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Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederate States of America. Texas was the most remote of the slave states, and the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, was not enforced there until after the Confederacy collapsed. The name of the observance is a portmanteau of "June" and "nineteenth", the date of its celebration.[1][2] Juneteenth is recognized as a state holiday or special day of observance in 46 states.[3]
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Attacks in Central Park that night were allegedly committed by around 30 teenagers, and police attempted to apprehend suspects. Meili was not found until 1:30 am, after which the police hunt intensified. Among other suspects, all youths of color, four African American teenagers and two Hispanic American teenagers were taken into custody. After lengthy interrogations, these six teenagers were indicted on May 10 on charges of assault, robbery, riot, rape, sexual abuse, and attempted murder relating to the attack on Meili and an unrelated man, John Loughlin. The sixth defendant was scheduled to be tried last. He made a plea deal in January 1991 related to the assault of Loughlin only and received a lesser sentence.
Prosecution of the first five defendants in the case was based primarily on confessions which they had made during police interrogations, which in some cases had proceeded for hours without parents or counsel present. They each later withdrew these confessions, pleaded not guilty, and refused plea deals. None of the suspects' DNA matched the DNA from two semen samples found on and close to the victim, which both belonged to the same unidentified man, a fact stated by an FBI witness in the first of the two trials. There was no substantive physical evidence connecting the five teenagers to the rape scene, but each was convicted in 1990 of assault and other charges by juries in two separate trials. Subsequently known as the Central Park Five, they received sentences ranging from 5 to 15 years. Four of the defendants appealed their convictions, but these were affirmed by appellate courts. Four defendants served 6-7 years each; one, tried and sentenced as an adult, served 13 years in adult prison. Five other defendants had earlier pleaded guilty to charges related to crimes against the other eight victims that night and received lesser sentences.
In 2001, Matias Reyes, a convicted murderer and serial rapist who was serving life in prison, confessed to officials that he had raped the female jogger. His DNA matched the two samples found on and near the rape victim, and there was other confirmatory evidence. He said he committed the rape alone.[2] Reyes was not prosecuted for raping Meili, because the statute of limitations had passed. After an investigation by his office, in 2002 Robert Morgenthau, District Attorney for New York County, recommended that the convictions of the five men, related both to charges for the assault and rape of Meili and other charges, be vacated. The court vacated their convictions in 2002, and the state withdrew all charges against the men.
In 2003, the five exonerated men sued New York City for malicious prosecution, racial discrimination, and emotional distress. Under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the city refused to settle the suits for a decade, because the city's lawyers believed that the city could win a court case. After Bill de Blasio was elected as mayor, the city settled in 2014 with the five plaintiffs for $41 million. The five men also filed suit against New York State for an additional $52 million in damages in the New York Court of Claims; this was settled in 2016 for a total of $3.9 million.
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Q: Pass ArrayList of custom objects from child activity back to parent I'm making a basic habit tracking app. I have a fragment class called HabitFragment (it's a fragment because it is just one part of a multi-tabbed app) that displays a list of Habits (which are objects of a custom Habit class and contain name, frequency, etc), each of which has a "log" button. This log button takes the user to another activity called HabitLog, where they say at which date and time they performed said habit. In this Activity I have an ArrayList of custom objects which store the date and time of a habit recorded by the user, aptly called HabitDateAndTime. I want to be able to send this ArrayList back to the HabitFragment class on the press of a button. I can't get it to work.
I have tried this in the onCreate method of my HabitLog activity. It is based on what I could find on old posts on this site:
    doneButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {
        Gson gson = new Gson();
        Intent data = new Intent();
        data.putExtra("dateTimes", gson.toJson(datesAndTimes));
        setResult(RESULT_OK, data);
        finish();
    });

and this in the onResume of HabitFragment:
public void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    Gson gson = new Gson();
    Intent intent = this.getActivity().getIntent();
    String str = intent.getStringExtra("datesTimes");
    List<HabitDateAndTime> datesTimes = gson.fromJson(str, List.class);
}

But when I check the value of datesTimes, it says null even if I add things to it in the child activity.
How do I properly send an ArrayList of custom objects from a child activity to a parent?

A: Start your child Activity for result using startActivityForResult() and then in your child Activity set the result, after you have collected your data from the user, using setResult() and manually finish your child Activity using finish(). Then in the HabitLogFragment class again, override onActivityResult() to receive the data set in your child Activity.
Refer to this guide for more in depth information: https://developer.android.com/training/basics/intents/result.

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\section{Introduction}
\IEEEPARstart{S}{uperconducting} accelerator magnets are used in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN to achieve high magnetic fields while keeping the energy consumption low~\cite{Russenschuck_2010aa}. This comes at the cost of having to deal with \emph{quenches}~\cite{Wilson_1983aa}, which can lead to extensive damages of the magnet, e.g.~reported in~\cite{Bajko_2009aa}, making a reliable quench protection system mandatory. Quench protection systems are triggered upon quench detection, i.e.~when predefined voltage or resistance thresholds are exceeded~\cite{Steckert_2019aa}. However, today, these thresholds are equipped with a large safety margin resulting into an overly sensitive quench detection system leading to frequent and unnecessary shutdowns, which considerably reduce the availability of the whole LHC machine due to false triggers~\cite{Apollonio_2015aa}. This issue becomes even more critical for the newly developed magnets based on the Nb$_3$Sn technology~\cite{Ambrosio_2015aa}.

Numerical simulations play a crucial role for understanding quench phenomena and therefore for improving quench detection. Yet, computational engineers struggle with the problem's complexity, which is the reason for the recent development of a hierarchical co-simulation framework for superconducting accelerator magnets called STEAM~\cite{Bortot_2018ab}. A major numerical challenge arises due to the multi-scale nature of both the magnet's geometry and the transient effects of a quench: While a superconducting accelerator magnet is over $10\,$m long, its diameter only measures a fraction of that~\cite{Bruning_2004aa}, and the cross-section contains many geometrical details (see Fig.~\ref{fig:benchmark}a). Additionally, quenches are very local effects leading to steep temperature fronts in longitudinal direction. Therefore, conventional three-dimensional (3D) finite-element (FE) simulations are computationally too expensive, as they would need very fine meshes to resolve the geometry and physical phenomena sufficiently, resulting into extremely huge systems of equations. This is further aggravated by the fact that it is a nonlinear magneto-thermal coupled problem, altogether leading to time-consuming simulations, e.g.~demonstrated in~\cite{Caspi_2003aa} and recently in~\cite{Troitino_2019aa}.
\begin{figure}[tbp]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=1\columnwidth]{DAngelo_Figure1.eps}
	\caption{In (a), the cross-section of the main dipole magnet in the LHC is shown. The coils are depicted in blue and red depending on the current direction, the iron yoke is colored in gray. In (b), the shell-type configuration of the coils is illustrated in detail showing the rectangular Rutherford cables and the trapezoidal copper keystones. The benchmark model (c) represents a stack of three Rutherford cables (white) wrapped by glass fibre insulation (black).}
	\label{fig:benchmark}
\end{figure}

In the context of STEAM~\cite{Bortot_2018ab}, this work presents an alternative approach by exploiting the geometrical translational invariance in longitudinal direction, which allows to use a quasi-3D (Q3D) ansatz. Herein, the transversal cross-section of the magnet is discretized with a two-dimensional (2D) FE method, while the longitudinal direction is resolved with a one-dimensional (1D) spectral-element (SE) method using orthogonal polynomials. In this way, the system's size can be significantly reduced. Similar approaches have been made e.g.~in~\cite{Jorks_2012aa} for a geometry with translation symmetry using higher-order FE methods, and~in~\cite{DAngelo_2017aa}-\cite{DAngelo_2019aa} for cylindrical structures using a Fourier expansion in azimuthal direction.

Here, the idea is illustrated for a thermal benchmark problem with linear material characteristics. The benchmark model represents a stack of Rutherford cables used for the coil in the superconducting magnet~\cite{Verweij_1995aa}. The method is validated against a 3D simulation using the commercial software COMSOL~\cite{COMSOL} and their computational efficiency is compared.

This work is structured as follows. First, the benchmark model is introduced and the problem setup is explained in Sec.~\ref{sec:benchmark}. In Sec.~\ref{sec:q3d}, the Q3D formulation for the heat conduction equation is elaborated. In Sec.~\ref{sec:results}, the simulation results are shown and discussed. Lastly, a conclusion of this work is given in Sec.~\ref{sec:conclusion}.

