. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2018;59(9):2859.
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to quantify retinal capillary density and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area of normal subjects according to their ethnicity, using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
Methods : All eyes in this cross-sectional study underwent Swept source OCTA (Triton, Topcon, Tokyo, Japan). Parafoveal (3 × 3 mm) OCTA scans were obtained on healthy Caucasian and black Africans volunteers. OCTA scans were assessed and processed. The FAZ area and capillary density at the level of both the superficial (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) were automatically measured using a custom-made software combining vessel binarization and skeletonization.
Results : We included 22 eyes of 11 healthy Caucasian volunteers, and 30 eyes of 15 black African volunteers in the analysis. Mean subject age was 35.3 and 44.2 years (p=0.09) and there were 9 (91%) and 7 (47%) women respectively in the Caucasian, and African groups. The mean FAZ dimension was significantly smaller, and the overall vessel density higher in the SCP and in the DCP of Caucasian patients in comparison to Black African patients. Mean FAZ area was 0.255 +/- 0.056 mm2 at the SCP and 0.26 +/- 0.06 mm2 at the DCP in the Caucasian group versus 0.35 +/- 0.08 mm2 at the SCP (p=0.001) and 0.35 +/- 0.1 mm2 at the DCP (p=0.01) in the African group. The mean vessel density at the SCP was of 40.5% +/- 0.8 in Caucasians versus 30.3% +/- 1 in Africans (p<0.0001). The mean vessel density at the DCP was of 46.9% +/- 0.5 in Caucasians versus 37.6% +/- 0.9 in Africans (p<0.0001).
Conclusions : SCP and DCP vessel density is lower in the parafoveal location of black Africans compared to Caucasians probably due to a larger FAZ area. Ethnicity-matched measurements of the control population need to be used for comparison in OCTA studies regarding vascular diseases.


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Lavochkin Association
OKB-301
State-owned company
Space industry
Khimki, Moscow region, Russia
Vladimir Kolmykov (Director General)
Semyon Lavochkin (Chief Designer from 1940 to 1960)
Spacecraft, space probes, satellites, aircraft, missiles, ballistic missiles
$275 million[1] (2017)
$8.54 million[1] (2017)
Roscosmos[2]
www.laspace.ru
NPO Lavochkin (Russian: НПО Лавочкина, OKB-301, also called Lavochkin Research and Production Association or shortly Lavochkin Association, LA) is a Russian aerospace company. It is a major player in the Russian space program, being the developer and manufacturer of the Fregat upper stage, as well as interplanetary probes such as Fobos-Grunt. As of 2015, it was headed by Sergei Lemeshevskii.[3] On August 10, 2017 the Lavochkin Association's Board of Directors appointed Vladimir Kolmykov Director General of the enterprise.
3.1 Aircraft
3.2 Rockets and missiles
3.3 Spacecraft
3.4 Future projects
4 Designers and engineers
The company develops and manufactures spacecraft such as the Fregat rocket upper stages, satellites and interplanetary probes. It is a contractor for a number of military programs, such as the Oko early warning satellite, Prognoz and Araks programmes as well as the civilian program Kupon. One of the company's most notable projects was the participation in the failed Fobos-Grunt sample return mission.[4] NPO Lavochkin has also developed the Elektro–L series of new-generation weather satellites, as well as the Navigator standardised satellite platform, which will serve as the basis for several future Russian satellites.[5]
The company was founded in 1937 as OKB-301, a Soviet aircraft design bureau (OKB). The head designer was Vladimir P. Gorbunov. On October, 1945 Semyon Lavochkin was promoted for the head designer of the design bureau. It gained distinction for its family of piston-engined fighter aircraft during World War II, and later shifted to missile and jet fighter designs. Following the death of the head designer, the OKB-301 succumbed to the growing power of Vladimir Chelomey and became OKB-52 Branch No. 3 on 18 December 1962.[6]:300 Later, it turned to work on interplanetary probe designs for Luna sample return program, the Lunokhod program, Vega program, Phobos program, etc. The former OKB-301 became named NPO Lavochkin.
In January 2012, officials of Lavochkin faced administrative punishment for not taking[clarification needed] into account of designing the computer system after the crash of Russia's Mars moon spacecraft Fobos-Grunt.[7]
Gu-1
La-7 "Fin"
La-9 "Fritz"
La-11 "Fang"
La-15 "Fantail"
La-250 Anakonda
S-25 Berkut (SA-1 "Guild") - surface-to-air missile
S-75 Dvina (SA-2 "Guideline") - surface-to-air missile
La-205 is V-300, a SAM for S-25 air defense system
La-350 Burya - intercontinental cruise missile
La-400 DAL - surface to air missile[8][9]
Fregat - upper stage
Elektro-L - satellite
Elektro-L No.1
Fobos-Grunt - space probe
Granat - satellite
Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment - space probe
Luna programme
Luna 9
Luna 10
Luna E-8 No.201
Luna E-8-5 No.402
Luna E-8-5M No.412
Lunokhod programme
Lunokhod 1
Mars program
Mars 2M No.521
Mars 5M
Oko - missile early warning satellite.
Spektr-R - space radio telescope satellite, dedicated to very Long Baseline Interferometry
US-K - satellite
US-KMO - satellite
US-KS - satellite
Venera program
Venera 3
Vega program
Luna-Glob
Mars-Grunt - space probe
Spektr-RG - high-energy astrophysics observatory
Designers and engineers
Georgy Babakin
Semyon Lavochkin
Yuri Koptev, later director of Roscosmos, worked at Lavochkin from 1965
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Q: Decomposing Test Functions Show that every test function $\varphi$ $\in$ $C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R})$ can be written as $\varphi(x) = x \psi(x) + c\varphi_0(x)$ where $\varphi_0(x)$ is a fixed test function (with $\varphi_0(0) \neq 0)$, $\psi$ $\in$ $C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R})$, and $c$ is a constant.
I'm not really sure where to begin on this.  Any help would be appreciated.

