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Click the "Advanced Search" or "Advanced Search" link above "Search St. Patrick Academy Catalog" box.
From the St. Patrick Academy library homepage, click the Login button on the top right corner of the web page.
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Search for the book by Keywords, Title, Author, Subject or Series.
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Now, we can borrow books from other school libraries.
Please read the Inter-library Loan Policy before you request any books or material from another library.
Use the "library login information" (steps 1-3 above) to login into your account. Once you are logged into your account, go to the catalog tab.
Click on the "Catalog Tab" to your top left side, right next to "My Info".
In order to get results from all the RICAT members, change the location to RICAT (all members).
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Now click on the "Hold it" on the right-hand side of the window to place the material on hold.
Once your material has been placed on hold, you can go back to Catalog by simply clicking the "Catalog" tab on the top left side of your library page.
Patrons can borrow books for up to three weeks. A maximum of 3 items can be borrowed at a time.
Patrons are responsible for the library late fee charges. Overdue material will be charged 10 cents per school day.
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Patrons cannot borrow any material from another library if they owe any fines or have overdue books in their account. Students are responsible for checking their St. Patrick e-mail account or library account for their due dates, overdue fines and hold status.
The St. Patrick Academy library is enthusiastic to provide the interlibrary loan (ILL) service to our high school students, faculty, and staff. The library circulation materials are available for interlibrary loan. Reserved items are excluded from the interlibrary loan services. The library staff and patrons can submit an interlibrary loan request by using their personal St. Patrick Academy library account. Our students are our first priority over interlibrary loan request for the same item. Students' ILL request will be filled or declined within 24 hours. A patron will be charged .10 per day on each item for ILL late or overdue fees. Patrons are responsible for reimbursement if the item is lost or damaged. Patrons can borrow the interlibrary loan items for 35 days and can be renewed only one time.
Once students are logged into their account, they can search the material on the catalog page. Each library has different availability policy of its materials. We can only borrow the material for a certain time depending on their library policy and procedures. However, if the material is not available anywhere in Rhode Island, we can also request it from out of state. In order to request the material from another state, patrons are responsible for paying $2.00 fee per item. All the patrons have to make the payment before getting approval from the librarian. Your high school librarian has rights to deny the ILL request if a person has overdue material in their account or owe more than $5.00 outstanding balance in fine on their accounts. If anyone needs any help or have any question to request the material from ILL, please see your librarian.
The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents. In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through with raising children until Jarrett came along. Jarrett goes through his childhood trying to make his non-normal life as normal as possible, finding a way to express himself through drawing even as so little is being said to him about what's going on. Only as a teenager can Jarrett begin to piece together the truth of his family, reckoning with his mother and tracking down his father. Hey, Kiddo is a profoundly important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive.
A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017 A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Jason Reynolds's fiercely stunning novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds--the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he's going to murder the guy who killed his brother. A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun. That's what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That's where Will's now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother's gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he's after. Or does he? As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. And that's when Will sees that one bullet is missing. And the only one who could have fired Shawn's gun was Shawn. Huh. Will didn't know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. Bigger huh. BUCK IS DEAD. But Buck's in the elevator? Just as Will's trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck's cigarette. Will doesn't know her, but she knew him. Knew. When they were eight. And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END...if WILL gets off that elevator. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds.
One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter.One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment. The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight.
They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise. Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared.
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$20 tickets are available for any student with a valid student ID. If purchased online, IDs must be shown at will call before claiming your tickets.
Children under age 16 have free admission.
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$10 tickets are available for any member of the Brooklyn Museum. If purchased online, membership IDs must be shown at will call before claiming your tickets.
Online, we take any major credit card.
On the day of the concert, we accept cash, check (made payable to 'The Brooklyn Heights Music Society'), and any major credit card.
If there are still tickets available, yes, you can purchase them at the Brooklyn Museum. Our tickets are sold in the lobby of the Brooklyn Museum.
Please note that ticket prices may be higher at the door than online. Check the event details for more information.
Yes, we offer $20 tickets with a valid student ID.
Are children welcome? Can children attend for free?
Yes, we love sharing our music with children of any age! Any children below age 16 have free admission.
How old do you have to be to be eligible for the seniors discount?
You must be at least 60 years old.
If I buy my ticket online, do I have to print it out?
No, it's not necessary. We just need the name and ID of whoever purchased the tickets via Eventbrite.
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Yes, anyone attending our concerts has free access to the Brooklyn Museum that day, before and after our performance.
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It varies, but the doors open typically 15–20 minutes before our concerts start. For concerts not at the Brooklyn Museum, please email us for more details.
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دانلود پچ Pes Tuning Patch 2019 برای PES 2019 که به تازگی و توسط Pes Tuning Patch Team ساخته شده است را میتوانید با حجم 5.2 گیگابایت و با لینک کاملا مستقیم و رایگان از سرور های دانلود سایت مودینگ وی دات آی آر دانلود کرده و طبق اموزشی که در انتهای صفحه قرار دارد روی بازی خود نصب کنید و از ان لذت ببرید.
* Includes the latest PES2019 Patch patch 1.05.00.
* Includes the latest PES2019 Data Pack 5.00 data package.
* Boots: added new shoes. (Boot Pack Volume 9.5 by Paul81118 & Hawke).
* Commentary Callname: Added new comment names. (Commentary Callname V6 by predator002).
* Faces: added and updated faces of new players.
* Forms: form kits for unlicensed club teams added and updated.
* Miniface: added new mini faces.
* National anthems: new national anthems added. (National Anthems V3 by predator002).
* National form kits: form kits have been added for all unlicensed national teams.
* Official music from the tournament menu: added new official music from the tournament menu. (Official Tournament Menu Music V5 by predator002).
* Tattoos: added new tattoos.
* Includes the latest patch PES2019 1.04.02.
* Includes the latest data packet PES2019 4.02.
* Premier League, LaLiga Santander, SkyBet Championship, Bundesliga and Chinese (Cup & Supercup) – Fully licensed leagues with correct team names, logos, emblems, formations, league logos, squads, managers, players, forms and fonts.
* League structure: updated using advanced commands and alphabetically in the respective leagues.
* Juventus – The licensed Juventus team with the correct name, logo, emblem, formation, composition, manager, players, forms and fonts.
* Billboards: added new billboards (UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, etc.).
* Boot: added new boots. (Boot Pack Volume9 by Paul81118 & Hawke).
* Chant: Added new chants. (Chantpack v6 from predator002).
* Competition: the correct names and logos for all competitions and cups.
* Controller: added new controller. (PS4 controller).
* Corner Flag: Added new corner flags.
* Face: added and updated faces of new players.
* Glove: added new gloves. (Glove Pack V6 Hawke).
* Live Update: the latest update in real time is completely updated.
* Manager: Update the names of all managers for all teams and photos for some competitions.
* National Kit: Added form kits for all unlicensed national teams.
* Miniface: Added new images of mini faces.
* Pre Match Animation: Added new pre-match animation.
* Press Room: Added new press rooms.
* Referee Kit: Added new referee form kits.
* Replay Logo: Added new replay logos.
* Rivals: updated rivals teams.
* Stadium: added new stadiums (version Sider).
2 – سپس فایل ستاپ پچ را اجرا کرده و آدرس محل نصب بازی را بدهید تا نصب شروع بشود .
3 – سپس پک تشویق را هم دانلود و اکسترکت کرده و فایل ستاپ ان را هم اجرا و آدرسی که پچ و بازی نصب شده است را بدهید تا کامل روی بازی شما نصب بشود.
4 – سپس وارد بازی شده و لذت ببرید .
Install on a clean game !!!
Your backup copies of Pes, if you have one.
Download folder The file "amd_ags_x64.dll".
6. When the final page is displayed, you must check the box corresponding to your version of PES 2019 (CPY or STEAM) installed on your computer.
8 Install Pes Tuning Patch 2019 – Chant Pack v1.0. – install necessarily !!!
9. Run "PES TUNING PATCH 2019.exe" from the desktop of your computer.
10. Select the mode in the "Switches" tab.
11. Select the settings on the "Selector" tab.
12. Start the game on the "Play" tab.
دیدگاه ها برای " دانلود پچ Pes Tuning Patch 2019 برای PES 2019 ( ورژن 1.05.00.5.00.1 ) "
سلام وقت بخیر میشه لطف کنید آموزش نصب توسط تیم سازنده رو به فارسی ترجمه کنید….


