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More Things That Are Now "Racist": Thor, Heavy Metal Music, Viking Cosplay
Paul Joseph Watson, Infowars, November 3, 2015
According to a new study from Leeds Beckett University, Thor, heavy metal music and dressing up as a Viking are all racist because they reinforce oppression towards "ethnic minorities".
Despite the fact that progressives have spent the last month lecturing everyone about how dressing up in "ethnic" costumes for Halloween represents a hateful act of cultural appropriation, we now learn that dressing up as a stereotypically white cultural figure is also racially insensitive.
According to Professor Karl Spracklen, "Folk metal's obsession with warriors and cultural purity, displayed through tales of Vikings and dressing up as Vikings on stage, reduces belonging and identity in a muti-cultural, cosmopolitan society to a few exclusive myths. It is showing white men how to be white men and showing women and ethnic minorities their place in European society."
"The bands in the research are all trying to identify with some reputed folk culture that existed before modern times–a culture of pure white people, mono-cultural and mono-racial. In some bands, there is an explicitly racist purpose for their adoption of Thor's hammers, Viking imagery and heroic pagan myths," said Spracklen.
According to the esteemed professor, folk metal is also a toxic expression of white privilege which, "preserves an old-fashioned power structure where white, male Europeans are superior."
"Folk metal serves as a comfortable leisure space for those that have lost power in recent decades: the white European, working class men who have faced challenges to their assumed privileges from women, globalisation, immigration and postmodernity. However, at the same time it should not be easily dismissed in this way, and I believe it remains central to the idea of heavy metal as a form of leisure that makes masculinity and whiteness the norm."
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Yemen, Forgotten War, Forgotten War Crimes: US Cluster Munitions Used against Civilians
By Sheba Rights
The Wall Will Fall 16 February 2016
Theme: Crimes against Humanity, Militarization and WMD, US NATO War Agenda
Statement prepared for the UN Human Rights Commission on behalf of Yemen by Sheba Rights.
Article 1 of the Convention on Cluster Munitions states that:
"An obligation never to use, produce, transfer or stockpile cluster munitions. It also includes several positive obligations to ensure no further use and to redress past harm caused by the weapons."[1].
A cluster munitions, is an explosive device containing multiple explosive sub munitions. Like landmines, these sub munitions can remain a fatal threat to anyone in the area long after a conflict ends.
Decades after the initial bombing, these sub-munitions still have potential to claim lives, often surpassing even landmines in their threat to civilians. Their continued use is met with almost universal abhorrence. The Convention on Cluster Munitions banning their use has 113 signatories[2].
Even countries that haven't signed the treaty are still bound by customary international humanitarian law, specifically that:
"An indiscriminate weapon is a weapon that cannot be directed at a military objective or whose effects cannot be limited, and the use of such inherently' indiscriminate weapon is prohibited. [3] Rule 71
Cluster bombs are indiscriminate weapons that are imprecise at the time of use and leave behind submunitions that remain a threat for anyone in the area long after use. When the CBU-52B/Bs are used,[4] it disintegrates in mid-air, depositing up to 220 bomblets at a time on an area roughly the size of a football field.
These weapons should never be used under any circumstances. Saudi Arabia and other coalition members – and the supplier, the US – are flouting the global standard that rejects cluster munitions because of their "long-term threat to civilians," according to Human Rights Watch arms director Steve Goose.[5]
"The use of cluster munitions in populated areas may amount to a war crime due to their indiscriminate nature," the UN spokesperson pointed out.[6]
"The coalition's repeated use of cluster bombs in the middle of a crowded city suggests an intent to harm civilians, which is a war crime. These outrageous attacks show that the coalition seems less concerned than ever about sparing civilians from war's horrors."
More than 7,500 people have been killed and over 14,000 others injured since the strikes began. The Saudi war has also taken a heavy toll on the impoverished country's facilities and infrastructure. [7]
Since the beginning of the war on Yemen, Sheba Rights Coalition (SRC) has collected credible evidence that Saudi-led coalition used cluster bombs in air strikes on Yemen's on 56 occasions. [8]
Below are the attacks documented by Sheba Rights coalition:
Sanaa (1 strike),
Saada (34 strikes),
Aden (1 strike),
Hajjah (11 strikes),
Taiz (6 strikes),
Lahj (1 strike),
Ibb (1 strike), and
Marib (3 strikes).
Sanaa:
In the early morning hours of January 6, 2016 the Saudi-led coalition air-dropped cluster bombs in densely populated residential neighborhoods of Yemen's capital, Sanaa.
The areas that were targeted were: Madbah, Sawad Hanash, Al-Sunaina, Hayel Street, Al-Rabat Street, Al-Ziraa zone, Kuwait Street, Tunis Street, the university zone, and Bir Al-Shaif neighborhood. All the above mentioned areas are densely populated by civilians due to their close proximity to civil facilities such as schools, hospitals and universities.
Deaths and Injuries: A child was killed, and ten civilians injured in the attack.
Damage to Property and Infrastructure: 33 homes were damaged, 5 cars were burnt with 6 other cars damaged. A girls school was also damaged in the attack.
Eyewitness Accounts:
Eyewitnesses reported hearing dozens of small explosions that were the result of the bomblets dispersed over their neighborhood by coalition jets. In the morning, eye-witnesses confirmed what appeared to be the aftermath of the detonation of the bomblets with several buildings and cars in the neighborhood having been newly pockmarked by the shrapnel from the bomblets. Some eye-witness testimonies documented finding fragments of the bomblets in their cars and on the street.
1- Shaker Ghaleb Ahmed Shaker: A 25-year old resident on Al-Adel Street was critically injured when a cluster bomb penetrated through his bedroom roof, where he, his wife and his daughter were asleep. The bomb exploded upon impact with the bedroom floor and shrapnel flew in all directions. He sustained several shrapnel injuries to his chest, stomach and right arm. He was rushed to the Republican hospital in critical condition after shrapnel from the bomb got lodged near his kidney, but was transferred to Al-Thawra hospital due to the lack of supplies at the Republican hospital, a result of the air, sea and land blockade imposed by the coalition on Yemen.
2- Mohammed Hamoud Shalaan al-Hashidy: The 30-year old guard of a girls school that was damaged in the strike reported that as he prepared to leave his house, located in the vicinity of the school, for the morning prayer, he heard jets overhead and soon after he saw the sky light up in a fiery red glow and what appeared to be small ball-sized bombs dispersing over a wide area of the neighborhood.
Three of these bomblets fell on the school grounds causing loud explosions and sending shrapnel flying across the ground causing damage to windows, walls and the school's water tanks.
2) HAJJAH
In the afternoon of Saturday, 6th June, 2015, Saudi-led coalition jets targeted a camp for the internally displaced people in Dhughayj located in Hairan district of Hajjah province, just across the border of Yemen with Saudi Arabia. There were 210 internally displaced families that had set up make-shift camps in the area after having left their homes in Haradh. The examination of the remnants of the weapons used has identified the weapons as US-made ground-launched M26 cluster munitions rockets. Coalition members Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates all possess M26 rockets and their launchers. Unexploded M77 DPICM were also found at the scene.
Deaths and Injuries: 5 civilians were killed and 37 others injured among them several women and children.
Eye-witness Accounts: Upon arrival at the scene of the strikes, 8 cluster munitions that failed to detonate were found, along with 3 rockets and tank shells that were spread over an area of two kilometers pausing a threat to children and livestock grazing in the area.
1- Adel Hassan Ahmed Abdo: 20 year old Adel, a resident of the area stated that he saw apache helicopters striking the camp from a farm he was in located approximately 1 kilometer from the IDP camp. When the strikes stopped, he and others rushed to the camp where they found several people injured and several unexploded shells and munitions on the ground and across neighboring farms. On the day following of the attack, two children came across an unexploded bomb while grazing their livestock. They attempted to carry the unexploded bomb but it detonated injuring both children.
3) SAADA
According to a report from the Legal Center for Rights and Development in Yemen,[9] on June 15, 2015 the coalition fired four cluster bombs on BaniRabia in Razih district of Saada. The bombs were strewn over a vast area that was used for agricultural purposes.
On July 2, 2015 more than ten civilians were injured when cluster bombs exploded on their homes in al-Nadheer in Razih district. Five homes were damaged by the strike.
On July 22, 2015 the coalition dropped cluster bombs that looked like children's toys in al-Nadheerdistrict, in Saada
Khiam rehabilitation centerand SALAM for Democracy and Human rights and Sheba Rights coalition call for the UN Human Rights Council to take stronger action in response to widespread and grave violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Yemen. We urge your delegation to ensure that the UN Human Rights Council adopts at its 31st session a resolution under agenda item 4 to:
Request the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to urgently dispatch investigation teams, with expertise in weapon of mass destruction, to investigate crimes under international law and other widespread and serious violations and abuses of human rights in Yemen, and provide recommendations for accountability.
Refer the situation in Yemen to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Such a step would make clear to all sides that those who instigate, collude with or carry out war crimes & by default, crimes against Humanity, will be held accountable for their actions
Call the 116 nations that are part of the Convention on Cluster Munitions to take immediate action in accordance with the Article 21 (2) of the Convention, to prevent any use of cluster munitions in Yemen or in any other nation.
Ensure the effective protection& sanctity of civilian lives. Acknowledge the multiple, extensive forms of abuse, victimization & repeat victimization. Address the need for accountability. Ensure intensive and conclusive investigations into the continued use of banned weapons on Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition.
Allow access for an independent humanitarian assessment of besieged areas and communities;
Protect humanitarian workers, including medical personnel. Facilitate the rapid and unimpeded passage of relief supplies, and safeguard the sanctity of hospitals and all medical transport vehicles.
[1] http://www.clusterconvention.org/the-convention/convention-text/
[2] http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/en-gb/the-treaty/treaty-status.aspx
[3] http://www.geneva-academy.ch/RULAC/pdf/Rules-customary-law.pdf
[4] http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/dumb/cbu-52.htm
[5] https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/05/03/yemen-saudi-led-airstrikes-used-cluster-munitions
[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJs08-ISL4Y
[7] http://legalcenter-ye.blogspot.com/
[9]http://legalcenter-ye.blogspot.com/
The original source of this article is The Wall Will Fall
Copyright © Sheba Rights, The Wall Will Fall, 2016
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Mary Ford, Editor-In-Chief
