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C-130Js resupply U.S. SOUTHCOM Honduras mission
By Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer, Air Mobility Command Public Affairs / Published October 26, 2017
A 317th Airlift Wing crew works with air transporters from the 612th Air Base Squadron to offload pallets during a routine global channel mission Oct. 18, 2017, to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The C-130J Super Hercules crew delivered sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force-Bravo. Airmen at Soto Cano AB rely on this mission to bring items needed to complete their mission while stationed in Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
Senior Airman David Heinz, 40th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs an air transporter from the 612th Air Base Squadron, driving a K-loader toward the C-130J Super Hercules. Heinz worked with the air transporters to offload the pallets during a routine global channel mission Oct. 18, 2017, to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, delivering sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force Bravo. The Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, routinely support the Honduras mission, a tasking from the 618th Air Operations Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Resmussen, 612th Air Base Squadron, Air Transportation Operations Center section chief, pulls a pallet off the C-130J Super Hercules from the 317th Airlift Wing Oct. 18, 2017, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The pallets were delivered as part of a routine channel mission delivering sustainment and equipment to Airmen stationed in Honduras. The Airmen from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, routinely support the Honduras mission, a tasking from the 618th Air Operations Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
Senior Airman David Heinz, 40th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs an air transporter at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., while loading pallets destined for Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 18, 2017. A C-130J Super Hercules crew from the 317th Airlift Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas, completed a routine global channel mission delivering sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting Joint Task Force-Bravo. Airmen at Soto Cano AB rely on this mission to bring items needed to complete their mission while stationed in Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)
DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Being stationed in the middle of Central America can bring unknowns, but one thing the Airmen at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, can rely on is Air Mobility Command to deliver anytime, anyplace.
A 317th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules crew at Dyess AFB completed a routine global channel mission to provide sustainment and supplies to Airmen supporting U.S. Southern Command Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras Oct. 18, 2017.
"As a wing, we provide tactical airlift worldwide," said Col. David Owens, 317th AW commander. "While we specialize in austere locations by going where not all aircraft can go, we also provide strategic airlift by completing channel missions to bring supplies and equipment to our teammates stationed in remote locations such as Honduras."
The 317th AW alternates the resupply mission with the 19th AW at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Planners at the 618th Air Operations Center at Scott AFB, Illinois, plan each channel mission and balance mission requirements before determining what aircraft will be best suited for the mission.
"C-130Js are usually the aircraft of choice for these weekly channel missions," said Robert Gilmore, 618th AOC, Global Channel Operations planner. "They use less fuel than a C-17 (Globemaster III) or C-5 (Galaxy), and the amount of goods or supplies in the sustainment cargo pipeline doesn't require a larger aircraft. At the end of the day, mission effect is what matters, but the 618th AOC planners also do their best to make sure the aircraft is efficiently utilized."
When 618th AOC Global Channel Operations plan their channel missions, they also determine routing, plan for weather, coordinate diplomatic clearances, determine airfield ramp space, and check for fuel availability, in addition to determining the most efficient aircraft for the channel cargo requirement. Aircraft commanders like Capt. Michael Mayor, 40th Airlift Squadron at Dyess AFB, ensure the mission is executed.
"One of the biggest challenges is coordinating with all the different agencies required when completing a mission like this," said Mayor. "The 618th AOC provides the big picture planning, but as the aircraft commander, I ensure the needs of the crew are taken care of, and we, as a crew, are communicating with all necessary agencies to make this run smoothly."
Putting his words into action, Mayor and his team delivered the pallets to the Airmen in Honduras ensuring they too have what they need to complete their mission in Central America.
"This channel mission provides us with the all the things we need out here in Honduras," said Staff Sgt. Cameron Lim, 612th Air Base Squadron air transporter at Soto Cano AB. "During these channel missions, these C-130s deliver anything we need like food, supplies, household goods and even blood. Anything requested by those stationed here comes to us through a channel mission like this."
In addition, the 317th AW completes routine global channel missions to Thule AB, Greenland, periodically.
mission Air Mobility Command supplies AMC honduras Dyess AFB C-130J Super Hercules U.S. Southern Command sustainment Central America Soto Cano AB


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It's OK to take medication for your mental health
By Emilio Casalicchio @e_casalicchio
New NHS advice prioritising therapy risks stigmatising antidepressants
Few people are shamed to take drugs for physical conditions, even if they have side effects
People with mental health problems should have the widest choice of treatments
The first few days – even the first couple of weeks – were quite a ride. After months on an emotional rollercoaster, the initial 48 hours after starting antidepressants was an endless run of loop the loops. Like an electrocardiogram springing into the extremes of cardiac arrest, the ups and downs became more violent and unexpected – a formless dread that was less attached to negative thoughts or worries.
Then came the nausea and disorientation. Then the feeling that the senses and the nerves detecting them had become somehow detached, the mind forever one step behind the flesh and blood.
Then came … feeling … kind of … OK. The feeling that after weeks of being unsure how to face it, I might, after all, be able to go back to work. That feeling became a quiet confidence, then a puzzlement as to how I could have seen the job as such an insurmountable challenge. After that, I started feeling good – better than ever, in fact.
There was a mixture of factors that got me through the mental health crisis that crept up in silence over months then ambushed me last summer. But I'm certain the medication was a vital factor. So I was concerned about a recent decision by the clinical watchdog NICE to issue new guidance to the NHS suggesting adults with mild depression should be offered talking therapies, group exercise and mindfulness in the first instance, instead of medication.
There is still a stigma around mental health that needs to be broken. But likewise, the stigma around taking medication for it where appropriate needs to be fought too.
Some people are afraid of what it might do to them, as if it could send them reeling into madness, never to return. Others feel shame at the prospect of taking drugs to control their emotions, or a sense that negative feelings should be manageable through sheer will.
I'm no expert and this is just a personal opinion based on experience, but I believe the best way to treat mental ill health is to throw everything at it: daily exercise and meditation, cutting out alcohol and eating a good diet, talking therapies including CBT and, if it works for people, medication.
Putting the drugs into a separate box – as if they're somehow undesirable – won't help reduce the stigma against them. NICE argues that the side effects and withdrawal from taking pills for mild depression can outweigh the benefits – which can be true for some people.
But people take drugs with side effects and unpleasant withdrawal symptoms to get through physical health issues, some for their entire lifetimes, without the same stigma following them around. Drugs to treat physical conditions are held up as paragons of medical science, while antidepressants are treated with scepticism.
It's little surprise mental health drugs are being prescribed more often when talking therapies on the NHS have endless waiting lists, with the result often being some group CBT sessions that (at least when I tried them more than a decade ago) weren't up to much.
The good news for those unable to go private is that CBT is doable at home with books or the internet, while meditation and exercise can be done for nothing too. The medication, and more in-depth therapies that some will no doubt need, are the bits people cannot do without the help of professionals.
People have different needs. But medication has not just helped me through a mental health crisis, it's left me feeling happier and more confident than I ever remember feeling. I spend less time trapped in negative mental chatter and worries, and feel able to perform better for work on the spot or with a reasonable amount of prep – rather than time-consuming hours that would bleed into the rest of my life. Of course, I exercise and meditate too, anything I can to try to stay healthy.
Others, even with mild mental health issues, might find medication offers a much better quality of life that didn't seem possible before.
Either way, poor mental health can shorten life expectancies and (in the worst cases) kill people suddenly when they take their own lives. Medication can help prevent that, so fighting the stigma against it might help too.
Emilio Casalicchio is a journalist.

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The Ranger?s apprentice is about to be sold into slavery - but help can arrive from the most unexpected places . . . Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia as the captives of the fearsome Skandian wolfship captain, Erak. Halt has sworn to rescue Will, and he will do anything to keep his promise - even defy his King. Expelled from the Rangers, Halt is joined by Horace as he travels through Gallica towards Skandia. On their way, they are constantly challenged by freelance knights - otherwise known as thieving thugs. Horace knows a thing or two about combat, though, and he soon begins to attract the attention of knights and warlords for miles around with his uncanny skill. But will they be in time to rescue Will from a life of slavery?The third book in the Australian and New York Times mega-selling Ranger's Apprentice series.