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Neil uses his second chance as an opportunity to give back
Neil had spent his whole career in the fitness industry. He was a trail ultramarathon runner and an avid hiker. "Staying active was a part of my everyday life," he said.
But in October of 2016 at his annual checkup, his blood tests came back abnormal. A bone marrow biopsy revealed chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), a rare blood cancer.
Neil was referred to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and his blood count held steady for a while. But a year later, the leukemia had progressed. And in January 2018, it was determined he would need a bone marrow transplant—but first, a suitable marrow donor match would have to be found.
While the search for a donor match continued, so did the progression of Neil's CMML—the transplant couldn't wait. So, in June Neil's son, Aaron, donated his marrow as a haploidentical (half-matched) donor. And soon after the transplant, Neil was back on his feet—not just walking, but biking and hiking.
Unfortunately, by November 2018, the transplant started to fail, so Neil started chemotherapy to try to slow the cancer's progression. "I was so weak in spring of 2019, I didn't trust myself to hold my first granddaughter when she was born," Neil said. He was admitted to the hospital and began another round of chemotherapy as the search for a closer donor match continued.
By fall, Neil's weight had dropped significantly. "I was horrified to see myself and the toll it took on my body. I went from being so active, to not even being able to wash my hair." That's when a well-matched donor was finally found.
Neil's transplant wasn't scheduled until late November, but his doctor didn't think it could wait. Thankfully, Neil's marrow donor agreed to move his donation earlier.
After his transplant and a serious setback of sepsis and brain swelling, Neil slowly began to recover and rebuild his strength. By summer of 2020, he was back hiking in the mountains.
Neil later learned that his marrow donor, Benjamin, was from Israel and joined the Be The Match Registry® sometime between Neil's first and second transplant. "I often think about how miraculous it is that Benjamin joined the registry right when I needed him," he said.
Today Neil's grateful to wake up every day—to walk, lift weights and be with his family (and his second granddaughter!). He and his wife recently celebrated 44 years of marriage and Neil says that seeing her dedication and feeling the love of his children is what gave him strength throughout his journey.
He credits his family, the team at Dana-Farber and Be The Match with saving his life. "If one of these three pillars weren't there, I may not be alive today," he said. To pay it forward, he's generously including Be The Match in his legacy plans.
And now that he's feeling healthier, he's giving the gift of time too—through the Be The Match Peer Connect program. "I had two connections through Peer Connect who really helped motivate and reassure me. I want to do the same for other patients."
To learn more about including Be The Match in your estate plans, please contact Be The Match Foundation.

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From the end of a relationship to the death of a loved one, difficult life events can often throw you for a loop and make you less productive at work. Hardships like this are simply inevitable.
My answer is #10 - I hope you get value from it!


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Костянтин Антонович Вернер (, м. Немирово (наразі Немирів (Вінницька область)) Брацлавського повіту , Російська імперія — , Москва, Російська імперія) — російський статистик — агроном.

Життєпис
Закінчив курс Миколаївського інженерного училища і, перебуваючи на військовій службі, був вільним слухачем Київського університету математичного факультету. Потім вступив до Петровської землеробської академії, але в 1876 році за подачу колективного студентського протесту, разом з В. М. Григор'євим і В. Г. Короленком засланий до Вятської губернії.

У 1877 — 1878 роках служив у лавах армії на Кавказі, де зазнав контузії.

У 1879 році склав іспит на звання кандидата сільського господарства.

З 1880 по 1884 рік служив помічником В. І. Орлова у статистичному відділенні московського губернського земства.

З 1884 по 1889 рік завідував статистичним відділенням таврійського губернського земства.

З 1890 по 1893 рік перебував агрономом Степового генерал-губернаторства, потім, з 1993 по 1895 рік, служив по питомому відомству і в відділі сільської економії та сільськогосподарської статистики міністерства землеробства, був керівником сільськогосподарської статистики.

З 1895 по 1901 рік завідував кафедрою сільськогосподарської економії в Московському сільськогосподарському інституті, в 1984—1901 роки вів також курс сільськогосподарської статистики.

Похований на Ваганьковському кладовищі.

Наукова діяльність
Перша друкована статистична робота Вернера: «Нарис господарства приватних землевласників у Борисоглібському повіті» — результат поїздки в 1880 році, спільно з В. І. Орловим, до Тамбовської губернії («Збірник статистичних відомостей по Тамбовській губернії», т. I).

Для Московського земства Вернер склав у 1882 році цікавий нарис підгородного селянського господарства, описав крохмале-патоковий промисел Московської губернії, м'ясний і хлібний ринок у Москві, а в 1883 році надрукував велику працю про приватновласницьке господарство у 6 повітах Московської губернії («Збірник статистичних відомостей по Московської губернії». Т. V, вип. 2), яка довго служила зразком в області земської статистики приватного господарства.

У 1890 році Вернер опрацював відомості про кустарні промисли Богородського повіту («Земський Щорічник»).

У Таврійській губернії Вернер дослідив селянське господарство по всій губернії. У співпраці з С. А. Харізоменовим Вернер написав текст по Мелітопольському повіту (1887), потім редагував зведену «Пам'ятну Книгу» (1889). При опрацюванні даних по Таврійській губернії разом з відомим статистиком С. А. Харізоменовим вперше застосував прийом угруповання селянських господарств за величиною посіву.

У 1888 році випустив збірник поточної статистики із застосуванням експедиційного методу.

Професор Вернер двічі друкував курс своїх лекцій («Сільськогосподарська Економія», 1901).

З 1900 року увагу Вернера привертають питання історії сільського господарства. Низку його статей з цього предмету надруковано в «Господарі», «Віснику сільського господарства», «Працях 1-го з'їзду місцевих агрономів» (1901) і, частково після смерті автора (за участю вдови Вернера в переробці матеріалів), у «Сільському Господарстві та Лісоводстві» (статті про Стародавній Рим, 1903 і про Артура Юнге, 1904) і в «Известиях Московського сільськогосподарського інституту». У «Віснику Європи» Вернер надрукував статтю «Неврожай і наше сільське господарство» (1893), в якій зазначалося, що Росія вивозить за кордон не надлишок свого хліба, а частину власного споживання.

Авторство в енциклопедіях
Вернер є одним із авторів у наступних енциклопедіях:

 «Енциклопедичний словник Брокгауза і Ефрона» — по відділу географії;
 «Повна енциклопедія російського сільського господарства» (видання Деврієна).

Основні праці

 Вернер К. А. Нарис господарства приватних землевласників у Борисоглібському повіті // Збірник статистичних відомостей по Тамбовській губернії. Т. I.
 Вернер К. А. ? ? ? // Збірник статистичних відомостей по Московській губернії. Т. V, вип. 2.
 Вернер К. А. ??? // Земський Щорічник. 1890.
 Вернер К. А., Харізоменов С. А. Збірник статистичних відомостей по Таврійській губернії Мелітопольського повіту. X. II. 1884.
 Пам'ятна Книжка / Под ред. К. А. Вернера. 1889.
 Вернер К. А. Сільськогосподарська Економія. Курс, читаний у Московському Сільськогосподарському Інституті — 2-е вид. — М.: вид. Д. П. Мазуренко, 1901.
 Вернер К. А. Неврожай і наше сільське господарство // Вісник Європи, 1893.

