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McCann Worldgroup Romania appointed Ionela Buta as its new COO
Mihai-Alexandru Cristea 06/04/2021 | 14:48
With over 18 years of experience in digital advertising industry, from which half as member of the MRM Romania team, Ionela Buta is promoted Chief Operations Officer McCann Worldgroup Romania. Moreover, she will continue to supervise the business operations of MRM Romania as CEO.
By Romanita Oprea
A graduate of the Polytechnic University in Bucharest, Ionela entered the world of digital advertising in 2003, right at the beginning.
She was part of the management in Kinecto, the first declared digital agency in Romania, contributing to its development for 8 years. In 2012, she joined MRM Romania, first as Client Service Director, became Deputy CEO three years later and took over as CEO in 2016.
McCann Worldgroup Romania promotes Ionela Buta and Catalin Dobre to Co-CEOs
At MRM Romania, Ionela had an active role in reorganizing and expanding the agency, created new capabilities and expanded the business in the B2B segment, developed a content department, created a tech center in Bucharest, with MRM Romania being one of the 5 global offices of McCann Worldgroup in the voice excellence area.
When it came of business, MRM Romania registered, in 2019, a raise of 80% of its business compared to the previous year.
The management team of McCann Worldgroup is leaded by Sagit Tzur-Lahav, Chief Executive Officer, together with Beatrice Iftimi – Head of Business & Chief Growth Officer, Ruxandra Moscu – Chief Financial Officer, Catalin Dobre – Chief Creative Officer and Mihai Trandafir – Managing Director, UM Romania.
"The extraordinary combination of entrepreneurial spirit and talent represents us as a company. The transformations are part of our DNA, we are open towards new things and we know how to react fast. We tested those qualities in 2020 and we continue to test them in 2021. We are proud of the achievements we had until now and we are conscient that we are here due to the talented people we have close and Ionela Buta is a good example to illustrate that. A natural entrepreneur, Ionela is responsible for the digital innovation we went by at group's level and was a key member in the most successful business decisions made taken during the last few years," said Sagit Tzur Lahav, CEO McCann Worldgroup Romania.
"Almost my entire career was in advertising, in digital, so one can say that I "grew" in this context and I believe that helped me a lot. The way of conducting in this difficult environment me and helped me also in business. The digital environment is in continuous change, with tech having the most accelerated growth in the history of the humanity and we had to continuously adapt, to search what is new, to apply and to prepare for what is next As COO at McCann Worldgroup Romania, I come prepared with all I have learnt until now, but we are talking now about a bigger scale, which for me is a welcomed challenge.
I will be involved in group's operation, which will have as result an efficiency, consistency in all we make and excellency in the initiatives and objectives from agencies part of the group. I believe a lot in people and in identifying their superpowers and that is what I want to do: use those superpowers at group's level to come with a new offering, anchored in today's challenges, and an agile process. I aim to innovate processes, to discover new ways to work and to continue to surpass ourselves with each campaign we will launch," declared Ionela Buta, Chief Operations Officer McCann Worldgroup Romania and Chief Executive Officer MRM Romania.
"We are a group with a very strong creative culture. This culture was raised, in time, by people who believe in values, who keep pushing their limits, who find the most innovative business and communication solutions. Ionela is one of the people that put their fingerprint decisively over this culture, a person I admire enormously for her ambition and vision. With Ionela in her new role, we will manage to explore the new territories and to push ambitions even further," also added Catalin Dobre, Chief Creative Officer McCann Worldgroup Romania & Regional Creative Director McCann CEE.
McCann Worldgroup Romania has long term partnerships with companies like Coca-Cola, Vodafone, KFC, Nestle, L'Oréal, MasterCard Europe, Mega Image, Heineken Romania, Unilever. McCann WorldGroup Romania includes the following agencies McCann Bucharest, Momentum, UM, McCann PR and MRM Romania. At international level, it is part of McCann WorldGroup , with offices in 205 cities in 132 countries.
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Mihai-Alexandru Cristea | 19/12/2022 | 18:45


The names of illustrious Spiritan priests William Patrick Power and Marie-Clement, which already grace two buildings on campus, now also honor two new endowed chairs.
At the Sept. 11 convocation, Provost Dr. Timothy Austin installed inaugural chair holders Dr. Edward Kocher, professor and former dean of the Mary Pappert School of Music, as the William Patrick Power, C.S.Sp., Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership, and Dr. Paula Witt-Enderby, professor of pharmacology, as the Marie-Clement Rodier, C.S.Sp., Endowed Chair.
Kocher served as dean of the Mary Pappert School of Music from 2000 through the 2013-2014 academic year. A nationally respected authority on music curricula in higher education, he is an accomplished trombonist and passionate advocate for the arts. Under his tenure, the school expanded its academic programs, establishing bachelor's and master's degrees in music technology. Kocher, professor of music, focuses his current scholarship on using technology to teach improvisation, and continues to teach trombone and perform. His performance credits include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Bolshoi Ballet, Mannheim Steamroller, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett.
The chair that Kocher will hold for five years is named for the Rev. William Patrick Power, C.S.Sp., who served as Duquesne's very first rector/president for seven years. The Power Center also is the namesake of this Spiritan missionary to India, Mauritius and Trinidad.
Witt-Enderby, who focuses much research on women's issues, holds three patents related to breast cancer and bone implants. She has conducted the first two clinical trials in the world assessing the efficacy of melatonin alone or in combination with micronutrients to improve bone health and quality of life in peri- or post-menopausal women. Witt-Enderby's training as a biochemist and molecular pharmacologist, and her study of melatonin receptors and cellular differentiation has allowed her to move her work from the bench to the bedside.
She began her career at Duquesne as assistant professor of pharmacology in 1996, achieving the rank of professor in 2008. Witt-Enderby has received excellence awards in teaching, scholarship, advising and service. She served as president of the Faculty Senate from 2004-2010.
The chair Witt-Enderby will hold for five years is named for Brother Marie-Clement, also known as Vital Rodier, a Spiritan who developed a species of mandarin that became known as the Clementine fruit. Clement tended the vines and citrus trees at an orphanage and agricultural estate in Algeria, grafting an uncultivated tree, resulting in Clementine trees. The building next to Fisher Hall also carries Clement's name.