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EXCLUSIVE – Sarah Harding: 'I could imagine myself as a good lesbian!'
Christian Guiltenane June 29, 2016
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GuysLikeU's editor-in-chief Christian Guiltenane meets Girls Aloud legend, Sarah Harding.
It's hard to believe it's been three years since Girls Aloud last sang a note as a five piece combo – and yet their joyous songs still play in our hearts and always will.
So imagine our excitement when GuysLikeU was invited to meet up with the fabulous Sarah Harding for a chat about her headlining this year's Leeds Pride on August 7.
When we meet her at the plush Hilton Metropole in London, Sarah, resplendent in a set of super long blonde hair extensions, is busy fiddling with her mobile phone, trying – and failing – to get her new LuMee attachment to switch on. 'I can't get it to work,' she says, with frustration, tapping at it repeatedly. 'Can you have a look for me,' she asks her handsome PR guy, who is hovering around in the background.
While he dutifully starts to fiddle around with her phone, Sarah finally joins and greets us with a kiss. ''Ello darling, it's good to see you again, how's it going?'
Sarah and I, you see, go way back, back to the days when Girls Aloud were at their height and I was climbing the ranks to editor of OK! Magazine. During that time we worked together on numerous glossy shoots that saw gorgeous Sarah either lounging elegantly around her plush new London home, playing Lady Muck in the country or getting up close and personal with a handsome boyfriend in romantic Paris. Oh those were the days.
Since then, life has taken us in different directions with me going on to launch GuysLikeU and Sarah dipping her toes into the world of acting, starring in films such as Run For Your Wife and TV shows like Corrie.
Although it's been too many years since we last saw each other, it somehow feels just like yesterday and I'm pleased to see that Sarah hasn't changed one little bit, and is still the bright-eyed bundle of energy she always was.
As we settle around a meeting room table for our one-to-one, she lets slip she's been filming an upcoming documentary which sees her revisiting some of the places she used to live, which she says has made her feel very nostalgic. She also excitedly teases us that she is on the verge of collaborating with a big star on a dance record. With all this and her headline gig at Leeds Pride in the offing, there is much for us to look forward to over the coming months.
Here, gorgeous Sarah opens up about the importance of her gay fans, girl-on-girl kisses and her most embarrassing moment ever!
So, Sarah, FACT – the gays adore you so much. Why do you think we are drawn to you so much?
Because I love them. Ha! I don't know. I think it's because I can be a little OTT sometimes and the guys like that. I like to get dressed up for a stage performance. I like to be flamboyant and have a laugh.
Also, gays have always been drawn to women who have had their fair share of ups and downs and wear their hearts on their sleeves.
Yes, I'd agree with that. I am not media trained, you know that. I say it as it is! Some people like it, some people don't. You're right, I do wear my heart on my sleeve, what you see is what you get. I think people like that. People like honesty. I'm not hiding behind a mask. You know, if it hadn't have been for our gay fans, we wouldn't be here, so I can't thank them enough.
Over the years have you amassed an army of gay pals – enough to make a football team?
Probably. I didn't know that many gay guys at school because – well, I wasn't really at school all that much. Ha! I went to more schools than I've had homes, so it was more when I went to drama school and workshops that I got to meet more gay guys. That part of my life really began when I went to Manchester. I loved going to Pride there. I've been twice. And then me and the girls did London Pride one year where we dressed up as school girls. See, I love dressing up.
Don't you just!
But only when I'm performing, darling.
And certainly not in the privacy of your own home, eh?
Well, maybe. Get me a good man first. Or a woman!
Oh no, so you're single again.
Yes, I am. I'm the Peter Pan of the singletons. I don't think I'm ever going to grow up.
Oh Sarah, you're still young.
Er, …it
Well, you're not in a walker, so you're fine. Now every gay guy wants to be part of Taylor Swift's glam squad. Do you?
Erm… They're a bit like the Primrose Hill set, aren't they? But she's got the Swifty set! Ha! I don't know if I'd want to be part of a group. I'm in a league of my own, I don't think I'd fit into any category. I'm very mixed, you see. I have a lot of mates, some who are gay, a lot of rocky mates, who are all tattooed up. And then I have my other friends who are a little bit more WAGGY. Put them in the same room and then I'd be desperately trying to make sure they all got on. I think they would all clash. I have so many different kinds of friends. I don't' think they'd cat fight, they just wouldn't get each other. I have friends from different backgrounds. I have friends from Essex who are like ''Ello darlin'' and then I have my northern monkies.
Has anyone ever come out to you?
One of my fans did actually. He came out to me on Twitter, admitting he was bisexual and was looking for some advice. I didn't really know what to say to him to be honest. He had previously told me he had a girlfriend and then he said he liked boys too. I think he's happier now than he was before. You have to get it all off your chest. You are who you are, then that's who you are and there's nothing to be ashamed of it.
You have had your fair share of good and bad relationships over the years, have you ever thought to yourself, 'Oh God, I'm sick of men, I might try a woman!'
Ha, definitely, every time I've had enough of men. But as I am quite a tomboy, I could imagine myself as a good lesbian. Ha!
Well, you've had a few short haircuts in your time, have you ever been mistaken for a lesbian?
Haha, yeah a lot of people did think I was. And to be honest, I did look a little bit butch at times.
Oh, I wouldn't say that you were butch. Just feisty!
Okay, maybe not butch. I don't know. Look, I am not gay, or bi, I'm hetero, but never say never. But I've kissed a woman in my time.
Oh yes? Spill!
I'm not telling you. Though me and all the girls liked a little kiss from time to time. Not like that, though. Kimberley was the friskiest when she had a few drinks in her. She'd always tried to snog us on the faces. It's well publicised so that's why I am saying it.
Actually talking about the gals, where the bloody hell is Nicola right now?
You know what? I never see her! She's gone AWOL! Where is she? I have no idea where she has gone. To be honest, the girls and I have all gone off and done our own things, although Nadine and I were in touch recently. She's back over from LA. But the rest? I haven't seen hide nor hair of anyone for ages. But Nicola, you don't see at all.
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Well, actually, a photographer called Thomas Knight recently shot her for his new RED HOT collection.
Really? It's weird, it feels like she's vanished off the face of the earth!
Now looking back at the mighty Girls Aloud years, you were all cool, but pretty camp at the same time. Which of you had the campest barnet?
Oh I don't know. All of us at some point. Probably Nicola, Kimberley and Cheryl, cos they used to love going for the big bee hives. I totally blew those out of the water though when I wore the Marie Antoinette wig for the Can't Speak French video and on tour. I loved that hair. I remember I used to use it as a pom pom and would get into trouble with our hairdresser. She used to run around after the shows chasing me, while I was de-robing. She'd be screaming 'give me back the wig' and I'd scream back 'no I'm keeping it.' And she'd say to me 'no, you won't, I know what you'll do with it when you get to the bar – you'll end up using it as a pompom.' She was so precious about it.
Well, it probably cost a bomb!
I remember having to leave it on the door knob of the room on the last night of our tour and I told her 'I've left it on there for you.' And she came back to me and said she hadn't received it and that she was very disappointed in me. I remember getting so panicky and started running around the place screaming 'has any one seen my hairpiece – it looks like a pom pom,' And then she said, 'Don't worry Sarah, I do have it!' and I was like – 'oh you bastard!' See we really did have some laughs.
Clearly. Now, let's get serious and talk about Europe. Well Eurovision. We've done so badly over the years would you try to save it for us?
When did Eurovision become such a camp thing? It's so big with gays, but it wasn't always that way, was it? Back in the day, my dad used to write songs for Eurovision. When I was little, I never remembered it as being very camp and gay but now as I get older I see it more. It's become a lot camper.
Yeah, but we need someone like you… a big star, glamour, an amazing voice.
If I got to wear my big rubber suit [from Sexy No No No] maybe I'd do it! Didn't Kate [Price] do it in a pink rubber outfit once when she was pregnant? Oh God! I wouldn't have done that. It wouldn't have been easy to get into that with a baby in her tummy.
Talking of Katie Price, you were her bridesmaid back in the day. Do you like the new sophisticated Katie she's become?
She's great. She really has changed. But then we all have. I hadn't seen her in ages and then I bumped into her at the LGBT Awards. It was great, as I hadn't seen her in so long. Back in the day I used to hang out with her a lot, when she was with Peter and they had just had Junior. I remember I used to go round to see them at their place in the country and we used to make Peter audition for us as if he was in The X Factor. And he would so love getting into character and we'd be like Simon Cowell, and start yelling 'NEXT!' at him! And then he'd come back out again as a different character. We used to have such giggles. Katie had such a lovely house in the country back then with her horses. Then once she and Peter split, we kind of lost touch a little bit and she moved house – I guess people drift apart. I do remember seeing her again shortly afterwards in Ibiza with Gary and Phil, where she was having a bit of a breakdown – but then who doesn't after a messy break up?
Yeah, we remember that – she was papped on her hands and knees on a beach looking like a table.
I remember that picture. She wasn't in the best place at that time, bless her. But now she looks great and is doing so well for herself. She's outspoken, I like that. She's straight talking, she says it as it is. But she is very thick skinned, she can take it on the chin whereas I would probably just run off and cry. She's not scared to say anything.
You'd be a great Loose Woman.
I'd love to do something like that, but I'd be sacred of offending people. I mean, I really don't mind saying it as it is, but then I worry about upsetting people. And then if there was a backlash I'd get upset and think 'oh no everyone hates me!' I need to get a thicker skin. I really do. It's funny, because I think people think I'm this hard faced kinda girl, but I am actually quite the opposite. People don't see the shy and softer side of me. They just see my resting bitch face. And then they meet me and they say 'oh you're actually quite nice!' I mean I can't help having a resting bitch face – I was born with it.
Oh shush, Sarah, though you do have wonderfully evil, villainous eyes!
I'd love to be a Bond girl.
You'd be great, we can just imagine you breaking someone's neck with your thighs.
Oh yes, baby! Hahahaha! Oh, you're really bringing out the worst in me.
We hope so! Now, which of these Sarah moments make you blush the most? 1) That bum note on GMTV? 2) singing Mustang Sally on the Michelle Heaton wedding TV show. Or 3) That Spock haircut you had in the Call The Shots video?
Oh God! I was soooo drunk at that wedding. And Kate [Price] was screaming at me 'Come on Sarah, get up and sing!' So she plied me with drink and got me up to sing. And I belted out Mustang Sally because it's a song I used to do as a kid with my dad's band and which over the years I made my own. And now the result is I have been banned from ever singing it again. Even the girls banned me from singing it because I started over singing it, and over add-libbing it. (she bellows) 'RIDE SALLY RIDE!'
I have to admit, it is actually one of my least favourite songs ever!
It's so over done now, but when I was a child, growing up, it was a classic. Now it's lost its pizazz. I remember being at Nadine's birthday and her dad's band were playing. So I got and joined them and it was the first time the girls had heard me sing with my rocky voice and they were like, 'where did that voice come from?' But I wasn't as bad as I was at Michelle's wedding. Oooh, I'll kill Kate next time I see her for that. Thanks for reminding me
Three years on! Gays are still furious that Girls Aloud split – do you ever think to yourself, 'I wish we hadn't done that!'
I still have flashbacks. There's a guy on Instagram who keeps posting video clips of our tours and I'll think 'oh I forgot we did that song, like Black Jack or Love Is Pain.' And I keep watching them back, loving the old clips. It reminds me how much I miss it. I still miss the touring, I miss performing. I don't miss the rehearsals, cos I hated the dance rehearsals. It always took me longer to get my head around the routines. I used to have a faff and a meltdown, 'I can't do it. I much prefer the singing part to the dancing. But once it all comes together with the costumes and the lighting it always looks so great and I love watching it back. I am very nostalgic.
And finally we hear you're going back in to the studio. We loved the track, Indelible, the B-side to your single, Threads. We actually preferred it to the A-Side
I love Indelible, but I couldn't bring out a ballad to start with. I don't think I can sing with out crying. It's about a break up, it's about heartache. It's really tough, I can't imagine singing it live. You can hear my voice shake in the breakdown.
#tbt 😌😔…my last session on #Threads and #Indelible #SarahHardingThreads #music #love #single #EP 💔
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We'd love to see you produce a Nothing Compares 2U style video to go with it – it'd be amazing.
Maybe I will one day. I might be doing a collab with someone too. I can t say anything just yet. I'm waiting until its been laid down. I don't wanna jinx it. It's a classic tune with a twist!
Sarah will headline Leeds Pride on Sunday 7 August. Go to the Leeds Pride Facebook page for more details about Sarah's appearance and the overall weekend.
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After a short while supporting bands from interstate, Dingoes, LRB etc and starting to write their own songs , Beeb Birtles of LRB recommended Stars to Michael Gudinski of Mushroom Records who promptly signed them instigating a move to Melbourne.
Stars friend Andy Durant joined the band with a collection of his own songs which formulated their sound from Rock Boogie to more Country Rock and the first album "Paradise" featuring the classic Aus. Rock song "Mighty Rock" and the sublime "Look After Yourself" was released going gold.
Stars toured the Country with notable overseas acts like Joe Cocker, The Beach Boys, Linda Rondstadt, ELO among many others.
After the release of Stars second album "Land Of Fortune" a live album "1157" and 3 years of constant touring a decision was made to end Stars and sadly shortly after Andy died from a melanoma .
In 1980 the star studded "Andrew Durant Memorial Concert" was staged at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda, featuring the members of Stars, Renee Geyer, Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Don Walker, Richard Clapton and many more of the cream of Australian artists who are still recording and playing to this day, a live recording of the show was released to much acclaim and promptly went gold.