\section{Benchmark Model}\label{sec:benchmark}
\begin{table}[tbp]
	\caption{Benchmark model characteristics.}
	\begin{tabular}{|lc|lc|}
		\multicolumn{2}{|l|}{\textbf{Geometrical dimensions}} & \multicolumn{2}{|l|}{\textbf{Thermal conductivity} (W/m/K)} \\
		Cable width: & $1.5\,$mm & Homogenized cable: & 235.6 \\
		Cable height: & $15\,$mm & Glass fibre: & 0.01 \\
		Insulation thickness: & $100\,\upmu$m & & \\
		Total width: & $4.9\,$mm & \multicolumn{2}{|l|}{\textbf{Volumetric heat capacity} (J/m$^3$/K)} \\
		Total height: & $15.2\,$mm & Homogenized cable: & 314.1 \\
		Model length $\ell_z$: & $1\,$m & Glass fibre: & 750 \\
	\end{tabular}
\label{tab:benchmarksetup}
\end{table}
As benchmark model, a stack of three Rutherford cables wrapped by glass fibre insulation is considered, which is a component of the coil in superconducting magnets, see Fig.~\ref{fig:benchmark}. Each Rutherford cable contains a number of wires consisting of superconducting Nb$_3$Sn filaments embedded in a copper matrix. These wires are not modeled explicitly. Instead, the cables are considered to be solid and the material properties are homogenized. Table~\ref{tab:benchmarksetup} summarizes the geometrical dimensions and material characteristics of the benchmark model. Using a Cartesian coordinate system $(x,y,z)$, the $z$-direction is defined as the longitudinal direction such that the transversal cross-section lies in the $xy$-plane.

In the investigated scenario, the left cable quenches at a location $z_q = 0.33\,$m. The resulting heat excitation is described by a time-constant Gaussian function
\begin{equation}
	q(x,y,z) = \hat{q}\,\exp\left( - \frac{(z-z_q)^2}{\sigma^2} \right) \chi_q(x,y),
	\label{eq:excitation}
\end{equation}
where $\hat{q} = 10^6\,$W/m$^3$ is the excitation's amplitude, $\sigma = 0.05\,$m is the standard deviation and $\chi_q(x,y)$ is a characteristic function that is equal to one for coordinates $(x,y)$ in the left cable and zero otherwise. Furthermore, isothermal boundary conditions (BCs) with a fixed temperature $\theta_\mathrm{D} = 2\,$K are set at the back and front sides of the model, and adiabatic BCs are applied to the hull~$\Gamma_\mathrm{h}$. In the initial state, all cables are cooled down to $\theta_0 = 2\,$K. Then, the heat conduction in the benchmark model is described by the boundary-value problem
\begin{align}
	-\nabla \cdot \left( \lambda(\vec{r})\, \nabla \theta(\vec{r},t) \right) + C_\mathrm{V}(\vec{r})\, \partial_t \theta(\vec{r},t) &= q(\vec{r},t), \label{eq:heatequation} \\
	\theta(x,y,z=0;t) = \theta(x,y,z=\ell_z;t) &= \theta_\mathrm{D}, \label{eq:bcdir} \\
	\left. -\lambda(\vec{r})\, \partial_n \theta(\vec{r},t) \right|_{\Gamma_\mathrm{h}} &= 0, \label{eq:bcneu} \\
	\theta(\vec{r},t=0) &= \theta_0. \label{eq:ic}
\end{align}
Herein, $\lambda$ is the thermal conductivity in W/m/K, $\theta$ is the temperature in K, $C_\mathrm{V}$ is the volumetric heat capacity in J/m$^3$/K, $\vec{r} = (x,y,z)$ is the spatial coordinate in m, and $t$ is the time in s. For the thermal steady-state solution, one has to solve~\eqref{eq:heatequation}-\eqref{eq:bcneu} with  $\partial_t \theta(\vec{r},t) = 0$.

\section{Quasi-3D Formulation}\label{sec:q3d}
\subsection{Spatial discretization and basis functions}
\begin{figure}[tbp]
	\centering
	\begin{subfigure}{3.5cm}
		\centering
		\includegraphics[height=4cm]{DAngelo_Figure2a.eps}
		\caption{}
	\end{subfigure}
	\begin{subfigure}{5cm}
		\centering
		\includegraphics[height=4cm]{DAngelo_Figure2b.eps}
		\caption{}
	\end{subfigure}
\caption{In (a), the triangular FE mesh in the transversal cross-section (green) as well as the 1D SE mesh in longitudinal direction (red) are shown. This discretization results into triangular prism elements (b).}
\label{fig:discretization}
\end{figure}
In the Q3D setting, the transversal cross-section is discretized with triangular FEs $T_e$ while the longitudinal direction is resolved with a 1D SE mesh, i.e.~with line elements $L_k$. As a result, the model's volume is assembled from triangular prism elements, see Fig.~\ref{fig:discretization}.
The temperature is discretized by
\begin{equation}
	\theta(x,y,z;t) \approx \sum\limits_{j=1}^J \sum\limits_{k=1}^K \sum\limits_{q=1}^{N+1} \widetilde{u}^{(k)}_{jq}(t) \, v_{jq}^{(k)}(x,y,z),
\end{equation}
where $J$ is the number of FE nodes, $K$ is the number of SEs and $N$ is the maximal polynomial degree. The coefficients $\widetilde{u}^{(k)}_{jq}$ collect the degrees of freedom (DoFs). In contrast to the FE method, these coefficients do not entirely live in the \emph{physical space}, i.e.~they do not represent the temperature solution directly, but they form the expansion coefficients for the polynomials and thus represent something like the frequency of the solution. Therefore, it is said that they live in the \emph{spectral} or \emph{frequency space}~\cite{Shen_2011aa}.
The shape functions $v_{jq}^{(k)}(x,y,z)$ are expressed as a product
\begin{equation}
	v_{jq}^{(k)}(x,y,z) = N_j(x,y) \, \phi^{(k)}_q (z),
\end{equation}
of $N_j(x,y)$ being the standard FE linear 2D nodal shape functions~\cite{Brenner_2008aa}, and $\phi^{(k)}_q(z)$ are chosen as modified Lobatto polynomials, which are defined on the orthogonality interval $I=[-1,1]$ globally as
\begin{equation}
	\phi_q(\xi) = \left\lbrace
	\begin{array}{ll}
		\frac{1-\xi}{2}, & q = 1, \\
		\frac{1-\xi^2}{4} \, \mathrm{LO}_{q-2}(\xi) & q = 2,\dots,N, \\
		\frac{1+\xi}{2} & q = N+1
	\end{array} \right.
	\label{eq:modifiedlobatto}
\end{equation}
with a mapped parameter $\xi(z) \in I$ and $\mathrm{LO}_q(\xi)$ being the Lobatto polynomial of $q$-th order~\cite{Pozridikis_2014aa}. The choice of this particular polynomials is motivated by the desire to achieve sparse matrices: The FE nodal shape functions are chosen to be \emph{nodal}, i.e.~each node only interacts with its neighboring nodes. Similarly, the SE polynomial shape functions are chosen to be \emph{modal}, i.e.~their interactions in the frequency space are reduced~\cite{Fakhar-Izadi_2015aa}. An exception are the boundary modes $\lbrace 1, N+1 \rbrace$, which are nodal and therefore represent the physical solution. In this way, although the SE matrices are not purely diagonal, the nodal boundary modes will make it easy to impose interface continuities and BCs. By using the Vandermonde matrix of the modified Lobatto polynomials~\cite{Pozridikis_2014aa}, it is possible to forward transform a physical solution into a spectral one, or to backward transform a spectral solution into a physical one.

