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Match Preview: Manchester United vs Swansea
The Premier League is finally back as Manchester United begin their first step of righting the wrongs of last season as they host Swansea in the first game of the 2014/15 season.
The mood surrounding United is entirely different to the negative undercurrent which was omnipresent throughout last season with an impressive unbeaten pre-season under Louis van Gaal seeing optimism rise amongst supporters.
Under Van Gaal, the Reds have seen off the likes of Real Madrid, Roma and Liverpool so far and will be looking to carry on their 'preparation time' form in an attempt to mount a serious charge for the title after last season's debacle under David Moyes.
Manchester United team news
Despite a superb pre-season which has been the most overly positive one in quite some time, Van Gaal has a couple of headaches including a lack of options in central defence.
With Jonny Evans doubtful, Tyler Blackett is expected to start on the left side of a defensive three after a strong pre-season while Antonio Valencia and Danny Welbeck are missing through injury.
Luke Shaw will miss out with a hamstring complaint and Michael Carrick is still sidelined. Robin van Persie will also not feature, meaning Rooney and Hernandez could be deployed up front.
United have won six of their last nine opening weekend fixtures, and have never been beaten on the opening weekend at Old Trafford (eight wins, three draws)
Swansea team news
The Swans have had mixed preparation ahead of the new season. Their US training camp was hailed as a success by coach Gary Monk and his side have notched victories against several lower league sides. The Welsh outfit did lose to Villareal in their last outing.
Chico Flores and Pablo Hernandez have both left for Qatar but Bafetimbi Gomis and Gylfi Siggurdson will bolster Swansea's frontline. Perhaps most importantly, Wilfried Bony, who scored 25 goals in his first season at the club, has stayed despite apparent interest.
Nathan Dyer and Wayne Routledge could return but Leon Britton, a key cog in Swansea's neat and tidy midfield is likely to miss out.
The two sides met on three occasions last season with United getting the better of the Welsh side on two of three occasions.
The Moyes era kicked off with a bang as United thrashed the Swans 4-1 at the Liberty Stadium with braces from Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck. The Reds also won the return leg albeit in less convincing circumstances.
Swansea handed United a Third Round FA Cup exit in January.
Wayne Rooney, this week named as United's permanent captain to mixed reaction, has arguably been United's star performer so far under Louis van Gaal. Rooney is now just two away from Thierry Henry's total of 175 Premier League goals.
Wilfried Bony has been a thorn in United's side before having scored the winner in the aforementioned FA Cup encounter last season, as well as finding the net in the 2013/14 season opener. The Ivorian managed 16 league goals last season after moving from Vitesse Arnhem.
Confidence is high in the United camp and while Swansea can cause problems and have done so before, many predict a victory in Van Gaal's first Premier League outing.
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 Allende (Nuevo León)
 Allende (Sonora)
 San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato
 Valle de Allende in Chihuahua

in anderen Ländern:
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 Villa Allende im Departamento Colón, Argentinien

Allende ist der Familienname folgender Personen:
 Alfredo Allende, chilenischer Schauspieler
 Damian de Allende (* 1991), südafrikanischer Rugby-Union-Spieler

 Isabel Allende (* 1942), chilenische Schriftstellerin
 Isabel Allende (Politikerin) (* 1945), chilenische Soziologin und Politikerin
 Jaime Allende (1924–2003), spanischer Hockeyspieler
 José Luis Allende, spanischer Segler
 Juan Allende-Blin (* 1928), chilenischer Komponist
 Juan Allende-Salazar (1882–1938), spanischer Kunsthistoriker
 Maya Fernández Allende (* 1971), chilenische Politikerin
 Pedro Humberto Allende Sarón (1885–1959), chilenischer Komponist
 Ramón Allende Padín (1845–1884), chilenischer Mediziner und Politiker

 Stephan N. Allende, peruanischer Freiheitskämpfer

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A Telugu Desam Party (TDP) member struck an unusual note in the Lok Sabha on Monday when he played a Tamil song in the House.
Naramalli Sivaprasad, known for sporting different costumes in the House, was dressed like former Tamil Nadu chief minister MG Ramachandran, or MGR, and held a whip in his hand.
During Question Hour, he walked into the Well and sought to flog himself.
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We love board games in our house. We're always looking for fun new games to add to our collection, and everyone in the family is a huge fan of game night. Our younger son is about to be four years old, and he's reaching an age where he's really pumped about participating in game night. But, of course, there's a pretty limited selection that he can actually keep up with!
We've been working on gathering a few different games for him so that when we have a family game night, he can play along. The most important criteria? It has to be not too terribly painful for us to play, too!
So, here's a list of my top games that your four-year-old can play along with.
15 Board Games for 4 Year Olds
First Orchard – We've been playing this game since Jackson was two years old. It's always a winner in our house, and I love that it's quick and easy. It's a great game for practicing colors and counting, and I love that it's a cooperative game. I also love that it can be played with just one player!
Here Fishy, Fishy – This game only takes about 5-10 minutes to play – it's great for hand-eye coordination, taking turns, and practicing colors.
Zingo – It's Bingo, but for smaller kids. Always a blast, requires minimal effort on your part, is great for kids of all ages!
Animal Upon Animal – This adorable stacking game is a really fun game that you'll enjoy just as much as the kids. You're racing to stack all of your animals before anyone else, and trying to make sure the tower doesn't fall over. It's fun for everyone and gets really exciting as the tower gets taller!
Found It – This game is perfect for a rainy day. Or even a day when it's just too hot to play outside. It's an indoor scavenger hunt where kids race to find things around the house (for example, something with a pattern, or something smaller than your palm). The first to find 7 items is the winner!
Baby Dinosaur Rescue – In this simple no-reading-required game, you're working together to try and rescue dinosaurs from an island before lava from a volcano reaches them. It's a great way to practice turn taking, working together, and a whole host of other skills.
Pretty Pretty Princess – It's a classic but I think it's definitely one that gets forgotten a lot. This was my favorite game when I was little, and I honestly never got tired of it. I still have a blast playing! I have two boys but literally everyone wants to be a pretty pretty princess. It's a win all around, every time.
Sequence for Kids – My 8 year old loves to play the regular version of Sequence, so I'm planning on grabbing this one for our younger son for his birthday! Sequence is a classic and I always love being able to introduce the kids to junior versions of our favorite games.
Paw Patrol Pop Up Game– I've also got this one in my cart for Grant's birthday! Who doesn't love Paw Patrol? This is basically a really simplified version of Trouble, and it looks really cute.
The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game – In this game, you spin the spinner and use some little tweezers to pick an acorn to place on your log. It's great for color matching, fine motor skills, and turn taking. We played this a lot when Jackson was younger and it was always a win!
The Ladybug Game – This adorable game was invented by a first grader, which means your little ones are almost guaranteed to love it. It's a great first board game for little ones.
Pete the Cat the Missing Cupcakes Game – In this game, you work together to find a missing cupcake. Players will sing songs, act out physical activities, and share favorites during the game. It's really interactive and so cute!
Hoot Owl Hoot Game – This is another one Jackson loved as a toddler! It has different levels of play which means your older kids can continue to have fun with it and play with the younger ones. It's a cooperative game that really encourages teamwork, which is always great!
Little Red Riding Hood – This is an adorable puzzle game that your kid can work on by themselves (always a win). It includes 48 different challenges, which means they'll be able to play it a ton before it gets old. It includes 4 different skill levels, too, so it'll be great for all ages.
Yeti in my Spaghetti– This is similar to Don't Break The Ice – you remove noodles from a bowl and try not to let the Yeti fall in. It's hilarious and adorable, and your kids are guaranteed to adore it.
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Hi Ho! Cherry-O
Chutes and Ladders
The Fishing Game
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MPD making their presence known for New Year's celebrations across city
By Brandon Cruz
As 2011 winds down, Milwaukee police are making sure everyone stays safe and enjoys the coming of the New Year.
On New Year's eve, roll call for District 5 officers was held on the corner of 25th and Locust - instead of the police station. The goal is to crack down on people who fire guns in the air to celebrate. What many people don't realize, is that the bullets also have to come down.
Police Captain Terrence Gordon held roll call in the neighborhood because of the high volume of gun shots that have happened in the area over the last 90 days and previous New Year's.
Gordon says, "Our job today is to show everybody in the neighborhoods, the thoroughfares, the main streets, and the entertainment districts that they can celebrate and safely enjoy this New Year's Eve safely."
A group of neighbors including Bennie Allen, a pastor of the Greater Little Hill Church, gathered along with the officers to thank them for their work. Allen says, "I think when they come together like they did today, it builds the relationship between the people and the 5th District Police Department."