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Album Review: JoJo's Sleek & Soulful 'Good To Know'
Mike Wass @mikewassmusic | May 4, 2020 1:11 pm
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JoJo Is Looking For A Real 'Man'
JoJo introduces 4th LP 'Good To Know' with a bop called 'Man.'
For all its nods to 2020's minimal R&B landscape, there's something endearingly retro about JoJo's Good To Know. Maybe it's the album's lean running time (it clocks in at just under 30 minutes), which is in stark contrast to the sprawling, chart-rigging monoliths being rolled out en masse today. Or perhaps it's just the fact that Good To Know is more interested in being a cohesive, meaningful body of work than a sprinkling of singles padded out with filler. Which makes JoJo's 4th LP more of a recalibration than a reinvention.
After all, the 29-year-old has been making intensely personal, contemplative R&B for the best part of a decade. This is just the first time that she has applied the formula to an album instead of a mixtape. Good To Know is further elevated by JoJo's growth as a vocalist. In much the same way that Mariah Carey purposely dialed it back a notch in the '90s to focus on agility and delivery, there isn't an unnecessary note on this album. It's one thing to be able to sing well, it's another to make people feel it.
And that's exactly what JoJo does on Good To Know. This is a collection of songs that cling to your soul. The "Leave (Get Out)" legend revealed that the album has three separate acts comprised of numbing the pain with vices, the dawning realization that change is necessary and, finally, the first (baby) steps towards self-love. It's quite an arc to pull off over nine songs, but JoJo does it with ease. She straps us in for a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows that hits doubly hard because it rings true.
Good To Know begins with JoJo playing the other woman on "So Bad," a song that revels in bad decision-making. "I'll be in the trench coat, back of the bar in the shadows," she sings on the slinky chorus. "Act like you don't know me, if they ask you." Our heroine isn't above a little manipulation either. "You say you love her, but you need me so bad," she pleads at one point. It's unflinchingly honest and raw. A description that also applies to "Pedialyte" — a slow jam that about recovering from a hangover.
Sex and drinking are staples of modern-day R&B, but what sets these tunes apart is the fact that they exist in a moral grey-zone. They're not particularly apologetic, but there is a whiff of regret in the air. While those tracks showcase self-destructive behavior, "Gold" is a sleek, sexy celebration of the divine feminine. As the album segues into the next phase of self-awareness, the songs cut even deeper. Take the lead single, "Man," which is the punchiest, pop-adjacent song on Good To Know. This is where JoJo stops settling for less.
The gut-wrenching "Small Things," which ranks as one of the album's best tracks, documents the special kind of emotional torture that accompanies a breakup. "Heard your name just as I was heading home the other day," JoJo sings over a stripped-back, acoustic arrangement. "And I swear, I couldn't even sit up straight." The song is also notable for the hitmaker's virtuoso vocal performance. Ultimately, she learns her lesson and decides to spend some time alone — a revelation that is captured perfectly on the '90s-inspired "Lonely Hearts."
Next up is the most bruising track on the album. "Think About You" is about being fixated on someone that you know is toxic. "I been tryin' to move on and it's obvious that I can't," JoJo sings over Lido's sparse, midnight-R&B production. "It was my fault we're broken, but I can't let go of hoping." That kind of inertia does have one advantage, however, and that is explosive makeup sex — as captured on the semi-pornographic, wholly-outrageous "Comeback." Add this to your favorite sexy times playlist now.
Good To Know ends on a positive note with a beautiful ballad called "Don't Talk Me Down," which finds JoJo taking responsibility for her actions and taking steps towards change. That magnificent voice is front and center as she demands better for herself. "Opposites attract, but do they last? Light us up and burn out just as fast," JoJo ponders, before reaching the emotional chorus: "Don't talk me down, don't fill my head with doubt." And with that, R&B's secret weapon leaves us wanting more. Which is an increasingly rare thing to say about an album in 2020.
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Pastor's Blog - Do You Value Your Soul?
Jesus gives us a "profit and loss statement" in verse 26: "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" So much of our world revolves around how we can make a profit. How does this situation help me? If I do this thing, will it increase my value in some way? Jesus challenges us to think differently and to understand that the one and only soul you have is more valuable than anything else. Do not get things twisted and turned around, where your soul spends eternity is more important than anything else!


