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Vietnamese to be able to visit S. Korea more easily
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HANOI, July 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will simplify the issuance of single-entry visas and expand the scope of multi-entry ones for Vietnamese travelers next week in a bid to increase bilateral trade and investment, and attract more tourists from the Southeast Asian nation, an official at the South Korean Embassy in Hanoi said Thursday.
"The lenient steps, which will be taken Monday, will also increase the number of local travel agencies in charge of visa issuance for group tourists from the current 10 to 15, and curtail the period required to process visas from the current eight days to five," the official said.
In addition, some of the documents necessary to obtain a visa will not be required for office workers from the top 500 Vietnamese companies and South Korean businesses operating in Vietnam, government officials, and those invited by the South Korean government and public agencies, according to the official.
Those who earn more than US$8,000, gold or platinum international credit cardholders, doctors, lawyers, accountants and journalists will also receive the same benefits.
South Korea will also increase the issuance of multiple-entry visas, which have so far been restricted in fear of illegal Vietnamese stayers, the official said.
Multiple-entry visas will be allowed for government officials, employees at state-run companies, heads of companies, managers who have worked at listed companies for more than a year and those who have spent more than 2 million won (US$1,730) on medical tours in South Korea in the recent 12 months.
The duration of a multiple-entry visa will be five years, with its holders to be able to stay for 30 days at one time, the official said.
Complaints from the Vietnamese side that South Korea is too restrictive in relation to visa issuance despite its visa-free entry for South Korean tourists for up to 15 days, have been also taken into account in easing the visa issuance this time, the official said.
"The simplification of visa issuance will contribute to furthering exchanges between the two countries whose diplomatic relations celebrate the 25th anniversary this year and bringing in more Vietnamese tourists into South Korea," South Korean Ambassador to Vietnam Lee Hyuk said.
Meanwhile, the number of Vietnamese visiting South Korea increased 54.5 percent to 251,402 last year from a year ago.
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Q: Any identity (involving addition, multiplication, substitution) between real/complex power series is an identity in the ring of formal power series. I need help to prove the following principle-

Any identity between real or complex power series, involving addition,
  multiplication (possibly infinite sums and products), and substitution, is an identity in the ring of formal power series.

Answer:
Suppose $f(x)=\sum_{n \geq 0} a_nx^n$ and $g(x)=\sum_{n \geq 0} b_nx^n$ be two power series in $ \mathbb{R}$.
Also let the identity $ f(x)=g(x)$ holds in $\mathbb{R}$.
Then we have to show that same identity $f(X)=g(X)$ i.e., $ \sum_{n \geq 0} a_nX^n=\sum_{n \geq 0} b_nX^n$ holds in the ring of formal power series $\mathbb{R}[[X]]$.
Let $ h(x)=f(x)-g(x)=\sum_{n \geq 0} a_nx^n-\sum_{n \geq 0} b_nx^n=0$.
We know that Taylor series of an analytic function is unique.

Does this conclude the proof?

Help me to prove the principle with any further requirements.

A: Hint: $a_n = \dfrac{f^{(n)}(0)}{n!}$ holds in the ring of analytic functions on $\mathbb R$ and in the ring of formal power series $\mathbb{R}[[X]]$.

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· Posted on Mar 25, 2020
Kourtney, Kim, And Khloé Kardashian's Feud Is Now Completely Out Of Hand. Here's How They Reached This Point.
"For years it used to be Khloé and I against Kim."
by Ellie Woodward
It's no secret that relations between Kourtney Kardashian and her two sisters have become increasingly strained over recent years.
There was, of course, the infamous spat over the annual family Christmas card which led to Kim describing Kourtney as "the least interesting [family member] to look at," and Kourtney calling her sister "a distraught and evil human being".
And then over the course of the last two seasons, much has been made of Kourtney's lack of desire to participate in the filming of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. This culminated in a whole episode of Season 17 dedicated to Kim and Khloé — plus the KUWTK production crew — confronting Kourtney over failing to put in the required number of filming hours.
Things reached a climax in November last year when Kourtney announced that she'd decided to "take a break" from filming KUWTK, to focus her time and energy on being a mom instead.
However, last month Kris Jenner confirmed that Kourtney was already back to filming the show full time. And, with the new season due to begin tomorrow, a teaser clip has dropped showing Kourtney addressing the fued.
And it turns out the reason she's been clashing so badly with her sisters is because she feels Khloé has ditched her in favour of Kim over the last few years.
"For years, it used to be Khloé and I against Kim," Kourtney said in her confessional. "And for the last maybe three years, it's just been such a different dynamic where it's been Kim and Khloé against me."
"I feel like my attitude back to them is a reflection of how they're treating me," she added.
Shortly after the clip was posted on the official KUWTK Instagram account, people began flooding the comments to give their opinion.
And to be fair, Kourtney isn't wrong — the dynamic between the sisters did used to be very different.
So how did we reach this point?
Kim has always maintained that while she and Kourtney were super close growing up, things changed in 2009 when her two sisters moved temporarily to Miami to shoot a KUWTK spin-off show.
"Kourtney and I have so many shared memories of being kids that Khloé probably doesn't remember," Kim said during an episode of KUWTK in 2011. "But as Khloé's gotten older, they've just really bonded."
"They became super close when they opened the Miami [clothing] store, and I sometimes feel a little left out," she added.
In fact, an entire episode of Kourtney and Kim Take New York back in 2011 was centred on Kim trying to deal with being consistently left out and ignored by her sisters.
"I think the story of my life is that Kourtney and Khloé always underestimate my capacity to have fun," Kim said, "They just think I'm so uptight."
Meanwhile, Khloé gushed about her relationship with Kourtney, saying: "We have such a bond. Whenever I see her, I just smile from ear to ear. I just have the best time."
"It's really hurting my feelings that the two of them are completely ignoring me," Kim said in another scene. "They literally act like they're 12 years old, and it's almost like they do this on purpose. I feel like I'm totally drifting apart from them."
While Kourtney and Khloé eventually apologised to Kim on this occasion, it didn't really change things. In fact, we went on to see many, many moments on KUWTK where they teamed up against Kim.
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Who can forget when they mocked her relentlessly over her Vogue cover?
"I have your Vogue! I read it on the john."
Or straight-up bragged about the fact they preferred each other to her?
They even roasted her on social media, too!
However, things took a turn in 2017 when Kourtney began seeing a new therapist who pushed her to reevaluate her life and priorities.
As she began figuring everything out, Kourtney got into individual fights with her sisters which seemed to bring Kim and Khloé closer together.
"My therapist said this would start to happen — people that you're close to, you'll start to have arguments with them," Kourtney said during one KUWTK scene.
"I invented mean fighting," she went on. "I would say the meanest things imaginable. But I'm not wanting to fight like that anymore. I don't wanna spend my time around people that are mean and put me down."
And Kim and Khloé began spending more time together, seemingly bonding over what they perceived as a big change in Kourtney's behaviour.
In one KUWTK scene, Kim said she "hated" the new therapist. In another, Khloé said that there was now a "major disconnect" between her and Kourtney.
Speaking in a mediation session with her sisters in a bid to resolve the dispute, Khloé said: "Ever since she's been seeing this therapist, she's angry with me, or annoyed at me. Kourtney and I have a really special bond and I haven't felt it for the last couple of months. I feel a major disconnect between her and I."
"I feel like you guys aren't happy for me," Kourtney said in response. "Everything's about the show — that's more important. Work's more important."
"My sisters don't have my back," she went on. "They don't take my feelings into consideration. I don't even wanna be around them."
And with Kourtney deciding that work was less of a priority in life than being a mom and travelling, the divide continued to grow until she quit the show.
However, if you thought Kourtney returning to KUWTK was a positive sign, you might want to think again.
The rest of the teaser clip ahead of tomorrow night's episode showed Kourtney appearing to resent the prospect of returning to the show and losing her "privacy."
"So after being off for a month, I'm going to be having no real privacy," she said. "There's probably going to be 40 people in my house today."
And Khloé then vented her frustration that while Kourntey had returned to filming, her attitude remained the same as before.
"She's here today exactly where we left off," Khloé said. "It's affecting my mood that she's so miserable that we're doing our job that she has agreed to do."
"I feel like nothing is working," Khloé went on. "There's never a right time to talk about it. She never wants resolution. Everything is combative. I don't know what to do."
Season 18 of Keeping Up With the Kardashians premieres Thursday, March 26, at 8pm ET/PT on E!
You can watch the full clip here.
Ellie Woodward is Celebrity and Entertainment Editor for BuzzFeed UK and is based in London.
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Seyyedi (Persian: صيدي) may refer to

