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ON THE VICE OF SPEAKING IMMODESTLY – St. Alphonsus
ON THE VICE OF SPEAKING IMMODESTLY.
"He touched his tongue, …. and the string of his tongue was loosed." MARK vii. 33, 35.
IN this day's gospel St. Mark relates tlie miracle which our Saviour wrought in healing the man that was dumb by barely touching his tongue. "He touched his tongue and the string of his tongue was loosed." From the last words we may infer that the man was not entirely dumb, but that his tongue was not free, or that his articulation was not distinct.
Hence St. Mark tells us, that after the miracle he spoke right. Let us make the application to ourselves. The dumb man stood in need of a miracle to loose his tongue, and to take away the impediment under which he laboured. But how many are there on whom God would confer a great grace, if he bound their tongues, that they might cease to speak immodestly! This vice does great injury to others. Secondly, it does great injury to themselves. These shall be the two points of this sermon.
First Point – The man who speaks immodestly does great injury to others who listen to him.
1. In explaining the 140th Psalm, St. Augustine calls those who speak obscenely "the mediators of Satan," the ministers of Lucifer; because, by their obscene language, the demon of impurity gets access to souls, which by his own suggestions he could not enter. Of their accursed tongues St. James says: "And the tongue is a fire,… being set on fire by hell." (James iii. 6.) He says that the tongue is a fire kindled by hell, with which they who speak obscenely burn themselves and others.
The obscene tongue may be said to be the tongue of the third person, of which Ecclesiasticus says: "The tongue of a third person hath disquieted many, and scattered them from nation to nation." (Eccl. xxviii. 16.) The spiritual tongue speaks of God, the worldly tongue talks of worldly affairs; but tlie tongue of a third person is a tongue of hell, which speaks of the impurities of the flesh; and this is the tongue that perverts many, and brings them to perdition.
2. Speaking of the life of men on this earth, the Royal Prophet says: "Let their way become dark and slippery." (Ps. xxxiv. 0.) In this life men walk in the midst of darkness and in a slippery way. Hence they are in danger of falling at every step, unless they cautiously examine the road on which they walk, and carefully avoid dangerous steps that is, the occasions of sin.
Now, if in treading this slippery way, frequent efforts were made to throw them down, would it not be a miracle if they did not fall? "The Mediators of Satan," who speak obscenely, impel others to sin, who, as long as they live on this earth, walk in the midst of darkness, and as long as they remain in the flesh, are in danger of falling into the vice of impurity.
Now, of those who indulge in obscene language, it has been well said: "Their throat is an open sepulchre." (Ps. v. 11.) The mouths of those who can utter nothing but filthy obscenities are, according to St. Chrysostom, so many open sepulchres of putrified carcasses. "Talia sunt ora hominum qui turpia proferunt." (Hom, ii., de Proph. Obs.) The exhalation which arises from the rottenness of a multitude of dead bodies thrown together into a pit, communicates infection and disease to all who feel the stench.
3. "The stroke of a whip," says Ecclesiasticus, "maketh a blue mark; but the stroke of a tongue will break the bones." (Eccl. xxviii. 21.) The wounds of the lash are wounds of the flesh, but the wounds of the obscene tongue are wounds which infect the bones of those who listen to its language.
St. Bernardino of Sienna relates, that a virgin who led a holy life, at hearing an obscene word from a young man, fell into a bad thought, and afterwards abandoned herself to the vice of impurity to such a degree that, the saint says, if the devil had taken human flesh, he could not have committed so many sins of that kind as she committed.
4. The misfortune is, that the mouths of hell that frequently utter immodest words, regard them, as trifles, and are careless about confessing them: and when rebuked for them they answer: "I say these words in jest, and without malice."
In jest! Unhappy man, these jests make the devil laugh, and shall make you weep for eternity in hell. In the first place, it is useless to say that you utter such words without malice; for, when you use such expressions, it is very difficult for you to abstain from acts against purity.
According to St. Jerome, "He that delights in words is not far from the act. " Besides, immodest words spoken before persons of a different sex, are always accompanied with sinful complacency. And is not the scandal you give to others criminal? Utter a single obscene word, and you shall bring into sin all who listen to you.
Such is the doctrine of St. Bernard. "One speaks, and he utters only one word; but he kills the souls of a multitude of hearers." (Serm. xxiv., in Cant.) A greater sin than if, by one discharge of a blunderbuss, you murdered many persons; because you would then only kill their bodies: but, by speaking obscenely, you have killed their souls.
5. In a word, obscene tongues are the ruin of the world. One of them does more mischief than a hundred devils; because it is the cause of the perdition of many souls. This is not my language; it is the language of the Holy Ghost. "A slippery mouth worketh ruin." (Prov. xxvi. 28.) And when is it that this havoc of souls is effected, and that such grievous insults are offered to God? It is in the summer, at the time when God bestows upon you the greatest temporal blessings. It is then that he supplies you for the entire year with corn, wine, oil, and other fruits of the earth. It is then that there are as many sins committed by obscene words, as there are grains of corn or bunches of grapes. O ingratitude! How does God bear with us? And who is the cause of these sins? They who speak immodestly are the cause of them. Hence they must render an account to God, and shall be punished for all the sins committed by those who hear them. "But I will require his blood at thy hand." (Ezec. iii. 11.) But let us pass to the second point.
Second Point – He who speaks immodestly does great injury to himself.
6. Some young men say: "I speak without malice." In answer to this excuse, I have already said, in the first point, that it is very difficult to use immodest language without taking delight in it; and that speaking obscenely before young females, married or unmarried, is always accompanied with a secret complacency in what is said.
Besides, by using immodest language, you expose yourself to the proximate danger of falling into unchaste actions: for, according to St. Jerome, as we have already said, "he who delights in words is not far from the act." All men are inclined to evil. "The imagination and thought of man"s heart are prone to evil." (Gen. viii. 21.) But, above all, men are prone to the sin of impurity, to which nature itself inclines them. Hence St. Augustine has said, that in struggling against that vice"the victory is rare," at least for those who do not use great caution. "Communis pugna et rara victoria."
Now, the impure objects of which they speak are always presented to the mind of those who freely utter obscene words. These objects excite pleasure, and bring them into sinful desires and morose delectations, and afterwards into criminal acts. Behold the consequence of the immodest words which young men say they speak without malice.
7. "Be not taken in thy tongue," says the Holy Ghost. (Eccl. v. 16.) Beware lest by your tongue you forge a chain which will drag you to hell. "The tongue," says St. James, "defileth the whole body, and inflameth the wheel of our nativity." (St. James iii. 6.)
The tongue is one of the members of the body, but when it utters bad words it infects the whole body, and "inflames the wheels of our nativity ;" it inflames and corrupts our entire life from our birth to old age. Hence we see that men who indulge in obscenity, cannot, even in old age, abstain from immodest language. In the life of St. Valerius, Surius relates that the saint, in travelling, went one day into a house to warm himself. He heard the master of the house and a judge of the district, though both were advanced in years, speaking on obscene subjects.
The saint reproved them severely; but they paid no attention to his rebuke. However, God punished both of them: one became blind, and a sore broke out on the other, which produced deadly spasms. Henry Gragerman relates (in Magn. Spec., dist. 9, ex. 58), that one of those obscene talkers died suddenly and without repentance, and that he was afterwards seen in hell tearing his tongue in pieces; and when it was restored he began again to lacerate it.
8. But how can God have mercy on him who has no pity on the souls of his neighbours?"Judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy." (St. James ii. 13.) Oh! what a pity to see one of those obscene wretches pouring out his filthy expressions before girls and young married females!
The greater the number of such persons present, the more abominable is his language. It often happens that little boys and girls are present, and he has no horror of scandalizing these innocent souls! Cantipratano relates that the son of a certain nobleman in Burgundy was sent to be educated by the monks of Cluni.
He was an angel of purity; but the unhappy boy having one day entered into a carpenter's shop, heard some obscene words spoken by the carpenter's wile, fell into sin, and lost the divine grace. Father Sabitano, in his work entitled"Evangelical Light," relates that another boy, fifteen years old, having heard an immodest word, began to think of it the following night, consented to a bad thought, and died suddenly the same night. His confessor having heard of his death, intended to say Mass for him.
But the soul of the unfortunate boy appeared to him, and told the confessor not to celebrate Mass for him that, by means of the word he had heard, he was damned and that the celebration of Mass would add to his pains. O God! how great, were it in their power to weep, would be the wailing of the angel-guardians of these poor children that are scandalized and brought to hell by the language of obscene tongues!