\subsection{Discrete system}
\begin{figure}[tbp]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=1\columnwidth]{DAngelo_Figure3.eps}
	\caption{Tensor-product structure of the Q3D matrices: On the top level, there are block matrices for each SE which consist of a mode-wise block matrix pattern. These lowest level block matrices are the nodal 2D FE matrices.}
	\label{fig:matrixpattern}
\end{figure}
Applying the Ritz-Galerkin method to~\eqref{eq:heatequation}-\eqref{eq:bcneu} and choosing the test functions identically to the shape functions, $v_{ip}^{(k)} = v_{jq}^{(k)}$, the system of equations
\begin{equation}
	\mathbf{K}^\mathrm{Q3D}_\lambda \, \widetilde{\mathbf{u}}(t) + \mathbf{M}^\mathrm{Q3D}_{C_\mathrm{V}} \, \partial_t \widetilde{\mathbf{u}}(t) = \mathbf{q}^\mathrm{Q3D}
	\label{eq:system}
\end{equation}
arises. The Q3D matrices and vectors are constructed by the 2D Cartesian FE and 1D SE matrices and vectors by
\begin{align}
	\mathbf{K}^\mathrm{Q3D}_\lambda &= \mathbf{M}^\mathrm{SE} \otimes \mathbf{K}_\lambda^\mathrm{FE} + \mathbf{K}^\mathrm{SE} \otimes \mathbf{M}_\lambda^\mathrm{FE}, \\
	\mathbf{M}^\mathrm{Q3D}_{C_\mathrm{V}} &= \mathbf{M}^\mathrm{SE} \otimes \mathbf{M}^\mathrm{FE}_{C_\mathrm{V}}, \\
	\mathbf{q}^\mathrm{Q3D} &= \mathbf{q}^\mathrm{SE} \otimes \mathbf{q}^\mathrm{FE}.
\end{align}
Herein, $\otimes$ denotes the Kronecker tensor product. Fig.~\ref{fig:matrixpattern} sketches this tensor-product structure of the Q3D matrices. The FE quantities are found as
\begin{align}
	(\mathbf{K}^\mathrm{FE}_\lambda)_{ij} &= \int\limits_\Omega \lambda(x,y) \nabla N_j(x,y) \cdot \nabla N_i(x,y) \, \mathrm{d} x \mathrm{d} y, \\
	(\mathbf{M}^\mathrm{FE}_\alpha)_{ij} &= \int\limits_\Omega \alpha(x,y) N_j(x,y) N_i(x,y) \, \mathrm{d} x \mathrm{d} y, \\
	(\mathbf{q}^\mathrm{FE})_i &= \int\limits_\Omega q^t(x,y) N_i(x,y) \, \mathrm{d} x \mathrm{d} y
\end{align}
with $\Omega$ as the 2D cross-section and $\alpha$ standing for $\lambda$ and $C_\mathrm{V}$, respectively. The element-wise SE quantities read
\begin{align}
	(\mathbf{K}^\mathrm{SE})_{pq}^{(k)} &= \int\limits_{I} \partial_z \phi_q^{(k)}(z) \, \partial_z \phi_p^{(k)}(z) \, \mathrm{d} z, \label{eq:stiffness_se} \\
	(\mathbf{M}^\mathrm{SE})_{pq}^{(k)} &= \int\limits_{I} \phi_q^{(k)}(z) \, \phi_p^{(k)}(z) \, \mathrm{d} z, \label{eq:mass_se} \\
	(\mathbf{q}^\mathrm{SE})_p^{(k)} &= \int\limits_{I} (\mathcal{I}_{N+1} \, q^\ell(z)) \, \phi_p^{(k)}(z) \, \mathrm{d} z,
\end{align}
where $\mathcal{I}_{N+1}$ is the modified Lobatto interpolation operator. Furthermore, it is assumed that the excitation function can be separated according to $q(x,y,z) = q^t(x,y) q^\ell(z)$. The global SE matrices are built by ordering the element-wise SE matrices diagonally like illustrated in Fig.~\ref{fig:matrixpattern} on the left, where it is important to overlap the element-wise matrices' corners to ensure $C^0$-continuity across the SE interfaces~\cite{Fakhar-Izadi_2015aa}. The semi-discrete system~\eqref{eq:system} is discretized in time with an implicit backward Euler method. Eventually, the physical solution is obtained by a backward transform of the spectral solution.

\subsection{Adaptive spectral meshing}
\begin{figure}[tbp]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=.8\columnwidth]{DAngelo_Figure4.pdf}
	\caption{Temperature distribution in the quenched cable in $z$-direction for two different points in time. The dashed lines indicate the SE interfaces and their adaptation to the moving quench fronts.}
	\label{fig:adaptive}
\end{figure}
By choosing the SE interfaces appropriately, only a few polynomial orders suffice to resolve the quench phenomenon in $z$-direction. However, as the quench fronts move over time it becomes necessary to adapt the SE interfaces to them, because otherwise more polynomials would be required to represent the temperature distribution well, see Fig.~\ref{fig:adaptive}. Even worse, steep temperature fronts within a SE may produce the \emph{Gibbs phenomenon} or \emph{spectral ringing}~\cite{Boyd_2001aa}. Therefore, an adapted spectral meshing of the longitudinal direction is mandatory to achieve accurate results with affordable computational costs.

This is done by regularly checking the solution during the simulation and shifting the old SE interfaces (Fig.~\ref{fig:adaptive}, dashed black lines) according to the quench fronts (red dashed lines) when necessary. The physical solution is then forward transformed onto the new spectral mesh, and the matrices are reassembled. In this process, the structure and size of the matrices are maintained, as only the mapping coefficients need to be recalculated.

\section{Simulation Results}\label{sec:results}
\begin{figure}[tbp]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=.8\columnwidth]{DAngelo_Figure5.eps}
	\caption{Temperature distribution in the benchmark model after $10\,$ms. The geometry has been sliced at the hot-spot level $z=z_q$.}
	\label{fig:paraview}
\end{figure}
The benchmark problem described in Sec.~\ref{sec:benchmark} is computed with the proposed Q3D method and validated against a conventional 3D simulation using COMSOL~\cite{COMSOL}. The temperature distribution after $10\,$ms is visualized in Fig.~\ref{fig:paraview}, where the model has been sliced at $z=z_q$ enabling to see the transversal temperature distribution. As a consequence of the glass fibre insulation, the heat exchange is faster in longitudinal than in transversal direction. As a result, there are sharp temperature gradients from one cable to another, while the temperature varies smoothly in longitudinal direction.

\begin{figure}[tbp]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=.9\columnwidth]{DAngelo_Figure6.pdf}
	\caption{Temperature curve over time at $z=z_q$ for the quenched cable and its neighboring cable. The reference solution by COMSOL is depicted as black dashed line. The red curve shows the Q3D solution without making a spectral mesh adaption, while the blue curve depicts the Q3D solution after adapting the spectral mesh after half-time of the simulation (indicated with a blue dot).}
	\label{fig:validation}
\end{figure}
Fig.~\ref{fig:validation} shows the resulting temperature curves for the hot-spot point at $z=z_q$ in the quenched cable as well as in the neighboring cable. Here, the Q3D solution (red) aligns well with the reference solution (black) leading to relative differences below $3\,\%$ at the end of the simulation time. When adapting the spectral mesh after half-time of the simulation to the new quench front locations, the Q3D solution (blue) is slightly improved and delivers relative differences below $2\,\%$.

\begin{figure}[tbp]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=.9\columnwidth]{DAngelo_Figure7.pdf}
	\caption{The dimension of the system matrix in the Q3D (red) and 3D COMSOL (black) case are plotted against the relative error w.r.t.~a fine reference solution computed by COMSOL. The numbers below the marks denote the number of triangular elements resolving the transversal cross-section. The reference solution itself is resolved with 252 triangles.}
	\label{fig:efficiency}
\end{figure}
To compare the spatial accuracy of the Q3D and 3D method, steady-state simulations are carried out to exclude time stepping errors.
The computational efficiency is visualized in Fig.~\ref{fig:efficiency}, where the dimension of the system matrix is plotted against the relative error of the hot-spot temperature w.r.t.~a fine COMSOL reference solution with 252 triangular elements in the cross-section. Clearly, the Q3D method yields more accurate results with less computational effort than the 3D simulation, e.g.~for a cross-section resolution with 65 triangles, the 3D simulation requires a system matrix of size $21898\times21898$, while the Q3D method achieves the same transversal resolution and a similar error with a $98\,\%$ smaller system matrix of size $2405\times2405$. It must be noted that the benchmark model has a length of $\ell_z = 1\,$m, while the real geometry of a superconducting accelerator magnet is over $10\,$m long. Consequently, it is expected that the efficiency gain obtained by the Q3D approach will be much more pronounced for the real magnet geometry.