Villages in Iran
Cham Seyyedi-ye Olya
Cham Seyyedi-ye Sofla
Cham Seyyedi-ye Vosta
Eshkali Seyyedi
Javad-e Seyyedi
Kamarsheh Seyyedi Dallah
Seyyedi Bazar
Seyd Beyg
Seyd Beyg
Sufi Seyyedi

Other uses
Houman Seyyedi (born 1980), Iranian actor and filmmaker

See also
 Seyyed
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Tug of war over DEO's replacement takes another turn
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ISLAMABAD, June 4: The ongoing tug of war to replace the district education officer (female) with a political appointee took a new turn on Tuesday when another woman emerged as a potential candidate for the slot. Highly credible sources close to provincial minister for education Muhammad Atif Khan told ChitralToday that the woman's name, having a masters degree in Islamiat, who was earlier the most favourit choice of the minister for the DEO (female) Chitral, had been dropped. They said the minister directed the concerned officers of his ministry early Tuesday morning to find a substitute candidate, except former DEO Zohra Jalal, to fill the position. The sources further stated that on the directives of the PTI minister was given the name of another Chitrali woman who is a ranker with a masters' degree in Urdu. But the husband of the likely candidate, who is also a government official, the sources added, has set some unique conditions after the name of his wife was considered for the slot. The sources close to the husband of the lady teacher, whose name has almost been finalized, has made it clear to the minister that he would not allow any male staff at the office of the DEO (female) Chitral if his wife was picked up for the position. Another thing which the husband of the would-be DEO (female) was quoted as saying that no male would be allowed to meet his wife in her office, adding the male staff and male relatives of the female teachers would strictly be banned on the premises of the DEO (female) office. The notables of the area have expressed grave concern over the attitude of the provincial education minister as he has made up his mind to destroy the girls' education in the district by taking such wrong decisions. They ridiculed the proposed restrictions by the husband of the would-be EDO saying women teachers from the far-flung areas of the district could not personally visit the office of DEO (female) and the restriction by her husband would equally affect the female education as well as the image of the PTI government in the province. The people also threatened to stage a hunger strike outside the Bani Gala residence of PTI chairman Imran if his party minister kept on targeting a highly qualified deserving lady officer [Zohra Jalal] of Chitral without any reason. They appealed o the PTI chairman Imran to take serious notice of the minister's stubbornness, and that too with a lady officer who has a track record of successfully managing the girls' schools in the area, which is reflected from the support of leaders of different political who condemned her removal. The minister did not pick up the phone despite repeated attempts at his cell number till filing of this report. ]]>
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khalid pervaiz Raza says:
The removal of EDO (f) Chitral and the subsequent reaction in the local media from various social and political circles has unboundedly made one thing clear that managerial positions are preferred to teaching cadre in Pakistan. The said EDO is reluctant to be part of the teaching cadre given the fact that it will snatch away the prestige and veneration that she derives from her present position. I would not blame the EDO for this reluctance rather it is the society and the bureaucratic culture in Pakistan which has undermined this profession. Mostly people join this profession not by choice but by default. This is because of the fact we as a nation have developed a slavish mentality and our roots are still deeply entrenched in British colonialism. We think that we are worthy of respect as long as we enjoy power. This power consciousness has corrupted us as a nation. A teacher enjoys a true and lifelong respect from his students who are his/her true assets.
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Q: Python dataframe exploded list column into multiple rows I have a dataframe like this:
         desc     id     info
       [a,b,c]     2     type
       [u,v,w]     18    tail

Three columns: desc,id,info and desc is a list.I want this:
        des    id    info
         a      2     type
         b      2     type
         c      2     type
         u      18    tail
         v      18    tail
         w      18    tail

That means exploded the list column into multiple rows and other column no changes.
I really don't know how to do this...

A: Here is one way
df.set_index(['id', 'info']).desc.apply(pd.Series).stack()\
.reset_index(name = 'desc').drop('level_2', axis = 1)

    id  info    desc
0   2   type    a
1   2   type    b
2   2   type    c
3   18  tail    u
4   18  tail    v
5   18  tail    w

A: I remenber this should be from piRSquared or cᴏʟᴅsᴘᴇᴇᴅ, but can not find the link ...
idx = np.arange(len(df)).repeat(df.desc.str.len(), 0)
out = df.iloc[idx, ].assign(desc=np.concatenate(df.desc.values))
out
Out[100]:
  desc  id  info
0    a   2  type
0    b   2  type
0    c   2  type
1    u  18  tail
1    v  18  tail
1    w  18  tail

A: You can flatten the desc column, repeat the other two columns and then concatenate them:
pd.concat([
    pd.Series([e for s in df.desc for e in s], name='desc'),
    df.drop('desc', 1).apply(lambda col: col.repeat(df.desc.str.len())).reset_index(drop=True)
], axis=1)

#desc   id  info
#0  a    2  type
#1  b    2  type
#2  c    2  type
#3  u   18  tail
#4  v   18  tail
#5  w   18  tail

A: You could
In [1631]: (df.loc[df.index.repeat(df.desc.str.len())]
              .assign(desc=[v for x in df.desc.values for v in x]))
Out[1631]:
  desc  id  info
0    a   2  type
0    b   2  type
0    c   2  type
1    u  18  tail
1    v  18  tail
1    w  18  tail