With what earnestness shall the angels demand vengeance from God against the author of such scandals! That the angels shall cry for vengeance against them, appears from the words of Jesus Christ: "See that you despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father." (Matt, xviii. 10.)
9. Be attentive, then, my brethren, and guard your selves against speaking immodestly, more than you would against death. Listen to the advice of the Holy Ghost: "Make a balance for thy words, and a just bridle for thy mouth; and take heed lest thou slip with thy tongue and thy fall be incurable unto death." (Eccl. xxvhi. 29, 30.)
"Make a balance" you must weigh your words before you utter them and"a bridle for thy mouth" when immodest words come to the tongue, you must suppress them; otherwise, by uttering them, you shall inflict on your own soul, and on the souls of others, a mortal and incurable wound. God has given you the tongue, not to offend him, but to praise and bless him.
"But, " says St. Paul, "fornication and all uncleanness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints." (Ephes. v. 3.) Mark the words"all uncleanness. " We must not only abstain from obscene language and from every word of double meaning spoken in jest, but also from every improper word unbecoming a saint that is, a Christian. It is necessary to remark, that words of double meaning sometimes do greater evil than open obscenity, because the art with which they are spoken makes a deeper impression on, the mind.
10. Reflect, says St. Augustine, that your mouths are the mouths of Christians, which Jesus Christ has so often entered in the holy communion. Hence, you ought to have a horror of uttering all unchaste words, which are a diabolical poison. "See, brethren, if it be just that, from the mouths of Christians, which the body of Christ enters, an immodest song, like diabolical poison, should proceed." (Serm. xv., de Temp.) St. Paul says, that the language of a Christian should be always seasoned with salt. "Let your speech be always in grace, seasoned with salt. "(Col. iv. 6.)
Our conversation should be seasoned with words calculated to excite others not to offend, but to love God. "Happy the tongue," says St. Bernard, "that knows only how to speak of holy things!"
Happy the tongue that knows only how to speak of God! brethren, be careful not only to abstain from all obscene language, but to avoid, as you would a plague, those who speak immodestly. When you hear any one begin to utter obscene words, follow the advice of the Holy Ghost: "Hedge in thy ears with thorns: hear not a wicked tongue." (Eccl. xxviii. 28.)
"Hedge in thy ears with thorns" that is, reprove with zeal the man who speaks obscenely; at least turn away your face, and show that you hate such language. Let us not be ashamed to appear to be followers of Jesus Christ, unless we wish Jesus Christ to be ashamed to bring us with him into Paradise.
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Home Research Topics Politics & Policy Political Parties & Polarization Political Discourse Public Highly Critical of State of Political Discourse in the U.S.
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Public Highly Critical of State of Political Discourse in the U.S.
2. The bounds of political debate and criticism
The public draws distinctions when it comes to the types of speech and behavior they deem acceptable from elected officials. Wide majorities of Americans say it is acceptable for elected officials to call their opponent uninformed on the issues and to raise their voice in a debate, but there is much lower tolerance for officials personally mocking their opponents or deliberately mischaracterizing their record.
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But there are behaviors that overwhelming majorities say have no place in political discourse. About eight-in-ten (81%) say it is never acceptable to deliberately mislead people about an opponent's record or to say something negative about the physical appearance of an opponent's spouse (81%), while 73% say it is never acceptable to criticize their opponent's appearance – and nine-in-ten or more consider these behaviors at most rarely acceptable.
The public also generally views calling one's political opponent "stupid" as out of bounds: 62% say this is never acceptable, while an additional 22% say it is rarely acceptable. And about half of the public says it is never acceptable for an official to shout over their opponent in a debate (49%) or to ridicule an opponent (50%), with three-quarters or more saying these behaviors are no more than rarely acceptable.
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There also are substantial partisan gaps in other areas, including the acceptability of ridiculing one's opponent (59% of Democrats say this is never acceptable vs. 40% of Republicans), calling them stupid (70% vs. 51%) or saying their policy positions are evil (42% vs. 26%). But Democrats and Republicans are in general agreement that deliberately misleading people about their opponent's record is out of bounds (82% of Democrats and 80% of Republicans say this is never acceptable), as is criticism of a spouse's appearance (84% of Democrats, 78% of Republicans say it's never acceptable).
Insults are seen as more acceptable when your party is the instigator
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Department of Philosophy and Humanities
Department of Philosophy and Humanities/
DFG Research Training Group 1458 "Notational Iconicity"
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Doctoral fellows
Nele Diekmann
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Ph.D. Project
Talbot's Tools: Scientific Notebooks as a Laboratory of Victorian Scholarship
The PhD project aims to analyze processes of operationalization in the scientific production and usage of manuscripts, namely handwritten notebooks in the context of philological research.
Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877), who today is mainly remembered as pioneer of photo-mechanical processes, was a British polymath and stood in the tradition of other "gentlemen of science", thus being involved in a plethora of different areas of scientific interest, including mathematics, physics, chemistry as well as the etymology of English words or Greek mythology and Egyptology. Ever since the rediscovery of the ancient near eastern cultures, which started in the 1840s, Fox Talbot was interested in decipherment of the complex writing system that is Akkadian cuneiform, which he pursued for the remaining 25 years of his life.
This intense work on assyriological matters led to an extensive scientific legacy in the form of about 120 notebooks pertaining to cuneiform research, ranging from decipherment efforts to philological and etymological analyses of Akkadian, as well as essays concerning Babylonian literature and religion.
Henry Fox Talbot's role in Assyriology has so far been mostly marginalized in publications on decipherment, which is why the PhD thesis will venture to show his cuneiform research in the light of its historical embeddedness in Victorian scholarship.
Furthermore, Fox Talbot's written legacy will be treated as a showcase for the operationalization of script throughout the epistemic process of writing. Thus, it will analyze how Talbot used his notebooks as a "laboratory" of scholarship in order to approach the completely alien system of writing that is cuneiform and how he employed the "meta-lingual" tools of correction, addition and commentary in order to enhance his epistemic processes.
Doctoral candidate in the Graduate Programme "Notational Iconicity" at Freie Universität Berlin
Reasearch Assistant at the Department of Assyriology, Freie Universität Berlin
Student Assistant within SRF 644 "Transformations of Antiquity"
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Study of Assyriology and Religious Studies at Freie Universität Berlin
Study of Assyriology at the University of Cambridge
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Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There's just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano - or can his mastery of language set Roxane's world alight?
Edmond Rostand's masterwork is adapted by Martin Crimp, with direction by Jamie Lloyd (Betrayal). This classic play will be brought to life with linguistic ingenuity to celebrate Cyrano's powerful and resonant resistance against overwhelming odds.
Andre Rieu - 70 Years Young
Ballet: Swan Lake
Ballet: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Elektra (New Production) ROH Live
Jonas Kaufmann - Fidelio (New Production) ROH Live
La Boheme (ROH Live)
NT Live: Cyrano De Bergerac
NT Live: The Welkin
ROH: Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
THE CELLIST / DANCES AT A GATHERING (Royal Ballet Live)
The Dante Project - World Premiere (Royal Ballet Live)
Knives Out (12A)
Little Women @ 4:45pm Knives Out @ 7:30pm
Knives Out @ 1:30pm Little Women @ 4:15pm Ballet: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY @ 7:15pm
The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 2:15pm Little Women @ 4:45pm 1917 @ 7:30pm
The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 2:30pm 1917 @ 5:00pm Little Women @ 7:30pm
Little Women @ 12:15pm Andre Rieu - 70 Years Young @ 3:00pm (extra show) The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 5:40pm 1917 @ 8:00pm
1917 @ 2:15pm Little Women @ 4:45pm The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 7:30pm
Little Women @ 2:15pm The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 5:00pm 1917 @ 7:30pm
Little Women @ 12:00pm 1917 @ 2:45pm The Personal History of David Copperfield @ 5:15pm La Boheme (ROH Live) @ 7:45pm
Kinky Boots The Musical @ 7:30pm
Shows for Sun 9 Feb
NT Live: Cyrano De Bergerac @ 7:00pm
THE CELLIST / DANCES AT A GATHERING (Royal Ballet Live) @ 7:15pm
Jonas Kaufmann - Fidelio (New Production) ROH Live @ 7:15pm
Shows for Sun 5 Apr
Ballet: Swan Lake @ 2:00pm
Shows for Sun 26 Apr
ROH: Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci @ 2:00pm
The Dante Project - World Premiere (Royal Ballet Live) @ 7:15pm
Shows for Thu 4 Jun
NT Live: The Welkin @ 7:00pm
Elektra (New Production) ROH Live @ 7:45pm