Див. також

 Губернський статистичний комітет
 Вернер Іполит Антонович — брат К. А. Вернера, також земський статистик

Примітки

Посилання

  // Біографічний словник
 Вернер Костянтин Антонович // Брасос  - Веш.   — М.: Радянська енциклопедія, 1971.  - (Велика радянська енциклопедія: [В 30 т.]  / Гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров ; 1969—1978, т. 4).
 Вернер К. А.

Автори Енциклопедичного словника Брокгауза і Ефрона
Агрономи Російської імперії
Російські статистики
Померли в Москві
Уродженці Немирова

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These are raw brass crown edge settings. They can be used with the prongs up or you can bend them down over your stone. These measure a generous 9mm. You will receive 8 pieces.
I have these in other sizes.
Such loveley and amazing settings, I love them for my headpieces and jewelry!
nice color and pretty shapes!


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Tatsunoko Productions are responsible for a whole host of classic anime, and in the last decade or so have done a pretty good job at reviving them. First Neo Human Casshern was given a darker twist with Casshern Sins, then Science Ninja Team Gatchaman got all political with Gatchaman Crowds, and then finally Yatterman threw the spotlight on the bad guys with Yatterman Night. The latter series also marked the 40th anniversary of Tatsunoko's Time Bokan franchise – which encompassed a number of their series with similar themes/format. Now the studio have teamed up famed video game developers Level-5 for another new Time Bokan series, simply titled Time Bokan 24. Its mission: to seek out the history not written in the textbooks.
Junior high-school student Tokio is recruited into the 24th century's Space-Time Administration Bureau, thanks to his ability to withstand the time-travelling phenomenon known as "Time Bokan". Together with his partner Calen, the talking bird Peralino and their robot companion Pikobo, they travel throughout time to prove the textbooks wrong and reveal the "True History". On their tail are Bimajo, Tsubuyakky and Suzukky – aka the Akudarma Trio, employees of textbook publishers History Paradise who want to make sure history is kept as they like it.
The basis of Time Bokan 24 is a simple one – you take a random person from history and/or mythology and come up with the most ridiculous scenario possible. So have you ever wondered what it would be like if Cleopatra was actually a Manzai comedy duo? How about if Columbus had discovered gymnastics rather than America? Then Time Bokan 24 is the series for you! Each episode feels like an attempt to one-up the last in terms of sheer craziness, and as such it isn't hard to get wrapped up in Time Bokan's comical disregard for education and historical accuracy. The show is also wonderfully self-aware of its own absurdity, will plenty of in-jokes and fourth wall breaking to add that extra comic touch. That said, not every idea the writers come up with is a good one – the show's 24-episode run contains several less inspired entries which fall flat fairly quickly.
Sadly these episodic antics come at the cost of Time Bokan 24 having any sort of ongoing storyline, even if the show tries to act like it does from time to time. Calen's mysteriously missing boyfriend is repeatedly brought up at the end of each episode, but never is there any active searching for him. The final episode teases some answers to this incredibly vague plotline (even if the twist could be seen a mile off), but that also ends up leaving it as barely a footnote on the series as a whole. The most continuity Time Bokan 24 shows is actually in episode 22, which cleverly comes off the back of events that happened previously in episode nine. This is about the only clever use of time travel the show has, and while it feels unfair to harshly judge a children's show for keeping things simple the fact it does this the once really makes you wish the show had strived for more throughout.
Unfortunately the lack of story development means character development is equally stunted. There's very little to say about either Tokio or Calen, who fill the generic teenage protagonist roles nicely but have very little distinct personality to dissect. Calen likes cosplay and has boyfriend issues, and Tokio is a bit of a dork sometimes – that about neatly covers it. The Akudarma Trio are similarly one-dimensional, but far more likeable characters and a pleasure to watch onscreen. While newcomers to the franchise may be quick to write them off as "Team Rocket rip-offs", it was Tatsunoko and the Time Bokan franchise the built that kind of villain dynamic in the first place. The Akudarma don't do anything to break that mould nor are they likely to ever be a popular example of it, but they reflect the timeless quality of it nevertheless.
Of course as a kids' show Time Bokan 24 has a far more important mission to fulfil than simply perverting the course of history – selling toys! From the Bokan Brace to the show's weird and wonderful array of mecha, Time Bokan 24 isn't short of merchandise to shamelessly shill on a weekly basis. These are usually shown off at the end of each episode, which in the typical Super Sentai format consists of a giant robot battle between the Space-Time Administration Bureau and the Akudarma Trio. After Mechbuton is overwhelmed by whatever robot the bad guys have called upon, our heroes will then call upon one of the show's 24 support mecha – which can then combine with Mechabuton into a more powerful (and often wonderfully silly) form. Halfway through our heroes even receive Kuwagattan as a temporary upgrade while Mechabuton is out of commission, with the two also able to combine into a much stronger form. Fairly standard stuff for Japanese combining robots really.
Generally the show does a pretty good job of flogging its wares, establishing it early on as part of the format rather than drawing obvious attention to it each time a new toy makes its debut. The fact it features a new support mecha each week also helps matters, keeping the focus on the range as a whole rather than homing in on one or two specific items. The Bokan Brace advertising is a little more blatant since it uses the same stock footage every time, but it's no more blatant than any other toy-driven show you might come across. The cartoony mecha are adorable, with each humanoid form/combination sporting wonderfully proportions you can't help but love.
Time Bokan 24 is a simple show with simple goals. The general premise behind the show is ingenious, but in general the comedy is fairly uneven resulting in episodes that range from brilliant to just plain boring. However its failure to deliver on its one ongoing storyline is its biggest shortcoming, and in doing so leaves Time Bokan 24 as a purely episodic affair with very little substance outside of that. But then as long as you get a few laughs and maybe a handful of toys out of it, then the show has probably done its job.
Spot on review! Personally, my favorite episode was near the end, about the Apollo 11 moon landing directed by Kubrick.