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Q: Standard representative for a coset space Motivation:
finding convenient real coordinates for the full complex flag manifold $ \mathrm{Flag} \left( 1, \ldots, n \right) $.
Details:
Consider the Lie group $ \mathrm{SU} \left( n \right) $ and its maximal torus $ \mathrm{T} :=
\left( \mathrm{U} \left( 1 \right) \times \ldots \times \mathrm{U} \left( 1 \right) \right) \cap \mathrm{SU} \left( n \right) $ - i.e. the subgroup of diagonal matrices. We know that the complete flag manifold may be described as a coset space:
\begin{equation}
\mathrm{Flag} \left( 1, \ldots, n \right) = \mathrm{SU} \left( n \right) / \mathrm{T}  .
\end{equation}
Now, using the physicists' convention where the exponential map is defined by $ A \mapsto e^{iA} $, the Lie algebra $ \mathfrak{su} \left( n \right) $ consists of traceless Hermitian matrices, and the torus is generated by the subalgebra $ \mathfrak{h} $ (a Cartan subalgebra of the complexified algebra), which consists of diagonal traceless Hermitian matrices. For example, for $ n = 2 $ we have that $ \mathfrak{su} \left( 2 \right) = \mathrm{Span}_{\mathbb{R}} \left\{ \sigma_x, \sigma_y , \sigma_z \right\} $ (the Pauli matrices) and $ \mathfrak{h} = \mathrm{Span}_{\mathbb{R}} \left\{ \sigma_z \right\} $.
Now, I read on lecture notes for some physics course that one can parametrize the coset space using what they call a standard representative. The groups involved were different, and no proof was given, but basically what it implies here is that one can parametrize the coset space using representatives of the form:
\begin{equation}
U \left(x, y \right) := e^{i \left( x \sigma_x + y\sigma_y \right)}
\end{equation}
That is, any $ V \in \mathrm{SU} \left( 2 \right) $ may be written in the form:
$$ V = e^{i \left( x \sigma_x + y\sigma_y \right)} e^{i z \sigma_z} \tag{1}\label{1} $$
for some $ x,y,z \in \mathbb{R} $. Thus, we obtain very convenient intrinsic real coordinates for $ \mathrm{Flag} \left( 1, 2 \right) $. Now, generally the RHS of \eqref{1} should be computed using the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff formula. However, for the case of $ \mathrm{SU} \left( 2 \right) $ the exponentials may be computed explicitly, so I was able to convince myself that this indeed works. My question is regarding $ n > 2 $.
Question: Let us label the generators of $ \mathfrak{su} \left( n \right) $ as follows: $ \left\{ H_1, \ldots, H_{n-1}, A_1, \ldots A_{n \left(n-1\right)} \right\} $, such that $ \left\{ H_1, \ldots, H_{n-1} \right\} $ are diagonal. Is it true that any matrix $ V \in \mathrm{SU} \left( n \right) $ may be written as a product of the following form?
$$ V = \exp \left(i \sum_j x_j A_j \right) \exp \left(i \sum_k y_k H_k\right) , \quad x_j, y_k \in \mathbb{R} . $$

A: This is actually much more general.
Let $G$ denote any compact Lie group and $H\subseteq G$ a closed connected subgroup.  Let's pick a bi-invariant Riemannian metric on $G$.  Then, we obtain an orthogonal splitting $\mathfrak{g} = \mathfrak{h}\oplus \mathfrak{p}$, where $\mathfrak{p}$ is merely a vector subspaces (i.e., it's not necessarily a sub-Lie algebra.)
The theorem is:

Any $g\in G$ is of the form $\exp(Y)\exp(X)$ for some $X\in \mathfrak{h}$ and $Y\in \mathfrak{p}$.

Here's a sketch of a proof.  Given $g\in G$, let $\pi(g)$ denote the image of $g$ in the homogeneous space $G/H$.  Let $\gamma:[0,1]\rightarrow G/H$ be a minimal geodesic from $eH$ to $\pi(g)$ (where the metric on $G/H$ is induced from the chosen one on $G$ and where $e\in G$ is the identity element).  Then $\gamma$ has a unique horizontal lift to a geodesic $\overline{\gamma}$ in $G$ which begins at $e\in G$.
Being horizontal means that $\overline{\gamma}'(0)\in \mathfrak{p}$.  Since with respect to a bi-invariant metric, geodesics are the same as one parameter subgroups, it follows that $\overline{\gamma}(t) = \exp(tY)$ for some $Y\in \mathfrak{p}$.
Now, since $\pi\circ \overline{\gamma} = \gamma$, we see that $\pi(g) = \pi(\overline{\gamma}(1)) = \pi(\exp(Y))$, so there is an $h\in H$ with $g = \exp(Y)h$.  Since $H$ is connected and compact, we may write $h = \exp(X)$.  $\square$