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Sydenstricker School
Sydenstricker School, known also as Upper Pohick Community League Hall, is a historic one-room schoolhouse in Fairfax County, Virginia, located in the community of Springfield. Built to be a school in 1928, the school has seen use as numerous other buildings throughout its lifespan. Notably, it was the last one-room schoolhouse constructed before school consolidation as well as the last one-room schoolhouse built in Fairfax County. On June 21st, 2012, it was designated on the Virginia Landmark Register, and on August 22nd, 2012, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The schoolhouse currently serves as a community association for Springfield.
A view of the school in 2012 by Jerrye and Roy Klotz on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Sydenstricker School interior by Ser Amantio de Nicolao on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Springfield, Virginia originally had a one-room schoolhouse for use by the children in the community, built in 1901. The schoolhouse, Pohick School #8, burned to the ground on July 12th, 1928. After the event, a bid was put up for the construction of a new schoolhouse, and it was decided that William Beauregard Wooster would be responsible for the school's construction. Wooster had already worked the construction of several other schoolhouses in the area, and so he was a good fit for the position. The construction went quickly, and on October 19th of that year, construction on the building was completed. A month later, the school officially opened.
The school building sits on one acre of land, near a cemetery and chapel. A class room and a cloak room make up the interior of the space, measuring about 870 square feet total. The structure is parallel to Hooes Road, and is not to be confused with the still-operating Sydenstricker School, which is under a mile away on Sydenstricker Road in Springfield. Originally the schoolhouse was painted yellow, then white, but is now red with white trim and a white belfry.
The newly-built school educated students for a brief period of time, but in 1934, the school closed and the students were transferred to Burke School. The community made an effort to get the school re-opened, and in 1937, it did re-open to offer first- through fourth-grade education. Just as quickly as it re-opened, however, the school closed for good in 1939. Even though the building was no longer used as a school, members of the community still frequented the building as an informal community center, and in 1954, the Upper Pohick Community League bought the building to convert it into a proper community center.
Fairfax County recognized the school as a historic landmark in 1971. On June 21st, 2012, it was designated on the Virginia Landmark Register, and on August 22nd, 2012, the Historic Sydenstricker Schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the schoolhouse continues to serve as a community association for Springfield.
National Register of Historic Places. Sydenstricker School. August 22, 2012. Accessed August 16, 2016. hhttp://www.dhr.Virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Fairfax/029-0154_Sydenstricker_School_2012-2015_NRHP_FINAL.pdf
National Park Service. Back To School: Sydenstricker School, Fairfax County, Virginia, National Register of Historic Places. Accessed December 23rd 2019. https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/school/2012/Sydenstricker_School.htm.
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With Syria on the shortlist for counter terrorist strikes, Syrian war hamsters, or Golden Martyrs are being radicalised and trained by I.S. executioners to gnaw off the heads of sleeping American and British aid workers according to Spoof's secret Agent, Brian Crabshaw, who is posing as an undercover Doner Kebab chef at Abanazar's Kebabs, 64a, Ali Baba street, Damascus.
H.R.H. Prince Philip has expressed an interest in personally shooting Syrian hamsters with drugged darts, so that they can be dropped from special drones over rogue parts of Syria to kill the evil, deadly executioner hamsters. Rumours that the darts are to be drugged with blood samples taken from Royal race horses are said to be untrue.
The hamsters do need a bit of special care. Their long coats should be groomed with a toothbrush to prevent matting (or very gently with a flea-comb as not to scratch their skin). This should be done about twice a week or before covert operations.
One of President Obama's longhaired males used to sit on his lap with his back feet stretched out while Michelle brushed his coat - some Syrian hamsters love being brushed.
If you have a longhaired counter terrorist hamster that does not like being brushed and the hamster is not being trained for covert operations or Special Air Service work, it is probably best to trim the coat gently with round -ended scissors back to about an inch (2.5cm) in length. If the hamster does not like being brushed and is being shown take a little time every couple of days just to gently brush a tiny bit of coat and offer a really tasty treat as a bribe! Eventually the hamster will associate brushing with treats and will tolerate the toothbrush.
Longhaired undercover Syrian Hamsters should not be given a wheel as they get their coats tangled up in the wheel causing considerable distress and possible injury. Remember that indiginous Syrian Hamsters are a protected and endangered species.


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Q: Train vs Test Error Gap and its relationship to Overfitting : Reconciling conflicting advice There seems to be conflicting advice out there about how to handle comparing train vs test error, particularly when there is a gap between the two. There seem to be two schools of thought that to me, seem to conflict. I'm looking to understand how to reconcile the two (or understand what I'm missing here).
Thought #1: A gap between train and test set performance alone does not indicate overfitting
First, (also discussed here: How can training and testing error comparisons be indicative of overfitting?), the idea that a difference between train and test set alone cannot indicate overfitting. This agrees with my practical experience with, for example, ensemble tree methods, where even after cross-validation based hyper parameter tuning, the gap between train and test error can remain somewhat large. But (irrespective of model type) as long as you're validation error isn't going back up, you're good. At least, that's the thinking.
Thought #2: When you see a gap between train and test performance: Do things that would combat overfitting
However, then there's advice that you do see, from very good sources that suggest that a gap between train and test error is indicative of overfitting. Here's an example: The "Nuts and Bolts of Deep Learning" talk by Andrew Ng (a fantastic talk) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1ka6a13S9I where at around time stamp 48:00 he draws a flow chart that says "if your train set error is low and your train-dev set error is high, you should add regularization, get more data, or change the model architecture"... which are all actions you might take to combat overfitting.
Which brings me to...
: Am I missing something here? Is this a model specific rule of thumb (generally simpler models do appear to have less gap between train and test)? Or are there simply two different schools of thought?

A: I do not think this is conflicting advice. What we are really interested in is good out-of-sample performance, not in reducing the gap between training and test set performance. If the test set performance is representative of out-of-sample performance (i.e. the test set is large enough, uncontaminated and is a representative sample of the data our model will be applied to), then as long as we get good performance on the test set we are not overfitting, regardless of the gap.
Often, however, if there is a large gap, it may indicate that we could get better test set performance with more regularization/introducing more bias to the model. But that does not mean that a smaller gap means a better model; it's just that if we have a small or no gap between training and test set performance, we know we are definitely not overfitting so adding regularization/introducing more bias to the model will not help.

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Q: GlassFish v3 JSESSIONID Multiple Subdomains and TLDs We have one web application that is being built to serve multiple regional web site TLDs. In addition, the web application also supports thousands of dynamic subdomains.  Examples include:
www.example.com
www.example.co.uk
www.example.com.ar
fred123.example.co.uk  <== Thousands of this form
fred123.p.example.us   <== Thousands of this form

While we can understand that different domain TLDs result in new sessions a problem starts to appear with the latter 2 examples above which also result in new session instances.  For example if a user:

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*Goes to:  www.example.co.uk  a new session is created and then...

*Clicks on a link:  fred123.example.co.uk  a new session is created and then...

*Clicks on a link:  sam99.example.co.uk  a new session is created...

3 clicks ==>> 3 sessions!!!!
The problem appears to be due to the fact that GlassFish v3 automatically makes the domain of the JSESSIONID to be the FQDN of the host request.
What is required is that the host name part be stripped off the domain value at the very least to have domains values like:
.example.com
.example.co.uk
.example.com.ar
.example.co.uk  <== Thousands of this form
.p.example.us   <== Thousands of this form

Does anyone know how this can be achieved.  I have found the following Q&A however in our case the subdomain TLDs do not all match:
An issue dealing with JSP Session
Ergo the solution of statically configuring the sun-web.xml OR using a Servlet 3.0 solution does not appear to help.  Also creating a filter response wrapper does not work either as the JSESSIONID cookie is assigned in the lower levels of the Application server and is not exposed to the Web App to intercept.
The only other two options I think I have are:
a) Patch the GlassFish v3 code that sets JSESSIONID cookie domain value to FQDN so that some stripping occurs OR
b) Doing something in the Sun Web Server 7.0 reverse proxy layer that we have to re-write the JSESSIONID cookie domain value returned in the set-cookie header however I have not been able to find examples on how to do this
Can anyone help resolve this issue?  Any clues / help will be very much appreciated!

