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is a railway station in the city of Kamo, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Kamo Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 103.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passageway, serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History
Kamo Station opened on 20 November 1897. The privately owned Kanbara Railway Company operated a line from Kamo to Gosen from 1930–1988. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2837 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Kamo City Hall
Kamo Post Office

See also
 List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

 JR East station information

Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897
Shin'etsu Main Line
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Kamo, Niigata


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Several cars honked in solidarity as marchers held up their signs and voiced their disapproval of police misconduct. They shouted the name of Floyd, the black man whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police has sparked outrage across the U.S.
The protesters eventually exited Route 4 and headed into Englewood, where they continued chanting. They marched to the Englewood police station, where several speakers, including the president of the Bergen County NAACP, spoke about the impact of racism on their lives.
In a sign of the tensions laid bare by Floyd's death, Teaneck saw two, rival demonstrations on Friday. The groups were divided by their willingness to include local officials in the demonstration, said several participants.
The protest sanctioned by Teaneck officials and sponsored by Black Lives Matter, began at Bryant Elementary School with emotional speeches by organizers as well as Thelma Pannell-Dantzler, a black woman whose 16-year-old son Phillip was shot to death by a white Teaneck police officer 30 years ago this April.
"My son got shot in that backyard over there with his hands up," Pannell-Dantzler said. "No more, please. No more pain." She looked out at the vast crowd and turned to the young organizers and said, "you guys are our future.'"
The multiracial audience filled the school lawn and then poured onto Teaneck's streets, a passionate but peaceful crowd that wound through town, chanting "No Justice, No Peace" and "I Can't Breathe!"
Drivers and onlookers stopped to cheer and blared horns in support.
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Phillip Pannell's death — he was shot in the back while trying to flee — touched off rioting in which police cars were damaged and stores looted, and then a yearlong series of protest marches through the township's business district, many led by the Rev. Al Sharpton. The officer, Gary Spath, was charged with manslaughter but later acquitted by an all-white jury.
"Our skin color is not a threat," said Leah Cotes, an 18-year-old Teaneck High School graduate and one of the organizers of Friday's march. "We want to be able to run and breathe. We want to be seen and heard."
Police officers on hand at the Bryant School greeted demonstrators with smiles and waves. At police headquarters on Teaneck Road, the scene was more tense, as a line of poker-faced cops in riot gear stood in front of the building while some protesters shouted "black lives matter!" into their faces from just feet away.
Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said additional force had been called in from Leonia, Garfield, Fair Lawn and other nearby towns to help deal with what one township officer called the biggest protest he'd ever seen in Teaneck.
Stanley Gaskin, 40, a longtime resident who marched while holding a Black Lives Matter sign, said he was awed by the turnout of young and old and different races and religions. "That's Teaneck as a whole," he said about the township where public officials, including Deputy Mayor Elie Katz, Township Manager Dean Kazinci and Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly issued strong statements condemning the violent force against Floyd.
Gaskin said he's never felt much discrimination in his hometown but has been stopped by police elsewhere for "driving while black."
Rochel Klyionsky was adorned in a headscarf that advertised her Orthodox Jewish faith and held a banner that said "Jews stand with our black brothers and sisters." She had brought her daughters, ages 6 and 3, to their first protest, she said proudly.
As an administrator at a public school in New York for predominantly black and Latino students, she said she is keenly aware of racism. "I think about the privilege my own children have while others don't, and I understand that it's fundamentally unfair," she said.
From police headquarters, protesters continued to Cedar Lane and ended with more slogans and several people taking a knee on River Road near Terhune Park.
Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin said Friday afternoon that he was proud of his town. "The Township came out. It was a very diverse group who marched. We sent the right message," he said, estimating that as many as 3,000 people joined the protest. "All the businesses and houses of worship were out giving out water and showing solidarity with the African American community."
Vivian Mucheru, a longtime Teaneck resident, beamed as she walked home with her family. "It was a good march," she said. "It was great to see the entire community come together."
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Aaron attorneys, Bill Aaron, DeWayne Williams and Rose Hager score appellate victory in Whitney National Bank vs McFarland. This case involves a collection action and subsequent simulation action brought by Whitney National Bank in state district court. In defense of the simulation action, and efforts by the bank to collect on the judgment obtained in the collection suit, the defendants filed a reconventional demand against the bank alleging fraud and ill practice by the bank and its original attorneys with respect to the judgment obtained in the underlying collection action. Aaron attorneys, Bill Aaron, DeWayne Williams and Rose Hager were brought in as substitute counsel for Whitney National Bank in the trial court proceedings, and obtained a judgment from the district court dismissing the defendants' reconventional demand based on prescription. This dismissal was upheld on September 29, 2010 by a three judge panel of the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal.


