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Christian Eckes Leads Historic 1-2-3-4 Finish for ThorSport Racing
Motorsports Tribune Sep 24, 2021
By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service
For the second consecutive week the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series crowned a first-time winner. Christian Eckes, a 20-year old New York native, took the lead on a final restart with four laps remaining to claim his first trophy and lead a historic 1-2-3-4 finish for the ThorSport Racing team.
Eckes teammate Ben Rhodes finished .272-seconds back, followed by Playoff driver Matt Crafton and veteran Johnny Sauter who completed the ThorSport four-of-a-kind at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Todd Gilliland finished fifth after leading a race best 66 laps.
Although understandably excited on the radio when he realized he'd won the race, Eckes was more subdued and reflective when he climbed out of his No. 98 ThorSport Toyota and greeted the crowd.
"Man, this is big," said Eckes, formerly a Kyle Busch Motorsports driver, who was making only his ninth start in a part-time campaign with ThorSport this season.
"It's been a tough year. That's all I got to say, it's been a tough year since last November. Hopefully I proved I can still do this.
"I'm speechless. It's been a rough year, been a rough year."
With the runner-up effort, Rhodes was the top finishing Playoff driver in a race that saw five of the eight playoff contenders finish 20th or worse. Rhodes' work, coupled with an uncharacteristically tough outing for regular season champion John Hunter Nemechek changed the points standings for the first time since Week 3 of the season.
Rhodes, who won the opening two races of the season, now holds a six-point edge over Nemechek, who finished 33rd with mechanical problems as the series goes into the second race of this three-race Playoff round. Prior to his No. 4 KBM Toyota suffering issues, Nemechek earned his series best 11th stage win, taking the opening Stage Friday night.
Playoff driver Stewart Friesen finished sixth, followed by Grant Enfinger, Austin Wayne Self, Ryan Truex and Austin Hill.
Not only was it a rough night for the championship contenders – it was a bitter pill to swallow for Gilliland, who paced the race most of the night and had been leading prior to that last restart.
"I think that was the most fun I've ever had racing a truck, but it stinks walking away from a race track for the second straight week, ultra-disappointed," said Gilliland, who won Stage 2 and led a race best 66 laps. Last week, he was eliminated from Playoff contention by a mere two points.
The majority of current Playoff drivers could relate.
Last week's first-time race winner Carson Hocevar, who ran among the Top-10 most of the night, had a late race green flag pit stop and ended up 22nd. Zane Smith was 29th and Chandler Smith and reigning series champion Sheldon Creed were 35th and 36th after being involved in a big accident on Lap 70.
"Restarts were insane all night," Creed said, adding, "I didn't have a great truck but thought we were a top-eight truck at least. Unfortunate, but it's going to make Talladega fun and interesting."
The series races next Saturday in the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Talladega Superspeedway (1 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Raphael Lessard won the race in 2020.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – 25th Annual Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 Presented by Westgate Resorts
1. (15) Christian Eckes, Toyota, 134.
2. (7) Ben Rhodes (P), Toyota, 134.
3. (6) Matt Crafton (P), Toyota, 134.
4. (11) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 134.
5. (8) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 134.
6. (3) Stewart Friesen (P), Toyota, 134.
7. (23) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 134.
8. (13) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 134.
9. (14) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 134.
10. (10) Austin Hill, Toyota, 134.
11. (35) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, 134.
12. (12) Derek Kraus, Toyota, 134.
13. (19) Chase Purdy #, Chevrolet, 134.
14. (33) Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet, 134.
15. (34) Spencer Davis, Toyota, 134.
16. (26) Kris Wright #, Chevrolet, 134.
17. (24) Tyler Hill, Chevrolet, 133.
18. (28) Danny Bohn, Toyota, 133.
19. (31) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 133.
20. (30) CJ McLaughlin(i), Toyota, 133.
21. (36) Dylan Lupton, Toyota, 133.
22. (5) Carson Hocevar # (P), Chevrolet, 132.
23. (29) Tanner Gray, Ford, 132.
24. (18) Drew Dollar, Toyota, 132.
25. (22) Brett Moffitt(i), Chevrolet, 131.
26. (25) Howie Disavino III, Chevrolet, 130.
27. (32) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ford, 129.
28. (21) Cory Roper, Ford, 121.
29. (4) Zane Smith (P), Chevrolet, 115.
30. (20) Jack Wood, Chevrolet, Accident, 114.
31. (17) Hailie Deegan #, Ford, Accident, 101.
32. (37) Keith McGee, Toyota, Too Slow, 91.
33. (1) John Hunter Nemechek (P), Toyota, 85.
34. (16) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, Accident, 70.
35. (2) Chandler Smith # (P), Toyota, Accident, 70.
36. (9) Sheldon Creed (P), Chevrolet, Accident, 70.
37. (27) Chris Hacker, Chevrolet, DVP, 6.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 105.358 mph.
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 54 Mins, 28 Secs. Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds.
Caution Flags: 10 for 39 laps.
Lead Changes: 14 among 11 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J. Nemechek (P) 1-33;T. Gilliland 34-36;S. Friesen (P) 37;T. Gilliland 38-45;B. Rhodes (P) 46-50;T. Gilliland 51-62;C. Hocevar # (P) 63-70;A. Hill 71-82;T. Fogleman 83;B. Holmes 84;B. Moffitt(i) 85;T. Gilliland 86-115;J. Sauter 116-117;T. Gilliland 118-130;C. Eckes 131-134.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Todd Gilliland 5 times for 66 laps; John Hunter Nemechek (P) 1 time for 33 laps; Austin Hill 1 time for 12 laps; Carson Hocevar # (P) 1 time for 8 laps; Ben Rhodes (P) 1 time for 5 laps; Christian Eckes 1 time for 4 laps; Johnny Sauter 1 time for 2 laps; Tate Fogleman 1 time for 1 lap; Brett Moffitt(i) 1 time for 1 lap; Bret Holmes 1 time for 1 lap; Stewart Friesen (P) 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 4,38,18,99,52,21,98,2,16,26
Stage #2 Top Ten: 38,99,42,52,2,15,16,88,98,18
Tags : Austin Hill, Austin Wayne Self, Ben Rhodes, Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger, johnny sauter, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Matt Crafton, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Wire Service, ryan truex, Stewart Friesen, ThorSport Racing, Todd Gilliland, Victoria's Voice Foundation 200
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Person of Interest "Beta" Review (3×21)
"I'd like you to avoid violence if at all possible, but if they harm Grace in any way, kill them all."
No other line sums up the character of Harold Finch better than this one does. He's not a man of violence, but he's capable of love, of feeling so strongly about someone that he'd truly desire to enact revenge. For, he's now facing the inevitable consequences of his actions, and he's willing to place himself at risk.
It seems as if this episode undoes much of the recent status quo set by the show, pulling back, but also sending us barreling toward the finish line. "Beta" is all about avoidance and confrontation, hiding and facing the truth. We have Reese, Shaw, and Root slinking around, avoiding Decima, while Greer is plotting his moves in a secluded place. We have Harold Finch and Grace Hendricks, separated by a lie, but still bound by love. We have Samaritan and the Machine, two clashing technological minds and ideologies that are only barely avoiding an all out war at the moment. The master plan is still hidden, to be carried out by Root. With avoidance comes inevitability, though, and as Harold states at the end to Reese, he knows he had this coming. People around him will be hurt; by avoiding them, he'll keep them safe, but it'll still tear all parties involved apart. He needs to confront both his external and internal enemies.
Confrontation involves all of our characters. At the end of the episode, it's Shaw and Reese in the same location Greer was in, finally confronting the man. Fittingly, it's through a video screen–through technology–given the premise of the Machine as a go-between for the ideas of safety and privacy. Throughout her interrogation scenes, we see Grace forced to confront her past, to confront her love for Harold through the intimidating presence of Greer, and Harold eventually has to confront the same person at the end of it all.
Of course, that's not until after an absolutely wonderful scene in which he and his former fiance are exchanged on a bridge. Michael Emerson is at his best there, his expression after helping Grace–but not being allowed to say a word–absolutely heartbreaking. Finch is risking his own safety and his own secrets–his privacy–in exchange for the safety of another, and with such a huge decision, he's determined to face the inevitable truth. In what little screen time he has, he's a compelling presence, an accomplishment matched by Carrie Preston's acting ability helping to really flesh out her and Greer's characters. The latter is a very intriguing presence, exerting a quiet, yet powerful, influence over others without coming across as a cartoonish villain.
In the end, though, while Finch may be risking a lot, continuing down an ethical descent of sorts that began earlier on, he still has friends. We know this, so it only makes the Root/Shaw/Reese team up all the more satisfying to watch. As cliche as it sounds, they'll be there for him no matter what; Reese will support him if he seeks revenge, but he'll also stay true to him by not proceeding until Root gets a name from the Machine. He'll go see Finch on Grace's stoop, and he'll be there when Harold needs it the most.
That's the main difference between Greer and Finch. Greer will convince one of his lackeys to kill himself because it's what's expedient, but Finch's support system will only grow stronger with each setback. Decima will try to shoot and kill and eliminate, but Finch's support system will kick your ass and look good doing it.
-So, I feel like Bear's going to enter the picture at some point; perhaps, he'll save Finch and make a softie out of Greer. You know, due to the fact that Bear is irresistible.
-The sequence in the precinct is very entertaining to watch unfold, from Fusco in general to Root getting arrested to get into the office to her causing Decima to lose signal.
-Shaw is just so badass in that first scene. That wink. My God.
-I really like the way that bridge scene is shot.
-Only 2 episodes left this season. It's going to go out beautifully, I'm sure.
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3 Responses to "Person of Interest "Beta" Review (3×21)"
Josh April 30, 2014 at 2:54 pm #
This show is absolutely incredible. That bridge scene was heartbreaking – beautiful cinematography and the Ramin Dwajadi's amazing score encapsulated it perfectly.
The titles of the next two episodes already inexplicably excite me. "A House Divided" and "Deus Ex Machina". Absolutely cannot wait.
Hepburn3 May 14, 2014 at 5:23 pm #
Person of Interest is simply AMAZING tv!
So well acted, written and plotted!
Love the show and your reviews just add to my love!
polarbears16 May 14, 2014 at 7:19 pm #
I agree; love this show. I'm glad you enjoy the reviews!