A: Using Apache and mod_headers to rewrite the cookies?
Best way for allowing subdomain session cookies using Tomcat


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Aidan Smith: What sort of manager do you prefer?
An invite to a movie premiere arrived the other day showing some guys on top of a double-decker. On the Buses II, perhaps? The long-lost sequel to the big-screen version of the sitcom which, insanely, beat Diamonds are Forever, The French Connection and Dirty Harry to become the most popular film of 1971? No, hang on; I recognise them: it's Hibernian parading the Scottish Cup.
Time for Heroes is the story of how Hibs smashed their 114-year-old hoodoo and at the screening at the Vue Cinema at Leith's Ocean Terminal on Tuesday I can confidently predict one thing: the first time Alan Stubbs appears the hall will burst into applause. Though it's not really appropriate cineaste behaviour, there may even be chants of "Stubbsy, Stubbsy".
This would have happened anyway, I reckon, but it's guaranteed by last week's news from darkest Rotherham that the man who guided Hibs to a prize that many feared was beyond them had lost his job in England's Championship. There is huge sympathy for Stubbs in Leith. Even among those who were baffled by his choice of club for his next move. They didn't understand it. Easter Road with its glittering cup was the centre of the universe as far as they were concerned. Why was he swapping a club with a Famous Five Stand for one with a KCM Recycling Stand? This was the Hibee triumphalist viewpoint but these fans wished him well anyway. Now he's out of work and you'd be hard-pushed to find a better example of how fleeting success in football can be.
But what is surprising many back at Hibs is the portrait painted of their old boss by those following Rotherham United's fortunes, and their frustration with him as their team kept losing. One report affirmed that Stubbs had been sacked not just because Rotherham had only won one of their 14 games under him and were five points adrift at the foot of the second tier, but because he'd "alienated the fans".
How had he done this?
By "hardly ever" acknowledging them. Only twice did this observer of Rotherham's plummeting fortunes see Stubbs applaud the support from the touchline. The manager "remained remote" in the dugout or technical area as the team struggled. Away to Brighton is a 452-mile round trip. On a Tuesday night 248 fans made the journey and yet Stubbs didn't feel like walking "half a pitch" to thank them.
Hibs fans got used to Stubbs staying in his seat, cup of coffee in hand. They didn't need to see him jumping up and down on the side the pitch. They sang his name every game but didn't then wait for him to wave back or pump a fist, so that they could then cheer, as if part of some mutual admiration society.
There are plenty of managers who will pump fists (and some who will jab their opposite numbers in the eye, hurl c-word abuse at them and headbutt passing players). Stubbs isn't a demonstrative manager; Hibs fans liked that. He brought serenity and a touch of class to the job.
Now, that's an easy thing to say when your team have just pulled off a victory for the ages. If Hibs hadn't won the cup, if Stubbs had stayed at Easter Road and presided over those recent sticky games when winning positions were continually surrendered, maybe some fans would have got frustrated with the laid-back approach.
But I honestly believe that Stubbs was the kind of manager Hibs wanted and needed, and that Rotherham clearly wanted a different kind.
Stubbs was last week described as the "polar opposite" of previous bosses there, including Neil Warnock and Steve Evans. "Rotherham fans are used to seeing hearts on sleeves," continued the glum verdict.
Look at Stubbs' main rival bosses last season: Rangers' Mark Warburton paced the technical area like an expectant father asked by his wife to wait outside the maternity ward because his jitteriness was irritating her. Meanwhile, those who witnessed Peter Houston – a bald, middle-aged man who favours a shell-suit – perform a Gangnam-style dance after his Falkirk team grabbed a stoppage-time draw at Easter Road won't ever forget it. Everyone's different and no mistake.
There are two schools of thought here: changes can be effected mid-match and the bosses who believe this will do what it takes to make them happen. Or the other view that once the players step over the white line they're on their own. There hasn't been conclusive proof that one approach works best.
No greater Hibs manager than Eddie Turnbull, pictured left, used to watch games from his seat in the director's box. As far I know there was no phone contact with his assistant Wilson Humphries down on the bench. What would Ned have made of today's highly conspicuous managers, the skinny-suited ones, the ones who shouldn't be wearing skinny suits because they burst the trousers, the managers killed by umbrellas (not literally, but when hoisting a brolly was perceived as a sign of weakness), the ones who now stand in the rain showing how tough they are – all the ones who indulge in gesture politics? Not much, I reckon.


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Equation 1 is the equation of transport for visible light in the synthetic scene. Equation 1 gives the radiance at visible surface point (x,y) in the direction that would reach the observer of a physical realization of the scene. is the emitted radiance of the point (non-zero only for light sources) and is the bidirectional reflection distribution function (BRDF) for the point. The integral on the right hand side accounts for all reflection of incident radiance from solid angles dw. Radiance has dimensions of energy per unit time, area and solid angle.
Equation 2 expresses the radiance Lp of a discrete pixel from the function . The function g(x,y) is the 2-D filter used to eliminate spatial aliasing errors. The function g(x,y) has dimensions of 1/area and is normalized so that Lp has the same units and range as .
Equation 3 expresses the conversion of pixel radiance, which can take on any physically realizable value (i.e. from starlit to sunlit scenes), and converts it to a dimensionless setting for the display device Np - usually to an integer between 0 and 255. The function T() is the tone operator, which is constructed using properties of human perception and characteristics of the display device. Various forms for T() are discussed in , , and . Even simple tone operators are inherently non-linear because of quantization effects and clipping of out of range values.
The calculation of each value L'p begins by selecting a random value of (x,y) in the right hand side of Eq. 2. At this location Eq. 1 is estimated by choosing a random direction for evaluating the integral on the right hand side. Since the value of is unknown, and also governed by Eq. 1 , this estimation is done recursively, and a path of rays is generated . After values of L^p are computed the tone operator in Eq. 3 is applied to display the image.
Using this naive approach, there is often high variance in the estimate of the integral on the right hand side of Eq. 1. This is because the integrand sample values can vary from the light source radiance to the radiance of dark, shaded objects in the room - with a dynamic range of 100,000 being common . To make Monte Carlo solutions practical, the integral on the right hand side is rewritten as a sum of integrals .
In Eq. 7, fr,d is the diffuse-like component of the BRDF, and fr,s is the specular-like. The integral for the diffuse-like component is divided into parts. The first is the integral for direct illumination. The direct illumination is an integral over all light sources s in terms of the area of the sources As, visibility of the source vis(s), emission from the source surface Le(xs,ys), angle from the source and distance to the source, rs. The second is an integral for indirect illumination, i.e. over all incident light that does not come directly from the light source. The final integral on the right of Eq. 7 gives the specularly reflected light. Each of the integrals on the right of Eq. 7 generally has a lower variance than the integral on the left of Eq. 1, so the number of trials required is greatly reduced .