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Campus Currents Fall 2016 Issues
College Hires Chief Communication Officer
SUNY Oswego hired Wayne Westervelt as the new chief communication officer for the college, President Deborah F. Stanley announced.
"I am very pleased to welcome Wayne's leadership in this important position," Stanley said. "He is recognized by his colleagues as a strong team builder, seasoned communicator and innovative professional."
Wayne Westervelt
Westervelt brings 20 years of experience in the fields of marketing, communications, media and public relations, including the past 18 years in supervisory roles at Syracuse University and Cazenovia College and in the public sector as a communications/public information manager for the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board.
In his most recent role, as the director of communications and media for the Institute for Veteran and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, he reported to the vice chancellor as a member of the IVMF leadership team. His responsibilities included leading the national marketing and promotion efforts to tell the story of the institute and its mission to advance the post-service lives of America's service members, veterans and their families.
Prior to that position, Westervelt spent more than a decade at Cazenovia College, ending his tenure as the vice president for marketing and communications and as a member of the president's leadership team. While at Cazenovia, he successfully implemented marketing and communications tactics that advanced the college.
Westervelt led the creation of Cazenovia College's media relations plan, branding initiative and the college's first-ever integrated marketing plan. He managed the college's crisis communications plan and a staff of seven in his department.
As chief communication officer, Westervelt replaces Julie Harrison Blissert, who retired in the summer after more than 30 years of exceptional service to the college. In recent years, Blissert led the transformation of the Office of Public Affairs to the Office of Communications and Marketing.
Blissert is credited with helping develop and empower a forward-thinking and talented staff of programmers, writers and designers. She and this team created a modernized digital-first approach, including the popular web-based Campus Update biweekly e-newsletter, the SUNY Oswego annual reports and the Tomorrow: Greater Impact and Success strategic plan. Their materials have won numerous awards.
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In Featured, Health
Sharing Selfies Can Make You Happier and More Confident
Research by Computer scientists at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has found that taking selfies on your cellphone increases positive feelings amongst college students.
The Study, Psychological State and Positivity
The study that appears in the journal of Psychology of Well-Being, conducted exercises through smartphone technology to examine individual's psychological and emotional states.
The scientists found that taking certain types of images has the power to boost mood, Reducing stress and loneliness
The study investigated 41 college students over 4 weeks, asking them to capture one of three images a day: a smiling selfie, a photo of something that made the happy, or a photo of something that would make someone else happy (sending the image to the person).
The individuals were randomly assigned to take photos of one type.
Using a survey app on their cellphones, the participants were asked to fill in their mood three times a day.
The findings: Confidence and Connection
All three images had positive results. The selfie group were more "confident and comfortable," the second group were "more reflective and appreciative" and the group who took photos for others felt calmer and more connected with friends and loved ones.
Picture Taking and Happiness
Lead author Yu Chen, a postdoctoral scholar in UCI's Department of Informatics said:
"Our research showed that practicing exercises that can promote happiness via smartphone picture taking and sharing can lead to increased positive feelings for those who engage in it."
"The good news is that despite their susceptibility to strain, most college students constantly carry around a mobile device, which can be used for stress relief."
"Added to that are many applications and social media tools that make it easy to produce and send images."
Selfies: the Statistics
According to Stylcaster in 2014, more than 1 million selfies were taken a day.
These were distributed through Facebook (48 percent), WhatsApp and text (27 percent), Twitter (9 percent) Instagram (8 percent) and Pinterest (2 percent).
According to Samsung, selfies make up 30 percent of the photos taken by people between the ages of 18-24.
Photo Credit: Stylecaster.com
Positive Computing
Despite negative coverage on selfies in the media, including claims that selfie taking may lead to narcissism, anxiety and addiction, Gloria Mark, a professor of informatics said:
"There have been expanded efforts over the past decade to study what's become known as 'positive computing,' and I think this study shows that sometimes our gadgets can offer benefits to users."
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The Lean Post / Articles / Form A Bold Strategy for Uncertain Times
Form A Bold Strategy for Uncertain Times
By Jeffrey Liker
Jeff Liker shares a competing values model to help you assess your strategy and focus your operational practices on flawless execution of this path.
"You've got to think about big things while you are doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction."
–Alvin Toffler, Future Shock
Hoshin kanri, which can be loosely defined as strategy deployment, is more than just a tool for connecting goals, as I pointed out in my last post. Managers and leaders should see HK as part of a sociotechnical system for building organizational capability—in particular as a powerful way to develop people. That's why Toyota teaches problem-solving and on-the-job development (OJD, the coaching method) as core competencies of HK.
Ideally, hoshin kanri connects an organization's external strategy for success in the market with its internal capacity to deliver on promises to customers. In a perfect world, companies have complete control over what goes on inside the organization and even over the environment. As they make and follow a plan, everything works out exactly as expected. Toyota, which has grown up on a small island nation buffeted by tsunamis and earthquakes, recognized long ago that this is impossible—that uncertainty is a fact of life. And so they try to get control over whatever they can.
I highlighted one powerful way that Toyota connects strategy and execution in my recent revised second edition of The Toyota Way, sharing principle 14 as "Learn your way to the futureHoshin kanri connects an organization's external strategy for success in the market with its internal capacity to deliver on promises to customers. through bold strategy, some large leaps, and many small steps." Most companies need a bold strategy to plan for our uncertain and highly competitive futures.
To connect our plan to reality we need the capability to execute. And execution involves all the actions we take day by day. We need to connect our external strategy with our internal activities, recognizing there are some things we can control and much that remains uncertain. When working on the second edition I attended a lecture by an old friend and colleague Robert Quinn which tied this all together for me. He talked about his "Competing Values Framework" which has become a classic in organizational studies. It is summarized below.
Develop the Capability to Execute
Quinn distinguishes external and internal organizational considerations, citing things we can directly influence like our professional staff and operations as internal. While it's a judgment call exactly where you draw this line, you can consider as external factors those environmental things that are less in our control: what our customers choose to purchase, what our competitors are up to, what new technologies are being developed, global economies, and what government regulations are being formulated.
Then take a deep dive into the latest thinking on the topic by joining LEI and leading lean executives at the next Virtual Lean Learning Experience, June 21.He further distinguishes between flexibility and control. Flexibility refers to adaptation and innovation. Control means rules, regulations, and negotiations. When we combine the two dimensions we get four cells:
Open Systems: External flexibility through innovation to try to get ahead of the competition through superior products and services.
Rational Goals: External control through specific transactions, mostly focused on short-term profits. We can acquire, merge, lobby, sell, and competitively price our goods, and offer promotions.
Human Relations: Internal flexibility by engaging and developing our people. Developing scientific thinking through kata is a way to create a flexible, adaptable culture.
Internal Processes: Internal control through rules, procedures, policies often referred to as bureaucracy.
There is a natural assumption when we see a table like this to assume we need to pick one cell indicating our dominant tendency. What makes Quinn's framework so powerful is the concept of paradox. We can be strong in competing areas like effective internal processes, for example, and also have excellent human relations, which is precisely what Toyota strives for.
Benchmark Tesla and benchmark Toyota–but above all benchmark yourself.This simple framework gives us a picture of how we can balance our effort in the direction of competing values. We can assess where we are today and where we want to be in the future. We may have historically been strong on control, for example: building relatively standard products and selling aggressively with strong top-down management to maintain cost-effective internal processes, perhaps shipping production to low-wage countries. This strength may not be a recipe for success in the future as we face innovative competitors with superior products.
Consider the case of the auto industry which is being shaken up by what Akio Toyoda calls a once in a century disruption. The movement of the entire industry is in one direction, CASE, (connected, autonomous, shared, electrified mobility.) If you stick your head in the sand and focus only on lower cost gas-engine vehicles, you will likely go out of business. I summarize (in an admittedly crude way) the profile of Toyota, Tesla, and other legacy automakers in Quinn's framework.
People often ask me whether Tesla is the new Toyota and companies should be benchmarking the Tesla Way. My answer is simple: benchmark both companies, but copy neither. You should benchmark yourself. Where do we want to be in the future as an organization? Where are we now? What steps can we take in the direction of our vision for our organization? Then you can experiment and learn. This is not a spectator sport where you decide who is worth betting on at the moment.
Blaze Your Path By Getting Products Out the Door
Tesla has followed its own unique path with remarkable success. Tesla's vision was to be the leader in future mobility focused on battery-electric vehicles and leadership in autonomous driving. They developed an exceptional product before Elon Musk got involved and then Musk provided the vision and showmanship needed to get investors onboard. Tesla had to look like a disruptive technology company, not an auto company, to get the funding needed, and did not have to worry about supporting existing suppliers or infrastructure.
Under Elon Musk's leadership Tesla blazed new trails and killed it in the open-systems quadrant. Internal execution was rocky at times but good enough to get vehicles out the door to customers waiting in line. Tesla is strongest in the one area that Toyota is less developed and Toyota dominates in the other three quadrants.
Toyota's success has come from relentless focus on quality, reliability, and efficiency. They are the king of excellent execution, with mostly conservative products. Good enough to have the features customers expect. They have in some cases done breakthrough engineering and the Prius is their best example. Even with the Prius, once Toyota developed the first production model they continuously improved on appearance, functionality, quality, and cost with the goal of making a hybrid that cost little more than a gas-powered vehicle. They succeeded.
Sales of Toyota hybrids now exceed total sales of all battery-electric vehicles. They are funding R&D into CASE at the level of tens of billions USD organically based on profits. Toyota Toyota's success has come from relentless focus on quality, reliability, and efficiency. does not need to impress outside investors. They have the money to invest in themselves and even outside companies. They are in a totally different situation than Tesla, with strong development in all four quadrants, though Akio Toyoda has been leading the company aggressively in the open-systems quadrant. He sees radical change in this once-in-a-century disruption of mobility as essential to long-term success.
Most other legacy automakers have focused most of their attention on control, internally and externally, but they are aggressively moving in the open-systems quadrant, investing billions in CASE. I believe to get balance they need to develop more in the human relations quadrant, focusing on internal flexibility to execute at the level of their external strategic ambitions.
Who will win and who will lose? The race is at a fledgling state and we may not know the answer for the next ten years or more. That is uncomfortable in a world where we desire certainty. "I want to know the winner right now so I can know who to invest in and who to benchmark!" If life were only so simple.
Where are you on the competing values model? There are excellent instruments to assess yourself in a book by Kim Cameron and Robert Quinn. What is your strategy? Where do you need to be to get a good fit between the different quadrants? Have you been focused on control and you need to work on flexibility externally and internally? This of course only gives you a direction. Then you need to do the hard work of executing.
Jeffrey Liker
About Jeffrey Liker
Dr. Jeffrey K. Liker is Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, owner of Liker Lean Advisors, LLC, Partner in The Toyota Way Academy, and Partner in Lean Leadership Institute. Dr. Liker has authored or co-authored over 75 articles and book chapters and eleven books.
He is author of the international best-seller, The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer, McGraw-Hill, 2004 which speaks to the underlying philosophy and principles that drive Toyota's quality and efficiency-obsessed culture. The companion (with David Meier) The Toyota Way Fieldbook, McGraw Hill, 2005 details how companies can learn from the Toyota Way principles. His book with Jim Morgan, The Toyota Product Development System, Productivity Press, 2006, is the first that details the product development side of Toyota. Additional books in The Toyota Way Series are (with David Meier), Toyota Talent: Developing exceptional people the Toyota Way (May, 2007), (with Michael Hoseus) Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way (January, 2008), (with Gary Convis) The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership (2012), (with James Franz) The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement (2012), (with Tim Ogden) Toyota Under Fire (2012), and (with George Trachilis) Developing Lean Leaders The Toyota Way (2014). His articles and books have won eleven Shingo Prizes for Research Excellence and The Toyota Way also won the 2005 Institute of Industrial Engineers Book of the Year Award and 2007 Sloan Industry Studies Book of the Year.
In 2012 he was inducted into the Association of Manufacturing Excellence Hall of Fame. He is a frequent keynote speaker and consultant. Recent clients include Caterpillar, Applied Materials, Siemens, Dover Industries, Kraft-Oscar Meyer, Alcatel-Lucent, Hertz, Solar Turbine, Art Van Furniture, and Henry Ford Health Systems.