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Synchronization of metronomes
Group Members: Jeff Tithof, Brad Taylor, Luis Jover, & Vlad Levenfeld
Presentation. Papers: Vlad, Luis, Brad, Jeff
The synchronization of coupled oscillations has proven to be a useful model for describing the dynamics of a large number of physical systems. Perhaps the simplest system which can capture such dynamics is that of two oscillators coupled through the motion of a free platform. In recent years, there has been a considerable amount of research on the case of $N=2$; however, little work has extended to larger numbers of oscillators. The goal of the current work is to quantify the time to synchronization for $N=2$ through $N=9$ metronomes on a movable platform, through experimental investigation and numerical simulation. Our results show a considerable level of agreement between the two, and discrepancies are explored. Possibilites for future work and potential improvements are noted.
2 Experiment
2.1 Experimental Materials and Methods
2.2 Experimental Analysis
3 Theory & Simulation
3.1 Equations of Motion
3.2 Parameters
4 Results & Conclusion
4.1 Results
4.3 Future Work
The phenomenon of synchronization is found throughout nature and in many applications of different fields of science<ref>Steven H. Strogatz, Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, Westview, Cambridge (1994).</ref>. Examples of synchronization include the flashing of firefly populations, the firing of pacemaker cells in the heart, applications of Josephson junctions, coupled fiber laser arrays, and perhaps even epileptic seizures. Many instances of synchronization in nature and applications in science become extremely complicated as soon as multiple variables or several coupled oscillators are introduced. However, the pervasive presence of synchronization in nature and science motivates work towards a deep understanding of such phenomena. So, as with any system that is to be scientifically understood, the simplest case is the best place to begin; for synchronization, the case of two identical, coupled oscillators is perhaps the simplest.
Research into the mutual synchronization of two identical coupled oscillators is believed to date back to the work of Christiaan Huygens in the 1600's, in which he discovered and investigated the synchronization of two pendulum clocks hanging on a common support beam <ref>Huygens C. Œuvres complètes de Christiaan Huygens. vol. 17. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff; 1932.</ref>. Motivated by the goal of solving the ``Longitude Problem," Huygens reached some insightful conclusions about the nature of this system, eventually concluding that small movements of the support beam with every oscillation were responsible for the antiphase synchronization that consistently occurred.
Significant progress has been made in explaining simple instances of synchronization. In 2002, Bennett et al. <ref>M. Bennett, M. F. Schatz, H. Rockwood, and K. Wiesenfeld, ``Huygens's clocks," Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A 458, 563-579 (2002).</ref> constructed an apparatus meant to recreate the setup described by Christiaan Huygens. The experimental and numerical results agree qualitatively with records from Huygens's research. Concurrently, Pantaleone <ref>J. Pantaleone, ``Synchronization of metronomes," American Journal of Physics 70, 992-1000 (2002).</ref> investigated a similar setup in which metronomes were placed on a common support which was free to roll across cylinders, allowing coupling through the low-friction horizontal translation of the platform. Pantaleone's theoretical analysis provided agrees with the experimental observations reported.
In 2009, Ulrichs et al. <ref>H. Ulrichs, A. Mann, and U. Parlitz, ``Synchronization and chaotic dynamics of coupled mechanical metronomes," Chaos 19, 043120 (2009).</ref> reported agreement with Pantaleone's results in computer simulations. Additionally, these simulations were run for coupling of up to 100 metronomes and reportedly showed chaotic and hyperchaotic behavior. A paper by Wiesenfeld and Borrero-Echeverry <ref>Daniel Borrero-Echeverry and Kurt Wiesenfeld, ``Huygens (and Others) Revisted," Accepted for publication in Chaos, Obtained through personal contact (2011).</ref>, currently in the process of publication, investigates how varying the parameters of two coupled oscillators can affect the synchronization outcome.
An arguably strong theoretical understanding of the $N=2$ case has been developed in recent years; it seems appropriate to expand this theory to a larger number of coupled oscillators. This is the goal of the current work.
Phenomenologically, as expected, one observes more complicated dynamics as the number of coupled metronomes increases. Below are two videos, for the cases of $N=2$ and $N=8$, respectively, which demonstrate this. Our experimental goal is to quantify this behavior.
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Experimental Materials and Methods
The experimental setup for the N=3 case. Note that this figure is not to scale.
The experimental setup for this project is conveniently very simple, but care must be given to reduce external influences that can easily alter the dynamics of non-linear systems.
Our system consists of anywhere from two to nine metronomes, a flat, thick poster-board platform, and two rollers (empty 12 fl. oz diet coke cans). The basic setup is shown to the right, with the metronomes always being placed along a 1-dimensional array.
A photo of the experimental setup for the N=8 case with the metronomes in motion.
The metronomes are Wittner's Super-Mini-Taktell (Series 880). We tested each metronome's capability of synchronizing in the N=2 case. This resulted in us removing a metronome due to anomalous behavior. We tracked the data using a camera set for 42 frames per second that was connected to LabView on a PC. For data collection, we blacked out the pendulum surface and the reflective casing near the pendulum bob. This aided LabView in tracking a single white dot applied with white-out on each metronome bob. Similarly we spray-painted the poster-board platform black and applied a white dot on its side to track the motion. Finally we placed the entire system on a thin, smooth plastic block used to reduce frictional irregularities liable from the table surface.
During our week in the lab we ran 20 usable data-runs for $N={2,3,5,6,7,9}$, 19 data-runs for $N=4$, and 12 runs for $N=8$. The metronomes were set for 200 beats per minute, which corresponds to 100 periods per minute. For each run we set up LabView to track the platform and the metronome bobs. Once the camera was tracking we stabilized the platform by hand as we set the metronomes one-by-one in motion. As the last metronome was set in motion we let go of the platform. We considered this the beginning of the run. The system was allowed to evolve for 90 seconds or longer depending on whether synchronization seemed to occur. For some of the higher N cases synchronization did not occur despite allowing the metronomes to wind completely down.
Experimental Analysis
Our goal was to determine the dependence of time to synchronization on the number of metronomes. We used the raw data output of times and x-positions (from the camera lens' point of view in pixel units). We considered a strict definition of synchrony where metronomes are in-phase.
Due to camera distortions and small tracking errors, we chose to consider the turning points of the data as opposed to the entire time series. By using the findpeaks function in Matlab our time-series data was reduced to a vector of peak times for each metronome. We chose to look at peaks occurring at only one turning point ensuring our analysis would not falsely detect anti-phase phase-locking as an occurrence of our stricter synchronization.
We developed an algorithm for determining synchrony for use with the experimental data and the simulation data. The peak times will occur at the same time for systems in in-phase synchrony. However for the real data, this is not expected even when synchronization has phenomenologically occurred because of slight noise in the system, errors in tracking, and discretization of time. As a result we cannot discount synchronization from being achieved even if peaks occur at slightly different times for the metronomes. This motivates a time-$\epsilon$ definition of synchronization. We introduce the model parameter $\epsilon_{time}$ where if all metronome peaks occur within it we consider that time an instant of synchrony. Full synchronization occurs when so many instances of synchrony occur in a row (defined by another model parameter, $r$).
After trimming the data of all time before the platform is destabilized and determining the peaks, the output data is reduced to a vector of peak times for each metronome. The size of each vector is not necessarily the same, however any instance of synchrony must contain any elements from each vector so we look for instances of synchrony by arbitrarily choosing one vector and considering its time elements in succession, $v_{arb}$. In order to reduce the arbitrariness we used an algorithm that updated the reference time for placing the $\epsilon_{time}$ ball. Initially we look around the arbitrary metronome peak time. Any peak times from other metronomes within the $\epsilon_{time}$ are placed in a set with the original reference peak time and the average time becomes the new reference for the $\epsilon_{time}$. This procedure is continued until no further peak times are picked up. At this point, if the number of elements is equal to $N$ we consider it a syncing instance and place the reference time in a set, $\mathcal{S}$, and we move to the next peak time in $v_{arb}$. If an instance of syncing does not occur, $\mathcal{S}$ becomes the empty set and we move to the next peak time in $v_{arb}$. When the cardinality of $\mathcal{S}=r$ we take the $min({\mathcal{S}})$ as the time of synchronization, $t_{sync}$ for the run.
Theory & Simulation
Equations of Motion
The equations of motion for two coupled pendulums are available in Bennett et al. and Wiesenfeld and Borrero-Echeverry. These equations may easily be extended to $N$ metronomes:
\begin{equation} \label{dim_eq1} \ddot\phi_j+b\dot\phi_j+\frac{g}{l}\sin\phi_j=-\frac{1}{l}\ddot X \cos\phi_j+F_j \end{equation}
\begin{equation} \label{dim_eq2} (M+m)\ddot X+B\dot X = -ml\frac{d^2}{dt^2}(\sin\phi_1+\sin\phi_2+ ... +\sin\phi_N) \end{equation} where $\phi_j$ is the angular displacement of the jth pendulum, $b$ is the pivot damping coefficient, $g$ is the acceleration due to gravity, $l$ is the pendulum length, $X$ is the linear displacement of the platform, $F$ is the impulsive drive, $M$ is the platform mass, $m$ is the metronome bob mass, $B$ is the platform friction coefficient, and the dots represent differentiation with respect to time.
Nondimensionalizing results in the following:
\begin{equation} \label{nondim_eq1} \frac{d^2\phi_j}{{d\tau}^2}+2\tilde\gamma\frac{d\phi_j}{d\tau}+\sin\phi_j=-\frac{d^2Y}{{d\tau}^2}\cos\phi_j+\tilde F_j \end{equation}
\begin{equation} \label{nondim_eq2} \frac{d^2Y}{{d\tau}^2}+2\Gamma\frac{dY}{d\tau}=-\mu\frac{d^2}{d\tau^2}(\sin\phi_1+...+\sin\phi_N) \end{equation}
where we have introduced the dimensionless parameters:
\begin{equation} \label{nondim_param1} \tau=t\sqrt{\frac{g}{l}} \end{equation}
\begin{equation} \label{nondim_param2} \mu=\frac{m}{M+Nm} \end{equation}
\begin{equation} \label{nondim_param3} \tilde\gamma=b\sqrt{\frac{l}{4g}} \end{equation}
\begin{equation} \label{nondim_param4} \Gamma=\frac{B}{(M+Nm)}\sqrt{\frac{l}{4g}} \end{equation}
All parameters and variables described are well defined and may be experimentally measured, with the exception of $\tilde{F_j}$, the impulsive drive of the metronome, which receives a treatment first described in Bennett et al. The escapement mechanism which ``kicks" the metronome is mimicked in two parts: first, the angular velocity of the pendulum is slowed by some factor $\gamma$, and then, a numerical constant $c$ is added to the angular velocity:
\begin{equation} \label{kick} \left|\frac{d\phi}{d\tau}\right|\to\gamma\left|\frac{d\phi}{d\tau}\right|+c \end{equation}
This nature of the escapement mechanism and the validity of this model is perhaps most visible for very low frequencies, as seen in the following video. Notice the "slow-down-then-kick" behavior of the pendulum around $\phi=0$.
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With a complete theoretical model, we must estimate the values of our parameters before we can fully construct a computer simulation of the experiment.
Several parameters must be estimated for use in the simulation. With the exception of gravitational acceleration and the number of metronomes, all parameters must be estimated with a varying amount of uncertainty. The platform mass contains perhaps the least uncertainty, and is given (in kilograms) by $M=0.0655+N(0.094-m)$, where we include the mass of the metronome minus the bob in the total. The pendulum bob mass is estimated as $0.022kg$; this is only estimated because an exact measurement would require the destruction of borrowed experimental materials.
The pivot damping coefficient, $b$, is estimated from a measurement of the decay time for an undriven oscillation of the metronome, experimentally determined as $t_{decay}=20 s$; the value used for $b$ is thus $b=2m/t_{decay}=0.0022$. The platform damping coefficient, $B$, has a considerable amount of uncertainty; we expect that for our soda cans rolling on a smooth surface, the damping should be very small, so we somewhat arbitrarily pick $B=0.001$.
As far as the parameters corresponding to the modeling of the escapement mechanism are concerned, $\gamma$ is difficult to estimate, but $c$ can be predicted fairly well. For $c$, this is because it is primarily the magnitude of this kick that determines the amplitude of the pendula after several oscillations; we experimentally observe oscillations in the range of about $45^{\circ}$, so we can adjust the value of $c$ accordingly. For our simulation, we have decided to use $\gamma=0.97$ and $c=0.025$, as was used in Wiesenfeld and Borrero-Echeverry\cite{Borrero}.
The pendulum length $l$, the final remaining parameter, is difficult to estimate because of a simplification in the model, different from the metronome we use in our experiment. The simulation models a pendulum with a point mass, $m$, a distance $l$ from the pivot. The metronome, in reality, has two spatially extended masses located at two different distances from the pivot. An attempt to calculate an equivalent distance resulted in $l=0.025 m$; however, this gives a natural frequency for the simulation that is considerably higher than what is experimentally observed. The simulation was run a second time with a new value of $l=0.1m$ to match the natural frequency of the pendulums in the simulation to that of the experiment.
Incorporation of the equations and the parameters listed above into a computer model allows for a simple numerical investigation for the cases of $N=2$ through $N=9$. For each case, we run 100 simulations with randomly selected initial conditions (similar to the ``random" initial conditions of the experiment) of approximately constant total energy. The equations of motion are integrated in the simulation up to $\tau=2000$, and synchronization is determined from two criteria: (1) applying the same test from the experimental determination, but applied to the simulation $\phi_j$ variable, and (2) applying a ``strict sync test" in which all peak $\phi_j$ values must be within one time discretization. Runs which fail to satisfy the criteria are noted.
Results & Conclusion
The time to synchronization for experiment and simulation. Simulation parameters are our ``best estimate," as indicated in the Parameters section above, with $l=2.5cm$. Error bars indicate one standard deviation. The natural frequency of the simulation is about 3 times that of the experiment.
The time to synchronization for experiment and simulation. Simulation parameters are our ``best estimate," as indicated in the Parameters section above, with $l=10cm$. Error bars indicate one standard deviation. The natural frequencies of the simulation and experiment are approximately equal.
The time to synchronization for experiment and simulation is shown in the two figures to the right. Since the definition of synchronization is somewhat subjective, two synchronization tests are used for the simulation. The first, drawn in blue, uses the same criteria as for the experiment, applied to the time series of $\phi_j$ vaues. This line should be compared to the experimental result, but since the simulation is not subject to experimental error, this criteria may be too lenient. The second simulation line, drawn in green, uses a ``Strict Sync Test" to determine synchronization; the condition for synchronization in this case is that all peak values of $\phi_j$ must be within one time discretization. These two lines are intended to provide a range of simulation synchronization times depending on the stringency of criteria.
The figure below shows the proportion of runs in both the experiment and simulation that satisfy the synchronization criteria within the allotted time. The decrease in synchronization for $N>5$ in the experiment may be attributable to short data runs, typically of only 2 minutes. Had we waited longer, perhaps synchronization would have been reached; however, more than once we waited as long as the metronome winding would allow, and synchronization was not observed. For the simulation, synchronization is observed in every case except $N=2$. Although this suggests that there are some fundamentally different dynamics between the experiment and simulation, this result in the simulation may be explained as follows. Wiesenfeld and Borrero-Echeverry demonstrated (see Figure 6 of Wiesenfeld and Borrero-Echeverry) that varying the platform damping coefficient can cause the size of the basins of attraction for in phase and antiphase synchronization to expand or contract. We believe that for our particular set of parameters, which differ from those of Wiesenfeld and Borrero-Echeverry, a thin basin of attraction exists for the antiphase state; as we add more mass to the platform, we decrease the value of $\Gamma$ and the antiphase state is no longer an attractor for $N=3$ or higher.
We extend recent theoretical developments in the modeling of coupled oscillators beyond the $N=2$ case. We investigate the time to synchronization for $N$ coupled metronomes both numerically and experimentally, and find considerable agreement between the two, especially when the simulation parameters are altered to match the natural frequency experimentally observed. Discrepancy between simulation and experiment may be attributed to a number of factors, including but not limited to: (1) incorrect estimates of parameters, (2) experimental complexities not captured by the model (e.g. the metronome ``kick" mechanism, a reaction force from the platform, etc.), and (3) limited experimental and numerical statistics.
Much work can be done to improve upon this effort. In particular, much work can still be done using the data we have collected. A better algorithm for determining synchronization (in place of our $\epsilon$ method) would likely give more reliable results from this data. Alternative methods include a weighted average to determine the peaks and perhaps a Fourier analysis. Further analysis of our data could extract results such as how frequency changes with $N$ or a quantification of the non-synchronized states that we observed.
In terms of extensions beyond this work, obvious improvements include a better estimate of the simulation parameters and a larger ensemble of data for stronger statistics. Additionally, one could vary any of the parameters and test the agreement between experiment and numerics. The two most appealing parameters to vary are perhaps the natural frequency of the metronomes and the platform mass.
Clearly, there is much to be learned before the phenomenon of synchronization is thoroughly understood, but a solid foundation is being constructed.


