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Q: Finding molar mass with MATLAB Alrighty, so I have a pretty 'simple' problem on my hands. I am given two inputs for my function: a string that gives the formula of the equation and a structure that contains the information I need and looks like this:
     Name
     Symbol
     AtomicNumber
     AtomicWeight

To find the molecular weight, I have to take all of the elements in the formula, find their total mass and add them all together. For example, let's say that I have to find the molecular weight of oxygen. The formula would look like:
H2,O

The molecular weight will thus be
2*(Hydrogen's weight) + (Oxygen's weight), which evaluates to 18.015.

There will always be a comma separating the different elements in a formula. What I am having trouble with right now, is taking the number out of the string(the formula). I feel like I'm over-complicating how I am going about extracting it. If there's a number, I know it can be in positions 2 or 3 (depending on the element name). I tried to use isnumeric, I tried to do some really weird, coding stuff (which you'll see below), but I am having difficulties.
test case:
 mass5 = molarMass('C,H2,Br,C,H2,Br', table)
     mass5 => 187.862

table:
Name      Symbol AtomicNumber AtomicWeight
'Carbon'    'C'   6            12.0110000000000
'Hydrogen'  'H'   1             1.00800000000000
'Nitrogen'  'N'   7             14.0070000000000
'Oxygen'    'O'   8             15.9990000000000
'Phosphorus''P'   15            30.9737619980000
'Sulfur'    'S'   16            32.0600000000000
'Chlorine'  'Cl'  17            35.4500000000000
'Bromine'   'Br'  35            79.9040000000000
'Sodium'    'Na'  11            22.9897692800000
'Magnesium' 'Mg'  12            24.3050000000000

My code so far is:
  function[molar_mass] = molarMass(formula, information)

Names = []; %// Creates a Name array
[~,c] = size(information); %Finds the rows and columns of the table

for i = 1:c %Reads through the columns
    Molecules = getfield(information(:,i), 'Name'); %Finds the numbers in the 'Name' area
        Names = [Names {Molecules}];
end
Symbols = [];
[~, c2] = size(information);
for i = 1:c2 %Reads through the columns
    Symbs = getfield(information(:,i), 'Symbol'); %Finds the numbers in the 'Symbol'
        Symbols = [Symbols {Symbs}];
end

AN = [];
[~, c3] = size(information);
for i = 1:c3 %Reads through the columns
   Atom = getfield(information(:,i), 'AtomicNumber'); %Finds the numbers in the 'AtomicWeight' area
        AN = [AN {Atom}];
end
Wt = [information(:).AtomicWeight];

formula_parts = strsplit(formula, ','); % cell array of strings
total_mass = 0;
multi = [];
atoms = [];
Indices = [];
for ipart = 1:length(formula_parts)
    part = formula_parts{ipart}; % Takes in the string
        isdigit = (part >= '0') & (part <= '9'); % A boolean array
    atom = part(~isdigit); % Select all chars that are not digits
    Indixes = find(strcmp(Symbols, atom));
    Indices = [Indices {Indixes}];
    mole = atom;
    atoms = [atoms {mole}];
    natoms = part(isdigit); % Select all chars that are digits

    % Convert natoms string to numbers, default to 1 if missing

    if length(natoms) == 0
        natoms = '1';
        multi = [multi {natoms}];
    else
        natoms = num2str(natoms);
        multi = [multi {natoms}];
    end
end
multi = char(multi);
multi = str2num(multi); %Creates a number array with my multipliers

f=56;

Molecule_Wt = Wt{Indices};

   duck = 62;
    total_mass = total_mass + atom_weight * multi;
end

Thanks to Bas Swinckels I can now extract the numbers from the formulas, but what I'm struggling with now is how to pull out the weights associated with the symbols. I created my own weight_chart, but strcmp won't work there. Neither will strfind or strmatch. What I want to do is find the formulas in my input, in the chart. Then index it from that index, to the column (so add 1 I believe). How do I find the indices though? I'd prefer to find them in the order the strings appear in my input, since I can then apply my 'multi' array to it.
Any help/suggestions would be appreciated :)

A: Given the string, you can pull out the part that is a digit character with the isstrprop function. Then use that to address your string to get just those characters, then cast that as a double with str2double.
PartialString = 'H12';
Subscript = str2double (PartialString (isstrprop (PartialString, 'digit')));

A: This should get you started, there is still some parts that need to be filled in:
formula_parts = strsplit(formula, ','); % cell array of strings
total_mass = 0;

for ipart = 1:length(formula_parts)
    part = formula_parts{ipart}; % string like 'H2'
    isdigit = isstrprop(part, 'digit'); % boolean array
    atom = part(~isdigit); % select all chars that are not digits
    natoms = part(isdigit); % select all chars that are digits

    % convert natoms string to int, default to 1 if missing
    if length(natoms) == 0
        natoms = 1;
    else
        natoms = num2str(natoms);
    end

    % calculate weight
    atom_weight = lookup_weight(atom); % somehow look up value in table
    total_mass = total_mass + atom_weight * natoms;
end

See this old question about how to extract letters or digits from a string.