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Scaling-law for the energy dependence of anatomic power spectrum in dedicated breast CT
Srinivasan Vedantham, Linxi Shi, Stephen J. Glick, Andrew Karellas
Purpose: To determine the x-ray photon energy dependence of the anatomic power spectrum of the breast when imaged with dedicated breast computed tomography (CT). Methods: A theoretical framework for scaling the empirically determined anatomic power spectrum at one x-ray photon energy to that at any given x-ray photon energy when imaged with dedicated breast CT was developed. Theory predicted that when the anatomic power spectrum is fitted with a power curve of the form k f-β, where k and β are fit coefficients and f is spatial frequency, the exponent β would be independent of x-ray photon energy (E), and the amplitude k scales with the square of the difference in energy-dependent linear attenuation coefficients of fibroglandular and adipose tissues. Twenty mastectomy specimens based numerical phantoms that were previously imaged with a benchtop flat-panel cone-beam CT system were converted to 3D distribution of glandular weight fraction (fg) and were used to verify the theoretical findings. The 3D power spectrum was computed in terms of fg and after converting to linear attenuation coefficients at monoenergetic x-ray photon energies of 20-80 keV in 5 keV intervals. The 1D power spectra along the axes were extracted and fitted with a power curve of the form k f-β. The energy dependence of k and β were analyzed. Results: For the 20 mastectomy specimen based numerical phantoms used in the study, the exponent β was found to be in the range of 2.34-2.42, depending on the axis of measurement. Numerical simulations agreed with the theoretical predictions that for a power-law anatomic spectrum of the form k f-β, β was independent of E and k(E) = k 1[μg(E) - μa(E)]2, where k1 is a constant, and μg(E) and μa(E) represent the energy-dependent linear attenuation coefficients of fibroglandular and adipose tissues, respectively. Conclusions: Numerical simulations confirmed the theoretical predictions that in dedicated breast CT, the spatial frequency dependence of the anatomic power spectrum will be independent of x-ray photon energy, and the amplitude of the anatomic power spectrum scales by the square of difference in linear attenuation coefficients of fibroglandular and adipose tissues.
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
anatomic noise
breast computed tomography
cascaded linear systems
Vedantham, S., Shi, L., Glick, S. J., & Karellas, A. (2013). Scaling-law for the energy dependence of anatomic power spectrum in dedicated breast CT. Medical physics, 40(1), [011901]. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4769408
Scaling-law for the energy dependence of anatomic power spectrum in dedicated breast CT. / Vedantham, Srinivasan; Shi, Linxi; Glick, Stephen J.; Karellas, Andrew.
In: Medical physics, Vol. 40, No. 1, 011901, 01.2013.
Vedantham, S, Shi, L, Glick, SJ & Karellas, A 2013, 'Scaling-law for the energy dependence of anatomic power spectrum in dedicated breast CT', Medical physics, vol. 40, no. 1, 011901. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4769408
Vedantham S, Shi L, Glick SJ, Karellas A. Scaling-law for the energy dependence of anatomic power spectrum in dedicated breast CT. Medical physics. 2013 Jan;40(1). 011901. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4769408
Vedantham, Srinivasan ; Shi, Linxi ; Glick, Stephen J. ; Karellas, Andrew. / Scaling-law for the energy dependence of anatomic power spectrum in dedicated breast CT. In: Medical physics. 2013 ; Vol. 40, No. 1.
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When I try to install the std2 library, I get the error messages below.
I'll look into it, but first thing I'd try is to upgrade to more recent DMD.
I just tried a fresh install with DMD 1.025 / DSSS 0.73, and it installed and compiled fine.
So it looks like a newer DMD is needed.
If you can't switch to newer DMD, then just check out the std2 source from dsource via SVN. It doesn't really have to be installed by dsss.
Alternatively you can check it out from dsource, and change the type to "sourcelibrary" in dsss.conf and do dsss install from there. That will just install the source without trying to compile a library.
Thanks, I've upgraded to DMD 1.025 / DSSS 0.75, and everything works fine.
Just wanna know whether this project is still active ,any plan to update to newer version of d2 or not.
I'm trying to install std2 with dsss.
Default prefix /usr is unwritable, using /home/yoschi/d instead.


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Adapted from "Captain James O. Biglow, United States Navy" [biography, dated 17 January 1952] in Modern Biographical Files collection, Navy Department Library.
Adapted from "Captain James O. Biglow, United States Navy"
[biography, dated 17 January 1952] in Modern Biographical Files collection, Navy Department Library.Adapted from "Captain James O. Biglow, United States Navy"
[biography, dated 17 January 1952] in Modern Biographical Files collection, Navy Department Library.
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James Otis Biglow was born in New London, Ohio, on September 14, 1907, son of Ernest O. and Ida King Biglow. He was graduated from Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana, in 1925, and attended Ohio State University at Columbus for two years before entering the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, on June 14, 1927. As a Midshipman he participated in Track. Graduated and commissioned Ensign on June 4, 1931, he subsequently advanced to the rank of Captain, his date of rank June 17, 1950.
After graduation in June 1931, he remained at the Naval Academy for the summer course in aviation, and in August of that year joined the battleship Arizona for service until January 1932. In March he reported to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, for flight training, and was designated Naval Aviator on May 30, 1933. For three years thereafter he served aboard USS Tennessee with duty as a pilot in the aviation unit of that battleship, Observation Squadron 3B.
Leaving the Tennessee in June 1936, he reported the next month to Patrol Squadron 6F, at the Fleet Air Base, Pearl Harbor, TH, where he remained until May 1937. In June he returned to Annapolis for instruction in Aeronautical Engineering at the Postgraduate School continuing the course at the Naval Aircraft Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May to July 1939), and at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, from which he received the Master of Science degree in June 1940.
His next duty was aboard USS Lexington from July 1940 until September 1941, when he joined the staff of Commander Patrol Wing 2. He continued staff duty the early months of World War II, and in October 1942 assumed command of Headquarters Squadron 2. From November 1942 until February 1944 he served on the staff of Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for "meritorious service as Air Structural Officer for Patrol Type Aircraft on the Staff of Commander Air Force, US Pacific Fleet, in connection with operations against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific War Area from November 1942 until February 1944…"
He also received a Letter of Commendation from the Commander, Air Force, Pacific, for "outstanding service and meritorious achievement in line of his profession as Officer in charge of Multi-engine Patrol and Bombing Aircraft, Transport and Utility Aircraft, Seaplanes and Training Aircraft, on the staff of Commander Air Force, US Pacific Fleet…"
Returning to the United States, he reported in March 1944 to the Office of the Bureau of Aeronautics Representative, Glenn Martin Company, Baltimore, Maryland, and in July of that year assumed the duties of Bureau of Aeronautics Representative. Detached in July 1946, he had a three year tour of duty in the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Washington, DC, as Director of the Experimental Programs Division. From June 1949 until February 1950 he served as Bureau of Aeronautics Representative, Naval Ammunition Depot, Lake Denmark, Dover, New Jersey.
Since February 1950 he has been stationed at the Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas, where he currently serves as Overhaul Repair Officer.
In addition to the Bronze Star Medal, Captain Biglow has the American Defense Service Medal; the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; the American Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal.
Published: Mon Jul 20 11:16:34 EDT 2020


We drove up to Siena which is about due (two) hours away. We walked around the ancient red-brown walls into the city. We met up with our tour guide and donned "whispers." A little machine you place around your neck with an earpiece. as the guide talks you can here what she says.
We walked into the Church of Santa Dominico. Not a grand church with all the ornament, but a simple church that had the most beautiful 13 century frescos on the ceiling. One thing that stand out clearly is the chapel of St. Catherine. We walked over to view her remains...St. Catherine's skull and finger. The skull is encased in a glass cabinet surrounded by beautiful painting. It's a bit eerie, but I totally get the whole relic thing.
Next, was into the baptistery with all it's beautiful frescos. Fantastico...Actually, the wood paneling in this room was outstanding. We had a brief spin into the gift shop and proceeded outside again to meet the tour guide. A look around from the steps of the church you see people everywhere from everywhere. towers and mysterious lanes abound. Simple beautiful and this total sense of old beauty, if you will.
We continued down the snaked streets to the Piazza Del Campo . You guys, this is an amazing site to behold. You are completely encircle by amazing architecture. It seems like all the buildings are up higher on the hill and the middle of the piazza is down almost in a conical form. Can't explain. It is overwhelming to see.
Then came lunch at Cafe Nannini. I had the most amazing calzone that was chock full of ham, mushrooms and cheese. It was the size of the spare tire I affectionately call my waist. Huge! So delicioso! I actually had a Coke. Hadn't had one of those for months. Ohhhh it tasted even better in Siena on the Piazza...lucious! LOL!
After lunch, we met at the fountain and walked back to the bus. And what a walk it was after the massive calzone lunch. I kept saying to myself, this hill is going to take the calories from two mushrooms away...I hoped anyway. We loaded the bus and found ourselves napping back to Montecatini Terme.. I was was spent.
We changed clothes and went to the dining room as a group for dinner. It was delcious as all food here in Italy is. Next up, was Tim's class and I really really had a blast learning to use the water brush and the markers for a watercolor effect on watercolor paper. After class we gathered to work on our Tuscany Travel Journals in the lounge. It's so fun to be with like minded crafters...everyone so kind and sharing Things Found during the days journey.
Wow ... trip of a life time... such great company, beautiful sights, great food, awesome classes...my, my,my!!
I expect that there wasn't much left in that paper shop by the time that you'd all finished! Glad you are having such a good time.
Wow... was there a paper store left when y'all got done? It is so awesome to hear of your days adventure! One thing that seems to repeat often is FOOD! I hope you are getting enough to eat! bwahahahaha!!! Hugs!!! I hope you sleep well and don't get up late!!!!
Sienna is an awesome city. left some money behind there. I remember delicious pizza at an outdoor terrace inn the piazza too. When I got home, our contractor was finishing or kitchen. Turns out that on his trip to Sienna he managed to drive his rental car right through the pedestrian- only piazza - a wrong turn. I thought it was a great way to avoid walking up the steep streets there. The atmosphere and age there made me feel that Sienna was the perfect place for intrigue, especially the warring noble families that lived there. Be sure to bring home some ceramics. It's so worth the hassle. I enjoy my pieces from Deruta daily.
Another great day tomorrow and enjoy the food. You can burn calories when you're back home.
Your trip sounds like ours to Japan a few years ago. Eat, ride in some mode of transportation somewhere, tour for a bit, eat, ride back to home base, eat, sleep and do it all again tomorrow. I was still full from breakfast when it was time to eat dinner!! But oh the food! And it sounds like you are having a glorious time!
You are so lucky to experience such an awesome trip!!! And we're lucky to hear about it!! Oh how I would have loved to see the paper store!! Sounds like a fabulous time!!! And eating is the name of the game on vacation!!!!!!
Siena is such a fabulous city. Can you imagine the thrill of the horse races around the piazza? That would be cool to see. Eat all that you can especially the gelato...it's just not the same in the States.