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"Too hip for the square and too square for the hip" best describes the Association. They released a string of incredibly well arranged and produced singles and LPs throughout the mid-late 60s. The band set a new standard for rock and roll record production quality with the help of Wisconsinite, Curt Boettcher of Sagittarius and Millennium fame. Boettcher produced their debut LP, 'And Then...Along Comes The Association' and two supporting singles, including the songs 'Along Comes Mary' and 'Cherish'. A portion of "Mary's" popularity can be attributed to the public's assumption that the song was about marijuana use. It has also been widely reported that the band was warned not to play "Mary" by the Orange County Sheriff's Department for a gig at Disneyland in 1966.
The group evolved from a 13 member folk ensemble called the Men after seven members abruptly split after just a few weeks of being formed by founding members Terry Kirkman (multi-instrumentalist) and Jules Alexander (lead guitar). The other four original members were Brian Cole (bass), Russ Giguere (percussion), Ted Bluechel, Jr. (drums), and Jim Yester (rhythm guitar) who is the brother of Modern Folk Quartet member Jerry Yester.
The Association scored several hits throughout the late 60s and received heavy radio rotation. Although mostly considered a Top 40 AM band, they still received respect from several of their L.A. contemporaries, including the Byrds, for their complex song writing and arrangements. In June, 1967 they played the Monterey Pop Festival along side many of the top psychedelic rock bands of the time. Song highlights from their repertoire include 'Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies', 'The Time It Is Today', a great version of Bob Dylan's 'One Too Many Mornings' and a Flower Pot tune they also covered extremely well titled 'Wantin' Ain't Gettin''. As a side note, Mike Deasy who was the creative force behind the Flower Pot, not only wrote 'Wantin' Ain't Gettin'', but also played session guitar on it and other tracks that appear on the Association LP 'Insight Out' as a member of the Wrecking Crew.
Artist information sources include: An article by Bruce Eder at All Music Guide.
Original LPs/EPs
And Then...Along Comes The Association
Original LP/EP Label: Valiant VLM 5002
Released: June, 1966
Songs from this album played on TWOS:
Along Comes Mary
(Original 45 Label: Valiant 741, A - March, 1966)
(Original 45 Label: Valiant 747, A - August, 1966)
Released: November, 1966
All Is Mine
Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies
(Original 45 Label: Valiant 755, A - November, 1966)
Insight Out
Original LP/EP Label: Warner Bros. WS 1696
Never My Love
(Original 45 Label: Warner Bros. 7074, A - August, 1967)
Wantin' Ain't Gettin'
(Original 45 Label: Warner Bros. 7041, A - May, 1967)
Released: March, 1968
Barefoot Gentleman
The Time It Is Today
(Original 45 Label: Warner Bros. 7267, A - January, 1969)
Released: August, 1969
Dubuque Blues
(Original 45 Label: Warner Bros. 7349, B - November, 1969)
Goodbye Forever
Artist Compilations
This compilation CD contains many of the songs by this artist that are played on TWOS.
Just The Right Sound: The Association Anthology
This compilation CD also contains many other songs by this artist, listed under the original EP/LPs above, that are played on TWOS.
Forty Times
(Original 45 Label: Valiant 730, A - October, 1965)
(Original 45 Label: Valiant 730, B - October, 1965)
(Originally Unreleased - , 1966)
General Compilations
Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets From The WEA Vaults
This compilation CD contains the following songs by this artist that are played on TWOS:
- Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies
Transparent Days: West Coast Nuggets
Where The Action Is!: Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968
- One Too Many Mornings
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Technology projects and pilots across the UK, including digital dairy farming, AI chatbots and cloud computing technology, are among those to benefit from a new fund to boost the productivity of UK small businesses.
Small business minister, Kelly Tolhurst reportedly confirmed this today (January 29). A total of 15 projects from all parts of the UK have won a share of £2m from the first round of funding from the Business Basics Fund.
Among the winning bidders are collaborations between businesses and groups including the Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD), Enterprise Nation, Universities, Cavendish Enterprise and government-backed Growth Hubs.
Dr Ian Campbell, Innovate UK's executive chair, said: "Trying something new is a big step for any business, but true innovation enables firms grow.
"To solve the UK's productivity puzzle, we need more firms to adopt new, but proven, technologies and novel ways of doing things so they can get ahead of the competition."