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Muslim groups decry postponement of public hearing on Firdausa
By Sulaimon Salau
09 February 2018 | 4:07 am
A coalition of Muslim organisations in Nigeria under the auspices of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) have flayed the process that led to the last minute postponement...
Firdausa
A coalition of Muslim organisations in Nigeria under the auspices of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) have flayed the process that led to the last minute postponement of the public hearing by the Joint Committee on Justice and Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
Rising from a meeting held in Abuja, expressed disappointed over the last minute postponement of the public hearing earlier scheduled for Monday, 5th February, 2018.
The Islamic organisations claimed that the committee had failed to carry them along as a critical stakeholder in the matter.
The public hearing was meant to reviewed the issue of the Hijab controversy between the Body of Benchers/Nigerian Law School and Al-Jannah Firdausa Amasa.
The groups said: "The inconveniences caused by the sudden change of schedule that many stakeholders from across Nigeria have to bear are unimaginable,"
At the meeting were representatives of more than twenty Muslim organisations. They include NSCIA, FOMWAN, MSSN, MUSWEN, MULAN, MMPN, MURIC, MICA, Women in Da'wah, Coalition of Muslim Women Organisations, Abuja Muslim Forum, FCT League of Imams, Association of Muslim Professionals, Justice for Fidaus Advocacy Group, Harakatul Islaami, Ilorin, Kwara Muslim Youths, The Criterion, Al-Mu'minaat, Women 'Ulamaa' of Zamfara, Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Organisation of Tadhamunul Muslimeen, I-World-Connect Media, Pious Muslim Women Organisation and Islamic Family Foundation among others.
The communiqué issued after the meeting and signed by the Director of Administration, NSCIA, Ustaz Isa Christian Okonkwo, said: "The coalition is dismayed that the Joint Committee did not deem it fit to contact stakeholders who had submitted memoranda to the Committee prior to the public announcement of the postponement as published in the Punch newspaper of Monday, 5th February, 2018. Of particular importance is Sister Firdausa Amasa – the victim and subject of the controversy – who had earlier received an invitation letter from the Joint Committee;
"The coalition rejects in its totality the reason advanced by the Joint Committee for the postponement. The excuse, therefore, rubbishes the deadline earlier given by the Joint Committee and proves that some stakeholders are above its rules and are, therefore, more important than others. Hence they are identified as "critical stakeholders". We believe we are all equal stakeholders because equality before the law is one of the critical elements of the rule of law;
"Muslims are not unaware of the efforts by some stakeholders to frustrate the cause of justice and, therefore, are determined not to rest until their right is recognised and guaranteed;
"The Joint Committee, as representatives of the people, should, in the spirit of equity, fairness and justice, ensure that the public hearing holds as soon as possible while stakeholders are duly informed; and
"The coalition calls on all Muslims and other stakeholders to remain calm and await further directives on the matter," he stated.
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Q: How to encrypt traffic between the load balancer and web servers with elastic beanstalk I want to encrypt traffic between my load balancer and web servers in an Elastic Beanstalk environment.  Amazon has a guide here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/configuring-https-endtoend.html but it involves manually generating a certificate for your servers.  Is there a fully automatic alternative?

A: If you have your servers generate their own self-signed certificate as part of the deployment container commands, then each server will get an updated certificate every time you deploy and when a new server is started.
The best command I have found for this is the following, which creates certificates valid for 10 years:
sudo openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout /etc/pki/tls/certs/server.key -out /etc/pki/tls/certs/server.crt -days 3650 -nodes -subj "/CN=example.com"

Using this approach, as long as you deploy (including upgrading your EB container version) at least once a decade, your servers will stay up.
This drastically simplifies the setup for this as well.  Now all you need to do is the following:

*

*Add a config file to your elastic beanstalk project which generates self-signed certificates and adds HTTPS settings to the web server.

*Have the web server security group accept port 443 connections from the load balancer security group.

*Set your load balancer to forward traffic from port 443 to port 443.

Below is an example of a full HTTPS elastic beanstalk config file for python.  This is a slight modification of AWS's suggested config file for python.  I've added the generate certificate command to the beginning of container commands and removed the two file statements for /etc/pki/tls/certs/server.crt and /etc/pki/tls/certs/server.key as they are now auto generated.  AWS examples for other languages can be found here.
AWS Linux 2, Apache-based deployment
Put the following in .ebextensions/ssl.config:
container_commands:
  01_create_certs:
    command: |
      sudo openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout /etc/pki/tls/certs/server.key -out /etc/pki/tls/certs/server.crt -days 3650 -nodes -subj "/CN=example.com"
  02_restart_httpd:
    command: |
      # Condition on whether httpd is running for compatibility with EB worker environments
      sudo systemctl status httpd && sudo systemctl restart httpd || echo "httpd not running"
  03_wait_for_httpd_restart:
    command: "sleep 3"

Put the following in .platform/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf:
Listen 443
<VirtualHost *:443>
  SSLEngine on
  SSLCertificateFile "/etc/pki/tls/certs/server.crt"
  SSLCertificateKeyFile "/etc/pki/tls/certs/server.key"
  # Limit requests to 100 MB
  LimitRequestBody 104857600

  <Proxy *>
    Require all granted
  </Proxy>
  ProxyPass / http://localhost:8000/ retry=0
  ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8000/
  ProxyPreserveHost on
</VirtualHost>