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Chi Chi DeVayne Does Donald Trump Up in Drag: Face the Ugly Truth
Written by Kevin Phinney| February 15, 2018| Entertainment, Screen
Tabasco isn't all that's hot and saucy from Louisiana. When we caught up with Shreveport native and All Stars 3 contender Chi Chi DeVayne, gurl was on fire.
Chi Chi is of course the stage name of Zavion Davenport, and she is one of nine contestants who signed on for the the current season of the RuPaul series. And she is a captivating interview who we threw the most random question we asked of any of the current season's queens: If you had the opportunity to sit Donald Trump down in your makeup chair. what would you do? Her answer had everyone in the Metrosource offices squirming with laughter, and now we finally get to share it with you.
During her original appearances on the show in Season 8, DeVayne made herself fans behind the judge's table and television audiences. In fact, no less than the original Effie White, Jennifer Holliday, made her an "official Dreamgirl" when Chi Chi lip-synced her way into immortality with an impassioned reading of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going."
Other tasty tidbits our research turned up about Ms. Davenport? Well, her drag mother was Kourtni DeVayne, who died in 2008. She was subsequently adopted by Ladi Phat Kat, both from Shreveport, and she was eliminated on the ninth episode RuPaul's Drag Race after landing in fourth place.
Wikipedia calls her "a sassy Southern dancing queen with a formidable lip-sync. This queen puts the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent in 'country.' Hailing from humble roots, Chi Chi is determined to win the $100,000 prize. And if she can rise to the challenge and embrace who she is in the competition… she might just be laughing all the way to the bank."
DeVayne is quoted in the article as remembering that as a youngster, she was "always a little performer. My uncle used to stage talent shows with all us cousins, and my mom saw something in me. She had me in gymnastics, and I was in a dance company in my twenties."
She also says that her life in Louisiana was on the rough side for quite some time. She carried a gun. She joined gangs. But drag changed all that.
The Wiki article also relates that DeVayne guested on the 2016 podcast RuPaul: What's the Tea with Michelle Visage. A year later, she joined an ensemble of performers for a holiday tour called A Drag Queen Christmas: the Naughty Tour, alongside Sasha Velour, Farrah Moan, Naomi Smalls, Shea Coulee, Kim Chi, Latrice Royale and Eureka O'Hara.
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Phatic messages and communicating during disasters
I was watching television and using my notebook (the default) the other night when news broke on the Minneapolis bridge collapse. I have a lot of friends and colleagues at the University of Minnesota, and when events like this happen your first thoughts always turn to their well being. I was so wanting to get a tweet from them, but realized that not a single one of them was on Twitter.
Not long into the news coverage they told us that the Minneapolis cellular networks were down. I knew that what they meant to say was that the "voice" network was down. In situations like this the text messaging system becomes the most reliable form of communication. SMS is the Energizer Bunny of communication modalities. Where other technologies fail SMS almost always works. Following Katrina, where power was out, and Internet communications were down for days, where voice networks were congested and basically unusable, SMS messages were getting through just fine. As long as you could keep a charge on your phone you could communicate -- 160 characters at a time.
I've been thinking about phatic messages and Twitter quite a bit over the last few days. Where Twitter is a lot of fun, in my closest work group we have all realized that its use is anything but trivial. I'm starting to think that Twitter has some very significant uses for crisis/disaster communication to large groups (citizens). Checkout what the Los Angeles Fire Department is doing with Twitter. That is very cool! What if Virginia Tech had been using Twitter last April? I know a lot of conversation revolved around the Virginia Tech campus shooting and the lack of a closed SMS notification system. Why do they need their own? What's wrong with public? I know Twitter has varying degrees of reliability, it's new and struggling with growth, but it's better than what they had at Virginia Tech last April which was nothing.
I've come to the conclusion that it is time to start pushing Twitter adoption in my family. Those phatic messages are trivial until such time as you need to know that someone is doing okay. "Eating a breakfast burrito" isn't a trivial message to receive when you're worried about someone's very well being.
Labels: communication, disaster, sms, socialnetworking, twitter
Eli Sagor said...
Thanks Kevin for pointing out that SMS / text messages on the cell network still worked. I live in the Twin Cities area and found myself wanting to quickly let friends and family know we were OK. I posted a status update to facebook, but knew the cell network was down and didn't think of texting.
And, although I enjoy following several folks' tweets, very few people who I actually know are on Twitter. I may start to push it a bit more too...
Kevin Gamble said...
Thank you for your comment. It's nice to have that firsthand perspective. Also, very good to hear that you are doing well.
Glad to have you back and tweeting!
Jonathan Davis said...
CNET's recent article Why cell phone networks are a weak link in a crisis explains why SMS keeps working during an emergency even though voice-cellphone calls fail. Here in Auburn, this also applies during home football games when droves of fans come to town.
Floyd Davenport said...
What a great example of how a technology which so many don't quite understand, "get", becomes so essential. Context...
It is making me reconsider data connectivity for my phone- yes, I only have 801 on my phone.


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Q: how to show a message box in a wpf mvvm application? I have an application whch is written in WPF and is based on MVVM.
In part of this application, I am doing a very long processing and at the end of it I want to ask a question from user such as processing finished, do you want to reset data?
I am doing this by showing a message box and it do the job, but I belive it is not a good solution as my ViewModel showing something to user .
What is the best way to implement such messagebox?
I read the answer to similar questions here but all of them related to input validation, whish is not the case here. In my case, I am asking a question which is not related to data validation and hence data vlidation methods doesn't work here.

A: An elegant way would be using a "MessageRequest" that is raised in the ViewModel and handled in the View (--> Interactions) or an Interaction Service defined in the View Layer.
Thus, the ViewModel wouldn't decide HOW the message is shown, as this is part of the UI. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg405494(v=pandp.40).aspx#sec11 and following section for a good example.

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During the presidential debates, Donald Trump has revealed himself to be quite happy using a loophole called "The Timeline Paradox", wherein the candidate will make statements that may or may not be true on other timelines, but not this one. Donald does this so often that the lies can become difficult to keep track of, which is where The Buckaroo Party comes in.
We have meticulously gone through Donald Trump's debate claims and determined whether or not they are TRUE or FALSE in regard to this timeline.
Shockingly, the website address "TrumpDebateFacts.com" was not yet snatched up by the devilman candidate, so we here at The Buckaroo Party took the liberty of securing this corner of the internet to shed some truth on Trump's debate claims.


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Daniel Kearvell: I firmly believe that the Romanian economy is well set on the road to sustainable growth. Whilst this journey is not and will not be without a few bumps along the way, there are clear signs for optimism, both from a macro-economic perspective, and through the prism through which we at DHL view the country's economy. As the leading international express company in Romania, we facilitate the country's economic activity from a privileged standpoint, working with over 5,200 customers from across the full spectrum of business. This year we have observed a number of landmark investments and expansions, particularly in the manufacturing, textile and production sectors of the economy. Whilst the rate of new investments and projects in Romania may not in itself be particularly significant, we notice an increasing tendency amongst significant investors already in the country to expand and invest. The Transylvanian area is a particularly good example of this development. This growth, of course, could not take place without a steadily increasing export environment – particularly to Eurozone countries – which has also been a noticeable feature of our customer base's development in 2015, and which is also fuelling the economy's development.
Daniel Kearvell: However much one endeavours to separate the two, a key driver of economic growth in Romania is the country's relative levels of political stability. This is a key factor in both attracting new investors, and safeguarding and developing their investments once established in the country. By its very nature, change brings uncertainty, and pulls backs the ability of all parties to execute swift and effective decisions. Thus, stability would likely be at or near the top of every organization's wish list. Better infrastructure would enhance the attractiveness of Romania for external investors, and also of course increase the country's overall competitiveness. It is relevant to note, however, that important developments have been made in this area in recent years – we are encouraged by the investment going into several regional Romanian airports, for example, whilst the road infrastructure is steadily improving – although this momentum needs to be maintained and in some areas accelerated.
Daniel Kearvell: 2015 thus far has been one of the most successful years in DHL Romania's recent history. We anticipate growth in the region of ten percent for our international business, which represents excellent progress. In particular, the rise in imports from Asian origins has been extremely significant, and there are also encouraging signs of increasing demand from the Eurozone for Romanian exports – these markets of course are crucial for the country, representing 8 of Romania's top 10 express destinations. Increasingly, I believe that customers are looking for a 'one-stop-shop' from their Express partners. To this end, and to meet this demand, this year we have strengthened our offerings in areas such as Same Day international capabilities, and our ability to provide transport for a wider category of goods and products.
Q: Which were the main events and trends that have marked your industry and, in particular, your activity last year? How has the market changed? Which were the main drivers of your activity?
Daniel Kearvell: We are fortunate, in my view, to be operating in a constantly evolving and developing industry, which demands constant investment, creativity and focus. Whilst challenging, such an environment I think rewards commitment and longevity, allied to a consistent investment programme. Undoubtedly our customers are becoming ever-more demanding in Romania. As private consumption levels grow in the country, so does the level of expectation of quality service. Express providers are expected to become ever-more available and convenient for our customers; one of the drivers of expansion of our Service Points to locations such as shopping malls and fuel stations has been our aim to become ever-closer – literally – to those who wish to send and receive international shipments.
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We see our investment programme, which is significant, as a particular opportunity. These investments drive the quality that customers expect of DHL. 2015 will see the launch of an international gateway in Timisoara, and expansion of our existing facility in Cluj, and the purchase of another wave of new courier vehicles. In terms of risk – every shipment is a risk, because in our industry we are only as good as our last shipment, as a wise manager once said to me! In terms of the external market, I believe that increased political instability would hinder the country's development, and in turn the economy, with all the knock-on effects to organizations that such a development may bring. As I mentioned before, however, the direction of the country remains positive, in our view, and the opportunities far outweigh the risks involved.
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\section{Introduction}

It is our goal, in this work, to derive infinite arctangent summation formulas involving Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. The results obtained will be found to be of a more general nature than one finds in earlier literature.

\bigskip

Previously known results containing arctangent identities and/or infinite summation involving Fibonacci numbers can be found in references \cite{bragg, hayashi, hoggattv, mahon85,melham95} and references therein.

\bigskip

In deriving the results in this paper, the main identities employed are the trigonometric addition formula
\begin{equation}
\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{\lambda {(y-x)}}{xy+\lambda^2}\right\}=\tan^{-1}\frac{\lambda}{x}-\tan^{-1}\frac{\lambda}{y}\,,\label{equ.arctan}
\end{equation}
which holds for $\lambda\in\mathbb{R}$ such that either $xy>0$ or $xy<0$ and $\lambda^2<-xy$, and the following identities which resolve products of Fibonacci and Lucas numbers

\begin{subequations}\label{equ.v128kwt}
\begin{eqnarray}\label{equ.xj19lbd}
F_{u-v}F_{u+v}=F^2_u-(-1)^{(u-v)}F_v^2\,,\label{equ.u38jrgd}\\
L_{u-v}L_{u+v}=L_{2u}+(-1)^{(u-v)}L_{2v}\,,\label{equ.itu9olz}\\
L_uF_v=F_{v+u}+(-1)^uF_{v-u}\,,\label{equ.wogl40r}\\
F_uL_v=F_{v+u}-(-1)^uF_{v-u}\,,\label{equ.fen1v2f}\\
L_{u}L_{v}=L_{u+v}+(-1)^uL_{v-u}\,,\label{equ.l5tzgky}\\
5F_{u-v}F_{u+v}=L_{2u}-(-1)^{(u-v)}L_{2v}\label{equ.kt19j3t}\,.
\end{eqnarray}
\end{subequations}

Also we shall make repeated use of the following identities connecting Fibonacci and Lucas numbers:

\begin{subequations}\label{equ.u4fy3q3}
\begin{eqnarray}\label{equ.wsr7wzv}
F_{2u}=F_uL_u\,,\\
L_{2u}-2(-1)^u=5F_u^2\,,\\
5F_u^2-L_u^2=4(-1)^{(u+1)}\,,\\
L_{2u}+2(-1)^u=L_u^2\,.
\end{eqnarray}
\end{subequations}

Identities~\eqref{equ.v128kwt} and~\eqref{equ.u4fy3q3} or their variations can be found in~\cite{basin2, dunlap, howard}.