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Amartya Sen | Nobel Prize Laureate 1998
Even when altruism is allowed (as, for example, in Gary Becker's model of rational allocation), it is assumed that the altruistic actions are undertaken because they promote each person's own interests; there are personal gains to the altruist's own welfare, thanks to sympathy for others. No role is given to any sense of commitment about behaving well or to pursuing some selfless objective. All this leaves out, on the one hand, the evil passions that early theorists of capitalism contrasted with self-interest and, on the other, the social commitments that Kant analyzed in The Critique of Practical Reason and that Adam Smith discussed in The Theory of Moral Sentiments.
Foreword on 'The passions and the interests'
Amartya Sen was born in Bengal, India in 1933. When he was only ten, he witnessed the Great Bengal Famine, which had an everlasting effect on his works, and was a reason as to why he pursued Welfare Economics and Economic Development.
Sen received his BA in Economics from Presidency College in Calcutta. According to him, "…the student community of Presidency College was also politically most active. Though I could not develop enough enthusiasm to join any political party, the quality of sympathy and egalitarian commitment of the "left" appealed to me greatly (as it did to most of my fellow students as well, in that oddly elitist college)."
Upon graduation, he further pursued his studies in Economics outside India. He earned another BA, an MA and PhD degrees in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge. His PhD thesis was "the choice of techniques". Ever since, he has taught at several prominent universities around the world, such as Jadavpur University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Calcutta and London School of Economics.
Amartya Sen has devoted most of his work on development of human potential and has tried to address issues like justice, equality and welfare. He also studied famines, which was a result of what he had lived through when he was a child. In his famous book, "Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation", he put forth the idea that in many cases of famines the problem is not the food supply that is reduced, rather it is the problems associated with food distribution which leads to starvation among the afflicted. Such works helped develop the theory of social choice. This theory concerns the relationship between the collective choice and the individual values.
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David S. Kenzer is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.

Career
David Kenzer started the game company Kenzer & Company with friends Brian Jelke and Steve Johansson, and their initial project was The Kingdom of Kalamar (1994), a systemless fantasy setting. Kenzer was a lawyer who knew how trademark law worked, and had "suitable for use with Advanced Dungeons & Dragons on the back cover, and included the disclaimer text "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is a registered trademark of TSR Hobbies, Inc. Use of this trademark is NOT sanctioned by the holder." Following the publication of The Kingdom of Kalamar, Kenzer had formed a casual relationship with AEG, who was then putting out Shadis magazine, edited by Jolly Blackburn. When Blackburn left AEG, Kenzer and the staff of Kenzer & Company wanted to get Blackburn to join their company, and the turning point came in November 1996 when David Kenzer and others were visiting Blackburn over the course of a local con, during which Blackburn became convinced that Kenzer had the sort of business sense and integrity that he was looking for in a partner. Kenzer & Company began publishing Blackburn's Knights of the Dinner Table comic books, and starting with issue #5 (February 1997) it was not just the work of one person but instead of the "KoTD Development Team" which consisted of Blackburn, Kenzer, Jelke and Johansson. Kenzer acquired the license to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons from Wizards of the Coast that allowed the company to release HackMaster (2001) as a satire of AD&D. When Wizards released 4th edition D&D in 2008, Kenzer was unwilling to sign the Game System License that Wizards was offering, and he thus published a 501-page PDF of Kingdoms of Kalamar (2008) without authorization from Wizards.