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New PIG DESTROYER Song Featured On Adult Swim Singles Compilation
Manos Spanos September 5, 2013
After releasing nine albums and 130 free tracks to music fans over the last five years, Adult Swim and Williams Street Records continues the 2013 Adult Swim Singles Program with "The Octagonal Stairway" by Washington D.C.-based grindcore masters PIG DESTROYER. The song is available as a free download or streaming here. In other news, PIG DESTROYER guitarist Scott Hull is this month's featured guest on the brand new Decibel magazine podcast. In Decibel's first on-location podcast, the magazine infiltrated the sordid underworld of Scott Hull's Visceral Sound studio to talk PIG DESTROYER, AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED, the Decibel 100 show and much more. Check out the podcast here. PIG DESTROYER recently re-signed with its longtime record label Relapse. The band's fifth-full length and first album in over five years, "Book Burner", sold more than 4,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 102 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
PIG DESTROYER Releases 'Mass & Volume' EP
Manos Spanos March 5, 2013
Grindcore masters PIG DESTROYER have released a never-before-heard EP dedicated to the memory of Pat Egan and to the loving family he left behind. Entitled "Mas...
PIG DESTROYER's BLAKE HARRISON Discusses New Album 'Book Burner'
Manos Spanos December 31, 2012
Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with PIG DESTROYER samplist Blake Harrison. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ...
PIG DESTROYER Re-Signs With RELAPSE RECORDS
Panagiotis Karagiannidis November 9, 2012
Virginia grindcore titans PIG DESTROYER have re-signed with their longtime record label Relapse. Said PIG DESTROYER drummer Adam Jarvis: "Super-excited to be...
PIG DESTROYER's 'Book Burner' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart
"Book Burner", the fifth-full length and first album in over five years from Virginia grindcore titans PIG DESTROYER, sold more than 4,000 copies in the United ...
Pig Destroyer: 'Burning Palm' Lyric Video Released
The official lyric video for the song "Burning Palm" from from Virginia grindcore titans PIG DESTROYER, can be seen below. (more…)...


I'd like to ask that you indulge me one last time in sharing my knee surgery experience with you, not to be self-serving but to share with you what I've discovered. Two weeks into this venture, I've learned a few things about acceptance, dependence and humility.
My husband and children have had to do pretty much everything for me since the surgery. I can't even carry things for myself, because I'm on crutches. I am not even allowed to drive yet. All the attention and chauffering were kind of nice at first, but a few days of not being able to do anything for myself had me stir crazy, frustrated and whiny.
First thing Monday morning, I endured a two-hour physical therapy session. It's humiliating to sweat and work just to step on and off a small platform and pedal a specially-made stationary bike, because pedaling a normal stationary bike is beyond my ability just yet.
The piece de resistance is the fact that I had to ride "the scooter" through Kroger yesterday. I felt short and helpless and yes, disabled. I didn't like it. However, did you know that, as a rule, the bargain items are located on the lower shelves? Check it out next time you're shopping; you might save a few bucks.
I can tell you a few valuable lessons I'm taking away from this experience. First, I will never again occupy the "handicapped" bathroom stall in a public restroom. It's more roomy and convenient, but it's also inconsiderate of those who really need it. Trust me. I know what I'm talking about.
Second, I will demonstrate patience and gladly offer help when I see people in public who are at a physical disadvantage for any reason. I could tell yesterday that I was inconveniencing a few shoppers because my scooter didn't go fast enough. Some people were actually rude about it. That of course inspired me to gear it down even further, and to back up a lot.
Third, my husband and children are fantastic. But I already knew that.
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By Daniel Petrov
Sep 21, 2017, 1:12 AM
UPDATE: Google issued a press release confirming that it will invest $1.1 billion in HTC for its phone engineering assets and intellectual property, but won't be an exclusive owner of the brand, while HTC's CEO Cher Wang mentioned that they are still "actively preparing" for the next company flagships.
"These future fellow Googlers are amazing folks we've already been working with closely on the Pixel smartphone line, and we're excited to see what we can do together as one team," quipped Google's hardware chief Rick Osterloh. How will that partnership arrangement work in practice for HTC, given that Google will likely hoard most of its phone-making expertise, remains to be seen.
Those rumors that Google is ready to buy HTC? Well, they turned out to hold water in the end, as HTC stock is now suspended in trading, "pending a major announcement" tomorrow. Perennial leakster Evan Blass says they have received word that Google will be getting HTC's core mobile engineering assets, while the Taiwanese will be retaining their brand. What does that mean?
Well, Alphabet, Google's parent company, will be getting the means to make phones itself, probably sold under the Pixel brand, since the upcoming Pixel 2, as well as its predecessor, are said to be made by HTC anyway. Google already tried to be an in-house phone maker with the purchase of Motorola, but the strategy wasn't clear enough at the time, and it divested of Moto to Lenovo, keeping its wireless patents in the process.
With an eventual purchase of HTC's mobile division, Google will be getting top-notch expertise in smartphone building which it can steer and strategize with to vertically integrate the Pixel brand, and become an Apple of sorts, making both the hardware and software in house. How will that affect the other Android makers, and how much could Alphabet be paying for HTC, remains to be heard. HTC's shares ended today's session on the Taiwanese exchange about 2.5% higher, making it worth $1.9 billion at the moment.
Here's the actual Taiwan Stock Exchange memo, and, apparently, a huge part of HTC's headquarters has been blocked off for a major "release of material information" event already:
TWSE announced trading in the shares of HTC Corporation (Code:2498) and the securities underlying the company will be halted starting from Sep 21 2017 pending the release of material information. The company will apply for resumption of trading after the release of material information.
source: Google, @evleaks & Financial Times
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The "suicide game" involves completing 49 twisted tasks before taking your own life to "win."
A 14-year-old in Mumbai, India flung himself from the roof of a seven-story building on Saturday in order to win a terrifying game that is apparently spreading around the world.
According to the Mumbai police, the boy is India's first reported Blue Whale Challenge casualty.
Though rumors of the seemingly oxymoronic "suicide game" were originally thought to be a hoax, this boy's death — along with numerous other casualties — shows that the hashtag can indeed have real and deadly consequences.
Social media users find a game "curator" by searching for the term online. That person then sends them daily tasks like carve "F57" into your hand with a razor, go on a roof and sit with your feet dangling off the edge, and visit a railroad.
The "players" are supposed to send photos of each completed task in order to receive the next one.
The final challenge is to kill yourself.
The game is thought to have started in Russia, but versions of it are popping up all over the world.
SkyNews reports that at least 130 people have taken their own lives as part of the Blue Whale Challenge.
He found a curator and then started completing the harmful assignments.
The game's latest victim had dreamed of becoming a pilot, according to India Today.
On Saturday, a neighbor saw the young man on the terrace of his apartment building apparently taking a selfie video. The witness then watched the boy jump to his death.
At least two young people have lost their lives to the game in the U.S. thus far.
One of them was 14-year-old San Antonio resident Isaiah Gonzalez.
Gonzalez's body was found by his dad in early July, 2017. He was hanging in a closet and his phone was propped up on a nearby shoe — broadcasting the suicide to the world.
Isaiah's family found evidence that he had been participating in the challenge after looking at his phone.
They saw that he had been sending pictures to his friends when he completed a task.
His death came less than a week after a 16-year-old girl in Atlanta killed herself while playing the game.
As the game's popularity grows, law enforcement officials, schools and parents are working to spread awareness about the frightening trend.
One expert reminded concerned parents that the online landscape is always evolving, so it's better to teach kids a broad social media literacy than focus on any particular trend.
Instagram is also taking steps to prevent similar deaths. When users search for the challenge, the platform shows a message deterring you from looking at the posts.
"If you're going through something difficult, we'd like to help," it says, with a link to helpline numbers and suicide prevention tips.
Next, read about the pregnant teen who fatally shot her boyfriend in a botched viral video attempt. Then, lear about the teen convicted of manslaughter after texting her boyfriend to kill himself.