OSSINING—In an email sent out this morning, Ossining's district office notified students and families that in light of the day's forecast, the district would be dismissing its six schools early. The email, sent out at 8:50 am, came as little surprise to students and faculty members at Ossining High School as the district office had previously notified community members that they were "monitoring the weather for today and [would] notify families immediately if [they] need[ed] to call for an early dismissal." With temperatures in the mid to high 30s and drizzle forecasted to turn into snow flurries throughout the late morning and afternoon, Ossining's athletics office announced soon after the decision about early dismissal was made that all after school activities were cancelled for the day.
Despite the time of dismissal shifting to 10:39 am for OHS students, the day continued as planned, without changes made to the length of periods or period numbers students were required to attend for the day. With a similar start time to that of OHS, Anne M. Dorner Middle school dismissed their students at 10:39 am as well, while the district's four elementary schools—Park School, Brookside Elementary, Claremont Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary—are set to be dismissed at 11:20 am.
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Analysts Weigh in on Tech Giants Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK) and Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Following Data Release and Earnings
Kate George, Editor- February 22, 2016, 8:33 AM EDT
Analysts from Deutsche Bank and Nomura Holdings recently weighed in on Finnish telecom giant Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) and software giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), following in-line Q4:15 earnings and a data suggesting slowing PC growth, respectively.
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Following earnings earlier this month, Deutsche Bank analyst Johannes Schallerare weighed in on the stock, highlighting a compelling entry point for shares. The analyst believes the company is doing well in light of the "the macro-back drop." The company posted revenues of 3.6 billion Euros, compared to estimates 3.88 billion Euros, and earnings of 0.15 Euros per share, compared to estimates of 0.12 Euros per share. While Q4:15 earnings were in line with analyst expectations, Alcatel Lucent "surprised on the upside, led by fixed and wireless access." However, he cites caution on the lack of 2016 guidance from both Nokia and Alcatel Lucent and predicts a 7% decline in wireless capex. He also notes competition in "emerging LTE markets," specifically with companies Huawei and ZTE. Despite some challenges, the analyst believes "growth in optics, routing, IMS and small cells" will keep the company on track for growth.
Schallerare comments on the recent merger of Nokia and Alcatel Lucent, stating that "the stage is now set for rapid execution of the integration plan" and notes that various "cross selling opportunities" may start immediately. He also expects more detail in the next earning report regarding the restructuring plans, something that he believes will build investor confidence.
Like many others, Schallerare was disappointed regarding the arbitration ruling between Nokia and Samsung. However, he is bullish on an upcoming Apple patent deal in 2017, believing this will help Nokia reach revenues of 1.5 billion euros by 2019.
The analyst reiterates his Buy rating on the company and decreases his price target from 7.40 euros to 6.80 euros.
Johannes Schallerare has a 25% success rate recommending stocks with an average loss of 30.3% per recommendation. According to TipRanks' statistics, out of the 10 analysts who have rated the company in the past 3 months, 7 gave a Buy rating while 3 remain on the sidelines. The average 12-month price target for the stock is $9.60, marking a 60% upside from where shares last closed.
Analyst Frederick Grieb of Nomura Holdings recently weighed in on Microsoft after recent data from Taiwan shows that ODMs (original design manufactures), which stated that monthly PC growth slowed by 38% in January of 2016, marking a steeper deceleration than the two previous years. The analyst believes this data represents a lower than expected PC growth rate for CY1Q16.
The analyst states a general correlation between PC ODM and Windows OEM (original equipment manufacturer) revenue growth rates, though "multiple factors may skew this correlation," which may result in better quarterly windows OEM growth. First, the analyst believes that ODM units will represent only "~40- 45% of total PC volumes in 2016," having a less meaningful effect on overall PC sales. Second, the analyst states that ODM units are more "heavily biased towards emerging markets than overall units" where software piracy has more of a significant impact on the company's revenue. Third, quarterly shifts in ASP "create variance between Microsoft revenue growth and ODM / PC growth." Lastly, channel differences between "sell in" and "sell through" result in "an additional delta between the PC growth numbers…and Windows OEM revenue growth."
Grieb believes the company "should see a slight benefit from ASPs in the March quarter" versus early 2015. Relative to his estimates, the analyst states that last quarter's spare inventory levels may also have an unfavorable effect on Windows OEM for the March 2016 quarter. The analyst maintains his OEM revenue estimates despite the January ODM results.
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I've been a part of a weekly D &D group for a year and a half now. Friday nights are reserved for our campaign and we've more or less kept that schedule since I've joined. I met this particular group through an old workplace. At one point or another, everyone in the group was or still is working there. It used to be a great outlet for discussing frustrations at work but now it's much more a way to keep in touch with friends I otherwise wouldn't have.
Before the pandemic, we were in the middle of one of our longest Pathfinder campaigns since I've joined. It's been going strong since last summer. Now that we're in quarantine, we've decided to bring in a few more players and start a D & D 5e campaign.
It turns out, the online tools out there are much better suited for 5e than Pathfinder. Sure, you can make Pathfinder work within tools like Roll20 but there are much better tools and support for 5e.
Case in point, for Pathfinder we've been using open-source software called PCGen to create and keep track of our characters. PCGen works for what it's intended for but there's a lot of set up and finagling to get it to do what you want. When I first installed it, I had to hunt down an unstable beta version to be able to use the sources I wanted for my character.
For 5e we're using D&D Beyondwhich is a more streamlined and polished tool. Unlike PCGen, source access is limited to the books you've bought. Luckily, only one person needs to own the books and host a campaign for everyone in the campaign to have access to it. Creating a character is a much more straight forward process. It also helps that the set up for a 5e character is simpler than a Pathfinder character as well.
Since our character sheets are on D&D Beyond were able to use the Beyond 20 chrome extension to integrate with Roll20. This allows you to click on a skill, spell, save, and attack and will automatically roll with the correct modifiers in Roll20. It makes rolling painless and way more efficient which speeds up play. And let's face it, rolling virtual dice is no substitute for rolling real dice.
There's Roll 20 itself, which is a fantastic tool. I've used it for other online sessions in the past. My DM has been working very hard to create the same level of detail and maps he has for our in-person games. It's working out very well. One of the features we've been using that's a real game-changer is Dynamic Lighting on the maps. For one, you can only see what your character can see. So if you're in a dark cave and don't have Darkvision or a torch you don't see anything. What makes it really interesting is depending on your position you can see enemies you party members otherwise can't. It's definitely a feature that can only be used online but it's a game-changer.
All that said, I miss our in-person sessions. Online sessions just don't have the same vibe when you're used to having six people around a table playing around with miniatures. But it is better than nothing and just different enough that it's an interesting experience all on its own.
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Businesses talk a lot about customer loyalty. It makes sense: A person you can count on to buy from you again and again is more valuable than one who disappears after the first transaction.
But for many businesses, building customer loyalty means creating loyalty programs that reward repeat behavior. Buy our coffee 10 times and your 11th cup is free. But are your customers loyal because they want that free cup of Joe, or are they loyal because they truly enjoy your product and their interactions with you?
Companies need to face the new realities of the customer economy. Customer relationships matter more than ever, because your future revenue depends on those relationships lasting well beyond a single transaction.
In addition, the voice of the customer has never been louder; your customers have the power to bring you more business—or drive it away—via recommendations or rants that are amplified by social channels like Yelp.
You are not the center of the universe; you must listen to and consider the other person. The same is true of your organization. A person is not your customer, even when they're buying your product. It is a privilege for you to be in their life, not the other way around.
Organizations, unlike people, tend to have terrible memories. The customer who buys a product in your store is the same one who writes in when that product breaks. Those two moments are connected, and you must recognize this.
Not everyone you meet will be your best friend. Some people are great dinner party guests, some are lifelong friends, and others just get a wave when you see them in the neighborhood. The goal is to have the right relationship with each individual. This requires becoming skilled at reading people. Figure out how to accept and improve the relationships you have, and say "no" when a relationship is unhealthy.
Given the choice between a faceless monolith and an organization that communicates directly and simply, consumers will always choose the latter. It is not just okay for your organization to have personality, it is vital. When there is an incredible amount of choice in the market, personality helps people identify which organizations they want to interact with.
People relate to organizations that are open and honest. Give your customer the information you have—good or bad. We are fighting against years of people feeling like companies are somehow screwing them over with hidden pricing and confusing return policies. The only way to establish trust and loyalty is to show your cards.
Allow and encourage your employees to act like people. We have been training customer service reps to act like machines—fake smiles, scripts, compulsory "have a nice days." Little mistakes or inefficiencies will inevitably occur when you allow people to make their own decisions, but the business can embrace these as the very things that make the business easier to relate to.
Your customer relationships are easy to ignore when they're the sole responsibility of your sales or support people. When you can put a face on the person who is truly frustrated, your employees realize that this could just as well be their neighbor. Make customer relationships a shared responsibility for your entire organization.
Relationships are not easy. Some will say that relationships can and should be managed. They will give you acronyms that promise to solve all your relationship troubles. But unfortunately, in business, as in life, relationships cannot be managed.
And while a business-customer relationship is not the same as a personal one, all relationships are personal on some level. When a person buys a product, they are buying the product of a group of people; when they email the organization, it is a person who responds; and when they decide whether to return to an organization again, they are one person making a decision.