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The most complete study of battery failure sees the light
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An international team of researchers just published in Advanced Energy Materials the widest study on what happens during battery failure, focusing on the different parts of a battery at the same time. The role of the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, in France, was crucial for its success.
We have all experienced it: you have charged your mobile phone and after a short period using it, the battery goes down unusually quickly. Consumer electronics seem to lose power at uneven rates and this is due to the heterogeneity in batteries. When the phone is charging, the top layer charges first and the bottom layer charges later. The mobile phone may indicate it's complete when the top surface level is finished charging, but the bottom will be undercharged. If you use the bottom layer as your fingerprint, the top layer will be overcharged and will have safety problems.
The truth is, batteries are composed of many different parts that behave differently. Solid polymer helps hold particles together, carbon additives provide electrical connection, and then there are the active battery particles storing and releasing the energy.
An international team of scientists from the ESRF, SLAC, Virginia Tech and Purdue University wanted to understand and quantitatively define what leads to the failure of lithium-ion batteries. Until then, studies had either zoomed in on individual areas or particles in the cathode during failure or zoomed out to look at cell level behavior without offering sufficient microscopic details. Now this study provides the first global view with unprecedented amount of microscopic structural details to complement the existing studies in the battery literature.
If you have a perfect electrode, every single particle should behave in the same fashion. However, electrodes are very heterogeneous and contain millions of particles. There's no way to ensure each particle behaves the same way at the same time.
To overcome this challenge, the research team relied heavily on the synchrotron X-ray methods and used two synchrotron facilities to study electrodes in batteries, the ESRF, the European synchrotron in Grenoble, France and Stanford's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in US. "The ESRF allowed us to study larger quantities of battery particles at higher resolution" says Feng Lin, assistant professor at Virginia Tech. Complementary experiments, in particular nano-resolution X-ray spectro-microscopy, took place at SLAC.
"Hard X-ray phase contrast nano-tomography showed us each particle at remarkable resolution across the full electrode thickness. This allowed us to track the level of damage in each of them after using the battery. Around half of the data from the paper came from the ESRF", explains Yang Yang, scientist at ESRF and first author of the paper.
"Before the experiments we didn't know we could study these many particles at once. Imaging individual active battery particles has been the focus of this field. To make a better battery, you need to maximize the contribution from each individual particle", says Yijin Liu, scientist at SLAC.
Virginia Tech lab manufactured the materials and batteries, which were then tested for their charging and degradation behaviors at the ESRF and SLAC. Kejie Zhao, assistant professor at Purdue University, led the computational modelling effort in this project.
The findings from this publication offer a diagnostic method for the particles utilization and fading in batteries. "This could improve how industry designs electrodes for fast-charging batteries", concludes Yang.
This work is supported by multiple entities, including the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.
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In 2010, the 2008 global financial crisis morphed into the "eurocrisis." It has not abated. The 19 countries of Europe that share the euro currency―the eurozone―have been rocked by economic stagnation and debt crises. Some countries have been in depression for years while the governing powers of the eurozone have careened from emergency to emergency, most notably in Greece.
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Wiedmer: Can clothes fashion Vols into winners?
August 16th, 2013 by Mark Wiedmer	in Sports - Columns
University of Tennessee linebacker Curt Maggitt models a new gray uniform during media day at Neyland Stadium.
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KNOXVILLE - Tennessee assistant coach Willie Martinez was on the Georgia sideline that November day in 2007 when the Bulldogs first broke out the black jerseys. And crushed Auburn 45-20. And perpetuated the myth that clothes can make the football team.
UGA's defensive coordinator at that time, Martinez said of the gimmick, "It was very exciting. It set a really good mood. The players loved it."
But he was also there 336 days later when the program was back in black for a visit from Alabama. Somehow overcoming the Dawgs' Black Magic, the Crimson Tide prevailed 41-30.
Said Martinez of that shocking reversal of fashion fortune: "You still have to execute. You still have to make plays."
Much as the Big Orange Nation may dream otherwise this morning, still flush with justifiable excitement and relief over their Volunteers' tasteful new Adidas threads, Tennessee's 117th football team ultimately will win or lose because of how well it executes and makes plays.
Alabama hasn't markedly changed its uniform in more than 50 years, yet it's somehow managed to win three of the last four national championships. Sometimes it's the changes you don't make that make the difference.
Tennessee hasn't won a national championship since 1998. It hasn't won the SEC East since 2007. It hasn't finished with a winning record in four of the last five years, including the last three in a row.
So maybe change was needed, beginning with the uniforms.
"One of the top three questions we're asked [by recruits] is about our uniforms," new UT coach Butch Jones said as several of his players modeled the five uniform combinations for the upcoming season, including an all-gray ensemble (other than UT's trademark orange and white helmet) that included some snappy gray and orange cleats.
"We're all about tradition. But we're also about building on tradition. It's the world we live in."
Much as we ink-stained wretches have probably already grown tired of writing these next three words, Jones gets it. All of it. At least all of the preseason part, though that quickly will become irrelevant to the masses if the in-season portion doesn't produce at least as many wins as losses.
He gets the recruiting. The academics. Schmoozing with the boosters. Marketing. Oh, man, does he get marketing, which also circles back to recruiting.
With obvious input from Adidas -- which no doubt is on hyper-alert to please-please-please the Big Orange so the Vols won't jump to Nike when its current contract ends within the next two years -- the school began plotting the uniform changes in late January, not six weeks into Jones' tenure.
By Thursday afternoon, the big unveiling about to begin, the Vols' posh Neyland Stadium locker room looked more like a Garment District runway in New York City, complete with strobe lights, a glass runway and loud music.
With this for a backdrop, Jones briefly became the Ralph Lauren of SEC football as he described in great detail the various combinations, right down to the checkerboard pattern fabric used for the orange numbers on the white road jerseys.
He even fashioned the perfect punch line. Scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., the news conference didn't actually start until 3:13, which allowed Jones to open thusly: "I apologize for being fashionably late."
When the joke apparently failed to get the response he'd hoped for, Jones quickly added, "OK, have a chuckle ... fashionably late."
But even the most strident traditionalist would have a hard time suppressing a proud smile over four of the five combinations, each of them only slightly tweaking the status quo. As for the fifth option -- that "Smokey" gray concoction that lit up the Internet -- Adidas did a remarkably good job of basically adhering to the Vols' recognized style (right down to the twin wide stripes on the pants) while delivering a completely new look.
"As of right now, [the grays] will be a one-game deal," Jones said.
Of course, he also swiftly added, "It could grow from that. The 1914 team wore gray, and it went undefeated."
If you think this is all much ado about nothing, consider the following words from senior lineman Ja'Wuan James: "If I'd seen these [the gray uniforms], I'd have never committed to Alabama."
You can argue about the priorities of future SEC stars who would pick a school for its uniforms, but as James said, "Times have changed."
Fifteen days from today, we'll begin to find out if new uniforms can have the Vols dressing for success for the first time in four years. But just to be safe, they might also want to keep executing and making plays. It's worked pretty well of late for the guys in Bama's unchanged unis.
Contact Mark Wiedmer at mwiedmer@timesfreepress.com