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LG has announced more details for the forthcoming LG Optimus 4X HD and the L-Style range, which is made up of the LG Optimus L7, LG Optimus L5 and LG Optimus 3D.
The LG Optimus 4X HD as we already know comes with a 4.7-inch 1280×720 (720p) display and features True HD IPS tech, as we saw with the LG Spectrum back in CES. The LG Optimus 4X HD's 8-megapixel camera also features a BSI (back/side illuminated) sensor for taking shots in low-light areas, a camera feature we're seeing more and more of these days.
As you'd imagine, the LG Optimus 4X HD comes with a quad-core processor (1.5GHz), Nvidia's Tegra 3. Or rather, a 4-PLUS-1 core processor, as Nvidia's keen on calling it these days. Featuring a 12-core GPU as well a smaller companion core, the LG Optimus 4X HD should blaze through high end games and video as well as handle the basics easily.
The battery is huge, a 2150 mAh beast. Hopefully with the the Tegra 3's energy efficiency the 4X HD won't drain the battery dry in a matter of hours. 16GB of internal memory comes along for the ride plus 1GB of RAM.
Though a full list of specs for all phones in the L-Style range are still a little thin on the ground, we're hearing that the LG Optimus L7's camera (sensor size still unknown) has an auto-focus speed of just 0.5 seconds. Half a second to focus; that's pretty quick.
The 4.3-inch display has also been said to feature "Improved and optimal readability," as has the smaller LG Optimus L5's 4-inch screen. Whether this is a tacit nod that LG's NOVA technology makes an appearance where remains to be seen. The LG Optimus L3 we already know a little more about, having cropped up on pre-order elsewhere ahead of any official announcement.
Mobile World Congress opens its gates tomorrow – we'll be grabbing as much hands on time with all of the LG devices we possibly can. Stay tuned for pics and first impressions.


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Q: Prove Logarithmic function is part of exponential family The aim is to prove that the logarithmic distribution with parameter $p (0<p<1)$ is part of the exponential family and hence, give its canonical parameter.
To prove a distribution is part of the exponential family, one must express the probability function in the generic form of $$\exp\left(\frac{y\theta -b (\theta )}{\phi }+ c(y,\phi)\right)$$ where $\theta$  is the canonical parameter.
The function for logarithmic is $$f(y;p)=\frac{-1}{\ln(1-p)}\frac{p^{y}}{y}$$ where $y=1,2,\ldots$
I have managed to re-express the function by:
1st step: $$\exp\left(\ln\left(\frac{-p^{y}}{y\ln(1-p)}\right)\right)$$
2nd step: $$\exp\left(-y\ln (p)-\ln (y)-\ln(\ln(1-p)\right)$$
However, I'm stuck at step 2 and can't expand this further to the generic form. So far, I know (rightly or wrongly):
$$c(y,\phi ) = -\ln y$$
$$b(\theta ) = \ln(\theta )$$
$$\phi=1$$
$$\theta=??$$
Can anyone please help?
Thanks.

A: I just finished a similar question and I had
$$f(y;p)=\exp\{y \ln(p)-\ln[\ln(1-p)]+\ln(y)\}.$$ It is the same as yours, but I put the minus sign in the denominator of the probability distribution.
Note that $\theta$ is multiplying y in the exponential form, so that $\theta= \ln(p)$, and thus $p=e^\theta$. Note also that $b(\theta)=\ln[\ln(1-p)]$, and $\phi=1$ in this case. In the form that I wrote, $c(y, \phi)=\ln(y)$.
I hope this helps.

A: Suppose we write the logarithm function
$$f(y;p)-\frac{1}{log(1-p)}\frac{p^y}{y},~~where~y=1,2,~~0<p<1......$$
We can find it is in the exponential family,
$$f(y;p)-\frac{1}{log(1-p)}\frac{p^y}{y}=exp\Big[log(\frac{-p^y}{y\cdot log(1-p)})\Big] = exp\Big[log(\frac{p^y}{y\cdot log(\frac{1}{1-p})})\Big]= exp(y\cdot log(p)-log(y)-log(log(\frac{1}{1-p})))$$
Therefore, $c(y, \phi)=-log(y)$, $\theta=-lop(p)$, $b(\theta)=-log(log(\frac{1}{1-p}))=-log(-log(1-p))$, $a(\phi)=1$
$\bullet$ The expectation of logarithm function: taking the first derivative of $b(\theta)$
$$E(y)=b'(\theta)=\frac{d}{d\theta}b(\theta)=-p\cdot \frac{d}{dp}log(-log(1-p))=-p\cdot \frac{1}{-log(1-p)}\frac{1}{1-p}\cdot (-1)=\frac{-p}{log(1-p)\cdot(1-p)}$$
This corresponds greatly to the mean I search on Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithmic_distribution)
However, for the variance, I got stuck on the answer.
I do the variance as follows:
$\bullet$ The variance of logarithm function: taking the second derivative of $b(\theta)$
$$Var(y)=a(\phi)\cdot b''(\theta)=b''(\theta)=\frac{d}{d\theta}b'(\theta)=-p\frac{d}{dp}\Big[\frac{-p}{log(1-p)\cdot(1-p)}\Big]=-p\cdot\Big[\frac{-log(1-p)\cdot(1-p)-(-1-log(1-p)(-p)}{log(1-p)^2\cdot(1-p)^2}\Big]$$
$$=\frac{p\cdot log(1-p)(1-p)-p-p\cdot log(1-p)}{log(1-p)^2\cdot(1-p)^2}=\frac{-p^2\cdot log(1-p)-p}{log(1-p)^2\cdot(1-p)^2}=\frac{-p\cdot(1+p\cdot log(1-p))}{log(1-p)^2\cdot(1-p)^2}$$
which is wrong.
Yet another method:
$$Var(y) = b''(\theta)=\frac{d^2}{d\theta^2}b(\theta)=p^2\frac{d^2}{dp^2}\Big[log(-log(1-p))\Big]=p^2\cdot \frac{d}{dp}\Big[\frac{1}{log(1-p)\cdot(1-p)}\Big]=p^2 \cdot \frac{1+log(1-p)}{log(1-p)^2\cdot(1-p)^2}$$
$$=\frac{p^2\cdot (1+log(1-p))}{log(1-p)^2\cdot(1-p)^2}$$
which is still wrong.
Could anyone help?