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O conjunto de parques e jardins de Barcelona tem uma extensão de 2784 hectares. A sua gestão depende do Instituto Municipal de Parques e Jardins de Barcelona, um organismo dependente da Prefeitura de Barcelona. Desde o século XIX —e especialmente no XX— Barcelona tem apostado pela adequação de zonas verdes na cidade, e actualmente é uma das cidades europeias com mais árvores em via rodoviária (~150 000 unidades). No ano 2001 o Instituto de Parques e Jardins recebeu a certificação ISO 14001 na conservação e a gestão dos espaços verdes e dos espaços verdes em vias rodoviárias.

Os jardins em Barcelona têm tido uma evolução díspar no tempo: a primeira realização de certa relevância, o Parque do Laberinto de Horta é já do século XVIII; no século XIX abriu-se o primeiro grande parque público de Barcelona, o da Cidadela; mas a maior parte de zonas verdes da cidade condal são do século XX, época em que se deu um grande impulso à jardinagem pública na capital catalã. Neste último século a jardinagem desenvolveu-se principalmente em quatro fases: os primeiros planeamentos efectuados por Léon Jaussely em seu plano de enlaces e por Nicolau Maria Rubió i Tudurí, autor de um ambicioso plano de zonas verdes concêntricas a todo o longo da cidade, desde Montjuïc até o Besós; a época da pós-guerra supôs um retrocesso na criação de espaços verdes, devido principalmente à especulação imobiliária que implicou o aumento da população devido à imigração, bem como à prioridade outorgada ao trânsito rodado pelo incremento  do parque automobilístico; com a chegada da democracia teve um novo impulso a criação de espaços ajardinados, com predomínio do desenho arquitectónico e um sentido polivalente do espaço, que ao elemento vegetal acrescentava zonas de serviços e equipamentos lúdicos e recreativos para a população; por último, para finais de século surgiu uma tendência mais naturalista, mais conforme às novas ideias de ecologismo e sustentabilidade do meio ambiental, com preocupação não só pelos parques e grandes extensões verdes mas também pela colocação de arvoredos em ruas e passeios da cidade.

Em função de suas características, os parques e jardins de Barcelona dividem-se em várias tipologias: «históricos», os criados dantes de 1950, como o Parque do Laberinto de Horta, o da Cidadela, o Parque Güell, os jardins da Universidade de Barcelona, os de Laribal e os do Palácio de Pedralbes; «temáticos», que estão dedicados a um determinado tipo de espécies vegetais, como o Parque de Cervantes, dedicados às rosas, os Jardins Mossèn Costa i Llobera, especializados em cactáceas e suculentas, e os Jardins de Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer, dedicados às plantas aquáticas, bulbosas e rizomatosas; «urbanos», são os de tipo mais corrente, parques e jardins localizados em plena cidade e abertos a todos os públicos, com serviços e espaços polivalentes para o desfrute de toda a cidadania; e «florestais», espaços verdes de ampla extensão localizados geralmente nas zonas limítrofes da cidade, como a serra de Collserola e a montanha de Montjuïc.

Ver também
 História da jardinagem em Espanha
 História de Barcelona
 Arte de Catalunha
 Arquitectura de Barcelona
 Urbanismo de Barcelona
 Arte pública de Barcelona
 Mobiliário urbano de Barcelona
 Fontes de Barcelona
 Zoológico de Barcelona

Notas

Bibliografia
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 AA.VV. (2001). Memòria 2001. Parcs i Jardins de Barcelona, Institut Municipal. Prefeitura de Barcelona.
 Añón Feliú, Carmen; Luengo, Mónica (2003).  Madri: Lunwerg.
 Azcárate Ristori, José María de; Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio; Ramírez Domínguez, Juan Antonio (1983).  Madri: Anaya.
 Bassegoda i Nonell, Joan (2002). Gaudí ou espaço, luz e equilíbrio. Madri: Critério.
 Buttlar, Adrian von; Soto Caba, Victoria (1993). Jardins do clasicismo e o romantismo. O jardim paisagista. Madri: Nerea. ISBN 84-86763-76-2.
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 Fernández Areias, José (1988). Arte efémera e espaço estético. Barcelona: Anthropos. ISBN 84-7658-078-9.
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In an initiative that is being welcomed by small private defence firms, Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday simplified the "Make II" procedure, which is a framework for defence firms to develop and build equipment the military has announced it wants.
The "Make I" procedure is aimed at large, expensive projects like the Future Infantry Combat Vehicle. It provides for private industry consortia to develop such platforms, with the ministry reimbursing up to 90 per cent of the cost incurred.
In contrast, "Make II" is an industry-funded initiative for small projects that do not incur a heavy development cost. It allows private companies to develop equipment that the military has publicly stated it requires, in a document called the "Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap" (TPCR), which is posted on the defence ministry website.
"The salient aspects of the revised procedure will now allow Ministry of Defence to accept suo-motu proposals from the industry and also allows start-ups to develop equipment for Indian Armed Forces", said the announcement.
The first change involves broadening the playing field and allowing more companies access. While the earlier "Make II" procedure provided for shortlisting only two vendors to develop prototype equipment, now multiple vendors can participate.
Thirdly, the "Make II" procedure has been simplified and decentralised. "The vendor will not be required to submit Detailed Project Report. After accord of approval… [by the DAC], all clearances will be accorded at Service HQ (SHQ) level", announced the MoD.
To hand-hold small scale firms and start-ups that might be technologically gifted but managerial novices, "SHQs will now setup project facilitation teams to act as the primary interface between the SHQ and the industry during the design and development stage. These teams would provide technical inputs, trial infrastructure and other facilities as required by the vendor", announced the MoD.
Service headquarters have now been given greater flexibility. "Even if a single individual or firm offers innovative solutions, the SHQ will now have the option to accept and process the vendor's development initiative. SHQs will be allowed to hire domain experts/consultants from private sector to increase outreach and enhance awareness among the industry", the DAC decided.
Private defence industry has welcomed these announcements. "These changes are in line with what industry has been requesting. We are hopeful the ministry will implement these changes quickly and kick off the first "Make II" project within a few months to build confidence within industry", says Jayant Patil, who heads the heavy engineering division in L&T.
Our RM talks less , but is very decisive. Follows all rules too. Maybe the best RM since George Fernandes.
That's better than before. Let's hope the bureaucrats don't sabotage it and the services use it to their advantage and cooperate fully.