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That bridge will last a long time.
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I am not sure he will last in his new job.
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My father is very ill. He may not last much longer.
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He was the last one out of the building.
She succeeded on her last attempt.
These are the last two books in the series.
He was sitting in the last [=back] row.
We are going to the beach for the last week of the summer.
The (very) last time we ever met was at a party. = (Brit) The last ever time we met was at a party.
She said she wouldn't marry him if he was the last man on earth.
He was tragically killed during the last days of the war.
I haven't seen her recently. The last time we met was at a party.
I liked her last [=previous] novel better than this new one.
Last month we went to the museum.
The weather was fine last week, but this week has been rainy, and next week is expected to be cold.
He had trouble last semester in school.
We saw them last week.
Another bill to pay is the last thing I need right now!
This movie may be his last gasp as an actor.
Heat the vegetables last thing so that they don't get cold.
I'll be back last thing (on) Monday night.
He spoke last at the meeting.
My horse was/finished last in the race.
My horse came in last. = (chiefly Brit) My horse came last.
Last (of all) came the soldiers and tanks.
She was first to arrive at the party and last to leave.
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His job was all he really cared about. His personal life always came last.
I last saw him in the supermarket.
They last went to the beach in June.
This word was last used in the 17th century.
Last, I'd like to talk about the company's future.
The television is big, has an excellent picture, and last but not least, it's cheap.
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He was the last in line.
It was the last of many delays.
The last of the tests was given today.
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They had cats, dogs, and a horse. This last [=the horse] was kept in an old barn.
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Elizabeth Warren pushes for easier access to abortion drugs in US during pandemic
The U.S. senator and two Democrat colleagues have asked the FDA to permit 'telemed' consultations without a doctor or clinic visit.
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April 15, 2020 (MRC) – The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the British and Irish governments to loosen regulations around the use of chemical abortion drugs, and now U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and two Democratic colleagues want the Food and Drug Administration to do the same in the United States.
In Britain and Ireland, women wanting to end their pregnancies can now forgo visits to a doctor or abortion clinic but have a consultation over the phone before the mifepristone and misoprostol pills are mailed to them.
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) – the "leading provider of abortion services in the UK" – and Marie Stopes UK are among those offering the "telemedicine" service.
"We're really proud to be able to offer this to our clients to help them access abortion care at a time of great uncertainty," tweeted BPAS.
Mifepristone, a synthetic steroid also known as RU-486, is taken orally, followed 24-48 hours later by misoprostol, taken orally or vaginally. Together, the drugs are reported to be more than 98 percent effective in destroying an unborn child up to two months after conception.
British authorities have given the go-ahead for home use up until 10 weeks' gestation.
"Abortion care is an essential part of health care for women: services must be maintained even where non-urgent or elective services are suspended," the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said in recent guidance on "abortion care" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Abortion is time-sensitive, and attention should be paid to providing care as early as possible given gestational limits," it said.
Warren, joined by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Washington, and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, made a similar point in a letter Tuesday to FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn.
"People who need an abortion cannot delay care and should not needlessly risk coronavirus exposure," they wrote. ""Given the years of scientific evidence indicating that medication abortion is a safe and effective treatment, we ask that FDA take immediate steps to temporarily exercise enforcement discretion on in-person dispensing requirements, so that people can more easily access abortion care without putting themselves or their healthcare providers at risk of infection from COVID-19."
The trio, all members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, called on the FDA to exercise "flexibility" under the circumstances, "rather than letting any ideological objection to abortion care prevent health care providers from offering the safest care options to their patients."
Their letter comes after 21 attorneys general, all Democrats, wrote to Hahn and HHS Secretary Alex Azar, asking them "to allow certified prescribers to use telehealth for Mifepristone."
'It seems that nothing must get in the way of women accessing abortion'
In Britain and Ireland, pro-lifers are dismayed by the development.
"It seems that nothing must get in the way of women accessing abortion," said Antonia Tully, campaign director for the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). "Apart from the dangers involved, putting abortion drugs in the post, in the same way that so many other household items are delivered to people, sends a message to women that abortion is a trivial matter."
Tully voiced concern about phone consultations missing signs of medical complications, or of coercive situations in the home.
"We are seeing an increase in domestic abuse under the coronavirus lockdown," she said. "My fear is that many women will be pressured into phoning for an abortion by abusive partners. We know that domestic violence is a huge indicator for abortion."
In Ireland, Pro Life Campaign spokesperson Eilís Mulroy called the government's new guidelines "reckless."
"Abortion is never safe for the baby as it directly ends his or her life, but now we have a situation where women's lives are also being put at risk," she said. "How can the doctor assess the gestational stage of the pregnancy over a video call or identify an ectopic pregnancy or some other underlying medical condition the woman may have?"
Mulroy also questioned the government's priorities during the pandemic.
"At a time when our country should be working as one to protect and defend every human life at every stage of development, we have government ministers wasting precious time in order to facilitate the ending of human life through abortion," she said.
In 2005, the World Health Organization added mifepristone and misoprostol to its list of "essential medicines" after lobbying by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and others.
A recent WHO document on health care during the coronavirus pandemic states, "Women's choices and rights to sexual and reproductive health care should be respected irrespective of COVID-19 status, including access to contraception and safe abortion to the full extent of the law."
In the United States, the FDA says mifepristone (Mifeprex) "may only be dispensed in clinics, medical offices, and hospitals by or under the supervision of a certified healthcare provider."
It also cautions Americans not to buy the drug online.
"You should not buy Mifeprex over the Internet because you will bypass important safeguards designed to protect your health. Mifeprex has special safety restrictions on how it is distributed to the public."
Last week, the IPPF, Human Rights Watch, and dozens of other NGOs called on governments in Europe to "urgently guarantee safe and timely access to abortion care for women and girls in the region during the COVID-19 pandemic."
"Most governments in the region have not implemented measures to ensure safe and timely access to essential sexual and reproductive health services, supplies or information during the pandemic, including for at-home management of medical abortion," they said.
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Financing Congress President Rahul Gandhi's minimum income scheme, aiming to lift five crore families or 25 crore people out of poverty, may be an uphill task, said several leading economists and social scientists.
In the amended Customer Due Diligence (CDD) procedure, RBI said, "The Aadhaar number, the PAN or Form No. 60" need to be obtained from an individual who is eligible for applying for the biometric ID.
Almost twice the number of MGNREGA workers have received their wages on time so far this year on account of use of digital technology and other measures, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) said on Friday.
Since the discovery of the leaks, some of the content in the databases have been partially masked.
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3. Spread out onto an ungreased baking sheet and put into the oven. Check the crisps every 5 minutes; chances are they will be done between 5 to 10 minutes. (I can't imagine them still cooking and not being blackened after that.) The crisps should be golden-ish and a little hard but still a bit soft. Take out and let cool and they will finish hardening as they cool. Viola! Curried Pita Chips!
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'You are completely out of touch' — Ezekwesili hits Buhari over directive to CBN
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Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a "completely out-of-touch leader" over his directive to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for food importation.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, the president said he had asked the CBN to stop issuing foreign exchange for food importation so as to stimulate the growth of agriculture and to ensure food security.
Some Nigerians have criticised the president's directive. Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of CBN, said such an economic policy should not be imposed on the CBN by a political authority, and that the bank has lost its independence.
"Nigeria's entire economy appears to have been sub-contracted to our central bank, including industrial and trade policy. In the process the economy has fared poorly and the Bank has lost its independence. This is sad," he said.
Ezekwesili also lashed out on the president on Twitter, saying he is living in a bubble.
"A completely out-of-touch 'leader'. He is cocooned away in the grandeur of @AsoRock where they serve him delicatessen and praise-sing to him: 'ranka dede sir', your agriculture policy is working wonderfully. All farmers in Nigeria are now billionaires & exporting to the US," she said.
The CBN said it will proceed with the president's directive and that the implementation of the forex ban on food import would be in phases.


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Is Donald Trump a fascist? Experts, historians, and pundits have debated the question for months. One thing has been certain for a while now: He tweets like one. That's why, last year, Gawker's Ashley Feinberg created a Twitter bot that would post quotes from the writings and speeches of the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, but with all of them attributed to businessman and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. This morning, he retweeted that account.
Gawker internal chat log, November 30, 2015.
Last year, we set a trap for Trump. We came up with the idea for that Mussolini bot under the assumption that Trump would retweet just about anything, no matter how dubious or vile the source, as long as it sounded like praise for himself. (It helps that that a number of Mussolini's quotes sound plausibly like lines from Trump's myriad books.) The account, @ilduce2016, was created by Gawker senior writer Ashley Feinberg and Gawker Media Editorial Labs director Adam Pash. It has tweeted solely at Donald Trump, multiple times a day, since December 2015.


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A presence on social media can sometimes be underestimated by business owners, however in the past ten years social media has grown so much in popularity, it should be an essential part of any business marketing campaign. It gives you the opportunity to build up a personal rapport with your customers, ensuring you are always responding to positive reviews or complaints personally, helping them to feel like a valued and indispensable asset to your business. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter can also reach an unbelievable audience overnight through shares and retweets, so you can raise your profile significantly without having to do all the legwork.
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Having a constant interaction with your customers, will not only help to improve your relationship with them but keep them engaged with the ongoings of your business. Constantly seeing your business name in their mailbox – whether that be email or post – will bring your business to the forefront of their mind before competitors. Like saleswingapp explains: Statistics show that over 40% of people are more likely to make a purchase through promotional content in their inbox, and will spend over 136% more than customers that happen to fall upon your website. Therefore, this is a critical marketing strategy to employ. However, you should be wary of spamming your customers, as this can put people off your services. Monthly or fortnightly could be effective for most businesses, depending on your markets; weekly or multiple times a week may be pushing it.
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This work has several objectives: to understand what the problem of idol meat at Corinth involved, to establish the attitude of the Corinthians to this issue - what course of conduct had they followed or proposed to follow and how did they seek to defend their position? - to explain the reply of Paul to the Corinthian inquiry, and, finally, in the process of the exegesis and in the conclusions this study will seek to identify fundamental norms and themes which are operative here as a part of Paul's ethical thought.
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Q: Javascript set time string to date object Please see the below code;
var d = new Date();
var s = "01.00 AM";
d.setTime(s);

I know this code is wrong. Please give me the correct way to set the time. I have 12 hour time in string format in my hand.
The time will vary. Cannot know what will be the time earlier. Also it is 12 hour time. So it will be AM or PM

A: Using moment.js will be the easy solution.
const fullDate = new Date();
// fullDate = Tue Dec 12 2017 11:18:30 GMT+0530 (IST) {}
const time = '01.00 AM';
const d = moment(fullDate).format('L'); // d = "12/12/2017"
const date = moment(d +' '+ time).format();
// date = "2017-12-12T01:00:00+05:30"