A: $\newcommand{\vp}{\varphi}$
Your $\vp$s and $\psi$s are all over the place alas. I will assume
you want to write $\psi$ as $x\vp+c\vp_0$.
Putting $x=0$ we need $\psi(0)=c\vp(0)$, so we need $c=\psi(0)/\vp_0(0)$.
Then we must have
$$\vp(x)=\frac{\psi(x)-c\vp_0(x)}{x}.$$
So we need to check this is $C^\infty$ at $0$ (when we assign a suitable
value to $\vp(0)$) as it is clearly compactly supported.

A: Hint: Observe
\begin{align}
f(x):= \varphi(x)-\frac{\varphi(0)}{\varphi_0(0)}\varphi_0(x)=\varphi-\alpha\varphi_0
\end{align}
equals $0$ when $x=0$, i.e. $f(0) = 0$. Next, observe
\begin{align}
f(x) = \int^x_0f'(s)\ ds = xf'(x)-\int^x_0sf''(s)\ ds = x\left(f'(x)-\frac{1}{x}\int^x_0 sf''(s)\ ds \right).
\end{align}
(Note that I used the fact $f(0) =0$.) Hence it suffices to show that
\begin{align}
G(x) =
\begin{cases}
\displaystyle \frac{1}{x}\int^x_0 sf''(s)\ ds & \text{ if } x \neq 0\\
0 & \text{ if } x = 0
\end{cases}
\end{align}
is in $C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R})$.
More hint: for $x \neq 0$, we that
\begin{align}
\lim_{h\rightarrow 0}\frac{G(x+h)-G(x)}{h} =\ f''(x) -\frac{1}{x^2}\int^x_0sf''(s)\ ds= \frac{1}{2}f''(x)+\frac{1}{2x^2}\int^x_0 s^2f'''(s)\ ds
\end{align}

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Next, my grandfather, Albert Gallon, took over, adding to these specialties the making of desk accessories leather casings and covers.
My father, Jean Gallon, faced with competition, decided to turn more particularly to leather casings, leather gilding, patinas, the restoration of old leather and the reproduction of old object (boxes, chests, artists' portfolios…).
As to myself, Virginie Gallon, after getting my degree in Geography and a Masters in Town and Country Planning, I decided to return to the family workshop, where they have been fashioning leather for a century, to instruct myself in this craft in whose company I have always been.
During my training, I inherited the family know-how while at the same time I learned bookbinding in two different workshops as part of qualifying for my CAP (City and Guilds examination).
At the end of my training, I decided to take the competitive examination of the SEMA (Société d'Encouragement aux Métiers d'Art)… I received 1st place in the department and region, and ranked 6th nationally.


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Just imagine, for instance, being a waiter at a nice restaurant, one that prides itself on its diverse menu, good cooking and excellent presentation. In comes a diner who scans the menu for something he likes. He starts off by choosing a particular dish, but instead of leaving it there, he asks for a number of changes to the way it is cooked, the sorts of ingredients that are used and how it is finally presented. Is the restaurant able to cope with individual exceptions to the usual customer practice or will you, at the coal face, as it were, say very politely that what is on the menu is all that is available?
Handling translation clients is a bit like the example described above in the restaurant with the only difference being that it can happen much more frequently. The bottom line, of course, is what you charge. Run of the mill translation may be charged by the word, but when there are very specific requests that have to be handled additionally then you may have to build in an extra cost for time spent on adapting the client's translation requirements. Experience is really the only way that you can make a realistic quotation in advance for what might be a complex and seemingly ever changing translation task.
In the restaurant example, the smart restaurant may have a way around dealing with the "awkward" diner experience. "Yes, Sir. We can arrange exactly what you would like, but it may be considerably more expensive than what is on the menu. Instead of the price for the standard meal of 35 dollars, that might be 50 dollars". This can be politely noted on the menu so that the diner can make the decision based on how much they are prepared to pay for a meal that they really like.
The reality is that any good translation business needs to be prepared for the likelihood that some of their clients are going to want to change the details of their translation project. The way to handle that is to make sure that an honest quotation is made at the outset which details exactly how you charge for a project and what it might cost for every extra amendment.


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Brawn GP developing bigger bandwagon
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Brackley, Tuesday: A rare look behind the scenes at championship-leading Brawn GP's Brackley base reveals that the team is having to spend much of its budget for both 2009 and 2010 on developing a bigger bandwagon for all their newfound fans.
Inadequate: Brawn GP's current bandwagons
Chief Scapegoat Nick Fry, who oversaw the final few disastrous years of Honda's tenure in F1 before inexplicably being retained at the new team, explained that the unprecedented numbers of fans who had suddenly stapled their colours to the Brawn GP mast had necessitated the development work.
"We didn't think so many people would become Brawn fans so quickly," Fry admitted. "I mean, they all say that they were Honda fans all along, and we've no reason at all to doubt that – honest – but when you see just how many people are supporting us now that we're winning, it's clear that our present bandwagon capacity is nowhere near sufficient."
The designs are reported to have already gone over budget, largely because of the ever-increasing space requirements for the vehicle but also because Honda have never had to pay much attention to such matters before, given that they had no success as such and therefore no influx of glory-hunting fans.
One fan expressed his pleasure at the announcement: "Me, I've been a Brawn GP fan since 1992," he said, somewhat impossibly. "It's great to finally see so many people sharing my passion for Jenson and that other bloke. You know, the old one." He also insisted that no one accuse him of following only the successful teams, despite the discovery that his Brawn GP cap had originally featured a familiar prancing horse design that had been scribbled out with crayon. "Or I'll smash yer face in," he added.
We were not able to access the designs for the new bandwagon, but it apparently features very low sides in order to enable fans to leap off again with ease in 2010.
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Q: Cron jobs don't get updated after deploying a new version The problem is that I try to delete, or update the cron job and nothing gets updated on the google side.
gcloud app deploy cron.yaml - I sent an empty file with only cron: in there, and it still displays old cron jobs.
I then tried to update the cron jobs to new settings, and it still displays old information.
Either the documentation doesn't give you the correct directions how to manage cronjobs or I must be doing something extremely wrong.
Solution
Needed to specify the project to deploy to: gcloud app deploy cron.yaml --project=my-project