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Q: Sql Inner join or self join I have an sql table populated from a program and the data would look like this:
Primary key - Request ID
columns
Request ID  Session ID UserID LoginOperation     Time

1               1      Arun       Logon          8:00
2               1      Arun       Logoff         8:30
3               2      Sandy      Logon          7:55
4               2      Sandy      Logon Expired  8:38

Now what I need is
Request ID  Session ID UserID  LoginOperation    Time      Login Operation  Time

1              1       Arun    Logon             8:00      Logoff           8:30
3              2       Sandy   Logon             7:55      LogonExpired     8:38

SO I will need my logon information along with the log of time in a same row.
How can I achieve this?
Should I filter my 1st table with logon and then do the same for the second table by either logoff or logonexpired and then inner join both tables on session id. ?
Or can I do a self join on these tables with some where condition..
Please let me know your suggestions?
Hi ,
I have come up with the below query to get my log on information along with the log off time.
Select T.COGIPF_LOCALTIMESTAMP, T.COGIPF_SESSIONID, T.COGIPF_REQUESTID,
       T.COGIPF_STATUS, T.COGIPF_LOGON_OPERATION, T.COGIPF_USERNAME,
       T.COGIPF_USERID, T.COGIPF_NAMESPACE, T.COGIPF_CAMID,
       Z.COGIPF_LOCALTIMESTAMP as LogOffTime
from [CognosAuditSampleDev].COGIPF_USERLOGON T
    LEFT JOIN [CognosAuditSampleDev].COGIPF_USERLOGON Z on
        T.COGIPF_SESSIONID = Z.COGIPF_SESSIONID and
        Z.COGIPF_LOGON_OPERATION <>'Logon'
where T.COGIPFSTATUS='Success' And Z.COGIPFSTATUS ='Success' And
      T.COGIPF_LOGON_OPERATION='Logon'

I found an issue when there is no logg off received for a logon , in this case the logon record is missing in my table even after I do a left join. Please let me know where I am going wrong.
Thanks,
Manikandan

A: SELECT r1.RequestID, r1.SessionID, r1.UserId, r1.LoginOperation, r1.Time
    , r2.LoginOperation, r2.Time
FROM Requests r1
INNER JOIN Requests r2 on r2.SessionID = r1.SessionID and r2.LoginOperation <> 'Logon'
WHERE r1.LoginOperation = 'Logon'

You already mentioned a self-join in the question... you should just try it :)

A: You can do this easily with a self INNER JOIN and comparing the sessionIDs and requestIDs. For example:
SELECT t1.RequestID, t1.SessionID, t1.UserID, t1.LoginOperation, t1.Time,
       t2.LoginOperation, t2.Time
FROM Test t1
    INNER JOIN Test t2 on t2.SessionID = t1.SessionID
WHERE t1.RequestID < t2.RequestID

This has been tested on SQL Fiddle.
Enjoy!

A: If a session only can have a single logon and logoff event (that is, if each logon starts a new session) then you could skip the join altogether and use conditional selection and the max() function to flatten the result:
SELECT
    MAX(CASE WHEN LoginOperation = 'Logon' THEN RequestID END) RequestID,
    SessionID, UserID,
    MAX(CASE WHEN LoginOperation = 'Logon' THEN LoginOperation END) LoginOperation1,
    MAX(CASE WHEN LoginOperation = 'Logon' THEN Time END) Time1,
    MAX(CASE WHEN LoginOperation <> 'Logon' THEN LoginOperation END) LoginOperation2,
    MAX(CASE WHEN LoginOperation <> 'Logon' THEN Time END) Time2
FROM your_table
GROUP BY SessionID, UserID

And if we can assume that logon always happens before logoff and that there will always be a pair then you could reduce it further to:
SELECT
    MIN(RequestID) RequestID,
    SessionID, UserID, 'Logon' as LoginOperation1,
    MIN(Time) Time1,
    MAX(CASE WHEN LoginOperation <> 'Logon' THEN LoginOperation END) LoginOperation2,
    MAX(Time) Time2
FROM your_table
GROUP BY SessionID, UserID


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Windows, Doors and Openings
The designers at Monolithic realize the importance of the openings planned for a dome. So, the articles in this section discuss the pros and cons of various windows and door styles, code regulations, window and door openings designed specifically for Monolithic Domes, etc.
Advice on windows, doors and other openings
In today's world, we have a tremendous choice in windows. A typical window, three feet wide and five feet tall, for a home, can be framed in aluminum, wood or various plastics. Not only do we have a choice of window frame material, but we have a choice of single pane, single-strength glass, double-strength glass, plate glass, tempered glass, dual panel and more.
Installing Augment Frames
In a Monolithic Dome, an augment is an extension of the Airform. That extension creates a vertical surface, beyond the curve of the dome, where a door or window can be installed. A smooth augment is achieved by properly planning the Airform.
Do-It-Yourself Inset Openings
Openings in a Monolithic Dome can be made in several ways.
The MCLAD: Monolithic Contoured Laterally Moveable Access Door
"This is really dynamite! I'm amazed at how it is expanding. When I first started, I never even imagined the possibilities we're now coming up with." The speaker is a delighted David B. South, president of Monolithic and the "This" and "it" David is talking about is the Monolithic Door.
Tornado Tamer: A Tornado-Resistant Door
For several years Monolithic has been searching for an affordable door whose ability to resist tornado-force winds matched that of a Monolithic Dome. "We did not have a problem finding doors with the integrity we wanted," said David South, president of Monolithic. "We found them, but they were in the $5000 to $7000 range. Put a few of those on a building and they really skyrocket the price of a project. We needed a door with two advantages: tornado-resistant strength and affordability. About a year ago, we found both in the Tornado Tamer."
An Attractive, New Augment
When I decided to build a dome behind my house, I wanted to do something a little different. So we built a tilted-out augment onto the dome. The augment provides good protection from the elements. It keeps the doors and windows out of the rain, and it should make them last longer.
Texhoma's Showplace: A New, Monolithic Dome School
"We're so big it takes two states to hold us!" So says the town of Texhoma. Now Texhoma has a new, pride worthy accomplishment: a beautiful Monolithic Dome facility for its 426 students, in grades five through 12. The campus features two Monolithic Domes, 108 feet and 66 feet in diameter, connected with conventional construction.


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Q: matlab Is there something like list comprehension as it is in python? I am looking for something like list comprehensions in matlab however I couldnt find anything like this in the documentary.
In python it would be something like
A=[i/50 for i in range(50)]

A: You can do:
(1:50)/50

Or for something more general, you can do:
f=@(x) (x/50);
arrayfun(f,1:50)

A: No, Matlab does not have list comprehensions. You really don't need it, as the focus should be on array-level computations:
A = (1:50) / 50

A: Matlab is very fond of 'vectorizing'. You would write your example as:
A = (0:49) ./ 50

Matlab hates loops and therefore list comprehension. That said, take a look at the arrayfun function.

A: Matlab can work with arrays directly, making list comprehension less useful

A: If what you're trying to do is as trivial as the sample, you could simply do a scalar divide:
A = (0:50) ./ 50

A: There are several ways to generate a list in Matlab that goes from 0 to 49/50 in increments of 1/50
A = (0:49)/50

B = 0:1/50:49/50

C = linspace(0,49/50,50)

EDIT As Sam Roberts pointed out in the comments, even though all of these lists should be equivalent, the numerical results are different due to floating-point errors. For example:
max(abs(A-B))
ans =
   1.1102e-16

A: This doesn't work help with your numerical example but for the special case of strings there is the compose function that does the same thing as a list comprehension of the form:
s = [f"Label_{i}" for i in range(1, 6)]

Example:
str = compose("Label_%d", 1:5)

Result:

str =

  1×5 string array

    "Label_1"    "Label_2"    "Label_3"    "Label_4"    "Label_5"