\bigskip

On notation, $G_i$, $i$ integers, denotes generalized Fibonacci numbers defined through the second order recurrence relation \mbox{$G_i=G_{i-1}+G_{i-2}$}, where two boundary terms, usually $G_0$ and $G_1$, need to be specified. When $G_0=0$ and $G_1=1$, we have the Fibonacci numbers, denoted $F_i$, while when $G_0=2$ and $G_1=1$, we have the Lucas numbers, denoted $L_i$.

\bigskip

Throughout this paper, the principal value of the arctangent function is assumed.

\bigskip

Interesting results obtained in this paper, for integers $k$, $j\ne 0$ and $p$ include
\begin{align*}
& \sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{F_j^2 L_j L_{4jr} }}{{F_{4jr}^2  - F_{2j}^2  + F_j^2 }}} \right\} = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{L_j }}} \right)}\,, \sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{L_j^2 F_j L_{4jr} }}{{F_{4jr}^2  - F_{2j}^2  + L_j^2 }}} \right\} = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{F_j }}} \right)}\,,\\
&\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{F_{2j}^2L_{4jr+2j}}{F_{4jr+2j}^2}\right\}=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{L_{2j}}\right)\,,\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{F_{2(2j - 1)} }}{{F_{4jr - 2r + 2j - 1} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{{1}}{{L_{2j - 1} }}} \right)\,,\\
&\\
&\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{F_{2(2j - 1)} }}{{F_{4jr - 2r + 1} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{{F_{2j - 1} }}{{F_{2j} }}} \right),\,\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{1}}{{F_{2r + 2k - 1} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{F_{2k} }}} \right)\,,
\end{align*}

\begin{align*}
&\sum_{r = p}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{1}{5}\frac{{L_{2r} }}{{F_{2r}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{L_{2p - 1} }}} \right)\,,\sum_{r=1}^\infty \tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{F_{4j}}{F_{4jr-1}}\right\}=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{L_{2j}}{L_{2j-1}}\right)\,.
\end{align*}

We also obtained the following special values
\begin{align*}
&\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{L_{4r-2}}{F_{4r-2}^2}\right\}=\frac{\pi}{2}\,,\quad {\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{L_{4r}}{F_{4r}^2}\right\}=\frac{\pi}{4}}\,,\quad {\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{\sqrt{35}\, L_{4r - 2} }{{L_{2(4r - 2)} }}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi}{2}}\,,\\
&{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 3 L_{2r} }}{{L_{4r} }}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi }{3}}\,,\quad {\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{1}{5}\frac{{L_{2r} }}{{F_{2r}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi }{4}}\,,\quad {\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 }}{{L_{2r} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \sqrt 5}\,,\\
&{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{\sqrt{35}\, L_{4r} }{{L_{8r} }}} \right\}}  = \sqrt{\frac{7}{5}}}\,,\, {\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 F_{2r - 1} }}{{L_{2r - 1}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi}{2}}\,,\\
&{\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{5\sqrt {7} F_{4r-1}}{L_{2(4r-1)}}\right)=\tan^{-1}\sqrt 7}\,,\quad\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{L_{4r+2}}{F_{4r+2}^2}\right\}=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)\,.
\end{align*}

\section{Preliminary result}

Taking $x=G_{mr + n - m}$ and $y=G_{mr + n}$ in the arctangent addition formula, identity~\eqref{equ.arctan}, gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.jeavdxa}
\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\lambda (G_{mr + n}  - G_{mr + n - m} )}}{{G_{mr + n} G_{mr + n - m}  + \lambda ^2 }}} \right\} = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{\lambda }{{G_{mr + n - m} }}} \right) - \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{\lambda }{{G_{mr + n} }}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

Summing each side of identity~\eqref{equ.jeavdxa} from $r=p\in\mathbb{Z}$ to $r=N\in\mathbb{Z^+}$ and noting that the summation of the terms on the right hand side telescopes, we obtain

\begin{equation}
\sum\limits_{r = p}^N {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\lambda (G_{mr + n}  - G_{mr + n - m} )}}{{G_{mr + n} G_{mr + n - m}  + \lambda ^2 }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{\lambda }{{G_{mp + n - m} }}} \right) - \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{\lambda }{{G_{mN + n} }}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

Now taking limit as $N\to\infty$, we have

\subsection*{Lemma.}
For $\lambda\in\mathbb{R}$, $n,m,p\in\mathbb{Z}$, $m\ne 0$ holds

\begin{equation}\label{equ.ahydik3}
\sum_{r = p}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\lambda  {(G_{mr + n} - G_{mr + n - m} }) }}{{G_{mr + n} G_{mr + n - m}  + \lambda ^2 }}} \right\}}=\tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{\lambda }{{G_{mp+n-m} }}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

\section{Main Results}

\subsection{$G\equiv F$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ahydik3}, that is, $G_0=0$, $G_1=1$}

Choosing $m=4j$ and $n=2k+2j$ and using identities~\eqref{equ.u38jrgd} and \eqref{equ.fen1v2f} we prove
\begin{thm}\label{thm.xrc79et}

For $\lambda\in\mathbb{R}$, $j,k,p\in\mathbb{Z}$ and $j\ne 0$ holds
\begin{equation}\label{equ.o14ht74}
\sum_{r=p}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{\lambda F_{2j}L_{4jr+2k}}{F_{4jr+2k}^2-F_{2j}^2+\lambda^2}\right\}=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{\lambda}{F_{4jp+2k-2j}}\right)\,,
\end{equation}
\end{thm}

while taking $m=4j-2$ and $n=2k+2j-2$ and using identities~\eqref{equ.u38jrgd} and \eqref{equ.wogl40r} we prove

\begin{thm}\label{thm.kc5pf5v}

For $\lambda\in\mathbb{R}$ and $j,k,p\in\mathbb{Z}$ holds

\begin{equation}\label{equ.wz6niw6}
\sum_{r = p}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\lambda L_{2j - 1} F_{4jr - 2r + 2k - 1} }}{{F_{4jr - 2r + 2k - 1}^2  - F_{2j - 1}^2  + \lambda ^2 }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{\lambda }{{F_{4jp - 2p + 2k - 2j} }}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

\end{thm}

\subsection{$G\equiv L$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ahydik3}, that is, $G_0=2$, $G_1=1$}

Choosing $m=4j$ and $n=2k+2j-1$ and using identities~\eqref{equ.itu9olz} and \eqref{equ.kt19j3t} we prove

\begin{thm}\label{thm.xi2xcnh}

For $\lambda\in\mathbb{R}$, $j,k,p\in\mathbb{Z}$ and $j\ne 0$ holds

\begin{equation}\label{equ.ywa2m9d}
\sum_{r=p}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{5\lambda F_{2j}F_{4jr+2k-1}}{L_{8jr+4k-2}-L_{4j}+\lambda^2}\right)=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{\lambda}{L_{4jp+2k-2j-1}}\right)\,,
\end{equation}

\end{thm}

while taking $m=4j-2$ and $n=2k+2j-1$ and using identities~\eqref{equ.itu9olz} and \eqref{equ.l5tzgky} we prove

\begin{thm}\label{thm.vqhpot1}

For $\lambda\in\mathbb{R}$ and $j,k,p\in\mathbb{Z}$ holds

\begin{equation}\label{equ.ocyrpi4}
\sum_{r=p}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{\lambda L_{2j-1}L_{4jr-2r+2k}}{L_{8jr-4r+4k}-L_{4j-2}+\lambda^2}\right)=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{\lambda}{L_{4jp-2p+2k-2j+1}}\right)\,.
\end{equation}

\end{thm}

\section{Corollaries and special values}

Different combinations of the parameters $\lambda$, $j$, $k$ and $p$ in the above theorems yield a variety of interesting particular cases. In this section we will consider some of the possible choices.

\subsection{Results from Theorem~\ref{thm.xrc79et}}

\subsubsection{$\lambda=F_{j}$, $p=1$ and $k=0$ in identity~\eqref{equ.o14ht74}}

The choice $\lambda=F_{j}$, $p=1$ and $k=0$ in identity~\eqref{equ.o14ht74} gives

\begin{equation}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{F_j^2 L_j L_{4jr} }}{{F_{4jr}^2  - F_{2j}^2  + F_j^2 }}} \right\} = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{L_j }}} \right)}\,.
\end{equation}

Thus, at $j=1$, we obtain the special value

\begin{equation}\label{equ.s6rsk7b}
\boxed{\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{L_{4r}}{F_{4r}^2}\right\}=\frac{\pi}{4}}\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{$\lambda=L_{j}$, $p=1$ and $k=0$ in identity~\eqref{equ.o14ht74}}

The above choice gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.w0riexv}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{L_j^2 F_j L_{4jr} }}{{F_{4jr}^2  - F_{2j}^2  + L_j^2 }}} \right\} = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{F_j }}} \right)}\,.
\end{equation}

At $j=1$, identity\eqref{equ.s6rsk7b} is reproduced, while at $j=2$ we have the special value

\begin{equation}\label{equ.zxs4hwa}
\boxed{\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{9L_{8r}}{F_{8r}^2}\right\}=\frac{\pi}{4}}\,.
\end{equation}

Note that identities~\eqref{equ.s6rsk7b} and \eqref{equ.zxs4hwa} are special cases of identity~\eqref{equ.t70h9q0} below, at $j=1$ and $j=2$, respectively.

