Authors; Angelo F, Giuseppe M, Eliana M, Luisa C, Gennaro B.
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome (SIH) is a complex pathological entity due to reduction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume and results into a variegated symptomatology, ranging from orthostatic headache to more severe conditions, such as stupor and coma; several attempts have been done in the past to understand the exact pathophysiological mechanisms which underlie its phenomenology, as well as different therapeutic approaches to relieve symptoms and reverse the reduction of overall CSF volume, both focally (in the case of a clear localized CSF leak) or by reversing the pressure gradient between the venous system and the subdural and epidural compartments (in the case of idiopathic SIH). The Authors' experience is here reported, along with some pathophysiological and neuroradiological implications and considerations.
Intracranial pressure (ICP) is the pressure within the intracranial space. Intracranial hypotension is a clinical syndrome in which low cerebrospinal fluid volume (CSF) results in orthostatic headache. Severe cases can result in nausea, vomiting, photophobia, and, rarely, decreased level of consciousness and coma. CSF opening pressure can be within the normal range in spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Imaging tests therefore play a key and decisive role in the diagnosis, as well as treatment, of intracranial hypotension. Intracranial hypertension occurs in a chronic form known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, as well as in a large variety of neurologic and systemic disorders. Symptoms include headache, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, and in severe cases, altered level of consciousness that can progress to coma and death. Direct measurements of CSF pressure through lumbar puncture (in idiopathic intracranial hypotension) or invasive ICP monitoring (in acute intracranial hypertension) are the key diagnostic tests. Imaging is used primarily to determine treatable causes of increased ICP, to assess for impending brain herniation, and to evaluate ventricular size.
Extremes of intracranial pressure commonly cause headache. Benign intracranial hypertension is a rare syndrome of increased intracranial pressure manifesting as headache, intracranial noises, transient visual obscuration, and palsy of the sixth cranial nerve. Endocrine disorders such as obesity and hypoparathyroidism, hypervitaminosis A, tetracycline use and thyroid replacement are probable causes of benign intracranial hypertension. In the majority of cases, however, it is idiopathic. Benign intracranial hypertension is though to be caused by cerebral edema, high cerebrospinal fluid outflow resistance and high cerebral venous pressure, or a combination of the three. The management of benign intracranial hypertension includes, symptomatic headache relief, removal of offending risk factor(s), and medical or surgical reduction of intracranial pressure. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is more rare than benign intracranial hypertension. Postural headache (worse in the upright position) is the hallmark of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Typically, the cerebrospinal fluid pressure is less than 60 mm H2O. Diminished cerebrospinal fluid production, hyperabsorption, and leak are postulated mechanisms of spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Empirical treatment includes bed rest, administration of caffeine, corticosteroids or mineralocorticoids, epidural blood patch, and epidural saline infusion.
Purpose of review: More patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension are now being diagnosed, and it is realized that most cases result from spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leaks. A broader clinical and imaging spectrum of the disorder is recognized. This paper reviews new insights into the variability of clinical manifestations, imaging features, etiological factors, anatomy of leaks, and implications of these in patient management.
Recent findings: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension should not be equated with post-lumbar puncture headaches. In a substantial minority of patients, headaches are not orthostatic and may mimic other types of headache. Additional diverse neurological manifestations may dominate the clinical picture and patients may occasionally have no headache at all. Reports on unusual presentations of the disorder continue to appear in the literature. Furthermore, additional imaging features of cerebrospinal fluid leaks are recognized. High-flow and slow-flow leaks may present diagnostic challenges, and require modification of diagnostic studies aimed at locating the site of the leak. Stigmata of connective tissue abnormality, especially abnormalities of fibrillin and elastin, are seen in a notable minority of patients, pointing to weakness of the dural sac as one of the etiological factors. After treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension, surgically or by epidural blood patch, a rebound and self-limiting intracranial hypertension may sometimes develop.
Summary: In the past decade, interest in spontaneous intracranial hypotension has been rekindled, with a substantial growth of knowledge on various aspects of the disorder. We are in the learning phase, and new information will probably appear in the future, with notable diagnostic and therapeutic implications.