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Tag: Light Combat Aircraft
IAF Seeks More Fighter Jets In View Of Threat From China, Pak
Citing the increasing number of fighter aircraft in the Chinese and Pakistan air forces, the Indian Air Force on Tuesday said it would need more combat aircraft to meet security challenges.
"The environment around us remains hostile and there would be a requirement for 42 squadrons of fighter aircraft by the Indian Air Force." We have to see the case of China and Pakistan also, "Indian Air Force Vice Chief Air Marshal Sandeep Singh said.
He was speaking at a press conference where he was asked whether the IAF could lower its authorized squadron strength number from 42.
The IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, said the aircraft numbers authorized to the force were as per the requirements in view of the security challenges.
IAF is authorized to have 42 squadrons, which would mean around 800 fighter aircraft, but at present, it is stuck at 30 squadrons only due to delays in the development of the LCA Tejas as well as in the procurement of high-ability multirole fighters.
The situation is going to worsen further with the planned decommissioning of the MiG-21s in near future and all squadrons of Jaguar, Mirage-2000, and MiG-29 fighters by the middle of the next decade.
The IAF has plans of inducting around 200 LCAs and 114 multirole fighters in the next 15 years along with six squadrons of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft.
Pakistan, which has to defend borders mainly with India, only has around 25 squadrons of combat aircraft, while the Chinese Air Force has a large number of aircraft, including fifth-generation fighters like the J-20. (ANI)
Posted in News | Tagged China, Indian Air Force, Indian Air Force Vice Chief Air Marshal Sandeep Singh, LCA Tejas, Light Combat Aircraft, MiG-21, Pakistan, Rajnath Singh
Made-in-India Light Combat Helicopters Prachand Inducted Into IAF
By LokMarg 3rd October 2022
The first batch of indigenously-developed Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) named " Prachand" was inducted into the Indian Air Force on Monday in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The induction ceremony was held in Rajasthan's Jodhpur, where the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan was also present, along with the Union Minister.
While speaking on the occasion, Singh said that LCH will enhance our capability and will boost defence production and it proves India's commitment towards self-reliance in Defence production.
"There could not have been a better timing for LCH induction than Navratri and in the land of warriors, Rajasthan," Singh said, adding that the LCH is a result of research and development for two decades.
"For a long time, there was a need for attack helicopters and during the 1999 Kargil war, its need was felt seriously. The LCH is a result of research and development for two decades and its induction into IAF is an important milestone in defence production," Singh further said.
The new chopper getting inducted into the force is capable of aerial combat and will help the force combat slow-moving aircraft, drones and armoured columns during conflicts. The induction ceremony will be led by Rajnath Singh who has played a crucial role in progressing cases for buying indigenous platforms for forces.
He was also present in the Cabinet Committee on Security which cleared the purchase of 15 of these LCHs for the air force and the army.
Hailing the service of the Indian Air Force, Singh said that IAF has played an important role in the nation's security whether it was internal threats or external war.
"IAF has always strengthened national security with their courage and bravery. The induction of indigenously developed LCH will increase the efficiency of IAF. It has always supported indigenously developed defence products like Marut, Light Combat Aircraft, Aakash Missile System, Advanced Light Helicopter and now LCH. It shows IAF's trust towards indigenously design and development," Rajnath Singh said.
Defence Minister also talked about the key feature of this made-in-India LCH and said it perfectly meets the needs of our armed forces.
"LCH is capable of dodging the enemy, carrying a variety of ammunition, and delivering it to the site quickly. LCH perfectly meets the needs of our armed forces in various terrains and it is an ideal platform for both our Army and Airforce," he added.
Giving reference to the Ukraine-Russia war, Rajnath said, "The conflict or earlier conflicts teach us that heavy weapon systems and platforms, which are unable to move rapidly across the battlefield, have a low capability, and become easy targets for the enemy."
He considered the defence of the nation as the top priority and said that the government is fully committed to it.
"I can say with full confidence that in the coming time, India will be first whenever there is talk of superpowers including military power in the world," he said.
"For the nation's security, it is the job of the government to ensure armed forces are equipped with the best equipment and platforms. Irrespective of the geopolitical scenario, it is their job to keep National security on alert. Against the backdrop of certain events in the past, the government has focused on indigenisation in defence production and preparedness. They are getting positive responses from services, research and development, start-ups, and public and private sector industries. All are coming together to give a new height to defence production," Singh further said.
"Time requires to shift towards such equipment and platforms that could are easy to move, more flexible and also more lethal. I like to appreciate HAL engineers for putting all these features in LCH. And don't get confused with the 'Light' word associated with it but the task it will deliver is 'heavy'," he said.
The light combat helicopter is a dedicated combat helicopter designed and developed indigenously in India. It has been manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Of the 15 limited series production helicopters approved, 10 are for the IAF and five for the army. It can land and take off from an altitude of 5,000 metres with weapons and fuel, the officials said.
The choppers have been flown extensively in Ladakh and the desert sector to meet the requirements of the armed forces. The IAF has inducted multiple helicopters to its fleet in the last three-four years with the induction of the Chinooks, Apache attack helicopters and now the LCHs.
CCS met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 30, 2022, in New Delhi. The CCS has approved the procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Limited Series Production at the cost of Rs. 3,887 Cr along with Infrastructure sanctions worth Rs 377 crore.
Light Combat Helicopter Limited Series Production (LSP) is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured state-of-the-art modern combat helicopter containing approximately 45 per cent indigenous content by value which will progressively increase to more than 55 per cent for the SP Version.
"This helicopter is equipped with the requisite agility, manoeuvrability, extended range, high altitude performance and around-the-clock, all-weather combat capability to perform roles of Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), Destruction of Enemy Air Defence (DEAD), Counter Insurgency (CI) operations against slow-moving aircraft and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs), high altitude bunker busting operations, counter-insurgency operations in the jungle and urban environments, and support to ground forces and would be a potent platform to meet the operational requirements of the Indian Air Force and Indian Army," said the Ministry of Defence. (ANI)
Posted in News | Tagged Army and Airforce, Indian Air Force, Jodhpur, Kargil, Light Combat Aircraft, Rajasthan, Rajnath Singh
Army Chief Takes A Ride Of Tejas
By LokMarg Publishing 21st February 2019
Posted in Videos & Photos | Tagged Bipin Rawat, Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas
US Air Force chief flies in made-in-India Tejas
By LokMarg 3rd February 2018
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Posted in Blog | Tagged David Goldfein, Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas, US Air Force Chief
Pakistan: 41 Killed As Coach Falls Into Ravine
Modi Urges Citizens To Read About Padma Awardees
No PM Would Have Made Me Minister: Jaishankar
Gujarat Paper Leak: 15 Arrested With Question Papers
Taliban Orders Ban On Female Students In Univ Entrance Exams


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Paxico és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat de Kansas. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 211 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Paxico tenia 211 habitants, 82 habitatges, i 55 famílies. La densitat de població era de 581,9 habitants/km².

Dels 82 habitatges en un 31,7% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 53,7% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 9,8% dones solteres, i en un 32,9% no eren unitats familiars. En el 29,3% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 14,6% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,57 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 3,22.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 29,4% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 7,6% entre 18 i 24, un 27,5% entre 25 i 44, un 22,3% de 45 a 60 i un 13,3% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 34 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 101,4 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 41.250 $ i la renda mediana per família de 45.000 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 38.750 $ mentre que les dones 26.250 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 14.274 $. Entorn del 5,8% de les famílies i el 10,3% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

Entitats de població de Kansas


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I came at this book skeptically but was surprised and pleased at how engaging I found it. Scholastic has decided to pull together ten strong children/ya authors (Riordan, Korman, Carman, etc) to write a fast moving, marketing friendly series.
One is plunged into the first book, introduced to characters all around and about the time you start to get a handle on what's going on–the book is over. Amy and Dan Cahill, having lost their favorite relative Grace, now are on a hunt to scour the globe and find 39 Clues that appear to be a path to great treasure. Up against them are a series of relatives on their own teams and own hunts. You never know who to trust or where the next possible alliance might come from but so far it's betrayal on all sides.
Amy and Dan are engaging characters–the former suffering awkwardness exacerbated by being an early teen, the latter a "normal" kid who likes his baseball card collection and teasing his older sister. While the other characters are more charicatures–Amy and Dan stand out as very real kids, a little brighter than average but concerned about very regular things (like lunch) and feeling natural fear at various points.
Riordan has done a good job of setting things in motion, giving the audience a huge cast to try and track and lots of ways the story could go. I look forward to handing this to even reluctant readers–there's a lot of action with moderate (not overwhelming) doses of history tossed in for good measure. I expect those who do grab the series to also be headed for the biography section as they are putting the next book on hold.
Korman's up next, and as he's one of my favorite children's authors, I'm happily expectant.
P.S. While you're waiting for book two–read "I Want to Go Home" by Gordon Korman. (If you can find a copy–it's out of print.) Absolutely hysterical book that Mr. J read aloud to a captivated audience in his sixth grade classroom when I had him.


