1. The substantial equivalent of a thing is, in the sense of the patent law, the same as the thing itself. Two devices which perform the same function in substantially the same way, and accomplish substantially the same result, are therefore the same, though they may differ in name or form.
2. The combination, consisting of a fixed knife with a striker and the other means employed to raise the striker and let it fall to perform the cutting function, embraced by letters patent No. 146,774, issued Jan. 27,1874, to Merrick Murphy, for an improvement in paper bag machines, is substantially the same thing as the ascending and descending cutting device embraced by letters patent No. 24,734, issued July 12, 1859, to William Goodale.
The Union Paper Bag Machine Company, assignee of William Goodale, to whom letters patent No. 24,734, for an improvement in machines for making paper bags, were issued July 12, 1859, and subsequently extended, brought this suit to restrain Merrick Murphy and R. W. Murphy from infringing said letters. The respondents justified under letters patent No. 146,774, issued Jan. 27, 1874, to Merrick Murphy.
The court below dismissed the bill, whereupon the complainants appealed here.
The remaining facts are stated, and the respective machines described, in the opinion of the Court.
Rights secured to an inventor by letters patent are property which consists in the exclusive privilege of making and using the invention, and of vending the same to others to be used, for the period prescribed by the Patent Act, and the provision is that every patent and any interest therein shall be assignable in law by an instrument in writing. Rev.Stat., secs. 4884, 4898.
Letters patent No. 24,734, bearing date July 12, 1859, were granted to William Goodale for new and useful improvements in machinery for making paper bags, as more fully described in the specification. Patents at that date were granted for the period only of fourteen years, but the record shows that the same was duly extended for the further term of seven years from the expiration of the original term, and that the patentee, on the 14th of July, two days subsequent to the extension of the patent, by an instrument in writing, sold and assigned all his right, title, and interest in the patent to the complainants, who instituted the present suit. What they charge is that the respondents are making and using the patented improvement the title to which they acquired by virtue of the aforesaid written assignment.
Service was made and the respondents appeared and filed an answer, setting up several defenses, all of which are abandoned except the one denying the charge of infringement. Proofs were taken and the circuit court, having heard the parties, entered a decree dismissing the bill of complaint. Prompt appeal to this Court was taken by the complainants, and they now assign for error the decree of the circuit court in dismissing the bill of complaint, it being conceded that it was dismissed upon the ground that the charge of infringement was not proved.
Machines for making paper bags are old, as both sides admit, and the evidence in this case shows that they have been constructed by many persons and in various forms for more than twenty years and with more or less utility. Neither party in this case claims to be the original and first inventor of an entire machine of the kind, nor could such a claim, if made, be sustained, in view of the admitted state of the art. Improvements in various parts of such a machine are claimed by the assignor of the complainants, but inasmuch as the charge of infringement is confined to the first claim of the patent, it will be sufficient to describe the nature and operation of the principal device embodied in that claim, without attempting to give any minute description of the other parts of the machine.
Seven claims are annexed to the specification, the one in question being described in substance and effect as follows: making the cutter which cuts the paper from the roll in such form that in cutting off the paper it cuts it in the required form to fold into a bag without further cutting out.
Such a machine, of course, has a frame which supports all its parts, and it also has a table to support the paper as it is unwound from the roll and moved forward under the cutter. Prior to the operation, the roll is prepared, being of the proper width to fold lengthwise and form the bag. Feed rollers are arranged in the machine, for moving the paper under the cutter as it is unwound from the roll, the cutter being attached to a horizontal bar, and working within vertical guides erected on opposite sides of the machine. Operating vertically, as the cutter does, it will be sufficient to state that it derives its upward movement from two cams on a constantly rotating horizontal shaft, and that it descends by its own weight, which is sufficient to cause the cutting of the paper by the cutter, the descent taking place during the intermissions between the feeding movements of the paper.
the edges of the blank are folded over by the lappers. Both the sides of the blank, so called, and the lap at the bottom are pasted by the means described in the specification, but it is unnecessary to enter into these details in this investigation, as the charge of infringement is limited to the first claim.
Evidence of a satisfactory character is exhibited to show that the assignor of the complainants was the first person to organize an operative machine to make paper bags from a roll of paper in the flat sheet by a transverse cut across the same with a knife having five planes, so that the blanks, so called, when cut and folded, will present a paper bag of the form and description given in the specification and drawings of the patent.
Wide differences exist in the arrangement of the devices composing the operative parts of the respondents' machine in question, from those exhibited in the machine of the complainants; but the frames are not substantially different, and the machine of the respondents has two uprights which afford bearings for the shaft and for the roller on which the paper is wound, and for two sets of feed rollers which perform the same function as the feed rollers in the complainants' patent. Instead of the cutter arranged to ascend and descend, as described in the complainants' specification, the respondents have a knife with a serrated edge, which is attached to the bed beneath the shaft on a line with the feed rollers, lying on its side, so that the paper, when moved by the rollers, will pass freely over it, as it extends slightly beyond the edge of the bed. Being attached to the bed, the knife, though it is substantially in the form of the cutter employed in the complainants' machine, neither rises nor falls, nor would it perform any function whatever in the machine were it not for the striker, which is a straight piece of metal with a blunt edge made to revolve with the shaft, which, by the aid of certain other devices, first causes it to rise, and then throws it sharply down in such a manner that it makes a vertical blow upon the paper, causing the knife to sever it as effectually as the cutter does in the complainants' machine, showing that the two devices, to wit, the knife and the striker, operating together, perform the exact same function as that performed in the complainants' machine by the ascent and descent of the cutter.
Argument to show that the form of the knife and the cutter are substantially the same is quite unnecessary, as that is proved to a demonstration by a comparison of the two devices. Nor can it make any difference that the cutter is made to cut the paper by its own gravity, while the knife is made to cut by the fall of a device which performs no other function than to fall upon the paper at the proper moment, and cause the stationary knife to cut for the same purpose.
Decided support to that proposition is found in the testimony of the expert witness examined for the complainants. He testifies that he finds in the patent of the respondents the representation of a cutter for forming paper bags, so shaped that, in the operation of separating the blanks from the roll of paper in the formation of bags, it will perform the same function as the cutter in the complainants' machine, giving as his reason for the conclusion that the serrated edge of the knife, as it is there called, is so shaped as to form a blank for the bags, so that the seam may be made in the middle of the bag, and that the bottom is provided with a lap so that both parts may be firmly pasted together, and the top provided with a lip for the convenience of opening the bag when it is used.
Explanations of a valuable character are also made by the same witness in respect to the particular form of the knife employed by the respondents in their machine when used to form the lip at the top or bottom of the bag. Speaking of the fact that the knife used by the respondents has serrations or teeth of different degrees of depth, he says that their outer points all coincide with the same straight line across the paper, and that the operation of cutting, when it has progressed to the depth of the small teeth in the knife, becomes substantially the same as that performed by the cutter in the complainants' machine, for the reason that the rest of the cutting is continued by a series of cutting edges that have a lap at the bottom and a lip at the top, or, in other words, the cutting that is commenced in a straight line ceases as soon as the small teeth cease to cut, and then the coarser teeth continue the cutting operation down to their full extent, and constitute a cutter substantially like the one employed in the complainants' machine.
application, still we are all of the opinion that the knife and the striker employed by the respondents perform substantially the same function as the cutter in the complainants' machine, with the devices for raising it up and letting it drop upon the paper as it is moved forward by the rollers.
Except where form is of the essence of the invention, it has but little weight in the decision of such an issue, the correct rule being that in determining the question of infringement, the court or jury, as the case may be, are not to judge about similarities or differences by the names of things, but are to look at the machines or their several devices or elements in the light of what they do or what office or function they perform and how they perform it, and to find that one thing is substantially the same as another if it performs substantially the same function in substantially the same way to obtain the same result, always bearing in mind that devices in a patented machine are different in the sense of the patent law when they perform different functions or in a different way, or produce a substantially different result.
Nor is it safe to give much heed to the fact that the corresponding device in two machines organized to accomplish the same result is different in shape or form the one from the other, as it is necessary in every such investigation to look at the mode of operation or the way the device works, and at the result, as well as at the means by which the result is attained.
Inquiries of this kind are often attended with difficulty, but if special attention is given to such portions of a given device as really does the work, so as not to give undue importance to other parts of the same which are only used as a convenient mode of constructing the entire device, the difficulty attending the investigation will be greatly diminished, if not entirely overcome. Cahoon v. Ring, 1 Cliff. 620.
Authorities concur that the substantial equivalent of a thing, in the sense of the patent law, is the same as the thing itself, so that if two devices do the same work in substantially the same way and accomplish substantially the same result, they are the same, even though they differ in name, form, or shape. Curtis, Patents (4th ed.), sec. 310.
Apply that principle to the case before Court and it is clear that the knife in the respondents' machine, when considered in connection with the striker, is substantially the same thing as the cutter in the machine of the complainants when put in operation by the means employed to raise it and let it fall to perform the cutting function, without which the machine would be of no value.
Tested by these considerations, it is clear that the decree of the circuit court is erroneous even if the construction of the patent is that which the respondents assume it to be, as they do not contend that the claim for the cutter used by the complainants, as embodied in the first claim of their patent, is invalid.