AWS Linux 1, Apache-based deployment
Put the following in .ebextensions/ssl.config:
packages:
  yum:
    mod24_ssl : []

files:
  /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf:
    mode: "000644"
    owner: root
    group: root
    content: |
      LoadModule wsgi_module modules/mod_wsgi.so
      WSGIPythonHome /opt/python/run/baselinenv
      WSGISocketPrefix run/wsgi
      WSGIRestrictEmbedded On
      Listen 443
      <VirtualHost *:443>
        SSLEngine on
        SSLCertificateFile "/etc/pki/tls/certs/server.crt"
        SSLCertificateKeyFile "/etc/pki/tls/certs/server.key"

        Alias /static/ /opt/python/current/app/static/
        <Directory /opt/python/current/app/static>
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
        </Directory>

        WSGIScriptAlias / /opt/python/current/app/application.py

        <Directory /opt/python/current/app>
        Require all granted
        </Directory>

        WSGIDaemonProcess wsgi-ssl processes=1 threads=15 display-name=%{GROUP} \
          python-path=/opt/python/current/app \
          python-home=/opt/python/run/venv \
          home=/opt/python/current/app \
          user=wsgi \
          group=wsgi
        WSGIProcessGroup wsgi-ssl

      </VirtualHost>

container_commands:
  01_create_certs:
    command: |
      sudo openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout /etc/pki/tls/certs/server.key -out /etc/pki/tls/certs/server.crt -days 3650 -nodes -subj "/CN=example.com"
  02_kill_httpd:
    command: "sudo restart supervisord"
  03_wait_for_httpd_death:
    command: "sleep 3"

A: If you are doing this for a Classic Load Balancer in Apache-based AWS Linux 2  as opposed to a shinier, newer Application Load Balancer, in addition to adding the config files listed here, you will also want to perform the following steps:

*

*Put the following in .platform/httpd/conf.d/keepalive.conf:

# Enable TCP keepalive
Timeout 300
KeepAlive On
MaxKeepAliveRequests 100
KeepAliveTimeout 300
<IfModule mod_reqtimeout.c>
 RequestReadTimeout header=300 body=300
</IfModule>

*Ensure that your ELB is configured to route HTTP traffic to port 80 via HTTP and HTTPS traffic to port 443 via HTTPS.

This will prevent ELB pre-connections from being wrongfully terminated, which if left unchecked will pollute your health-check data (for more on this, see Mysterious Http 408 errors in AWS elasticbeanstalk-access_log). In my testing, not performing this step resulted in a 25% false negative rate for automated health checks.
You may also wish to consider adding an SSL rewrite file to the config to reroute all incoming insecure traffic to the secure port, e.g. .platform/httpd/conf.d/ssl_rewrite.conf with the contents:
RewriteEngine On
<If "-n '%{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto}' && %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} != 'https'">
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L]
</If>

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Rumba in Cuba, a festive combination of music and dances
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Global development podcast: what role can tourism play in development?
Each year, millions of tourists visit developing countries, drawn by beautiful beaches, sunshine, and wildlife, but, at a time of so called "slumdog tourism," wherein tours are invited to take pictures of desperate living conditions, can the tourism industry ethically support global development? In this podcast from The Guardian, interviewees make the case for non-exploitive practices to help meet the UN's millennium development goals.
For Shirley Collins, a Folk Revival of Her Very Own
Shirley Collins's latest album, Lodestar, her first since 1979, presents a vocal "wariness and darkness" unlike the angelic sound for which the British folk artist was long known. Collins, who topped the British folk charts in the early 1960s to late '70s, largely disappeared from the music scene after suffering from dysphonia, a neurological disorder causing interruptions of speech and affecting voice quality. In her new album, Collins presents a gravitas that "ideally suits the grim subject matter of traditional songs."
Jeju's women divers gain UNESCO recognition
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How many residential rooms does St Barnabas have?
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We do not provide I wheelchair due to health and safety requirements. Family members / friends may arrange their own either through the Sole Bay Health Centre (our local GP surgery) or via the equipment department of the NHS in this area.
How much does a room at St Barnabas cost?
Room rates vary at the House and are priced fairly depending on size, outlook and facilities (e.g. en suite bathroom). Weekly rates may also vary depending on the care package required, e.g. temporary respite care; full-time residential care; day care; etc. The average weekly room rate is around £800/week. Please contact the House manager, Nicki via this website to discuss this further.
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Currently, the home is not set-up to welcome people with dementia or Alzheimer's, however, if our residents progress to milder forms of dementia during their stay at the House, we will provide care until such a point that their care needs mean that they have to move to specialist care home.
As a charitable organisation, is St Barnabas cheaper than other care homes?
St Barnabas is a not-for-profit organisation, and as such is able to price its services at the cost of running the home. St Barnabas prides itself in offering a higher than normal staff to resident ratio, to achieve a more interactive and less institutionalised atmosphere.
Does St Barnabas co-fund residents that cannot afford the fees?
Like all charitable organisations, St Barnabas is dependent on legacies, and the Board of Trustees work tirelessly to raise and manage these funds. The funds are therefore somewhat limited and do not usually allow the House to meet residents' full fees, but instead allow us to invest in staff, equipment and other necessary expenditures to ensure residents receive the best in care.
The weekly care home fees include everything, including full time care, all meals, refreshments, laundry service, entertainments and other in-house services. Most external excursions will also be included, though on some occasions a small contribution may be sought.
Is a senior staff member on duty at all times?
We run a 12-hour shift, with a senior team leader on duty every day from 8am-8pm. At night we have a minimum of two carers on duty throughout, with three carers on duty until midnight, and the Manager on call at all times. We have clear processes in place for emergencies and other care needs, should they be required.
Do GPs visit the home?
Our local health centre, the Sole Bay Health Centre, provides GP care.
Can residents choose what they want to do during the day?
Residents are free to do what they wish, but are encouraged by staff to join in the social activities, such as communal meals and entertainment, if possible. This helps mental and physical stimulation. However, should a resident prefer to be on their own they are free to do so.
Do you coordinate GP visits or outpatient appointments?
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Christian Gottlieb Nestle (* 14. Oktober 1808 in Stuttgart; † 19. Dezember 1879) war württembergischer Obertribunalprokurator und Mitglied des württembergischen Landtags.