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Contents Vol. 30
GENERAL AND APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY
The Journal of the Entomological Society of New South Wales Inc.
BISHOP, A.L., MCKENZIE, H.J., BARCHIA" I.M. and HARRIS, A.M. In vitro testing of chemicals for repellency against Culicoides brevitarsis (Kieffer) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) ..................................................................................... 35
DOHERTY, W.M , JOHNSON, S.J. and REID. A.E. Suppression of Culicoides brevitarsis (Kieffer) Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) on cattle in Queensland with Deltamethrin and Cypermethrin .......................................................... 45
DOMINIAK, B.C., RAFFERTY, T.D. and BARCHIA,I.M. A survey of travellers carrying host fruit of Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt), into a fruit fly free area in 1997-98 following the introduction of penalty notices ........................................................................................................11
HERON, G.A. and GULLICK, G.C. Insecticide resistance in Australian populations of Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) causes the abandonment of pyrethroid chemicals for its control ............... 21
MELVILLE, L., HUNT, N., BELLIS, G. and PINCH, D. Evaluation of chemical treatments to prevent Culicoides spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) feeding on cattle in the Northern Territory ......................................................................41
ORD, T.J. and DANGERFIELD, J.M. Paradoxomatid millipede density, dispersion and faecal pellet production in Eucalyptus woodland of eastern Australia.....................................................................................1
SALES, N., LEVOT, G.W. and BARCHIA, I.M. Differences in susceptibility to diflubenzuron between populations of the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) and their influence on flystrike protection ................. 27
SEXTON, S.B. and IL'ICHEV, A.L.Release rate characteristics of two pheromone formulations for control of oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by mating disruption ...... 31
WALLBANK, B.E., NICHOLLS, A.W. and SALEH, F. Effectiveness of magnesite as a protectant of faun- stored oats ...................................... 49
WILSON, J.A., HAACK, N.A., HEATH, A.C.G. and CLARK, A.G. Resistance to diazinon in New Zealand populations of the European green blowfly, Lucilia sericata (Miegen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) ......................................................... 55
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Home » News » How the content landscape is evolving amid the pandemic
How the content landscape is evolving amid the pandemic
– Vikram Kumar, co-founder & managing director, SRV Media, Pune
The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought the world to a standstill. While people across the globe are having to stay indoors to curb the spread of the virus, they are finding different ways to engage themselves and stay on top of their game. Amid this lockdown, the one industry that has witnessed prolific growth is the media industry.
The changing daily schedules of every individual has led to a surge in content consumption. People are moving back to platforms such as television, broadcast media and social media during the extra time they have. They are seeking multiple ways of entertaining themselves — through streaming movies online, indulging in social media platforms, downloading games and also live streaming workout classes. This rise in content consumption has provided content creators with a golden opportunity to design and implement innovative campaigns.
While some brands are still struggling to keep up with the new normal, there are businesses that are taking full advantage of this time to come up with creative ideas to market their products and services. People are missing out on the simple luxury of physical human interaction which is where creative content is thriving in keeping them engaged. Creators are being inventive and responding to the current circumstances by developing new approaches to producing fresh content. While some are curating it for entertainment and fun purposes, there are some who are keen on creating informative content, befitting the current crisis.
Let's look at some strategies that the content creators are adopting while curating content amidst the pandemic.
Reflect empathy
The nationwide lockdown and the spike in Covid cases has made people vulnerable and more in need of empathy. This has made brands shift their marketing focus from commercialised content towards longevity and belonging. People seek for compassion through the content they watch and read which in return helps in building the brand image. Curators are storytellers who inspire people, especially those who are facing tough times like losing their job, testing positive for Covid-19 or trying to work from home with a toddler.
Curating specialised content for different media platforms
Unlike the pre-pandemic times, when people didn't have a lot of time in hand, it was viable for brands to simply focus on limited media platforms to showcase their content. However, changing times call for changing means and that is why brands are restructuring their mode of communication and designing platform specific content. Curators are conducting research on every platform and using various multimedia tools to produce content that is platform specific. Some of these tools include image based creatives, articles, stories, videos etc. A lot of innovation has been happening around giving rise to more and more experiments. Marketers are going beyond creativity and using a mix of media to cater to consumer needs.
For example, with digital entertainment spiking, marketers are amplifying their advertorial content which is run on different OTT platforms to boost their visibility.
Track trends and don't fear 'outside the box' strategies
The most crucial aspect of marketing is communicating with your audiences. Developing content by studying the demography of the users, analysing the situation and adapting to the changes quickly is the most effective way to overcome communication barriers. Content curators and designers these days have ditched the traditional approach and are adopting the new framework which is more versatile in nature. This has led to flourishment of a lot of businesses. To cite an example, Facebook and Instagram have seen a 40 percent increase in usage while the views of Facebook Live and Instagram Live have doubled in a week.
Being on top of the content game is no longer a recommendation but a necessity for every brand to grow. Having said that, one strategy that is common throughout is keeping pace with the changing times. Unprecedented digital transformation has been sweeping across all sectors over the past few months and brands are doing everything in their capacity to showcase the best of what they have.
The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the article belong solely to the author, and not necessarily reflect the views, thoughts, and opinions of EducationWorld.
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Q: What is the best way to make two web pages communicate between each other back and forth? What is the best way to make two web pages communicate between each other back and forth? I will be using HTML and Javascript. Basically I want to login on a web page and I should be able to see who has logged in from the second page. It's just a test app so just need a quick solution.