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Updated on 20 February 2015
Pamela Philipose
AAP, Arvind and a City State Called Delhi
Can an Election be Tweeted to Victory?
How and why did AAP's social media campaign succeed while that of the Bharatiya Janata Party's fail? An analysis of the social media campaign of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi elections.
The scale of the victory that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) achieved in the city state of Delhi on 10 February has had commentators at a loss for words. Suffice it to say that AAP, through its intuitive politics, was able to emerge as the beneficiary of the prevailing mood among a vast number of Delhi voters. Its victory mimicked the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) achievement in the 16th general elections of 2014. If the BJP rightly sensed the widespread anger at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and worked successfully to deepen this feeling to its advantage, AAP instinctively discerned the incipient but distinct disillusionment of voters with the ruling BJP government, the fragility of the Congress Party, and amorphous despondency at the pavement level induced by the tragic, in-your-face realities of everyday life.
Harnessing Social Media
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ILIOFOS Co.
Electric propulsion
Hybrid Modules
Transmition Systems
Electric thrust
e-Planes
Safe, fast and reliable retrofitting
Meeting the needs of shipowners
Why Seacor went electric
Shipowners have little choice but to evaluate the use of alternative fuels
and zero-emissions technologies if they wish to remain competitive in the market writes DNV GL Technology and LNG business development director Anthony Tse Yen Teo
The international shipping industry is under immense pressure to move in the direction of alternative fuels and the drivers behind this push are interlinked. High fuel prices, more stringent environmental regulations, and increased stakeholder pressure to manage environmental and climate risks have spurred the development of new energy sources, and many of those sources are now mature.
Shipowners have little choice but to evaluate the use of alternative fuels and zero-emissions technologies if they wish to remain competitive in the market. But what approach is best?
That decision requires thoughtful consideration of the ship type, operating profile, and fuel availability. For vessels with various power demand operations, a battery hybrid solution is a strong contender, and offshore support vessels owners are eyeing the option.
To position the company for the future, Seacor Marine Holdings Inc (Seacor) has taken a bold step and embraced this new propulsion technology. The Louisiana-based operator signed contracts in 2017 to convert two series of platform supply vessels (PSVs) to battery hybrid power. Through Seacor's joint ventures in Mexico and China, the company will operate 12 battery hybrid-powered vessels, which includes four PSVs contracted to operate in the Gulf of Mexico and eight PSVs for worldwide operations.
Hybrid power reduces emissions
Reflecting on Seacor's journey, manager of engineering, Tim Clerc emphasised that the decision for batteries was one the company carefully thought through. Seacor had been evaluating the benefits of battery hybrid propulsion and how to apply it for several years.
This evaluation led the company to take an active role in the 2015 DNV GL-managed joint industry project (JIP) "Opportunities and Barriers in Maritime for Hybrid Electric Power for Backup and Propulsion", which aimed to solidify the next steps toward widespread utilisation of battery hybrid power in the offshore oil and gas sector.
Through its participation, Seacor validated the conclusions of the study on a cost-benefit basis for their operations. "We believed that we could significantly reduce fuel consumption using battery hybrid technology, and our basis for that was not only our work but the work we did jointly with DNV GL on the JIP, which used one of our vessels as a source of data. That vessel is now in service, and the savings we've seen so far are in line with the findings of the JIP," said Mr Clerc.
The JIP concluded that savings in fuel and emissions are highly duty-cycle dependent; indicators for a good value proposition of a hybrid vessel are extended periods of low loads or transient duty cycles that swing from very low loads to very high loads, similar to those of a PSV operating profile — especially during dynamic positioning operations. Over the engine maintenance cycle of 50,000 hours that was looked at in this study, the fuel savings result in significant reduction of CO2 emissions (19,600 tonnes for a PSV). Similarly, the total combined amount of NOx, SOx and CH4 emissions avoided is also significant at 1,970 kilograms.
Increasing competitiveness
Subject to shareholder pressure, Exxon, Shell, and BP have all announced initiatives to reduce emissions and have publicly adopted plans to report the risks, climate change poses to their core businesses. These activities meanwhile, have translated to an oversupply of OSVs and ship operators are seeing historically low charter rates and utilisation.
The price per barrel of oil has forced the oil industry to make dramatic changes in the name of efficiency, and now oil companies are feeling the heat of climate change as well. Seacor felt the fuel savings they could achieve through battery hybrid propulsion would give the company the boost it needed to stand out in the market.
"We are in the business of chartering ships. Lots of owners today have similar-sized, modern PSVs. So how do we differentiate ourselves? Fuel efficiency was the way we believed we could offer better value to our customers – hence the DNV GL notation for batteries," stated Mr Clerc, as he shared insight on Seacor's thought process. "If we take our eight DNV GL-classed COSCO vessels, for instance, they were quite optimised already in terms of hull form, propulsion and power generation, which limits how much we might improve there.
We needed to utilise technologies that can reduce fuel consumption. When we look at emissions, there are after treatment systems on the market and Tier-4 in-engine systems available, but the easiest way to reduce emissions is to simply burn less fuel."
The Rolls-Royce Marine battery containers for the Seacor project have been surveyed and tested as complete units to the extent possible prior to shipment to the vessels. In a pilot project, DNV GL has issued product certificates for the complete containers, which includes the structure with fire insulation, certified components like batteries, chargers and transformers, electrical installations in the container and testing of the complete container as a component. This will reduce onboard testing and allow for a shorter commissioning time.
Though fuel efficiency may have been a primary driver for Seacor's decision, the company does expect to earn other rewards; the full list of which is better understood now. "We look at it as our ability to offer a more efficient vessel foremost, but one with dynamic performance and with greater redundancy of systems," stated Mr Clerc as he highlighted some of the safety benefits of batteries.
"During DP simulations, we see that we have an extended period during which we can safely disconnect from the rig. We have a far more robust system when it comes to blackout prevention and recovery in the event of a blackout." Seacor also values this increased reliability because it appeals to charterers.
These elements combine to not only save fuel but also reduce running hours on equipment. "On paper, we see the savings in maintenance being considerable. Of course, that has yet to be realised, and we are only going to see that over time," said Mr Clerc, adding that Seacor is making major investments to have crews trained on the new energy management systems, supplied to the two series of vessels by Kongsberg and Rolls-Royce respectively.
"Like any innovative technology on board, just how much savings we will see from it will depend a lot on the crew. They are excited about it though, and it is refreshing to see their enthusiasm about being on board and part of something that is cutting edge. As our crews gain more experience with the operation of these systems and, importantly, as they learn to trust in their reliability, I think we will see greater savings come out of it. For example, generators won't be running needlessly."
Though there is a learning curve with operating these systems, the crew on board will benefit from their use right from the beginning. "Electric power minimises noise and vibration because the generators are loaded more evenly," said Mr Clerc. "We already build our vessels to Comfort Class, but the crew will have an even more comfortable working environment with this. We want to do what we can to improve life on board, and we want our people to be well rested before they go on watch so that they can stay alert while they're carrying out their duties."
While Seacor's current retrofit projects will bring 12 energy-efficient and cleaner vessels to the market, Mr Clerc said the company is just getting started. "We're not going to stop innovating, we will do more."
Seacor's decision to invest big and early in hybrid technology, Mr Clerc believes, is an advantage and makes a statement about Seacor's outlook to the future. "We see greater interest from charterers, with some specifically asking for hybrid power now, particularly those in the North Sea. You can never stop moving forward, and Seacor is not a company that rests on its laurels," he said.
"By the end of 2019, Seacor Marine Holdings aims to have the largest fleet of hybrid vessels anywhere in the world. In this market, that is how much we believe in this system."
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Veritas' Cleanup Drive in the Mission: 100 Staff, 3,500 Gallons of Trash, 1 Mattress
More than 100 Veritas Investments staff members swarmed San Francisco's Mission District on August 22 for the company's annual volunteer day, picking up dozens of bags of trash, not counting what they dumped in trash cans.
"We come together today as a company to work together for the common good of this beautiful neighborhood," said Veritas founder and CEO Yat-Pang Au in a pep talk to start the day in sun-dappled Dolores Park. Au reminisced about when he bought his first building just blocks away, noting that the park was a family destination.
Au also announced the creation of Veritas Spark to formalize the company's charitable efforts. "We chose the word 'spark' because it represents change. One small spark can ignite a wave of positive change," he said.
Armed with trash pickers, orange bags and blue gloves to match their teal "Veritas Spark" T-shirts, the group broke into 10 teams to spiff up the area bounded by 15th and 24th streets and Dolores Street and Potrero Avenue.
The Veritas team was the largest of its kind to date, said Jeff Winkle, an organizer of The Clean Mission, which organizes such clean-ups around the City. Everything — except dangerous items — was fair game for the clean-up, and everything else was out there. One group found the leg for a mattress frame; another scored big: an entire mattress.
In the end, Winkle reported that 3,587 gallons of trash vanished from the streets of the Mission, thanks to Veritas Spark.
"It's awesome," said Diana Sonn, who lives on 15th, as she watched the Veritas staff at work. "You don't want to live in filth."
Giving back to the community has been a core value for Veritas, Au mused as he scooped up a pair of pants discarded in the middle of Dolores, about three blocks from where he acquired a building in 2007. The firm is now one of the largest apartment companies in the city.
"This means giving back to the unique and diverse neighborhoods where we live and work. It also means supporting the people who make the city so unique and diverse," he said. This year alone, the company's Spark campaign has:
Supported the American Red Cross's Home Fire Safety campaign with our time and donation to the "Sound the Alarm, Save a Life" program.
Embraced LGBTQ diversity and history with the reinstatement of 324 Larkin Street as the Rainbow Flag Apartments.
Supported important cancer research of the City of Hope.
Purchased and packaged hygiene kits for at risk-youth at the Larkin Street Youth Foundation.
Made Clothing donations to Casa de las Madres and Larkin Street.
Dished up monthly lunches at St Vincent's.
"This is what a caring-company does," Au said. "And this company really cares."


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Cross-cultural expert wins research award and delivers plenary address
A UQ Business School academic who specialises in cross-cultural management and communication has been named 2011 Outstanding Researcher by the Association of Business Communication (ABC) and delivers her Outstanding Researcher Plenary Address at the ABC Conference in Hawaii in October, 2012.
Dr Yunxia Zhu, a Senior Lecturer in strategy, received the award at the ABC's international convention in Montreal. The judges said Dr Zhu's 'innovative' work had advanced knowledge in business, management and cross-cultural communication. Her interdisciplinary approach had also provided a basis for more integrated research across the fields of management, communication and cross-cultural studies.
In her plenary address, Dr Zhu said cross-cultural business communication was attracting growing interest from researchers but all too often studies were based on a Western perspective.
"In spite of the fact that the world has shifted from 'West leads East' to 'West meets East', our research approach is still largely Western oriented with only limited reference to local cultural contexts," she explained. She also outlined new approaches to overcome this.
Dr Zhu's other research interests include networking patterns, Chinese management theories based on Confucian wisdom and 'guanxi' or networking.
Professor Andrew Griffiths, Dean of UQ Business School, said: "Cross-cultural communication is an exciting field of research and one which could play a major role in promoting greater understanding. The award recognizes the importance of Yunxia's work and her contribution to advancing our knowledge."
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Outstanding students honoured in MBA Awards
Lecturer named 'Reviewer of the Year' by marketing journal...


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I do sometimes split infinitives, but I try to avoid ending sentences with prepositions.
A very old Dilbert has an English teacher going "Up I hic!" so, I guess some people do take it seriously.