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Vatican forgives Lennon for Jesus quip
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VATICAN CITY–The Vatican's newspaper has finally forgiven John Lennon for declaring the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, calling the remark a "boast" by a young man grappling with sudden fame.
The comment by Lennon to a London newspaper in 1966 infuriated Christians, particularly in the United States, some of whom burned Beatles' albums in huge pyres.
But time apparently heals all wounds.
"The remark by John Lennon, which triggered deep indignation mainly in the United States, after many years sounds only like a 'boast' by a young working-class Englishman faced with unexpected success, after growing up in the legend of Elvis and rock and roll," Vatican daily Osservatore Romano said.
The article, marking the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' "The White Album", went on to praise the pop band.
"The fact remains that 38 years after breaking up, the songs of the Lennon-McCartney brand have shown an extraordinary resistance to the passage of time, becoming a source of inspiration for more than one generation of pop musicians," it said.
Lennon was murdered in New York in 1980.


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My daughter told me this hat looks silly on me (kids say the darndest things!) but I kind of like it. It's this free pattern, scrap yarn in four different shades of red and green, and it was quick and easy. This was my first knooking project with a lot of color changes and that is clearly a skill I need to work on as the back seam (not shown) looks a bit scraggly. Still, I'm picking up confidence with the knooking and I like my cheerful holiday hat no matter what my five-year-old thinks of it. I did the stripes in a completely random pattern, which got difficult in and of itself after some time. Like wait, if I use three rows of green here does that still look random? I'm not accidentally making a pattern here with two light reds and a dark, am I? Intentionally randomness will drive you nuts after a while–I'm sure there is a lesson in there somewhere.
This is a hinged shoe box Dorothy painted. I could get revenge and say I think it looks silly, but really I don't. I think it looks cute. This is the sort of out-of-the-recycle bin project that can be so satisfying. I needed to keep her entertained in the kitchen at some point a few weeks back so I gave her an empty shoe box and some latex paint. She painted the box quite happily and then forgot about it until I needed to keep her out of the way again a few days ago, so I set her up again with her now dry, painted box and my private stash of Sharpies. (Permanent markers are only for grown-ups around here, except under rarest circumstances.) She was once again happily entertained while she decorated it and now she has a cute treasure box to fill with childhood ephemera and stash on her shelf until it gets stepped on or broken or chewed on by the dog–at which point it will land back in the recycle bin, full circle. That's really not a bad life cycle for a shoe box.