A: If you just wanted two pages to communicate in the same browser session on the same domain, you could use localStorage -- it's basically a key-value store with some limits on size (rough estimate 5 MB but it varies). An event is fired when you write to localStorage so you can have a listener on one page (and write to it from another page).
However, the constraint of needing to see who has logged in from a second page means JavaScript alone client-side is not going to be able to solve the problem. You'll need something on the server-side that you can poll (or use a push mechanism). You could use JavaScript there to continue to update a page with login data. But it needs to talk to the server to know who logged in.

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An extensive guide on selection and use of defense sprays for personal protection. Learn what they are made of, how to use them and their actual affects on individuals. A must read for anyone considering carrying or who does currently carry defense spray.


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Chronicle of press of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Since 1976, in Uzbekistan (1920) is prepared a bibliography of published books.
The first "Chronicle...", came out in 1928 in the city of Samarkand. Currently, the "Chronicle of press of the Republic of Uzbekistan" covers all types of printed products onto the territory of the Republic, and has a monthly periodicity.
In the "Chronicle" are included books, pamphlets, articles from periodicals released during the month on the territory of the Republic.
"Chronicle of press of the Republic of Uzbekistan" is a monthly bibliographic index – consists of sections: "Book chronicle", "Chronicle of journal articles", "Chronicle of newspaper articles".
"Book chronicle" informs about the issues of mass political literature, scientific monographs and collections of articles, scientific and popular publications, educational books for schools, educational publications for teachers, practical manuals, handbooks and dictionaries, belles-lettres, books for children and young people, media outlets, the Republican on STI bibliography-the benefits of the largest libraries of the Republic.
"Chronicle of magazine articles" reflects the articles, documentary materials, works of fiction from magazines. "Chronicle of magazine articles" do not contain information about articles from a mass and youth magazines for children, refereed journals. At the end of "Chronicle" is "an alphabetical index of the names of the magazines."
"Chronicle of newspaper articles" reflects the most important materials of Republican Newspapers. At the end of "Chronicle" is "an alphabetical index of the names of the Newspapers."
Since 2002, the index is printed monthly.
Today in the National library of the Republic of Uzbekistan n.a. Alisher Navoi chronicle of the press are published in the electronic version, and also there is access to the last and retrospective bibliography:
- Retrospective bibliography 1917-1975.;
The "book of record" for 1976-1990.;
The "book of record" for the years 1991-1999 (electronic version);
- The chronicle of newspaper articles 1976-1979;
- Journal Chronicles 1959-1977.;
- "Children's literature of the Uzbek SSR" (1951-1975). pointer books;
- "The pictorials of the Uzbek SSR" (1926-1964) retrospective bibliography;
- "Children's and youth literature of the Uzbek SSR" (1917-1950). pointer books;
"The collections of scientific works of the Uzbek SSR" (1917-1980) was a retrospective bibliography;
- "The works of composers of Uzbekistan" index of music literature (1890-1983.);
- "Works of the writers of the fraternal republics published in Uzbekistan in 1917-1981.", State bibliographic index;
Electronic version (WORD, PDF):
The "book of record" for 1976-1990 and 1991-1999.; (PDF);
- "Chronicle of press of the Republic of Uzbekistan" 1978, 1980, 1990-1999, 2000-2014 (WORD, PDF)
- 1991-1999.; Yearbook (WORD, PDF)
"Chronicle of press of the Republic of Uzbekistan" is the essential bibliographic guide and reference material for workers of information-library centers, publishing houses, educational and research institutions, museums, and specialists in various sectors of the economy.
National library of Uzbekistan named after Alisher Navoi, the formation of the national bibliographic databases introduces users with the "Chronicle of press of the Republic of Uzbekistan" for the period 1978 ; 1980 ; 1990-2013 in electronic form (PDF).