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package sun.reflect.generics.tree;

import sun.reflect.generics.visitor.Visitor;

public class ClassSignature implements Signature {
    private FormalTypeParameter[] formalTypeParams;
    private ClassTypeSignature superclass;
    private ClassTypeSignature[] superInterfaces;

    private ClassSignature(FormalTypeParameter[] ftps,
                                      ClassTypeSignature sc,
                                      ClassTypeSignature[] sis) {
        formalTypeParams = ftps;
        superclass = sc;
        superInterfaces = sis;
    }

    public static ClassSignature make(FormalTypeParameter[] ftps,
                                      ClassTypeSignature sc,
                                      ClassTypeSignature[] sis) {
        return new ClassSignature(ftps, sc, sis);
    }

    public FormalTypeParameter[] getFormalTypeParameters(){
        return formalTypeParams;
    }
    public ClassTypeSignature getSuperclass(){return superclass;}
    public ClassTypeSignature[] getSuperInterfaces(){return superInterfaces;}

    public void accept(Visitor<?> v){v.visitClassSignature(this);}
}

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text:
<?php

namespace Drupal\simple_sitemap\Batch;

use Drupal\Core\Url;
use Drupal\Component\Utility\Html;
use Drupal\Core\Cache\Cache;
use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\StringTranslationTrait;
use Drupal\simple_sitemap\Logger;
use Drupal\simple_sitemap\Simplesitemap;
use Drupal\simple_sitemap\SitemapGenerator;
use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
use Drupal\Core\Path\PathValidator;
use Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryFactory;

/**
 * Class BatchUrlGenerator
 * @package Drupal\simple_sitemap\Batch
 */
class BatchUrlGenerator {

  use StringTranslationTrait;

  const ANONYMOUS_USER_ID = 0;
  const PATH_DOES_NOT_EXIST_OR_NO_ACCESS_MESSAGE = "The custom path @path has been omitted from the XML sitemap as it either does not exist, or it is not accessible to anonymous users. You can review custom paths here.";
  const PROCESSING_PATH_MESSAGE = 'Processing path #@current out of @max: @path';
  const REGENERATION_FINISHED_MESSAGE = "The XML sitemap has been regenerated for all languages.";
  const REGENERATION_FINISHED_ERROR_MESSAGE = 'The sitemap generation finished with an error.';

  /**
   * @var \Drupal\simple_sitemap\Simplesitemap
   */
  protected $generator;

  /**
   * @var \Drupal\simple_sitemap\SitemapGenerator
   */
  protected $sitemapGenerator;

  /**
   * @var \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface
   */
  protected $languageManager;

  /**
   * @var \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface[]
   */
  protected $languages;

  /**
   * @var string
   */
  protected $defaultLanguageId;

  /**
   * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface
   */
  protected $entityTypeManager;

  /**
   * @var \Drupal\Core\Path\PathValidator
   */
  protected $pathValidator;

  /**
   * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryFactory
   */
  protected $entityQuery;

  /**
   * @var \Drupal\simple_sitemap\Logger
   */
  protected $logger;

  /**
   * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface|null
   */
  protected $anonUser;

  /**
   * @var array
   */
  protected $context;

  /**
   * @var array
   */
  protected $batchInfo;

  /**
   * BatchUrlGenerator constructor.
   * @param \Drupal\simple_sitemap\Simplesitemap $generator
   * @param \Drupal\simple_sitemap\SitemapGenerator $sitemap_generator
   * @param \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager
   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager
   * @param \Drupal\Core\Path\PathValidator $path_validator
   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryFactory $entity_query
   * @param \Drupal\simple_sitemap\Logger $logger
   */
  public function __construct(
    Simplesitemap $generator,
    SitemapGenerator $sitemap_generator, //todo: use $this->generator->sitemapGenerator instead?
    LanguageManagerInterface $language_manager,
    EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager,
    PathValidator $path_validator,
    QueryFactory $entity_query,
    Logger $logger
  ) {
    $this->generator = $generator;
    // todo: using only one method, maybe make method static instead?
    $this->sitemapGenerator = $sitemap_generator;
    $this->languageManager = $language_manager;
    $this->languages = $language_manager->getLanguages();
    $this->defaultLanguageId = $language_manager->getDefaultLanguage()->getId();
    $this->entityTypeManager = $entity_type_manager;
    $this->pathValidator = $path_validator;
    $this->entityQuery = $entity_query;
    $this->logger = $logger;
    $this->anonUser = $this->entityTypeManager->getStorage('user')->load(self::ANONYMOUS_USER_ID);
  }

  /**
   * @param $context
   * @return $this
   */
  public function setContext(&$context) {
    $this->context = &$context;
    return $this;
  }

  /**
   * @param array $batch_info
   * @return $this
   */
  public function setBatchInfo(array $batch_info) {
    $this->batchInfo = $batch_info;
    return $this;
  }

  /**
   * Batch callback function which generates urls to entity paths.
   *
   * @param array $entity_info
   */
  public function generateBundleUrls(array $entity_info) {

    foreach ($this->getBatchIterationEntities($entity_info) as $entity_id => $entity) {

      $this->setCurrentId($entity_id);

      $entity_settings = $this->generator->getEntityInstanceSettings($entity_info['entity_type_name'], $entity_id);

      if (empty($entity_settings['index'])) {
        continue;
      }

      switch ($entity_info['entity_type_name']) {
        // Loading url object for menu links.
        case 'menu_link_content':
          if (!$entity->isEnabled()) {
            continue 2;
          }
          $url_object = $entity->getUrlObject();
          break;

        // Loading url object for other entities.
        default:
          $url_object = $entity->toUrl();
      }

      // Do not include external paths.
      if (!$url_object->isRouted()) {
        continue;
      }

      $path = $url_object->getInternalPath();

      // Do not include paths that have been already indexed.
      if ($this->batchInfo['remove_duplicates'] && $this->pathProcessed($path)) {
        continue;
      }

      $url_object->setOption('absolute', TRUE);

      $path_data = [
        'path' => $path,
        'entity_info' => ['entity_type' => $entity_info['entity_type_name'], 'id' => $entity_id],
        'lastmod' => method_exists($entity, 'getChangedTime') ? date_iso8601($entity->getChangedTime()) : NULL,
        'priority' => $entity_settings['priority'],
      ];
      $this->addUrlVariants($url_object, $path_data, $entity);
    }
    $this->processSegment();
  }

  /**
   * Batch function which generates urls to custom paths.
   *
   * @param array $custom_paths
   */
  public function generateCustomUrls(array $custom_paths) {

    $custom_paths = $this->getBatchIterationCustomPaths($custom_paths);

    if ($this->needsInitialization()) {
      $this->initializeBatch(count($custom_paths));
    }

    foreach ($custom_paths as $i => $custom_path) {
      $this->setCurrentId($i);

      // todo: Change to different function, as this also checks if current user has access. The user however varies depending if process was started from the web interface or via cron/drush. Use getUrlIfValidWithoutAccessCheck()?
      if (!$this->pathValidator->isValid($custom_path['path'])) {
//        if (!(bool) $this->pathValidator->getUrlIfValidWithoutAccessCheck($custom_path['path'])) {
        $this->logger->m(self::PATH_DOES_NOT_EXIST_OR_NO_ACCESS_MESSAGE,
          ['@path' => $custom_path['path'], '@custom_paths_url' => $GLOBALS['base_url'] . '/admin/config/search/simplesitemap/custom'])
          ->display('warning', 'administer sitemap settings')
          ->log('warning');
        continue;
      }
      $url_object = Url::fromUserInput($custom_path['path'], ['absolute' => TRUE]);

      $path = $url_object->getInternalPath();
      if ($this->batchInfo['remove_duplicates'] && $this->pathProcessed($path)) {
        continue;
      }

      $entity = $this->getEntityFromUrlObject($url_object);

      $path_data = [
        'path' => $path,
        'lastmod' => method_exists($entity, 'getChangedTime') ? date_iso8601($entity->getChangedTime()) : NULL,
        'priority' => isset($custom_path['priority']) ? $custom_path['priority'] : NULL,
      ];
      if (NULL !== $entity) {
        $path_data['entity_info'] = ['entity_type' => $entity->getEntityTypeId(), 'id' => $entity->id()];
      }
      $this->addUrlVariants($url_object, $path_data, $entity);
    }
    $this->processSegment();
  }