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Das AN/SPG-60 (JETDS-Bezeichnung), auch Separate Target Illumination Radar (STIR), ist ein schiffgestütztes Feuerleitradar, welches von dem US-Konzern Lockheed produziert wird.

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Das SPG-60 wird zusammen mit dem AN/SPQ-9 zur Steuerung von Schiffsgeschützen und Lenkwaffen eingesetzt. Es ist Bestandteil der Mk 86 Feuerleitanlage. Außerhalb dieses Systems kann das Radar als zusätzlicher oder alleiniger Feuerleitkanal verwendet werden. Es gehört zur Gruppe der Monopuls-Radare und kann Flugabwehrraketen vom Typ SM-1 und SM-2 lenken. Sämtliche Vorgänge während der Zielverfolgung geschehen automatisch, wobei ein Systemoperator die Steuerung auch manuell durchführen kann.

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Abstrahlleistung: 5,5 kW
Frequenzbereich: 8–10 GHz
Reichweite: 110 km

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August 13, 2018 by Rachel Gordon
New District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman visits Glen Park soon after the election. Photos by Liz Mangelsdorf.
Rafael Mandelman is preparing to take office as Glen Park's new District 8 representative on the Board of Supervisors after he won the recent election in a landslide with 60 percent of the vote, besting incumbent Supervisor Jeff Sheehy.
Mandelman is expected to take the oath of office in July, once results of the June 5 election are officially certified. His win means that Glen Park will lose one of its own on the Board of Supervisors, with the departure of Sheehy, who lives with his husband and middleschool daughter a short walk from downtown Glen Park.
Rafael Mandelman greets a neighborhood resident in front of Glen Park Hardware on Chenery Street. Photo by Liz Mangelsdorf.
One of Sheehy's first acts as supervisor was to address a problem he saw firsthand every day: the traffic mess at the busy Bosworth-Diamond intersection. He convinced the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to assign traffic control officers to help tame the commute-hour chaos in the area.
Mandelman, who lives near 25th and Valencia streets, vowed to keep the needs of Glen Park in sharp focus, concerning the citywide challenges of affordable housing and homelessness as they affect the neighborhood or the more mundane concerns of potholes and stop signs.
"You want my attention, you have it," Mandelman said in a recent Sunday morning interview with the Glen Park News at the Bello Coffee & Tea café. "If there are events or meetings in Glen Park that folks want me to be there, they should please let me know."
After all, he said, supervisors are "judged first by their constituent response."
Mandelman, an attorney specializing in housing and development, spent a lot of time in Glen Park on the campaign trail, knocking on doors and greeting commuters at the BART station. He may not have the same intimate familiarity with the neighborhood that Sheehy has, but he has done his homework.
One topic: the potential development of the BART parking lot across Bosworth Street from the station. While there are no formal proposals to build on the parcel, the idea has been raised over the years by BART and housing advocates. But any development there would be sure to spark fierce debate, for the site could support dozens of units, which could change the character of the low-key neighborhood.
"Given San Francisco's housing crisis, I think it gets hard to preserve surface parking lots, particularly right near mass transit," Mandelman said. But he fell short of a full-throttled endorsement. "I'm open to thinking about the use of a surface parking lot for housing."
He also said there may be ways to reduce the impacts that bringing in a large influx of new residents could have on existing neighbors. One possibility would be to prevent the new residents from obtaining residential parking permits in order to reduce the demand for street parking. "That's potentially a reasonable accommodation."
Mandelman, a 44-year-old homeowner and past president of the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, graduated from Lick-Wilmerding High School and earned degrees from Yale, Harvard and UC Berkeley. He was born in Laguna Beach and moved to San Francisco as an 11-year-old. He first ran for District 8 supervisor in 2010, but lost to Scott Wiener. He then successfully ran for a citywide seat on the Community College Board in 2012 and won re-election four years later.
Wiener, meanwhile, was elected to the state Senate seat and left the Board of Supervisors before the end of his term. Then-Mayor Ed Lee tapped Sheehy to fill the vacancy in January 2017. Under the City's election rules, Sheehy had to run for election in June 2018 to retain his seat. Mandelman decided to challenge him, and now must face election again for a full term this November. Sheehy has said he will not run.
Rafael Mandelman visiting Cafe Bello in Glen Park.
In the June race to fill out the last few months of Wiener's term, Sheehy was cast as the moderate candidate and Mandelman had the backing of the city's progressive flank. His win could give the progressives a 6-to-5 edge on the Board of Supervisors, but Mandelman cautions against pigeonholing him.
"I am going to work really hard to build good relations with all of them," he said of his new colleagues. "Coming from this district, it's going to be important to not be too aligned with any of them."
In District 8, Glen Park, Diamond Heights and Noe Valley tend to skew a little more moderate than the Castro and the eastern edge of the district. But this being San Francisco, the ideological differences between progressives and moderates are not vast.
While campaigning, Mandelman heard from a lot of people across the district about their growing concerns over homelessness and mental illness and drug use fueling uncivil behavior on the streets.
Mandelman's mother suffered from severe mental illness and was unable to take care of him. She ended up homeless at one point and Mandelman, whose parents were divorced, bounced around, living with relatives, a foster family, the family of a classmate and a high school teacher. That experience, he said, helped shape who he is.
He favors expanding the system of conservatorship to better care for people who can't take care of themselves, increasing the capacity for residential mental health treatment, opening regulated safe injection sites for intravenous drug users, and removing tent encampments. He also wants to see more police officers walking beats.
"In terms of getting scary and sick people off the street, we're getting an F and we need to do better," he said. "I will work really hard to help make that happen."
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Americans like to riot, for better or worse. Better when there's a just cause, worse when it's over sports, or pumpkins. With mass media though, a single burning gas station can be looped for hours, giving the impression of mass chaos, as was the case in Baltimore, when in fact that uprising was timid in comparison to, say, the LA Riots of 1992.
Historically, America used to riot a lot more often than today. Usually it was over race, and most of the those were started by white supremacists like in 1943 Detroit. Others were labor riots stemming from strikes, usually after police would violently break picket lines, like they did in Chicago's 1937 Memorial Day massacre when cops murdered 10 unarmed workers.
In recent years we've seen protesters, especially via Black Lives Matter, target the commercial chokepoints of urban freeways. Block six lanes in both directions on your typical 405 and you can bring a city to its knees.
The same went for streetcars back in the day. From 1890 to 1930, streetcars were the dominant travel mode for the urban working class. Striking factory workers could block vital track lines in a city, effectively creating a general strike for an entire town by preventing all from getting to work. This was also an effective way of blocking scabs and other strike breakers from crossing picket lines.
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Rights group: UK ports vetting of Muslims 'structural Islamophobia'
TEHRAN, August 21 - UK authorities have been accused of 'structural Islamophobia' for using controversial counter-terrorism methods at ports and airports, despite the minuscule rate of resultant convictions.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -Human rights group, Cage, submitted a set of documents to the policing regulator, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, highlighting the 'suspicionless stops' by UK authorities as 'structural Islamophobia'.
Cage also wrote to MPs on the all-party group on British Muslims to spell out the extent of its concerns with so-called schedule 7 stops.
A Cambridge University study concluded that 88% of those stopped under Schedule 7 were Muslim.
There is also growing anecdotal evidence that Muslim women are being forced to remove their headscarves when stopped, even though the rate that such stops lead to a conviction is 0.007%, according to Cage's analysis of 420,000 incidences.
Tens of thousands of people were being subject to "suspicionless stops" and that "the practice is a manifestation of structural Islamophobia, which is experienced as harassment", Cage wrote.
Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 allows people to be detained at the border for up to six hours if law enforcement is concerned they could be engaged in terrorist activities. Detainees have no right to silence, must surrender their phones, computers and passwords and provide fingerprints and DNA on request.
The Home Office has failed to respond to freedom of information requests, which breaks down the number of people stopped by their religion, Cage noted in its report.
Meanwhile, Muslims who were stopped at the UK ports and airports revealed that they were made to answer questions focusing on their religious beliefs, whether or not they pray frequently, if they fast and if they have been to Mecca, among other controversial inquires.
UK authorities at ports and airports have long been accused of regularly expressing feelings of anxiety, fear, hostility and rejection towards Islam or Muslims.
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Q: OutputCache setting inside my asp.net mvc web application. Multiple syntax to prevent caching I am working on an asp.net MVC web application and I need to know if there are any differences when defining the OutputCache for my action methods as follow:-
[OutputCache(Duration = 0, Location = OutputCacheLocation.Client, VaryByParam = "*")]