References

External links
 David S. Kenzer :: Pen & Paper RPG Database archive

Living people
Role-playing game designers
Year of birth missing (living people)

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Fiji's main island of Viti Levu has been hammered by heavy rain in recent days, causing severe flooding and closing access to the popular resort island of Denarau.
The National Weather Forecasting Centre in Nadi has issued a severe flood warning for all major rivers and low lying areas of the main island of Viti Levu through to Thursday (Jan 26) and the flooding has led to the temporary closure of roads in Nadi including the road between the resort area of Denarau Island and Nadi International Airport.
As a result of the temporary road closures, passengers are being ferried by boat from Port Denarau to Naisoso resort near the international airport to enable visitors to board arriving and returning international flights which are continuing to operate.
According to Tourism Fiji, resorts in Denarau and other parts of Fiji have advised that despite the heavy rain, "guests are being well cared for as most resorts are operating as close to normal as possible".
Reduced ferry services continue to operate between Viti Levu and resorts located in the Mamanuca Islands and Yasawa Islands however several cruise operations including Blue Lagoon Cruises and South Sea Cruises have cancelled operations until weather conditions improve.
Captain Cook Cruises has cancelled its day cruises but it plans to continue to operate its four-night cruise program from today and is also operating ferry transfers between the airport/Naisoso and Port Denarau.
In addition, while local flights to other islands have been cancelled pending better weather, helicopter charters are being used to ferry visitors between the Coral Coast and Nadi International Airport due to the closure of Queens Highway on the south-western side of Viti Levu.