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Shifting and Seizing: A Call to Reform Ohio's Outdated Restrictions on Drivers with Epilepsy
Kathryn Kramer
Presented herein is an analysis of the equity of epilepsy-related driving restrictions and the role that the state of Ohio may assume in the restructuring of such laws. Part two of this paper discusses the medical aspects of seizures and epilepsy, including basic etiology, treatments, and prognoses. Part three of this paper examines the different types of disabilities and the stigma that impacts individuals with epilepsy. Part four reviews the history of licensing and the Ohio Revised Code provisions that govern driving, licensing, and restrictions imposed upon individuals who have experienced seizures. Part five examines the Ohio case law that imposes a negligence standard upon individuals driving with epilepsy, similar to that of other medical conditions. Part six identifies the problems of the existing statutory and case law. Specifically, this discussion focuses on the lack of scientific evidence to provide an appropriate basis of the law, the inaccuracies of the current law, and the harm imposed by contemporary licensing restrictions on individuals with epilepsy. Part seven suggests improvements to the current law that may better balance the competing interests of public safety and individual autonomy. Finally, part eight proffers a recommendation that the state of Ohio establish driving restrictions only for individuals with epilepsy who pose a significant risk of harm to other drivers. Alternatively, if broad driving restrictions for individuals with epilepsy are to be maintained in support of public safety, this paper presents a recommendation for improving the equity of the legislative intent by extending such restrictions to cover other high-risk drivers with similar medical conditions that are, at present, not similarly restricted.
Note, Shifting and Seizing: A Call to Reform Ohio's Outdated Restrictions on Drivers with Epilepsy, 22 J.L. & Health 343 (2009)
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More Archimedean than Archimedes: a new trace of Abū Sahl al-Kūhī's Work in Latin
Hogendijk, J.P.; Sidoli, N.; Brummelen, G. van
(2013) From Alexandria, through Baghdad : Surveys and Studies in the Ancient Greek and Medieval Islamic Mathematical Sciences in Honor of J.L. Berggren, pp. 259 - 274
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In 1661, Borelli and Ecchellensis published a Latin translation of a text which they called the Ltmmas of Archimedes. The first fifteen propositions of this translation correspond to the contents of the Arabic Book of Assumptions, which the Arabic tradition attributes to Archimedes. The work is not found in Greek ... read more and the attribution is uncertain at best. Nevertheless, the Latin translation of the fifteen propositions was adopted as a work of Archimedes in the standard editions and translations by Heiberg, Heath, Ver Eecke and others. Our paper concerns the remaining two propositions, 16 and 17, in the Latin translation by Borelli and Ecchellensis, which are not found in the Arabic Book of Assumptions. Borelli and Ecchellensis believed that the Arabic Book of Assumptions is a mutilated version of a lost "old book" by Archimedes which is mentioned by Eutodus (ca. A.D. 500) in his commentary to Proposition 4 of Book 2 of Archimedes' On the Sphere and Cylinder. This proposition is about cutting a sphere by a plane in such a way that the volumes of the segments have a given ratio. Because the fifteen propositions in the Arabic Book of Assumptions have no connection whatsoever to this problem, Borelli and Ecchellensis "restored" two more propositions, their 16 and 17. Propositions 16 and 17 concern the problem of cutting a given line segment AG at a point X in such a way that the product AX· XG2 is equal to a given volume K. This problem is mentioned by Archimedes, and although he promised a solution, the solution is not found in On the Sphere and Cylinder. In his commentary, Eutodus presents a solution which he adapted from the "old book" of Archimedes which he had found. Proposition 17 is the synthesis of the problem by means of two conic sections, as adapted by Eutodus. Proposition 16 presents the diorismos: the problem can be solved only if K::::;;; AB · BG2, where point B is defined on AG such that AB = 1/zBG. We will show that Borelli and Ecchellensis adapted their Proposition 16 not from the commentary by Eutocius but from the Arabic text On Filling the Gaps in Archimedes' Sphere and Cylinder which was written by Abu Sahl al-Kuru in the tenth century, and which was published by Len Berggren. Borelli preferred al-Kiihi's diorismos (by elementary means) to the diorismos by means of conic sections in the commentary of Eutocius, even though Eutocius says that he had adapted it from the "old book." Just as some geometers in later Greek antiquity, Borelli and Ecchellensis bdieved that it is a "sin" to use conic sections in the solution of geometrical problems if elementary Euclidean means are possible. They (incorrectly) assumed that Archimedes also subscribed to this opinion, and thus they included their adaptation of al-Kuru's proposition in their restoration of the "old book" of Archimedes. Our paper includes the Latin text and an English translation of Propositions 16 and 17 of Borelli and Ecchellensis. show less
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Considering a career in sonography?
Sonography is one of the fastest growing healthcare fields, with demand for skilled and certified professionals increasing every year. As a student, pursuing an ARDMS certification will distinguish you as a prominent practitioner of sonography.
Prior to beginning your search for a sonography education program, it is important to understand some of the common terminology associated with the field.
Certification/Credential: Certification refers to the required examinations that applicants take to earn a credential. A credential is the title earned upon successfully passing these certification examinations.
ARDMS Prerequisite: To apply for an ARDMS examination, applicants must apply under the prerequisite most applicable to their clinical and educational experience.
Accreditation: Accreditation is the approval granted to an institution of learning by an official review board after the school has met specific requirements.
Is the program accredited by the CAAHEP or CMA?
If the program is not accredited by CAAHEP or CMA, are graduates still eligible to take the ARDMS certification examinations?
What is the certification examination pass rate of students who have graduated from this program?
What is the cost and length of the program?
What degree is awarded upon completing the program?
What percentage of graduates achieves employment in sonography within six months of graduation?
ARDMS is recognized as the international standard in sonography credentialing. The RDMS, RDCS and RVT credentialing programs are accredited by ANSI to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17024 Standard for organizations that certify personnel.
What is an ID number and how do I use it?
When you apply for the SPI examination or create a MY ARDMS account, you will receive an ID number. You will use this number to apply and sit for an ARDMS examination once you have met the prerequisite or eligibility requirements.
Note that your ID number does not indicate that you are registered with ARDMS, are eligible to sit for an ARDMS examination or are credentialed. Inappropriate use of this number could result in your examination eligibility being revoked.
The sonography field has grown significantly over the past 25 years. From the development of cutting-edge technology and an increased demand of diagnostic ultrasound procedures, sonographers will remain in demand around the world for the foreseeable future.
ARDMS was founded to support sonographers and we are committed to developing resources to help you advance your career after certification. To find sonography-specific positions, search UltrasoundJOBS by ARDMS, the exclusive career website of ARDMS. Additional information is found on at our Career Center.
You can also read testimonials from practicing sonographers to learn what they have to say about this exciting and evolving career. For more information about the sonography profession and how to get started, visit Careers in Sonography.