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[OutputCache(NoStore = true, Duration = 0, Location="None", VaryByParam = "*")]

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[OutputCache(NoStore = true, Duration = 0, VaryByParam = "*")]

Will all the above three setting prevent caching the data , or each on have different meaning ?
Second question what is the main difference between defining duration=0 & NoStore=true ? will both of them prevent caching ?
Thanks

A: The NoStore property is used to inform proxy servers and browser that they should not store a permanent copy of the cached content by setting Cache-Control: no-store within the request header.
Duration simply specifies how long the content of the controller action should be cached, e.g. 10seconds. This will set the Cache-Control: max-age to >= 0. And also sets the Expires header to a valid timestamp.
To your initial question, no, the three variations do not have the same meaning.
[OutputCache(Duration = 0, Location = OutputCacheLocation.Client, VaryByParam = "*")]

create a cache-header like this
Cache-Control: private, max-age=0
Expires: Fri, 03 Jan 2014 12:32:15 GMT

[OutputCache(NoStore = true, Duration = 0, Location="None", VaryByParam = "*")]

creates the following cache-header:
Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store
Pragma: no-cache
Expires: -1

This is basically what you want to see if you want to prevent caching by all means. VaryByParam is optional (at least in MVC5) and the default is "*" anyways, so you can simply use [OutputCache(NoStore = true, Location = OutputCacheLocation.None)] instead.

[OutputCache(NoStore = true, Duration = 0, VaryByParam = "*")]

even creates a public cache control...
Cache-Control: public, no-store, max-age=0
Expires: Fri, 03 Jan 2014 12:36:38 GMT

There is a good post on SO which discusses the difference between max-age=0 and no-cache etc..
At the end all three might prevent caching your data but still have different meanings.

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This colourful frittata uses egg whites instead of whole eggs, so it's very low in saturated fat and calories and virtually cholesterol-free. This dish makes for a delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner. I also like to use roasted red pepper in this recipe - it goes well with the goat cheese.
Heat oil in a 10-inch (25 cm) ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add onions; sauté about 4 to 5 minutes or until soft. Add asparagus spears; sauté another 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and red pepper; sauté 1 minute.
Meanwhile in a mixing bowl, whisk egg whites and salt until frothy and white, about 30 seconds.
Add egg whites and goat cheese to skillet; stir for 30 seconds.
Place skillet in oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until eggs are set.
Tip: if you want to use whole eggs, consider using 3 eggs plus 4 egg whites.


As a precursor to teaching young adults to drive safely, we need to teach our children to ride safely. Many of the rules governing bikes and cars are the same. That's right, riding your bike safely is just as important as driving your car safely. While we may not think of the two as the same, serious injuries can be sustained on bicycles just like they can from a car.
In Florida a bicycle is legally considered to be a vehicle while being ridden on the road. Even though you learn to ride a bike as a child you are tasked with being a responsible driver.
Every year, 26,000 children are seen in emergency rooms for traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) related to bicycle-riding. More often than not, these injuries were sustained because the child was not wearing a helmet. A properly fitted helmet can reduce the risk of a brain injury by a staggering 88%. In addition, a helmet that fits a child can prevent roughly 75% of child bicycle accident fatalities each year. When children don't wear a helmet they are 14 times more likely to suffer an injury.
Wearing a properly fitted helmet is the number one way to prevent bicycle related injuries. If a child doesn't want to wear a helmet, find out why. Some children view wearing helmets as "uncool". Be a model and wear your helmet when you ride. Talk to the child about these concerns and compromise by letting them choose a helmet they would want to wear. Make sure to replace your helmet at least every five years or if it shows visible damage.
In the eyes of a child, a bicycle is a path to freedom. While fun and enjoyable, riding a bicycle should be treated in the same way as driving a car. Exercising caution and practicing safety are important to ensuring that a child can continue to have fun while riding their bike. Always wear a helmet and make sure your child understands bicycle safety guidelines.