  /**
   * @return bool
   */
  protected function isBatch() {
    return $this->batchInfo['from'] != 'nobatch';
  }

  /**
   * @param string $path
   * @return bool
   */
  protected function pathProcessed($path) {
    $path_pool = isset($this->context['results']['processed_paths']) ? $this->context['results']['processed_paths'] : [];
    if (in_array($path, $path_pool)) {
      return TRUE;
    }
    $this->context['results']['processed_paths'][] = $path;
    return FALSE;
  }

  /**
   * @param $entity_info
   * @return mixed
   */
  protected function getBatchIterationEntities($entity_info) {
    $query = $this->entityQuery->get($entity_info['entity_type_name']);

    if (!empty($entity_info['keys']['id'])) {
      $query->sort($entity_info['keys']['id'], 'ASC');
    }
    if (!empty($entity_info['keys']['bundle'])) {
      $query->condition($entity_info['keys']['bundle'], $entity_info['bundle_name']);
    }
    if (!empty($entity_info['keys']['status'])) {
      $query->condition($entity_info['keys']['status'], 1);
    }

    if ($this->needsInitialization()) {
      $count_query = clone $query;
      $this->initializeBatch($count_query->count()->execute());
    }

    if ($this->isBatch()) {
      $query->range($this->context['sandbox']['progress'], $this->batchInfo['batch_process_limit']);
    }

    return $this->entityTypeManager
      ->getStorage($entity_info['entity_type_name'])
      ->loadMultiple($query->execute());
  }

  /**
   * @param array $custom_paths
   * @return array
   */
  protected function getBatchIterationCustomPaths(array $custom_paths) {

    if ($this->needsInitialization()) {
      $this->initializeBatch(count($custom_paths));
    }

    if ($this->isBatch()) {
      $custom_paths = array_slice($custom_paths, $this->context['sandbox']['progress'], $this->batchInfo['batch_process_limit']);
    }

    return $custom_paths;
  }

  /**
   * @param $url_object
   * @param $path_data
   * @param $entity
   */
  protected function addUrlVariants($url_object, $path_data, $entity) {
    $alternate_urls = [];

    $translation_languages = NULL !== $entity && $this->batchInfo['skip_untranslated']
      ? $entity->getTranslationLanguages() : $this->languages;

    // Entity is not translated.
    if (NULL !== $entity && isset($translation_languages['und'])) {
      if ($url_object->access($this->anonUser)) {
        $url_object->setOption('language', $this->languages[$this->defaultLanguageId]);
        $alternate_urls[$this->defaultLanguageId] = $this->replaceBaseUrlWithCustom($url_object->toString());
      }
    }
    else {
      // Including only translated variants of entity.
      if (NULL !== $entity && $this->batchInfo['skip_untranslated']) {
        foreach ($translation_languages as $language) {
          $translation = $entity->getTranslation($language->getId());
          if ($translation->access('view', $this->anonUser)) {
            $url_object->setOption('language', $language);
            $alternate_urls[$language->getId()] = $this->replaceBaseUrlWithCustom($url_object->toString());
          }
        }
      }

      // Not an entity or including all untranslated variants.
      elseif ($url_object->access($this->anonUser)) {
        foreach ($translation_languages as $language) {
          $url_object->setOption('language', $language);
          $alternate_urls[$language->getId()] = $this->replaceBaseUrlWithCustom($url_object->toString());
        }
      }
    }

    foreach ($alternate_urls as $langcode => $url) {
      $this->context['results']['generate'][] = $path_data + ['langcode' => $langcode, 'url' => $url, 'alternate_urls' => $alternate_urls];
    }
  }

  /**
   * @return bool
   */
  protected function needsInitialization() {
    return empty($this->context['sandbox']);
  }

  /**
   * @param $max
   */
  protected function initializeBatch($max) {
    $this->context['results']['generate'] = !empty($this->context['results']['generate']) ? $this->context['results']['generate'] : [];
    if ($this->isBatch()) {
      $this->context['sandbox']['progress'] = 0;
      $this->context['sandbox']['current_id'] = 0;
      $this->context['sandbox']['max'] = $max;
      $this->context['results']['processed_paths'] = !empty($this->context['results']['processed_paths'])
        ? $this->context['results']['processed_paths'] : [];
    }
  }

  /**
   * @param $id
   */
  protected function setCurrentId($id) {
    if ($this->isBatch()) {
      $this->context['sandbox']['progress']++;
      $this->context['sandbox']['current_id'] = $id;
    }
  }

  /**
   *
   */
  protected function processSegment() {
    if ($this->isBatch()) {
      $this->setProgressInfo();
    }
    if (!empty($this->batchInfo['max_links']) && count($this->context['results']['generate']) >= $this->batchInfo['max_links']) {
      $chunks = array_chunk($this->context['results']['generate'], $this->batchInfo['max_links']);
      foreach ($chunks as $i => $chunk_links) {
        if (count($chunk_links) == $this->batchInfo['max_links']) {
          $remove_sitemap = empty($this->context['results']['chunk_count']);
          $this->sitemapGenerator->generateSitemap($chunk_links, $remove_sitemap);
          $this->context['results']['chunk_count'] = !isset($this->context['results']['chunk_count'])
            ? 1 : $this->context['results']['chunk_count'] + 1;
          $this->context['results']['generate'] = array_slice($this->context['results']['generate'], count($chunk_links));
        }
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   *
   */
  protected function setProgressInfo() {
    if ($this->context['sandbox']['progress'] != $this->context['sandbox']['max']) {
      // Providing progress info to the batch API.
      $this->context['finished'] = $this->context['sandbox']['progress'] / $this->context['sandbox']['max'];
      // Adding processing message after finishing every batch segment.
      end($this->context['results']['generate']);
      $last_key = key($this->context['results']['generate']);
      if (!empty($this->context['results']['generate'][$last_key]['path'])) {
        $this->context['message'] = $this->t(self::PROCESSING_PATH_MESSAGE, [
          '@current' => $this->context['sandbox']['progress'],
          '@max' => $this->context['sandbox']['max'],
          '@path' => HTML::escape($this->context['results']['generate'][$last_key]['path']),
        ]);
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * @param $url_object
   * @return object|null
   */
  protected function getEntityFromUrlObject($url_object) {
    $route_parameters = $url_object->getRouteParameters();
    return !empty($route_parameters) && $this->entityTypeManager
      ->getDefinition($entity_type_id = key($route_parameters), FALSE)
      ? $this->entityTypeManager->getStorage($entity_type_id)
        ->load($route_parameters[$entity_type_id])
      : NULL;
  }

  /**
   * @param string $url
   * @return string
   */
  protected function replaceBaseUrlWithCustom($url) {
    return !empty($this->batchInfo['base_url'])
      ? str_replace($GLOBALS['base_url'], $this->batchInfo['base_url'], $url)
      : $url;
  }

  /**
   * Callback function called by the batch API when all operations are finished.
   *
   * @see https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/core!includes!form.inc/group/batch/8
   */
  public function finishGeneration($success, $results, $operations) {
    if ($success) {
      $remove_sitemap = empty($results['chunk_count']);
      if (!empty($results['generate']) || $remove_sitemap) {
        $this->sitemapGenerator->generateSitemap($results['generate'], $remove_sitemap);
      }
      Cache::invalidateTags(['simple_sitemap']);
      $this->logger->m(self::REGENERATION_FINISHED_MESSAGE,
        ['@url' => $GLOBALS['base_url'] . '/sitemap.xml'])
//        ['@url' => $this->sitemapGenerator->getCustomBaseUrl() . '/sitemap.xml']) //todo: Use actual base URL for message.
        ->display('status')
        ->log('info');
    }
    else {
      $this->logger->m(self::REGENERATION_FINISHED_ERROR_MESSAGE)
        ->display('error', 'administer sitemap settings')
        ->log('error');
    }
  }
}


A formal look, love it all..
Some maxi styling of my own..
And my favorite look... That dress is amazing!
her style is so super cute!
She's really MAXING out her style here!
Err, apologies for the extremely bad pun.