I grew up on my Mom's family farm outside of Zelienople, PA. We had a huge barn but I never had any farm animals like cows or goats, although I begged my parents for a horse. Never happened. But I did have chickens! One my fondest memories of childhood was going to my grandmother's house and helping her gather eggs from her chickens. We now live in the city of Butler, PA and one of my dreams is to move back out to the country and have chickens again!
I am a professional web designer for a software development and implementation firm based out of Boardman, OH. I work from home every day and I love it!
For fun I like scrapbooking, crafting, reading, gardening, watching football (Go Steelers!) and just hanging out with my husband, family and friends.
Our house is pretty much a zoo! We have an awesome dog named Fumble. She's my fur-baby. I tell my husband I have a sick attachment to my dog. LOL We also have two cats, Dexter and Milo, and a bunch of fish.
For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to be a mother. I had no idea that it would be so difficult to become one. I hope to someday fulfill my dream via adoption.


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The Laser Heterodyne Radiometer (LHR) is a passive instrument developed by the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory which combines high spectral resolution (for vertical resolution), high spatial resolution (to see between clouds), high sensitivity and compact size (c.f. FTIR), attributes which make it especially suitable for monitoring tropospheric trace gases of relevance to air quality (e.g. O3, CO, HNO3, NO or NO2) or composition-climate interactions (e.g. H2O, O3, CH4 or CO2) from high-altitude platforms (HAPs) or satellite (polar orbiting or geo-stationary). For trace gases measured in combination with UV/VIS/SWIR, the different height sensitivity of nadir-IR measurements by LHR also offers potential to resolve near-surface (i.e. boundary layer) concentrations. The technique is sensitive to polarization and so could potentially be used also for characterization of cloud scattering properties. A CEOI Case Study on the LHR can be downloaded for further information.
The LHR is based on the relatively new technology of quantum cascade lasers (QCLs). These are semiconductor devices with a physical size of a couple of millimetres, operating in the mid-infrared (and extending to the far infrared and the terahertz) part of the spectrum and providing milliwatts of output power. QCLs are robust devices with lifetimes in excess of five years. Their compact size and their high output power allow the efficient implementation of several detection channels and potential for array detector illumination.
The LHR mixes incoming radiation (from the atmosphere, the Sun, a star, a planet, or any source of infrared radiation) with that from a QCL local oscillator on a high-speed photodiode. The resulting signal is in the radio-frequency domain. The signal recorded is a function of the intensity of incoming radiation at the emission wavelength of the QCL.
By tuning the wavelength of the QCL the emission spectrum of the incoming radiation may be recorded. The spectral resolution is determined by an RF filter. The field of view of the LHR is related to the wavelength of radiation, as is the sensitivity which increases towards longer wavelengths.
A prototype LHR has been constructed by STFC. This is a ground-based instrument based on a less than metre square bread board. The instrument has been successfully demonstrated through solar occultation measurements and laboratory measurements of emission from room-temperature gases contained in sample cells. This work has identified a number of areas where further development is necessary in order for the prototype to realise its full potential in terms of sensitivity and stability of operation. In addition to implementing these improvements investigations are necessary to fully characterize each of the modifications in terms of impact on the overall instrument performance. The common theme in each of the developments is the reduction of instrument noise, with the ultimate objective of producing a shot-noise limited instrument. Besides the technical development, studies are required to determine; how the improved instrument would perform if deployed on an aircraft or satellite platform, what are issues surrounding space qualification and identification of mission opportunities. This work is being carried out by STFC (instrument development, performance simulations) in partnership with Astrium Ltd (roadmapping and mission opportunities, etc) as part of the CEOI.
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import org.junit.Test;
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import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;