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Why the First Amendment didn't save a Mississippi blogger
By Jonathan Peters, CJR
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Clayton Kelly wanted to break through as a blogger and expose some dirt on a politician he disliked—and as his wife told Slate last year, Kelly did break through, "just not the way he expected." Now, he is headed to prison after pleading guilty a week ago to one count of conspiracy.
Kelly's tale is something of a Robert Penn Warren story, in which Kelly plays something of a Jack Burden character. There was a high-stakes election. There were allegations of a politically motivated burglary, accusations of a US senator's infidelity, and more. The tale even offers a primer of sorts on First Amendment protection—though the analysis is a little more complicated than you might expect.
Documenting it all has been Geoff Pender, of The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, MS, where his local reporting has captured the drama and the farce. Consider these details from his June 8 account:
[Kelly] was indicted in October on charges of burglary, attempted burglary and conspiracy, [for] entering Rose Cochran's room Easter Sunday 2014 at [a nursing home] to gather material for a piece that accused [her husband] of having an affair … while [Rose] lay bedridden with dementia and unaware of her surroundings in Mississippi.
The first kicker is that Rose, who died in December of complications from Alzheimer's, was the wife of US Senator Thad Cochran, a Mississippi Republican. The second is that Thad was accused of having the affair with his longtime staffer Kay Webber, whom he married in May. The third is that Thad was in a contentious primary race with Tea Party challenger Chris McDaniel at the time Kelly visited Rose's room.
So what exactly did Kelly do? He used his cellphone to shoot a few seconds of video of Rose in her room, and later he posted the video—very briefly—on his blog. Kelly supported McDaniel, and prosecutors said Tea Party activists had encouraged him to record Rose at the nursing home and ultimately to do a hit piece on Thad about his relationship with Webber.
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Predictably, this scheme backfired. Though no direct ties were found between Kelly and the McDaniel campaign, Cochran's campaign attacked the challenger over the video, and some analysts believe the episode may have helped Cochran keep his seat. Meanwhile, according to Pender's reporting, Cochran's personal attorney also called the local mayor, a Cochran supporter, to get the police involved. Soon, Kelly was arrested and charged with felony exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The charges were amended multiple times, until eventually he was indicted on charges of burglary, attempted burglary, and conspiracy.
At first Kelly's lawyer, Kevin Camp, said his client's actions didn't violate state law. But on June 8 he negotiated a plea deal for Kelly on one count of conspiracy, based on the theory that he didn't act alone (the Tea Party activists who allegedly encouraged him were charged separately; their cases have all been resolved).
According to Pender, Camp said Kelly took the deal because testimony from several nursing-home guards earlier that day had undermined Kelly's claim that he didn't lie to gain access to the facility or Rose's room. The guards testified that otherwise he wouldn't have gained such access without permission from nurses or the Cochran family—which he didn't have.
'Never any intent to harm'
At this point, you may be wondering why Kelly was ultimately charged with burglary, attempted burglary, and conspiracy, given his actions—and also where the First Amendment might fit in.
Camp, Kelly's lawyer, had argued that his client's intent in recording and publishing the video was to engage in protected political speech about Thad Cochran's purported relationship with Webber. "This brings up all sorts of free-speech issues," Camp said. "There was never any intent to harm Mrs. Cochran."
That argument didn't carry the day. In court, the judge declared, "This is not a case about the defendant's First Amendment rights; it's about whether or not he did what he's been charged with." The prosecutor added, "A reporter can't break into someone's home to take a picture of them. You can't commit a crime under the First Amendment."
It's true, as I've written before, that the speech and press clauses focus on the right to publish, and the protections for gathering information are less clear. The argument that Kelly was free to record Rose—in her private room, in a nursing home—is an uphill one to make, especially if he gained access through deceit. It's also true that if a person faces valid criminal charges, the First Amendment is not very helpful as a defense.
What could be debatable in this case is whether the charges were valid. In Mississippi, burglary is defined as breaking and entering into a structure with the intent to commit a crime. Prosecutors said the crime Kelly intended to commit was exploitation of a vulnerable person—defined as "[t]he illegal or improper use of a vulnerable person or his or her resources for another's profit or advantage with or without consent of the vulnerable person."