\section{Conclusion}\label{sec:conclusion}
To deal with the numerical challenges arising in the simulation of quench propagation in superconducting magnets, a Q3D FE-SE method has been presented as an alternative to the conventional 3D FE method. As a proof of concept, the heat conduction in a Rutherford cable stack has been computed and successfully validated against a 3D FE simulation using COMSOL. In terms of computational efficiency, the Q3D approach has proved to be superior to the conventional 3D FE method. Therefore, the presented Q3D method is a promising and efficient numerical tool to accurately simulate quench propagation phenomena in superconducting accelerator magnets.

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Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord creators give update on development progress
By Andy Chalk 11 January 2017
Work is progressing, but there's still no sign of a release date.
Frank Elliott, perhaps better known as TaleWorlds community manager Captain Lust, recently took to the studio's forum to answer questions about its long-in-progress project Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord. After some exciting siege gameplay footage last year, information about the game has been a bit slow in coming, so it's good to hear that development is proceeding according to plan. Unfortunately, even though Bannerlord was announced in 2012, the general theme of his responses is that it's still too early to offer much in the way of detail.
Regarding the studio's efforts on improving combat systems, for instance, he said TaleWorlds is working on "everything really, just making combat look and feel great in every sense!" He provided a more detailed response to questions about character aging and mortality, a feature that's been mentioned but not detailed, but ended up in roughly the same place.
"Unfortunately it's not the right time (or really the right platform) to talk about unrevealed aspects of these features. Nothing is a guarantee and although we try to avoid it, everything has the potential to be changed entirely or dropped altogether; such is the nature of game development," he wrote. "However, we have made every effort to ensure that features we mention are either fully/partially implemented or planned with a very high degree of certainty (which isn't a response to the actions of or reactions to actions of any other company—it has always been our approach!). We don't just mention things without consideration and permanent character death is still something you can expect to see in the game. That hasn't changed. It's simply the case that discussing finer details of the feature wouldn't be appropriate right now, to avoid giving information that could end up misleading, in relation to Bannerlord as a final product."
Elliott did emphasize that no external testing has yet taken place, saying, "Anyone who tells you otherwise is either misinformed or lying!" He also addressed rumors that development had run into trouble because of the departure of a key person. "Our previous lead engine programmer did move to another company some time ago. About a year... I think? But that's not the kind of thing that would stop a game from getting finished," he wrote. "While he is a brilliant computer engineer and a lovely bloke, we have a fantastic team of engine programmers and I think they're working very well."
Other noteworthy points to emerge: Character animations are not currently final ("If you have some thoughts, feel free to share them!"), multiplayer uses the same equipment slots and single player, it's not currently possible to turn off permadeath, there's no stamina-style feature for either players or AI, and the possibility of a co-op campaign remains slim.
"[Co-op in Mount & Blade] is very difficult to do, not just because of the technical difficulty, but also to make things practically playable when we have two people doing wildly different things in real-time. One player might be trying to have a very exciting battle that is the climax of a very important experience, and one player just beforehand decides to go to town and look at the marketplace. These people have to be in the same gameworld and it's very difficult to make sure that they're both enjoying themselves and all having a great campaign experience simultaneously. It's almost impossible without cutting down on what the game offers," TaleWorlds CEO Armagan Yavuz told RPS in 2016.
"There may be another way to manage all of those things, by limiting the co-op to one kind of campaign. Let people play together as a party and have them always be together. That might be possible and that may be the the only kind of co-op that we can deliver. It's something we're experimenting with and that we have worked on. We'll only officially announce something if we can make it 100% efficient and fun to play though."
And finally, an estimated playable date—or, more precisely, a lack thereof. In response to a post asking if Mount & Blade fans could expect to have something in their hands within the next two months, Elliott wrote, "Really can't talk about dates at all. I want to say that's looking at least a little early though, to be honest."
Andy Chalk
Andy covers the day-to-day happenings in the big, wide world of PC gaming—the stuff we call "news." In his off hours, he wishes he had time to play the 80-hour RPGs and immersive sims he used to love so much.

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Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore common words and expressions in American English.
In the United States April 1 is a day when you need to be a little careful.
A person dressed as a clown holds an umbrella over a police officer in Switzerland, 2017.
It is April Fool's Day so someone might play a practical joke on you -- a harmless trick for fun.
We did a program on fool expressions a couple of years ago. We explained how to use foolhardy and foolproof. We talked about the idiom "A fool and his money are soon parted."
But we left out some things. So, here we are again talking about fools!
Probably the most common definition of "fool" is someone who is silly and, well, foolish. It is very easy to trick a fool.
"To fool" can also mean to pretend. For example, "The child said he was sick but he was only fooling. He was in perfect health."
If you say, "I was only fooling" that means you are not serious. You are kidding. So, if you say something to someone as a joke but they take you seriously, you can say to them, "I was only fooling." Here, you could also say, "I was only kidding."
We often pair "fool" with the verbs "play" and "act" to form the expressions play the fool and act the fool. They both describe someone who is easily tricked or deceived. Or sometimes, we play the fool because we fall deeply in love and cannot think clearly.
The Main Ingredient sings "Everybody Plays the Fool"
Sometimes we use it to describe someone who is not easy to fool. For example, if your friend John is really smart and not easily tricked, you could say that he's not one to play the fool. If that is too wordy, you can simply say he is no fool.
For example, imagine you are at a party. Suddenly your best friend sees a young woman who he really likes. He wants to get her attention. So, he starts dancing. But, no one else is dancing. In fact, there is no music playing. You calmly go up to him and say, "You might want to stop. You are making a fool of yourself."
Now, when we pair the word "fool" with "around," we get an expression that has several meanings.
But be careful. "Fool around" also means light-hearted sexual activity. For example, the husband and wife were fooling around in the kitchen when their friends and family walked in for dinner. Awkward!
In these three example, you could also say mess around. It has the same meaning and we use it in the same situations.
Finally, we often use the word "fool" in warnings to others. For example, "Don't fool around with that! You will break it." Or, "Stop fooling around." And the ever popular, "This is no time to fool around."
I'm Anna Matteo. And that's end of this program. And this will be the last Words and Their Stories ... ever.
I'm just fooling. We'll back next week with a new show. No fooling!
Anna Matteo wrote this story for VOA Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor. The song at the end is Styx singing "Fooling Yourself."
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  def up
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      CREATE TABLE sections (
        id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
        article_id integer NOT NULL REFERENCES articles(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
        name text NOT NULL,
        name_sha_raw bytea NOT NULL,
        source_copy text NOT NULL,
        source_copy_sha_raw bytea NOT NULL,
        active boolean DEFAULT true NOT NULL,
        created_at timestamp without time zone NOT NULL,
        updated_at timestamp without time zone NOT NULL
      )
    SQL

    add_index(:sections, [:article_id])
    add_index(:sections, [:article_id, :name_sha_raw], unique: true)
  end

  def down
    drop_table :sections
  end
end

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This is an old article, but I'd like to say that this is exactly what I've been looking for for months now. It's really annoying that Google Code (and most other online Subversion sites) provide a means to browse the tree and view its contents--but without giving an easy way to download what I want. GitHub is the only site I've encountered yet that provides an easy "Download" button, which is mind-boggling.
Joshua - glad I could help!
How to do the same on mac OSX??
thank you very much,this is what i need.
Exactly what i was looking for. Thanks a lot.
Can't config proxy when I'm use it at the office.
Thank god to bring the idea for that tool into your mind. I LOVE it!
tried http://code.google.com/p/java-ide-droid/source/checkout/ and a couple others and I get error 404. Still unable to figure out what exactly is causing this. I am outside office the network. Please point me in the right direction.
Failed to download: The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found.
In order to get this link, simply go on the Source tab, and then click one of the files. There's a link 'View raw file' and then you get the actual repository URL.
good, used to download the DBICP code from google code.
it raises HTTP 407 - Authenticate Required. So how can I enter my credenials?
I found this http://svndownload.eu5.org/ via http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8386894/download-an-svn-repository You just paste the url and get a zip file as download.