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Jurisdiction Derivation, Powered by AI, Helps Financial Institutions Reduce Risk and Their Number of AML Investigations
Financial institutions are held accountable by regulators to ensure they are taking a risk-based approach in their AML/BSA compliance operations. As such, institutions must consider AML risk based on certain types of customers and transactions, including risky jurisdictions impacted by political or economic unrest.
Financial institutions struggle to identify transactions and transacting parties related to risky jurisdictions because jurisdiction/country code information in SWIFT messages and international ACH payment transactions is often malformed or missing altogether. This reality is further frustrated because each country's addressing system has its own set of unique conventions, making it difficult to map to geographic fields.
Current Approaches to Jurisdiction Derivation Are Failing
Numerous other issues plague financial institutions grappling with jurisdiction risk. For example, when reviewing data located in fields within SWIFT messages, there is often no delineation of where the name stops, and the address starts. In some instances, a name will be on the first line with the address on the second and third lines. Other times, the name is on the first and half of second line with the address starting in the middle of line two. Name-address disambiguation is required to simply isolate the address.
Furthermore, the financial services domain has its own complexities/conventions that make an address difficult to determine. For instance, rather than entering the entity (originator or beneficiary) address, the SWIFT code or the ABA routing number of the entity's bank may be used. There are also transaction-type message formats that must be considered. While the SWIFT code or ABA routing number can aid in properly identifying the country code, they must be coded explicitly to ensure complexities and issues do not arise.
Even when the address in a message or transaction can be identified, the problem can be further complicated if the address is malformed when manually entered. Omissions, misspellings, extraneous data, abbreviations, and other issues make determining the country code challenging.
There are also inconsistencies in language-specific representations. Take, for example, that a French bank may write "ETAS UNIS" for United States and "Cote d'Ivorie" for Ivory Coast. Even when you have something that is standard, the codes used (such as ISO 3166-1 Alpha 2, ISO 3166-1 Alpha 3, ISO 3166-1 Numeric, FIPS 10-4, etc.) must be deciphered. What's more, standards evolve over time as regional geopolitical changes take place. Is the West Bank part of Israel or Palestine, or is it being treated as a separate region altogether? While there may be a technically correct answer to this, bank employees who are manually entering this information are making decisions about which code to use.
Human Remediation is Expensive and Time-Consuming
When jurisdiction fields are unknown due to any of these issues, a human analyst is often brought in to scour Google and other resources in an attempt to identify the location of the transacting parties based on the information that is available.
If no jurisdiction or country code is discernible, or there is no human resource available to do this work in a prescribed amount of time, the transaction goes into a bank's TMS with the jurisdiction/country code field blank. Transactions missing these vital details are required to automatically default to the highest risk jurisdiction resulting in TMS alerts that trigger time-consuming and costly AML alert investigations on transactions that are often legitimate. According to industry estimates, approximately 95 percent of all TMS alerts are false positives and missing jurisdiction information or country code designation contributes significantly.
AI Offers Answers
In order to deal with the diversity and complexity of issues that stand in the way of efficiently identifying jurisdiction, QuantaVerse offers an AI-powered solution that is based on a multi-layer approach where a number of models and techniques are employed to determine jurisdiction/country code. As there are many hurdles to accurately identifying jurisdiction, there isn't a single magic algorithm to address the issue, but rather a series of models developed that address the challenges described above. A number of models and techniques (among them is fuzzy matching) are critical to meaningfully cutting the cost and time spent running down country codes.
In aggregate, this model-of-models solution delivered by QuantaVerse is able to derive country codes for nearly all entities analyzed. QuantaVerse recently performed country code analysis for a large U.S.-based bank and found that 80% of its dedicated jurisdiction fields were blank.
"Prior to working with QuantaVerse, we conducted country code derivation manually, representing thousands of transactions," the bank's Chief Compliance Officer explained. "Analysis and quality control usually take three full days to complete in the traditional manner and, due to time constraints, covers only 75% of the wires that are missing the country code. QuantaVerse's multi-layered approach to country code analysis helped us derive correct country codes for nearly all entities, saving us an incredible amount of time while cutting false positives."
QuantaVerse is now offering the country code derivation capability of its Pre-TMS Entity Resolution & Risk Scoring solution for trial. The offering gives financial institutions an easy way to trial AI-enabled automation.
For more information on QuantaVerse's country code derivation capability, please visit: https://quantaverse.net/news-and-blogs/quantaverse-offers-ai-powered-country-code-derivation-to-enable-financial-institutions-to-experience-the-potential-of-automated-entity-resolution.


Valentine's Day is a day meant for expressing love but a show Thursday night at the Calumet Theatre goes against the traditional grain.
It's the UnValentine's Show, featuring Songs and Tales of Unforgiveness, Heartbreak, Dysfunction and Revenge from Jamie-Sue Seal and John Latini.
Executive Director Marlin Lee says folks will enjoy the lighthearted look at romance. "Love has its ups and downs and that's kind what this show's about. It's comedy music—the UnValentine's Show—and it's kind of tongue-in-cheek, love gone wrong in some cases, and it should be a lot of fun," said Lee.
Prior to the show, the Calumet Theatre will unveil their upcoming season schedule with a special 25-minute preview video.
Lee says the great artists that are coming in span the spectrum of entertainment. "We upped the ante a lot, as far as the level of talent coming in. We've got six Grammy-winning or nominated artists that will be performing on the Calumet Theatre stage this year. We will also have finalist from The Voice and a finalist from America's Got Talent," he said.
Tickets for the spring season schedule go on sale on Friday for Calumet Theatre members only for two weeks.
Ticket sales for the public open on March 6th at www.calumettheatre.com.


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Polis: Trump, Pence, Azar All Lied About Vaccine Reserve Supply
Colorado Counties With the Most COVID-19 Outbreaks Per Capita
TV host Aaron Harber's application to become Colorado's Secretary of State
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Michael Roberts | November 25, 2008 | 5:56am
Click on the highlighted links to read his application cover letter, his application form, his application responses, his narrative bio, his program description and his public service and politically related activities. As for his "personal statement," access it by clicking "More," and decide for yourself if he's the sort of person you'd like to see in the job. -- Michael Roberts
PERSONAL STATEMENT BY AARON HARBER REGARDING THE POSITION OF SECRETARY OF STATE
There is a substantial amount of information already provided elsewhere in the application which details my qualifications for the position so I will not repeat that here. Rather than any single skill, ability, or experience, I believe what may make me uniquely qualified for the position is the combination of interest, commitment, expertise, knowledge, and experience I have which can be brought to bear on the immediate challenges faced by the office of the Secretary of State.
I am applying for the position of Colorado's Secretary of State because I believe our democracy is at risk today and immediate action is required. I have been observing this firsthand. In particular, I am very concerned about how government information and election processes are viewed by many members of the public. I am concerned our elected officials --- because the vast majority of them are hardworking and honest and could not imagine their integrity is being questioned --- do not appreciate the number of people who believe their government is controlled by others, holds election which are rigged, does not count votes accurately, or is hiding key facts from the public.
The Secretary of State's office can play a lead role in providing the information citizens need to have confidence in their government and elected leaders. By seeking total and complete transparency in all aspects of its recordkeeping --- from business registrations to election data to lobbyist, candidate, officeholder, and campaign filings --- the Secretary of State's office can promote confidence in all levels of our government and set a high standard for others to follow.
By implementing information systems with easy and ready access, at little or no cost to the public, the office can become a national model for complete and total accessibility. Due to my familiarity and direct experience with the Secretary of State's office for the past quarter century, I know we can do better. And due to my involvement with the public for many of those years, I know we absolutely need to do better.
These challenges also demonstrate why it is critically important to appoint a Secretary of State who truly is seen as nonpartisan --- someone who has the support of the leadership of both major parties. The State of Colorado will be served best if the person appointed is broadly seen as nonpartisan. I believe I fit that description well and am seen in such a manner. That will be an additional asset I can bring to the office which will help improve the integrity of Colorado state government and of all the people who serve the public.
Aaron Harber
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Ichigo, a dream demon who has blended with the human world has been invited to a Halloween Party! "Halloween?! What kind of human celebration is this?" Just what could happen to our silly demon in this haunted night?
This story is a Limerence Somnium spin off but it can be read and understood even if you are not following the main story.
Chapter 1: A Thief, Sweets and Halloween Night.


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UK's small firms founded during pandemic face grim outlook as recession looms | Small business
Record numbers of people started businesses during the pandemic. Now there are record numbers winding up companies, hit by the stress of being the boss and compounded by the looming recession.
In 2020-21, 810,316 companies were set up, the highest number on record, and another 753,168 the following year, according to figures from Companies House.
But 581,824 companies were dissolved in 2021-22, another record and an annual rise of nearly a third, although some of those companies would have closed down earlier without support during the lockdowns.
This year is looking even worse for many small-business owners struggling with the cost of living crisis. A survey of 1,000 small-business owners by Opinium on behalf of Sage, the accounting software firm, found that 38% were on the brink of burnout, with 17% blaming rising energy prices, rocketing inflation and supply chain delays.
More than half said they were considering giving up altogether, and 54% said their mental health was affected by worries about their ability to hire and retain staff.
Sam Kennett started her digital marketing business, the Social Hand Grenade, at the beginning of the pandemic, after being made redundant.
Louise Doherty was forced to close her tech startup earlier this year.
"Because of the connections I'd made, I had a few clients I could take on board quite quickly," she said. "Then lockdown really hit and no one was sure when we were going to come out of it. So lots of people cut back on their budgets, as companies do, and I lost most of my clients. I had to build it all back from scratch as we came out of lockdown."
Things began to look up, and Kennett even managed to find time to set up Chat Up Fines, a campaign against online harassment, with her colleague Richard Pryor.
"Now, everyone's worried about this massive recession and they're all starting to cut back on their budgets again," Kennett said. Only two clients remain, and she has started applying for jobs to make ends meet.
"I get up at 4.30 every morning and start work at about 5am. Half the time I don't finish until 7 or 8pm, when my eyes are going squiffy and I can't read any more."
Aoife Fitzmaurice, Sage's vice-president of workplace futures, said that small businesses had demonstrated incredible resilience throughout the pandemic.
"But the ongoing effects of this, alongside rampant inflation and a recruitment crisis, are taking a toll on business owners," she added.
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Louise Doherty was forced to close her tech startup, Yoller, a social networking site, in June. She had raised £1m in investment and launched the site in 140 countries, but the stress of working 19-hour days trying to keep things together left her in tears.
"I was obsessed with work, everything else in my life was put to one side," she said. "I would often start at 6am, work flat out then crawl into bed at 1am and a few hours later start it all again.
"The moment I knew I was experiencing burnout was when I forced myself to take a holiday – when I came back and saw the mountain of work waiting for me, I burst into tears."
Soaring inflation and the recruitment crisis would force others to quit, Doherty said. "Overwork is incentivised in all kinds of jobs, and in my startup journey I have seen how the mental health of founders is consistently ignored and overlooked," she said.
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Booker-winning novelist Marlon James on why identity politics are vital
By Constance Grady@constancegrady Nov 22, 2016, 9:30am EST
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As the Democratic Party struggles to move forward in the wake of the presidential election, it's been soul-searching. Hands have been wrung, navels have been gazed, and self-recriminations have been made. One of the most common diagnoses — exemplified in a much-shared New York Times op-ed by Mark Lilla on November 18 — is that Democrats made the mistake of focusing on identity politics at the expense of class politics.
"We need a post-identity liberalism," Lilla writes, arguing that this new liberalism should spend its energies on "the common good," while addressing "narrower issues" like trans rights "quietly, sensitively and with a proper sense of scale."
It's not an argument that all American progressives agree with. To wit: Marlon James, the Jamaican-born Booker Prize–winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings, responded to Lilla's op-ed on Facebook. "Dude, half of this is horseshit," James begins.
James writes from a specifically black, post-colonialist perspective. His work is political, and his politics are inseparable from the politics of identity. When he writes about the CIA's interference in Caribbean politics, he doesn't have the luxury or the privilege of focusing on "commonality" as opposed to "difference," as Lilla argues we must.
James's response to Lilla's op-ed is blistering and furious. Devoting your energies to a "common good" while being conveniently vague about who gets to define the words "common" and "good" is dangerous, he argues. That's what leads to policy that helps only straight white male Americans and thinks of everyone else as a special interest group.
But James and Lilla actually agree about one thing: The politics of the Republican Party are identity politics. They just don't call it that.
"The first identity movement in American politics was the Ku Klux Klan," says Lilla, "which still exists."
"How is 'build a wall' not identity politics?" asks James.
Lilla thinks that Democrats can't beat Republicans at the identity politics game, that they shouldn't even try. The best way forward, he argues, is to focus on our similarities, not on our differences.
But James has a different idea. "Liberals need to learn to sell their message better," he says. After all, "Republicans win, not because people are fighting for something to call themselves, but because nearly half of us won't even vote."