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At Décor Aid, we're making luxury interior design affordable and accessible. We have streamlined the process so that scheduling is simple and pricing is transparent, but when it comes to working with our clients, we like to do things the old-fashioned way.
Designers meet with clients in person to get to know them and their space, and dedicated project managers support the client and designer throughout the process by ordering products, scheduling deliveries, and handling payments.
Designers are able to focus on the creative aspects of their work while a project manager provides administrative support.
Our world-class designers are selected from the country's best schools and most distinguished firms. We offer competitive salary and benefits to attract top talent because we value the skill and expertise of our designers.
Instead of focusing on one specific aesthetic, Décor Aid interior designers work with clients who prefer a wide range of decorating styles, such as traditional, eclectic, and industrial modern. Décor Aid takes on everything from commercial interiors to high-end residential interior design projects, so our designers develop an extensive background in a variety of settings.
As a designer working in an energetic, dynamic startup environment, you'll have the opportunity to explore your interests, build relationships with clients and vendors, and learn every aspect of the business. There's room to expand your range, hone your skills, and learn from experienced senior and master designers. For young designers, perhaps the biggest benefit is the opportunity to work with your own clients on your own projects–and not just assist more seasoned designers.
Décor Aid has completed more than 3000 interior design projects in New York alone since September 2014, and this is just the beginning. We are now in New York, London, San Francisco, Miami, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.


Tipton did not waste any time comparing his opponent to Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders. Mitsch Bush, however, quickly pushed back at Tipton's socialist portrayal of her candidacy and told the audience that she would promote bipartisanship and not fall victim to big donors but rather serve her constituents.
When asked if she would support Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House should the Democrats take control of the House this November, the former state representative and Routt County commissioner responded, "I am going to support the candidate who is best for our district.
U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., said his Democratic opponent, Diane Mitsch Bush, wants single-payer health care, refuses to take a position on the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas export facility, and would vote for U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Mitsch Bush said Tipton hasn't done enough to help farmers and ranchers get the migrant workers they need, only started supporting the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund in an election year, and backs President Donald Trump entirely too much.
We mentioned last week the debate over the Jordan Cove LNG export project, and Tipton's mistaken claim that Mitsch Bush had taken a position on the highly controversial project. He corrected that mistake in time for this weekend's debate, but it didn't matter–by all accounts Tipton's Democratic challenger was fully in charge, and easily demonstrated her ability to keep pace with the incumbent. It's always been our opinion that Tipton isn't very good on stage, even with a script. A good opponent really makes Tipton's oratorical inadequacies stand out.
CD-3 is still the Democratic "reach goal" in a year of high wave year hopes. What we can say, based on Diane Mitsch Bush's strength in this weekend's Club 20 debate, is that this was a good day to keep hope alive.
I don't care if she's a one term wonder like Betsy Markey. Let's retire Tipton this year and then worry about it.
If Tipton gets thrown off his talking points, he's toast. He cannot communicate in any other language.


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The third season of That's So Raven aired on Disney Channel from October 1, 2004 to January 16, 2006. The season deals with the Baxter family, Raven (Raven-Symoné), Cory (Kyle Massey), Tanya (T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh) and Victor Baxter (Rondell Sheridan) as they continue to manage with Raven and her ability to see into the future. Orlando Brown and Anneliese van der Pol co-stars as Raven's best friends, Eddie Thomas and Chelsea Daniels.

The episode "Too Much Pressure," which aired on June 17, 2005, broke Disney Channel records by being the 66th episode of the series, the first to break the 65-episode contract. The hour long episode, "Country Cousins," which aired on July 29, 2005, broke Disney Channel records again by scoring 10.8 million viewers, the highest broadcast on the network in its history. This feat would later be beaten by High School Musical 2. That's So Raven was officially called the network's highest-rated series during its third year run.

Guest stars for this season included: Rose Abdoo, James Avery, Yvette Nicole Brown, Mary Jo Catlett, Caitlin Crosby, Kathie Lee Gifford, Juliette Goglia, Allie Grant, Macy Gray, Mary Gross, Jackée Harry, David Henrie, Claudia Jordan, Cyndi Lauper, Cody Linley, Susan Lucci, Christopher Massey, Jonathan McDaniel, Taylor Negron, Della Reese, Erica Rivera, Giovonnie Samuels, Drew Sidora, Mindy Sterling, Alyson Stoner, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Ricky Ullman, Travis Van Winkle, Rheagan Wallace, Tiffany Haddish, and Kym Whitley.

This is the final season to feature T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Tanya Baxter.

This is the last season produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment.

Cast
Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter
Orlando Brown as Eddie Thomas
Anneliese van der Pol as Chelsea Daniels
Kyle Massey as Cory Baxter
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Tanya Baxter
Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter

Production
This season was filmed from April 2004 to May 2005.

Production staff
Sean McNamara - executive producer
David Brookwell - executive producer
Marc Warren - executive producer
Dennis Rinsler - executive producer
Dava Savel - co-executive producer (episodes 1-30)
Michael Carrington - co-executive producer
Michael Feldman - supervising producer
Tom Burkhard - consulting producer (episodes 30-35)
Al Sonja Rice - consulting producer (episodes 30-35)
Sarah Jane Cunningham and Suzie V. Freeman - producers (episodes 1-30)
Patty Gary Cox - producer

Episodes

 This season consists of 35 episodes.

References

2004 American television seasons
2005 American television seasons
2006 American television seasons
Season 3


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Q: Developing iPhone software for bluetooth or WiFi device (guidelines) I have for example 5 lights and 2 speakers which I want to connect to my iPhone via Bluetooth or WiFi. I want to play music and turn lights on and off via iPhone costume made software.
So where I should start?
What should I read (webpages, forums)?
What kind of hardware do I need?
Any good examples?
Any guidelines or tips are welcome.

A: CoreBluetooth
The CoreBluetooth framework provides access to Bluetooth 4.0 low energy devices.
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/CoreBluetooth/Reference/CoreBluetooth_Framework/_index.html
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#samplecode/TemperatureSensor/Introduction/Intro.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS40012194


How does GTE Financial compare to other banks?
This program is a customer loyalty program. Any member older than 16, in good standing, is eligible to earn Go Points. There is not a cost to earn or use go points. You must sign up online for the program. You then earn points on debit and credit card purchases. You earn points by opening new accounts and for specific account features. Points do expire after three years.
GTE Financial started in 1935 in the Bay area. It started when GT&E bought the Peninsula Telephone Company. In 1935, they received their credit union charter. By 1958, GTE had more than $1 million in assets. By the 1970s their assets were over $36 million.
In 2012, the name was officially changed to GTE Financial. This year their online banking and website received an overhaul. By 2013, they had over 200,000 members.
Today, GTE Financial is one of the largest credit unions in the United States. GTE Financial has over 250,000 members. They have 23 branch locations and over 30,000 free ATMs.
In 2017, GTE Financial awarded 36 high school students' scholarships. They awarded $90,000 in scholarships. Each of the students received $2,500 towards college.
The GTE Foundation contributes to the Boys & Girls Club, YMCA, and the American Heart Association. Their employees donate time and money to charities around the area. They choose a different charity each month to donate to. Employees of GTE Financial get to help choose what charities they donate to.
Is GTE Financial FDIC insured?
Yes. GTE Financial is backed by the National Credit Union Association. The NCUA is an agency of the United States government. It protects funds deposited in credit unions, up to $250,000 per customer, per credit union. The money deposited in NCUA insured credit unions means money is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government.
With debit or ATM cards, electronic transfers, or checks. You can pay people with online bill pay or with Popmoney.
Does GTE Financial offer mobile banking?
Yes. You can deposit checks with Deposit2GO.
No. Some GTE accounts have monthly maintenance fees. The Go Premium checking account has a fee of $4.95 each month. You cannot waive this fee. The other checking account fees can be waived.
Is GTE Financial a good bank?
GTE offers a variety of accounts, including business accounts. The interest rates are competitive for most accounts. You must become a member before you can open any accounts. Once you are a member, you are eligible to earn Go Points. Some GTE accounts have monthly fees. One checking account fee cannot be waived.
Is GTE Financial secure online?
GTE offers security measures that comply with federal law. Their computers have safeguards. Their buildings and files are secure.
Does GTE Financial offer competitive interest rates?
One GTE Financial checking account earns competitive rates. This account has a monthly fee. There is no way to waive this fee. The GTE Financial CDs also offer competitive interest rates.
Can I use GTE Financial for my business accounts?
Yes. They offer business checking and savings accounts. They offer business loans, credit cards, and payment and payroll services.
How is GTE Financial online banking different from the online banking my bank offers?
Some accounts offer more competitive interest rates. You can open GTE accounts online. Once you open the account, everything for the account is online.
Do GTE Financial checking accounts pay interest?
One GTE Financial checking account earns interest. The interest is competitive with other online checking accounts. The competitive interest rate is for the first $3,000 of the account. Account balances over $3,000 do not earn interest. This account has a monthly fee of $4.95 that cannot be waived.
By phone, email, mail, live chat, or by visiting a local branch location. You can follow GTE Financial on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
Does GTE Financial offer bill pay?
Yes. Bill pay is free with GTE Financial accounts. The only fees are for unpaid accounts and overnight delivery. Basic bill pay is free.
Electronic transfer, direct deposits, and cash deposits are typically available the same day. Other types of deposits may take more time to fund fully. The first $200 of those deposits are available the next business day.
Can I sign up for direct deposit to GTE Financial accounts?
Yes. Money can be directly deposited into GTE Financial accounts.