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Six Tips from BackerKit's Creator Success Team
Gillian Terzis March 17, 2017
The Creator Success team walks project creators through the process of setting up their project in BackerKit and helps them get up to speed on the features they can use to make their lives easier.
"BackerKit Success is as hands-on or hands-off as you need us to be," Success Manager Thomas Sleeth says. "If you have questions, we're hands-on in getting those sorted out. If you don't want to talk to us every day and feel confident using the tool, that's also great. You can go through the setup review and you're on your way."
Today on the blog, Thomas shares some advice on how project creators can use BackerKit to automate order creation, keep on top of backer requests, manage and export large troves of data, raise additional revenue, and streamline the fulfillment process.
Use the Item Generator
Thomas says the simplest way to ensure a smooth manufacturing and fulfillment process is to use BackerKit's item generator. It's an incredibly powerful tool that is designed to make it easy to manage pledge rewards, calculate and track production counts, and create itemized orders that make fulfillment a breeze. "Using the Item Generator solves a lot of problems out of the gate. It makes pledge questions, add-ons, SKUs – it does everything."
Sometimes project creators might have more unorthodox requests. For example, Sleeth is working with a project that makes customizable bike locks and wants to display its pre-order items to reflect that its components can be selected individually. In these circumstances, project creators might be tempted to tackle the task on their own, but Sleeth advises getting in touch with BackerKit's success team instead. "Email us beforehand so we can help point you in the right direction," he says.
Survey Best Practices
Ideal times for project creators to survey backers can vary depending on the nature of the project, but Thomas says "generally 14 days after the campaign ends is the sweet spot". "On Kickstarter, people will often have failed payments," he says. "They'll need to update their card, they might have a fraud warning, they might have changed banks." It takes about two weeks for Kickstarter to collect funds and disburse them. That's when you'll know which backers have and haven't paid.
Sending out surveys close to the campaign end date is also great for selling add-ons because the campaign is still fresh in the backers' minds. Selling extra units and accessories is tougher if you survey months later after the excitement has died down. Project creators can also send BackerKit surveys to backers with failed payments on Kickstarter, giving them more time to save money and rejoin the campaign.
Figuring out what time to send out surveys is essential. "We generally recommend sending surveys out earlier in the week to get better survey response rates and add-on sales in BackerKit," Thomas says. If you send out a survey on 4pm on a Friday afternoon, it's likely to get buried in backers' inboxes.
When to Lock Down Surveys
Locking down surveys lets project creators finalize orders so they are ready for production. Once surveys are locked down, no changes can be made to item selections. Project creators are often keen to lock down surveys as soon as possible. Thomas suggests determining a date based around your project's timetables for manufacturing and shipping.
"In an ideal world, I would suggest locking down and charging people a week or two before sending out rewards," he says. There are exceptions to that rule: the nature of some projects means some project creators will require final counts for the manufacturing process and are more likely to lock down surveys earlier. The downside of locking down early is it gives backers "less ability to make changes on their own" which will increase backer support inquiries. Thomas says that projects with more flexibility in manufacturing should choose a later lockdown date and use BackerKit's production counts, which update dynamically.
Dealing with Survey Stragglers
Most backers are eager to complete their surveys as soon as possible. BackerKit data shows approximately 80 per cent of backers respond to surveys within the first 72 hours. That said, there are always those backers who take months and months to respond. There are plenty of reasons for this, Thomas says. "There are all sorts of confusion points: people not checking their emails, people with full inboxes. Some backers may have used an old email address on Kickstarter."
BackerKit sends backers automatic reminders to complete their surveys, which can help jog a backer's memory about a pledge they made some time ago. Thomas says BackerKit keeps records of pledges made years ago, so when long-absent backers get in touch years after a campaign has ended, they can be given BackerKit store credit.
Thomas also recommends reminding backers about surveys through their crowdfunding platform updates or through social media. "Posting updates on Kickstarter or Indiegogo or social media is a great way to get in front of those folks." Most projects get to a 97% response rate or higher by the time shipping starts.
Making the Most of BackerKIt
Thomas recommends project creators offer add-ons for campaign-related rewards. Often, he says, backers will want to "mix and match" items from pledge levels, but cannot do so on Kickstarter or Indiegogo. "Add-ons give backers the toolset to get that done," he says, allowing them to purchase additional items from your campaign – and they give project creators an opportunity raise additional funds through BackerKit.
BackerKit also gives project creators the opportunity to make their pledges upgradable. "Backers can choose to switch from $30 level to the $70 level", Thomas says, and they can do so on their own in the app. There's no need for them to contact project creators for help.
Words of Advice
In Thomas' experience, many project creators are fixated on calculating precise costs. On the one hand, this means they're doing their research and trying to ensure they are well-prepared to cover the cost of fulfillment and shipping. On the other hand, this isn't necessarily the best approach to take for a crowdfunding campaign if they treat those estimates as gospel. Costs almost always increase unexpectedly. "All of this stuff changes," Thomas says. "There are a lot of unknowns and questions."
Project creators need to be flexible with their cost structure to accommodate any unexpected changes. "Build in enough margin to ensure that when it is time to ship, you can ship things and not get too caught up in costs," he says. "If shipping goes up, use that extra dollar to cover higher costs to other countries. View your campaign funds as more of a pool that allows your product to be constructed and delivered."
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Photo of the Day Thursday 4th April 2013 – Not the Quality Spa Resort Hotel, Norefjell.
Thought for the day…" The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination" (Albert Einstein).
SCAFFOLDING is a great word if you are playing Scrabble. Over 150 million games are estimated to have been sold in over 121 countries, and it is produced in more than 29 different languages. It was originally called 'Lexico'. Interestingly, Malaysian Scrabble contains 19 letter 'A's. The record score for a single word is 392, for the word 'caziques', whilst the highest score in a game stands at 1049 points. And on the subject of scaffolding, here is a photo of some African wood scaffolding.


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Bethany Christian Services discusses outcome of vote on Refugee Vetting Bill – Mission Network News
USA (MNN) — The Refugee Vetting Bill, known as the American SAFE Actor HR 4038, is more or less dead.
By a margin of 55-43, the Senate fell short of the three-fifths needed to move ahead. "The Senators voted to keep the anti-refugee bill from proceeding. It will no longer continue through the Senate," explains Kristine Van Noord with Bethany Christian Services. However, in the wake of its failure, politicians accused each other of not dealing with security concerns appropriately.
If you haven't been following the bill's path, Van Noord details how it got started. "The Bill, HR 4038, originally was created right after the Paris attacks. So, it was not in response to any attacks that had happened here in the U.S. but that had happened overseas and just the fear that that could possibly happen here in the U.S."
At a time when the investigations pointed to Islamic extremists disguising themselves as refugees, fear spiked in the United States during an election cycle. Congressional and Presidential candidates alike called for action as they campaigned. The result was a hastily-written piece of legislation that zoomed through the House. As the bill awaited Senate attention, says Van Noord, "I think some of the representatives started stepping back and saying, 'Let's really look at what this process is.' [They] really started looking at the security screening process for refugees coming into the United States." The proposed bill wouldn't strengthen the refugee screening process, but it would stop the process for Syrians and Iraqis.
As Congress looked deeper look, Van Noord says they found that "the security process for refugees is one of the most rigorous screening processes in the world. It's the most rigorous screening process for any visitors coming into the United States."
All refugees coming to the United States are vetted first through the United Nations and then through U.S. authorities, including the National Counterterrorism Center, the Terrorist Screening Center, the Department of Defense, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security. This screening process can take up to two years.
By the time the vote came around, the bill died with barely a whimper. But what it means, says Van Noord, is that it allows for the Resettlement Program to continue. It allows "the Syrians and Iraqis to continue to come in, and really, it's a vote of confidence from our Representatives saying, 'We believe that the current process is robust enough.'"
Here's who is helped by the vote: many refugees are children who arrive as unaccompanied minors, having been separated from their families. Van Noord adds, "Those that are coming are those that have been persecuted. They are fleeing for their lives. They would love to be able to return to Syria or to Iraq, but they don't have another option."
In other words, they're coming to the United States because they can't go home and can't stay in the second country that they fled to. "The only chance at hope and a future is really coming to a third country, like the United States," she says.
In partnership with local churches and community agencies, Bethany Christian Services provides support to refugee and immigrant families to help them adjust to a new life in the United States. Bethany Christian Services is an affiliate of the Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program (CWS-IRP), working with the U.S. State Department to resettle refugees in the United States.
They work with refugee families for the first six months they are in the country, says Van Noord. "We are able to welcome them at the airport, prepare housing for them, and kind of help them through that entire initial process into the U.S. We also have an in-depth employment program, English language classes, medical services."
Ultimately, the goal is to provide a safe, new community for refugee and immigrant families where they will be able to thrive as contributing members of society. But, it goes deeper than that. Van Noord explains that this response is nothing more than answering our biblical mandate: "We feel that we are loving and welcoming those that God loves. We have a chance to serve the most vulnerable and to welcome them here, as Christ would have us welcome them."
Source: Bethany Christian Services discusses outcome of vote on Refugee Vetting Bill – Mission Network News
By broboinhawaii in Christianity, USA News, World News, World Religions on January 24, 2016 .
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Q: Snakeviz-like visual profiler for Java hprof or honest profiler I've been using CPU profilers for both Java and Python lately, and in Python we have SnakeViz, a nice web based tool that visualizes cProfile dumps.
In Java I've been using hprof and honest-profiler to generate my dumps, and this project to visualize them: https://github.com/cykl/hprof2flamegraph
The flamegraph itself is a great tool, but it is a single interactive SVG which is very heavy on my browser, especially for big projects.
Is there anything more light-weight for visualizing Java hprof dumps?


