to the fourth and fifth, or could sentiment become so mired in the trough of disillusionment that it will forever stall the technology's adoption? Answer: the former. Technology may experience hiccups and setbacks, but its march forward is inevitable. It never gets permanently stuck. Furthermore, Wal-Mart, albeit less zealous about pushing RFID than it was 18 months ago, is reportedly fully committed to the technology and will continue moving forward intently with its initiative.
The second question: If we accept that the Hype Cycle will continue playing out in the RFID space, when will the disillusionment give way to the "slope of enlightenment"? That answer, readers, is for you to tell me.