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Red Eagle Exploration Limited v. Republic of Colombia, ICSID Case No. ARB/18/12
Siège de l'arbitrage :
Canada-Colombia FTA
- 16 déc. 2019
Decision on Bifurcation - 3 août 2020
Notice of Intent - 14 sept. 2017
Request for Arbitration - 21 mars 2018
Procedural Order No. 1 - Amended - 2 juin 2020
Procedural Order No. 1 – Annex B (Amended) - 12 nov. 2020
Procedural Order No. 2 - 18 janv. 2021
Procedural Order No. 1 – Annex B (Amended) - 4 févr. 2021
Procedural Order No. 3 - 28 avr. 2021
Procedural Order No. 1 – Annex B (Amended) - 16 févr. 2022
Andrés Rigo Sureda Président
Philippe J. Sands Désigné par l'Etat
José A. Martínez de Hoz, Jr. Désigné par l'investisseur
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On 4 January 2021, both Parties submitted to the Tribunal their requests for production of documents in the form of a Redfern Schedule ("Requests for Production"), in accordance with section 15.6 of Procedural Order No. 1 (as amended).
ICSID Arbitration Rule 34 provides:
(1) The Tribunal shall be the judge of the admissibility of any evidence adduced and of its probative value.
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(4) Expenses incurred in producing evidence and in taking other measures in accordance with paragraph (2) shall be deemed to constitute part of the expenses incurred by the parties within the meaning of Article 61(2) of the Convention.
Section 15.2 of Procedural Order No. 1 (as amended) provides that the Tribunal may be guided by the International Bar Association Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (2010) in relation to document production.
Having considered the Parties' Requests for Production, and pursuant to the abovementioned applicable rules, this Procedural Order decides on the Redfern Schedules submitted by the Parties. The reasoning of the Tribunal is included in each of the requests contained in the Redfern Schedules of each party which are attached to this Procedural Order. Annex A contains the Decision on the Claimant's Requests for Production and Annex B contains the Decision on the Respondent's Requests for Production.
This Order is made without prejudice to the operation of any applicable principles on privilege, including legal privilege.
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BMW i8 serial: a Frankfurt to another
Past 11 years, members of the jury of the North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Award, award the title of Best Concept of the Year has a vehicle that is shown during the last year.
For 2012, the BMW i8 which won honors.
In total, 34 vehicles were competing.
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Mini Paceman Concept become the Mini Countryman Coupe
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Джери Наумоф () е политик от Република Македония.

Биография
Роден е на 28 август 1957 г. в Кълъмбъс, Охайо. Корените му са от село Гявато. Между 1977 и 1980 г. завършва бизнес администрация и маркетинг. Учи в Щатския университет в Мънси, Индиана. Между 1993 и 2013 г. е основава и стои начело на Наумоф груп фирма за съвети за рисков мениджмънт в Чикаго. Избиран е за част от борда на директорите на Македония 2025. Бил е част от европейския консултативен съвет, представляващ македонската общност в района на Чикаго. Част е от консултативния съвет на обединената македонска диаспора. На 29 май 2013 г. е избран за министър без ресор, отговорен за привличането на чуждестранни инвестиции.

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#include "NuMicro.h"

/** @addtogroup Standard_Driver Standard Driver
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*/

/** @addtogroup TIMER_PWM_Driver TIMER PWM Driver
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  *                                 - \ref TPWM_CNTR_CLKSRC_TIMER1_INT
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_CNTR_CLKSRC_TIMER2_INT
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_CNTR_CLKSRC_TIMER3_INT
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  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to set PWM counter clock source.
  */
void TPWM_SetCounterClockSource(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32CntClkSrc)
{
    (timer)->PWMCLKSRC = ((timer)->PWMCLKSRC & ~TIMER_PWMCLKSRC_CLKSRC_Msk) | u32CntClkSrc;
}

/**
  * @brief      Configure PWM Output Frequency and Duty Cycle
  *
  * @param[in]  timer           The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in]  u32Frequency    Target generator frequency.
  * @param[in]  u32DutyCycle    Target generator duty cycle percentage. Valid range are between 0~100. 10 means 10%, 20 means 20%...
  *
  * @return     Nearest frequency clock in nano second
  *
  * @details    This API is used to configure PWM output frequency and duty cycle in up count type and auto-reload operation mode.
  * @note       This API is only available if Timer PWM counter clock source is from TMRx_CLK.
  */
uint32_t TPWM_ConfigOutputFreqAndDuty(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32Frequency, uint32_t u32DutyCycle)
{
    uint32_t u32PWMClockFreq, u32TargetFreq;
    uint32_t u32Prescaler = 0x1000UL, u32Period, u32CMP;

    if((timer == TIMER0) || (timer == TIMER1))
    {
        u32PWMClockFreq = CLK_GetPCLK0Freq();
    }
    else
    {
        u32PWMClockFreq = CLK_GetPCLK1Freq();
    }

    /* Calculate u16PERIOD and u16PSC */
    for(u32Prescaler = 1UL; u32Prescaler <= 0x1000UL; u32Prescaler++)
    {
        u32Period = (u32PWMClockFreq / u32Prescaler) / u32Frequency;

        /* If target u32Period is larger than 0x10000, need to use a larger prescaler */
        if(u32Period <= 0x10000UL)
        {
            break;
        }
    }
    /* Store return value here 'cos we're gonna change u32Prescaler & u32Period to the real value to fill into register */
    u32TargetFreq = (u32PWMClockFreq / u32Prescaler) / u32Period;

    /* Set PWM to up count type */
    timer->PWMCTL = (timer->PWMCTL & ~TIMER_PWMCTL_CNTTYPE_Msk) | (TPWM_UP_COUNT << TIMER_PWMCTL_CNTTYPE_Pos);

    /* Set PWM to auto-reload mode */
    timer->PWMCTL = (timer->PWMCTL & ~TIMER_PWMCTL_CNTMODE_Msk) | TPWM_AUTO_RELOAD_MODE;

    /* Convert to real register value */
    TPWM_SET_PRESCALER(timer, (u32Prescaler - 1UL));

    TPWM_SET_PERIOD(timer, (u32Period - 1UL));
    if(u32DutyCycle)
    {
        u32CMP = (u32DutyCycle * u32Period) / 100UL;
    }
    else
    {
        u32CMP = 0UL;
    }

    TPWM_SET_CMPDAT(timer, u32CMP);

    return (u32TargetFreq);
}

/**
  * @brief      Enable Dead-Time Function
  *
  * @param[in]  timer       The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in]  u32DTCount  Dead-Time duration in PWM clock count, valid values are between 0x0~0xFFF, but 0x0 means there is no Dead-Time insertion.
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to enable Dead-Time function and counter source is the same as Timer PWM clock source.
  * @note       The register write-protection function should be disabled before using this function.
  */
void TPWM_EnableDeadTime(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32DTCount)
{
    timer->PWMDTCTL = TIMER_PWMDTCTL_DTEN_Msk | u32DTCount;
}

/**
  * @brief      Enable Dead-Time Function
  *
  * @param[in]  timer       The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in]  u32DTCount  Dead-Time duration in PWM clock count, valid values are between 0x0~0xFFF, but 0x0 means there is no Dead-Time insertion.
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to enable Dead-Time function and counter source is the Timer PWM clock source with prescale.
  * @note       The register write-protection function should be disabled before using this function.
  */
void TPWM_EnableDeadTimeWithPrescale(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32DTCount)
{
    timer->PWMDTCTL = TIMER_PWMDTCTL_DTCKSEL_Msk | TIMER_PWMDTCTL_DTEN_Msk | u32DTCount;
}

/**
  * @brief      Disable Dead-Time Function
  *
  * @param[in]  timer       The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to enable Dead-time of selected channel.
  * @note       The register write-protection function should be disabled before using this function.
  */
void TPWM_DisableDeadTime(TIMER_T *timer)
{
    timer->PWMDTCTL = 0x0UL;
}

/**
  * @brief      Enable PWM Counter
  *
  * @param[in]  timer       The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to enable PWM generator and start counter counting.
  */
void TPWM_EnableCounter(TIMER_T *timer)
{
    timer->PWMCTL |= TIMER_PWMCTL_CNTEN_Msk;
}

/**
  * @brief      Disable PWM Generator
  *
  * @param[in]  timer       The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details This function is used to disable PWM counter immediately by clear CNTEN (TIMERx_PWMCTL[0]) bit.
  */
void TPWM_DisableCounter(TIMER_T *timer)
{
    timer->PWMCTL &= ~TIMER_PWMCTL_CNTEN_Msk;
}