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Neben seinem Hauptberuf als Obertribunalprokurator gehörte Nestle dem Stuttgarter Bürgerausschuss an, an dessen Spitze er mehrmals stand. Von 1851 bis 1855 war er Mitglied des württembergischen Landtags. Ab 1869 gehörte er als Vertreter Stuttgarts der württembergischen Landessynode an, außerdem war er Mitglied des Staatsgerichtshofs.

Nestle war daneben in verschiedenen wohltätigen Vereinen tätig.

Nestle war in erster Ehe mit Sophie Beate Kleinmann verheiratet. Der Ehe entstammt der evangelische Theologe und Orientalist Eberhard Nestle. Der Altphilologe Wilhelm Nestle war ein Sohn aus Christian Gottlieb Nestles zweiter Ehe.

1874 wurde Nestle mit dem Ritterkreuz 1. Klasse des Friedrichs-Ordens ausgezeichnet.

Literatur

 Der Lokalwohltätigkeitsverein in Stuttgart 1805–1905. Stuttgart 1905, S. 29.

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Have you ever wondered? Because those people who acquire a bank loan and have been paying in a timely manner for 3 or 4 years, the total debt seems not to decrease significantly? This is due to the fact that an important part of the total payment that is made is used to pay interest that the bank charges for having granted the loan and what is left is assigned to settle the initial debt or unpaid balance.
But what is the repayment of a loan?
When a loan is requested and it is intended to pay in installments, each of these credits is composed of interest and part of capital. The action to cancel part of the capital in each one of the payments is called amortization of the credit.
The breakdown of payments can be clearly seen in an amortization table. This table is calculated by the banks according to the characteristics of the credit (amount, term and interest rate).
It is important to mention that there are different ways to amortize a loan and these depend mainly on the way in which the amount of capital is reduced; However, before explaining some of the amortization methods, it is important to review the following topics: geometric progressions, annuities and the present value of an annuity; amortization.
Example $ 100.00 is deposited into an account that pays 10% interest compounded annually. How much is in the account at the beginning of each of the first five years?
An annuity is a succession of equal payments that are made in equal periods and this may be ordinary, anticipated or deferred.
Ordinary annuities: Annuities begin to be paid from period 1.
Example. Suppose that $ 1,500.00 is deposited at the end of the year during the following years in an amount that pays 8% per year compounded annually.
The 5 is used as an exponent, instead of the 6, since the money is deposited at the end of the first year and earns interest for only 5 years.
Advance Annuities : Annuities begin to be paid from period 0.
To find the future value of an anticipated annuity, each payment is treated as if it were done at the end of the preceding period. No payment is made at the end of each period, so to compensate for this, the amount of a payment is subtracted.
The present value of an annuity is the sum of the present values of the different payments, each one discounted at the beginning of the term.
It is important to remember the way in which the present value of compound interest is calculated.
Example. Find the current value of an ordinary annuity of $ 1,000.00 per month, for 4 months to 5% per month.
As previously mentioned, and taking up the main theme, there are various ways to amortize a loan and these depend mainly on the way in which the amount of capital is reduced. Here are two ways of repaying a loan: fixed and declining rate.
one). Fixed fee : In this method, as the name indicates, all fees or payments must be equal. To calculate the quota, the formula of the present value of an annuity (VPA) reviewed in the previous section is used.
For a better understanding of the fixed fee method, a real amortization table of a bank loan will be constructed; Therefore, it is important to mention that when paying off a loan, and in accordance with Mexican tax legislation, you must pay 16% of the Value Added Tax (VAT) calculated on the interest that will be paid for the credit contracted.
Example. Build a table of amortization of a bank loan for an amount of $ 15,912.12 to a term of 60 months and a rate of 23.72% per year, considering a VAT of 16%.
To start the construction of the table, once you have the amount of the fixed payment, the interest payment is first calculated and for this the unpaid capital is multiplied by 0.01976 (15,912.12 X 0.01976 = 314.53). 0.01976 is the result of dividing 23.72% between twelve months. Subsequently, the interest payment is multiplied by 16% to obtain VAT (314.53 X 0.16 = 50.32), and finally, the fixed payment is subtracted from the sum of the interest payment plus VAT to obtain the capital payment (490.79 – 364.85 = 125.94). For the next period the same procedure is performed; but the initial insolute capital is no longer used, but the capital payment is subtracted to obtain the unpaid capital to be used in the following period (15,912.12 – 125.94 = 15,786.18).
But where do you get 0.0229? You get 16% of the rate of 23.72% and the result obtained is added to this rate (23.72 X 1.16 = 27.5252) and the final result is divided by twelve to convert the annual rate into monthly (27.5252 / 12 = 2.29).
It is important to mention that the fixed fee method is the most used by banks in Mexico, so it was decided to construct the amortization table in a real way. Through this exercise, and as mentioned at the beginning, it can be observed that part of the total payment that is made is used to pay interest and what is left is assigned to settle the initial debt or unpaid balance.