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The Unique Sound of The Division 2: Audio Director Simon's Story
Games & Technology, News, Snowdrop, Tom Clancy's The Division 2
In Tom Clancy's The Division 2, audio plays a vital aspect of crafting an authentic Washington, D.C. – extending beyond voices and weather. In this article, Audio Director Simon Koudriavtsev talks about the importance of game audio, changes from the first game, and how the team's extensive research helped them find some truly unique sounds.
A game world is so much more than you can see. One of the vital parts that has helped make Tom Clancy's The Division 2 such an authentic world is the dynamic soundscape that comes with it – from wildlife and empty rooms to the eerie ambiance of the Dark Zones.
Taking the stairs to the third floor of the Ubisoft Massive studio, we meet Audio Director Simon Koudriavtsev in the sound studio.
Huge speakers surround his desk, guitars hang on the walls, and a big carpet covers the floor. When we sit down on the sofa in the room, it almost feels like being in someone's living room, but in reality, we're in the heart of the Massive sound studio.
Simon has always been an avid gamer, and his interest for sound, music, and technology has been there with him all his life. His passion led him to an internship at a recording studio in Malmö, where he eventually got in touch with Massive's Music Director Ola Strandh.
"At the time, Ola needed help with World in Conflict, and so I joined the team in 2007 as a Junior Sound Designer. I mostly worked on voice related tasks then, but as time went on, I progressed to the position I'm in today. Ola and I actually ended up recording parts of the soundtrack for The Division 2 in that same studio where I spent my internship more than ten years ago … it's funny how life plays out sometimes!" says Simon.
New and improved audio tech
For Simon, the work on audio in The Division is personal. He was the first sound designer on The Division, and ever since he's worked hard to ensure that the work the team puts out there is the highest quality possible.
"The audio teams here at Massive and Ubisoft are simply amazing, and without them and our co-developers at Reflections, Red Storm, Annecy, and Sofia, I wouldn't be able to deliver on that promise. The world and premise of The Division 2 demands a soundscape that is dynamic and constantly evolving, but at the same time rooted in reality."
After shipping The Division, the team had learnt a lot. As a result, they invested a lot of time to improve the audio technology in the Snowdrop engine by creating systems that constantly change the soundscape based on player location and actions.
"With this new technology, we are able to create dynamic audio which reflects the player action and location at all times. For example, the width of the streets affect the sound, as well as daytime versus nighttime."
Another cool change from The Division is that in The Division 2, the audio team has worked on generating sounds based on the map that the level designers and environment designers have created.
"This means that when it comes to buildings, for example, we know through the map how big the room is and what material the walls are, and we can then generate sounds and reverbs based on the room's specific conditions. Every room is unique, and this is a very big change which creates a more dynamic and exciting audio."
The sound of summer
Another big update in The Division 2 from The Division is the weapon sounds. Simon and his team did a lot of research to make sure that the weapons sound right for the topology of Washington, D.C., which differs somewhat from the one in New York. Additionally, they also made sure that there is a noticeable difference in calibers.
"We had the privilege of working with Pinewood Studios. We collaborated mainly with voice recordings, Foley recordings, and we also did a weapon-recording together, which eventually led to a big improvement compared to the first game."
Simon and the audio team also collaborated with Dolby to make sure the game supports Dolby Atmos on Xbox and PC, which improves spatial awareness for the player. This means that it should be easier to perceive sounds that are coming from above, beneath, or behind you, which is a new feature in The Division 2.
"But of course, one of the biggest differences has been working with the summer setting compared to the winter in New York. All the wildlife and weather changes have been super exciting to work with, compared to the snowy landscape of New York City."
All the wildlife and weather changes have been super exciting to work with, compared to the snowy landscape of New York City.
To get the authentic feeling for the soundscape of a summer time Washington, D.C., Simon and the audio team spent ten days in the city to capture the sounds of the city, the parks, and the wildlife in the area. To avoid pedestrians and traffic and to get closer to the "seven months post-pandemic" feel, the team recorded sounds mostly during nighttime.
"We also explored abandoned buildings and urban farming in Detroit, and we even went on a research trip to Chernobyl in Ukraine to capture some more specific sound assets for the Dark Zones," he says.
The unique sounds of Chernobyl
The idea of visiting Chernobyl originally came from Tommy Francois, VP Editorial, who had visited the area previously. This inspired Simon and the audio team to go to Chernobyl and capture sounds used uniquely for the Dark Zones to reflect abandonment and loneliness – sounds that can be very tricky to recreate.
"Tommy explained that it was the only place he'd ever been to where he'd been able to hear his own heartbeat, and we then knew that we had to go there and research. There is no other place in the world with that type of environment and abandoned buildings, which connects really well to the world we have created with The Division 2 and the feeling we wanted to convey through sound in the Dark Zones," explains Simon. "But it was a very special trip to make. The sound of the Geiger counter ticking faster and faster when we approached certain hotspots was incredibly eerie."
According to Simon, doing these research trips is important as it helps collect as many unique sound assets as possible, which can then be adapted to the world of The Division and the Snowdrop engine.
"Without all these efforts and collaborations, we just wouldn't have been able to create something so unique sounding. In the end, a game's audio should be a natural supplement to the world, gameplay, and story – and it has to be done in an engaging, but non-intrusive way. I think we are hitting that mark."
By Natalia Belova, Gameplay Programmer
How I became a Gameplay Programmer…
Games & Technology, Inside Massive, Snowdrop


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Tuesday, September 15, 2020 — Starion Energy
By April 2019, renewable energy generation outpaced coal for the first time in U.S. history. Coal accounted for 20% of total production, while 23% came from renewable sources, of which approximately 50% was wind and solar generation.
As the era of renewable power generation is now in full swing, we thought we'd assemble six facts about renewable energy you may not know yet.
Six Interesting Facts About Renewable Energy
Did you know solar energy travels more than 93 million miles before reaching the earth? Once it does reach us, the biosphere converts solar rays into chemical energy in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.
The best solar panels today are approaching the same efficiencies as photosynthesis. The most efficient solar panels at the time of the writing was 22.6%, with plants coming in at 26%. Read on for six more interesting renewable energy facts.
1. Tesla Powers an Entire Island with Solar Panels
When the Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturer bought SolarCity in 2016, one of their first projects was installing a solar-powered microgrid on the island of Ta'u in American Samoa. Funded by American and Samoan authorities, the project offsets more than 109,000 gallons of diesel per year, which was the fuel used by the island's generators. The residents now have enough power for three days without sunlight and can rebuild the entire system's capacity in just seven hours.
2. Cities are Taking Control in the Drive for Clean Energy
Cities around the world are making commitments to become carbon-neutral by 2050, with metropolitan centers like New York City, Boulder, and Minneapolis being some of the first U.S. cities to legislate energy efficiency into their building codes.
3. Renewable Energy Creates More Jobs Than Fossil Fuels
According to research done by the Sierra Club, clean energy outnumbers jobs in the fossil fuel industry 5 to 1. Considering that 25 major U.S. cities have committed to transitioning to renewable energy, the jobs available in the sector makes it an attractive investment that helps build a resilient economy and a sustainable future.
4. Innovation is Synonymous with Renewable Energy
A microgrid requires fast switching, analytics, and advanced control systems that weren't available 20 years ago. The amount of innovation needed to enable renewable energy sources has driven distributors to adopt newer, more exact control systems capable of monitoring micro-transactions, often using technologies like blockchain to effectively manage feedback and consumption metrics.
5. You Can Save Money with Renewable Energy
Depending on the state you live in, you can reduce your energy bills and save on expenses by installing solar panels at your home. The smallest amount of effort could lead to the greatest savings over time, with states like Arizona and Florida being the most profitable places to install solar panels and contribute to the energy grid in the United States.
6. Nations Can Power Economics with Renewable Energy
Renewable sources power the Kentucky Coal Mine Museum. At the same time, the world's biggest hydroelectric scheme (Three Gorges Dam) produces more than 22 thousand megawatts of electricity every hour. Using hydroelectric sources of energy can help future generations become sustainable, resilient, and efficient, no matter where they reside in the world.
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Ilka Tampke's Daughter of Albion transports the reader to the village of Caer Cad in southwest Britain, 43 AD, where a swaddled baby is found, mysteriously motherless. She is named Ailia and although she is a remarkable girl - intelligent, curious and brave - she will be forbidden to marry, left out of tribal ceremonies, and barred from any sort of learning.
Ailia is raised by Cookmother in the kitchen of the ruling family and as a young woman she serves the Tribesqueen of her township, until the day when an encounter with a magical fish (who also appears to her as a beautiful and enigmatic man named Taliesen) leads Ailia to the Mothers, the tribal ancestors who have chosen her to become their highest knowledge-bearer. Ailia's growing awareness of her future role as the tribal protector and her relationships with the two very different men she loves will be utterly tested by the imminent threat of Emperor Claudius preparing to take the island.
With an incredibly compelling heroine, Daughter of Albion is a suspenseful and richly rewarding novel about women, about power, about love, and about the clash of cultures and the tenacity of belief.
ILKA TAMPKE's short stories and articles have been published in several anthologies, and in 2012 she was awarded a Glenfern Fellowship. She lives near Melbourne with her family and is at work on a sequel to DAUGHTER OF ALBION.
This book kept looking at me on the list so I decided to get it so it would leave me alone. And what I found was a take it or leave it. The pacing of this story was pretty fast and it didn't take long to get through the book. There are no stagnate places at all something is always happening. The issue I had was with the book was the story itself I wish it would have given us more back story to the culture of the people as well as a whole story. This one really felt like a set up for a book two instead of a stand alone. The story was full of great characters and magic. But it just needed more story geared toward this book.