/**
  * @brief      Enable Trigger ADC
  *
  * @param[in]  timer           The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in]  u32Condition    The condition to trigger ADC. It could be one of following conditions:
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_TRIGGER_ADC_AT_ZERO_POINT
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_TRIGGER_ADC_AT_PERIOD_POINT
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_TRIGGER_ADC_AT_ZERO_OR_PERIOD_POINT
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_TRIGGER_ADC_AT_COMPARE_UP_COUNT_POINT
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_TRIGGER_ADC_AT_COMPARE_DOWN_COUNT_POINT
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to enable specified counter compare event to trigger ADC.
  */
void TPWM_EnableTriggerADC(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32Condition)
{
    timer->PWMEADCTS = TIMER_PWMEADCTS_TRGEN_Msk | u32Condition;
}

/**
  * @brief      Disable Trigger ADC
  *
  * @param[in]  timer       The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to disable counter compare event to trigger ADC.
  */
void TPWM_DisableTriggerADC(TIMER_T *timer)
{
    timer->PWMEADCTS = 0x0UL;
}

/**
  * @brief      Enable Fault Brake Function
  *
  * @param[in]  timer           The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in]  u32CH0Level     PWMx_CH0 output level while fault brake event occurs. Valid value is one of following setting
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_OUTPUT_TOGGLE
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_OUTPUT_NOTHING
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_OUTPUT_LOW
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_OUTPUT_HIGH
  * @param[in]  u32CH1Level     PWMx_CH1 output level while fault brake event occurs. Valid value is one of following setting
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_OUTPUT_TOGGLE
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_OUTPUT_NOTHING
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_OUTPUT_LOW
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_OUTPUT_HIGH
  * @param[in]  u32BrakeSource  Fault brake source, combination of following source
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_EDGE_ACMP0
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_EDGE_ACMP1
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_EDGE_BKPIN
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_EDGE_SYS_CSS
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_EDGE_SYS_BOD
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_EDGE_SYS_COR
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_EDGE_SYS_RAM
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_LEVEL_ACMP0
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_LEVEL_ACMP1
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_LEVEL_BKPIN
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_LEVEL_SYS_CSS
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_LEVEL_SYS_BOD
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_LEVEL_SYS_COR
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_SOURCE_LEVEL_SYS_RAM
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to enable fault brake function.
  * @note       The register write-protection function should be disabled before using this function.
  */
void TPWM_EnableFaultBrake(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32CH0Level, uint32_t u32CH1Level, uint32_t u32BrakeSource)
{
    timer->PWMFAILBRK |= ((u32BrakeSource >> 16) & 0xFUL);
    timer->PWMBRKCTL = (timer->PWMBRKCTL & ~(TIMER_PWMBRKCTL_BRKAEVEN_Msk | TIMER_PWMBRKCTL_BRKAODD_Msk)) |
                       (u32BrakeSource & 0xFFFFUL) | (u32CH0Level << TIMER_PWMBRKCTL_BRKAEVEN_Pos) | (u32CH1Level << TIMER_PWMBRKCTL_BRKAODD_Pos);
}

/**
  * @brief      Enable Fault Brake Interrupt
  *
  * @param[in]  timer           The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in]  u32IntSource    Interrupt source, could be one of following source
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_EDGE
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_LEVEL
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to enable fault brake interrupt.
  * @note       The register write-protection function should be disabled before using this function.
  */
void TPWM_EnableFaultBrakeInt(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32IntSource)
{
    timer->PWMINTEN1 |= u32IntSource;
}

/**
  * @brief      Disable Fault Brake Interrupt
  *
  * @param[in]  timer           The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in]  u32IntSource    Interrupt source, could be one of following source
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_EDGE
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_LEVEL
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to disable fault brake interrupt.
  * @note       The register write-protection function should be disabled before using this function.
  */
void TPWM_DisableFaultBrakeInt(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32IntSource)
{
    timer->PWMINTEN1 &= ~u32IntSource;
}

/**
  * @brief      Indicate Fault Brake Interrupt Flag
  *
  * @param[in]  timer           The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in]  u32IntSource    Interrupt source, could be one of following source
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_EDGE
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_LEVEL
  *
  * @return     Fault brake interrupt flag of specified source
  * @retval     0       Fault brake interrupt did not occurred
  * @retval     1       Fault brake interrupt occurred
  *
  * @details    This function is used to indicate fault brake interrupt flag occurred or not of selected source.
  */
uint32_t TPWM_GetFaultBrakeIntFlag(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32IntSource)
{
    return ((timer->PWMINTSTS1 & (0x3UL << u32IntSource))? 1UL : 0UL);
}

/**
  * @brief      Clear Fault Brake Interrupt Flags
  *
  * @param[in]  timer           The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in]  u32IntSource    Interrupt source, could be one of following source
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_EDGE
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BRAKE_LEVEL
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to clear fault brake interrupt flags of selected source.
  * @note       The register write-protection function should be disabled before using this function.
  */
void TPWM_ClearFaultBrakeIntFlag(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32IntSource)
{
    timer->PWMINTSTS1 = (0x3UL << u32IntSource);
}

/**
  * @brief      Enable load mode of selected channel
  *
  * @param[in]  timer       The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in]  u32LoadMode  Timer PWM counter loading mode, could be one of following mode
  *                             - \ref TPWM_LOAD_MODE_PERIOD
  *                             - \ref TPWM_LOAD_MODE_IMMEDIATE
  *                             - \ref TPWM_LOAD_MODE_CENTER
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to enable load mode of selected channel.
  * @note       The default loading mode is period loading mode.
  */
void TPWM_SetLoadMode(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32LoadMode)
{
    timer->PWMCTL = (timer->PWMCTL & ~(TIMER_PWMCTL_IMMLDEN_Msk | TIMER_PWMCTL_CTRLD_Msk)) | u32LoadMode;
}

/**
  * @brief      Enable brake pin noise filter function
  *
  * @param[in]  timer           The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in]  u32BrakePinSrc  The external brake pin source, could be one of following source
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_TM_BRAKE0
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_TM_BRAKE1
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_TM_BRAKE2
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_TM_BRAKE3
  * @param[in]  u32DebounceCnt  This value controls the real debounce sample time.
  *                             The target debounce sample time is (debounce sample clock period) * (u32DebounceCnt).
  * @param[in]  u32ClkSrcSel    Brake pin detector debounce clock source, could be one of following source
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BKP_DBCLK_PCLK_DIV_1
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BKP_DBCLK_PCLK_DIV_2
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BKP_DBCLK_PCLK_DIV_4
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BKP_DBCLK_PCLK_DIV_8
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BKP_DBCLK_PCLK_DIV_16
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BKP_DBCLK_PCLK_DIV_32
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BKP_DBCLK_PCLK_DIV_64
  *                                 - \ref TPWM_BKP_DBCLK_PCLK_DIV_128
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to enable external brake pin detector noise filter function.
  */
void TPWM_EnableBrakePinDebounce(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32BrakePinSrc, uint32_t u32DebounceCnt, uint32_t u32ClkSrcSel)
{
    timer->PWMBNF = (timer->PWMBNF & ~(TIMER_PWMBNF_BKPINSRC_Msk | TIMER_PWMBNF_BRKFCNT_Msk | TIMER_PWMBNF_BRKNFSEL_Msk)) |
                    (u32BrakePinSrc << TIMER_PWMBNF_BKPINSRC_Pos) |
                    (u32DebounceCnt << TIMER_PWMBNF_BRKFCNT_Pos) |
                    (u32ClkSrcSel << TIMER_PWMBNF_BRKNFSEL_Pos) | TIMER_PWMBNF_BRKNFEN_Msk;
}