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Abstract: In this paper, we propose a new image clustering algorithm, referred to as clustering using local discriminant models and global integration (LDMGI). To deal with the data points sampled from a nonlinear manifold, for each data point, we construct a local clique comprising this data point and its neighboring data points. Inspired by the Fisher criterion, we use a local discriminant model for each local clique to evaluate the clustering performance of samples within the local clique. To obtain the clustering result, we further propose a unified objective function to globally integrate the local models of all the local cliques. With the unified objective function, spectral relaxation and spectral rotation are used to obtain the binary cluster indicator matrix for all the samples.We show that LDMGI shares a similar objective function with the spectral clustering (SC) algorithms, e.g., normalized cut (NCut). In contrast to NCut in which the Laplacian matrix is directly calculated based upon a Gaussian function, a new Laplacian matrix is learnt in LDMGI by exploiting both manifold structure and local discriminant information. We also prove that K-means and discriminative K-means (DisKmeans) are both special cases of LDMGI. Extensive experiments on several benchmark image datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of LDMGI. We observe in the experiments that LDMGI is more robust to algorithmic parameter, when compared with NCut. Thus, LDMGI is more appealing for the real image clustering applications in which the ground truth is generally not available for tuning algorithmic parameters. © 2010 IEEE.


text:
Elections in the Era of Charismatic Politics
By Walden Bello
Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Posted in: Electoral Politics, Politics/Gov., Asia | No comments
Elections are often regarded as the quintessential expression of democracy. Yet elections can have undemocratic outcomes.
The carefully choreographed election designed to give a fig leaf to an authoritarian regime is something everyone is familiar with. But there is also the paradoxical case where a relatively free and fair election ends up bringing the winner closer to absolute power.
The recent elections in Thailand, the Philippines, and India provide interesting contrasts in the ways elections can be used to derail democracy.
Choreographed Elections in Thailand
For many observers, the March 24 elections in Thailand provide a classic case of the usual manner authoritarian regimes use the electoral process to achieve anti-democratic outcomes — that is, to rig it in plain sight.
First, to neutralize the results of the elections even before they took place, the military authorities — who deposed the elected government aligned with exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2014 — scripted a constitution that set up a 250-member Senate whose members would be appointed by the regime and empowered to negate an elected 500-member House of Representatives.
Second, shortly before the elections, the Constitutional Court dissolved a pro-Thaksin political party that had been expected to gather a sizable number of votes on questionable legal grounds.
Third, the ruling National Council on Peace and Order unleashed a legal assault on the head of a party, Future Forward, that had caught the imagination of the country's young people owing to its agenda to confine the military to the barracks, resulting in his being eventually barred from assuming his duties as an elected MP.
Despite all these handicaps, the opposition won nearly half of all parliamentary seats in contention. Ironically, the Thai military's manipulation of the elections, by eliciting widespread resentment at what is widely regarded as procedural disenfranchisement, has created an outcome that contradicts the goal it had tried to achieve by calling for the elections in the first place — that is, to gain legitimacy for a system of authoritarian rule with democratic trappings.
Not Politics-as-Usual in the Philippines
Contrast this to the Philippines and India, which also had elections this year. In both countries, there were the usual instances of irregularities and violence in some localities, but overall the elections were relatively free and fair, as even the opposition and international observers conceded, albeit grudgingly.
Yet in both countries, the results are likely to provide momentum towards the concentration of power in the hands of authoritarian personalities.
In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte was not running for office, but everyone knew that the election was a referendum on his three years in office. If it were politics- as-usual in the Philippines, the president's record could have done him and his favored candidates for the Senate much damage: the worst inflation in nearly a decade, kowtowing to China, credible charges of hidden wealth, a penchant for misogynistic comments, a provocative anti-clerical attitude in an overwhelmingly Catholic country, intimidating the press, imprisoning or ousting from office vocal opponents, and, perhaps, most seriously, over 20,000 deaths, a large number owing to extra-judicial executions, in his war on drugs.
But it is not politics-as-usual in the Philippines. At the time of the elections, Duterte had an astonishing 81 percent approval rating, and the results of the polls drove this home: his favored candidates and allies captured all 12 of the senatorial seats at stake. Not since the late 1980s had the opposition been completely shut out in a Senate race. As the results poured in on election night, May 13, it became clear that Duterte, warts and all, had been given an overwhelming mandate by the electorate, making him the most powerful person to occupy the presidency since Ferdinand Marcos.
Since electoral fraud wasn't a credible explanation for the results, some political commentators elected to blame the voters. "We have most of the voters to blame for it," wrote one prominent journalist critical of Duterte. "They're the millions who approve of mass killings, who're indifferent to the violations of human rights, who despise intelligence and who've never read a book. They disparage democracy without knowing what it is and approve of tyranny because they can't tell the difference."
"A Moment of Dread for Indian Democracy"?
In contrast to Duterte's prospects, things did not seem as auspicious for Narendra Modi and the ruing Hindu nationalist BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the beginning of the six-week long elections in India in April.
The annual growth rate was down to 5.8 per cent; the economic crisis triggered by "demonetization" — the sudden withdrawal from circulation of 500 and 1000 rupee notes, which represented 86 percent of the value of circulating currency — was not over. Farmers' marches reminded the country of the crisis of agriculture, and violence spawned by an aggressive Hindu nationalism had become commonplace.
Yet after the votes were counted, the whole country was stupefied. The BJP had expanded its majority to 303 seats, 20 more than its 2014 tally.
Congress, the main opposition party, was badly beaten, emerging with only 52 seats, with its leader Rahul Gandhi losing in his family's traditional constituency, Amethi, in Uttar Pradesh. Modi came out much stronger from an election where he had been expected to emerge much weaker. The desperate mood that engulfed those critical of Modi was captured by the words of one academic, who claimed that his victory was "a moment of dread for Indian democracy" because it had resulted in "the greatest concentration of power in modern Indian history."
Suddenly, BJP boss Amit Shah's boast that the BJP would rule India "for the next 50 years" no longer seemed incredible.
As in the Philippines, despairing liberals in India wondered what on earth made their compatriots "outsource their destiny" to a strongman, as one of them put it. Just as the Philippine intelligentsia expressed wonderment at how serious charges would simply bounce off Duterte, Indian liberals could not figure out what it was that made voters across the board readily absolve Modi for the very real problems being faced by the country, whether this was rising unemployment, farmers' suicides owing to economic distress, lynchings of Muslims accused of trading cattle, or the unsolved murders of prominent intellectuals.
Even his party's endorsement of a known terrorist who had praised the assassin of Gandhi did not hurt Modi, leading one analyst to attribute his success to "smart political communication" that consistently projected him as being "above the fray."
Controlling the narrative was certainly part of the explanation for Modi's success, as it was for Duterte's. Modi's discourse placed him and the BJP as the agents of India's economic development and the restoration of Hindu civilization's ancient greatness. Duterte combined an earthy discourse that many saw as refreshingly free of the usual liberal democratic froth with a stern message of cleansing the country of the drug menace that was "destroying the youth of my country."
This analysis, however, assumes the relationship between the voters and the strongman is a one-way street, whereas anyone who has lived through the tumultuous politics of both countries in the last few years would not have failed to note the very real synergy or mutually constructive relationship between the strongmen and their people.
For other analysts, Duterte and Modi had tangible achievements that overrode the problems pointed out by their opponents. In the case of Modi, for instance, voters were said to appreciate his campaign to build a toilet for every household, his free LNG connections for poor families, and a program of giving 6000 rupees a year to subsistence farmers.
These material benefits do not, however, add up to a viable explanation for the massive mandate. Politics in India and the Philippines today is not arithmetic, to use a famous Filipino politician's inimitable description of democracy. Promising and providing goods and services is the stuff of patronage politics, of democratic politics-as-usual, but what is happening in both countries today is a political earthquake, a massive transformative change, a fundamental reconfiguration of politics.
The Era of Charismatic Politics
At the epicenter of this earthquake is a discontented citizenry, and it is as much an agent of change as the unorthodox personalities that have found a way to unlock its swirling passions.
The focus of citizens' discontent is a system of liberal democracy that has simply not delivered on its promises. "India is a grotesquely unequal society," writes Pankaj Mishra. "A great majority of Indians, forced to inhabit the vast gap between a glossy democratic ideal and a squalid undemocratic reality, have long stored up deep feelings of injury, weakness, inferiority, degradation, inadequacy, and envy; these stem from defeats or humiliation suffered at the hands of those of higher status than themselves in a rigid hierarchy." This could be a description of 21st century Philippines as well.
It is the explosive synergy between a deeply disaffected citizenry and a political personality who has captured their imagination — and on whom they have rested their dreams and aspirations for the future — that today drives politics in both countries. It is perhaps easier to understand this dynamic in the case of Modi, who unites a dynamic personality to an aggressive ideology of wounded but assertive nationalism that has tapped into a country's feelings of pride and shame, deep disappointment, and persistent hope.
Yet Duterte is, in his own way, a magnetic personality, bringing together a tough law and order stance, a discourse that is deliberately politically incorrect, and the image of the "punisher" who has what it takes to tame exploitative elites and discipline a people that famously regard themselves as rowdy and undisciplined. The very qualities that liberals despise in Duterte is what enables him to "connect" with the masses, especially with the volatile middle classes that feel most sharply the yawning gap between aspirations and the possibilities of fulfilling them in the "really existing" democratic dispensation.
The "connection" that has been forged between strong personalities and their people has ushered in a period that may best be described as one where charismatic politics has displaced democracy-as-usual. Here we might take a leaf from the great sociologist Max Weber, who saw "charismatic" authority or legitimacy as a dynamic transformative process that overwhelms both "traditional" and "rational-legal" authority and structures co-existing in society.
Charismatic politics exploits the contradiction between traditional authority structures that legitimize inequality and injustice and a rational-legal order based on the principles of democracy, justice, and equality. Charismatic politics is not politics as usual and is a fluid process that moves in uncharted waters until the charisma of the leader is "routinized" into a set of rules, procedures, and processes which become the new source of authority and legitimacy.
Charismatic legitimacy is hardly benign. Indeed, it almost invariably ends up with a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of the charismatic individual. And, equally alarming, its emergence has been accompanied by the imaginative creation of an "Other" or "Others" upon whom the ills, contradictions, and disharmony of society are projected. The achievement of social harmony is dependent on the excision or neutralization of the Other or Others — in the case of the Philippines, drug users, liberal politicians ("dilawan" or "yellows"), and communists; in the case of India, Muslims, Christians, westernized intellectuals, and Marxists. It does not take much for the leader and his disciples to set the mob on these "enemies of the people," as persecuted communities in India would readily testify.
A key feature of the dynamics of charismatic politics is that it is both authoritarian and intensely "democratic."
One the one hand, followers are willing to hold their critical faculties in abeyance, ready to give the leader the benefit of the doubt even when they may not agree with everything that he stands for or promotes. On the other hand, it is through the mediation of the electoral process, through direct contact with the masses during the campaign and through their act of willingly voting for him or his anointed ones, that the leader renews his legitimacy.
Managed elections like Thailand's are fatal for charismatic authority. Indeed, the less controlled and more spontaneous the expression of approval, the greater the legitimacy that can be turned into even greater power.
Context then spells the difference for the outcomes of recent elections in Asia. Thailand remains in a state of polarization, one that has been aggravated by a choreographed electoral exercise. India and the Philippines, on the other hand, have gone through relatively free elections that, by bestowing greater legitimacy on them, is, paradoxically, leading to the concentration of even greater power in the hands of charismatic authoritarian personalities who are intent on doing away with the post-World War II liberal democratic dispensation and leading their consenting citizens to a brave new world.
FPIF columnist Walden Bello is a former member of the House of Representatives and the author of Counterrevolution: The Global Rise of the Far Right. This article reflects the results of a study he did for the research institute Focus on the Global South.
Bello's:
Two Strongmen Embrace as US Watches from Sidelines
A Letter to Brazil, from a Friend Living Under Duterte
Understanding the Global Rise of the Extreme Right
Why financial sector reform is not enough
China's Bigger Economic Threat
Fighting Fascism
An Alternative to Globalization
Contagion: how the crisis spread
How Empire Struck Back
Europe's Faustian Bargain with Big Finance