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Immersion plan unanimously denounced as Saint John meeting draws large crowd
Parent Micah Peterson has five children in French immersion now and two more he still hopes to enrol. He spoke against the plan to axe the program. (Jacques Poitras/CBC - image credit)
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The Higgs government faced another angry, skeptical crowd Tuesday night as public consultations on its plan to replace French immersion in New Brunswick schools took place in Saint John.
More than 300 people turned out, and all 27 who spoke at the meeting denounced the proposal to implement a new program in time for this fall.
"It should go without saying that reducing French immersion by 50 per cent is not going to improve French," said parent Micah Peterson, who has five children in immersion now and two more he still hopes to enrol.
He said some of his own immersion classmates from his school years are now teaching immersion to his children.
"You think they're going to be able to do that when you cut it in half? It's ridiculous."
The immersion program works, and that is backed up with data, all caps. - Olivia Donovan
Retired teacher Olivia Donovan of Saint John, who now supervises student teachers for the University of New Brunswick, said the province should use its massive budget surpluses to tackle problems it claims the elimination of immersion will address.
"No. 1, it is never wise to axe one program that is working to fix one that is not," she said. "It is the English prime system that needs help. The immersion program works, and that is backed up with data, all caps."
The government announced in December that it will start phasing out French immersion in September, replacing it at the kindergarten and Grade 1 levels with a program that will see all students spend half their classroom time learning English and half learning French.
That is less French than the current immersion program but more French than what non-immersion students now get.
Organizers heckled
At last week's consultation in Moncton, an angry crowd forced Department of Education and Early Childhood Development officials to scrap their "world café" meeting format in favour of letting attendees speak at will.
In Saint John on Tuesday, the crowd also heckled organizers and called for an open-microphone session. The facilitators compromised by shortening the world café portion and letting anyone who wanted to speak do so.
The meeting was scheduled to end at 8:30 p.m. but continued until about 9:15 p.m., when no one was left at the microphones.
"I heard a lot of great comments tonight," Education Minister Bill Hogan told reporters. "I heard a lot of great concerns."
Hogan said the province's plan could still change.
"We're having consultations because nothing at this point is written in stone," he said. "If it was written in stone it would be silly to have consultations."
Reacting to criticism from one participant who had pointed out the government claims to be listening after already closing registration for French immersion this fall, Hogan told reporters even that could change.
"There's still lots of time if we were to choose to do Grade 1 French immersion next year. Like, it's only January. So there's tons of time should we choose that path."
Timeline moved up
Last October, Premier Blaine Higgs said the replacement for immersion had to start in September 2023 because it was unlikely a major change could happen in 2024, a provincial election year.
Hogan said he hopes for a final decision by late winter or early spring.
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Some speakers at the Saint John meeting said they were worried about how children with learning challenges and deaf children would cope with only half their classroom time devoted to learning to read in their first language.
Others said eliminating immersion would make it harder for anglophone school graduates to compete for the government jobs that require bilingualism.
Several teachers spoke at Tuesday's session, many of them referring to a New Brunswick Teachers Association email sent Monday that warned members to stick to "pedagogical issues" if they took part in the consultations.
Ryan Murphy, a teacher at St. Malachy's Memorial High School, said he was worried about the 10 per cent of his students whose first language is neither English nor French.
"They are learning English as they learn to code," he said. "They are learning English as they learn a new world.
"We must consider how these students … will be affected by having to learn two new languages. Will resource supports be duplicated for French? … Will that overwhelm the already overwhelmed?"
Besides Hogan, only two Progressive Conservative MLAs attended the consultation: Arlene Dunn, a cabinet minister and member for Saint John Harbour, and Andrea Anderson-Mason of Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West, who last week urged the government to "pump the brakes" on the plan.
A final in-person consultation is scheduled for Wednesday night in Fredericton, with two more virtual meetings planned for next week.
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SANTIAGO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's bid this week to rally support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's invasion during his first South American tour fell flat, with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reiterating his view both parties shared blame. Scholz has sought to project unity on Ukraine during his whistlestop three-day tour, thanking all three countries he has visited - Argentina, Chile and Brazil - for condemning Russia's invasion at the United Nations General Assembly last year.