/**
  * @brief      Disable brake pin noise filter function
  *
  * @param[in]  timer       The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  *
  * @return     None
  *
  * @details    This function is used to disable external brake pin detector noise filter function.
  */
void TPWM_DisableBrakePinDebounce(TIMER_T *timer)
{
    timer->PWMBNF &= ~TIMER_PWMBNF_BRKNFEN_Msk;
}

/**
  * @brief Enable brake pin inverse function
  * @param[in]  timer       The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @return None
  * @details This function is used to enable PWM brake pin inverse function.
  */
void TPWM_EnableBrakePinInverse(TIMER_T *timer)
{
    timer->PWMBNF |= TIMER_PWMBNF_BRKPINV_Msk;
}

/**
  * @brief Disable brake pin inverse function
  * @param[in]  timer       The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @return None
  * @details This function is used to disable PWM brake pin inverse function.
  */
void TPWM_DisableBrakePinInverse(TIMER_T *timer)
{
    timer->PWMBNF &= ~TIMER_PWMBNF_BRKPINV_Msk;
}

/**
  * @brief Set brake pin source
  * @param[in]  timer       The pointer of the specified Timer module. It could be TIMER0, TIMER1, TIMER2, TIMER3.
  * @param[in] u32BrakePinNum Brake pin selection. One of the following:
  *                 - \ref TPWM_TM_BRAKE0
  *                 - \ref TPWM_TM_BRAKE1
  *                 - \ref TPWM_TM_BRAKE2
  *                 - \ref TPWM_TM_BRAKE3
  * @return None
  * @details This function is used to set PWM brake pin source.
  */
void TPWM_SetBrakePinSource(TIMER_T *timer, uint32_t u32BrakePinNum)
{
    timer->PWMBNF = (((timer)->PWMBNF & ~TIMER_PWMBNF_BKPINSRC_Msk) | (u32BrakePinNum << TIMER_PWMBNF_BKPINSRC_Pos));
}

/*@}*/ /* end of group TIMER_PWM_EXPORTED_FUNCTIONS */

/*@}*/ /* end of group TIMER_PWM_Driver */

/*@}*/ /* end of group Standard_Driver */

/*** (C) COPYRIGHT 2017 Nuvoton Technology Corp. ***/

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For those who can afford it (and each year increasing numbers can) travel is a surprisingly high priority spend. People cut back on other non-essential spend, long before they reduce their spending on travel. Even during relatively depressed economic times it remains remarkably resilient. So, whilst sectors like Construction and Financial Services struggled to even get close to 3% growth in 2017, Travel & Tourism powered ahead at 4.6%. That's the highest growth since 2011. Around 7 million new jobs were created as a result.
Over the next 10 years the sector is expected to outperform the global economy, growing at an average of 3.8% each year. But the growth is inevitably uneven. As rising prosperity allows more people to travel internationally, the vast majority are visiting similar destinations. Places like Barcelona, Dubrovnik and Venice have been in the news for struggling to deal with influxes of tourists. Tourism management will become an important priority for all destinations. Smoothing out the flow of visitors and encouraging people to visit less crowded destinations are key. The WTTC and McKinsey&Company report includes a range of best practice solutions. Find out more.
Egypt's tourism industry was hit hard by the downing of a Russian airliner and wider political tensions, dropping by 12.4% in 2016. However, numbers have picked up dramatically in 2017 increasing by a remarkable 73%. This shows how resilient the sector is and how quickly it can recover from even dramatic shocks like terrorism. Tunisia, another north Africa country recently hit by terrorism grew an impressive 7.6% too. Despite terrorist attacks in 2015 and 2016, France notched up modest growth in 2017.
Earlier forecasts tended to predict big reductions in Business Travel as the wider adoption of video conferencing meant virtual meetings would become popular. If we're seeing this impact, it's marginal. Globally, Business Travel spend decreased by half of one percent last year from 23% to 22.5% of total Travel & Tourism spend. But forecasts suggest it will actually grow strongly going forward. Many of the countries experiencing the highest levels of growth in business travel are in developing and emerging markets. Business travel is often the trailblazer for Travel & Tourism growth in general, as companies look for ways to exploit new markets. Infrastructure development follows, which in turn sets the foundations for expansion in leisure travel.
When people talk about Travel & Tourism they tend to think about international travel. But it's actually domestic trips that are by far the biggest driver of growth. For all but a handful of destinations, travel by the local population around their home destination is worth at least double the value of international visitors. Destinations would do well to take more note of this. China and India are particular cases in point. Here growing middle classes might not yet have the income to afford international travel, but increasingly they want to seek out new experiences closer to home.
As people earn more, their spend on non-essentials like Travel & Tourism rises accordingly. Goldman Sachs research has shown that once someone is earning just over US$35,000 they start to spend on domestic tourism experiences. Spend on international tourism then tends to kick in at around US$50,000. With its vast population becoming increasingly affluent, China is already a key market for many destinations. It will come to dominate within the next decade, eventually even over taking the USA in value. By 2027, 64 million more Chinese households will have enough disposable income to start spending on Travel & Tourism. India will be showing significant growth too with around 9 million new travelling households. Mexico and Thailand are also set for significant growth.
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7 Uses for Chamomile as a Natural Remedy
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From soothing insomnia and nausea to clearing skin problems and more, the little flower that could is a healing superstar.
Chamomile is an amazing flower. On appearance, it's a sweet little daisy with a delicate flavor. But underneath that demure exterior, it is a potent powerhouse that has been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years. One comprehensive study lists 54 traditional uses for it, from treating sleep and skin problems to soothing nausea and cramps. It is truly the little flower that could.
Like many natural remedies that have been relied upon for ages, not all of chamomile's powers have been proven by western science. But sometimes a few millennia of medicinal wisdom says more about a remedy than modern studies. Regardless, the following ailments have a long history of being soothed by this member of the Asteraceae/Compositae family. It certainly can't hurt to try.
Ease insomnia and stress
Chamomile is maybe best known for taking the edge off of stress and promoting a good night's sleep. One study notes, "Chamomile is widely regarded as a mild tranquilizer and sleep-inducer. Sedative effects may be due to the flavonoid, apigenin that binds to benzodiazepine receptors in the brain." Curiously, there has not been a lot of clinical trials proving all of this; but based on my own experience and thousands of years of tried-and-true folk wisdom, I'm standing by this claim.
Improve skin conditions
Chamomile has been used since antiquity to treat wounds and urge healing, thanks to its anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Several studies have found that topical chamomile treatments are effective in soothing eczema and mild inflammatory skin conditions.
Reduce acne breakouts and redness
Many people swear by chamomile to reduce acne and the redness that comes with it; which makes sense considering its prevalence in so many skincare products. Its anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties can be put to great use by making a strong chamomile tea, letting it cool, and then either rubbing it on clean skin with your fingers, or wetting a washcloth with it and allowing it to stay on affected areas for 15 minutes or so. Leftover tea can be kept in the fridge.
Quell nausea, vomiting, gas, and heartburn
There are studies, there is folk wisdom, there is anecdotal evidence – and it all points to the fact that chamomile tea soothes the things that vex the stomach.
Stymy symptoms of the common cold
There has been plenty of anecdotal evidence showing that drinking chamomile tea can relieve symptoms of the cursed common cold. Meanwhile, one study found that inhaling chamomile steam helped in the same endeavor. Since we already know that fluids, warm drinks, and steam are good cold combatants, why not throw in some chamomile there too?
Minimize menstrual pain and grumpiness
The proof on this one is in a lot of anecdotal evidence with a fair amount of research backing it up. Among other studies, one says that chamomile tea appears to be helpful in relieving menstrual cramps in women. Meanwhile, another study found that drinking chamomile tea for a month is an "effective therapy in relieving the pain originated from primary dysmenorrhea [cramps] and its consequent psycho-social problems [grumpiness]."
A lot of research has looked into chamomile's efficacy in reducing inflammation, an immune system reaction to fight infection that can cause a host of health problems. Chamomile has been found to help reduce inflammation when ingested and when used topically. The 2009 publication Complementary and Alternative Therapies and the Aging Population notes, "The German E Commission has approved chamomile for internal use to treat gastrointestinal spasms and inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, the German E Commission has approved external use of chamomile for inflammation of the skin and bacterial skin diseases, and respiratory tract inflammation."
How to use and side effects
Medical News Today reminds us that if you are interested in trying chamomile tea, it should be used as a supplement, rather than a replacement, to your normal medication regimen. A regular dose of one or two cups of tea day should encourage health benefits.
As noted above, chamomile is a sleepy-maker, so be warned that it can cause drowsiness. Most experts say that chamomile is safe, though it can trigger allergic reactions in people who have allergies to related plants.
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BELK BOWL CANCELS FAN EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
Charlotte, N.C. – The Belk Bowl announced changes to the fan events scheduled for Friday night in Uptown Charlotte. The changes were announced after detailed discussions between bowl officials, school representatives and local authorities. Current weather forecasts are predicting heavy rain and lightning in the area during the times of the events.
The Official Pep Rally, which was scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at Trade & Tryon, has been canceled. Fan Central, which was scheduled for 7:00 p.m., has been canceled as well. The Epicenter complex will still be open to the public.
The Belk Bowl FanFest, set for Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. will proceed as scheduled.
"Our top priority is always the safety of the fans and participants of all Belk Bowl activities," said Will Webb, Belk Bowl Executive Director. "This decision was reached after careful deliberation with everyone involved, and we know that this is the right and prudent course of action. We look forward to loud and enthusiastic fans being able to safely enjoy themselves Saturday morning at the Belk Bowl FanFest leading up to kickoff!"
The South Carolina Gamecocks will face the Virginia Cavaliers in the 2018 Belk Bowl. Kickoff is set for noon on Saturday, December 29th. The game, celebrating its 17th year, will be televised nationally by ABC. College football's only bowl game to call the Carolinas home, the Belk Bowl has partnerships in place with Belk, ESPN/ABC, the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference. The game is played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Belk has been the title sponsor of the Belk Bowl since 2011, working to help increase the Bowl's visibility both regionally and nationally.
Individual tickets for the 2018 Belk Bowl are available through www.BelkTickets.com and the participating schools. Fans can visit the official website, www.BelkBowl.com, for more information about the game and surrounding events.
The Charlotte Sports Foundation (CSF) is a 501(c)(3) created in 2013 to provide leadership for sports-based initiatives that enhance the economy and quality of life in the Charlotte region. CSF provides unique events and business opportunities around professional, collegiate and amateur sporting events, highlighted by the annual Belk Bowl and the Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, as well as, the Belk College Kickoff Game.
CSF's regular season football games include the Universities of North Carolina and South Carolina (2019 & 2023). Wake Forest University and the University of Notre Dame (2020), and East Carolina University and Appalachian State University (2021). These efforts are intended to create a positive economic impact in the region, as well, to enhance the quality of life.
The organization's board of directors is comprised of regional business, industry and civic leaders who have a track record of bringing sports and economic development to the area. Please visit www.CharlotteSports.org for more information.