DS916+, DS3615xs or DS3617xs on A Gen8 Xeon E3-1220L v2?
I have HP gen8 with Xeon E3-1220L V2, regular home usage. There are no Apple devices for video so i am not using video station to watch movies.
What is my choice - DS916+, DS3615xs or DS3617xs for baremetal setup?
What are advantages/disadvantages of all three in my configuration?
3617 имеет смысл только с новым железом и процем начиная с фамилии "broadwell" и по этой же причине большинство приложений не доступно так как они для "bromolow"
So my choice is 3615, got it, thank you.
P.s. Lets go to russian branch, it is english zone.
I will try to translate.
Your choice is only between 3615 and 3617, for 916 your hardware, actually cpu, is totally not compatible. For your cpu DSM 3615 is preferable and, in additional, all applications still available. Using 3617 has sense only with newer hardware and cpu started from "broadwell" family and, that is why, majority of applications are not available, such as they are written for "bromolow".
Since translation was provided I will not delete the above messages in order to keep the topic intact but I remind @Bob the Builder that this is the English Section so you are expected to write in English.


On Friday night, only the person with the coolest car drives the group. Lucky for me I would soon be that kid, because when that night would come, I would have the car of every high schooler?s dream. Any car over 300 hundred hoarse power is the ticket to fun times out with your friends, but its hard to keep the big picture in focus, when your car can easily reach 100 miles an hour before a blink of an eye.