Kelly apparently entered the nursing home and Rose Cochran's room without permission, and Rose clearly fit the definition of a vulnerable person. But it's not as clear that Kelly intended to engage in "illegal or improper use" of Rose, because the statute doesn't really spell out what constitutes "improper use." It defines it simply as "any use without the consent of the vulnerable person." Presumably, the lack of consent makes a "use" improper, but what constitutes "use"? Does it include shooting a video for a blog post?
In other words, Kelly satisfied the first element of burglary (breaking and entering) but, possibly, not the second element (intent to commit a crime, insofar as Kelly's actions may not fall under the vulnerable-person statute). It's hard to say definitively, again, because the vulnerable-person law does not make entirely clear what's prohibited.
And that's where a constitutional issue could arise after all. In Grayned v. City of Rockford, the US Supreme Court said laws must "give the person of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity to know what is prohibited, so that he may act accordingly." And, the Court added, if a vague law "abuts upon sensitive areas of basic First Amendment freedoms, it operates to inhibit the exercise of [those] freedoms. Uncertain meanings … lead citizens to steer far wider of the unlawful zone … than if the boundaries of the forbidden areas were clearly marked."
So, while the First Amendment doesn't offer blanket protection for what Kelly did, the law underpinning the prosecution's case was arguably vague—and courts are more likely to worry about vagueness when the case at hand implicates First Amendment protections for expressive activity.
On the other hand, if the court adopted the plain meaning of "use" for the vulnerable-person statute, the court could find that Kelly used Rose Cochran as a means of accomplishing his goal of creating a blog post—and because the recording was without her consent, his actions would be "improper." Thus, the charges would be valid, and the First Amendment would not save Kelly. At this point, though, I suppose it's moot: Kelly took the plea deal, and he was sentenced today to two and a half years in jail.
Jonathan Peters is CJR's press freedom correspondent. He is a media law professor at the University of Georgia, with posts in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and the School of Law. Peters has blogged on free expression for the Harvard Law & Policy Review, and he has written for Esquire, The Atlantic, Sports Illustrated, Slate, The Nation, Wired, and PBS. Follow him on Twitter @jonathanwpeters.
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Heliox improves pulsus paradoxus and peak expiratory flow in nonintubated patients with severe asthma
Constantine A. Manthous, Jesse B. Hall, Ari Melmed, Mark A. Caputo, James Walter, James M. Klocksieben, Gregory A. Schmidt, Lawrence D H Wood
Heliox is a blend of helium and oxygen with a gas density less than that of air that decreases airway resistance (Raw) in patients ventilated for status asthmaticus. We tested whether breathing an 80:20 mixture of helium:oxygen would reduce pulsus paradoxus (PP) and increase peak expiratory flow (PEF) in patients presenting to the emergency room with an exacerbation of asthma. After receiving 30 min of β-agonist aerosols and intravenously administered methylprednisolone, 27 patients whose PP remained greater than 15 mm Hg and whose PEF remained less than 250 L/min consented to breathe heliox or room air for 15 min. PP decreased and PEF increased with time in control patients, indicating a time-related effect of routine bronchodilator therapy (p < 0.05). PP decreased in 15 of 16 patients during heliox, and the change with heliox was significantly greater than that during air breathing (p < 0.01). PEF measured with a Wright's peak flow meter calibrated for heliox increased in all patients breathing heliox. Again, the increase in PEF during heliox breathing was significantly greater than the corresponding change in control patients breathing air (p < 0.001). To the extent that PP reflects the inspiratory fall in pleural pressure, this reduction in PP indicates a substantial reduction in inspiratory Raw when the less dense gas is inspired through narrowed bronchi having turbulent flow regimes. The 35% increase in PEF while breathing heliox signals a similar reduction in expiratory Raw, which might diminish the hyperinflation often observed during an exacerbation of asthma. Taken together, these effects of heliox are likely to diminish the tendency to inspiratory muscle fatigue until bronchodilation is affected during initial treatment of severe asthma.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Muscle Fatigue
Airway Resistance
Manthous, C. A., Hall, J. B., Melmed, A., Caputo, M. A., Walter, J., Klocksieben, J. M., ... Wood, L. D. H. (1995). Heliox improves pulsus paradoxus and peak expiratory flow in nonintubated patients with severe asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 151(2 I), 310-314.
Heliox improves pulsus paradoxus and peak expiratory flow in nonintubated patients with severe asthma. / Manthous, Constantine A.; Hall, Jesse B.; Melmed, Ari; Caputo, Mark A.; Walter, James; Klocksieben, James M.; Schmidt, Gregory A.; Wood, Lawrence D H.
In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 151, No. 2 I, 01.02.1995, p. 310-314.