\subsubsection{$\lambda=F_{2j}$, $k=j$ and $p=0$ in identity~\eqref{equ.o14ht74}}

This choice gives
\begin{equation}\label{equ.zr8gn0u}
\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{F_{2j}^2L_{4jr-2j}}{F_{4jr-2j}^2}\right\}=\frac{\pi}{2}\,,
\end{equation}

which, at $j=1$, gives the special value

\begin{equation}\label{equ.bmwsq09}
\boxed{\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{L_{4r-2}}{F_{4r-2}^2}\right\}=\frac{\pi}{2}}\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{$\lambda=F_{2j}$ and $p=1$ in identity~\eqref{equ.o14ht74}}

This choice gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.bxwz09x}
\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{F_{2j}^2L_{4jr+2k}}{F_{4jr+2k}^2}\right\}=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{F_{2j}}{F_{2j+2k}}\right)\,.
\end{equation}

At $k=0$ in identity~\eqref{equ.bxwz09x} we have

\begin{equation}\label{equ.t70h9q0}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{F_{2j}^2 L_{4jr} }}{{F_{4jr}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi }{4}\,.
\end{equation}

Note that identities~\eqref{equ.s6rsk7b} and \eqref{equ.zxs4hwa} are special cases of identity~\eqref{equ.t70h9q0} at $j=1$ and $j=2$, respectively.

\bigskip

At $k=j\ne 0$ in identity~\eqref{equ.bxwz09x} we have

\begin{equation}\label{equ.izw0y7l}
\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{F_{2j}^2L_{4jr+2j}}{F_{4jr+2j}^2}\right\}=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{L_{2j}}\right)\,,
\end{equation}

yielding at $j=1$, the special value

\begin{equation}\label{equ.hqdqegn}
\boxed{\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{L_{4r+2}}{F_{4r+2}^2}\right\}=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)}\,.
\end{equation}

\bigskip

Finally, taking limit of identity~\eqref{equ.bxwz09x} as $j\to\infty$, we obtain

\begin{equation}\label{equ.yb6rk2c}
\lim_{j\to\infty}\;\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{F_{2j}^2L_{4jr+2k}}{F_{4jr+2k}^2}\right\}=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\phi^{2k}}\right)\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{ $5\lambda^2=L_{4j}$, $p=0$ and $k=j$ in identity~\eqref{equ.o14ht74}}

Another interesting particular case of identity~\eqref{equ.o14ht74} is obtained by setting \mbox{$5\lambda^2=L_{4j}$}, $p=0$ and $k=j$ to obtain

\begin{equation}\label{equ.qzbk8sv}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{F_{2j} \sqrt {5L_{4j} } L_{4jr - 2j} }}{{L_{2(4jr - 2j)} }}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi}{2}\,,
\end{equation}

which at $j=1$ gives the special value

\begin{equation}
\boxed{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{\sqrt{35}\, L_{4r - 2} }{{L_{2(4r - 2)} }}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi}{2}}\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{ $5\lambda^2=L_{4j}$, $p=0$ and $k=2j$ in identity~\eqref{equ.o14ht74}}

In this case Theorem~\ref{thm.xrc79et} reduces to

\begin{equation}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{F_{2j} \sqrt {5L_{4j} } L_{4jr} }}{{L_{8jr} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{\sqrt 5 }}\frac{{\sqrt {L_{4j} } }}{{F_{2j} }}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

At $j=1$, we have the special value

\begin{equation}
\boxed{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{\sqrt{35}\, L_{4r} }{{L_{8r} }}} \right\}}  = \sqrt{\frac{7}{5}}}\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{$\lambda=L_{2j}/\sqrt 5$ and $k=j$ in identity~\eqref{equ.o14ht74}}

Setting $\lambda=L_{2j}/\sqrt 5$ and $k=j$ in identity~\eqref{equ.o14ht74} we have

\begin{equation}\label{equ.eyh9qun}
\sum_{r = p}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 F_{4j} }}{{L_{4jr + 2j}}}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{{ L_{2j} }}{{F_{4jp}\sqrt 5 }}} \right)\,,
\end{equation}

which at $p=1$ gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.m0qe2qb}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 F_{4j}}}{{L_{4jr + 2j}}}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{{1}}{{F_{2j}\sqrt 5 }}} \right)
\end{equation}

and at $p=0$ yields
\begin{equation}\label{equ.nwoiutl}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 F_{4j}}}{{L_{4jr - 2j}}}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi}{2}\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{$\lambda=L_{2j}/\sqrt 5$, $p=0$ and $k=2j\ne 0$ in identity~\eqref{equ.o14ht74}}

The above choice yields
\begin{equation}\label{equ.lzwycuj}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 F_{4j} }}{{L_{4jr}}}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{{ L_{2j} }}{{F_{2j}\sqrt 5 }}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

\subsection{Results from Theorem~\ref{thm.kc5pf5v}}

\subsubsection{$\lambda=F_{2j-1}$ and $p=1$ in identity~\eqref{equ.wz6niw6}}

The above choice gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.mj4nx98}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{F_{2(2j - 1)} }}{{F_{4jr - 2r + 2k - 1} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{{F_{2j - 1} }}{{F_{2j + 2k - 2} }}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

At $k=j$ in identity~\eqref{equ.mj4nx98} we have the interesting formula

\begin{equation}\label{equ.tbzc0kv}
\boxed{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{F_{2(2j - 1)} }}{{F_{4jr - 2r + 2j - 1} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{{1}}{{L_{2j - 1} }}} \right)}\,.
\end{equation}

Note that identity~\eqref{equ.tbzc0kv}, at $j=1$, includes Lehmer's result (cited in \cite{hoggattv, melham95}) as a particular case.

\bigskip

Setting $j=1$ in identity~\eqref{equ.mj4nx98} we obtain

\begin{equation}\label{equ.dsi0drc}
\boxed{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{1}}{{F_{2r + 2k - 1} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{F_{2k} }}} \right)}\,.
\end{equation}

Note again that identity~\eqref{equ.dsi0drc} subsumes Lehmer's formula and the result of Melham ($p=1$ in identity(3.5) of \cite{melham95}), at $k=1$ and at $k=0$ respectively.

\bigskip

Finally, taking limit $j\to\infty$ in identity~\eqref{equ.mj4nx98}, we obtain
\begin{equation}\label{equ.cr0s48s}
\lim_{j\to\infty}\,\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{F_{2(2j - 1)} }}{{F_{4jr - 2r + 2k - 1} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{{1 }}{{\phi^{2k-1} }}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{$\lambda=L_{2j-1}/\sqrt 5$ and $k=j$ in identity~\eqref{equ.wz6niw6}}

The above choice gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.a1f1zqv}
\sum_{r = p}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 L_{2j - 1}^2 F_{4jr - 2r + 2j - 1} }}{{L_{4jr - 2r + 2j - 1}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{\sqrt 5 }}\frac{{L_{2j - 1} }}{{F_{4jp - 2p} }}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

Setting $p=1$ in identity~\eqref{equ.a1f1zqv}, we find

\begin{equation}\label{equ.xr9ngzb}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 L_{2j - 1}^2 F_{4jr - 2r + 2j - 1} }}{{L_{4jr - 2r + 2j - 1}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{\sqrt 5 }}\frac{{1}}{{F_{2j - 1} }}} \right)\,,
\end{equation}

while choosing $j=1$ leads to

\begin{equation}\label{equ.awptwpq}
\sum_{r = p}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 F_{2r + 1} }}{{L_{2r + 1}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{\sqrt 5 }}\frac{{1}}{{F_{2p} }}} \right)\,,
\end{equation}

which at $p=0$ gives the special value

\begin{equation}\label{equ.v6sfa8i}
\boxed{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 F_{2r - 1} }}{{L_{2r - 1}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi}{2}}\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{$5\lambda^2=L_{4j-2}$ and $k=j$ in identity~\eqref{equ.wz6niw6}}

The above substitutions give

\begin{equation}\label{equ.xdqih4r}
\sum_{r = p}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt{5L_{4j - 2}} L_{2j - 1} F_{4jr - 2r + 2j - 1} }}{L_{2(4jr - 2r + 2j - 1)} }} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{\sqrt{5L_{4j - 2}} }{{5F_{4jp - 2p} }}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

At $p=0$ in identity~\eqref{equ.xdqih4r} we have, for positive integers $j$,

\begin{equation}\label{equ.iwv0r4l}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt{5L_{4j - 2}} L_{2j - 1} F_{4jr - 2r - 2j + 1} }}{L_{2(4jr - 2r - 2j + 1)} }} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi}{2}\,,
\end{equation}

giving, at $j=1$, the special value

\begin{equation}\label{equ.v7chd82}
\boxed{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt {15} F_{2r - 1} }}{{L_{2({2r - 1})} }}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi}{2}}\,.
\end{equation}