If you want convert moment date to js date
const jsDate = moment(date).toDate();

A: You can parse the time with a regex, and set the hours and minutes accordingly:
http://jsfiddle.net/54VkC/1/
var d = new Date(),
    s = "01.25 PM",
    parts = s.match(/(\d+)\.(\d+) (\w+)/),
    hours = /am/i.test(parts[3]) ? parseInt(parts[1], 10) : parseInt(parts[1], 10) + 12,
    minutes = parseInt(parts[2], 10);

d.setHours(hours);
d.setMinutes(minutes);

alert(d);

Edit 1:
As jaisonDavis pointed out, the original code will not work for AM or PM for 12.XX, which was an oversight since I never use 12-hour format myself, thinking it started at 00.00 which was wrong.
The corrected code which handles these cases can be seen here:
http://jsfiddle.net/54VkC/93/

var test, parts, hours, minutes, date,
    d = (new Date()).getTime(),
    tests = ['01.25 PM', '11.35 PM', '12.45 PM', '01.25 AM', '11.35 AM', '12.45 AM'],
    i = tests.length,
    timeReg = /(\d+)\.(\d+) (\w+)/;

for(; i-- > 0;) {
    test = tests[i];

    parts = test.match(timeReg);

    hours = /am/i.test(parts[3]) ?
        function(am) {return am < 12 ? am : 0}(parseInt(parts[1], 10)) :
        function(pm) {return pm < 12 ? pm + 12 : 12}(parseInt(parts[1], 10));

    minutes = parseInt(parts[2], 10);

    date = new Date(d);

    date.setHours(hours);
    date.setMinutes(minutes);

    console.log(test + ' => ' + date);
}

A: I'm late to the party, but I thought I'd share a funtion that doesn't use regex:
function setDateTime(date, time) {
    var index = time.indexOf("."); // replace with ":" for differently displayed time.
    var index2 = time.indexOf(" ");

    var hours = time.substring(0, index);
    var minutes = time.substring(index + 1, index2);

    var mer = time.substring(index2 + 1, time.length);
    if (mer == "PM"){
        hours = hours + 12;
    }

    date.setHours(hours);
    date.setMinutes(minutes);
    date.setSeconds("00");

    return date;
}

A: function getCurrentDate() {
    var lDate = new Date();
    var lDay = lDate.getDate();
    var lMonth = lDate.getMonth() + 1;
    var lYear = lDate.getFullYear();

    if (lDay < 10) {
        lDay = '0' + lDay
    }

    if (lMonth < 10) {
        lMonth = '0' + lMonth
    }
    mCurrentDate = lYear + "-" + lMonth + "-" + lDay + "T00:00:00+05:30";
}

A: I added a few things as an improvement to the accepted answer by @thebreiflabb to suit my use case and thought i'd share.
if the regex is changed to timeReg = /(\d+)[\.|:](\d+)\s?(\w+)/;,
it'll handle a few other common cases.
namely:

*

*using a colon instead of decimal point between hours and minutes

*allowing am/pm to immediately follow the time with no space

also, setting the seconds to 0 (since that was my main use case)
the resulting code would be:
var test, parts, hours, minutes, date,
    d = (new Date()).getTime(),
    tests = ['01.25 PM', '01:25pm', '1:25 PM', '11.35 PM', '12.45 PM', '01.25 AM', '11.35 AM', '12.45 AM'],
    i = tests.length,
    timeReg = /(\d+)[\.|:](\d+)\s?(\w+)/;

for(; i-- > 0;) {
    test = tests[i];

    parts = test.match(timeReg);

    hours = /am/i.test(parts[3]) ?
        function(am) {return am < 12 ? am : 0}(parseInt(parts[1], 10)) :
        function(pm) {return pm < 12 ? pm + 12 : 12}(parseInt(parts[1], 10));

    minutes = parseInt(parts[2], 10);

    date = new Date(d);

    date.setHours(hours);
    date.setMinutes(minutes);
    date.setSeconds(0);