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Don Michael "Red" Young is an American keyboard, piano, synthesizer and organ player.

Beginnings and early success
He grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.  He began playing piano at age 3 and did his first classical recital at age 8. He toured with Clyde McCoy (Sugar Blues) in 1967, Air Force Band 1968–72 and 1974 joined Lloyd Price (Stagger Lee, Personality) for a brief tour returning to Ft Worth where he joined Warren and Bill Ham, Darryl Norris and formed the Ham Brothers Band. The band did much recording at Huey Meaux's Sugar Hill Studio in Houston and he recorded with Freddy Fender, Noel Redding, Kinky Friedman, Joe Barry and many others during that period.

In 1976 he toured with Tompall Glaser, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter (Wanted! The Outlaws) the first platinum country album.

After the tour, he joined Sonny & Cher and moved to Los Angeles and subsequent tours and recordings with Joan Armatrading, Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Eric Burdon and Linda Ronstadt with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra in addition to many TV, movie and live shows throughout the world.  He learned writing for orchestra along the way and studying Nelson Riddle and Victor Feldman among others.

In 1985–87 he returned to Ft Worth to form Red and the Red Hots,(originally named by Genny Schorr, Linda Ronstadt's wardrobe stylist while on tour with Nelson Riddle),  a 10-piece swing band as lead vocalist, arranger and musical director performing more than 400 shows during the three-year period including a concert with the Ft Worth Symphony.  "The Redhots" included female vocalists Cassie Miller, Dina Bennet, Jennifer Griffith and Rebecca Kyler Downs.

In 1988–2002 he returned to Los Angeles for more recording, producing, TV and movie dates as a musician, tours with Juice Newton and four albums with Red & the Red Hots including more than a thousand shows with the band, in addition to albums with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Royal Crown Revue, Joey Altruda, Johnny Reno and many others.

In 2000 he returned to playing the Hammond B3 organ more and with his trio (Brother Red) and others in the jazz field – the Jazz Jury, Plas Johnson, Big Jay McNeely, Johnny Reno and many others. In addition he also did recording in the blues field – Janiva Magness, Kid Ramos, Marcia Ball and others and Dan Hicks. Did his own recordings in addition to a blues organ trio album (Brother Red) and a jazz album (The Organizer).

In 2002 he moved to Austin, Texas and concentrated on jazz organ and did albums also with Stephen Bruton, Marcia Ball and others. From 2004–2005 he was involved in a nightclub in Dallas called Django On The Parkway where he performed with many artists – George Clinton, Mike Morgan, Janiva Magness, Teresa James and others.

In 2006 he joined Eric Burdon again as keyboardist and Musical Director and still tours with Eric in addition to his own performances worldwide and with his wife Silvie Rider.

Solo career
After forming Red and the Red Hots which had its beginnings as a part of Linda Ronstadt and Nelson Riddle Orchestra Tour in 1983–84, Red worked the band steadily for 20 years which produced four albums: Red & The Red Hots (1987), Red Hot Jazz (1996), Boogie Man (1998) and Gettin' Around (1999). In addition to recording they were featured in Everybody Loves Raymond and The Donny & Marie Show.

He released two Hammond organ albums Brother Red (2000) and The Organizer (2003)

He performs throughout the world in many different formats – both piano, organ, on vocals, conducting, producing and arranging. He also works many dates a month throughout Austin and the rest of Texas.

Eric Burdon
After touring with Eric in 1982, Red went on to do other things. At Eric's 60th birthday bash in Los Angeles which included many people throughout the music industry and many special guests, Red, as part of the 1982 band played with Terry Wilson (bass), Tony Braunagel (drums) and Snuffy Walden (guitar). After that Red played on Eric's My Secret Life album (2004) produced by Tony Braunagel and was asked to join Eric in 2006 for a worldwide tour. He still tours with Eric in concert. The 2009 touring band consisted of Billy Watts (guitar), Terry Wilson (bass), Georgia Dagaki (Cretan lyra) and Brannen Temple (drums) and Red on Hammond organ and keyboards. Since 2013 the band consists of Billy Watts (guitar), Terry Wilson (bass), Wally Ingram (percussion), Tony Braunagel (drums) and Young on keyboards.

References

Living people
People from Fort Worth, Texas
1948 births
21st-century American keyboardists
Musicians from Austin, Texas
20th-century American keyboardists
American rock keyboardists
American session musicians