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Caleb Olayiwola May 30, 2014 Microsoft , Technology
Microsoft is developing a smartwatch jam-packed with sensors that can measure your heart rate and sync with rival smartphones, it's claimed.
Forbes has reported that Microsoft's upcoming smartwatch will come from the Xbox Kinect division, and it'll specifically draw upon the "optical engineering expertise" of that division in order to do things like continuously measure your heart rate for two days and two nights on a single charge.
You also won't have to switch on the heart-rate monitor like users must do with the Samsung's Gear Fit - because Microsoft has made it an always-on feature.
Microsoft's smartwatch is expected to launch this summer and will not only work with Windows Phone devices, but also with iPhones and Android smartphones.
Although it'll outshine the Gear Fit in terms of heart-rate functionality, it will allegedly look similar to the Gear Fit and feature a "full-color touch screen about the size of half a stick of gum, positioned on the inside of the wearer's wrist," according to Forbes.
The display's odd placement is supposed to give users the ability to privately view notifications. As for those Xbox Kinect optical engineers, they have created a software platform that will help the sensors correlate data and provide accurate health-rate and fitness reads to users. That means, you'll be able to view smart data about your body, privately, thanks to the watch's health-geared software and inside-positioned display.
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"Observe the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night. 2 And you shall offer the Passover sacrifice to the Lord your God, from the flock or the herd, at the place that the Lord will choose, to make his name dwell there. 3 You shall eat no leavened bread with it. Seven days you shall eat it with unleavened bread, the bread of affliction—for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste—that all the days of your life you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. 4 No leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory for seven days, nor shall any of the flesh that you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain all night until morning. 5 You may not offer the Passover sacrifice within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, 6 but at the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell in it, there you shall offer the Passover sacrifice, in the evening at sunset, at the time you came out of Egypt. 7 And you shall cook it and eat it at the place that the Lord your God will choose. And in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents. 8 For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord your God. You shall do no work on it.
Do you remember the day the Lord delivered you from death and brought you to life in Christ? For some people, there isn't a specific date they can remember; but for me, there is one day that stands out above the many I have experienced in my life.
The date was August 1, 1999. After Michelle and I had gone to a church the previous Sunday because there was a "bad vibe" in the house, I found myself driving to another church the following Sunday. (I had to drive because Michelle couldn't drive our car because it was a stick shift). All the way there I was swearing – so angry that we were going to church AGAIN! Although I had gone to a Christian school for three years and was baptized at a teen, a lot of things happened in my life and I turned my back on God.
Because we were running late, Michelle wanted me to drive to a different church than she had planned on visiting. I said something to the effect, "No, we're going here because it's 15 minutes less I have to spend in church.
The last thing I wanted was for Michelle to become a "Jesus freak." Little did I know that in God's sovereign will, He would change my life that day.
Within a few minutes of walking in (late) during congregational singing, I started sobbing because the god I turned my back on was not the God of the Bible. That God revealed Himself to me that day. I was not only convicted of my sin but God revealed to me that I had tried to clean up my life but it was Him who does the cleaning. He changed my heart and opened my eyes that day. I was born again!
Although I have gone off-roading and crashed a few times, God has been faithful. The work He began in me is being completed by Him – just as He promised. The fruit of His Spirit is evident in my life – not because of what I'm doing but because of His work in my life. Although I'm far from perfect, I'm being perfected by Him to His praise and glory!
As I look back on those years in slavery, I can't image why I thought I was having fun. I wasn't happy. I wasn't able to find satisfaction and I certainly never had peace. Yet there I was – a drifter and a wretch until the Lord Himself drew me to Himself and saved me.
Do you remember the day the Lord delivered you from death and brought you to life in Christ?


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Virginia Beach Dept of Human Services Child and Youth MHSA Division also offers various programs that are tailored to meet the needs of specific people such as: Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Persons with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders, Court Ordered Outpatient Addiction Rehab. Lastly, Virginia Beach Dept of Human Services Child and Youth MHSA Division accepts different forms of payment, including Cash Payment, Medicaid, Insurance Through Medicare.
Lynnhaven Center
Lynnhaven Center is a substance abuse treatment center based at 1045 Lynnhaven Parkway in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The primary treatment approaches at this program include Individual Alcohol Counseling, Group Drug Counseling, Cognitive Based Therapy.
Lynnhaven Center also offers various programs that are tailored to meet the needs of specific people such as: Court Ordered Outpatient Addiction Rehab. Lastly, Lynnhaven Center accepts different forms of payment, including Cash Payment, Medicaid, Insurance Through Medicare.
Hampton VAMC Virginia Beach CBOC
Hampton VAMC Virginia Beach CBOC is a substance abuse treatment center based at 244 Clearfield Avenue in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The primary treatment approaches at this program include Individual Alcohol Counseling, Group Drug Counseling, Cognitive Based Therapy. The program also offers its services in various environments, for instance Outpatient Drug Treatment.
Lastly, Hampton VAMC Virginia Beach CBOC accepts different forms of payment, including Private Insurance for Addiction Treatment.
Brighter Futures Inc
Brighter Futures Inc is a substance abuse treatment center based at 1349 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The primary treatment approaches at this program include Individual Alcohol Counseling, Marital Therapy, Cognitive Based Therapy. The program also offers its services in various environments, for instance Outpatient Drug Treatment.
Lastly, Brighter Futures Inc accepts different forms of payment, including Medicaid.
Supportive in Home
Supportive in Home is a substance abuse treatment center based at 3168 Magic Hollow Boulevard MH2 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The program also offers its services in various environments, for instance Outpatient Drug Treatment.
Lastly, Supportive in Home accepts different forms of payment, including Cash Payment, Medicaid, Insurance Through Medicare.


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Аї́лтон Гонса́лвіш да Сіл́ва (Айлтон) (, відомий як Аїлтон (), * 19 липня 1973, Моґейру, штат Параїба, Бразилія) — бразильський футболіст. Нападник. Відомий виступами за німецький «Вердер». Чемпіон Німеччини 2004, найкращий бомбардир чемпіонату Німеччини 2004, найкращий футболіст Німеччини 2004. Перший іноземець в історії, якого назвали найсильнішим гравцем чемпіонату Німеччини.

Оскільки Аїлтона ніколи не викликали до національної збірної Бразилії, то він міг прийняти інше громадянство та виступати за будь-яку іншу збірну. Команда Катару збиралася залучити до свого складу Аїлтона та ще кількох легіонерів, але ФІФА заборонила таку махінацію.

З лютого 2008 став гравцем донецького «Металурга». Навесні 2008 р. у чемпіонаті України бразилець провів 2 гри та забив 1 гол (у команді грав під номером «9»).

Згодом грав в австрійському клубі «Альтах», бразильському «Кампіненсе» (Кампіна-Ґранді) і китайському «Чунцін Ліфань» (Чунцін). В грудні 2009 року колишня зірка підписала контракт на 1,5 року з німецьким «Юрдінґеном», який виступає у найнижчій професіональній, 6-ій за ліком, німецькій Бундеслізі.. З літа 2010 грає в клубі «Обернойфельд», який виступає в Регіональній лізі (4-й рівень)

Титули та досягнення
 Чемпіон Німеччини: 2004
 Найкращий бомбардир чемпіонату Німеччини: 2004
 Кубок Німеччини: 1999 і 2004
 Найкращий футболіст Німеччини: 2004
 Чемпіон Сербії: 2007

Посилання
 Дані на сторінці «Металурга» (Донецьк)
 Профіль на transfermarkt
 Сезони Аїлтона у Німеччині («Kicker»)
 Профіль на sambafoot.com
 Реєстр матчів гравця на офіційному сайті ФФУ

Література
 «Футбол» — 2008. — № 15 (587), 25-27 лютого

Примітки

Уродженці Параїби
Бразильські футболісти
Футболісти «Гуарані» (Кампінас)
Футболісти «Інтернасіонала»
Футболісти «УАНЛ Тигрес»
Футболісти «Вердера»
Футболісти «Шальке 04»
Футболісти «Бешикташа»
Футболісти «Гамбурга»
Футболісти «Црвени Звезди»
Футболісти «Грассгоппера»
Футболісти «Дуйсбурга»
Футболісти «Металурга» (Донецьк)
Футболісти «Альтаха»
Футболісти «Юрдінгена»
Футболісти «Обернойланда»
Бразильські футбольні легіонери
Футбольні легіонери в Україні
Футбольні легіонери в Китаї
Футбольні легіонери в Мексиці
Футбольні легіонери в Німеччині
Футбольні легіонери в Сербії
Футбольні легіонери у Швейцарії
Футбольні легіонери в Австрії
Футболісти «Іпіранги» (Ерешин)