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More Music History for January 13, 2017
1962 - ClassicBands.com
Chubby Checker's "The Twist", which reached number one on the Billboard chart on September 19th, 1960, makes a surprise return to the top spot on The Hot 100. It is the only Rock record by the same artist to ever accomplish that feat.
Against the advice of Columbia Records executives, Johnny Cash visits Folsom State Prison in California to record a live album. The resulting LP, "Live At Folsom Prison" would become one of Johnny's biggest selling records, reaching #1 on the Country album chart and #13 on the Hot 200. It also produced one of his most memorable hit singles, "Folsom Prison Blues". In 2003, "Live At Folsom Prison" was certified Triple Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over three million and was ranked #88 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Elvis Presley begins a ten day recording session that will produce his final US number one record, "Suspicious Minds". The tracks are laid down at American Sound Studios in Memphis and mark the first time The King has recorded in his hometown since his Sun Records days in 1956.
Pete Townshend of The Who helped Eric Clapton to overcome some personal problems by getting him involved in a show he called The Rainbow Concert. Clapton had fallen into alcohol abuse and drug dependency. Townshend recruited Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and others to play a sold out show that was later released as the album, "Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert".
Elvis Presley's version of Paul Anka's "My Way" goes Gold five months after the King's death.
34 year old Donny Hathaway ("Where Is The Love" with Roberta Flack) fell from the 15th floor of a New York City hotel. His death was ruled a suicide, although some evidence pointed to the fall being accidental. According to Atlantic Records, Hathaway had been having some psychological problems.
The Young Men's Christian Association files a lawsuit against Village People over their song, "Y.M.C.A." The suit was eventually dropped.
The Who's guitarist, Pete Townshend was arrested on suspicion of child porn offences. Police officers impounded seven computers from his home in Richmond, South West London. After a four-month investigation, London's Metropolitan Police would announce that Townshend "was not in possession of any downloaded child abuse images" but had accessed a site containing such images. Townshend himself acknowledged using his credit card to enter a web site advertising child pornography, but said he was doing research for his autobiography. Although he was not charged with any offence, Townshend was placed on a national sex offender registry for five years.
Teddy Pendergrass died of colon cancer at the age of 59. The American Soul singer first rose to fame in the 1970s as the lead vocalist for Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes before enjoying a successful solo career at the end of the decade.
Just two months after The Beatles back catalogue became available on iTunes, their sales figures topped 5 million songs according to Hudson Square Research. During that period, the legendary group also moved more than a million full-length albums.
Tommy Crain, guitarist for The Charlie Daniels Band on their Grammy-winning single "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" and more than twenty albums, died in his sleep at the age of 59.
Representatives for Barry Manilow were quick to dismiss rumors that the 72-year-old singer had been airlifted to Los Angeles' Cedars Sinai Medical Center after suffering a heart attack. A statement to the press said: "It is indeed an established fact that Mr. Manilow does have atrial fibrillation, but he has never had a heart attack nor is this a concern."
The Rolling Stones' first manager, Giorgio Gomelsky, passed away at the age of 82. After he was replaced by Andrew Loog Oldham in May, 1963, Gomelsky went on to manage The Yardbirds, Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger before moving to New York in 1978 and opening The Green Door nightclub. Those who knew him said that he never quite got over losing his job as The Stones' manager.
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any other for miles around.
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"We've been using Carefree Catering for 15 years on our annual trip to Pawley's Island. During our week-long visit, we have meals delivered (family style) as well as cooked on site (grilled to order). Every meal is delicious, and we get a wide variety of food each year as Carefree Catering customizes menu choices specifically for our group... We've never come across any better anywhere!"


Let's practice changing your words, and thus your thoughts. Let's just say that you've been thinking to yourself or saying out loud in conversation that "I "don't want to be broke," or that "I don't want to be single," or that "I don't want to be overweight." It's important to first note how our subconscious mind works. Words that represent the absence of something such as "don't, no, or not" are filtered out by the subconscious mind. So go back and re-read these three statements again, this time omitting "don't" from each sentence. How does the statement read now? This is how it also reads to your subconscious mind, and is interpreted as such. So the subconscious interprets the statements as "I want to be broke, I want to be single, I want to be overweight." Instead, state what you DO want.
Instead of I don't want to be broke…….I am financially stable and have multiple streams of cash flow.
Instead of I don't want to be single…..I desire to be in a mutually satisfying love relationship with an emotionally available man/woman.
Instead of I don't want to be overweight…….I desire to have a fit, toned body at my healthy weight of ______(insert weight).
But the above statements are only the beginning. I repeat, these statements of what you do want are only the beginning. You now have to take it a step farther and get more detailed and specific. For example, describe how you feel being financially stable. Describe how you want to be relating to money. Describe how you are interacting in your satisfying love relationship. Describe how you are behaving, speaking, acting, relating, communicating, and how you are sharing yourself? Describe how you feel walking to your car at your desired body weight. Describe how your clothes are fitting, and how it feels to be inside of your fit, toned body. Get my drift?


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Nella mitologia greca, Homados era la personificazione dello spirito e del rumore. Viene citato insieme ad altri personificazioni che hanno a che fare con la guerra. Una figura simile a lui è Cidoimo.

Note

Voci correlate
 Makhai

Collegamenti esterni
 Theoi Project - Homados

Personificazioni della mitologia greca

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School board welcomes student trustee
The Rainy River District School Board announced Fort Frances High School student Steve Lovisa as its 2001-02 student trustee, replacing last year's trustees Sharleen Hanson and Danielle Shrumm of Rainy River High School.
"Mr. Simpson asked me I'd like to do it," Lovisa said before last night's the regular meeting at the board office here.
"I thought it would be a good experience. And it would look good on a university application," added the grade 12 student.
After being greeted by trustees and administration, including chair Gord McBride and Education Director Warren Hoshizaki, Lovisa declared his oath of allegiance to the board.
Hoshizaki said, on the recommendation of Hanson and Shrumm, that the board look into strengthening its relations with the student body, and suggested Lovisa stay on for two terms since the last trustees felt like they were just "getting their feet wet" by the June meeting.
Another idea that may be developed in the near future, noted Hoshizaki, was a student senate.
Also at last night's meeting, one of two "Recognitions of Excellence" was awarded in the name of a new mentoring program where experienced teachers help new teachers with any problems they may encounter during the early years of their careers.
"We talked about it, and now its underway. We hope it's going to have a positive impact on retaining teachers, and professional development in our system," noted Hoshizaki.
Initial training for this program took place Aug. 20-21. Thirteen experienced teachers trained as mentors while 10 new ones were matched up with these trainees.
The second "Recognition" at last night's meeting was given to the 2001 Summer Institute, a three-day workshop last month which saw 87 teaching staff and educational assistants learn more about balanced literacy.
"The stuff we ran over the summer was very popular," noted Superintendent of Education Terry Ellwood, adding 22 of those who attended were from outside the district and travelled from as far as Toronto.
Other business at last night's meeting included:
•the approval of Policy #4.16 (Safe School Policy) for stakeholder consultation (the policy had to be revised to fall in line with the new Safe Schools Act and Ontario School Code of Conduct, as well as board policy and the Education Act).
While it's implemented in district schools now, as per Ministry of Education guidelines, some changes may take place after consultation, including a simplified version of the comprehensive plan for easier reference;
•the September personnel report, which noted the appointment of 13 teachers, including Karen Wilde, Cindy Kaun, Carmen Williamson, Keira Main, Jodi Johnson, Char Ellwood, Kelli Seaward, Karen Woods, Cristol Bailey, Tamara Felix, Robert Murphy, Travis Meisner, and Jennifer Leishman.
The report also noted leave of absences for caretaker Martha Siemens, educational assistants Debbie Miller and Tammy Amstine, and teachers Sherri Allan, Bill Daley, Dianne Thompson, Pam Avis, Jimmy Keesic, and Betty Anne Coulter.
It also reported the resignations of teachers Elizabeth MacEachern, Aimee Steenburg, and Leona McGinnis;
•received the revised "Guidelines for Computing and Information Technology Facilities and Resources."
The guidelines note increased security with the addition of "firewalls" to limit what Web sites can and can't be accessed, and a change to computer-usage permission forms going out to parents of elementary students; and
•heard a report from Ellwood on the summer school which was held at district schools for two weeks in July.
This year saw about 60 students in grades seven-10 receive remedial instruction in the areas of math and language skills at locations in Rainy River, Fort Frances, Emo, and Atikokan.
With a revenue of $14,238 and an expenditure of $14,225, the board ended up staying in budget, with a balance of $13.
Posted in District News


BEIJING, June 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX China Holding, Inc. (HKSE:1970) today announced that DirectorTsui Hark's Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings will be digitally remastered into the IMAX® 3D format and released in IMAX® theatres across China on July 27. The film is produced and distributed by Huayi Brothers Pictures and CKF Pictures. This is the second time that the highly popular Detective Dee franchise will be released on IMAX, following Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon in 2013. A talent shout-out video was released in the meantime to encourage audience to enjoy this film in IMAX 3D.
Directed by Tsui Hark and written by Chen Kuo-Fu, Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings features the return of leading roles from the last episode, including Mark Chao, Feng Shaofeng, Lin Gengxin and Carina Lau, with the addition of new faces such as Ethan Juan and Ma Sichun. The story of the new film started after Dee successfully solved the 'Sea Dragon King' case, when he gained the authority to manage Dali Temple and was granted "Dragon Taming Mace" by the former emperor. Therefore, he became the biggest threat to Empress Wu Zetian's power. To eliminate this threat, Empress Wu assigns Yuchi Zhenjin to mass a group of sorcery masters, attempting to take the Mace from Detective Dee.
"It is very exciting for us to work with Huayi Brothers and Director Tsui Hark again to bring this widely anticipated action hero franchise to IMAX theatres," said Greg Foster, CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. "This marks the fifth time that we've partnered with Director Tsui Hark and together we have achieved significant box office successes. We believe Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings will deliver moviegoers this an exciting and suspenseful storyline that's all filled with stunning visuals that are best experienced through The IMAX Experience®."
The IMAX 3D release of Detective Dee:The Four Heavenly Kings will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.