Once you start creating different landing pages with different offers, you'll want to start tracking which ads/email campaigns are working. The way most marketers do this is what's called a 'tracking code'.
You need to be working towards having the knowledge to make smart marketing decisions. Blindly running ads is not the way to do it. How to do this is pretty simple in reality.
For each advert, you simply tweak the code at the end (everything after the = sign) to let you know what it is. For complex marketing campaigns, it's worth getting a spreadsheet and simply using numbers followed by the actual ad.
For small campaigns, that's not necessary in my opinion. Looking at this code, I can tell it's from Facebook for a start because it has 'FB' at the beginning, EMMS means 'Email Marketing System' so I know that was the subject of the ad and 'Blue' indicates that I might have had an image there that was blue as opposed to another colour.
If you are running Pay Per Click campaigns for your business (if you're not, you should), this is absolutely vital! It's not new technology but it is very surprising how many systems don't allow you do do this.
We have written an API that allows your website or landing page to input the details of an enquiry directly into your Business Automation CRM (Available in the Better Proposals App Store) with a set of defaults. For instance, let's say you want the 'Lead Source' to be 'Website Enquiry' and to capture the tracking code, that's all easy. Unlike most online web apps, if you're trying to integrate with our API, we'll help you do it. You're not just on your own so get in touch, let us know what you're trying to do and we'll advise the best way to go about it.


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Fortnum & Mason to open first new non-travel store at The Royal Exchange
Fortnum & Mason has selected The Royal Exchange in London as the location of its latest store which will open later this year.
While the new store will be the luxury department store's fourth in the UK overall, it will also be the first new store that is not located at a major travel terminal.
Aside from its famous Piccadilly flagship, Fortnum & Mason has satellite stores at Heathrow airport and St Pancras International train station.
British customers help Fortnum & Mason achieve record Christmas trading
Fortnum & Mason records 5th consecutive year of double-digit growth
From October, the heritage retailer will occupy two prominent positions at The Royal Exchange with 2368 sq ft of retail space carrying an edit of products from its Piccadilly flagship.
This will include its most popular teas, preserves and hampers alongside a confectionary counter and fresh produce.
There will also be dining and bar area with up to 90 covers.
"Our arrival at The Royal Exchange brings together two iconic London institutions with a shared history in trade and commerce, and a shared passion in architectural heritage," Fortnum & Mason chief executive Ewan Venters said.
"We are driven to creating a world-class destination that brings the luxury and global charm of Fortnum's, to the prestigious environment of The Royal Exchange."
Owned by Oxford Properties, The Royal Exchange is located directly opposite The Bank of England and comprises 51,400 sq ft of retail space that is home to over 30 shops, including Hermès, Smythson, Watches of Switzerland, Boodles and Tiffany & Co.
"The opening of Fortnum & Mason will be a memorable moment in The Royal Exchange's storied history and will further enhance its collection of luxury shopping boutiques and dining," Oxford Properties asset management director Deborah Green said.
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DONALD MATHEW GILPEN
By Roger KirkpatrickDecember 16, 2020Current Services
Donald Mathew Gilpen, 79, of Washington Court House, Ohio, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 2:55 a.m. at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where he had been a patient since December 7.
Donald was born October 1, 1941, in Pickaway County, Ohio to George and Sarah Alice Short Gilpen. He lived most of his life in New Holland and Washington Court House.
He was a machine operator at Stephen's Pipe and Steel, Inc. in Mount Sterling for 42 years before his retirement in 2006.
Donald attended the Wesleyan Holiness Church in Washington Court House.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Eugene, Richard and George Gilpen, Jr. and three sisters, Mary Workman, Lillie Mae Kemp and Sada Lee Gilpen.
Donald is survived by his wife, the former Freda Sue Stinson whom he married May 18, 1963; four children and their spouses, Donna Sue and Jimmy McCullough of Metter, GA, Richard and Samantha Gilpen of Washington Court House, Patty and Darryl Rheinscheld of Mount Sterling and Dorothy and Dale Clark of Washington Court House; 12 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; a great great granddaughter; a sister, Sarah Gilpen of Washington Court House; a sister-in-law, Genevieve Shirley Gilpen and numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Friday, December 18, 2020, at 1p.m. at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in New Holland with the Rev. Leonard Roop officiating. Burial will follow in the New Holland Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home in New Holland from 11 a.m. Friday until the time of the service.
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PRESLEY MOUTON SELECTED TO PLAY IN 2023 DREAM ALL-AMERICAN BOWL
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Cheerleaders and Band Members Perform during the Bowl and at Halftime
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180 student athletes from across the nation will be selected to play. Dream Sports Group congratulates him on this prestigious honor and once in a lifetime opportunity.
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Rare elephant carving in beautiful Yellow Jade, a stone of prosperity and happiness. The elephant is a symbol of endurance for love of family.
Intricate Zazen Buddha statue in Satori meditation atop a lotus cushion on pedestal with ancient Zen symbols. Hand finished aged brass verdigris finish.
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Dr B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Telangana formerly known as Andhra Pradesh Open University and also known as BRAOU, Telangana. Dr B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Telangana was established on 26th August 1982 through an Act of the A.P. State Legislature (APOU Act 1982). Dr B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Telangana, one of the largest open universities in India, University located in Masthan Nagar, CBI Colony, Jubilee Hill, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It has about 213 study centres spread across both Telangana & Andhra Pradesh States, including 23 regional coordination centres and 14 number of centres excluding for women students. All the programmes offered by the BRAOU are recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. BRAOU, Telangana offering UG, PG, Diploma, and other certificate programmes in various areas including Science, Commerce, Arts, Languages and Management Studies.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) Telangana has going to announce direct admission for UG (B.A/B.Com/B.Sc) and PG (MBA, M.A., M.Com., M.Sc., MLISc., B.LISc) Diplomas, PG Diplomas and Certificate programmes for the academic session 2019-20.
Those Applicants who have passed Inter or equivalent and the Students who have passed E.T. 2019 are eligible for admission in UG Courses. Apart from these, those who are part of the Telangana Open School Society and AP Open School Society can apply directly. Eligible applicants of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana can apply through online mode only. The fee should be paid in the TS/AP online through Debit/Credit/Internet Banking.
for the postgraduate courses applicant have held a bachelor degree in the concerned discipline are eligible for the admission.
Applicants seeking admission in UG, PG, Diploma, PG Diploma and Certificate Programmes can apply online from the official website https://braou.ac.in Applicants have to fill their application on or before the last date (with all details, attested enclosed documents, true eligibility criteria) to get the approval of their Application Form from Administrator. Those students who qualify the entrance exam as per schedule will be called of GD / PI for further procedure.
Students who are willing to take admissions in the BRAOU, Telangana and satisfying the eligibility criteria can apply for the respective courses by visiting the official website.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) Telangana online exam form 2019 for UG (B.A/B.Com/B.Sc) and PG (MBA, M.A., M.Com., M.Sc., MLISc., B.LISc) Diplomas, PG Diplomas and Certificate programmes: Students are advised to visit the portal of www.braouonline.in and click on Examination Registration Form for UG, PG, Diploma, PG Diploma and Certificate Programmes for registration. The prescribed fee may be paid at any A.P./T.S Online Centre through Debit /Credit card on or before the last date. For further details students may contact their study centre.
Students required to apply all papers i.e, 1st year, 2nd year & 3rd year in single application form including practical papers. No separate application form is accepted for individual years.
Please note that only those students who have paid the Tuition Fee are eligible to appear for examinations. Further, the students who are appearing for the first time have to pay examination fee for all papers in their course.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) Telangana Exam Time Table 2019 – BRAOU Telangana has been released Exam Date Sheet on the official website i.e. www.braou.ac.in. Students can check the Semester/ Semester backlog/ Practical exam / Annual Exam Time Table of different courses. The student has to appear in the exam within the reporting time. the student must bring the Admit card to the examination.
BRAOU Telangana Time table holds the complete schedules of the exam. Students can check their exam date and time. Students can also know their exam centre details. The Time Table is available in pdf format. BRAOU Date Sheet will help students to manage study timetable for the examination.
The BRAOU Hall Ticket will be made available by the university before the 7-10 days of the exam date. The students must download it before the exam. It contains details like name of the student, roll number, center address and timing and photo and signature of the student. The Hall ticket is the most important document which is needed by every student at the time of the examination. Without Hall Ticket student will not allow to sit in the examination hall.
The students who are going to appear in the examination must read all the instructions and details mention on the admit card before appearing Exam. The students who have filled the application form and are going to attend the examination can download their admit card from the official website of Dr BR Ambedkar Open University after the official declaration.
Then select "Download Admit Card" link present at the menu bar for BRAOU Hall Ticket.
Your BRAOU Exam Hall Ticket will be visible on your digital screen.
Check the essential details in BRAOU Hall Ticket/admit Card.
At last, download BRAOU 2019 Admit Card and take a print out of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University Admit Card for further use.
Dr BR Ambedkar Open University conducted the exam for all the offered UG (B.A/B.Com/B.Sc) and PG (MBA, M.A., M.Com., M.Sc., MLISc., B.LISc) Diplomas, PG Diploma and Certificate programmes in the every year. After the exam completed all the exam appeared students are eagerly waiting for thiar results declaration for know their qualified status. Dr BR Ambedkar Open University Results 2019 will be declared and released in the month of APRIL/MAY 2019 expected through official website of Dr BR Ambedkar Open University. students can check and download their results by entering their roll number or Name on the login page.
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How can an m&m's chocolate bar go wrong? m&m's are America's favorite candy, and to suspend mini-m&m's in a bar of m&m chocolate just seems like a sure bet. The candy bar was tasty and I really liked the crunch of the mini m&m's. It did make me realize, however, that the appeal of m&m's is not in the chocolate but rather in the combination of the crunchy shell with the chocolate. Especially if the chocolate has melted a bit within the shell. In bar form, the fact that the chocolate within each m&m isn't awfully milky but instead that corn syrup heavy taste stands out more. It's not the chocolate bar I'd automatically reach for. That said, it's tasty enough and I applaud the fact that the m&m brand continues to innovate new products. Variations on such a classic and perfect product as the m&m are bound to produce further brilliance. I can't wait to see what's next!
Enough With the Cronut Already!