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Oxford's Jim Dees chronicles job as reporter for the EAGLE
Published 11:00 am Thursday, October 13, 2016
(Photo by Bruce Newman)
Jim Dees has emerged in recent decades as one of Oxford's most notable and identifiable personalities. Now, he has a new book coming out that may just elevate that status.
In The Statue and the Fury, Dees, host of the popular public radio program Thacker Mountain Radio, chronicles a tumultuous year in the life of our small Southern town, complete with down-home eccentrics, famous figures and explosive events – a year that Dees viewed through hazy eyes while a reporter at The Oxford EAGLE.
Meet Dees and get a signed copy of The Statue and the Fury on Tuesday, October 18, at 5 p.m. at Off Square Books on the Oxford Square.
Dees tells of Oxford in 1997, when the city sought to erect a statue to honor the one hundredth birthday of native Nobel laureate, William Faulkner. After a magnolia tree at City Hall was cut down to make room for the sculpture, "all Faulkner broke loose." Fiery city board meetings erupted, angry threats came from the feisty Faulkner family and civic tension ensued, leaving a bewildered artist, sculptor Bill Beckwith, caught in the middle.
Dees covered the city beat as a reporter for the EAGLE. At age 40, he was the newbie, a cub reporter at "the first job I'd ever had where I was older than my boss," Dees says.
He brings the small town newsroom to life, including the vile coffee, deadline duress, cubicle psychosis and drudging daily obituary duty.
"My salvation was the country life out in Taylor, seven miles south of Oxford, pop. 323," Dees writes in his new memoir. "I lived in an old house on a couple of acres with a cornfield, my girlfriend, two dogs and an outdoor basketball hoop. It was a little backwoods Eden."
The year and the craziness raged on: the six-term Oxford mayor declined to run for re-election following the magnolia tree debacle and a first-ever female candidate stepped forward. Oxford became increasingly embroiled in a heated "trees versus development" dispute that saw nine citizens arrested for blocking bulldozers.
Meanwhile, Ole Miss pursued plans to discourage use of the Confederate flag, the song "Dixie" and the Colonel Rebel mascot, setting off protests, death threats and FBI visits.
Notorious rap group 2Live Crew showed up in town and induced nude chaos, as evidenced by several raunchy amateur videos shot during their "performance." In his role as city reporter, Dees was asked by Oxford's chief of police to watch one of the tapes and verify how salacious the show really was (the three promoters served three nights in jail). The result is hilarious and, as they say, "not safe for work."
Dees' humorous and insightful book includes interviews with civil rights pioneers James Meredith and Myrlie Evers; late authors Shelby Foote and Willie Morris; a foggy encounter with legendary singer, Willie Nelson and a sweaty face-off with the late James Brown, the Godfather of Soul. Henry Kissinger makes a cameo, as does O.J. lawyer, Johnnie Cochran. Sam Phillips, the visionary who discovered Elvis, descends on Oxford for an up-close rock and roll history lesson.
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Mach Mining v. EEOC had its day before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The issue at hand is a complicated one, but one that could affect employers across the country.
Here is a very quick summary. In 2011 the EEOC sued the Illinois mining company for not hiring any female workers even though plenty of qualified women applied for jobs. According to the company, the EEOC sued before making a good-faith effort to reach a settlement.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires the Commission to use "conference, conciliation and persuasion" to eliminate any allegedly unlawful employment practices before filing a lawsuit. In fact, the EEOC couldn't even sue an employer until changes to the law in1972. Since then many in the business community have accused the Commission of pursuing a "sue first negotiate later" strategy. The $100 million dollars the EEOC has collected from more than 50 companies since 2011 might support their theory.
The Mach Mining case bounced around the lower courts for a few years with the company arguing for judicial review of the Commission's conciliation efforts. In the final ruling before appearing before the Supreme Court, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago basically said that they should stay out of the confidential settlement talks. Now the ultimate decision is up to the Supreme Court. The government argues that is if the EEOC's work is subject to review, people will be less forthcoming in interviews and less likely to work towards an agreement. Mach Mining's attorneys say they believe confidentiality can be preserved during the conciliation process.
Court watchers report the Justices were all very interested in this issue and asked dozens of questions. A decision isn't expected for another month or two.


Known as the "energy capital of the world," Houston is a thriving business center and the fourth largest city in the country. Houston is made up of more than 3,700 energy-related establishments, including 40 of the nation's 134 publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production firms.
It is a diverse, international location that offers residents and visitors top choices among museums, fine restaurants, world-class shopping, rodeos and professional sports teams. NASA's Johnson Space Center, the headquarters for astronaut training and mission control, is located here.
The city is devoted to arts, science and history, cultural activities abound year round for Houstonians and visitors. The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Jones Hall and the Alley Theatre are just some of the facilities that house Houston's renowned opera, ballet, theatre and symphony performances.
Houston also boasts some of the country's best medical schools, hospitals, research facilities, and top academic institutions, such as Rice University, South Texas College of Law Houston, Texas Southern University, the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, and the University of Houston. The Texas Medical Center, the largest in the world with 106,000 employees, is located in Houston. Some of the country's best medical schools, including Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Medical School-Houston, are part of the TMC. The M.D. Anderson Cancer & Research Center has been continuously ranked as one of the best cancer treatment centers in the nation.
The Port of Houston is consistently ranked 1st in the United States in foreign waterborne tonnage; 1st in U.S. imports; 1st in U.S. export tonnage and 2nd in the U.S. in total tonnage. Houston is often referred to as "The Gateway to Central and South America" in terms of trade and commerce.
Many annual events celebrate the diverse cultures of Houston. The largest and longest-running is the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, held over 20 days from early to late March, and is the largest annual livestock show and rodeo in the world. Another thing Texans love is their sports. Local professional and minor league sports teams include the NFL's Houston Texans, NBA's Houston Rockets and Major League Baseball's Astros.


Well said Jim! It's all about balance and grace, inspired and activated by the Living God, through our humble, yet willing hearts, minds and bodies. Sounds simple enough, but is it? I know we both know the answer. Bless you Jim.
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This article details the Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club's 2012 season. This is the clubs seventeenth season of the Super League era. Warrington Wolves won their eighth Challenge Cup with a 35-18 win against Leeds Rhinos in the final.

Pre-season

2012 Super League XVII play-offs fixtures and results

2012 Carnegie Challenge Cup fixtures and results

2012 squad
Released November 2011.

2012 transfers in/out

In

Out

References

Warrington Wolves seasons
Warrington Wolves


A large piece of glass has broken on the front of Chelsea driver Antonio Conte`s car, inform the English media. The incident happened while the Italian specialist was training the blue at the club adviced by football365picks base in Cobham. The window is flying from the roof of the administrative building and crashed over Conte`s Nissan lid.
The blizzard has happened because of the strong wind and could have been even greater, because Steve Atkis, who is Director of Communications at Chelsea, was passing by the Italian car. The damage to Juventus` former midfielder`s ninjas is for thousands of euros but is expected to be covered by the insurance.