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Q: Angular 2 Material MdSnackBar no Provider I want a simple Snackbar popping up on the click of a button. But I always get the error:

ERROR Error: No provider for MdSnackBar!
      at injectionError (core.es5.js:1169)
      at noProviderError (core.es5.js:1207

import {MdSnackBar} from '@angular/material';
constructor(public snackBar: MdSnackBar){
        this.snackBar.open('hello')
    }

A: Import MdSnackBarModule then add MdSnackBarModule inside your imports in the app.module.ts file

A: If you have version   "@angular/material": "2.0.0-beta.12" or higher, you should import MatSnackBarModule
import {MatSnackBarModule} from '@angular/material';

// Use a more specific import if you're using "@angular/material": "8.0.0" and higher
// import {MatSnackBarModule} from '@angular/material/snack-bar';

...

@NgModule({
      imports: [
            ...
            MatSnackBarModule
          ],
    ...


Cockburn is the most well known brand of port thanks to its Special Reserve, the worlds biggest selling ruby port. In the early 20th Century it had an enviable reputation for selling the finest quality Vintage Port such as the legendary 1912. However its sale in 1963 and the subsequent focus on the Special reserve led to the decline of the vintage port side of the business.
The nadir for the company was when they decided to ignore the 1977 vintage, probably the finest of the 70's, opting instead to declare a lacklustre 1978 vintage. After a period in the doldrums the formal acquisition of the company by the Symington Family Estates (SFE) in 2010 (who made the wines from 2006) has led to the revival of the brand. SFE have worked hard to rebuild this historic brand by focusing on producing high quality port again. The recent vintages such as the 2015 and 2016 are near the top of the form.
This is only the second Cockburn's vintage Port made by the Symington family since it acquired the brand name from Beam in 2010, having bought the vineyards and cellars in 2006. Its declaration of a 2015 vintage Port is the latest in a number of innovations and investment to mark the company's bicentenary, with the brand having been founded in 1815.
MAGNUM Bottle (Price includes Duty & VAT).
Very deep and dark appearance. Blackish purple. Wonderful nose, fresh and fruity showing the larger percentage of Touriga Nacional. The palate is rich, with concentrated fruit flavours and tannins. This is how a single quinta vintage should be, with great potential for ageing but can also be appreciated without having to wait 20 years or more.
"Ripe, moderately intense, tasty aromas of damp earth, tar, and black fruits are followed by a full-bodied wine with excellent richness, and a firmly delineated personality with good tannin, moderate sweetness, and a long finish." Parker, Wine Advocate 1995.
'Bright ruby red. Full rich red chocolate spicy aroma. Ripe rich round slightly hot fruit on the palate'. Cellar Tracker tasted 2005.
Popped and decanted for three hours. This is a great bottle of old port. The 1955 Cockburn's retains subtle fruitiness along with toffee, smoke, and dark chocolate notes. All of the flavors were melded together and the port was slightly sweet without even a trace of alcohol. Great port!
A legendary wine drinking well today. Rich berry aromas soar from the glass, graced by notes of toffee and coffee. The alcohol is well integrated, almost hidden in the masses of rich, chocolaty fruit and supple, velvety mouthfeel. Shows great length on the finish, which picks up gorgeous hints of toffee and caramel. Absolutely delicious; it would be hard to say this is fading because it's so good right now. Drink or hold.
Presentation case containing 2000, 2004 and 2007 Vintages.


Beautiful high grade turquoise set in sterling silver. 5 7/8 around the inside, end to end. Add 1 for the gap. Very well made, sturdy piece.
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Recall: When you add or subtract fractions with like denominators, you combine the tops and leave the bottoms alone. Of course, you reduce to lowest terms when you're done.
NOTE THE USE OF PARENTHESES IN THE WORK FOR THIS EXAMPLE!!
Least common multiples and least common denominators.
The least common multiple of a collection of numbers is the smallest number that each of the given numbers is a factor of.
Find the least common multiple of 9, 12, and 15.
The least common denominator of a collection of fractions is the least common multiple of the denominators.
The least common multiple (LCM) of a polynomial and least common denominator (LCD) of a rational expression share the same relationship.
Write down the factorization of the first denominator.
Look at the third denominator (if there is one). Compare it to what you have written so far. Write down each factor of the third denominator that does not yet appear in the written list of factors.
Repeat the last step for every remaining denominator, until all have been accounted for.
When you are done, the LCM should contain each factor the greatest number of times that it occurs in any one denominator.
3. The LCD is the LCM of the denominators.
4. "Fix" the rational expressions by multiplying the top and bottom of each by any factors of the LCD which do not appear in the original denominator.
Find equivalent expressions which have the LCD for each of the following collections of rational expressions.


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Palm Coast Saturday, Sep. 9, 2017 1 year ago
Flagler County issues curfew for beachside zone daily from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Evacuation Zone A (beachside) includes everything east of the Intracoastal including Marineland, Hammock and Flagler Beach along A1A.
Press release information from Flagler County Public Information Officer Julie Murphy
Flagler County has issued a curfew for Zone A (Beachside) that will go into effect at 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 9.
Evacuation Zone A includes everything east of the Intracoastal including Marineland, Hammock and Flagler Beach along A1A.
The curfew will be in effect daily from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. until further notice.
"There is a mandatory evacuation in effect as of 7 a.m., and we certainly hope everyone is taking this seriously," Flagler County Emergency Manager Steve Garten said in a press release. "Law enforcement will be working diligently to ensure that everyone's property is safe from the criminal element during the evacuation."
The bridge on State Road 100 that leads into Flagler Beach is still open both directions. Flagler Police tweeted out that there will be a curfew tonight on barrier island from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Flagler Beach Police tweeted out information regarding the beachside curfew.
Mandatory evacuation also includes:
Residents of Zone F – western Flagler County near Dead Lake, specifically St. Johns Park and the Haw Creek Basin
Low-lying areas subject to flooding
Those who live in mobile homes, recreational vehicles and trailers
Individuals with special medical needs, due to the potential loss of power
Elder care facilities, community residential group homes, and non-elder care facilities and community residential group homes located within zones A, B, C and F (shown in the map below)
Evacuation zone A is red on the map and includes everything east of the Intracoastal including Marineland, Hammock and Flagler Beach along A1A.
Flagler County Emergency Operations have opened a call center that is open to answer questions 24 hours a day. Call (386) 586-5111.
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Between my flight from Helsinki to Lisbon, I had a layover in Copenhagen. I got off the plane and within 30 minutes, found myself in Copenhagen's central station, shoving my bags and carry on luggage in a locker. This was my second time in Copenhagen - I first visited in March 2017 - and I was excited to compare how my photography style changed, and hopefully improved, since I first visited. Read: Postcards from Copenhagen. Though I have a collection of only a few photos from this trip, I am overall happy to see the difference in my photography.
HAY House - Unfortunately this store was closed but if you have a chance, pay a visit for a gorgeous street view.
The King's Garden - Grabbed yogurt and an apple from a store and enjoyed my snack in this gorgeous garden on a sunny day.
This only took me about two hours. The rest of the time I intentionally got lost in the streets and eventually found my way back to central station and took a train back to the airport.
Film from BC, Ireland and Iceland. Shot on Minolta F35 Big Finder.
One of the things that took me back by surprise while I was living in The Netherlands last year was all the cities and towns outside of Amsterdam and unfortunately, I left all my exploring of the rest of the country within my final month there. But I made it my mission to see as much of the country as I can. The places I didn't get to visit include Maastricht, Geithoorn, and Nijmegen.
The following is a collection of select photos from almost all the towns I visited in The Netherlands.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) - Nine hours after accusing the media of inciting professional protesters, Donald Trump abruptly reversed course Friday morning, praising those same protesters who have come out in the thousands to demonstrate against his election as having "passion for our great country."
"Love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. We will all come together and be proud!" Trump tweeted.
But the evening before, the President-elect took to Twitter to call the widespread protests around the country against his presidential victory "very unfair."
On Thursday night, Trump tweeted, "Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!"
That was Trump's first comment railing against the media since he earned the title of President-elect early Wednesday morning.
The tweets also come after The New York Times reported his aides took control of his Twitter account during his presidential campaign hoping to tame his controversial Internet presence. They also come after he's struck a conciliatory tone in both his victory speech and meeting with President Barack Obama on Thursday.
For many Americans, Trump's victory is one they refuse to accept. Protesters chanted "Not my president" in rallies coast to coast.
Asked about the protesters, Trump's former campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, defended his ability to unite the country, telling CNN's Anderson Cooper that protesters should listen to his victory speech.
She continued: "I also would tell them please look at what happened today. Less than 36 hours after being elected president of the United States, Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, our next first lady, went down to Washington and met with President and First Lady Obama. And I think people should really echo what happened today in Washington. It was a great meeting."
"I'm telling you, Mr. Trump was just very happy with the meeting today," Conway said about the meeting.
Conway also wouldn't say when asked whether she was offered a position in Trump's administration.
"That's between President-elect Trump and me at the moment. And to be frank with you, I'm not that focused on me," she said. "We have transition of government to form."