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By tuasdad (Paul Seven)
I'm glad Keefer recognized the ridiculous calls against Gorman. I know we will get no pity but truly it was bad officiating. Some penalties were deserved but it there were more than a handful of calls that were clearly terrible not questionable calls.
That said even without those penalties I think Centennial would still have scored 2 td's. They looked very good in the second half and played balls out the entire 4 quarters. Take away the unwarranted penalties and maybe Gorman puts 60 on them but Centennial still gets 14-17 points. We knew Newton would come out to hit the gap but that Worthington kid got the MVP award for Centennial and set them up with great field position.
Wonderful points on Chey-towns inexperience. The pre-season hype they got and the success they've had in their division might see a very talented Cheyenne arrogantly think they've punched their ticket to a state title. The kids haven't been there and you're 100% right about their probably ignorance of their new division and their northern foes. I would love to see a good game between them and Truckee so I hope they do their homework because we know everyone at Truckee and Moapa know everything about their likely opponents while Cheyenne may not fully respect what awaits them up north.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and Arbor View has been working incredibly hard to become what Palo has been for years. Arbor View is no longer Palo Jr. and win, lose or draw I think the NW will have two of the top teams for a while.
I think I have undersold Any Solomon for the last four years. The entire time I have said he is good but not as great as everyone makes him out to be. I can humbly say I was wrong. Unfortunately it took me four years and almost until the last game of his last regular season to realize that Solomon is a really special kid and the best quarterback this state has ever had.
Maybe I really didn't want to come of a biased before but I can't deny it anymore, Anu is the real deal. Cunningham Jr is very athletic but he's no Solomon. Good thing for Cunningham is that nobody in NV has been Solomon.
Frank DeSantis for his 90's run at The Meadows should go to HOF if he isn't yet same with Greg Spencer from Cim-Mem who long before Sanchez actually changed high school football in southern Nevada.
By LakeTahoeGuy (Keith Thomas)
The Northern Schools are also playing on Thursday Night...
However, "Truckee @ South Tahoe" is Friday night, I suppose, since both schools are CA schools.
"Hurdling" a defender is illegal in High School, UNLESS, the defender is actually on the ground, and NOT on his feet still...
For example, the Defender is prone, or even if the defender is on his knees, THEN, the ball carrier CAN Hurdle the Defender legally...
By coachearl (Earl Parker)
Go to www.niaa.com
You can see all the playoff brackets
If I remember correctly Gorman had a lot of penalties in one or two of their TV games.This year has turned out good. You have your powers plus a few teams that are going to challenge some of these powers. Playoffs are here in Div 1A. Can't wait.Its going to be tougher than you think to get to State . Moapa and Cheyenne better bring there A game or they will get sent home. Its not going to be an easy ride all the way through. Match ups make good games. The match ups in Div 1A will make some games closer than you think.
By Ray Brewer (Staff)
Minor correction: Most teams in the North also play this week on Thursday. And, despite most disagreeing with me, I still can't understand why! Nevada Day isn't until next Wednesday. There is no need for a short week at the crucial junction of the season. My two cents.
By lvfootball
I agree with Keefer that it isn't a big deal playing on Thursdays. If you really need that other day of preparation then practice on a Saturday to make up for it.
By lvfootballfun
The problem with playing on Thursday is that the teams only get today and tmrw to have full practice. Wed the freshmen and JV games start at 4:00. So the varsity has to be off the field by 3:30. So you're playing for your league championship or place in the playoffs with only 2 days to get ready. But it's just proof of how badly high school football is handled in this state. There is plenty of talent in this city. But the high school coaching is just pitiful. BG has more freshmen coaches than many teams have varsity coaches. A lot of teams have 6 or 7 total plays and 1 or 2 defense alignments. It's really sad for these kids who have grown up playing most of their lives and worked so hard, to be stuck in schools with coaches who care so little or are so under qualified. The biggest difference between HS football in Nevada and the rest of the country is the coaching. The coaches should be embarrassed by this. Everyone knows this to be true, but I'm sure these coaches, most all of them think, "oh they're not talking about me." Yes we are talking about you. There is about a 1/3 of the schools who don't have a freshmen team or JV team anymore. Some don't have either. That is unbelievable. There is no way this should ever happen. Without the feeder programs, what is going to happen to the football in the next couple of years. Remember, our HS are 2-3000 students that is huge. Larger than most HS in any other state. As the talent level has gone down at BG, it's their coaching that keeps them at the top. Until the schools decide to get serious about their coaching hires and holding them to a higher standard it's only going to stay the same or get worse.
By lrddrkhlmt
As a coach for a 1-A team that has played all the teams that made the playoffs I can say that Moapa Valley and Cheyenne are by far the best 2 teams in the South. If Cheyenne's coach stays in that Double Wing they can beat ANY TEAM in 1-A. Cheyenne will be on the only team in the Sunset Division to win in the first round.
By trentonkid
The games aren't played on Friday because Nevada Day is celebrated on the last Friday of October now, not on the actual day itself...that being the case, none of the school staff want to go to the facility on a Friday evening when they haven't been there for the entire day...anyway, this week's Palo/Arbor game should be a good one as should Basic/Liberty...
By blueandgold
Ray-
It is impossible for Moapa to meet Desert Pines in the Semifinal game. IF DP can beat Mojave this time, something they couldn't do in their first meeting, then they would match up with the Pirates in the Quarterfinal game. Unless I am missing something it is not possible for that match-up to be a Semi.
The Semifinal round, Sat Nov. 9, is South 1 hosting North 2 and North 1 hosting South 2.
LTG-
Thanks for your diagnosis of the Fenley @ Truckee game. How is South Tahoe this year? I've read about their quarterback who can throw. Outside of him do they have much else?
What is your prediction of the Fallon @ Lowry game. Lowry seems to be coming on. That 41-14 thumping of Fernley was probably not expected by many. How will that game affect the Northern Playoffs?
By 1FootballFan
lrddrkhlmt, I don't believe that is true. Cheyenne had to get out of the "Double Wing" in order to beat Mojave, as Mojave shut them down the entire game. If these two teams played again, Mojave would win. Cheyenne has the MVP of the conference in Lewis, but one guy isn't going to get them to the State Championship. I believe both Moapa and Mojave are the better overall teams, with Moapa being the more experienced and Mojave being young and inexperienced. I am sorry to see that these two teams may be playing each other in the 2nd round rather than the finals.
Ray - I am with you! There should be no reason for playoff teams to play on a 4 day week! If they want the best of the best, then give the teams a week off to recoup and get healthy, then play the following Friday. Case, practice on a Sunday? LOL