Mangini didn't want Orakopo. He wanted Aaron Curry.
Rex Ryan took a look at Kellen Clemens and Brett Ratliff and knew he couldn't go with those guys.
So what we get is a great trade all around. While the Browns couldn't take Curry, they do get more picks (picks they need) and players that Mangini knows and likes. He gets Kenyon Coleman, his old free agent signings. He gets Abrham Elam, a guy he tried to sign in the off-season. And he gets a young QB in Ratliff he likes. And he gets picks.
The Jets in short, get the new face of the franchise. A guy who has played in a pro offense, and a guy who, they feel, can lead the team out from under the post-Brett Farve gloom. A guy made for playing in the spotlight of New York. And he's not Kellen Clemens.
A great move all around.


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RULE 16. DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION
(a) Disclosure of Evidence by Prosecuting Attorney.
(1) Information Subject to Disclosure.
(A) Statement of Defendant. Upon a defendant's written request, the prosecuting attorney must disclose to the defendant and make available for inspection, copying, or photographing all of the following:
(i) any relevant written or recorded statement by the defendant, if:
—the statement is within the prosecution's possession, custody, or control; and
—the prosecuting attorney knows—or through due diligence could know—that the statement exists;
(ii) the portion of any written record containing the substance of any relevant oral statement made before or after arrest if the defendant made the statement in response to interrogation by a person the defendant knew was a government agent;
(iii) the defendant's recorded testimony before a grand jury relating to the charged offense; and
(iv) the substance of any other oral statement made by the defendant, before or after arrest, in response to interrogation by a person the defendant knew was a government agent.
(B) Organizational Defendant. Upon a defendant's request, if the defendant is an organization such as a corporation, partnership, association, or labor union, the prosecution must disclose to the defendant any statements described in Rule 16(a)(1)(A) if the prosecution contends that the person making the statement:
(i) was legally able to bind the defendant regarding the subject of the statement because of that person's position as the defendant's director, officer, employee, or agent; or
(ii) was personally involved in the alleged conduct constituting the offense and was legally able to bind the defendant regarding that conduct because of that person's position as the defendant's director, officer, employee, or agent.
(C) Defendant's Previous Record. Upon a defendant's written request, the prosecution must furnish the defendant with a copy of the defendant's prior criminal record, if any, that is within the prosecution's possession, custody, or control if the prosecuting attorney knows—or through due diligence could know—that the record exists.
(D) Documents and Objects. Upon a defendant's written request, the prosecuting attorney must permit the defendant to inspect and to copy or photograph books, papers, documents, data, photographs, tangible objects, buildings, or places, or copies or portions of any of these items, if the item is within the prosecution's possession, custody, or control, and:
(i) the item is material to preparing the defense;
(ii) the prosecution intends to use the item in its case-in-chief at trial; or
(iii) the item was obtained from or belongs to the defendant.
(E) Reports of Examinations and Tests. Upon a defendant's written request, the prosecuting attorney must permit a defendant to inspect and to copy or photograph the results or reports of any physical or mental examinations, and of any scientific tests or experiments if:
(i) the item is within the prosecution's possession, custody, or control;
(ii) the prosecuting attorney knows—or through due diligence could know—that the item exists; and
(iii) the item is material to preparing the defense or the prosecution intends to use the item in its case-in-chief at the trial.
(F) Expert Witnesses. Upon a defendant's written request, the prosecution must give to the defendant a written summary of any testimony that the prosecution intends to use under N.D.R.Ev. 702, 703, or 705 during its case-in-chief at trial. If the prosecution requests discovery under Rule 16(b)(1)(C)(ii) and the defendant complies, the prosecution must, upon the defendant's written request, give to the defendant a written summary of testimony that the government intends to use under N.D.R.Ev. 702, 703, or 705 as evidence at trial on the issue of the defendant's mental condition. Expert witness summaries must describe the witness's opinions, the bases and reasons for those opinions, and the witness's qualifications.
(2) Information Not Subject to Disclosure. Except as Rule 16(a)(1) provides otherwise, this rule does not authorize the discovery or inspection of reports, memoranda, or other internal prosecution documents made by an attorney for the prosecution or other prosecution agent in connection with investigating or prosecuting the case. Nor does this rule authorize the discovery or inspection of statements made by prosecution witnesses or prospective prosecution witnesses (other than the defendant) to agents of the prosecution except as provided in Rule 16 (f).
(b) Defendant's Disclosure.
(A) Documents and Objects. If a defendant, in writing, requests disclosure under Rule 16 (a)(1)(D), and the prosecution complies, then the defendant, upon written request of the prosecution, must permit the prosecution to inspect and to copy or photograph books, papers, documents, data, photographs, tangible objects, buildings or places, or copies or portions of any of these items if:
(i) the item is within the defendant's possession, custody, or control: and
(ii) the defendant intends to use the item in the defendant's case-in-chief at trial.
(B) Reports of Examinations and Tests. If a defendant, in writing, requests disclosure under Rule 16(a)(1)(E) and the prosecution complies, the defendant, upon written request of the prosecution, must permit the prosecution to inspect and to copy or photograph the results or reports of any physical or mental examination and of any scientific test or experiment if:
(i) the item is within the defendant's possession, custody, or control; and
(ii) the defendant intends to use the item in the defendant's case-in-chief at trial or intends to call the witness who prepared the report and the report relates to the witness's testimony.
(C) Expert Witnesses. The defendant must, upon written request of the prosecution, give to the prosecution a written statement of any testimony that the defendant intends to use under N.D.R.Ev. 702, 703, or 705 as evidence at trial, if:
(i) the defendant requests disclosure under Rule 16(a)(1)(F) and the prosecution complies; or
(ii) the defendant has given notice under Rule 12.2(b) of an intent to present expert testimony on the defendant's mental condition.
This summary must describe the witness's opinions, the bases and reasons for these opinions, and the witness's qualifications.
(2) Information not Subject to Disclosure. Except for scientific or medical reports, Rule 16(b) does not authorize the discovery or inspection of reports, memoranda, or other documents made by the defendant or the defendant's attorney or agent during the case's investigation or defense or of statements made to the defendant, or the defendant's attorney or agent, by the defendant, a prosecution or defense witness, or a prospective prosecution or defense witness.
(c) Continuing Duty to Disclose. A party who discovers additional evidence or material before or during trial must promptly disclose its existence to the other party or the court if:
(1) the evidence or material is subject to discovery or inspection under this rule; and
(2) the other party previously requested, or the court ordered, its production.
(d) Regulating Discovery.
(1) Protective and Modifying Orders. At any time the court may, for good cause, deny, restrict, or defer discovery or inspection, or grant other appropriate relief. Upon motion, the court may permit a party to show good cause by a written statement that the court will inspect in camera. If relief is granted following a showing in camera, the court must preserve the entire text of the party's statement under seal.
(2) Failure to Comply. If a party fails to comply with this rule or with an order issued under this rule, the court may:
(i) order that party to permit the discovery or inspection: specify its time, place and manner; and prescribe other just terms and conditions;
(ii) grant a continuance ;
(iii) prohibit that party from introducing the undisclosed evidence;
(iv) relieve the requesting party from making a disclosure required by this rule; or