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HomeHealthAs N.L. nurses leave full-time jobs, province calls in costly private agencies
As N.L. nurses leave full-time jobs, province calls in costly private agencies
Lauren Byrne's daughter cried with joy the day her mom came home and announced she was no longer a full-time, permanent nurse in rural Newfoundland.
After 13 years dressing wounds, caring for patients, consoling families and missing out on her own life, Byrne decided to forgo her pension and permanent career.
Being a casual employee meant she could be home for Christmas and New Year's. Go to birthday parties. And keep promises.
"It's a lot of, you know, 'I'm working tonight and tomorrow is the last day of school and I'm going to come home and we'll take pictures,'" Byrne said in a recent interview.
"And then the next morning comes and there's a sick call and there's nobody to fill that spot."
Nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador are leaving the profession at a rapid rate, with more than 600 current vacancies and another 900 nurses able to retire. Byrne and another registered nurse are speaking publicly on why they believe the current system is no longer working.
The labour shortage in health care has left not only the province, but also the country, grappling with a dwindling number of nurses, leading to governments and health agencies to rely on a much more expensive option: travel nurses.
But the union that represents nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador says it is a dangerous precedent to set and will cost taxpayers more in the long run. Its leader is continuing to call for swift changes to mitigate disaster.
It follows a Statistics Canada report in June on the labour demand in the national health-care system that showed there are double the number of vacancies in the health-care and social-assistance sectors this year than there were two years ago.
Niki Parsons, a longtime nurse in rural Newfoundland, says her profession is in crisis, and she's speaking out so the public knows the realities of the situation. (Registered Nurses' Union NL)
Niki Parsons never dreamed of retiring, but now it's a regular thought.
But retirement will be in name only, she predicts.
"We had four nurses retire two years ago. They retired on a Friday and they're back to work on Monday," said Parsons, who works as a registered nurse in rural Newfoundland.
Parsons worked through some of the most tumultuous times in the 1990s, when nurses and government were at loggerheads over staffing and pay.
But nothing, she says, can compare to what she is seeing now: a workplace in constant crisis management, where being short-staffed is the norm.
Annual leave denied, nurses burning out
"It makes me angry that I can't go in and provide the level of care that I know my patients want and expect," Parsons said.
"And it makes me angry that there's nowhere for me to turn because it's almost so commonplace now."
Parsons said it's not only nurses who are short-staffed. She said her hospital is routinely down porters, licensed practical nurses, personal-care attendants and secretaries — all crucial jobs that keep the health-care system afloat.
But working short isn't possible in an emergency room, says Lauren Byrne.
"We don't know what's coming in. So we're having to work Christmas and New Year's. You ask for a day off six months in advance, but there's nobody to take that day," Byrne said.
Parsons says she is speaking publicly so patients know nurses are trying the best they can with the resources they have. (Registered Nurses' Union NL)
A survey conducted in March by the provincial government and nurses' union found that 90 per cent of registered nurses and nurse practitioners experience burnout. Sixteen per cent of nurses indicated they are considering leaving the profession for good.
Half of all registered nurses are considering resigning their position to go casual.
Byrne is one of them.
"I still love the people I work with, I still love the job, and I just need it to have more autonomy over my own schedule and my own life," she said.
"I will work casual and I will put money away for my own pension, but I can schedule my own shifts in and I'm not obligated to work a certain amount of shifts."
'A slippery slope'
One of the short-term solutions that's being used is private agencies that pay nurses a higher rate to travel to hospitals and facilities across the country to fill a need.
The use of agency or travel nurses is rising across Canada, according to both provincial and national nurses' unions. Agency nurses are ultimately paid with public funds, even though they work for private companies.
This is public money for a publicly funded health care system being spent on private industry – Yvette Coffey
CBC News requested data from all four provincial health authorities on the use of travel nurses this year from Jan. 1 to June 30.
Central Health said it has hired 46 travel nurses, some of whom have completed multiple stints with the health authority. In an email, a spokesperson said $410,516 has been spent to date.
Eastern Health began using private nurses in May and has used 14 nurses. The average cost per 12-hour day worked, which varies, depending on the area of assignment, is about $1,100. The health authority did not provide the total costs by deadline.
In the Labrador-Grenfell Health region 46 travel nurses have worked, at a total cost of $1,085,788.
Western Health said it had not used any travel nurses to date. However, a spokesperson later confirmed that the health authority signed a contract to bring agency nurses into its facilities but the nurses have not started work yet.
Byrne's daughter dressed up like her mom for career day at her school in early 2020. (Submitted by Lauren Byrne)
"This is public money for a publicly funded health-care system being spent on private industry," said Yvette Coffey, president of the Registered Nurses' Union of Newfoundland and Labrador.
"And it's a short-term fix. It's a slippery slope because our members want flexibility. Our members want time off. And they see this. And we have people leaving our system now to join agencies in other provinces."
Overworked N.L. nurse quits permanent job
Lauren Byrne quit her full-time job as an emergency room nurse in Newfoundland and Labrador because of a crushing workload and went casual, something her nursing colleagues are also considering.
Last week, the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions and the SEIU Healthcare union called for a ban on the use of travel agency nurses in that province.
Coffey wants the provincial government to explain what would happen if nurses at the health authorities left their public sector jobs to return later with a private agency — such was the case at a Manitoba hospital recently, she said.
'Mandated shifts should be illegal'
Coffey's pleas are being echoed on a national level by Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions.
Silas said nurses across Canada are holding on by a thread, and provinces and territories shouldn't bear the brunt alone.
"Nobody will solve this crisis by themselves and there won't be one miracle solution. It'll have to be multifaceted," Silas said.
"So right now we're not seeing much from the federal government, but we're working with all the premiers to put pressure on the federal government to come to the health human resource table."
Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, leads members in a solidarity chant outside the Fredericton Convention Centre in February 2020. (Jennifer Sweet/CBC)
Silas said the focus has to be on beefing up the public health sector with nurses who are already out there.
"We have to really ask nurses to return to the workforce because you have to understand that a lot of nurses are retired early or went to agencies, for example, and then work on a solid recruitment program."
Focus on recruitment and retention
Tom Osborne, Newfoundland and Labrador's health minister, said last week that there would be an upcoming announcement to help address the nursing crisis.
He did not get into the specifics.
However, a nursing think-tank held in the spring resulted in a list of short-term solutions, including incentives for bringing retirees back, incentives to get casuals to take positions, and help with child care.
Osborne said he doesn't want the public sector to rely on travel nurses.
Provincial Health Minister Tom Osborne acknowledges that using travel agency nurses should not be the solution to the staffing crisis. (Darryl Murphy/CBC)
"I respect and appreciate the health authorities using creative approaches to fill the gaps. However, we need to recruit. We need to retain," Osborne said.
"We need public servants within this province filling those roles. And that is a priority for me."
But even with the nursing sector on shaky ground, both Parsons and Byrne say they would do it all over again because of their passion for the job.
They hope with the right relief, incentives and planning will be the medicine it needs.
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So the other month I posted some stuff I found at the store and some of you seemed to enjoy seeing new things…so here are some more that will hopefully help your cupboards without hurting your grocery budget! Since I try to live out what I preach with FFL, continuing to take little steps is what I am doing. Those steps include getting my house as Organic as possible and eating mainly fresh, whole foods.
I found a couple items at Super Target and one at an Organic store in town. Since I have a child, I need to find things that are convenient and not toxic. This can be a challenge with all those processed snacks and crackers out there. My goal is to feed these minimally to her. Here's a juice drink I found that is similar to something like Capri Sun but all Organic. It's called Honest Kids. It was with Capri Sun. It was $2.99 for a box of them.
The next is similar to Goldfish. It is 70% Organic. I got it on sale at Target for about $2.50 a box…not bad!
The ZBar is made from Clif. They have several bars and I found this one at the Garden Patch Organic store in Mishawaka. I got the blueberry kind, yum! It's soft/chewy bar. Loved it. It was about $2.50 or $3.00 a box.
I also decided that buying bread is silly. It's either processed, that sits for a while on a shelf, or it's expensive healthier bread that doesn't taste good. So why not make your own bread?! My mother is an awesome baker, I mean awesome, and she has been gracious enough to make me homemade Organic bread each week. She loves baking. I love cooking more than baking. Someday I will make my own for my family but right now I don't mind her being so gracious 🙂 I also bought Coconut flour and will attempt my own bread soon with that (which is gluten free and is loaded with fiber).
Last but not least, I have also decided to make my own salad dressings. They can be pretty pricey anyways, so this is good for the budget. I already make an Italian dressing, thanks to my mother-in-law, I have a poppyseed dressing to make, and I would love additional recipes some of you make! I have some research to do to find more.
So these are some of the things I'm doing in my house, hope this gives you ideas. I would love some ideas from you and what you're doing for your family!
Love the juice boxes and Bunnies 🙂 I buy them to carry in my purse for class and for my hubby at work!
Thats so awesome that your mom makes you guys bread every week!
Love your encouragement towards being healthy!!