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  }

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    // Assert
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    assertThat(got).contains("37%");
  }
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April 12, 2019 By Gary Paul Johnston & filed under All Articles, Handguns, Weapons.
Lionheart produces two basic 9mm Regulus frames: Alpha and 1911 profile Beta, each totally interchangeable with its long and compact slide groups. Here are four of several combinations from which to choose.
In terms of fire control systems, such handguns generally fall under single-action, double-action, and double action/single action (DA/SA—usually verbalized as SA/DA). This last mode is probably used in 50% of semi-automatic pistols today, with the rest single-action only and double-action only, with most triggers of the latter having extremely short distances of travel before they fire.
DA/SA mode consists of a mechanism normally leaving the hammer in the down position with a combination safety/decocker in Safe or Fire condition. With the safety off, the pistol can be fired double-action, but after that shot, the pistol reloads itself through recoil and leaves the hammer cocked, so any additional shots will be fired in the single-action mode.
When no more shots are desired, the safety can be applied to safely allow the hammer to spring forward, where the pistol can be ready to repeat the cycle, or holstered with the safety left on or off.
Once when my agency was in the process of adopting new pistols, I did a survey on how many officers would prefer a pistol with a short trigger let-off and no manual safety or one like the DA/SA ones they had been carrying for years with its safety/decocking lever.
The vast majority preferred the option of having a manual safety, which they could carry off or on, but which had the advantage of being able to put the safety on when a "gun grab" seemed more likely, such as during a domestic or other emotionally charged incident.
Although there is a movement afoot that doesn't believe in having manual safeties on semiautomatic pistols, I have always preferred having one. Now there is a unique new 9x19mm pistol that has the advantage of both double- and single-action operation all in one.
This Regulus Beta has a gold nitride barrel, an extended magazine and a Valkyrie Light mounted on its frame. Novak Adjustable sight is standard.
Designed by South Korea's Daewoo in 1984, the gun was adopted by the South Korean military as the K5 in 1989. The pistol's mechanism was called the Fast Action and later the Triple Action. It operated like the FN Fast Action (only 15 prototypes made) and the Para-Ordnance Light Double Action (LDA) but was much simpler. In the early 1990s, a handful of a commercial variant of the K5 pistol was imported to the U.S. by several companies as the DP51.
In 2011, S&T Motiv (formerly Daewoo) entered into an agreement with Lionheart Industries of Redmond, Washington, and Lionheart imported an improved version of the pistol for a time. Then in 2016, Lionheart negotiated a license to manufacture an even more improved version of the pistol. It is called the Regulus Double Action Plus, but no matter what it's called, here's how it works.
After the pistol is loaded with a fresh magazine and the slide is racked and released, the hammer remains to the rear in what is normally the "cocked" position. So far, so good. The hammer, however, is not cocked, but is only remaining there until it is fired or manually pushed all the way forward, taking the trigger with it and leaving the separate sear in the cocked position. In any position, the safety can be put on.
Regulus barrel is designed to use with either standard or compact slide. It has three locking lugs instead of the usual single lug at the front of the chamber, and its chamber is fully supported.
In use, after chambering a cartridge, a person would normally put the ambidextrous thumb safety on and holster the Regulus or put it away. With the safety on, the trigger can be pulled all the way back (double-action style), but nothing will happen except it will return forward when released. But by moving the safety down to the FIRE position, the trigger can be pulled all the way back with a few ounces to where the draw bar contacts the sear. If a fast shot has to be made, the trigger can be pulled with one continuous motion to fire the pistol, barely feeling the 4.5-pound pull when contacting the sear.
On the other hand, if the user intends to make a long precision shot, he simply brings the trigger back more slowly until the sear is contacted, and then presses for the single-action let off. In either case, the following shot is always single-action, or the hammer is again pushed forward, as above.
When you think about it, this is a pretty good way to carry a pistol. When I practiced a short time with it, I found it worked better than any DA/SA transition pistol I've ever used, because that first DA pull is as light as the proverbial feather. Transitioning to the following single-action shot is a cinch.
WHAT ABOUT THE REGULUS ITSELF?
Regulus Alpha Compact (left) and Beta with standard long slide group. Both are finished in black Cerakote.
There are two basic 9mm versions, one being a large-frame and full-size slide duty-type pistol with 4.1-inch barrel, or 4.7-inch barrel threaded 1/2×28 with a diamond knurled thread protector. The other is a large "Alpha" frame and compact slide with standard 3.7-inch barrel or 4.3-inch threaded barrel, as above.
Oh, we're not done, not by a long shot.
Regulus comes with new Novak Adjustable rear sight.
Regulus comes standard with tritium white-dot front sight dovetailed and pinned to the slide.
This same arrangement is available in a "sister" Regulus that has a "Beta" frame grip patterned after the Model 1911. Once again, the slide groups are fully interchangeable with those of the other model, making it a totally modular platform.
I received one variation of each, both with very low serial numbers. One was an Alpha Model with black frame and the other a Beta (1911 style) with silver Cerakote frame. Other colors are Grey Titanium-Nitride and Gold. While the slide group is made of Stress-Free Chromoly Steel, the Alpha and Beta frames are of 7075-T651 aircraft alloy.
Disassembly of the Regulus is straightforward and similar to many self-loading pistols. After pointing the pistol in a safe direction, remove the magazine and check the chamber to make sure it is empty. Then leaving the hammer cocked, retract the slide until an inverted triangle lines up with the forward part of the slide-stop lever.
Hold the slide here under the pressure of the recoil spring while pushing the slide-stop pin in from the right side of the frame. When the slide stop protrudes from the left side, pull it the rest of the way out while holding the slide group from coming off the front. Let the slide group come off the frame slowly, and carefully remove the recoil spring and plunger, then lift out the barrel from the rear. Reassemble in reverse order.
Most of the special custom-grade external features of the Regulus are obvious: the undercut frame, large trigger guard, aggressive front and back straps, heat-resistant polymer grips, and beautiful diamond crosshatch machining on the slide. The frame also has a semi-rectangular cutout above the trigger guard where one can place the index finger away from the trigger. On the top of the chamber is a crown above the head of a lion over USA.
The Regulus' sights are as aesthetic as they are utilitarian, with the rear being the new Novak Adjustable sight and the front a dovetailed Novak. The Novak Adjustable rear sight comes with a tritium bar at six o'clock and is click adjustable for elevation and drift adjustable by first loosening a hex bolt.
The Novak front sight comes standard with a Trijicon Tritium insert, with a TruGlo insert available as an option. As you read this, a new set of higher Novak Adjustable rear and front sights will be seen on Regulus pistols with threaded barrels that are dedicated to be used with a suppressor.
Johnston found Regulus reliable and accurate, with a unique fire control system.
Regulus comes in deluxe padded case with three magazines and accessories.
With CNC machinery having brought virtually all moving parts to the highest levels, it's no surprise that Lionheart Industries has taken full advantage of it both inside and out. The Regulus' slide-to-frame fit defines perfection, as does the fit of the barrel to both the slide and frame at both ends. I have never seen a greater fitting of parts and this assures the highest degree of accuracy right out of the box. In reassembling the Regulus, one doesn't merely "drop" the barrel back into the slide, but "fits" it back into place!
While little time is usually spent on magazines, the Regulus' 15- and 18-round double stack/single position magazines are simply something to see, touch, and operate. They are the utmost in quality and design to function and feed to perfection!
In testing the two Regulus pistols, I switched upper components back and forth with barrels, slides, and frames. All combinations worked flawlessly with zero malfunctions of any kind using numerous brands for function and fun. From prone or bench rest, good hits on silhouette targets at 100 yards were possible, and five-shot groups of from 2.48 to 4.29 inches were easily made at 25 yards. Black Hills 125-grain 9mm HoneyBadger, Federal 147-grain HST, and Hornady 115-grain Critical Defense giving the best accuracy.
Fast double-action (DA+) first shots were easily placed center of mass at from three to five yards, especially with the Beta Regulus. I attribute this to the Beta pistol's trigger having a slightly better letoff. The Alpha pistol single-action broke at 4.8 pounds with a tiny bit of creep, while the Beta broke clean at 4.6 pounds. The Regulus Beta model also has the 1911-style grip frame, which I prefer. A few hundred more rounds through the pistols may smooth out both triggers even more.
The Regulus comes with three magazines in a very nice tan zippered and dual-handled case with a cleaning kit, True Blue Oil sample, gunlock, two spare magazines, and an instruction booklet.
Is the Regulus for everyone? Probably not. It is a unique system to say the least, and should appeal to discriminating shooters and collectors of high-grade firearms.