    console.log(test + ' => ' + date);
}

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Round: 1, Overall: 27
No news for DeAngelo Williams.
2009 CAR 16 216 1,117 5.2 7 3 29 41 70.7 252 0 8.7
2010 CAR 9 87 361 4.1 1 1 11 13 84.6 61 0 5.5
2011 CAR 16 155 836 5.4 7 0 16 25 64.0 135 0 8.4
2012 CAR 16 173 737 4.3 5 2 13 20 65.0 187 2 14.4
2014 CAR 16 63 219 3.5 0 1 5 6 83.3 44 0 8.8
2015 PIT 16 200 907 4.5 11 2 40 47 85.1 367 0 9.2
2016 PIT 16 98 343 3.5 4 0 18 27 66.7 118 2 6.6
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DeAngelo Williams Biography
DeAngelo Williams has been in the league for a few years, and is at the end of a two-year deal with Pittsburgh. This could mean he will be a free agent over the summer. He spent most of his career in Carolina, with the last two in Pittsburgh.
Childhood and High school
Williams grew up in Wynne, Arkansas where he played high school football. As a freshman he ran for 1,044 yards, and missed much of his sophomore season with an injury. He rushed for 2,204 yards in his senior season, along with 34 touchdowns. That year he had 939 yards in the playoffs, and 302 in one game. He averaged 10.4 yards per carry in his senior season. He was rated as the No. 25 running back prospect in the nation.
High school highlights
Williams played for Memphis in college and started 10 games as a true freshman. He has 129 yards on 12 carries in his first college game. He had an 86-yard scoring run during his freshman year. As a freshman he ran for 684 yards. As a sophomore he led the nation in all purpose yardage with 1,814 yards. He did all that while missing two games. In both his junior and senior seasons he ran for more than 1,950 yards but did not crack 2,000. For his college career he has 6,026 yards rushing and 723 yards receiving, and a total of 49 touchdowns. In his senior season he was named an All-American.
College highlights
At five-foot-nine inches tall, there was concern about Williams size. He erased those questions with strong performances at the Senior Bowl and at the Combine. He had a 40 time of 4.4, and a broad jump of 10-feet, 9 inches. He had a 34-inch vertical jump and was impressive at the short shuttle, long shuttle and three-cone drill. There were a lot of good running backs in this class. Williams was chosen by the Carolina Panthers with the 27th overall pick in the first round in 2006.
Williams played nine seasons for the Carolina Panthers, and holds many franchise records even though he was often splitting time. In his rookie season as well as the second season, he was a backup, but still got a lot of carries. Williams started for the 2009 season, but still had to split carries with other backs. His Panther franchise records include career rushing yards, 6,699, touchdowns, 46, longest run from scrimmage, 77 yards, and most yards rushing in a season at 1,515. After seeing his time cut because of other players being signed, and some injury issues, Williams was released in March of 2015.
Pro highlights
Williams signed a contract with the Steelers for two years in 2015, which was worth $4 million. $1.1 million of that was guaranteed and 1.1 was salary. Williams started at times over the two years but was also a backup at times. In his first year in Pittsburg he rushed for 907 yards and had 367 receiving. He accounted for 11 touchdowns. In 2016 he ran for 343 yards and had 118 yards receiving, and accounted for six touchdowns.
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Inspired by the "superhero movie within the movie" finale of Walt Disney Pictures' film "Chicken Little," Disney"s Chicken Little: Ace in Action features Ace, the superhero alter ego of Chicken Little, and the Hollywood versions of his misfit band of friends: Runt, Abby and Fish-Out-of-Water. The crew of the intergalactic Battle Barn faces off against Foxy Loxy and her evil Amazonian sidekick, Goosey Loosey, who have an evil plan to take over Earth. Battle evil alien robots through multiple levels across the solar system and combat your foes in one of three distinct game play modes: Ace on foot as a soldier, Runt as the driver of an armored tank, or Abby as the pilot of a spaceship. The original Chicken Little and his friends Abby, Runt and Fish we know from the film are featured in cut scenes throughout the game.
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Firewood merchant defies QLDC's delta trespass order.
A Shotover Delta firewood merchant is at loggerheads with Queenstown Lakes District Council over a trespass notice – he claims he's operating on Maori land.
"I'm standing my ground till I'm arrested," says fired-up Queenstowner Shane McManus.
McManus insists his Woodstock Firewood is owned by a Maori incorporation he chairs – and the incorporation has customary rights over Shotover Delta's Crown land.
"Historically, our ancestors or tupuna did dwell on this area which has been identified as a campsite.
Two months ago McManus himself served a trespass notice on QLDC and other parties including then-Local Government Minister Mark Burton and three Shotover River gravel contractors.
The council evicted Woodstock and other delta operators Superior Firewood and Ironwood Timber in September 2006, arguing it needed the land – which it bought off Ironwood two years earlier – for sewage treatment.
QLDC later backed off, allowing all the occupants month-by-month tenancies.
But unlike Superior and Ironwood, Woodstock wouldn't sign on.
Superior and Ironwood will now leave next month as QLDC progresses plans for sewage-to-land disposal at the delta.
McManus, however, is moving back to live on the site, in defiance of a 14-day trespass notice dated November 10 from QLDC's property contractor.
QLDC has told McManus it doesn't accept that the delta is Maori customary land and he can't claim QLDC-owned land under the Treaty of Waitangi Act.
McManus's other beef with QLDC is that it's evicting him without providing an alternative site for his business.
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Anarchy, private power and the rule of law
This paper addresses issues that arise from the recognition of private arbitrary power as a rule of law problem. It contrasts public with private arbitrary power, arguing that both ought to be a central preoccupation of any compelling conception of the rule of law. The paper explores the relationship between arbitrariness, freedom and consent in interactions involving private wrongs that fall short of being coercive (e.g. exploitation, harassment, manipulation). It makes the case for a pro-regulatory conception of the rule of law. That conception has been criticised as entailing intellectual sleight of hand, or as being 'unnecessary' where other values support the regulatory and welfare state. The paper illustrates by reference to the lack of regulation during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the latent state-scepticism in rule of law commentary during the pandemic, why both objections are misguided. Recognising the rule of law's social dimension is a very 'necessary' turn in public law.
Follow the power: Why the rule of law directly concerns private actors
If power corrupts, whose power should we worry about most? Following a teleological rule of law conception focused on reducing the arbitrary exercise of power (Krygier), this paper argues that we need to focus on the consequences of arbitrary power for its subjects rather than assume that the rule of law applies to a specific category of actors. This paper focuses on transnational corporate actors, who exemplify the relevance of the analytical question about private power and its limitations. As part of the inquiry on the sources of such private power, the paper explores the function of the rule of law in both generating and mitigating private power. Furthermore, the absence of obvious resources for rule of law limits on transnational corporate power prompts the question of how to reconstruct the ideal of the rule of law to bring the power of private actors beyond the state within its scope.
The rule of law: beyond state and law
The rule of law is conventionally cast as an ideal for law and applied to states. But the ideal is relevant to all entities in a position to exercise untempered power with harmful effect. And its partisans should be open to any remedies that might help avoid or reduce such dangers. If untempered, arbitrary, power is harmful, then the ideal of the rule of law must follow the power, whatever its source, so long as the harms it can do are significant. And they often are. Significant power can be found in many places, and if one seeks to approach the ideal, one should explore them. And one will need all the help one can get, both to make laws effective, and beyond the law. With the important qualification that ought implies can, and subject to potentially competing values, there is no prima facie reason why non-state power or non-state responses to power should lie outside the domain of the ideal of the rule of law.
Googling the equivalence of private arbitrary power and state arbitrary power
If private arbitrary power is equivalent to state arbitrary power, and if state arbitrary power is a Rule of Law problem, then private arbitrary power is a Rule of Law problem. In accepting state arbitrary power as a Rule of Law problem and in questioning whether private arbitrary power is equivalent to state arbitrary power, I explore a minimalist, yet extreme, departure from the state-based concept: giant global tech companies. The departure is minimalist as these corporations exert state-like control within their (virtual) territorial spheres. The example is extreme as if the Rule of Law is to apply to any aspect of private power, it applies to these companies. In considering Google, I suggest that, despite the minimalist departure, dissimilarities in the private/public exercise of arbitrary power temper claims that private arbitrary power is a Rule of Law problem and, given the extreme nature, this can be extended to any claim that private arbitrary power is a Rule of Law problem.


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CCD went into the game at SCD ranked 10th in the latest Harbin computer ratings. The Silver Knights were 11th. The top eight teams qualify.
Of course, the visiting Indians also were hoping to keep pace with Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy in the battle for first place in the MVC. The undefeated teams shared the title last season and were tied for first going into Friday's games.
Kunal Minhas helped make sure CCD stayed in both races, setting career highs with 17 carries and 105 yards as the Indians came from behind with two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 24-14 win at Williams Field.
"It's the most exciting thing to happen to me in my life to play so well in a game like this, but I just wanted to make sure that I played well enough to help us win," the junior running back said.
That Minhas was so busy wasn't expected, even by CCD coach Tim Dunn, he said.
"We have three really good running backs, but the play was working, so we stayed with it."
CCD overcame nine penalites for 75 yards to pull out the win.
"Shutting them out in the fourth quarter was really big," Dunn said.
"We showed toughness and resilience," Minhas added.
The Indians saw two other scoring opportunities stopped by turnovers. Junior Logan Bush came up with an interception with CCD looking at first-and-10 from the SCD 28 yard line in the last minute of the first half. The Indians advanced to the SCD 10 before junior Davionne Laney recovered a fumble with 4:09 left in the third quarter.
The Knights turned the second turnover into the go-ahead touchdown on Tobin's 22-yard pass to freshman Xavier Johnson with 2:09 left in the third quarter.
The Indians got a Jalen Mundy interception and a Will Koustmer fumble recovery to keep SCD off the scoreboard in the fourth quarter.
PLAY OF THE GAME: Sophomore Myles Jackson's fumble recovery in the end zone for CCD's first score with 2:32 left in the first quarter. The ball was free on a high shotgun snap.
STAR OF THE GAME: Minhas, who scored the go-ahead touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter.
FROM THE SIDELINE: SCD coach Mike Brown on his team coming back to take a second-half lead: "Honestly, I think we fell behind because of coaching mistakes I made. I didn't put us in position to succeed. We talk about how sometimes I have to pick them up and, sometimes, they have to pick me up."
EXTRA POINTS: The Indians had strung together nine consecutive shutout quarters before the Silver Knights scored in the second quarter. CCD hadn't been scored on since Cincinnati Christian erupted for 21 points in the fourth quarter of the Indians' 56-21 win on September 26. … CCD, which doesn't play CHCA for the second consecutive season, is scheduled to play at North College Hill next Friday. SCD is scheduled to play at home against Dayton Christian.
Cincinnati Country Day+7+3+0+14 – 24
Summit Country Day+0+7+7+0 – 14
C – Jackson fumble recovery in end zone (O'Brien kick)
C – O'Brien 25 FG
S – Suggs 15 pass from Tobin (Waltz kick)
S – Johnson 22 pass from Tobin (Walyz kick)
C – Minhas 3 run (O'Brien kick)
C – Alldred 1 run (O'Brien kick)
Records: C 8-0 (5-0 Miami Valley Conference), S 5-3 (2-3 MVC).