Spontaneous switching between cortical states in the visual cortex of cat was reported by Kenet et al.: a succession of spatial activation patterns normally associated with visual input was observed even in the absence of external input. Using a Wilson-Cowan network, Blumenfeld et al. proposed a model for this phenomenon that generated multistability by applying unstructured noise. Here we use the biologically realistic mean-field model of Jansen & Rit , together with the heteroclinic channel theory proposed by Rabinovich et al., cf. Ref. , to propose a mechanism how such spontaneous switching between states could occur independent of extrinsic noise.
Evoked activity was simulated by applying input to a specific hypercolumn, yielding patterns that are very similar to the OPC distribution maps - compare Fig. 1C(Evok.) with 1C(IV,V). Importantly however, even without any external stimulus the system spontaneously switches from one state to another, see Fig. 1C(Spon.). In state space the system evolves in a heteroclinic channel, made up by the trajectories near a chain of saddle points (representing the OPCs) and associated unstable separatrixes. The inhibitory connectivity governs this sequence of activation. Imposing noise on this connectivity can introduce randomness into the sequence of activation.
In this study we have combined mean-field and heteroclinic channel theory in order to describe the experimental observation of spontaneous state switching . In contrast to Ref. , we do not need to impose unstructured noise to create multistability here. Furthermore, manipulations of our inhibitory connectivity matrix can vary the resulting sequence of states, e.g., in order to accommodate expectations about the next stimulus.
A. Basic model setup. B. Assumed decay of connectivity with orientation difference . C. Spatial layout of OPCs and examples of the simulated evoked and spontaneous activity.