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Eurocopter's EC175 sets two climb records
The EC175 fills the medium-size twin-engine market segment.
The Eurocopter EC175 medium-sized twin-engine helicopter has achieved two time-to-climb records on its way to certification in early 2014.
The two independently verified records include time-to-climb to an altitude of 6,000m performed in six minutes 54 seconds and time-to-climb to 3,000m, achieved in 3 minutes 10 seconds.
Designed for airlift duties for oil and gas operators, search and rescue, emergency medical services, public services, VIP and executive transport, the 16-seat EC175 will enter service with three customers before the middle of 2014. Fifteen of the helicopters are currently in production.
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ZeeVee Products Deployed at BrandStar's New Corporate Headquarters are Featured on Office Spaces™, airing on Lifetime® Television
By bobgoldpr
(BOSTON, Mass. – May 17, 2016)ZeeVee, Inc. a global manufacturer of video and signal distribution technology, today announced that its successful product deployment at BrandStar will be featured on Office Spaces™, airing on Lifetime® Television.
BrandStar is a branded entertainment company that produces programs for Lifetime, Fox Business and the History Channel. The complete retrofit of its 11,000 square foot facility in Deerfield Beach, Florida is being featured in an eight-part series of Office Spaces, a new TV show devoted to well-designed office spaces, and hosted by acclaimed interior designer, Kalyn Rothaus. Complete Integrated Technology acted as the technology advisor and installation company for this project.
The ZeeVee video distribution solution for this corporate environment embraces both the ZeeVee HD bridge products as well and the new IP-based ZyPer products providing a blended environment for many uses in this state-of-the-art facility. On the IP network, applications include video distribution over fiber to digital signage devices, executive 4K conference room displays, PC desktops, Barco 4K Projectors and a Planar mosaic. On the coax network, input from the cable network, digital signage and live studio feeds can be distributed to 50 HD TVs throughout the facility.
"This installation is a wonderful example of how to blend different ZeeVee products to support multiple inputs to a large number of end points throughout the entire facility over both coax and IP networks," said Bob Michaels, CEO of ZeeVee. "Complete Integrated Technology has been an excellent partner and continues to excel at tackling challenging projects like the one at BrandStar," he added.
"When we took on this office rebuild project, we reached out to ZeeVee to provide the video distribution solution because we have worked with their products for many years," said Jason Gelfand, vice president, Complete Integrated Technology. "The flexibility of their product range to support just about any input device and deliver content to almost any output device or display over multiple networks irrespective of the distance, made it possible to support a wide range of technology at this facility including HD and 4K distributed throughout the facility to all of the employees," he added.
"There were many goals to this complete office rebuild including delivering television, video or general information to everyone in the facility seamlessly and inexpensively," said Mark Alfieri, Founder and CEO of BrandStar. "The new video distribution system allows us to program, create and distribute broadcast quality video throughout the building across all kinds of different media types-allowing us to display customized messaging on every video board."
The ZeeVee solution is highlighted in the episode scheduled to air on May 30th at 7:30am (PT/ET).
The entire line of ZeeVee products that were deployed at BrandStar in Las Vegas will be demonstrated at the InfoComm show June 4 – 10, 2016 at booth number N725.
About ZeeVee
ZeeVee is a global manufacturer of video and signal distribution technology for the ProAV and IT marketplace. As the only manufacturer today that can deliver multimedia content over coax, fiber, and CATx, ZeeVee has transformed the digital video industry with its award-winning, HD to Ultra-HD/4K solutions. The company offers a variety of innovative, cost effective and easy to install distribution platforms. ZeeVee is installed in thousands of facilities worldwide where there is a need to transport HD/UHD content from multiple sources to multiple displays over long distances. For additional information please visit www.zeevee.com
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A New Era Beckons: Dante AV Deployed Throughout HIT Productions' New Post-Production Studio
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Blog »Political Day: what next?
Following on from Labour Women's Network Political Day earlier this month, LWN management committee member Kirsty McNeill shares ten ways you can keep up the #LWN2012 energy.
1. Join us at our Christmas Party at Labour's new HQ on December 17th.
2. All of our senior Democrat strategists put Obama's victory down to his ground game, so do get involved in upcoming by-elections via the members' section of Labour's website.
3. All of the speakers in our tales from the trail session were graduates of LWN's flagshipintensive residential training for aspiring parliamentary candidates.
4. Apply Emma Burnell's blogging advice and start straight away. Submit a blog idea toLabourUncut or our official #LWN2012 media partner Labour List.
5. LWN is completely dependent on voluntary contributions, so every extra member you recruit will make us stronger. Remember men are very welcome to join as supporters.
6. #LWN2012 was kindly sponsored by Unite. Do consider joining Unite and getting involved in Unions Together.
7. Help reclaim the public square by supporting Everyday Sexism and No More Page 3.
8. Fiona MacTaggart urged us to take better care of each other: 'if you see a tall poppy getting cut down give her a ring, even if you don't know her, it makes all the difference to whether she grows again'.
9. Johanna Baxter from the NEC encouraged everybody to follow up the winning political offer from Labour session by submitting ideas to Labour's new online policy hub.
10. After Stella Creasy's teach-in on community campaigning, support her in ending violence against women.