your current prescription. I keep mine in the health file in my own filing cabinet. If you can't find your prescription, visit wherever you previously had your eyes examined and request a copy. Your optician, optometrist, or ophthalmologist is necessary by law to release your eyewear prescription for you. You now need to be aware of a few critical pieces of information from your prescription (see example above–click to enlarge). Among other information, you should see three columns on your prescription–sphere, cylinder, and axis.
A somewhat less critical amount is your temple span. If you're lucky, you'll also see a temple size and bridge size in your prescription. If not, don't sweating it, you can body it out yourself. The temple span describes the length of the two bars that hook up the spectacles to your ears. It really is measured from where in fact the 90-degree curve from your lens structure to the side bars (temples) starts to the very end of the temple, including the curve. It is not measured from the flex point of the temples, because the "stub" between your flex point and zoom lens structure is not a standard size.
Now, take out some measuring tape (ideally the kind of tape used for fitting clothes and sewing, as it's very flexible) and evaluate an existing pair of eyeglasses that fit easily. The average temple period for men is 135mm or 145mm. For ladies, 130mm to 140mm is standard. When your tape only has inches, measure to the nearest eighth or sixteenth and multiply that number by 25.4 to obtain the way of measuring in millimeters. Temple measures are generally available in 5mm increments, such as 130, 135, 140, 145, etc. For the most part online spectacles stores, temple length is shown in just a frame description and is not customizable. Therefore, you need to discover a frame with a proper temple size. This occasionally varies if you are in a site specializing in designer glasses, where you have the choice to source your own temple size.
Actually, temple size is not a huge deal. I have one pair of eyeglasses with 135mm temples and another with 140mm temples. Both pairs fit pleasantly. If for reasons uknown you can't come up with a temple measurement, don't allow that stop you from making an eyewear purchase online. Instead, simply choose 140mm temples if you are a guy and 135mm temples if you are a female. It's likely that, this duration will fit easily.


On Sunday 12th June 2005, the first CYM Regional Rally, Northern Section, "Okruzhnyi Zdvyh, Pivnich", took place in Bradford, under this year's haslo - "I Believe! I Know! We Can!". Sumivti from the north of England took part in the Zdvyh - oseredky Ashton, Bolton, Bradford, Manchester, Rochdale and Stockport.
The religious and official ceremonies, led by druh P. Revko from Ashton, took place in the gardens of the Ukrainian Centre in Bradford. A short mass was conducted by the Reverend Father Ivo Komyak of Bradford. Podruha Natalka Pilak, of Bradford, read the CYM Order for 2005. Druh Bohdan Pryhidnij, Holova of Krayova Uprava, then addressed the sumivti and the audience, and then each oseredok in turn marched before the delegation.
The competition took place after the official proceedings. Sumivti from all the oseredky took part in a concert filled with poetry, singing, dancing and musical renditions. Oseredok Bradford was particularly successful in the categories of poetry recitals and singing, achieving first place and thus progressing to the National Rally in Tarasivka in July.
Thanks go to all who took part and assisted in this first Okruzhnyi Zdvyh Northern Section - sumivti from all regions, the Okruzhna Uprava (regional committee) and the community in Bradford.


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Colburn / Events / Colburn Chamber Music Society: Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Viola
Colburn Chamber Music Society: Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Viola
Zipper Hall
Tickets: $15, $30
Livestream subscription available
Lauded for "providing solidly shaped music of bold mesmerizing character," Amplify artist Nokuthula Ngwenyama is both a dynamic performer and innovative composer. She takes the Colburn stage for a concert that includes selections of her own work.
Proof of vaccination is required for all attendees. See the full list of safety protocols for more information.
PROKOFIEV Quintet in G Minor
NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA Quartet for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass (World Premiere)
NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA Primal Message for String Quintet
DVOŘÁK String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major


Escape The Room, Mystery at Stargazer's Manor is an escape room in a box that you can take part in in the comfort of your own home. Solve the puzzles and crack the riddles to move to the next level but make sure you take all of the information with you as doors will close and lock behind you. Escape The Room by Think Fun comes with free delivery.