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I've been working in earnest on Chester Himes's 1945 novel If He Hollers Let Him Go over the last few weeks. His first published novel, If He Hollers… is set in WWII Los Angeles, and it focuses on Bob Jones, a black shipyard worker at the fictional Atlas Shipping. We follow Bob over several days as he experiences the complicated racial politics of wartime LA, and specifically the downward spiral of consequences that flow from him talking back to a southern white female colleague who abusively refuses to work alongside him.
Himes's writing career can be rather crudely divided into two halves: the two novels that came out of his time on the west coast during the 1940s, If He Hollers… and Lonely Crusade, and the 'Harlem Cycle' he wrote after leaving the US for France. The former are both concerned with industrial relations, race and sexual politics in 1940s Los Angeles; they are superficially realist in style, at least in comparison to his later work, and have often been analysed in relation to the protest novel form. The latter series was a conscious attempt to write genre fiction — Himes's take on the 'tough' crime novel. The Harlem books are pitch black criminal tales threaded with absurdity and morbid humour; black NYPD detectives 'Coffin' Ed Johnson and 'Gravedigger' Jones are such fearsome and brutal figures that their role as the ostensible heroes of the series is rendered particularly ambiguous.
Against this rather superficial summary, there is a good case to be made that Himes's LA novels engage with the noir/hard-boiled tradition as much as they do the protest novel — as Nathanael Rich suggests, for example. My concern here isn't to argue that they fit within a particular strictly defined generic category, although from the perspective of my research, I am interested in If He Hollers… as a Los Angeles-set narrative of incrimination in which the protagonist experiences moments of disorientation. In analysing Himes's novel in relation to my other texts, though, I have been more and more struck by some fascinating parallels and common tropes. I will focus here on considering Himes and Chandler, although there are other interesting potential comparisons that need to be explored (such as Dorothy B. Hughes's In a Lonely Place).
I should also note that my own analysis of Chandler very much draws on these accounts, although on my reading, Chandler demonstrates that Marlowe's investigative mastery, though bound up with geographical knowledge and automobility, is a precarious thing that is implicated with time and identity as well as space. What we should take from Chandler, I argue, is both the significance of the city's segmented geography, and the limits of understanding the city in solely spatial terms.
For all that this is an influential aspect of Chandler's writing (and as importantly, an aspect of the subsequent critical response to Chandler), researching Himes further emphasises how important it is to contextualise such readings. The risk being that Chandler's significance is overplayed, or that other contemporary voices are not treated to the same deep level of analysis.
Jones moves, moreover, with his own highly sensitive understanding of the city's social and racial nuances. Having followed a white colleague home to the Huntington Park neighbourhood, Bob reflects on the obtrusiveness of his own brief presence there, a black man in a white neighbourhood. He is even more conscious of this when he spends time in downtown Los Angeles, eating dinner with his partner Alice in an upscale hotel or attempting to visit a movie theatre. In the former scene he attempts defiance in the face of the racism he and Alice experience, and in doing so angers Alice, who is accustomed to repressing her awareness of such discrimination.
All of this is interesting to me firstly because it suggests that the degree of city knowledge required for Marlowe to operate as a skilled private eye is not dissimilar to the degree of city knowledge that a black Angeleno might require just to be — to navigate the complex racial topography of midcentury LA. Smith again makes some powerful points that back up this reading, with his observation that in Jim Crow era Los Angeles, racism was not brutally overt as it was in the south, but it nevertheless existed and had to be discerned.
It is this, in part, that makes Bob Jones's experience an essentially Los Angeles one, and Himes's novel such a significant LA novel.
One of the central and most troubling questions the novel poses about Jones's perspective on wartime LA society is: even if he's right — that is, even if he perceives correctly, intuits soundly — would he be better off being wrong? Would he be better off, individually, if he saw less, ignored more, forgot more? This is exactly what Alice urges him to do, this is what the middle class African Americans such as her parents are depicted as profiting from, even though Bob is ultimately unable to assume a 'thicker skin' in the way society presses him to do — he can't ignore the injustices and humiliations, and he can't repress his anger and resentment.
This question makes If He Hollers… fascinating to me because in it, the ethical and socio-political dilemmas of Jim Crow-era LA intersect with a trope — of knowledge being dangerous, and exposing the subject to greater risks — that runs from the hard-boiled detective novel (in which the vulnerability of the detective is fundamental aspect) to danger of 'playing detective' that is so significant in the films of David Lynch (and indeed, in the fate of The Big Nowhere's Danny Upshaw, also arises in Ellroy's fiction). Meaning that Bob Jones is not only a noir protagonist of the kind whose actions trigger a series of worsening and ultimately inescapable consequences; he might also be, through instinct and inner compulsion, a detective driven to expose crimes otherwise repressed and denied.
David Fine, Imagining Los Angeles : A City in Fiction (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2000).
Chester Himes, If He Hollers Let Him Go (London: Serpent's Tail, 1999).
William Marling, 'City of Sleuths', in The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Los Angeles, ed. by Kevin R. McNamara (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), pp. 111–22.
R. J. Smith, The Great Black Way: L.A. in the 1940s and the Lost African-American Renaissance (New York, NY: Public Affairs, 2006).


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Q: Combining macros in Excel I'm trying to combine/nest 3 different functions in Excel VBE: open, loop, and click. I have them written out separately, but am unsure of how to combine them. I've tried the "call macro" function but got a compile error returned to me.
The goal is to open a bunch of files within a certain folder and click on the URL in all of them (the URL will not always be the same, so I need a click function that targets any unknown URL within a sheet).
Open macro:
Sub openMyfile()

Dim Source As String
Dim StrFile As String

Source = "/users/kmogilevsky/Desktop/IC_new/"
StrFile = Dir("/users/kmogilevsky/Desktop/IC_new/")

Do While Len(StrFile) > 0
    Workbooks.Open Filename:=Source & StrFile
    StrFile = Dir("/users/kmogilevsky/Desktop/IC_new/")
Loop
End Sub

Loop macro:
 Sub LoopThroughFiles()
   Dim MyObj As Object, MySource As Object, file As Variant
   Set MySource = MyObj.GetFolder("/users/kmogilevsky/Desktop/IC_new/")
   For Each file In MySource.Files
      If InStr(file.Name, "test") > 0 Then
           End If
   Next file
 End Sub

    Click macro (this needs some work):

    Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
    Call NewSub
    End Sub

A: Sub ReadWorkbooksInCurrentFolder()
    Dim wbDst As Workbook
    Dim wbSrc As Workbook
    Dim MyPath As String
    Dim strFilename As String

    'Stop annoying popups while macro is running
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False

    'When working with many open workbooks its good to explicitly reference all workbooks, makes sure your code works and easier to read, understand and remember which workbook is which.
    Set wbDst = ThisWorkbook

    srcSheetName = "Data"
    dstSheetName = "Results"

    'I want to loop through all .xlsx files in the folder
    MyPath = ThisWorkbook.Path
    strFilename = Dir(MyPath & "\*.xlsx", vbNormal)

    If Len(strFilename) = 0 Then
        MsgBox "No workbooks found ending in .xlsx in current folder"
        Exit Sub
    End If

    Do Until strFilename = ""

        Set wbSrc = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=MyPath & "\" & strFilename)
        Call CollectData(wbDst, wbSrc, dstSheetName, srcSheetName)
        wbSrc.Close

        strFilename = Dir()

    Loop

    Application.DisplayAlerts = True
    Application.EnableEvents = True
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True

End Sub

Sub CollectData(ByRef wbDst as Workbook, ByRef wbSrc as Workbook, dstSheetName as String, srcSheetName as String)

    'Copy cell A1 contents in source workbook to destination workbook cell A1
    wbDst.Sheets(dstSheetName).Range("A1") = wbSrc.Sheets(srcSheetName).Range("A1")

End Sub

Please edit the subroutine CollectData() so that it suits your needs, i.e. performs the click / url open. (I am not familiar with opening urls from excel, but I loop through workbooks often)

A: This code will open all Excel files in the IC_New folder on the desktop.
It will then look at each sheet and follow any hyperlinks that are on the sheet.
Sub Open_ClickHyperlinks()

    Dim sPath As String
    Dim vFiles As Variant
    Dim vFile As Variant
    Dim wrkBk As Workbook
    Dim wrkSht As Worksheet
    Dim HLink As Hyperlink

    sPath = CreateObject("WScript.Shell").SpecialFolders("Desktop") & Application.PathSeparator & _
        "IC_New" & Application.PathSeparator

    'Return all files that have an extension starting with xls.
    vFiles = EnumerateFiles(sPath, "xls*")

    'Loop through each file.
    For Each vFile In vFiles
        'Open the file
        Set wrkBk = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=vFile, UpdateLinks:=False)
        With wrkBk
            'Loop through each worksheet in the file.
            For Each wrkSht In .Worksheets
                'Loop through each hyperlink on the worksheet.
                For Each HLink In wrkSht.Hyperlinks
                    HLink.Follow
                Next HLink
            Next wrkSht
            .Close SaveChanges:=False
        End With
    Next vFile

End Sub

'Get all files in the specified folder, default to include all subfolders as well.
Public Function EnumerateFiles(sDirectory As String, _
            Optional sFileSpec As String = "*", _
            Optional InclSubFolders As Boolean = True) As Variant

    EnumerateFiles = Filter(Split(CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Exec _
        ("CMD /C DIR """ & sDirectory & "*." & sFileSpec & """ " & _
        IIf(InclSubFolders, "/S ", "") & "/B /A:-D").StdOut.ReadAll, vbCrLf), ".")

End Function


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Spring started more or less at the same time Easter arrived, two weeks ago. Sunday Easter was a warm sunny day, the children were so happy, and so did we. And made me wonder that a symbol of rebirth like Easter is, come together with all that new born green leaves and explosion of flowers everywhere. Obvious? Well, I lived almost 30 years without strong season differences, I´m still a child concerning with all this kind of seasonal thoughts.


Fitting is the assembling together of parts and removing metals to secure the necessary fit is called fitting. An operator who does the fitting job is called fitter. Fitting involves certain amount of bench work using hand tools or power operated tools. The various operations involved in fitting are filing, marking, sawing, chipping, drilling, reaming, tapping, etc.
A vise or vice is a mechanical screw apparatus used for holding or clamping a work piece to allow work to be performed on it with tools such as saws, planes, drills, mills, screwdrivers, sandpaper, etc. Vises usually have one fixed jaw and another, parallel, jaw which is moved towards or away from the fixed jaw by the screw.
It is highly useful when fast cutting is required.
It is used for rectangular cuts and filing corner less than 90 degree.
It is used to check the flatness and squareness of the work piece.
It is used for testing the flatness of the job and also used for carrying the work piece while marking.
It is used for taking accurate measurement of height of a job or for marking.