(v) enter any other order that is just under the circumstances.
(e) Alibi Witnesses. Discovery of alibi witnesses is governed by Rule 12.1.
(f) Demands for Production of Names, Addresses, and Statements of Witnesses; Statements of Codefendants; Statements of Other Persons.
(1) Names, Addresses, and Statements of Prosecution Witnesses. Upon a defendant's written request, the prosecution must furnish the defendant:
(A) a written list of the names and addresses of all prosecution witnesses whom the prosecution intends to call during its case-in-chief;
(B) any statements made by the listed prosecution witnesses; and
(C) any records of prior criminal convictions of the listed prosecution witnesses that the prosecuting attorney knows—or by the exercise of due diligence could know—to exist.
A prosecutor may not disclose victim contact information, including the address of a victim, if the victim has requested nondisclosure. If a defendant makes a written request for discovery of the names, addresses, and statements of witnesses, the prosecuting attorney must be allowed to perpetuate the testimony of those witnesses under Rule 15.
(2) Statements of Codefendants. Upon a defendant's written request the prosecution must permit the defendant to inspect and to copy or photograph any relevant written or recorded confession, admission, or statement of a codefendant, or copies of any of these items if:
(A) the item is within the prosecution's possession, custody, or control; and
(B) the prosecuting attorney knows—or through due diligence could know—that the item exists.
(3) Statements of Other Persons. Upon a defendant's written request, the prosecution must permit the defendant to inspect and to copy or photograph any relevant written or recorded statement of any person if:
(A) the statement is within the prosecution's possession, custody, or control;
(B) the prosecuting attorney knows—or through the exercise of due diligence could know—that the statement exists; and
(C) the statement is not available to the defendant under Rule 16(a) or 16(f)(1) and (2).
(4) The term "statement," as used in Rule 16(f) means:
(A) a written statement made by the witness, codefendant, or other person and signed or otherwise adopted by the declarant; or
(B) a stenographic, mechanical, electronic, or other record, or a transcription of a record, which is a substantially verbatim recital of an oral statement made by the witness, codefendant, or other person to an agent of the prosecution and recorded contemporaneously with the making of the oral statement.
Rule 16 was amended, effective September 1, 1983; March 1, 1990; March 1, 1994; March 1, 1997; March 1, 2006; May 1, 2017.
Prior to the adoption of this rule, discovery proceeded on an informal basis. The only requirement placed upon the prosecutor was the constitutional imperative that the suppression by the prosecution of evidence favorable to an accused upon request violates due process where the evidence is material either to the guilt or punishment, irrespective of the good faith or bad faith of the prosecution.
While the rule, as amended, provides greater discovery, it is intended to prescribe only the minimum amount of discovery to which the parties are entitled. It is not intended to limit the judge's discretion to order broader discovery in appropriate cases. Nor is it intended to prevent the voluntary disclosure of other evidence or material by the parties at any time.
Subdivision (a)(1)(A) was amended, effective March 1, 1994, in response to the 1991 federal amendment. The amendment to North Dakota's rule requires the prosecution, upon written request, to disclose that portion of any written record containing the substance of any oral statement made by the defendant in response to interrogation by any person then known to the defendant to be an agent of the government. The amendment also requires the prosecution, upon written request, to disclose the substance of any oral statement made by the defendant in response to interrogation by any person then known by the defendant to be an agent of the government.
Unlike the federal rule, North Dakota's rule does not allow the government to assess whether a written record containing the substance of an oral statement, or the substance of an oral statement, is relevant. The written record containing the substance of any oral statement, or the substance of any oral statement, must be disclosed regardless of whether the prosecution considers the oral statement relevant, and regardless of whether the prosecution intends to use the oral statement.
Subparagraphs (a)(1)(E) and (b)(1)(C) were adopted, effective March 1, 2006. These provisions set conditions for reciprocal disclosure by the prosecution and defendant of proposed expert witness testimony.
Subdivision (f) was adopted, effective September 1, 1983. The provisions were drawn from Rules 421 and 422, Uniform Rules of Criminal Procedure (1974); Standard 11-2.1, American Bar Association Standards for Criminal Justice (2d ed. 1980); and Fed.R.Crim.P. 16's provision requiring disclosure of expert witness information.
Subdivision (f) does not require, as did former subdivision (i), that the person whose statement is produced must first have testified on direct examination. It is intended that the listed statements be discoverable at any point in the proceedings.
Subdivision (f) was amended, effective May 1, 2017, to bar a prosecutor from disclosing contact information of a victim if the victim has requested nondisclosure under N.D. Const. Art. I, § 25(1)(e). "Victim" is defined in N.D. Const. Art. I, § 25(4).
SOURCES: Joint Procedure Committee Minutes of January 26-27, 2017, pages 9-10; January 27-28, 2005, pages 12-13; April 25, 1996, page 15; January 25-26, 1996, pages 22-23; April 27-28, 1995, pages 2-3; September 29-30, 1994, pages 7-9; April 28-29, 1994, pages 12-14; April 29-30, 1993, pages 10-11; January 28-29, 1993, pages 12-13; April 20, 1989, page 4; December 3, 1987, page 15;February 17-18, 1983, pages 5-11; November 18-19, 1982, pages 5-10; September 30-October 1, 1982, pages 3-6; April 15-16, 1982, page 1; December 7-8, 1978, pages 9-13; October 12-13, 1978, pages 3-8; September 27, 1974, page 4; October 17-20, 1972, pages 1-2; June 26-27, 1972, pages 9-14; December 11-12, 1968, pages 4-13; Fed.R.Crim.P. 16.
CONSIDERED: N.D. Const. Art. I, § 25.
CROSS REFERENCE: N.D.R.Crim.P. 12.1 (Notice of Alibi Defense); N.D.R.Crim.P. 17.1 (Omnibus Hearing and Pretrial Conference); N.D.R.Ev. 612 (Writing or Object Used to Refresh Memory); N.D.R.Ev. 702 (Testimony by Experts); N.D.R.Ev. 703 (Bases of Opinion Testimony by Experts); N.D.R.Ev. 705 (Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion). See also: N.D.C.C. ch. 29-10.1 (Grand Jury); N.D.C.C. ch.29-10.2 (State Grand Jury).


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HII Secures $77M US Air Force Contract for EW, Electromagnetic Spectrum Support
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries Mission Technologies a $76.7 million task order for electronic warfare and electromagnetic spectrum capabilities development support.
According to Grant Hagen, president of HII Mission Technologies' Cyber, Electronics Warfare & Space business group, HII Mission Technologies will perform research, analysis, test and evaluation to give the Air Force EW and EMS dominance. He also stated that work will also allow the U.S. to maintain its advantage in addressing global threats.
A team from the company will develop technical recommendations for the Advanced Capabilities and Strategic Integration team, a unit within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's EW and Avionics division. Some of the recommendations that HII will provide may cover artificial intelligence, machine learning and microelectronics.
The task order was awarded under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center's multiple-award contract vehicle, HII said Wednesday.
The Air Force will use HII's inputs to improve warfighter survivability while reducing lifecycle costs.
DOD IAC MAC task orders are awarded by the Air Force's 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron to procure research and development and other related services in support of 22 technical focus areas across the cybersecurity and information systems, homeland defense and security and defense systems. The contracting vehicle has pools for full and open competition; small businesses, and for work that will be done in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives facilities.
HII Mission Technologies offers C5ISR; AI/ML applications; defensive and offensive cyberspace strategies and EW; live, virtual and constructive solutions, and other solutions that support all-domain operations. The company is located in McLean, Virginia.
HII's corporate headquarters is in Newport News, Virginia.
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