The process of building an amortization table corresponding to a mortgage loan or a credit for the purchase of a car is similar to the one developed in this case.
two). Decreasing share : In this method the depreciation is the same for all periods, the depreciation must be calculated first.
Example. Build a table of amortization of a debt of $ 1000.00 that must be repaid in 4 months at an effective rate of 5% per month.
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What is a mortgage insurance rate?
When we come to find the house of our dreams, are we still trying to do everything to get it? If we do not want to touch the few savings we have, it becomes extremely difficult. So, to avoid missing out on this opportunity, we must seek the quickest solution to obtain the necessary funding.
Faced with this, people often tend to borrow from their bank. It is indeed a brilliant idea to acquire credit in due time. But when we ask for this kind of loan, the bank claims in return the mortgage insurance rates . The applied rate is, in a way, the interest that the banks draw.
How are property insurance rates defined?
Before jumping directly to a signature about the loan, it is undeniable to bypass the subject of the mortgage rate. The latter is therefore the result of calculations made according to several points. It varies according to each bank. Thus, we are not obliged to apply for a credit to the bank in which we are registered. Playing the competition is important and perhaps borrowing from an organization other than our current bank will earn us more benefits.
In addition, the rate of insurance varies according to the situation of each person. For more details, one must take into account the age factor of the borrower and also his health. It is sort of a risk assessment of insurance. Several questions are asked to the borrower to know his state of health. As a result, the more people are prone to illness, the higher the cost of the insurance rate.
Added to this, the rate is defined according to the credit we want to borrow. It is quite right that if the amount you ask for is high, the insurance rate goes up. And it is during the first 12 months that the reimbursement has a high price. And after this year, the capital remaining due decreases during the last years of repayment.
And finally, in general, everything will depend on each organization in which we apply for credits. Each organization offers a multitude of credit offers. However, we will lose a lot of time if we move to collect offers from the lenders. With borrower.io, the comparison of various quotes on the market becomes extremely easy.
You plan to grant a personal loan, you still hesitate where you will go. However, a friend has advised you on personal loan online, but you are puzzled. Here, discover the benefits of this financing solution to help you make a decision.
For some time online banks have been on the rise to compete with conventional credit institutions that offer exorbitant interest rates. The benefits are not lacking to seduce new customers daily.
travel, buy a new car, change your wardrobe, do some renovation work in your home or others. Many people also take out a personal loan online to reimburse other credits.
Unlike other loans, the personal loan online is very flexible. It is possible to ask for sums ranging from 1500 euros to 21500 euros, depending on the needs of the borrower. But what about refunds? Depending on the case and depending on the amounts requested, it varies between 12 and 60 months. All this, you will get it by staying at home. If the agreement is signed, your account will be debited in 48 hours.
Who can grant the personal loan online?
The personal loan online is accessible to everyone and requires very few guarantees. Be aware that in other lending institutions, some people can not apply for a large personal loan. In short, it is a very beneficial and simple solution. It will be easy for you to know exactly how much you will pay at the end of each month and at what pace. With online banks, finished the bad surprises on his account.
Of course, the personal loan online is very attractive, but be sure to determine your need for money to avoid over-indebtedness. You will also need to properly assess your repayment capacity taking into account your fixed and occasional expenses. Do not forget to compare the offers of personal loan banks online. To do this, use a simulator because the interest rate varies depending on the amount borrowed and the repayment period.
(WK-intern) – International commercial law firm Watson Farley & Williams ("WFW") has acquired KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV (FMO) at USD 104 million. Advised on the financing of the onshore wind farm project Malaspina.
The loan documentation was signed in December 2018. The financing was completed in January 2019 and is partially secured by an ECA guarantee from the German export credit agency Euler Hermes. The wind park is indirectly owned by the French company Total Eren SA, a leading independent power producer (IPP) for renewable energy. Total Eren also developed the project himself. Upon completion, it will provide a total output of 50.4 MW generated by 14 Senvion wind power generators, each with 3.6 MW.
The WFW advisory team was headed by the Hamburg partner dr. Stefan Kilgus (Banking & Finance). He was assisted by managing associate dr. Pascal Unger and associate Jens Leu (both Banking & Finance Hamburg). In addition, Corporate / Energy Partners advised Stefan Hoffmann (Hamburg) on project-related aspects of the transaction and Finance Partner Philippe Wolanski (Paris) on French law issues. WFW worked closely with Argentine law firm Bruchou, Fernández Madero & Lombardi on aspects under Argentine law.