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Q: How can I Monitor the Performance of Individual Apps on Windows My XP machine has become terribly slow and I want to identify the application at fault. Whatever is happening uses so much 'resource' (the current suspect is disk I/O) it makes my machine unresponsive and like I say, it seems to be related to disk access rather than processor hogging. I can look at the task manager to get a good idea but it's not ideal. I was wondering if there was some application that can monitor all aspects of processes effectively. Is Process Explorer my only hope?

A: Actually there are some other tools in the sysinternals suite that I think you'll find helpful. Procmon.exe is a tool that captures all disk/process/network activity. What I would recommend to identify the process using the majority of disk I/O time is to open up procmon.exe and only turn on file system monitoring. Run the capture while you are noticing the performance degradation. You will see a ton of entries logged, although you will probably see a lot more entries for a specific process than any other process. The process with the majority of the disk activity is probably the culprit. You should be able to easily identify what it belongs to by double clicking on the process and selecting the process tab, and looking at the path and software publisher.
This should tell you what is using alot of disk I/O. To discern why requires more in depth detective work, but hopefully this is a start for you.

A: Have a look at Process Explorer located http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx This will give you all the process's as well as I/O and Memory spikes.

A: You can see IO read and writes with XP/Vista's task manager you just have to enable their columns under the View menu. This combined with CPU usage and CPU time should give you a rough idea whats taking up system time. However, if its a service blob like svchost you'll need Process Explorer to see whats taking it up.

A: I imagine you'll want to look into Reliability and Performance Monitor.

A: Use perfmon, add objects from the Process group for each of the suspect apps for cpu, disk reads/writes; don't sample every second, instead sample every 10 - 30 seconds or so.

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During normal operation, gas appliances such as water heaters, clothes dryers, and furnaces release combustion gases (like carbon monoxide) through their venting systems. Leaky ductwork in your heating and cooling system may cause "backdrafting," where these gases are drawn back into the living space, rather than expelled to the outdoors. Sealing leaks can reduce this risk.
Leaky ducts can reduce heating and cooling system efficiency by as much as 20 percent. Sealing and insulating ducts increases efficiency, lowers your energy bills, and can often pay for itself in energy savings. Plus, if you're planning to install new heating and cooling equipment, a well-designed and sealed duct system may allow you to downsize to a smaller, less costly heating and cooling system that will provide better de-humidification.
When power plants burn fossil fuels to make electricity, they release greenhouse gases. By sealing ductwork and using less energy at home, you can help reduce these emissions and fight global warming.


These are sessions for all Governors, Headteachers and Administrators in Aided Schools and Academies involved in the appeals process. The aim of these evening briefings is to refresh and update those tasked with administering or presenting their admissions authority at an appeal. There will be the opportunity look at the School Admission Appeals Code and to consider the documents needed and how you can best support the school's case at an appeal.


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Regulating sex work in the EU
prostitute women and the new spaces of exclusion
P. Hubbard, J. Scoular, Roger Matthews
Contemporary prostitution policy within the European Union has coalesced around the view that female prostitution is rarely voluntary, and often a consequence of sex trafficking. Responding, different nation-states have, however, adopted antithetical legal positions based on prohibition (Sweden), abolition (UK) or legalisation (Netherlands). Despite the apparently sharp differences between these positions, in this article we argue that there is now a shared preoccupation with repressing spaces of street prostitution. Noting the forms of exploitation that nonetheless adhere to many spaces of off-street work, we conclude that the state and law may intervene in sex work markets with the intention of tackling gendered injustice, but are perpetuating geographies of exception and abandonment.
Gender, Place and Culture
nation state
prostitution policy
Hubbard, P., Scoular, J., & Matthews, R. (2008). Regulating sex work in the EU: prostitute women and the new spaces of exclusion. Gender, Place and Culture , 15(2), 137-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/09663690701863232
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In the EUMETCast package, such as DVB drivers, DVB software and tools, are If a manufacturer has installed your reception station, please seek assistance. Jul 3, 2012 We can either choose a path using incremental backup that gives us quick In the Microsoft world the hypervisor is called Hyper-V. On top of the you can actually install a driver in the Hyper-V host that will monitor all of the. Register a Remote Data Collector with vRealize Business for Cloud Server 21 drivers. Reference database is updated automatically or manually, and user can download the Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure public cloud. Feb 1, 2017 Veeam Backup & Replication acts as a VSS requestor: it a backup job for at least two VMs: one Microsoft Windows-based VM and one Veeam Backup & Replication queries the CBT driver to get the list of changed blocks. This topics in this section describe the class drivers, generic client driver, and the parent composite driver that are provided by Microsoft. Windows XP. Usbccgp. sys is a parent driver for composite devices that supports multiple functions. Nov 19, 2013 The native Dell (IBM) Windows drivers have already been installed and everything Then we performed a "Library Inventorying" to discover all the tapes, because Backup Exec actually also uses the Microsoft Tape Format.


Today I presented to some advocates about the program that I work for, outside on a roof/lounge area. It was crazy. Normally, we sit in a conference room with a powerpoint and go through our amazing presentationn (yes I said amazing). Instead today people were sitting in deck chairs and benches, half in the sun and half in the shade. I had to take my shoes off and walk barefoot because the rubber roofish material was gonna make me fall. Side note, thank goodness I got that pedicure over the weekend because I would not have been able to my show my feet before. So here E and I are presenting and we have to yell so people hear us and then our voices echo around the open building. It was the strangest place I have ever done a presentation in. If you ever have presented you understand what I am talking about.
Come on, how can you concentrate in an environment like this?


One in Two of us will need Orthopaedic treatment in our lifetime. Will it be me or you?
The British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) was formed in 1918 with twelve founding members. Today, with over 4,000 members, the Association sees its purpose as working for the benefit of patients by advancing the science and practice of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. The BOA believes it has been very successful in this role and the increasing demand is reflected in the fact that, today, 40% of all surgeons in the UK work in Trauma and Orthopaedics. As well as the human cost of pain and suffering, musculoskeletal disorders are the most common cause of illness in the UK affecting over 8.5 million people and are responsible for in excess of 11 million lost working days at a cost to society, in 2007 prices of over £7 billion. It is the sixth-largest area of NHS expenditure, at over £3.3 billion annually and accounts for over 30% of patients who visit their GPs. Over the years, through different charitable vehicles, the BOA has granted in excess of £5.7 million to support orthopaedic research. As a charity, it relies on voluntary donations from people such as you. Joint Action has been established by the BOA to help patients by raising funds for research so as to improve orthopaedic treatment for you and future generations. We aim to Keep People Mobile.
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