At $p=2$ in identity~\eqref{equ.xdqih4r} we have, for positive integers $j$,

\begin{equation}\label{equ.mmnmget}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt{5L_{4j - 2}} L_{2j - 1} F_{4jr-2r+6j-3} }}{L_{2(4jr-2r+6j-3)} }} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{\sqrt{5F_{4j - 2}F_{8j - 4}} }}} \right)\,,
\end{equation}

which gives, at $j=1$, the special value

\begin{equation}
\boxed{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt {15} F_{2r + 3} }}{{L_{2({2r + 3})} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( \frac{1}{\sqrt{15}} \,\right)}\,.
\end{equation}

\subsection{Results from Theorem~\ref{thm.xi2xcnh}}

\subsubsection{$\lambda=\sqrt {L_{4j}}$, $k=0$ and $p=1$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ywa2m9d}}

The above choice gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.qk4nj3o}
\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{5\sqrt {L_{4j}} F_{2j}F_{4jr-1}}{L_{8jr-2}}\right)=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt {L_{4j}}}{L_{2j-1}}\right)\,,
\end{equation}

which, at $j=1$, gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.s9mmd68}
\boxed{\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{5\sqrt {7} F_{4r-1}}{L_{2(4r-1)}}\right)=\tan^{-1}\sqrt 7}\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{$\lambda=L_{2j}$ and $p=1$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ywa2m9d}}

Setting $\lambda=L_{2j}$ and $p=1$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ywa2m9d} gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.ksxz0op}
\sum_{r=1}^\infty \tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{F_{4j}}{F_{4jr+2k-1}}\right\}=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{L_{2j}}{L_{2j+2k-1}}\right)\,.
\end{equation}

\bigskip

Taking limit as $j\to\infty$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ksxz0op} gives
\begin{equation}\label{equ.b2gtlh1}
\lim_{j\to\infty}\sum_{r=1}^\infty \tan^{-1}\left\{\frac{F_{4j}}{F_{4jr+2k-1}}\right\}=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\phi^{2k-1}}\right)\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{$\lambda=\sqrt 5F_{2j}$, $p=1$ and $k=0$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ywa2m9d}}

Setting $\lambda= {\sqrt 5F_{2j}}$, $p=1$ and $k=0$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ywa2m9d} we obtain

\begin{equation}\label{equ.r677iuu}
\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{5\sqrt 5 {F_{2j}^2}F_{4jr-1}}{L_{4jr-1}^2}\right)=\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{{\sqrt 5F_{2j}}}{L_{2j-1}}\right)\,,
\end{equation}

which gives the special value

\begin{equation}\label{equ.qplrlge}
\sum_{r=1}^\infty\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{5\sqrt 5 F_{4r-1}}{L_{4r-1}^2}\right)=\tan^{-1}\sqrt 5\,,
\end{equation}

at $j=1$.

\subsection{Results from Theorem~\ref{thm.vqhpot1}}

\subsubsection{$\lambda=\sqrt {L_{4j-2}}$ and $j=0=k$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ocyrpi4}}

With the above choice we obtain

\begin{equation}\label{equ.dshfqze}
\sum_{r = p}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 3 L_{2r} }}{{L_{4r} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{{L_{2p - 1} }}} \right)\,,
\end{equation}

which gives rise, at $p=1$, to the special value

\begin{equation}
\boxed{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 3 L_{2r} }}{{L_{4r} }}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi }{3}}\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{$\lambda= {L_{2j-1}}$ and $p=1$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ocyrpi4}}

With the above choice we have

\begin{equation}\label{equ.ke7jl7n}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{L_{2j - 1}^2 }}{5}\frac{{L_{4jr - 2r + 2k} }}{{F_{4jr - 2r + 2k}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{{L_{2j - 1} }}{{L_{2j + 2k - 1} }}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

$k=0$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ke7jl7n} gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.awl45g6}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{L_{2j - 1}^2 }}{5}\frac{{L_{4jr - 2r} }}{{F_{4jr - 2r}^2 }}} \right\}}  =   {\frac{\pi}{4}}\,,
\end{equation}

which at $j=1$ gives the special value
\begin{equation}\label{equ.ny4a2vn}
\boxed{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{1}{5}\frac{{L_{2r} }}{{F_{2r}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \frac{\pi }{4}}\,.
\end{equation}

$j=1$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ke7jl7n} leads to
\begin{equation}
\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{1}{5}\frac{{L_{2r+2k} }}{{F_{2r+2k}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{L_{2k+1}}\right)\,,
\end{equation}

which gives the special value

\begin{equation}\label{equ.le9h1ec}
\boxed{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{1}{5}\frac{{L_{2r+2} }}{{F_{2r+2}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}\,,
\end{equation}

at $k=1$.

\bigskip

Taking limit $j\to\infty$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ke7jl7n}, we obtain

\begin{equation}\label{equ.lf3mqef}
\lim_{j\to\infty}\,\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{L_{2j - 1}^2 }}{5}\frac{{L_{4jr - 2r + 2k} }}{{F_{4jr - 2r + 2k}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{\phi^{2k}}} \right)\,.
\end{equation}

\subsubsection{$\lambda= {L_{2j-1}}$ and $j=0=k$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ocyrpi4}}

This choice gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.v7p9pwu}
\sum_{r = p}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{1}{5}\frac{{L_{2r} }}{{F_{2r}^2 }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{1}{{L_{2p - 1} }}} \right)\,,
\end{equation}

Note that identities~\eqref{equ.ny4a2vn} and \eqref{equ.le9h1ec} are special cases of \eqref{equ.v7p9pwu} at $p=1$ and at $p=2$.

\subsubsection{$\lambda=\sqrt 5F_{2j-1}$ and $j=0=k$ in identity~\eqref{equ.ocyrpi4}}

The above choice gives

\begin{equation}\label{equ.dm04elr}
\sum_{r = p}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 }}{{L_{2r} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \left( {\frac{{\sqrt 5 }}{{L_{2p - 1} }}} \right)\,,
\end{equation}

which at $p=1$ gives the special value

\begin{equation}
\boxed{\sum_{r = 1}^\infty  {\tan ^{ - 1} \left\{ {\frac{{\sqrt 5 }}{{L_{2r} }}} \right\}}  = \tan ^{ - 1} \sqrt 5}\,.
\end{equation}

\section{Conclusion}

Using a fairly straightforward technique, we have derived numerous infinite arctangent summation formulas involving Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. While most of the results obtained are new, a couple of `celebrated' results appear as particular cases of more general formulas derived in this paper.

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About: WEDDING BANDS - DJ/LIVE BAND - JAZZ BAND - SWING BAND - DJ - JAZZ GROUPS Please enquire for our full range of musicians. Our music company operates as a collective managing some of the finest professional musicians in the North West. We specialise in creating packages for the entirety of y
Mikado Grande
Recent review: "These guys are flipping great! I booked them for my mum's 70th birthday party - specifically because my mum likes high energy bands with contemporary songs and a vibe that will get everyone dancing. These guys were super fun, musically tight, sound great and an awesome song choice. They can play a
Bloomsbury Music Collective
About: Our music company operates as a collective managing some of the finest professional musicians in the North West. We specialise in creating packages for the entirety of your event selecting versatile musicians who can perform a wide range of styles throughout your day. Alternatively, if you'd prefer,
The Get Back Beats
About: The Get BackBeats are a swinging rock n roll band you can book for your wedding, function, party or any event that needs the dance floor full with everyone twistin' and shoutin'…. Playing hits by The Beatles, The Kinks, Rolling Stones, The Who, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, Chuck Berry, Queen, Van Morris
Recent review: Contacted these guys for my cousins wedding and they could not have been more suited to the occasion! Excellent range of styles of music, we even got to request songs in advance to be played especially for the wedding party. Some of the musicians showed off their versatility by playing more than one
Hello Gyro
Recent review: "Used these guys at a private party over the weekend and I was thoroughly blown away, such talent and drive being displayed by a group of young people. Their set was diverse, consistently catchy and relevant to the theme of the party. The singer has a great amount of energy and sang the best cover I
Gig Machine
About: Gig Machine are a dynamic and versatile party/wedding/function band with years of experience and happy customers All 3 members of the band sing lead vocals making for a great show with plenty of variety We have a very broad selection of material from 50's Go Johnny Go to Foo Fighters and Bruno Mar
Recent review: Getting an artist of this high a calibre to perform at the Christmas party was just amazing! The best band we have ever had!
Rebecca Roberts
About: I sing a wide range of styles from folk to rock and soul. I can perform a diva show and cabaret or background music playing the guitar and piano. I can perform solo, duo or up to 8 piece band for a party set.
Recent review: "Absolutely outstanding band both as live performers in their own right and in doing ""Bandeoke"" to make normal folk feel like rock stars by singing with them for the evening. They performed both of these at our wedding on 22.06.2018 and made our night go down a storm! Could not recommend them an
The Front Covers
Recent review: "Rating 5 out of 5? Would have rated them 6 or more if we could. The Front Covers were simply GREAT! They were as good as their video & audio recordings - if not better! Such nice guys - and so together! What an evening! Thank you so much to Ollie & the boys. Everyone had a ball! A part
Smooth Criminals
Recent review: "Thank you all for a great night of music, I know from past experience it's not always easy to keep people dancing but you certainly did that and I'm sure if you were still playing now my nieces would still be dancing. Everyone said they had a blast and really enjoyed your music, great delivery f
About: Origin are an upbeat Chesterfield based Indie/Modern Rock band covering bands such as Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters, Oasis, Red hot chili peppers, The Killers etc... around pubs, clubs and private functions.
Local Results for Indie Band
County Down, Ballynahinch, Banbridge, Castlewellan, Donaghadee, Downpatrick, Dromore, Hillsborough, Holywood, Newry, Newtownards


In May, immigration officials raided the Agriprocessors kosher meat plant in Postville, Iowa, uncovering health and safety violations and illegal, dangerous employment of minors.
Last month, NCL sent Reid Maki, our child labor expert, to Postville to observe a community still reeling from the upheaval. Reid observed the community's reaction to the events through the eyes of the residents: a local radio deejay, a former underage worker at the meat plant, the religious community that's keeping the affected immigrants afloat.