Senior Mallory Simms plans on bringing her friend's dog to school on May 15.
As the final chapter of high school is coming to a close for the Class of 2019, many celebrations are approaching, such as the honors convocation and athletics awards.
The event will be held during school on May 15.
Principal Brian Wiskur said this year's group of seniors are remarkable and are deserving of this reward.
Wiskur said he will also be participating in the celebration.
Any breed of dog is allowed to come to KHS as long as a notice is given to Mrs. Angie Ayre, administrative and attendance secretary.
One condition for students is they are required to bring their dogs on leashes.
Mr. Eric Doyle, athletics director, came up with the rule and believes it will keep students safe.
Senior Chloe Clarambeau is excited for the day and plans on bringing her two dogs.
Mr. Matt Moore, assistant principal, will also bring his dog.
Brizzy sits pretty, showing off her spring collar.
Mr. Brian Boudreau, dean of students, is in charge of taking care of any accidents that the dogs may have.
Mr. Darrick Puffer, journalism adviser and English teacher, plans on bringing his dog Brizzy to visit his seniors.


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The Battle of Fort Pulaski
April 10-11, 1862 in Fort Pulaski, Georgia
Union Forces Commanded by
Maj. General David Hunter and
Capt. Quincy A. Gillmore
Strength Killed Wounded Missing/Captured
12,000 1 ? ?
Confederate Forces Commanded by
Col. Charles H. Olmstead
385 ? 4 360
Conclusion: Union Victory
On October 29, 1861 a force of some fifty-one vessels and 12,000 troops left Hampton Roads, Virginia under the command of Flag Officer Samuel F. duPont and Brigadier General Thomas W. Sherman. They were heading to establish a base at Port Royal, a remote, easily defended position some thirty miles northeast of Savannah. On November 1st the flotilla ran into heavy storms while sailing around Cape Hatteras; on the same day General Winfield Scott was relieved of duty.
The flotilla steamed into Port Royal under the command of Dupont, easily defeating the Rebels in Fort Walker and Fort Beauregard, defending the port. Marines landed, establishing a beachhead and a perimeter. General Sherman moved inland, capturing a number of small towns, most notably Beaufort, South Carolina. Speculation was that Union forces were on the way to capture both the fort and the city of Savannah. On November 24, 1861 at 3:00pm federal forces leapfrogged to Tybee Island, taking it without a fight. It was now clear Fort Pulaski was the objective.
When news of the landing on Tybee reached Savannah, there was widespread panic in the city. General Robert E. Lee arrived to take personal command of the situation. He had ordered the withdrawal of forces from Tybee because he realized that without a sufficient garrison of troops the artillery could easily be overrun, as it had been at Port Royal. One thing the Confederacy could not spare was troops, so Lee withdrew the men guarding the coast, moved the armament in the area to Fort Pulaski and Savannah and formed a stronger line a few miles inland.
Tybee Island was significant to General Thomas Sherman. A forward post, it contained a lighthouse, the ability to see ships navigating the waters around Fort Pulaski, and a refueling port for the Navy's coal-burning steamships.
Inside Fort Pulaski Confederates under the command of Colonel Charles Olmstead remained confident that they could hold the fort in spite of the federals immediately to their south. The channel to Savannah was protected by the fleet of Josiah Tattnall and weekly service to the fort brought needed supplies. Then, while sailing down to the fort on February 13, the steamship Ida was surprised by a volley of artillery shells from the north bank of the Savannah River. Federal troops had occupied and fortified a position without the knowledge of the Confederates and they nearly destroyed the ship with artillery fire. Then the federals cut the telegraph wire. The only contact the men had with the outside world was via a twice weekly courier who would swim the channel at night to avoid federal pickets.
Fort Pulaski's 385 men with 48 cannon and 6 months worth of rations could probably hold out until September, even if the Federal troops on Tybee stormed the walls. The clear approach, difficult entry and courtyard perimeter meant that taking the structure by force would require a huge amount of men and an unacceptable loss of life. Sherman realized this and turned to Captain Quincy Adams Gillmore to take command of the troops on the island and construct batteries to be used in a bombardment. Gillmore began this task on February 21, 1862.
Building the batteries was not an easy task. Across the South Channel of the Savannah River from Cockspur Island, the north end of Big Tybee Island offered little protection, especially for the closest batteries, Totten, McClellan, Sigel and Scott, all less than 2,000 yards from the fort. Ordinance, weapons, shelter material and food had to be moved across the swamps. Some loads, especially the weapons, required 250 men to haul from the port. On the morning of April 10, 1862 Confederates noted the changes to the landscape overnight. Chimneys had been toppled, guns lined the shore and a boat sailing under a flag of truce was on its way towards Pulaski. Captain Gillmore had sent a surrender demand, which Colonel Olmstead refused.
Batteries lined the northern end of Big Tybee island, the closest slightly more than 1600 yards from the nearest wall of Fort Pulaski, the furthest almost two miles away. The order to commence firing was given and at 8:10am a 13-inch mortar shell from Battery Halleck exploded harmlessly in the air beyond the fort. The second shell, a 13-inch mortar from Battery Stanton, fell in the south channel. At first, while ranging the artillery, the cannon fire was ineffective. Finally, the trajectory was set so that most shells landed in the fort or hit the walls. Hitting the same spot over and over took time and patience but the artillerymen slowly gained accuracy. By the end of the first day Fort Pulaski was in serious danger; the Confederates' ability to return fire had been negated and 2-4 feet of the southeast corner from the parapet to the base now lay in the rocks below. The artillery fire was taking its toll.
Inside the fort Colonel Olmstead held out little hope of help from Savannah. Both Fort Pulaski and his command were falling to recent technological advances in artillery. During the night Captain Gillmore kept up occasional fire, if only for the psychological value.
Cool morning air greeted the men on either side of the sound on the morning of April 11, 1862. The Norwich, a U.S. gunboat and artillery mounted on a barge in Tybee Creek joined the battle. By noon the walls of Fort Pulaski had been breached in two places and Union forces were preparing to launch an assault. Gillmore, breveted to a brigadier general, ordered the artillery fire to concentrate on the remaining parapets to reduce the Rebel's ability to withstand a direct assault. Now shells were passing through the breach and striking the north magazine where 40,000 pounds of powder were stored. Colonel Olmstead ordered the Confederate flag lowered at 2:30pm, then raised the white flag of surrender. Gillmore demanded an unconditional surrender. Olmstead had no other options.
There is no doubt that the loss of Fort Pulaski had a long-term negative affect on the ability of the Rebels to sustain the war effort and led to the defeat of the Confederacy. But the battle actually had a significant long-term effect on how people fought wars. No longer were the goliath forts of stone an effective defense against an invader. In less than two days the United States Army had changed the face of warfare that had lasted for 1,000 years.
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Points in the paint-FUR 22,LSU 50. Points off turnovers-FUR 18,LSU 15.
2nd chance points-FUR 7,LSU 16. Fast break points-FUR 2,LSU 6.
Bench points-FUR 8,LSU 32. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-FUR 2nd-01:23, LSU 2nd-01:12.
Largest lead-FUR by 1 1st-18:19, LSU by 18 2nd-01:12.
FUR led for 03:14. LSU led for 35:52. Game  was tied for 00:54.
Points in the paint-FUR 12,LSU 18. Points off turnovers-FUR 13,LSU 2.
2nd chance points-FUR 4,LSU 6. Fast break points-FUR 2,LSU 2.
Bench points-FUR 3,LSU 14. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-2 times.