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package console

import (
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"unsafe"

	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
)

const (
	cmdTcGet = unix.TIOCGETA
	cmdTcSet = unix.TIOCSETA
)

func ioctl(fd, flag, data uintptr) error {
	if _, _, err := unix.Syscall(unix.SYS_IOCTL, fd, flag, data); err != 0 {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}

// unlockpt unlocks the slave pseudoterminal device corresponding to the master pseudoterminal referred to by f.
// unlockpt should be called before opening the slave side of a pty.
func unlockpt(f *os.File) error {
	var u int32
	return ioctl(f.Fd(), unix.TIOCPTYUNLK, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&u)))
}

// ptsname retrieves the name of the first available pts for the given master.
func ptsname(f *os.File) (string, error) {
	n, err := unix.IoctlGetInt(int(f.Fd()), unix.TIOCPTYGNAME)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
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}


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Q: Do the copper connectors we used in measuring the resistance of a wire contribute to the said measurement? We measured the resistance of a wire by setting the multimeter to ohmmeter mode and connected the ends of the ohmmeter to the ends of the wire; and we also calculated the theoretical value using a table of resistivity. The given wire is made of nichrome material. But the measured value deviates about 40% of the theoretical one. Do the connectors made of copper contribute to the measured resistance?

A: Short answer - yes, everything in the circuit can contribute. But usually, an ohmmeter is zeroed with the probes in place - in other words, whatever resistance the probes represent is taken out by the meter.
There are two other factors that play a role, especially when you try to measure small resistance. The first of these is contact resistance: it is possible that there is a small amount of oxidation on the wire you are measuring, and this can represent a significant resistance. This is represented by this first diagram:

The small resistance in the probe wires (and contacts) is included in the measurement - this will affect your precision.
The way to avoid this problem is to use a Kelvin (four point) configuration - four wires used for precision resistance measurement. In this configuration, you use two wires to generate the current through the test object, and two different wires to measured the voltage generated. This ensures that the voltage measured is due ONLY to the resistance in the device under test - resistance of probe wires and contact resistance is eliminated.

It is usual to have the voltage measurement as the inside pair. Some multimeter probes actually have two connections on the clip precisely to make this measurement easier.
The second factor is a result of differences in materials. As you know, in a junction of unlike materials a small thermally induced voltage is generated (this is the principle behind the thermocouple). If your device under test does not have uniform temperature, then this thermal difference will result in a bias in the measured voltage (even with a Kelvin configuration). This can be mitigated by using an AC measurement - or more simply, by reversing your multimeter and measuring again. If there is a DC bias, it is always in the same direction; and measuring in both directions will subtract out the bias, leaving you with just the contribution of the resistivity of the device under test (D.U.T).

A: As noted by Floris, the best way to measure small-value resistance is to use a four-point Kelvin connection; unless the current drawn by the voltage meter is significant (in which case there are other problems) then provided that current-source probes are either the inner two or the outer two (as opposed to being interleaved with the voltage-reading ones) the device will measure the resistance of the portion of the device under test which is between the two inner probes, regardless of how much resistance the connections have or well-matched they are.
If the connection resistance is unknown but the resistances of at least two of the connections can be presumed to be well-matched, it's possible to use three wires rather than four by using a circuit which uses a zero-current wire to sense the voltage drop across one of the high-current wires and subtracts twice that value from the voltage drop observed between the two current-carrying wires.  This approach may be good if a significant portion of the resistance between the measurement apparatus and the device under test will be in the form of wire resistance and will always be well-matched.


If you have been closely following any Apple related news lately then you should be likely aware that the Cupertino company is expected to announce the existence of the iPhone 5 soon. Many are believing that the announcement for the next iPhone is going to take place during Apple's annual media event. But we are already several more days short until September ends and there's no sign of the said event which makes it also apparent that the iPhone 5 will not be making it this month. Now another report surfaces which finally gives us the date of the said media event, October 4th.
The report came from AllThingsD, which according to them is that they have sources familiar with the situation claiming that the media event will be taking place on the 4th of October which is a Tuesday. While this does not guarantee anything and certainly, Apple could change their plans anytime, the sources said that the big media event is where the fruit company will be able to finally showcase the much awaited iPhone 5. The sources added that upon the announcement of the next iPhone, it will be made available for public after a few weeks which is in-line with past rumors that the iPhone 5 will hit retail on mid-October.
Another noteworthy tidbit from the report aside from the date is the person who will be taking the helm of the event's keynote. Well it is no other than the recently appointed Apple CEO Tim Cook who will take charge of showcasing the new iPhone to the eager public. This is Cook's first ever product introduction and as well as his first chance to make a lasting impression to the public. Although Cook wasn't able to present an Apple product before, as the new CEO, he is expected to be the main presenter during the upcoming media event and all other events thereafter. Passing the keynote to another key presenter such as Phil Schiller will only undercut Cook's new role as CEO and will reinforce a somewhat negative public perception.
While Tim Cook will certainly take the center stage at the media event, it is expected of course that other Apple executives such as iOS chief Scott Forstall and marketing head Phil Schiller got his back. It would be interesting to see though if ex-Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be making a cameo as well. There is no doubt that the charismatic Jobs will somehow underscore the presence of Cook just by making an appearance. But it would be nice to see if Steve Jobs would somehow make a cameo and have him pass the baton to Tim Cook on stage. It would be a gesture that Apple fans will surely love.
Again, October 4 is merely a speculated date but at least we did finally get one after quite some time. Along with the iPhone 5, it is possible that Apple will be announcing a lower-end iPhone and a new iPod touch as well. Stay tune with us for more news regarding Apple's big media event.


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package org.apache.hadoop.tools.posum.common.util.communication;

import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.SecretManager;
import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.server.security.MasterKeyData;

import java.security.SecureRandom;

public class DummyTokenSecretManager extends SecretManager<DummyTokenIdentifier> {

  private int serialNo = new SecureRandom().nextInt();

  private MasterKeyData masterKey;

  public DummyTokenSecretManager() {
    // there should be a continuously updating key actually
    this.masterKey = new MasterKeyData(serialNo++, generateSecret());
  }

  @Override
  protected byte[] createPassword(DummyTokenIdentifier identifier) {
    return createPassword(identifier.getBytes(), masterKey.getSecretKey());
  }

  @Override
  public byte[] retrievePassword(DummyTokenIdentifier identifier) throws InvalidToken {
    return createPassword(identifier.getBytes(), masterKey.getSecretKey());
  }

  @Override
  public DummyTokenIdentifier createIdentifier() {
    return new DummyTokenIdentifier();
  }

}


After my visit to Ping for my table shower massage, I saw another spa next door that looked inviting called Moonflower Unisex Spa.Earl's really has a great choice if you are looking for a massage.I had some free time on Thursday and popped in to inquire about their prices and if anyone was available.
I was quite stressed and really fancied a nice soft relaxing massage and was quoted £45 for an hour and that their most qualified therapist Michelle was available as she had just had a last minute cancellation.The receptionist told me I was very lucky as Michelle is booked well up in advance.I paid my £45 and the receptionist lead me downstairs to my room which I must say was much larger than a usual room in one of these establishments.
The receptionist told me to get undressed and cover myself with the towel and that my therapist would be in shortly.The room was very comfortable indeed and there was a shower that I would make use of after my massage.After a short time there was a knock on the door and after I confirmed I was ready Michelle walked in.I was face down so hadn't seen what she looked like.She introduced herself and asked how I would like my massage.I explained my stressful week and she said she would relax me and make me forget all my troubles.From the first oily stroke up my leg, I knew this was going to be a wonderful massage.I could feel the warmth from her hands and I knew I was in for a treat.Michelle used her soft warm hands and forearms with an amazing efficiently, this really was a top class masseuse.At the halfway point when she asked me to turn I had nearly drifted off into a massage induced slumber.When I did turn over I saw that Michelle was a very beautiful Asian girl, she confirmed she was Chinese and the same wonderful soft relaxing massage continued on the front of my body.
This was the massage session that you never want to end.The masseuse's touch was sublime and I could have extended for the whole day such was my enjoyment.Unfortunately, Michelle had another appointment, which was hardly surprising and much to my disappointment are wonderful relaxing session was over.Michelle offered me a hot towel treatment or shower and I opted for the latter which was very clean with a good stream of hot water.I would have to give Michelle and Moonflower 5 stars.