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Gary Patterson Leads TCU to A Statuesque Start
Posted by Wendell Barnhouse on September 23, 2017 September 23, 2017
Now you know why there's a statue of Gary Patterson outside of TCU's Amon-Carter Stadium.
As you might have heard, Patterson's Frogs hopped into Stillwater Saturday and ruined the day for the locals with a never-a-doubt 44-31 victory over No. 6 Oklahoma State. Patterson's defense effectively contained the Cowboys' offensive tsunami that had swamped three non-conference opponents.
Legendary coach Dutch Meyer and Heisman Trophy winner Davey O'Brien are represented in bronze outside the football stadium. Patterson is also bronzed but it might be more appropriate if the likeness gets a new coat of, say, platinum.
Patterson was Mr. Anonymous when he was promoted from defensive coordinator to replace Dennis Franchione in 2000. In his 18 seasons, TCU has had double-digit victories 10 times including 13-0 in 2010 when the Frogs finished No. 2 in the rankings.
While Patterson has removed any doubts about his ability to run a program, he has maintained and improved his moxie as a defensive game planner. There might not be a better defensive mind in FBS than Patterson, who relishes the challenge of using his "x's" to bottle up the opposition's "o's."
No. 16 TCU "held" Oklahoma State to 499 yards and, more importantly, 13 points below their scoring average. Cowboys quarterback Mason Rudolph was 22-of -41 for 398 yards and two interceptions. He was sacked three times. The Cowboys were held to 101 yards rushing.
"We didn't play very smart and really, we got outcoached," Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. "I thought that they had better plans, and their players executed their plans better than we did."
TCU's upset refigures the Big 12 season. The Cowboys' fast start had everyone thinking about Oklahoma State hosting Oklahoma in Bedlam on Nov. 4 as The Game Of The Year. Considering that the Sooners had to force a late fumble to survive at Baylor – Baylor. The Frogs have already made a statement regarding their influence on the Big 12 race.
'We want to be relevant, you want to win enough to get noticed," Patterson said after the game. "It was also an advantage that no one was giving us a chance. We play better that way. If we are stupid enough to listen to everybody tell us how good we are, we're going to be in trouble."
Patterson, despite his success in Fort Worth, has always considered himself the underdog. He prefers that his team flies under – or better yet, off – the radar. Upsetting a team that had aspirations to reach the College Football Playoff brings plenty of attention. Don't expect Coach P to be happy with that.
TCU has had three losing seasons on Patterson's watch. The Frogs were 5-6 in 2004; the next season they finished 11-1. In the school's second season in the Big 12, in 2013, TCU finished 4-8 and the next season went 12-1, tied for the Big 12 championship and arguably belonged in the first CFP. Last season, the Frogs were expected to contend for the Big 12 title but finished a disappointing 6-7.
The trend, obviously, is that Patterson spends the off-season following a losing record stewing and adjusting how his team prepares and plays.
After the 2013 season, Patterson realized he had to change his offensive philosophy to compete in the Big 12. He hired Doug Meacham and Sonny Cumbie as co-offensive coordinators. They modernized the attack. Following last season, Meacham left for Kansas and Cumbie took over as the main play caller.
Patterson thought his team was physically whipped in games at the end of the season. He wanted the Frogs to be tougher, especially in the run game. With senior quarterback Kenny Hill effectively running an up-tempo offense, the Frogs balanced their fancy with force, running 52 times for 238 yards.
The Frogs' offense, operating without first-team running back Kyle Hicks, got a career-high 160 yards rushing from sophomore Darius Anderson. His third touchdown, a 42-yarder with 2:37 remaining was the coup de grace.
Gary Patterson doesn't provide repeatable quotes and he guards his game strategy like he would his last dollar. But earlier this week he provided a prescient hint regarding how Saturday's game might unfold.
"If there's any advantage to me going into the ballgame, we've played two teams that have had a high level of something, going into the ballgame," said Patterson, whose team overcame an early 19-7 deficit to dismantle SMU, 56-36, last Saturday. "I think that's the only advantage that we have going into Oklahoma State – going in that we've had to be in two battles. Basically, they've only had to play until halftime."
Gary Patterson, a standup guy.
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Drugs, corruption and power: these are just three words to describe Netflix's thrilling new original series Narcos.
This gritty crime drama tells the real story of the ruthless Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar (a.k.a. "The King of Cocaine," played by Wagner Moura), and his prevailing cocaine empire during the 1980s. In the show's official trailer, viewers are taken to the front lines of the epic battle between one of history's most dangerous drug kingpins (who died in the early '90s), and the law enforcement that's trying to shut them down.
Watch the trailer below and get hooked on the show—from the safety of your living room.
All 10 episodes of Narcos premiere August 28 on Netflix.


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Korejský průliv (japonsky  – Cušima Kaikjó, korejsky  – Tähan hähjŏp) je průliv spojující Japonské moře s Východočínským mořem. Na severovýchodě je ohraničen Korejským poloostrovem, na jihovýchodě japonskými ostrovy Kjúšú a Honšú. Délka celého průlivu je 200 kilometrů a běžná hloubka je 90 metrů. Nejvýznamnějším ostrovem v průlivu je Cušima, která leží zhruba uprostřed a rozděluje průliv na dvě části, z nichž ta větší a východní se nazývá Cušimský průliv. Dalším větším ostrovem je Iki.

Cušimským průlivem teče Cušimský proud, který vzniká jako větev teplého proudu Kurošio a posléze obtéká Sachalin a vtéká do Ochotského moře.

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IDIS video tech deployed at top Birmingham secondary school
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One of Birmingham's top secondary schools has switched to IDIS video technology in a drive to improve security, safety and standards of personal behavior.
With its 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating, Swanshurst School is one of the city's most popular destinations for girl's secondary education, with more than 1800 pupils aged 11 to 19. Video monitoring is key to efficient use of resources at the school, says Swanshurst's Strategic Business Manager, Annette Tyler.
"Because we have such a busy site, the ability of our senior team to see who is entering or leaving, and to remotely monitor corridors and lobby areas, is crucial to fostering a safe and welcoming learning environment."
The school's old CCTV system was proving difficult to use, with poor quality recordings that were hard to search through. IDIS technology was chosen to replace it, and the priority for the upgrade was not just price – although budgets remain tight for many schools – but service and performance.
"To avoid a potentially costly mistake, we researched what other schools had done and looked for personal recommendations. Then we selected Unison Integrated Technology only after comparing our three shortlisted quotes and satisfying ourselves that the IDIS system would do what we wanted."
The new solution comprises close to 110 cameras. IDIS's DC-D4213WRX vandal resistant full-HD IR domes provide coverage for most of the school's internal areas and more than 70 were installed. They capture pin-sharp images in all lighting conditions, handling rapid variations in brightness and shade thanks to their true wide dynamic range (WDR), and infra-red performance giving an impressive 30 meters range at night.
The 27 IDIS DC-E3212WRX vandal resistant bullet cameras, which were installed to cover entrances and external areas, also deliver powerful IR night vision, with low light enhancer technology. Allowing the installation team to work more quickly, these cameras use Power over Ethernet (PoE) to eliminate the need for additional cabling, while the hierarchical connection between the cameras at the NVRs further guarantees the most efficient method of cabling.
Optimum recording capability is provided by four IDIS NVRs (32-channel DR-6332PS-S recorders), which achieve 370Mbps throughput to ensure no latency on live footage and image capture in full HD.
IDIS dual codec performance means that all footage can be recorded in high-definition H.265 but still viewed on older H.264 smartphones, tablets and monitors, so there's no need to upgrade until the user is ready. Built-in PoE switches save further on hardware and installation costs.
In the event of network instability or failure at the school, IDIS Smart Failover technology means the cameras' SD card instantly begins recording and automatically transfers the data to the NVR after recovery, eliminating the risk of gaps in footage.
Now, with minimal training, authorised senior staff and the Swanshurst reception team use the intuitive IDIS Center video monitoring software (VMS) to live-monitor internal and external areas, and quickly search recorded footage to find events of interest. This new capability is already proving to be a useful deterrent, confirms Annette Tyler.
"The solution installed by Matt Rodden and his team at Unison Integrated Technology far exceeded our expectations," she says. "The project was delivered efficiently, and the system is so easy to use. Our pupils, parents and staff all appreciate the added protection that the new cameras give."
Looking ahead, Swanshurst School also now has the assurance that the system will remain affordable to run, with no additional fees for the IDIS Center VMS, plus options to adapt the system very easily thanks to the guaranteed forward and backward combability of IDIS tech.
"Together with our integration partners, IDIS works very hard to ensure a low total cost of ownership (TCO)," says James Min, Managing Director, IDIS Europe. "This is why we are confident in offering the industry's longest warranty against faults, the IDIS Ultimate Warranty, and in giving customers like Swanshurst School the best protection for years to come."
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While speaking at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the APC at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari, said that the current leadership of the APC led by John Odigie-Oyegun is not eligible to seek re-election in the forthcoming congresses and national convention of the party.
According to PREMIUM Times, the President said based in the provision of Section 30 (1) (3), any All Progressives Congress (APC) officer currently serving and wants to seek re-election must resign their appointments 30 days before the election.
Buhari said based on that provision, the current National Working Committee (NWC) led by Oyegun and other officials across the states are not eligible to run, adding that if they choose to seek re-election, they may be allowed through waiver.