• It is elaborated to test all four language skills, such as Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing; each of them is important for effective communication.
• It lasts about four hours. It is possible to take all test section in one day, which makes it much easier for people, because it is not necessary to travel to a test center two times.
• It is delivered via the Internet in secure test centers around the world. However, as for the areas, in which TOEFL iBT has not been introduced so far, the paper – based and / or computer – based versions of the Test are administered up until TOEFL iBT becomes available there.
• There are questions, which require a person to combine or integrate more than one skill at a time. It is considered to be extremely important to be able to combine different language skills, such as speaking or writing about material, which is being listened or red. With the help of TOEFL iBT it becomes possible to prove that the person is able to combine his / her skills to communicate his / her ideas in some effective way, which is one of the main keys to academic success.
- Read, listen and then write to response to some question.
• There is a speaking section added in the TOEFL iBT, which includes six tasks. When a person responds, he/she wears headphones and speaks into a microphone. All the responses are recorded and sent to ETS's Online Scoring Network, in which three to six certified ETS raters work by evaluating them. All the rates are monitored for accuracy and maximum score reliability in a constant way.
• As for the writing section, it has got expanded. The new TOEFL requires a person to write responses to the material he / she has red and listened to and then compose an essay in order to support the opinion or reject it. All the responses are evaluated by a minimum of four certified ETS raters via the Online Scoring Network.
• Structure section does not exist anymore, although grammar is tested in all four sections of the TOEFL.
• It has been allowed to take notes. Everyone, passing iBT can takes notes on any section of the test. In addition, these notes can be used when answering questions. After the testing has finished all the notes are collected and shredded before a person leave the test center.
• It has become possible to explain the person's English – language skill level better with the help of new scores. There is scoring information, provided by ETS, which includes four skill scores as well as total score. A person also receives performance feedback on his / her score report, where it is stated what he / she can do at his / her level; it also includes advice on how skills or knowledge can be improved.
• There is online registration and scoring available, which makes everything more convenient.
• Learning resources, such as TOEFL Practice Online have been offered.


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Q: Adjust Scroll bar width in visual studio community edition 2017 Can someone shed light on how I can adjust the width of the scroll bars in Visual Studio.  I mean the actual IDE itself and not code to do this in an application.
I have already adjusted the width of the windows explorer scroll bars (Windows 10) but this has no effect in the VS IDE.
Thanks in advance
Tony
An image of what I mean.

A: You can turn on the map view for vertical scrollbar in all languages settings. But it's scroll pace is different depending whether the current block is folded or not which is a little uncomfortable to use. So the quickest and smartest way in my opinion is to use the RockMargin extension. Works exactly like Sublime or VS Code minimap.


Turnberry Ocean Club Sunny Isles - Presented by Allan Kleer, MBA, PA, the Leader in Sunny Isles Luxury Condos. Developed by Turnberry Associates. Search Turnberry Ocean Condo pre-construction info, view floorplans, pictures all right here!
Turnberry Ocean Club is Turnberry Associates' latest luxury premier oceanfront condominium project in Sunny Isles Beach. The exclusive residential condominium tower at Turnberry Ocean Club by design architect Carlos Zapata, features 154 luxury condo residences ranging from 2,750 to 10,000 square feet and rises 649 feet into the skyline with 52 luxury penthouse residential floors highlighting the Turnberry brand's private club prestige. Turnberry Ocean Club Sunny Isles residences will showcase sophisticated luxury interiors with expansive balconies and terraces for additional outdoor living space. The original beach club only property (owned by Turnberry for the last 30 years) is slated to become a signature glass-tower right on the oceanfront. Turnberry Associates also developed and sold out the Turnberry Ocean Colony in 2006. At beachfront level, a resort-style infinity pool will cascade into the ocean while owners enjoy the private pool and beach cabanas surrounded by lushly landscaped tropical gardens. The Turnberry Ocean Club's three-level private club set approximately 300' above sea level includes a Hammam spa, massage rooms, infinity edge pools, wine room, private dining, gym and fitness areas, relaxation room, locker rooms and library.
The exclusive Turnberry Ocean Club lifestyle, amenities and services that will be offered at the Turnberry Ocean Club are similar to and will expanded upon the amenities at its sister condo at the Turnberry Ocean Colony (built in 2008), also located in Sunny Isles Beach. Turnberry Ocean Club condominiums will offer the best in resort-quality, oceanfront living in Sunny Isles Beach. Preconstruction price ranges* for the Turnberry Ocean Club at Sunny Isles Beach have been announced from $3 million to $22 million with sales / reservations expected to begin in the fall of this 2014. *prices and price ranges can change without notice.
Turnberry Associates, best known for its iconic Fountainbleau resort in Miami Beach, the nearby Turnberry Ocean Colony and the Turnberry Isles Resort is a driving force behind much of South Florida's commercial and residential real estate market. Founded over 50 years ago, the company's diverse portfolio of real estate development and property management includes residential, hospitality, retail and commercial projects.
Turnberry Associates is credited with developing more than $7 billion in commercial and residential property, including approximately 20 million square feet of retail space, more than 7,000 apartments and condominium units, 1.5 million square feet of class 'A' office space and in excess of 2,000 hotel and resort rooms and a number of new and exciting upcoming projects. The Turnberry Ocean Club will be their crowning jewel in the luxury condominium market.
Preconstruction reservations and sales will begin this fall, with ground breaking scheduled for early 2015 and completion of the Turnberry Ocean Club projected for mid 2017. Further details, artist renderings and information about the Turnberry Ocean Club condominium will be posted as that information is released by the developer. Please feel free to contact me directly for the most up-to-the-date information or to be included for early pre-construction reservations.
The exclusive residential condominium tower at Turnberry Ocean Club by design architect Carlos Zapata, features 154 luxury condo residences ranging from 2,750 to 10,000 square feet and rises 649 feet into the skyline with 52 luxury penthouse residential floors highlighting the Turnberry brand's private club prestige.


Since our commencement in 2003, the U of M ITE Student Chapter has been a Student Chapter of great excellence. Member involvement plays a major role when planning comprehensive programs for each successive year, and we continue to show great enthusiasm by planning over 50 events per year. Our Student Chapter is primarily focused on professional development and in advancing the education of our Chapter members. We also strive to improve transportation safety and awareness in our community through various public service activities. We are involved in four main areas: (1) technical activities, (2) professional involvement, (3) public service, and (4) social events and fundraisers.
We strive to foster a spirit of professionalism within our members by providing them with opportunities to learn and grow within the field of transportation engineering. Such opportunities include providing students with funded conference opportunities, hosting web seminars and guest speaker presentations, and organizing various technical tours. In addition to professional development-related activities, members of our Student Chapter also perform community service together, such as the Annual Christmas Cheer Board Drive and teaching road safety skills to children.
All together, our undergraduate and graduate students, along with our advisory faculty members, form an energetic and enthusiastic group who continue to pursue their interests collectively within the field of transportation engineering. The Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE) has recognized the passion and enthusiasm of our Chapter members by awarding our group with the Best Student Chapter Annual Activities Award 12 times out of the past 14 years. In the past, ITE International has recognized our Chapter by awarding the 2013 Student Chapter Award that recognizes the Best International Student Chapter for the year to the UofM ITE, the first year the award has been given outside of the US!
To become involved within our Student Chapter, register using this form. For more information, do not hesitate to contact the Student Chapter Executive at president@iteumanitoba.ca.
You can find our official Student Chapter Constitution here!


After a huge year of comprehensive park upgrades and tourist offerings, the Reflections Holiday Parks group and team at Seal Rocks are celebrating the park's triumphant result at last night's prestigious 2018 NSW Tourism Awards held at Luna Park.
Considered an industry event of the year, the awards recognise the outstanding achievements of tourism businesses across the state. A first-time finalist at these awards, the Reflections Holiday Park at Seal Rocks earned a silver for its strong commitment to delivering high-quality accommodation and experiences to visitors.


Would you rather Live on potatoes for two years or Live on internet explorer for five years?
Connor1736 says Whatever you choose, have fun.
Do I at least get some Tapatio?
You never said only potatoes.
The latest versions of IE aren't too bad.
Not because I need fast Internet, but because I love eating potatoes.
But it's true! I love potatoes!


Your tethering cable is no different. A quality tethering cable is an investment and proper care and storage will help you get the most life out of it. Inside your USB, FireWire or Cat cable are sensitive wires and shielding designed for fast transmission speed and noise-reduction. Although fairly durable, if folded, bent or pinched you could experience communication errors.
When storing your tethering cable always try to lightly roll your cables into a loose coil going with the natural curve of the wire. When not in use, try storing your tethering cable in a protective case where dust and impurities will not get lodged into the connector ends.


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