This is a Technical Supplement to the Evaluation Design Report (released in November 2014) for the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Impact Study. It provides information on the study's impact analyses, ideally with sufficient transparency that others can replicate our work either on the HPOG-Impact data or on other similar experimental data sets.
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Can Ervin Santana keep the ball in the park in Yankee Stadium? The Twins' postseason future may depend upon it. Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images
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At the end of the 2014 and 2015 seasons, the Pittsburgh Pirates were arguably the best team in the National League -- playing well down the stretch, dominating. Because they failed to win the NL Central, however, they had to get through the wild-card game's bottleneck, and in '14, they faced Madison Bumgarner at the outset of the greatest postseason pitching performance of all time, and the next year, they faced Jake Arrieta at the end of his historic second-half domination. Twice, in the winner-take-all games, they were quickly dispatched.
The wild-card game is probably unfair and unquestionably unforgiving, likely to turn on one big swing or mistake or performance. With that in mind, here are the most pivotal matchups ahead in the AL and NL wild-card games.
Key American League wild-card matchups
Ervin Santana against Yankee Stadium's dimensions: The place has been unkind to him, as it is with all right-handed starting pitchers with a tendency to generate fly balls. He is 0-5 with a 6.43 ERA in new Yankee Stadium, with seven home runs allowed, and Santana ranked seventh among all starting pitchers in fly ball percentage in 2017.
In August of 2015, Santana referred to Yankee Stadium's dimensions as a joke, and on Monday, he reiterated his view of the place: "The ballpark is small, the ball carries. Every fly ball is going to be home run or off the way."
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But Santana's easy confidence seems unaffected by the history.
"How many games have I pitched here?" he asked a reporter.
Six.
"How many have I won?" he asked.
Zero.
"So tomorrow is going to be one," he said, smiling.
One thing to watch: In the last weeks of the regular season, Santana has shown the ability to raise his velocity into the mid-90s -- as high as 96 mph -- as he works to finish off hitters.
Gary Sanchez vs. a ball in the dirt in a key spot: On Monday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi related a conversation he had with coach Tony Pena about the work of Sanchez behind the plate this year: "Sometimes we focus on the one ball he misses and not the 10 balls he blocks," Girardi said, following that recitation of all the things that Sanchez does well defensively.
The Yankees' manager seemed to be spinning a little bit, maybe to prop up the perception of the defense of the premier power-hitting catcher in baseball. Sanchez is an offensive monster relative to others at his position, and he has powerful throwing arm. He also had a tendency to let balls get through him this year, sometimes in key spots, an issue that festered to the degree that Girardi benched him and challenged him to work.
Sanchez had 16 passed balls this year, a remarkable number for a catcher who doesn't team with a knuckleball pitcher, and the 53 wild pitches charged to his pitchers when Sanchez was behind the plate were the most in the AL. The damage report: runners took 69 bases on wild pitches and passed balls in the 104 games Sanchez was behind the plate.
On Tuesday night, the Yankees will face a great baserunning team: Minnesota ranked No. 1 in MLB this year in this FanGraphs baserunning efficiency metric.
This is worth remembering when there's a runner on third base, or when Luis Severino or David Robertson or Aroldis Chapman is thinking about burying a breaking ball in the dirt in a big spot.
Byron Buxton vs. the wide-open spaces of Yankee Stadium in center field and left-center: Buxton's name is now commonly raised in the debate about the game's best center fielder, with those of Kevin Kiermaier, Billy Hamilton and Jackie Bradley Jr. Buxton led all center fielders in defensive runs saved this season with 24, and he is fully capable of ending a rally by running down a ball in the gap.
The strike zone of plate umpire Alfonso Marquez vs. Jason Castro's framing ability: Dallas Keuchel shut down the Yankees in the AL wild-card game in 2015 partly because his catcher, Castro, did excellent work in framing pitches at the edge of the strike zone. Castro will be behind the plate for another wild-card game on Tuesday, catching Santana, and Castro mentioned in conversation Monday afternoon that some teammates had asked him what the wild-card game is like.
The conditions may be right for Castro to have another good night of presentation. Santana has good command and walked only 61 batters in 211⅓ innings during the regular season, and he likes to pitch inside, as Molitor said, to make hitters uncomfortable, to keep them off-balance.