Granite in particular is usually harder and less porous than most other stones, so it can be easier to care for. However there are various qualities of granite – some are impervious, while some are not. Some are acid-sensitive, while some are not. These characteristics also extend across basalt and bluestone. Therefore each granite surface should be treated carefully until its true characteristics are determined.
This granite cleaning regime is designed to maintain good-condition granite surfaces. However Slique treatments are able to professionally clean your granite, remove scratches and foot traffic marks, reverse fading, and protect the surface from future damage.
Contact Slique for a free consultation.
Vacuum the floor to remove loose dust and grit from the surface.
Clean using a microfibre mop or cloth dampened with warm water (no chemicals are necessary when using good-quality microfibre, as the fabric is 99.9% antibacterial which is a much better result than can be achieved with most cleaning chemicals available).
If you have smooth granite, use a flat microfibre mop or smooth-surface cloth. If your granite is textured, use a microfibre string mop or a rougher microfibre cloth which can more easily enter the texture of the tile. The microfibre will 'grab' the surface and lift off most daily grime. Use some pressure to work the microfibre – floating it lightly over the surface will not be so productive!
Spot clean any spills, marks or stains using a neutral pH chemical such as Slique Cleansing Fluid. After spot cleaning, rinse the surface lightly with clean water.
Use a special benchtop cleaning spray every few weeks to bring your benchtop up to a great shine – for benchtops that haven't been sealed, use Daily Benchtop Cleaner, or if the granite has been sealed a Benchtop Cleaner and Sealer product will also maintain the sealer.
DO NOT leave to dry naturally – dry using an old towel or a clean, dry mop. Lighter-coloured granite in particular will discolour when it soaks up water. To avoid this, make sure to dry the granite thoroughly with a clean cloth. The colour will return to normal once the surface is completely dry.
Vacuum or wipe tiles to remove loose grit from the surface.
Scrub a small area (about 3-4 square metres) using a light solution of a cleaner safe for use on natural stone, such as Slique's Heavy Duty Tile cleaner. Your local tile shop will have something suitable for tile cleaning home use. Use a soft brush or broom to work the solution into the pores of the granite. Continue to complete small areas until the entire surface has been scrubbed.
Leave the solution to work for several minutes, then scrub again.
When the solution has lifted out the dirt, remove the liquid and dirt using an old towel or clean, dry mop.
Pour clean water over the surface to rinse.
DO NOT leave the surface to dry naturally. Lighter-coloured granite in particular will discolour when it soaks up water. To avoid this, make sure to dry the granite thoroughly with a clean cloth. The colour will return to normal once the surface is completely dry.
When preparing food, cut on chopping boards, NOT directly on the stone. Do not let juice or liquids from the chopping board drip into the stone.
Don't put hot items from the oven or hobs directly onto the benchtop, as intense heat can cause cracking or discolouration. Items from the oven will be hotter than those off the stove top or hobs.
When cooking on hobs, use a tea towel to protect the surrounding stone from spitting oil and food splashes.
Immediately wipe up any spills from cosmetics, mouthwash, toothpaste, soaps and shampoos etc. Store all containers in a tray (glass or stainless steel) that will capture and spills or drips.
Do not leave cleaning agents stored on the vanity.
Do not leave toilet or shower cleaners stored in the bathroom within reach of guests or cleaners who may not be aware of the potential for damage. The presence of cleaning agents suggests they can be used to clean the benchtop!


PGP ("Pretty Good Privacy") was created by Phil Zimmermann over 25 years ago as a means for encrypting data and communications. It's a really, really good encryption system, even by today's standards.
PGP was intended to be a public standard with widely available public access to the code, design, etc.
Today it is almost impossible for the average person to find workable PGP code. All of the little companies producing PGP were consolidated through a series of quiet acquisitions. Each acquisition contained non-compete clauses, preventing the acquired individuals from producing new PGP code. Those companies were largely acquired by Symmantec. At the same time, the US Government has contacted almost all universities and in the name of national security and national loyalty has asked those universities to take down their archives of PGP code and standards.
The result is that while it is not impossible to find PGP code, it is also no easy task. 15 years ago every university had PGP code readily available. Today, this is no longer the case.
I am not saying it has been a complete shutdown of PGO availability to the public. But I am saying that the belt has been tightened significantly. And, every time you trace a piece of PGP that has been removed from the net it always seems to go back to national security.