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Little Dot (1953 1st Series) #63
Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key) #150
Short Order Cook; Lulu wants Tubby to take her out to a fancy meal. Helpfulness Pays; Lulus acts of helpfulness to others backfire on her. Sleepy Time Pop; Lulus pop wants to take a nap, but he has to take the kids to the movies. Poor Little Girl and the Mitten Footprints; Lulu tells Alvin about the poor little girl who wore mittens on her feet. Tough Turkey; Tubby wins a turkey in a raffle, and the Fellers make it the club mascot. One-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
London Mystery Selection (1958-1982) Digest #47
Published Dec 1960 by Norman Kark Publications.
Issue 47 - December, 1960. A quarterly anthology of the best crime, mystery, and detective fact and fiction. Squarebound, 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W.
Lone Ranger (1948-1962 Dell) #137
Water damage.
Last 10-cent cover price issue. Photo cover of Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger. The Assassination, art by Tom Gill; Gun smugglers hope to assassinate an important Mexican official to prevent the opening of a Texas Ranger station close to the border. The Murdered Cousin, art by Tom Gill; The Lone Ranger must decide if a man killed his cousin to get an inheritance. Intruders in Wild Horse Valley, art by Tom Gill; Tonto has to bring a doctor to Wild Horse Valley after the Lone Ranger is wounded in a fight with a grizzly bear. Repels Boarders; Having rescued the Haida captives, Young Hawk and crew fight off the pursuing Tlinglet canoes and return to what remains of their original village. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) #230
Love Diary (1958 Charlton) #13
Published Dec 1960 by Charlton Publishing.
Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. In her diary, there is a list of men who dated her and fell in love with her! Why shouldn't they? Her mirror tells her how lovely she is, and the words they whispered underscore the fact! Beauty makes slaves of men, she learned that early in life...she had yet to learn that some men will give up everything, even love for freedom! Don't miss..."Tears in My Eyes"! Also featuring more tales of love and loss! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
Mad (1955 Magazine #24 On) #59
Published Dec 1960 by EC.
Cover art by Kelly Freas. "If Doctors Advertised," script by Gary Belkin, art by Bob Clarke; Altering famous advertising campaigns so they advertise the services of physicians. "The Mad Side-Show of Modern Freaks," script and art by Dave Berg; Familiar modern stereotypes presented as carnival side-show attractions. "Famous Lost Words," script by Gary Belkin, art by George Woodbridge; Examples of historical misquotes. "The Safecrackers," script and art by Don Martin; Four safe-crackers are apprehended when one of them makes the wrong noise at the wrong time. "TV's Wonder Dog, Lizzie," script by Larry Siegel, art by Mort Drucker; Parody of the television show "Lassie." "How to Get Complete Newspaper Coverage," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Joe Orlando; Comparison of how the New York Times and the New York Daily News would cover particular stories. "Commercial Roulette," script by Gary Belkin, art by Bob Clarke; A person channel-surfs and keeps hitting commercials. "How They Spend Their Summer," script by Gary Belkin, art by Bob Clarke; If famous people had to do a "how I spent my summer vacation" essay. "New Service Organizations for a Lazy America," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Joe Orlando; New services designed to let Americans do even less. "The Two Faces of World War II," script by Larry Siegel, art by George Woodbridge; Comparison of stereotypical war movie characters from films made during World War II and after the war. "The Parent from Ages 21 to 60," script by Al Jaffee, art by Wally Wood; Satirical look at child-rearing. Parody of Arrow Shirt print ads, art by Kelly Freas. 52 pgs., B&W. Cover price $0.25.
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1949-Present Mercury Publications) Vol. 19 #6
Published Dec 1960 by Mercury Publications.
Volume 19 Issue 6 - December 1960. Cover by Mel Hunter. Fantasy and science fiction stories by Algis Budrys, Winona McClintinc, Avram Davidson, Grendel Briarton, Rosser Reeves, and Isaac Asimov. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.
Male (1950-1981 Male Publishing Corp.) Vol. 10 #12
Volume 10, Issue 12 - December 1960. Adventure stories, articles and nude photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 98 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.
Man to Man Magazine (1949 Picture Magazines) Vol. 11 #5
Published Dec 1960 by Picture Magazines.
Man's Conquest (1955-1972 Hanro Corp.) Vol. 5 #12
Published Dec 1960 by Hanro Corp..
Volume 5, Issue 12 - December 1960. Men's interest magazine featuring articles, stories, and pictorials. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 76 pages B&W. Cover price $0.35.
Man's Daring (1960-1966 Candar) Vol. 1 #9
Published Dec 1960 by Candar.
Man's Day (1960 Hillman Periodicals 2nd Series) Vol. 1 #1
Published Dec 1960 by Hillman Periodicals.
Volume 1, Issue 1 - December 1960. Men's interest magazine focusing on war and adventure stories, along with cartoons and pin-up models. The issue features History's Most Suicidal Battle, and Brawl Ben Carmody's Five Bullet-girl Wars! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.25.
Vol. 9 #2A
Man's Life (1952-1961 Crestwood) 1st Series Vol. 9 #2A
Published Dec 1960 by Crestwood Publ..
Man's Magazine (1952-1976) Vol. 8 #12
Published Dec 1960 by Almay Publishing Corp..
Man's Peril (1956 Periodical Packagers) Vol. 4 #6
Published Dec 1960 by Periodical Packagers.
Volume 4, Issue 6 - December 1960. Men's interest magazine featuring Pin-up Girl Pictorials, and adventures stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.
Man's World Magazine (1955-1978 Medalion) 2nd Series Vol. 6 #6
Published Dec 1960 by Medalion Publishing.
Manhunt (1953-1967 Eagle Publications) Vol. 8 #6
Published Dec 1960 by Eagle Publications.
Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1960) #4
Written by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis tale (untitled; complete in three parts). Plus: Teen Laffs 2-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Also: 1-page public service announcement "Keep Learning -- The Key to Success!" by Jack Schiff and Bernard Baily. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
Marvelman (1954) UK #344
Published Dec 1960 by L & M Enterprises.
Masked Raider (1955) #27
Master Detective (1929) True Crime Magazine Vol. 61 #3
1/2" spine split from bottom.
Men in Adventure (1959-1960 Skye Publishing Co.) Vol. 2 #2
Published Dec 1960 by Skye Publishing Company.
Men Magazine (1952-1982 Zenith Publishing Corp.) Vol. 9 #12
Published Dec 1960 by Zenith Publishing.
Vol. 9 #12 - The Adventure and Entertainment Magazine. Men's magazine featuring articles on hunting, fitness, politics, true crime, and buxom beauties. In this issue: The Net Is Closing on Mass Murderer Martin Bormann - search is about to end for the man whose war crimes topped Lichmann's; Sara Bay Disaster - Shameful Pacific Mix-Up That Cost 3,000 G.I. Lives; Exclusive Report - The Strange Girls Who Live with Street Gangs; and Three Who Escaped from Headhunter Bay - the Yankee soldier-of-fortune led the strangest Filipino expedition ever recorded. Plus a Complete Suspense Novel: The Deadly Broad - her body was a warm promise of pleasure, and she needed a man with a gun. Cover price $0.35.
Men's Digest (1957-1977 Camerarts Publishing Company) #21
Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine (1956-1985 Renown Publications) Vol. 8 #1
Published Dec 1960 by Renown Publications.
Modern Man Magazine (1951-1976 PDC) Vol. 10 #6
Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 55 #12
Published Dec 1960 by Dell Publishing Co..
Modern Screen Magazine (1930-1985 Dell Publishing) Vol. 54 #7
Monsieur (1957-1968 Monsieur Publications) Vol. 4 #1
Published Dec 1960 by Monsieur Publications.
Motion Picture Magazine (1911-1978 MacFadden) #600
Mr. (1950-1985 Mr. Magazines) Magazine Vol. 5 #2
Published Dec 1960 by Mr. Magazines, Inc..
Mutt and Jeff (1939-65 All Am./National/Dell/Harvey) #121
My Girl Pearl (1955) #10
2" cumulative spine split.
My Greatest Adventure (1955) #50
"I Fought the Idol King," "The Aliens Who Framed Me," "We Tracked the Beast From the Deep," and a one-page text story, "I Carved Earth's Doom." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
My Little Margie (1954) #33
1" spine split from bottom.
My Little Margie (1959 La Prensa) Mi Pequena Margie Spanish Language #14
Published Dec 1960 by La Prensa.
Spanish language reprint of My Little Margie (1954 Charlton). 7-in. x 10-in. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
My Romantic Adventures (1956) #115
Published Dec 1960 by ACG.
Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Jack Sparling, Chic Stone and John Rosenberger. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. In one of the offbeat stories the Romantic Adventures team produced in the later years, weightlifter Marcia attracts plenty of men with her looks, but theyre put off by her immense physical strength. A guy with social anxiety tries to figure out how to approach the gal he loves. Advice for when friends become romantic rivals. Miss Hercules Finds a Man!; The New Superintendent; Girlfriends Can Be Rivals!; Shy Guy; You're Smart!; Telephonies; You've Got to Believe Him! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
My Secret Life (1957 Charlton) #37
Cover by Dick Giordano & Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Giordano, Vince Colletta studio, Charles Nicholas?, Vince Colletta and Vince Alascia? She and Tom were so much in love, all they heard was the song of birds, all they saw was the sunshine and the lovers' moon and the beauty of the world! Their happiness blinded them to the gathering clouds of trouble ahead! Don't miss..."The Tangled Cord"! Also featuring: "Deep In My Heart"; "Men Can Be Wonderful"; and "Men Are Such Children"! Plus: 2-page text story "Romantic Memories"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
Cover by Joe Sinnott & Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas?, Vince Colletta, Sal Trapani? and unknown. Anne's sister died, as Anne knew she would! It was all Hal's fault...Hal and the secret of..."Unwanted Love"! Also featuring: "Honeymoon for Four"; "The Sun Will Shine"; and "Ugly Duckling"! Plus: 2-page text story "The Magic Chopsticks"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
Mystery in Space (1951 1st Series) #64
PGX 7.0
Paper: Cream to off white
Pedigree: John G. Fantucchio
From the John G. Fantucchio collection, but comic does not include a certificate of authenticity.
Adam Strange stars in "The Radioactive Menace!" (pencils by Carmine Infantino). Back-up stories: "The Day the Earth Dyed!" (art by Murphy Anderson) and "The Luckiest Man in the Solar System!" (art by Sid Greene?). Infantino cover pencils. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
New Funnies (1942 TV Funnies) #280
New Worlds Science Fiction (1954-1964 Modern Distributors) Canadian Edition #99
Published Dec 1960 by Modern Distributors.
Vol. 34 #101
New Worlds Science Fiction (Nova Publications UK) Vol. 34 #101
Tags: UK Editions
Published Dec 1960 by Nova Publications.
Volume 34, Issue 101 - December, 1960. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, Text Only.
Nugget (1956-2006 Nugget Magazine Inc.) Vol. 5 #6
Published Dec 1960 by Nugget Magazine Inc..
Official Detective Stories (1934-1995 Detective Stories Publishing) Vol. 29 #12
Published Dec 1960 by Detective Stories Publishing Co..
Our Army at War (1952) #101
Cover art by Joe Kubert. End of Easy starring Sgt. Rock / story, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert. One of our Jets is Missing, script by Bob Haney, art by Jack Abel. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
Our Fighting Forces (1954) #58
Gunner and Sarge in "Return of the Pooch!" Also "UDT 3 is Missing!" (art by Russ Heath?). Full-page ad for Justice League of America # 1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
Vol. 125 #6
Outdoor Life (1926-1974 Godfrey Hammond) Magazine Vol. 125 #6
Published Dec 1960 by Godfrey Hammond.
Patsy and Hedy (1952) #73
Cover pencils by Al Hartley. Untitled Patsy and Hedy stories, scripts by Stan Lee, pencils by Al Hartley. The Hoax text story. Patsy and Hedy's Coloring Page. Paper dolls. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.