The Dornier 17 played many parts for Germany during World War Two, from bomber to night fighter and just about everything in between, these aircraft were very much used as a dog of all trades and master of none, but that does not mean it didn't have its day. Of the twin engined aircraft used by the Luftwaffe, I believe from memory that the Dornier 17 was the most produced in all of its multitude of forms, with the possible exception of the Junkers 88. The Junkers 88 replaced the Dornier 17 as a primary bomber in 1942, this was due to its range and bomb load restrictions and what in turn lead to the many roles the Dornier 17 performed. The aircraft model offered here is a night fighter version of the Dornier 17.
Taking a look of the plastic that goes into making this model, I am very impressed at the level of detail offered in this 1/72nd scale model from ICM, it has some very finely moulded parts that should give this model a lot of appeal. The mouldings themselves are very cleanly done, and have no obvious issues that I am aware of at present. The ejection pin marks present on the mouldings are for the most part small and should be hidden on the completed model, but it is good practice to fill most of them if in doubt.
The cockpit detail provided in this 1/72nd scale model from ICM is easily a match for many of the 1/48th scale model aircraft I have seen in my years. The cockpit wall detail is surprisingly good for the scale, and this should more than meet the needs of most modellers. The pilot's position is correctly raised and his instruments are supplied via decals. The seats do not look to have any harness detail, but in this scale that is not really a surprise. ICM has even opted to provide framework in the Bombay area of the model. Also included are an internal fuel tank and a bomb load, but I am surprised to see a bomb load in a nigh fighter variant.
The fuselage of the model has very finely recessed panel lines present, and while I cannot comment on the accuracy and placement of these lines I am liking what I see here. The wings and tail assembly of the model is also very nicely rendered, again the very finely recessed panel lines are present and really lift this model in my opinion. The control surfaces for the wings and tail assembly are supplied as separate parts, and while not workable, these can be set in whatever position the modeller prefers. My only concerns at this point and for that matter on going, is how easy it would be to damage the model parts while removing them from the sprue due to the finesse of many of the parts.
The undercarriage of the model has also been very nicely provided by ICM. The wheel bay have detailed wall parts all round and on the underside of the wings, these details should lift the area greatly for anyone viewing it or the modeller having assembled it. The undercarriage legs are well represented which with the addition of some cabling added by the modeller should look very good. The tyres are split in two halves, and this does concern me a little should there be any gaps after assembly, this is due to ICM having provided the tread on the wheels which would need to be re-scribed if filling is required. The tail wheel has been supplied as a single moulded piece, and while this may be disappointing, it does have quite a good look to it.
The engines have a good level of detail for the scale with the front bank of cylinders for the radial engine present and the ignition harness also provided separately. In addition to the details mentioned separate exhausts are provided, once assembled all of these items should result in quite a busy and pleasing look to the business area of the engine nacelles. My knowledge of the propellers is limited, but they look right shape wise compared to images online of the aircraft. I am again very pleased with what is offered from the box here.
Moving onto the armament in this model; as mentioned earlier I am surprised to see a bomb load inside the aircraft, but moving on from that the machine guns for inside the cockpit, the detail on these is excellent, when I think back to the featureless straight pins I have seen in the past that represent guns, these are a different level of magnitude to them, they even have separate ammunition magazines. The nose cannons are also supplied as separate barrels.
The canopy and other clear parts offered with the model are obviously over scale in thickness due to moulding requirements and limitations, but I do not see any distortions in the clear parts and they also do not seem to cause any distortions either. I am again a very happy modeller with the offerings in this model from ICM.
The instructions provided look easy enough to follow to me and should not hold any pitfalls of which I am aware at this time. None of the stages are overly busy and that should also help to reduce the risk of an error occurring. ICM has provided decals for two night fighter aircraft, both belonging to I/NJG2, one based at Gilze-Rijin in October 1940 and the other based at the same location in the Autumn of 1940. The second offering is listed as being the ride of Hptm Erich Jung.
I am exceptionally impressed with this offering from a model point of view, and while the accuracy of what is offered is beyond me I think just about everyone who gets to grips with it will be very happy. I am very hard pushed to find any negatives with what ICM has presented us with here.
Highs: I am really impressed with the cockpit area of the model and the machine guns are the icing on the cake for me.
Lows: Nothing jumps out at me as an issue with the model, if it goes together as well as it looks.
Verdict: This model offers some very fine moulding and a surprising number of parts, with care this should make a very pleasing model.


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A Comprehensive Review of Recent Trend in Nano-Dental Materials Research
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The development of sophisticated material for application in dentistry has become a crying need at the present age. Although a significant numbers of materials including metals, ceramic, polymers, composites and now some nanocomposites exist for current and potential applications as dental implants, restoration and filling tooth roots, further rigorous research works are essential to make these promising materials commercially available as well as clinically feasible. However, mechanical properties, biological compatibility and antibacterial properties play vital role in determining the suitability of a particular material to be used. This review focuses on some newly developed potential dental materials in terms of their compatibility issues, sustainability in bacterial attack and mechanical characteristics. In addition, the limitation of the material and further research on it will also be discussed.
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2021 Aspen Forum on Children and Families
The third bi-annual Aspen Forum on Children and Families will be held on June 7, 2021 and June 8, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET on both days. This virtual forum includes panel discussions, keynote speakers, and breakout sessions covering two-generation (2Gen) approaches as well as resources and tools needed to strengthen families, communities, and the country.
Lessons and Reflections from Family-Centered Community Change
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Family-Centered Community Change® initiative used a two-generation approach to support parents and their children in three high-poverty communities. On April 29, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET, the Foundation will host a webinar with a panel discussion of practitioners and evaluators from the Urban Institute on how two-generation approaches influenced the practitioners' work and how the approaches evolved during the initiative.
Evaluating Two-Generation Approaches: Integrating Partnerships and Embedding Equity
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Urban Institute, and Mathematica hosted a webinar on January 13, 2021 which covered evaluations of two-generation approaches, including Agape's 2Gen Program in Memphis, Tennessee. They discussed lessons learned from the evaluations and the importance of integrating data, partnerships, and race equity in two-generation approaches. Background material on Agape's 2Gen Program, a summary of the implementation study, and areas for opportunities for Agape to bolster 2Gen were provided.
The Secret Sauce: Strategies to Include Social Capital in Human Services
The Aspen Institute's ASCEND initiative will host a webinar on October 28, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET to discuss the role of social capital as part of the 2Gen approach. Social capital, the "secret sauce" of the 2Gen approach, is demonstrated by increased peer support, greater sense of community belonging, and connections with family, friends, and neighbors. Social capital is also manifested in participation in community- and faith-based organizations, outreach by schools and the workplace, and engagement with case managers or career coaches.
Insights for Community Action Agencies (CAAs): Designing Better Programs to Support Young Parent Families
The National Community Action Partnership, Third Sector, and the American Public Human Services Association will host this webinar on October 19, 2020 from 12 noon to 1:15 p.m. ET. Representatives from the National Community Action Partnership, Third Sector, and the Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council (WEOC) from South Carolina will discuss the importance of elevating young parent families as a priority population. Representatives will also present on leveraging a 2Gen approach within Community Action Agencies.
Gamechangers: What Are 2Gen Coordinators and Why Is Their Role So Important?
The two-generation (2Gen) approach to building stronger families is gaining momentum in several states, including Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Tennessee, and Washington. In these states, a 2Gen coordinator has been identified to work with frontline staff, families, community partners, and across statewide departments to advance 2Gen strategies. On July 28, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. ET, Ascend, an Aspen Institute initiative, will host a webinar which will cover how these states are working toward systems change to help families experience more equitable and positive outcomes.
Two-Generation/Whole Family Approaches in Anti-Trafficking Programming Webinar
The National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center will host a webinar on March 6, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET to describe aspects of a two-generational approach, discuss how two-generation or whole family approaches support anti-trafficking, and show through case studies from organizations in areas besides trafficking how two-generational approaches are connected to adverse childhood experiences.
OFA Webinar: ASPIRE: Serving Two-Parent Families in the TANF System
This Office of Family Assistance-sponsored webinar on February 26, 2019 discussed the complexities of engaging two-parent families in TANF, and featured strategies to improve employment outcomes through relationship education. Representatives from the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Insight Policy Research, Public Strategies and the Urban Institute participated.
The Aspen Institute will livestream the 2019 Aspen Forum on Children and Families on February 26 and February 27, 2019 between 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. ET. The forum, the second of its kind, convenes policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and philanthropies to identify and discuss "big ideas" for investing in children and families using a two-generation approach.


These patterns are for the coaster and place mat. They are easy to make and can be done in any color you wish. Perfect for you luncheon table.
To make Puff Stitch - y/o insert hook in stitch, *y/o pull up loop, y/o pull two (2) loops off hook, repeat from * two (2) times more, y/o pull off all four (4) loops on hook. This completes the 3dctog puff stitch.
To make Picot - single crochet (sc) chain 3, slip stitch (ss) in 3rd chain from hook picot complete.
Rnd 4 - ch 2, make 3dctog PS in same st as join, *chain 2, skip next stitch, PS in next, repeat from * around (18 PS, 18 ch 2 spaces). Join in top of ch 2.
Rnd 5 - ch 1, sc picot in same stitch as join, *sc in ch 2 space, sc picot in next stitch, repeat from * around. Fasten off, weave in ends.
To make Puff Stitch - *y/o insert hook in stitch, y/o pull up a loop, y/o pull two (2) loops off hook, repeat from * four (4) more times, y/o pull through six (6) loops on hook. This completes the Puff Stitch.
To Begin: With Taupe, Make Magic Ring or chain 3, 12 dc in ring or third chain from hook (12 dc), join with slip stitch in first dc.
Rnd 2 - Chain 2, 2 dc in same stitch as join and each stitch around (24 dc), join with ss.
Rnd 3 - chain 2, 2 dc in same stitch as join, *dc in next stitch, 2 dc in next stitch, repeat from * around (36 dc) join.
Rnd 4 - chain 2, 2 dc in same stitch as join, *dc in next 2 stitches, 2 dc in next stitch, repeat from * around (48 dc) join.
Rnd 8 - chain 2, make PS in each chain 2 space around, join with ss.
To make Daisy Table Mat substitute Taupe cotton for White.
Questions about this pattern?? You can contact Cheryl at homemadehats121@gmail.com with any inquiries.