HYDE PARK, Friday—As I ride along one of the main roads here for a short distance every morning, I sometimes meet a gentleman who evidently takes that road daily to his business which is presumably in Poughkeepsie. I am always impressed by his good manners. I am sure he doesn't know me, but he evidently likes horses and understands them. He never comes up from behind at sixty miles an hour and whizzes by as close to the edge of the road and therefore to my horse as possible. He always slows down and swerves out a little and takes off his hat, showing real thoughtfulness with a little touch of courtesy which is very pleasant.
Many people, I suppose because they do not think that horses have any nerves, go by as close as they can and as fast as they can. Luckily my horse is beautifully trained and has no fear of automobiles, but I have known many a horse that would have given its rider a pretty bad time under provocation of this kind. I often wish that my courteous gentleman could be watched by some of his less courteous brothers and sisters. It may take him a few minutes longer to reach his destination, but he looks as though he enjoyed being polite and he certainly starts off the day for those whom he meets in a pleasanter way.
I went to the station yesterday to meet a young English couple who are over here because of their interest in the cooperative movement. Mr. and Mrs. Sydney R. Elliott are leaders in this movement in England and have been largely responsible for the great increase in membership which has taken place during the past few years. They support the trade unions in England, but they have far outdistanced them now in membership. Their cooperative bank is a flourishing concern, and I was tremendously interested in all that they had to say. They feel that we in this country have done too much theorizing, and I was glad to find that they believed as I do, that the way to learn about anything is to do it, to work at it, to make mistakes perhaps but through them to discover better ways of accomplishing the desired result. They tell me that they are much interested in the work which some of our consumer cooperative groups have done in research.
I was very glad to talk with Mrs. Elliott about the Women's Guild which has evidently been a very strong auxiliary branch of the cooperative movement. They say that the members are chiefly the wives of workers or small business men, but that they form such a big spending group that they wield a great influence.
Amongst other things they are greatly interested in peace and have established international affiliations with cooperative groups which have women's guilds in other countries. It seems to me valuable that a group which is so interested in a movement which obliges them to study economics should at the same time be working with groups from other countries, and therefore have a knowledge of the economic situation in these foreign countries. For peace and economics can never be separated.


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The Giving Power of Horses
Asher defies the limits of Cerebral Palsy through Equine Assisted Therapy. His dad's commitment to the cause is supported by the Morgan Stanley Foundation.
When Asher Lerner was born three months premature with Cerebral Palsy, his father Howard Lerner, a Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor, was told there was a good chance his son wouldn't ever walk, talk or even see.
Today, Asher is not only doing all of those things, but is riding horses as well. It wasn't a medical miracle, says his father, but the therapeutic power of horses and a twin brother that fueled Asher's competitive spirit and determination to conquer physical challenges no-one thought possible when he was born. "When we first introduced Asher to Equine Assisted Therapies, he was four years old and had gone through multiple surgeries. The thought of putting him on top of a huge animal was scary, but a few people talked me into it and it's really been the best thing that has ever happened."
Howard Lerner's involvement with the nonprofit is supported by the Morgan Stanley Foundation's Volunteer Incentive Program, which matches the time he spends on the board of Equine Assisted Therapies of South Florida. This grant program is based on employee engagement with the charities that mean the most to them.
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.class Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;
.super Ljava/lang/Object;
.source "LocationManagerService.java"

# annotations
.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/EnclosingClass;
    value = Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;
.end annotation

.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/InnerClass;
    accessFlags = 0x2
    name = "UpdateRecord"
.end annotation

# instance fields
.field mLastFixBroadcast:Landroid/location/Location;

.field mLastStatusBroadcast:J

.field final mProvider:Ljava/lang/String;

.field final mReceiver:Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;

.field final mRequest:Landroid/location/LocationRequest;

.field final synthetic this$0:Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;

# direct methods
.method constructor <init>(Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;Ljava/lang/String;Landroid/location/LocationRequest;Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;)V
    .locals 2
    .parameter
    .parameter "provider"
    .parameter "request"
    .parameter "receiver"

    .prologue
    .line 1027
    iput-object p1, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;

    invoke-direct {p0}, Ljava/lang/Object;-><init>()V

    .line 1028
    iput-object p2, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->mProvider:Ljava/lang/String;

    .line 1029
    iput-object p3, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->mRequest:Landroid/location/LocationRequest;

    .line 1030
    iput-object p4, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->mReceiver:Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;

    .line 1032
    #getter for: Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;->mRecordsByProvider:Ljava/util/HashMap;
    invoke-static {p1}, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;->access$1200(Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;)Ljava/util/HashMap;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-virtual {v1, p2}, Ljava/util/HashMap;->get(Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v0

    check-cast v0, Ljava/util/ArrayList;

    .line 1033
    .local v0, records:Ljava/util/ArrayList;,"Ljava/util/ArrayList<Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;>;"
    if-nez v0, :cond_0

    .line 1034
    new-instance v0, Ljava/util/ArrayList;

    .end local v0           #records:Ljava/util/ArrayList;,"Ljava/util/ArrayList<Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;>;"
    invoke-direct {v0}, Ljava/util/ArrayList;-><init>()V

    .line 1035
    .restart local v0       #records:Ljava/util/ArrayList;,"Ljava/util/ArrayList<Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;>;"
    #getter for: Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;->mRecordsByProvider:Ljava/util/HashMap;
    invoke-static {p1}, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;->access$1200(Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;)Ljava/util/HashMap;

    move-result-object v1

    invoke-virtual {v1, p2, v0}, Ljava/util/HashMap;->put(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;

    .line 1037
    :cond_0
    invoke-virtual {v0, p0}, Ljava/util/ArrayList;->contains(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    move-result v1

    if-nez v1, :cond_1

    .line 1038
    invoke-virtual {v0, p0}, Ljava/util/ArrayList;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1040
    :cond_1
    return-void
.end method

# virtual methods
.method disposeLocked(Z)V
    .locals 4
    .parameter "removeReceiver"

    .prologue
    .line 1048
    iget-object v2, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;

    #getter for: Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;->mRecordsByProvider:Ljava/util/HashMap;
    invoke-static {v2}, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;->access$1200(Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;)Ljava/util/HashMap;

    move-result-object v2

    iget-object v3, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->mProvider:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {v2, v3}, Ljava/util/HashMap;->get(Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v0

    check-cast v0, Ljava/util/ArrayList;

    .line 1049
    .local v0, globalRecords:Ljava/util/ArrayList;,"Ljava/util/ArrayList<Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;>;"
    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    .line 1050
    invoke-virtual {v0, p0}, Ljava/util/ArrayList;->remove(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

    .line 1053
    :cond_0
    if-nez p1, :cond_2

    .line 1065
    :cond_1
    :goto_0
    return-void

    .line 1056
    :cond_2
    iget-object v2, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->mReceiver:Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;

    iget-object v1, v2, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;->mUpdateRecords:Ljava/util/HashMap;

    .line 1057
    .local v1, receiverRecords:Ljava/util/HashMap;,"Ljava/util/HashMap<Ljava/lang/String;Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;>;"
    if-eqz v1, :cond_1

    .line 1058
    iget-object v2, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->mProvider:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/util/HashMap;->remove(Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;

    .line 1061
    if-eqz p1, :cond_1

    invoke-virtual {v1}, Ljava/util/HashMap;->size()I

    move-result v2

    if-nez v2, :cond_1

    .line 1062
    iget-object v2, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;

    iget-object v3, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->mReceiver:Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;

    #calls: Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;->removeUpdatesLocked(Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;)V
    invoke-static {v2, v3}, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;->access$800(Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService;Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;)V

    goto :goto_0
.end method

.method public toString()Ljava/lang/String;
    .locals 4

    .prologue
    const/16 v3, 0x20

    .line 1069
    new-instance v0, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;-><init>()V

    .line 1070
    .local v0, s:Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;
    const-string v1, "UpdateRecord["

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    .line 1071
    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->mProvider:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    .line 1072
    invoke-virtual {v0, v3}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(C)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    iget-object v2, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->mReceiver:Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;

    iget-object v2, v2, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;->mPackageName:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    const/16 v2, 0x28

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(C)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    .line 1073
    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->mReceiver:Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;

    iget v1, v1, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$Receiver;->mUid:I

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    const/16 v2, 0x29

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(C)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    .line 1074
    invoke-virtual {v0, v3}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(C)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v1

    iget-object v2, p0, Lcom/android/server/LocationManagerService$UpdateRecord;->mRequest:Landroid/location/LocationRequest;

    invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    .line 1075
    const/16 v1, 0x5d

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(C)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    .line 1076
    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v1

    return-object v1
.end method

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Publisher Correction: Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity.
Title Publisher Correction: Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity.
In the published version of this paper, the name of author Emanuele Di Angelantonio was misspelled. This error has now been corrected in the HTML and PDF versions of the article.


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Mutisianthol is a sesquiterpene compound found in Mutisia homoeantha. It was first isolated by Bohlmann et al. in 1979.

References

Terpeno-phenolic compounds
Sesquiterpenes
Indanes