BTW...How has Tony Sanchez changed football in Las Vegas? By being a private school who gets the best of the best athletes and has a schedule against public schools who have to make up teams with the kids in their respected zones? Darwin Rost has done a great job, no doubt and would belong in this "Southern Nevada Hall of Fame", but Tony Sanchez? Bishop Gorman has done a great job bringing recognition to Southern Nevada, but until we are comparing apples to apples, there is no comparison.
1FootballFan: Sanchez has played and beat nationally respected teams on national television to bring attention to the quality of high school football in Las Vegas. Go to a Gorman practice. There is always college coaches there. They are coming from major conference to LV because of Gorman. And while they are here, they stop by at the other schools, too. Public school players are getting looks they previously didn't because of Gorman.
Dave White and Bob Altshuler had the same players. White lost to Sierra Vista and Spring Valley in the same year. Altshuler lost to Palo Verde by five touchdowns. Sanchez is a shoe-in to the hall of fame.
Rost is first, of course. Darwin took LV football to the next level virtually by himself. Recruiting combines and attention for under-recruited kids is because of Darwin. Great coach. Better man. He will be inducted into every hall of fame Vegas has and I will be in the front row cheering for him. I'll do the same for Tony.
BlueandGold,
South Tahoe is "dangerous". When Truckee defeated Fallon last Friday night, S. Tahoe was eliminated from the playoffs. This game, Truckee at S. Tahoe, IS their "Super Bowl", their "State" game.
Truckee cannot take this game for granted, as they "may" have against Fernley.
S. Tahoe has won 5 in a row, but those wins were against the "lower" half of the Northern Division IA. They "handled" Sparks and Wooster, but their games against the middle of the League were fairly close. They started their League play with 3 of the 4 top teams in the North, and lost ALL of those, a close one to Fernley, and not so close to both Lowry and Fallon. However, they are much improved since Week 3.
Their QB has nearly 3,000 yards passing, and has a QB rating of 118. He has only thrown 3 INT's to go with his 29 TD passes. The Vikings average over 320 yards a game through the air, and less than 20 yards on the ground.
They have 4 receivers with over 500 yards receiving each, and they all average over 16 yards per catch.
That being said, their Roster on MaxPreps only shows 22 players, and 5 of those are Sophomores. That will wear on them against a physical Truckee team.
Truckee's Secondary will be tested, and that is a good thing going into the playoffs. The South Tahoe Offense has not seen a pair of D-Ends like Truckee's.
Last week at Fallon, the Truckee D put pressure on the Fallon QB, #9.
Fallon's QB, had only 3 INT's coming into their game with Truckee, and he was under pressure all night, with several Sacks, many hurries, and two Picks.
I suspect Truckee will work on some key plays to get up on the Vikings early, and then play ball control, and run the ball and the clock, to keep South Tahoe's Offense off the field. Truckee wants and NEEDS to finish Strong.
Finally, South Tahoe has given up nearly as many points as they have scored, so Truckee "SHOULD" handle this relatively easy. The COLD could play a factor, but no more SNOW is in the forecast after Wednesday Night.
Fallon at Lowry:
When Lowry lost to Truckee in Week 1, (27-7), I warned people that Lowry was a good team, and they were only going to get better.
They have 4 RB's with over 40 carries each, and over 400 yards each. They rush for over 300 yards a game as a team.
Their QB has a great arm, makes good decisions, and is extremely slippery in the open field. He has not had to throw much, but has over 1,000 yards in the air, (that's over 100 yards a game), 11 TD passes, and NO INT's. A QB rating of 132. He doesn't make many mistakes.
Lowry is averaging over 45 points a game in their last 5 wins, (including the manhandling of Fernley).
Lowry "believes" they WILL win, Not they "can" win. Fallon beat Fernley 12-0, and Lowry put up 41 on that same Fernley Defense. Actually, Fernley's starting MLB didn't play against Fallon, and the Greenwave was successful over the middle. I do not know if he was back against Lowry, but he was expected to be.
Fallon will have to play one heck of a game to beat Lowry. They know they didn't play their best game against Truckee, and if they play that way on Thursday night, they could be in the same position as Fernley, going from Undefeated, to Losing TWO in a row...
Winner gets Home Field for the rematch next week, providing Truckee takes care of business in South Tahoe.
Always good to get the north report from LakeTahoeguy. It sounds like the Div 1A is strong in the north but the Div 1 isn't this year. Is that correct or not correct
Sanchez has gotten attention for Gorman not Nevada. If you listen to what they say its all about Gorman and how they have to go out of State for competition. They give no other Nevada team credit. College coaches are always at Gorman , and thats it. Until someone can beat Gorman its just Gorman for Gorman.
I'll say it again , there is a reason why USC is USC and UNLV is UNLV . Money makes a difference. Recruiting makes a difference. Gorman gets the best players. Period. Until someone else can start putting real money into their program , they will never catch Gorman, yes there might be an upset here and there, but they will never have that kind of program until they spend a lot of money. You cant tell me that Sanchez is the only good coach in town. His coaching is not 40 points better than everyone else, but his players are. If you don't understand what i'm saying you don't know big time football. The SEC is not the SEC by accident. They spend on average more on football than any other conference. They made it a priority and it has paid off. Why do you think all the other conference are coming up with ways to make more money. More money, better facilities, better facilities, more 5 star kids, more 5 star kids more wins, more wins more money! More wins and 5 star kids brings more pro scouts. Kids don't go to Alabama just because they win. They also go because of the chance to make the pros and to be on TV.No money no Coach Nick at Alabama.
lrddrkhlmt don't sleep on the sunset, Mojave(yes i'm a homer) is good. Don't forget they beat Desert Pines the first time. Now I know Desert Pines isn't the same team and has improved, but so has Mojave.If I was Cheyenne I would not stay in the wing,the wing is designed to give teams that are not that big or strong and who are not athletic a better chance to even the playing field. I would open up a little more and get those kids the ball in space. They have kids who can run.Also come on out, what team are you with, everyone else has let it be known who they are with, don't be shy.
I hate that they don't play of Friday, The extra day of practice would have given teams a chance to put in an extra twist in the offence and D that may make the difference.
CoachEarl,
I would say your assessment is correct. Division I is having a down year in the North.
I would give Lowry, Fallon and Truckee a fighting chance against most of the Northern Division I teams this year...
(Don't everyone go nuts on that statement, I said "most", that means more than 50% of the teams in the Northern Div. I.)
Every June we have the high school "All Star" game, "The Sertoma Classic", and those recently graduated Seniors that make those Rosters can ALL Play....
That includes the ones from the former 2A, now Div. III...
Battle Mountain, Lovelock, and Yerington have some "players"... but as a whole team, they cannot compete with Div. IA.
Take a look at the Rosters of Dayton & Fallon, they have some BIG Linemen, averaging 6'3" to 6'5" and between 255 lbs. and 285 lbs.
Keep in mind, some of these Div. IA schools do practice against some of the Div. I schools during Summer Ball, granted, it is only 7 on 7, but that shows you how the skill positions match up...
I'll put the whole Mojave vs. Desert Pines debate this way. Desert Pines's kids ran away from the team I coach. Mojave didn't run away. We made stupid mistakes that Mojave punished us for. If Desert Pines can stand the smell from the pig farm they should beat Mojave and I don't think it will be close this time.