Marquez will be the plate umpire, and he is known as a hitters' ump, calling a smaller zone. But statistics indicate that he'll call a ball on inside pitches to right-handed batters more often than other umpires, but less often than he does when a left-handed hitter is at the plate. Marquez has been behind the plate for nine of Santana's starts, and the right-hander has a 3.39 ERA in those innings.
Santana will probably need any advantage that Castro can provide.
Key National League wild-card matchups
Can Zack Greinke overcome his recent struggles on the mound? Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports
Zack Greinke vs. his recent slump: This will be the 10th postseason start for Greinke, and the soon-to-be 34-year-old right-hander is coming off another strong season. His past two starts, however, have been among his worst. He started against the Marlins with an extra day of rest on Sept. 22 and surrendered nine hits, eight runs and three homers in four innings. He got a week off before his next start, on Friday, and struggled again, allowing six hits and two walks over four innings.
Was this a case of a veteran pitcher pacing himself in preparation for October, with the Diamondbacks locked into the wild-card game? Or was this an older starter with more than 2,500 innings in his career somewhat tired at the end of a long season? His velocity was down slightly in his last starts, but was that more about a lack of adrenaline?
We'll see. By the way: The Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez has a lot of success against Greinke, with five homers among 14 hits in 42 at-bats. Neither Charlie Blackmon nor Nolan Arenado has a homer against Greinke, in 49 and 47 at-bats, respectively.
Bud Black vs. the incredible force that is J.D. Martinez: In August and September, Martinez mashed enough to actually inject himself into the chatter about the NL MVP race despite playing only two months for the Diamondbacks. Martinez clubbed 29 homers in 62 games with Arizona, and in September he had 16 homers in 24 games while batting .404.
He's so dangerous right now that it will be interesting to see if Black chooses to simply bypass Martinez in a big spot.
Paul Goldschmidt vs. whatever ails him (and Jon Gray): He has been incredibly consistent in his career, a steady source of hits and power and runs, and at the All-Star break he appeared to be a runaway favorite to win the NL MVP Award. But Goldschmidt has been bothered by an elbow problem, the details of which the Diamondbacks have not wholly revealed. Goldschmidt sat out some games down the stretch and when he was in the lineup, he wasn't himself -- Goldschmidt batted only .175 with three homers in 80 at-bats, with a .569 OPS in September.
Baseball lore is filled with examples of players stepping up and finding a way to succeed through injuries, like Kirk Gibson in 1988, and Goldschmidt will have that opportunity now. He also will have to try to do damage against a young pitcher who has beaten him in the past -- he is 0-for-11 with five strikeouts and one walk in his career while facing Gray.
Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic writes here about Paul Goldschmidt's recent struggles.
Fernando Rodney vs. his command: This postseason is saturated with superstar shutdown relievers -- Kenley Jansen, Wade Davis, Craig Kimbrel, Andrew Miller, etc. Most of the bullpens are loaded.
Then there is the matter of Rodney and the Diamondbacks. Rodney is the Arizona closer, and he posted an ERA of 4.23 during the season, with 39 saves in 45 chances. In a year in which record-setting home run numbers piled up all over the place, Rodney allowed just three homers in 55 ⅓ innings, and that's good. The current Colorado hitters have 53 at-bats against Rodney and have no homers, a remarkable statistic given the venues where most of those at-bats have taken place.
He also allowed 26 walks in 55 ⅓ innings in 2017. His stubborn habit of refusing to give in to hitters is in keeping with some of the greatest closers of all time, but it also means that Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo could have some tense moments in the wild-card game if Rodney falls behind some great Colorado hitters who can mash.
The Diamondbacks vs. their shortstop depth: Nobody would have imagined coming into this month that Arizona would have had to reach so far for shortstop help, but Nick Ahmed got hurt, and Chris Owings got hurt. Ketel Marte has filled in at the spot since early August, and has played well effectively, batting .260 and playing good defense. But in the sixth inning of Sunday's game, he had to leave the game with left hamstring tightness on this play.
The Diamondbacks continue to say that Marte is going to be OK, and that what happened wasn't a major injury. Just in case … Owings was scheduled to play instructional-league games Monday and again Tuesday. If Marte's hamstring issue becomes more of a concern than the team initially believes -- like Max Scherzer's situation -- then the D-Backs can force Owings back into action.