Luckily, fertility was eventually retained.
A nightmare for young women begins when they find out they are pregnant, and it is not planned. But, it was not the case with the teenager Olivia. One afternoon she ended up in hospital because she had severe pain in the stomach. Her stomach was swollen and hard, so doctors suspected of pregnancy. As she made detailed research, it turned out that it was a tumor. There was no fetus in her womb, but a tumor that grew with the ovaries. The tumor was surrounded by a cyst of 10 kilos.
Cyst was the dimensions of an average watermelon. Although it was extremely large, not only it was not dangerous, but in this case, it saved Olivia's life. It surrounded the tumor and not allowed to grow and metastasize in the body. It was a miracle!
She had tremendous luck that the tumor has not harmed the function of her reproductive organs, nor was affected her fertility.
Recently she received the news that the cancer was completely healed and now there is no more danger to life.


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Adrian Bejan and J. Peder Zane, a mechanical engineer and a journalist, take up the issue of political flip-flopping in contemporary US politics today in Salon. For this post to make any sense, go read it real quick–it's not long.
I think this article is founded on a vast confusion of terms. First, the writers compare political systems to an array of natural ones, and intimate that the two dominant parties in the US are no different: they're just responding to the changing landscape before them.
But you could say the same thing about a virus–it's a natural system that responds to the environment it finds itself in. The question is, are our parties more like the human body–or more like a virus infecting us?
And this gets us down to the main error in this article as I see it–there's no discussion of ethics. The main point that people make time and time again is not that flip-flopping is unnatural, or illogical–it's that it's *wrong*. And our two writers simply dodge this question. But for most of us, that's the crucial issue. Arsenic, fire, and lions are all natural. But they may not be good for us. Someone who argued that a madman rampaging around Manhattan, releasing lions, starting fires, and dumping arsenic into our water wasn't worth worrying about because, "hey, they're all natural!" would rightly be dimissed as a fool.
Next, the writers seem to confuse two very different things: they talk about Romney and Obama changing their policies so as to "move their ideas forward". But obviously, that's not what's going on. They're changing their policies to stay in power, not for some grand ideological scheme. They're politicians, not mystical philosophers.
Finally, their point is invalidated by facts on the ground–outside of the US, the vast majority of democracies around the world have far more than 2 dominant parties. If the two-party system is some natural outcome of the laws of nature, how do we explain all the countries that don't have two parties?


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Q: Time complexity and type of sorting algorithm for this code Can someone tell me what type of sorting is this? Is this still O(n) even after adding the filter?
const sortMe = arr => {

    let sorted = new Array(arr.length).fill(0);

    for(let i = 0; i < sorted.length; i++){
        if(sorted.indexOf(arr[i]) === -1)
            sorted[arr[i] - 1] = arr[i];
        else sorted.splice(sorted.indexOf(arr[i]), 0, arr[i]);
    }

    return sorted.filter(x => x !== 0);
}

console.log(sortMe([3,15,2,1,18,2,5,6,7,12,3,1,2,3]))

Sorry for asking this, I'm not a computer science graduate.