Coachearl is correct, Gorman is for Gor
man plain and simple. Can we blame them, not at all, its not their fault, but cmon, get out of the public school conference and play a National schedule if theres "no other competition in Vegas"!
Lrddrkhlmt....its interesting how you say you made stupid mistakes rather than say Mojave simply played great Defense against you. I think you are right though, it wont be a close game this time around, but the outcome will be quite the opposite of what you say, I believe Mojave will win this win by 2 scores minimum.
LakeTahoeGuy, great info regarding teams up North. You and coachearl are right about the Div 1 teams not being as strong as normal, if you think about it, the Div 1 teams are not their usual selfs down here this season either. Weird!?
I think it's obvious that the alumni who put forth the cash to take make Gorman's football team a program didn't do it with the intention of improving NV football, of course it was for Gorman. However it can't be denied that there's been a hell of a benefit to other recruits in town because of the national attention on Gorman.
Now that doesn't make everything nice and fair. It doesn't mean that the added attention should make all publics grateful to have Gorman and stop complaining, that's not what I am saying at all. I'm just saying that clearly even though Gorman does what they do for the sake of the "G" it's clear that there's been a benefit to every recruit in southern NV because of Gorman's national exposure whether we like that or not. Again, doesn't mean you have to agree with it but yes there's been a hell of a lot more coaches and recruiters that stop in Vegas or see film of Vegas players that they probably wouldn't have before because of it.
1footballfan What's going on up north in Div I is just crazy, nothing like what we're having downhere with Palo being down and GV/Cent being up etc... I would compare it to say take away Gorman and have Silverado beating Liberty, then Arbor losing to Green Valley and Green Valley and Silverado then losing to some other team and Centennial getting #1 ranking only to lose to Arbor or something. It's been an absolute debacle up there this year.
Maybe, just maybe if Reed can do to Spanish Springs tonight what they did to Reno last week we will have one clear cut northern favorite. And like I said a few times it wouldn't matter if the Sunset sends Gorman, Palo, Cent or Arbor this year they'd all be heavy favorites over any north Div I team. So I really look forward to going up to Reno for the state semi game, but i'm already ready to point out (after the north complains about Gorman) that this year just like last year there's a handful of teams in the south that would have beat up the Northern Div I rep. There's not a team in the north THIS SEASON or LAST that would have made it to either the Sunrise or Sunset finals had they been in south. Again, no disrespect to North meant, they sometimes field the best team in the state but that's been the case for this and last year. 2010 north champ McQueen was definitely a top 5 team and would have challenged/beaten anyone outside of Gorman from the south.
I saw a stat on Arbor View this morning that reminds me why I have LIberty ranked over them. Offensive Flexibility. Arbor might indeed be a better team that Liberty and they may be able to beat Liberty if they played but as far as who would be the best candidate to dethrone Gorman I still say Liberty. Arbor View has attempted only 25 passes all season long according to the lvrj. There's no way in hell you can stay withing 20 points of Gorman if you're that limited. Arbor could run the ball and control the clock on every team in teh state but not the one that matters in the end.
Mojave played great Defense against us? Really, when we snap a punt over our head from mid field and it gets recovered at the one. Or when they recover a kick off that bounces off our chest? Or when they convert a 4th and 25? Those all sound like stupid mistakes to me and not great defense out of Mojave.
You can pound your chest at Mojave all you want and you deserve it. You had a great year! I won't take away from that but as I said. I've coached against every team in the 1-A playoffs and in my opinion Mojave will lose to Desert Pines. If I'm wrong I shall be the first to congratz the coaches and players at Mojave.
Wow , sounds a little angry there,Mr lrddrkhlmt.
Your opinion is valid and so is ours. Good luck to both teams! And yes we pound our chest because we are proud of our boys! We also gave credit to every team that beat us and made no excuses. And never will. Once again , good luck to both teams!
So... I was wrong and Mojave beat Desert Pines. I'm suprised by it but all props go to Mojave for the win. Good luck next week against Moapa Valley. You will need it.
Great job to all the teams that won! lrddrkhlmt, Can I assume you are from Virgin Valley? Either way, you said you would give them props and you did, please don't mistake, I am not a Mojave parent or coach, I am simply a High School Football Fan and go to various games throughout the year. I happen to attend a lot of Cheyenne, Mojave and Canyon games because they are close to me. I have watched them all well enough to be able to state facts and opinions about them, but they are certainly only my opinions of course. I just thought Mojave had too much talent and speed for Desert Pines, not too mention, the guys that comment on their games have not even seen a Mojave game yet to my recollection, so how would they know if they have any size up front? Mojave was bigger than DP last night, for the exception of DP #77. The referee's were definitely one sided last night and it seemed like it was going to hurt Mojave, but didn't in the end. Should be an interesting match up next week with Mojave and Moapa, it may be Moapa's biggest test of the season.
I love how much chatter there has been about IA schools this season. While the realigment may have watered down an already watered down state it definitely has made things more exciting... how many debates did we have last year about Mojave or Cheyenne compared to this year? Much fun has been had with this IA i'm loving it.
After now seeing Green Valley play three times this year and knowing they're loaded with underclassmen, I want to go ahead and nominate them (assuming Gorman or the eventual state champ gets the shaft and isn't invited) to be our state's rep at the Sollenberger next year. It'll be exciting to see where GV can take this very young and equally talented team over the next couple years.
Also the fact that now we will get a Basic vs Canyon rematch from last years first round or a Coronado vs Canyon in the first round is exciting either of those games will be great match ups
With Reed cruising past Spanish Springs up north and GV's big win both of them will be moving up a bit in my rankings at least.
Thanks for being a man of your words lrddrkhlmt .
As far as us needing some luck against Moapa... I'll take all the luck we can get!
By Fic
The last slate of games really churns up the top 10 ranks this week. The Basic-Liberty game? Well played by Basic in being just a couple small mistakes and calls away from unseating the Patriots. I think it was more of Basic being good than Liberty being off their game. I bet Basic can't wait to play Liberty again in the playoffs as well as Green Valley. The Green Valley-C. Springs game? It was going one way, back the other way, and then back around again. A different night could offer a different result in who wins. The east side of the bracket could turn out to be very interesting this year. My personal top 10 ranks after this week:
1. Bishop Gorman
2. Liberty/ Arbor View
4. Centennial
5. Palo Verde
6. Green Valley
7. Basic/ Canyon Springs
9. Coronado
10. Moapa Valley
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Q: How to determine which script is being executed by bash? How would I determine which script is being executed by a process? When I use:
ps -u user