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A desert RIDE round Ma'ale Adumim
This is a circular ride on the security road around Ma'ale Adumim. A security road does not sound that exciting - but this one is. Much of the time, you feel as if you are cycling far from the city. Rather you are in the desert overlooking wadis and Bedouin encampments and experiencing spectacular views of the hills of the Judean desert. Ma'ale Adumim is built on top of interconnected hills and much of this ride is on moderately flat roads except for a long last section which has a moderate elevation.
Ma'ale Adumim is an extremely well-planned garden city, with spacious parks, play areas and roads lined with palms and colorful shrubs. This alone makes it worth a visit.
Shamir Park in Ma'ale Adumim is a good place to leave younger members of your family and a non-cyling spouse while you hit the trail. There is boating on the lake, green lawns for relaxing, dairy and meat restaurants, and during the summer months kids' activities and rides. But there are not a lot of benches on the lawns and no picnic tables. Entrance to the park is free, but the boat rides are not. The disadvantage of using this park as a starting point is that there is a 1¾-mile ride up the hill to the start of the trail, although the incline is not excessively steep.
Distance: 11 km (from the rehabilitation hospital)
Difficulty: Most of the trail is on paved roads and suitable for thin-wheeled or hybrid bikes. The ride is moderately flat, except for the last section, which is a long uphill with a moderate elevation. About 80% of the trail has a barrier or fence between the road and the side of the wadis, and is therefore suitable for responsible children. For the other 20% they will need to be careful.
Starting point: There are two possible starting points - either from Shamir Park or from the parking lot of the rehabiliation hospital on Har Habayit close to the center of town .
Directions from Jerusalem: Enter "Shamir Park" on Waze and click on פארק שמיר/דרך הר הצופים". Take the slip road to Ma'aleh Adumim (route 471) from route 1 and then the central entrance (which is well marked) to Maale Adumim. Shortly before the security check is Shamir Park on the left. Park here or continue into town. At the second roundabout (roundabout #3), which contains a large dove statue, turn right on Har Habayit. At the next roundabout (roundabout #2), turn left on Dereck Zemach Ha'Sade. Just after the bus stop on the right, turn right into the parking lot of a non-active rehabilitation hospital and park your car here.
If you are starting from Shamir Park, cycle up to the rehabiliation hospital parking lot on Har Habayit.
Facing the building, take the path that goes around the right side of the rehabilitation hospital - this will lead you to Ha'Eshel St. Cross this road and to the right of Has-Shita St. you will see ahead two do-not-enter signs (except for security vehicles). This is the security road you will be riding on.
Shortly after entering the security road take the turning on the left. Notice here a rock with the image of a bicycle on it. There are a number of these signs throughout this route to guide you.
After about 15 minutes (4 Km), there is a fork not marked with a rock and cycle sign. Take the right-hand fork overlooking the wadi.
Shortly after this, there is another fork in the path. Take the road to the left (and not the road to the right which heads down the valley to a water treatment facility). There are no further roads down to the wadi and for the next few intersections keep to the right along the security road.
The security path eventually comes to an end opposite an observatory with a dome. Cross the empty parking lot and head onto the main road (Derekh Kedem). Turn left towards the center of town.
You will pass a number of roundabouts. At each one continue straight ahead on Derekh Kedem.
At the fourth roundabout, #10, it is worthwhile taking a short detour to view Park Mishpacha. by turning right on Derekh Ha'gai and shortly on your right you will come to Park Hamishpacha. This is a beautifully laid out park with colorful foliage and climbing equipment for kids.
Return to roundabout #10 and continue cycling along Derekh Kedem. You will pass the parking lot for the outdoor shopping mall Kikar Yahalom, then the indoor shopping mall Kanyon Adumim, and then city hall. There are many restaurants in both Kikar Yahalom and Kanyon Adumim.
At roundabout # 3, which has a statue of a large dove, continue straight ahead on Derekh Har Ha'tsofim if you are parked at Shamir park and this will take you directly to your car. Otherwise, if you are parked outside the rehabilitation hospital, turn left onto Har Habayit.
At roundabout #2 you will see your parking lot on your left. Turn left on Dereck Zemach Ha'Sade. Just after the bus stop on the right, turn right into the parking lot of the rehabilitation hospital.
For nearby places of interest - see the page on this website "In the Judean Desert - Introduction, summary of hikes and attractions".
A view of the Judean desert from the bicycle path overlooking one of the many Bedouin encampments in the wadis around Maale Adumim
Ma'ale Adumim is at a transition zone for vegetation, having vegetation typical for both the Judean Mountains and Judean Desert.


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ECO Games – Making the Eco Game
The ECO Game: Northern Ghana was developed as a means to translate the results of an original scientific analysis that evaluated the impact different land uses in Northern Ghana have on water quality and quantity, climate, income, resilience, and biodiversity. This analysis used local data to inform water modeling, greenhouse gas accounting, and an economic evaluation, resulting in a scientifically robust evaluation of the relative impact land uses in Ghana have on environmental and economic outcomes.
Findings from the study were then distilled into a format that is locally relevant and compelling. Using graphics and scenarios that communities in Northern Ghana empathize with, the game was designed, piloted, and refined.
In early 2018, Winrock staff piloted the game with a set of communities in Northern Ghana to collect feedback from communities and evaluate how components of the game could be strengthened. Response from communities was overwhelmingly positive and the strength of this game-based approach was clearly shown. Communities were highly engaged during game play, and after were able to independently discuss the impact land use choices had on food and energy production, water needs, and resilience.


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Judge in Paul Manafort case attacks Mueller team looking for a 'lead to Trump,' asks for scope letter
A federal judge on Friday criticized Special Counsel Robert Mueller's criminal case in Virginia against President Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, and openly questioned whether Mueller exceeded his prosecutorial powers by bringing it.
"I don't see what relationship this indictment has with anything the special counsel is authorized to investigate," U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III in the Eastern District of Virginia said.
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"You don't really care about Mr. Manafort's bank fraud," Ellis said to prosecutor Michael Dreeben, at times losing his temper.
Ellis said prosecutors were interested in Manafort because of his potential to provide material that would lead to Trump's "prosecution or impeachment," Ellis said. "That's what you're really interested in," said Ellis, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan.
The judge attacked the investigation, claiming Mueller should not have "unfettered power" in his Russia probe and that the charges against Manafort did not arise from the investigation into Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election..
"We don't want anyone in this country with unfettered power. It's unlikely you're going to persuade me the special prosecutor has power to do anything he or she wants," Ellis told Dreeben. "The American people feel pretty strongly that no one has unfettered power."
Ellis asked to review an unredacted copy of a memo from last August, in which Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein authorized Mueller to investigate crimes related to Manafort's Ukraine work. Mueller's team revealed the memo's existence in court filings, but the vast majority of it is redacted.
The memo must point to a specific crime to justify investigation into Trump and his campaign.
Manafort is facing charges in both Virginia and Washington. The Virginia case charges him with offenses including tax and bank fraud.
The other case in Washington accuses him of conspiring to launder money and failing to register as a foreign agent when he lobbied for the pro-Russia Ukrainian government.
None of the charges relate, however, to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign or possible collusion with Russia. Manafort's attorney Kevin Downing has argued that the charges must dismissed because the FBI investigation dates back to 2014, and therefore did not arise from Mueller's probe.
Trump has denied any collusion.
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