A: That's O(n)^2.
First, you are going through the loop:
for(let i = 0; i < sorted.length; i++){

That makes it O(n) automatically without adding any processing. Then, in addition to that, you're also using indexOf (in both branches).
 sorted.splice(sorted.indexOf(arr[i]), 0, arr[i]);

indexOf starts with the first element and then moves to each element stepwise until it reaches the sought element. So, for each step in O(n), you are calling a function which iterates over the entire list, this means you are calling O(n), n times, making it O(n*n), or O(n^2).

Note: you might not think it is O(n^2) because you are processing a subset of the list for indexOf. However, the average case is still looking at a list of length n/2.
You also asked about adding a filter function. This might make it seem like it should be O(n^2 + n).
For big-O notation, you remove all constants: O-notation is about complexity and growth of equations with larger inputs. Therefore it's either "constant, logarithmic, linear, exponential, factorial, etc", not "Factorial + logarithmic."


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Apple Inc.'s much-ballyhooed iPhone was unveiled this week after 30 months and millions of dollars in top-secret development. But the sleek new iPod-cell phone combination could wind up costing the company a lot more.
Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest networking equipment maker, sued Apple in U.S. District Court here Wednesday, claiming that Apple's iPhone violates its trademark.
Cisco is asking the court to forbid Apple from using the name "iPhone," which Cisco has held a trademark on since 2000 and used to brand a line of its own Internet-enabled phones that began shipping last spring and officially launched three weeks ago.
Shares of Apple fell $1.49, or 1.5 percent, to $95.51 in Thursday morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, while Cisco stock gained 17 cents, to $28.85, on the same exchange.
Cisco said Apple approached the company several years ago seeking to use the name, and the two Silicon Valley tech giants have been negotiating ever since to hammer out a licensing agreement.
But Cisco said the talks broke down just hours before Apple's chief executive, Steve Jobs, took to the stage Tuesday at the annual Macworld Conference and Expo to introduce the multimedia device.
Apple's iPhone is a touch-screen-controlled cell phone device that plays music, surfs the Web and delivers voicemail and e-mail. The product still needs FCC approval.
While Jobs was holding court in front of thousands of Apple devotees, Cisco had given Apple lawyers until the end of the business day to finalize the contract. The deadline came and went, and Cisco filed the lawsuit Wednesday seeking injunctive relief to prevent Apple from copying Cisco's iPhone trademark.
"We certainly expected that since they had gone ahead and announced a product without receiving permission to use the brand, that meant that the negotiation was concluded," said Mark Chandler, Cisco senior vice president and general counsel.
Apple argues it's entitled to use the name iPhone because the products are materially different.
Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris called Cisco's lawsuit "silly" and said there are already several other companies using the name iPhone for products like Cisco's that use the increasingly popular Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP.
"We believe that Cisco's U.S. trademark registration is tenuous at best," she said. "Apple's the first company to use the iPhone name for a cell phone. And if Cisco wants to challenge us on it, we're very confident we will prevail."
Cisco executives argue that, despite the current dissimilarities between the Cisco and Apple iPhone, both phones could take on new features or work on different networks than they do today.
Erik Suppiger, networking specialist at Pacific Growth Equities, said that argument is sound in an era of "convergence," when the Internet is increasingly used as a telephone network.
"I'd envision that Cisco would be inclined to add cellular functionality to its iPhone. I would not be surprised to see them add additional memory for supporting whatever media functions you might want, either _ they'd be logical extensions," Suppiger said. "The phones may not overlap right now, but they would over the foreseeable future."
The lawsuit may be more than just a semantic scuffle. Cisco has been on an aggressive acquisition binge in the past year, and CEO John Chambers has been ambitious about building the company's brand name and producing more consumer electronics -- not just the esoteric networking gear that chief information officers purchased at great expense.
The lawsuit could be an attempt to embroil Apple into a legal morass because Cisco is set on developing a competing product, said Eve Griliches, program manager at Framingham, Mass.-based research firm IDC.
"Cisco is a very, very smart company, and anything they can do to slow Apple out of the gate might give them an advantage at the negotiating table," Griliches said. "Chances are both companies knew this lawsuit was going to happen -- the real question is, what's really behind it?"
But not everyone agrees that the lawsuit is strategic or even productive for Cisco, the most richly valued company in Silicon Valley with a market capitalization of more than $174 billion.
"Bottom line is that you'd think Cisco had a better use of its time and money than suing Apple over a word," said Samuel Wilson, analyst at JMP Securities.


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Stories from Monday, October 1, 2007
Dasher makes mark as sub QB (College Sports ~ 10/01/07)
MURFREESBORO -- In the midst of Middle Tennessee's 47-6 blowout win over Florida International, true freshman quarterback Dwight Dasher laid the groundwork for what looks to be a very promising future for Blue Raider fans. Dasher (5-10, 196), from Folkston, Ga., in his second career start due to the injury of junior quarterback Joe Craddock, made the most of his opportunity by leading the Blue Raiders to 47 first-half points, the second-most points ever scored in the first half at MTSU...
Charles Lowell Potts (Obituary ~ 10/01/07)
Charles Lowell Potts, 77, of Wartrace died Saturday at his home. Graveside services are 2 p.m. today at Hollywood Cemetery in Wartrace with the Rev. Jim Sorrells officiating. Hillcrest Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Webb claims International for second year (Local News ~ 10/01/07)
Link Webb earned the title of International Grand Champion Walking Horse for the second year in a row on Saturday night as the property of Michael and Ann Jones' entry, Santana's El Niño topped a star-studded class of five to wear the roses at the 2007 International Grand Championship Walking Horse Show in Murfreesboro...
Local employment rises (Local News ~ 10/01/07)
Bedford County's unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percent to 4.6 percent for the month of August, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported. The county had a labor force of 22,410, with 21,380 employed and 1,030 out of work. Tennessee's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August decreased from the July rate of 4.1 percent to 4.0 percent, a decrease of 0.1 percent. The United States rate was 4.6 percent for August, and remained unchanged from July...
Backroads Heritage celebrates successful year (Local News ~ 10/01/07)
MONTEAGLE -- Tennessee's Backroads Heritage Inc., which promotes tourism in Bedford and six other southern Middle Tennessee counties, celebrated another year of achievement with its annual barbecue, held at the Bear Hollow Dinner Theatre. Ken Beck, who covers travel and entertainment for The Tennessean, was the keynote speaker, while the band Midnight Special performed. ...
TDOT studying turn lanes (Local News ~ 10/01/07)
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has begun a feasibility study to see if turn lanes can be constructed at Cascade Elementary. Parents and area residents expressed concern last week to the Times-Gazette about the traffic situation in front of the school, which they say becomes dangerous with vehicles parked on both sides of State Highway 269, also known as Wartrace / Bell Buckle Road...
Emma Gay Wallace (Obituary ~ 10/01/07)
Emma Gay Wallace, 59, died Sept. 22. Visitation was held Sept. 25 at Schoen Funeral in Covington, La. Private services will be held at a later date.
Cascade Middle misses title in OT (Community Sports ~ 10/01/07)
Cascade Middle displayed courage, grit, determination and the ability to overcome adversity in the Small School District tournament championship game on Saturday against St. Andrew's-Sewanee. Their trophy doesn't say "first place," but they went home winners despite the 2-1 overtime loss that ended their season...
Harris grabs 6th straight CTC title (Community Sports ~ 10/01/07)
McMINNVILLE -- To say Harris Middle's soccer program is a dynasty might be an understatement. The Eaglettes have dominated opponents over the years. That continued over the weekend as Harris rolled past Warren County Middle 3-0 Saturday afternoon to claim its sixth straight Central Tennessee Conference championship...