I get the following output:
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There are hundreds of lines. I know that there are a number of scripts that this user is executing, but I would like to narrow down which of the scripts is holding onto threads. Is there a way to do this?

A: Use the w (for "wide") option.
From man ps (search for wide):

w      Wide output.  Use this option twice for unlimited width.

e.g. ps ww -u cas:
$ ps ww -U cas | grep bash
 1350 pts/0    Ss     0:00 -bash
18345 pts/34   S      0:00 /bin/bash /home/cas/bin/myscript.sh
21293 pts/34   Ss+    0:00 bash

The -bash is a login shell.
The plain bash is a non-login interactive shell - the tty pts/34 is the same so you can tell that it is the parent shell (or distant grand-parent) of the myscript.sh bash shell.

Using /usr/env/bin bash prevents you from determining which script is running. Instead you should specify exactly were the bash executable is for the machine you're running on.

A: As @cas suggests, ps can show you some of the information.  Adding options can show the command line, which is a step in the right direction.  Given this script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
while true
do
date
sleep 10
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the suggested ps -ww shows these lines for that process:
  9417 pts/5    00:00:00 bash
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However, ps -fwwl -u $USER shows this:
0 S tom        9417   9416  0  80   0 - 29405 -      18:08 pts/5    00:00:00 bash ./foo
0 S tom        9419   9417  0  80   0 - 28111 -      18:08 pts/5    00:00:00 sleep 10

because I executed ./foo.  If I had executed "foo" from my path, of course, there would be no "./".  In either case, the actual script which is executed depends upon the value of $PATH as well as the current working directory (when starting the script).  For some systems with procfs (such as Linux), it is possible to get that information:

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*How to read environment variables of a process

*Find out current working directory of a running process?
Given all of that, there is enough information (for Linux, at least) for someone to construct a script which would analyze the output of ps to find scripts mentioned with (or without) full pathnames.
Oddly enough, I would have expected lsof to provide the information, because most shells act as if they had an open file descriptor to the script (but I do not see it in a quick check).  So analyzing ps and the shell's environment seems the way to go for a complete solution.
Further reading:

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I managed to be fairly waste free. Weddings are great because people usually use real plates, cutlery, and wine glasses. We did, however, help set up, and I did feel obligated to take a bunch of cardboard decoration packaging home with us because I just can't stand to see it head for the landfill.
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When in Davao City, one of the places you must visit is Malagos Garden Resort, an inland resort in the uptown area called Baguio District. Malagos Garden Resort is close to the Philippine Eagle Center, the conservation site of the Philippine Eagle Foundation.
Malagos Garden Resort is a 12-hectare property that sits in the city's highlands, perfect for a mountain getaway. The resort is an accredited wildlife farm that is home to both foreign and endemic species of mammals, birds and insects, among others.
Malagos Garden Resort offers both day tour packages and overnight stays. Our trip to the resort was quite spontaneous; we just decided to go because the weather was nice. As it happened, it was a Sunday so we were able to experience the Interactive Bird Show. More on that on a different post.
I've heard a lot of good things about Malagos Garden Resort, especially among nature lovers. The resort is a favorite spot for orchid lovers since it is home to a wide array of orchids like the waling-waling. The waling-waling (vanda sanderiana) is known as the queen of orchids and is also one of the symbols of Davao City.
We arrived just in time for the Interactive Bird Show, after which Adie and I experienced her very first carabao (water buffalo) cart ride. I remember I was right about her age when I first rode the carabao cart in the rice fields of my grandmother's hometown in Rawis, Western Samar. Resort visitors can ride in the carabao or horse cart for P50 per person. I suggest the carabao, it's more Pinoy.
The albino carabao was quite cute.
Buffet lunch was part of the Sunday package. The restaurant is homey and the food was delicious. There was also live entertainment! You can read about it in a separate post.
Exploring Malagos Garden Resort on foot is kind of hard since it is a huge property. Nevertheless, we made the most of our visit.
The unique slides made of bamboo poles.
Adie had a lot of fun running around their large playground. I found it refreshing to see that the slides are made of bamboo poles. There were also worn-out tires made into a makeshift obstacle course, quite unsafe for small kids but fun for teens and even adults. The seesaws and swings were made of wood and there was a very tall tree house which I climbed. The view from the top was breathtaking!
The four-level tree house in the middle of the playground.
We also visited their Bird Feeding Dome. I was hesitant to allow Adie to feed the birds but she was all for it. You can see how much she enjoyed the activity in the vlog. I recommend this activity for kids who are not afraid to try new things.
The bird feeding dome is just few steps from the playground.
This kid was a bird magnet, he looked like he was having a lot of fun!
We hiked for a bit and passed by some interesting spots like the Garden Symphony. It is a small garden which I think is perfect for a very intimate wedding ceremony.
We passed by their paddock and some of the overnight cottages. Their accommodations are nipa-themed, much like those at Eden Nature Park and Resort. The houses are among trees, providing the perfect spot for being one with nature.
One of the overnight cottages we passed by during the hike.
Malagos Garden Resort also has plenty of tree houses, some easy to climb for kids and some not so. Just make sure the kids are supervised by an adult to avoid accidents when climbing the tree houses.
A tree house at the waling-waling forest. Can you spot Adie?
We also passed by Koi Café, a nice airy café among trees. There were small ponds with koi fish surrounding the cafe. It would have been nice to grab a cup of coffee there but the counter was closed.
Koi Cafe looked really inviting.
Malagos Garden Resort has a swimming pool. It's not a large pool but just enough to keep kids occupied for a good couple of hours while you go around. I did not see a lifeguard near the pool so it's best to have at least one adult supervising.
Kids enjoying the pool. Adie wanted to jump in too!
Overall, the day tour at Malagos Garden Resort was a great experience. Keep in mind though that the Interactive Bird Show is only during Sundays and that there are different day packages to choose from. I recommend visiting their website for updated rates and fees.
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McDonald's awards local schools
Two schools received grants from the Make Activities Count program of McDonald's.
McDonald's awards local schools Two schools received grants from the Make Activities Count program of McDonald's. Check out this story on thespectrum.com: http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/local/mesquite/2014/11/26/mcdonalds-awards-local-schools/19560633/
Published 5:55 p.m. MT Nov. 26, 2014
Virgin Valley Elementary School principal, Kathy Davis accepts a MAC grant from David Price.(Photo: Submitted Photo)
Two schools received grants from the Make Activities Count program of McDonald's to benefit the schools' students in the classroom.
Operators and owners of the three McDonald's located in Mesquite and Overton, David Price and Andrea Jensen, presented the MAC grants to the Jason Thomas, science teacher at Charles A. Hughes Middle School, and Kathy Davis, principal of Virgin Valley Elementary School. Davis accepted the grant on behalf of Julianne Szabo, a counselor at VVES.
According to a report, a total of $30,000 is awarded to 60 local teachers to help fund educational initiatives during the 2014-2015 school year. The teachers can apply for up to $500 in grant money and the funds can be used to help support unique and interesting learning experiences like science experiments, music appreciation and health initiatives.
McDonald's owner/operators review all of the applications and select the most unique and exceptional learning experience for the students.
Thomas applied for a MAC grant that would go towards books for his dart frog class.
He currently has an extensive dart frog exhibit with three large terrariums and 11 frogs total. He uses the exhibit to give hands-on experiences to his biology students and allows other teachers to use the exhibits during lessons involving habitat, life-cycle, water-cycle, humidity, temperature and more.
Thomas has also been able to expand the selection of electives on campus with the addition of a dart frog class.
Thomas was awarded $475.05 in funds to go toward books for his frog class, which has 19 students currently enrolled.
Szabo was awarded a grant worth $500 to go toward enriched literature books that teach character traits, games and motivational school posters.
The books would go toward the "Read 4 Character" program which teaches students to be held accountable for their behavior and recognize the consequences of their past and present behavior. The program also focuses on anti-bullying.
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It's important to remember the genesis of Thanksgiving, lest we all just start to see it as a stomach-stretching warm up for the actual holidays. The first Thanksgiving was a shared meal between the pilgrims and the Native Americans, one where they gave thanks for all they had and set the tone for who we are and how we celebrate today. It was the first step in our nation's journey from gratitude to gluttony.
In order to make Thanksgiving a day to remember, they designed the meal around a bird that wouldn't be roasted again, ever, for the rest of the year. Over the years our forefathers established entire family identities around how this bird was cooked: brined, herbed, slow cooked and of course deep fried. Some might say that the disagreement about the preparation of this bird was the spark that ignited the competitive American spirit.
The bird was to be complimented by starchy foods, and the more the merrier. These menu items introduced the concept of the nap to the New World, a concept that eventually grew into the food coma we enjoy today. The potato was a natural place to start, and over time the meal would also include stuffing, yams, and sweet potatoes. On what other day are you going to eat that many separate carbohydrates, all of which are masked as vegetables? Truly, we have much to be thankful for.
On the third Thanksgiving, one pilgrim woman complained. She feared the change she saw in her village. Her children had given up scampering in favor of lumbering. Everyone was too tired to schlepp to the well, and very few villagers were using the outhouse. She insisted that a green vegetable be included in the Thanksgiving meal. The pilgrims gathered and discussed options with their Native American counterparts and came to the first ever compromise on North American soil: green beans would be allowed at the meal, as long as they were smothered in creamy soup and topped with deep fried onions from a can. Peace was restored in the land.
Americans invented the expression, "More is more." In that spirit, dessert was added to this meal. The first Americans shared just one pumpkin pie, which was fine until they branched out and realized that nearly anything is delicious when mixed with sugar and baked in a pie shell. People began to argue about which type of pie to serve. They whined, "It's just not Thanksgiving without a pecan pie!" Crowds nodded their agreement, adding that the same can be said about apple pies, rhubarb pies, chocolate cream pies and cheesecake.
That's how it came to pass that in any Thanksgiving gathering there will be one full dessert per person. A pie for every pie hole. There's an innate American need, fostered over hundreds of years, to try just a sliver of each and every one. Because, after all, we don't want this cornucopia to go to waste. That would make us ungrateful and at odds with the very meaning of this holiday.


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Leonid Grinin
Senior Research Professor
Leonid E. Grinin, PhD, is a Russian philosopher of history, sociologist, political anthropologist, economist, and a scholar of historical trends and future studies. He is Senior Research Professor at the Institute for Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow and Leading Research Fellow of the Laboratory for Destabilization Risk Monitoring of the National Research University Higher School of Economics. Grinin is Deputy Director of the Eurasian Center for Big History & System Forecasting (Russian Academy of Sciences). He is also is Research Professor and Director of the Volgograd Center for Social Research. He is Editor-in-Chief of the international journals Social Evolution & History and the Journal of Globalization Studies, as well as co-editor of the international almanacs Evolution, History and Mathematics, and Kondratieff Waves
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Tango was just adopted. I've kept him isolated in my bedroom with bathroom. He cried off and on all night even when he slept with me and even if I was there with him. I realize that he is missing his siblings and family. Anything that I can do different to help him feel more at home. He is also partially blind in his right eye from a virus that he had shortly after birth. I'm not sure if this handicap may affect him more or not.