How Do the Newly Implemented QM Rules Affect You?
In January this year, the federal government implemented its latest set of rules aimed at combating fraud in the mortgage industry. Will they affect you, and if so, how?
Introduced a year ago, these are called Qualified Mortgage (QM) rules, and they're designed to provide lenders with a high level of assurance that borrowers who are financing a home are sufficiently qualified to meet their payment schedules.
As lenders sell most mortgages after closing to investors through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, QM rules are really about proving to Fannie and Freddie that you are a solid borrower.
While these rules have no impact on your ability to qualify for a mortgage, they will ramp up the amount of documentation that you will be asked to provide. Expect to deliver, at a minimum, two full years of tax returns, 30 plus days of pay stubs, and bank statements for any account you plan on using in the transaction.
These documentation requirements will likely have the greatest impact on self-employed borrowers, as they usually are required to present more paperwork than salaried or hourly employees.
For mortgages that fall outside of the traditional 15 or 30-year mortgages – such as interest-only loans, for example – there will be non-QM programs that allow lenders to retain these mortgages in-house. You would still have to qualify for these mortgages using the same guidelines, but instead of being sold to investors, they would be held by the lender and still undergo a very high level of scrutiny.


We've had baby boomers, the X generation, and the Y generation. I've labeled this generation of geeks the Zgeneration: Z for zero. Zero knowledge of customer service. Zero ability to communicate. Their knowledge of customer service is comparable to the Greeks being able to balance a budget.
Silicon Valley is a crisis and disaster waiting to happen. And when it happens, it will all go to the bottom line and impact jobs. The biggest problem is a failure to communicate and be available to respond to the customer. In scores of crises I have written about in the past, most have started and then exacerbated simply because someone did not respond.
When companies should be open and transparent, they have created Chinese Walls the customer has to penetrate to talk to a real live person. Or even get a generic response. The IT geeks who keep recreating new software when it isn't broken are as responsible as senior management who approve the changes.
As a journalist, often I am working on a story and want to talk to someone in a company. When I go on line these days for corporate information I am lucky to get a name, a telephone number or email address. If you call a listed number you may go through a series of voicemails talking at you until you reach only a generic voice and then have to leave a message. Even if the company lists phone and email contact information for its media relations department most of the time it is only generic.
Don't expect a response unless you tell the PR mailbox are doing a very positive story. Several times I have tried to contact a company or organization through a generic phone or email address to applaud what they are doing regarding customer service or preventing crises. By making it impossible for me to talk to someone in PR, they have lost positive media exposure. In companies and organizations where I've worked during my career, this would be cause for termination.
I believe the Discover Card has a great series of creative television commercials. While the commercials mock the way Discover's competition is doing business, unfortunately they are so true. I keep thinking that "Peggy" is reading the emails I send to many companies or listening to the voicemail messages I've left.
Several weeks ago I opened an email from a close friend. By doing so, a social media called Live Health Club stole my email address book and in turn started sending out their unsolicited sales pitch to everyone on my address book. Some of my emails were confidential and restricted and this created a serious credibility problem for me as a writer. It wasn't until I filed a complaint with the Attorney General of the State of Washington that LiveHealthClub.com emailed me that an account that I never wanted in the first place "had been removed." Management of this social media is hiding behind layers of computer screens so it is impossible to ask a CEO why 1) there has not been an apology, 2) an explanation for the theft of property and 3) why she or he would not use the same email to apologize to everyone on my email address list. Discover's Peggy must be the CEO.
You would think I would get a better response from Yahoo. The company has been in business now for 15 years and should have responsible management that knows how to communicate. Over the past few years, I've written different senior managers several times and never once has anyone had the courtesy to respond. In each letter I asked the recipient to involve public relations. If they did, their PR office dissed me. Two weeks ago I wrote Jeff Russakow, executive vice president-customer advocacy, asking him how Yahoo could allow anyone to steal my email address book, unless all of the companies in the social media business are in cahoots with one another.
At one time Yahoo had email addresses that went directly to someone in customer service or another department such as "abuse" or "support." Try using those today and you will get a one-way, do not respond email that tell you to go on line and complete a form. This requires more time of the customer to complete a litany of questions to submit to Peggy. Even then don't expect an answer to your question. I asked Russakow why Yahoo is doing this. Obviously he is at a loss for words.
An exception at Yahoo is the Web Hosting Service. The 24/7 tech support team is one of the very best I've encountered and a model the rest of the company should be following, especially Russakow's and the PR department.
For the past several weeks I received a number of junk spam emails from Southwest Airlines telling me I have a free ticket waiting for me. Knowing there is nothing free today on any airline, I finally opened the email to say "stop." I asked that my name be removed from their list and then hit "unsubscribe." Immediately Yahoo blocked me from sending any emails from my account for 24 hours because they considered it spam! What are the zees telling me that I don't already know?
I tried unsuccessfully to respond to several emails today from colleagues or someone in a company where I needed information regarding an on-going story. Each time Yahoo gave me a script of nearly unreadable jumbled words and numbers. I followed their directions, entered the jumbled line, and then was asked to do it again with another line, and repeat it again, and one more time. No luck in using that account today.
I then called the PR department of Southwest Airlines and got an immediate response from Nancy Heinz. I told her of my dilemma and she said she would get to the person responsible at Southwest and have it taken care of. This is what customer service is all about. Nancy works for a very responsible and profitable company that is interested in serving its customers, future customers and shareholders. The PR department at Yahoo should be required to take remedial training from Southwest. As we go to press, I'm still waiting for the zees to return my phone call! I would have liked to have given their side of the story. Even from Peggy.
Unfortunately, we are all stuck with this new z generation for years to come. The best we can hope for is that someone, preferably not a geek, will be in a leadership position before it is too late. Maybe Carol Bartz, Yahoo's CEO, will get this message. However, I doubt if any Yahoo z-geek wants to deliver her any bad news. I've seen situations where the only way change can happen is for a company to implode or self destruct and then rebuild again, the right way. Perhaps this is our only hope in getting the message to the zees.
Rene A. Henry is a journalist who lives in Seattle and writes for HNN and other media on a variety of subjects including customer service, crisis management and communications, sports, and business. His latest book, "Communicating In A Crisis" was reviewed by David Kinchen.


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One cable channel announced that it will have three new reality series on its fall schedule, including a spinoff from its most popular show, B&C reported.
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"Glam Fairy" stars Alexa Prisco, formerly a makeup artist the Gatsby Salon where "Jerseylicious" is set. The one-episode special "Glam Fairy" was deemed a hit when it ran Jan. 30, and Style has ordered 10 episodes of the show, which will bow in October.
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