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Senate President urges universities to shun all comers programmes
Dr Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, has urged Nigerian universities to be agents of community development rather than running all-comers' programmes.
Saraki gave the advice in a goodwill message at the 3rd Biennial Conference of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities in Abuja.
He was represented by Sen. Jubril Barawo, Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Education.
Saraki said in the past, Nigerian universities were known to have experts in certain programmes but this was no longer the case.
"Today, it is a different scenario, as many Nigerian universities want to run all programmes from university teaching hospital to having a nuclear department."
He said the development had paved way for the influx of unprepared students many of who could not address their special needs.
"There is, therefore, the need for Nigerian universities to change from being conventional sources of graduates to becoming engines of community development.
"Nigeria needs a new generation of universities that can serve as engines of community development and social renewal,''Saraki said.
He said that fundamental reforms would be needed in the curriculum design of the universities to boost their efforts in proffering lasting solution to the nation's economic social and environmental challenges.
Saraki urged the committee to look into some other unwholesome practices by some lecturers who took delight in taking up multiple appointments or full time employment in more than one university.
He said the development accounted for the reduction in the quality of graduates, as a result of lack of adequate supervision by lecturers.
He called for an end to labour disputes in higher institutions to check strikes, adding that better funding would make them relevant "in the ever-competitive contemporary education."
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, identified resource constraints as one of the challenges facing the universities.
He, however, called on the university authorities to manage the available resources at their disposal effectively and efficiently to achieve their aims and objectives.
Adamu's massage was tagged: "The Journey so far and the Future; the Ministerial Strategic Plan for Higher Education''.
The minister was represented on the occasion by Hajia Fatima Gidum, Director, Tertiary Education in the ministry.
Adamu urged the conference to come up with a framework for the funding of tertiary education and augment the statutory resources.
The conference, with theme, "Sustainable Tertiary Education in a Harsh Economic Environment'', will end on Thursday.


The recruitment, retention and advancement of women, minority and disabled lawyers at Maryland law firms has improved in recent years but more work is needed, say senior attorneys at leading firms.
Brown Goldstein Levy LLP has for the past seven years offered a disability-rights fellowship to a fledgling attorney with a disability.
The firm's managing partner, Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, said she hopes the recruiting effort debunks a persistent and naïve view that only able-bodied individuals can represent clients on legal matters.


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The Chinese fulvetta (Fulvetta striaticollis) is a bird species in the family Paradoxornithidae. Like the other typical fulvettas, it was long included in the Timaliidae genus Alcippe or in the Sylviidae.

It is found in China.

References

 Collar, N. J. & Robson, C. 2007. "Family Timaliidae (Babblers)". pp. 70–291. In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

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OPERS kicked off the year in support of the Chancellor's Sustainability Challenge to Reduce Waste by working to make the 2013 Fall Festival a "ZERO WASTE" event.
Student volunteers working as "Trash Talkers" to educate Fall Festival participants on how to sort waste at the recycling stations.
This was a collaborative effort with OPERS, Dining Services, the Sustainability Office, and the Recycling Program in Physical Plant. Since so many new students attend the Fall Festival, it is a unique opportunity to educate each other about what it means to be a Slug at UCSC. All these departments worked to integrate "making environmentally friendly choices" in the outreach to new students. UCSC has a goal of reaching Zero Waste by the year 2020, and large-scale events can unfortunately be large producers of waste on campus. A Zero Waste event at UCSC is defined as a one-time program that is planned in a way to reduce waste as much as possible by making conservative procurement decisions, communicating with collaborating parties and vendors about allowable materials, and including composting and recycling collection the day of the event to minimize trash production. By meeting this challenge head on and endeavoring to make the Fall Festival a Zero Waste event, we continue the UCSC tradition of being ahead of the curve and providing pioneering leadership. At the 2012 Fall Festival, all waste was sorted and weighed for the first time at this event. This provided a baseline measurement for future comparison. This year, all waste was sorted and weighed again and the measurements below from both years show how waste was monitored and where there were areas of improvement. In general, the total amount of waste generated by the entire event was reduced. The Fall Festvail was larger with more people attending, but less waste was produced. In addition, the highest percentage of waste for both years was compostable. This is only made possible by cooperation and engagement from all Fall Festival participants. The end result is a model of a more sustainable way of living to help create a healthy and thriving campus and community.
Meals served by Dining Services - 3,960.
Total waste generated by the event - 2,301 lbs.
Total waste generated by the event - 1,945 lbs.


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Lillian Kelcourse
December 28, 1922 - August 4, 2019
Lillian Vigna Kelcourse died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, August 4 after 96 years of a full and happy life. She was born in New York, NY in 1922. Her parents, Mary and Joseph Vigna emigrated from Piemonte, Italy and went on to start The Lido Ravioli Business in Staten Island, NY. Lillian grew up in Staten Island and graduated from New Dorp High School before going on to Katharine Gibbs secretarial school. Her favorite part of school was skipping class to go to listen to a young, skinny singer with beautiful blue eyes. She was one of the original Bobby Soxers. Lillian was the widow of Ronald Kelcourse and leaves behind her children Dennis Kelcourse and Susan Kelcourse Cambria, grandchildren Elise and Cristian Kelcourse and Micheal and Joanna Cambria. Skye Kelcourse and Julian Coker are her two great grandchildren. She had worked as a legal secretary for the law office of Jacob Rand and then as a school secretary in the Long Branch Public School System. There are many adults in Long Branch and beyond who will remember the nice secretary who always gave them candy. Lillian and Ronald retired to the Greenbriar Community in Brick, NJ. At age 90 Lillian moved to Marietta, GA to be closer to family and sunshine. She is predeceased by a beloved granddaughter Laura Kelcourse and a brother Geno who died in infancy one month after arriving in the USA . Lillian was never happier than when she was surrounded by friends and family. We hope she is with them now and has finally gotten to meet Frank Sinatra. Her burial will be private.
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