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12 Top-rated Tourist Attractions in France
From the popular boulevards of Paris to the stunning seaside resorts of Côte d'Azur, France indeed offers some of the most must-see sights in the world. Indulge yourself and savor the irresistible charm of France with its picturesque village, traditional French gastronomy which has been included on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and soaring cathedrals that blends perfectly into its progressive and contemporary style. You can even rent a castle in France and turn your dream vacation into reality. Here's the list of the top-rated tourist attractions that you may visit when in France.
1. Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower is an iconic symbol of Paris. It is one of the world's famous landmarks. This structure was designed by Gustave Eiffel for the World Fair in 1889. Now, it has been an irreplaceable fixture of the Paris skyline. Due to the structure's exceptional gratefulness, it has earned the nickname of Iron Lady. You'll be impressed of the tower's size standing at 320-meter high and the stunning panoramic views at each levels has to offer. If you want, you can dine at the first level or the second level to indulge yourself on a sumptuous meal of the Michelin-starred Jules Verne.
2. Louvre Museum
The Louvre is one of the most incomparable museums in Europe where collections of fine arts can be seen. Famous masterpieces from some of the Western Civilization such as Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci, the 1st-century-BC Venus de Milo sculpture and the Wedding Feast at Cana by Veronese can also be found here. Up to date, it has a collection of 30,000 artworks. It is impossible to see everything inside in a day or even in a week. It is suggested that you focus on a shortlist of artworks for you to have a lucrative experience.
3. Palace of Versailles
It is not just a royal residence. It was designed to show the glory of the French monarchy. It has also became Louis XIV's symbol of power and has been the key indicator for the princely courts in Europe. Architect Jules Hardouin- Mansart is the one who created the Baroque façade and interior. You'll spot here the famous Hall of Mirrors, it is where courtiers waited for an audience with the king. Beyond the formal French gardens is Marie-Antoinette's hamlet, it is said to be the pastoral village where the queen dressed up to become a peasant in order to escape court life.
4. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
This UNESCO-listed cathedral has been standing for more than eight centuries and exemplifies a medieval Gothic architecture. There is a special light show that will mesmerize you from April to October. What's inspiring here is the stained-glass windows that allow colorful life to filter that resulted to an ethereal effect. Numerous windows have been crafted and depict biblical stories. The most noteworthy of all of the windows is the rose one due to its size and details. Other highlights are the Blue Virgin window and the Passion window.
5. Côte d'Azur
Here you'll see the most fashionable stretch of coastline in France. The word Côte d'Azur is synonymous with glamour and is translated to Coast of Blue which was coined due to the mesmerizing deep blue color of the Mediterranean Sea. Every summer, the resorts are being visited by those beach lovers and sun-worshippers. You can spot the rich and famous personalities here in their lavish villas and luxury yachts. Don't forget to visit the town of Nice which offers great panoramic views and art museums. Cannes is known for its celebrity film festivals and legendary hotels. If you're looking for the best sandy beaches, head to Antibes and Saint-Tropez plus the charm of the Provençal fishing village. Lastly, Monaco offers stunning scenery and exclusive ambience.
6. Mont Saint-Michel
It is located dramatically out of the sea on the coast of Normandy. It is also known as the Pyramid of the Seas being a mystical sight rested on a rocky islet and surrounded by walls and fortresses. During high tide, Mont-Saint-Michel is an island but at low tide, it is possible to cross to Mont. Abbaye de Saint-Michel is the main tourist attraction in the area. It is founded by Archbishop Aubert of Avranches in after the Archangel Michael appeared to him in a vision. It is also an important pilgrimage destination due to its soul-inspiring serenity. With that, Mont Saint-Michel is coined as The Heavenly Jerusalem.
7. Provence
Provence is known for its gorgeous landscape of rolling hills plus the iconic lavender fields with the little villages suspended on the valleys and rocky outcrops. The overwhelming scenery has inspired famous artists like Matisse, Chagall, Cézanne and even Picasso. Allow yourself to experience the art de vivre as you stroll along the cobblestone streets. Here you'll find open-air markets and indulge yourself on a sumptuous cuisine. The most important market town is the Aix-en-Provence. Arles, on the other hand, is known for its ancient ruins and festivals. The medieval city of popes is known as Avignon.
8. Loire Valley Châteaux
Loire Valley is also known as the Garden of France and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visiting the lush area feels like you're scanning through the pages of a children's storybook. The setting here is a captivating countryside of woodlands inclusive of river valleys and fairy-tale castles. The most famous châteaux that you can see here is the Renaissance castles designed with the ideas of enjoyment and entertainment. It is coined as an extension of the court life outside of Paris. Other châteaux that you can see in the area is the Château de Chambord which was built for King Francis I, a feminine style châteaux
9. Alsace Villages
Here you'll be in awe of the beautiful villages in France that are tucked away in the rolling green hills of Alsace wherein the Vosges Mountains is the border to the famous Rhine River of Germany. Alsace villages are known for its pastel-painted and half-timbered houses that were clustered around the small church. In addition, the flowering balconies and cobblestone streets add to its good ambiance. Many of the villages here have won France's Villages Fleuris award due to their charming floral decorations. If you're planning for your Alsace vacation itinerary, choose Colmar. It is a good pick to explore the Alsatian villages and even the surrounding nature trails.
10. Carcassonne
Be fascinated by its fairy-tale scenery. This well-preserved destination allows the visitors to enter into the world of Middle Ages. This walled-town features narrow, winding cobblestone lanes and old houses. The streets and building have retained its medieval character. The must-see attractions in the area are the 14th-century old Cathedral of Saint-Nazaire and the double-circuited ramparts with 54 towers. You can also schedule your visit here during the Bastille Day fireworks happening every 14th of July.
11. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
The awe-inspiring Mont Blanc is located in the French Alps and is known as the highest mountain peak in Europe. It serves as a part of the French border with Italy. Mont Blanc or White Mountain is blanketed in snow. Beneath the peak, you'll find the traditional alpine village of Chamonix. This little town is filled with historic churches, cozy restaurants, and enchanting auberges. Chamonix is a great place for rock climbing, hiking, skiing, outdoor adventures and even a perfect place to relax.
12. Brittany
Brittany is a historic region that can be found on the northeastern coast of France. It features fishing villages, rocky seaside scenery, and costumed religious festivals. The local cuisine is something that you should try especially the savory buckwheat crepes. Be sure to visit the Breton port, Quimper and even Nantes known for its ancient walls, historic towns and impressive Gothic cathedral and the place when the freedom of Religious belief to Protestants has been granted, respectively. Other things to do can be visiting the pristine beaches, remote islands, and ancient castles.
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I am making some changes in the garage in need to free-up space. In this process I decided to get rid off the Stowaway 2 Hitch box, it takes too much room.
Storing chairs and BBQ in the Sprinter is going to be our challenge. I am thinking about adding a permanent rear door ladder to carry chairs and the small Magma BBQ.
So here comes a question about a BBQ ladder rack. I used to use simple Camco racks on my previous RVs but am looking for a rack which would allow us to use the BBQ directly on the ladder and would be simple to mount and dismount.
I am moving forward changing BBQ and camping chairs storage to the rear door ladder. Good starting point was purchasing a ladder by Prime Design, I picked it up locally and am absolutely impressed, superb design and quality, and no drilling required to mount. I started designing a quick BBQ mount likely using 1" 80/20 profile, ladder's side extrusion bars inside slots are 1" wide.
My Stowaway 2 box went in a day.
Great ideas, thanks. I never considered a ladder and it's capability for carrying items.
hi there, here are pictures of my home made ladder mount, tire rack for my Sprinter 3500 Pleasureway.
No problems carrying one of the heavy Sprinter tires with a steel rim.
as you can see the tire when mounted to the 3 bolts is squeezed between the back of ladder and the steel rim. I just laid it on the rim to show relative size and made out of 1 inch tubulat square steel with foot plates to rest on ladder tread and hook over the tread above..works like a darn!!
Thank you confidence building pictures.
In looking at your pictures and am impressed but I have a question. How do you prevent the tire and mount from moving on the ladder?
Hi Doug, the rack mounts very carefully without scratching the door when you glide it in between the door and the in-situ stairs.
The 3 bolts that afix to the tire rim, protude beyond the stairs out the back (towards the rear of the van.) You mount the tire rim to the protruding bolts and as you tighten the bolts, the tire sandwiches against the outer side of the stairs, as the main body of the rack is between the van door and the stairs.
As you can see the amount of room between van door and the stairs to slide the rack into place, is limited and so everything has to be measured carefully.


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Mario Uccella (born 18 February 1966) is a retired Italian-Swiss footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s as a midfielder.

Uccella first played for FC Brüttisellen. He then signed his first profession contract and played for FC Zürich in the 1987–88 Nationalliga A season, but he and the team suffered relegation at the end of that season. Uccella stayed with the club, but they failed in their immediate promotion attempt. Because he was only getting occasional playing posibilites he decided to move on and transferred to FC Winterthur. Here he stayed, under contract, for three seasons.

Uccella joined FC Basel's first team for their 1992–93 season under head-coach Friedel Rausch. After playing in five test games Uccella played his domestic league debut for his new club in the opening match of the season, an away game on 18 July 1992 as Basel were defeated 0–1 by Grenchen. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 November in the away game in the La Blancherie and it was the winning goal as Basel won 1–0 against SR Delémont.

During Basel's 1993–94 season his team mates included Swiss international goalkeeper Stefan Huber, defenders Massimo Ceccaroni, Marco Walker and Samir Tabakovic, the midfielders Mario Cantaluppi, Martin Jeitziner, Admir Smajić and Ørjan Berg and the Swiss international striker Dario Zuffi. Together they won the promotion/relegation group and as Nationalliga B champions thus won promotion to the top flight of Swiss football, after six seasons in the second tier.

He stayed with the club for two seasons, playing 56 games and scoring two goals. 31 of these games were in the Nationalliga B, three were in the Swiss Cup and 22 were friendly games. He scored one goal in the domestic league; the other was scored during a test game.

Following his time with Basel, Uccella retired from his professional career and continued as an amateur with local team FC Riehen.

References

Sources
 Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG.
 Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel.
 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage

1966 births
Living people
Italian footballers
FC Zürich players
FC Winterthur players
FC Basel players
Association football midfielders
Swiss Super League players
Swiss Challenge League players
Italian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

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These are sets of Tuna Snack stingers each rigged and ready to attach to any of our Smart Tracker Bars. Rigged with a stainless keel weighted hook, cable and BB swivel. Each is finished off with 30" of 250lb test Momoi leader with stainless and nylon chafe gear.
Available in sets of 4 or sets of 6 and both come in a roll-up storage bag.