Manthous, CA, Hall, JB, Melmed, A, Caputo, MA, Walter, J, Klocksieben, JM, Schmidt, GA & Wood, LDH 1995, 'Heliox improves pulsus paradoxus and peak expiratory flow in nonintubated patients with severe asthma', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, vol. 151, no. 2 I, pp. 310-314.
Manthous CA, Hall JB, Melmed A, Caputo MA, Walter J, Klocksieben JM et al. Heliox improves pulsus paradoxus and peak expiratory flow in nonintubated patients with severe asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1995 Feb 1;151(2 I):310-314.
Manthous, Constantine A. ; Hall, Jesse B. ; Melmed, Ari ; Caputo, Mark A. ; Walter, James ; Klocksieben, James M. ; Schmidt, Gregory A. ; Wood, Lawrence D H. / Heliox improves pulsus paradoxus and peak expiratory flow in nonintubated patients with severe asthma. In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1995 ; Vol. 151, No. 2 I. pp. 310-314.
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How to Watch VICE Online & Streaming
HBO has a lot of series watchers. From Real Time with Bill Maher to a slew of documentaries, VICE fits right in with the view of the world that HBO gives us each and every week. So it's no surprise that HBO has extended their relationship with VICE, commissioning daily news along with the current weekly program that airs in seasonal form.
But the type of person who watches VICE can't be constrained to offline viewing. You're here to find out how to watch VICE online, for free if possible. There are several different streaming options for HBO's VICE. Here are the most convenient. View all of our latest VICE news here.
Streaming VICE Live with Sling Premium
The latest shift in the television landscape has been a migration of folks from traditional cable packages towards streaming only packages as offered by companies like Sling TV. It's like cable but much, much cheaper ($25 a month for most cable channels you can name). HBO is an add on but your cost to start streaming VICE will be much lower overall.
There's a 7-Day free trial so no excuses for missing out of VICE.
Try DirecTV Now for Free and Add HBO for $5
DIRECTV is similar to Sling in that you'll get news networks like CNN, MSNBC and Fox News and can add HBO for a small fee (only $5, actually). There's a 7-Day free trial so it can't hurt to give it a swing.
UPDATE: AT&T TV NOW is offering a $25 per month discount on the service for anyone who has AT&T Unlimited (AT&T is the parent company of DIRECTV. They're also throwing in HBO for free which is pretty amazing. This is the best deal in town, folks.
Is VICE on Netflix or Hulu?
Long ago, before the age of video streaming hit the main stream, HBO took their content off of Netflix and Hulu. This course of action happened long before VICE came to HBO so the show was never actually on Netflix or Hulu at anytime. You'll have to look elsewhere to watch Vice online because the main streaming services don't have HBO's content.
Watch VICE Online with HBO Go or HBO Now
The easiest way to watch VICE online is to subscribe to either HBO proper (through a traditional cable company) or HBO Now, HBO's stand alone service that doesn't require a cable subscription. Both cost about the same price and are almost literally the same app. The main difference is that to watch Vice through HBO Go you'll have to use your Comcast, Direct TV or DISH login to get access while HBO Now is it's own deal.
VICE is one of the programs that makes HBO "worth it". It's content you won't get anywhere else and it really changes your perspective on the world. Stream VICE online and expect to return to the world a changed person.
Download Full Episodes of VICE and Live Stream in HD Online
If you'd rather own the VICE experience for all time and don't want to worry about subscriptions, apps or streaming rights changing hands throughout the years you can always purchase full episodes of VICE on Amazon. From here you can live stream the shows from Amazon's website or suite of apps. You can also download the full episodes of VICE to your device and even watch them offline, which might appeal to the travelers out there.
The same episodes can be found on Google Play and iTunes as well. Episodes are two or three dollars each so it won't break the bank if you're only interested in a smattering of episodes for your collection.
Refrain from Pirating Episodes of VICE
Some of these reporters put their lives on the line (literally) to keep Vice online throughout the year. You owe it to them and the idea of real journalism to find a legal way to ingest this content. Streaming Vice online may be a pain depending on the country or region you're in but there are several legitimate options for doing so. Choose the one that works best for you!
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There's a lot of things we like about vintage trucks: timeless styling, mechanical simplicity, and mystic nostalgia. But braking performance isn't one of them. Though they were fine for country road speeds and farm truck utility, the binders on these old trucks don't meet the expectations of today's enthusiasts.
Luckily for us, Wilwood Engineering offers complete, high-end braking options for historic trucks. After discussing our goals with the company, Wilwood recommended their 2.5" drop ProSpindles (P/N 831-14202), AERO6 Big Brake Front kit (P/N 140-15305), and AERO4 Big Brake rear kit (P/N 140-10941) for our 1977 C10 pickup. Besides giving us upgraded braking ability, the big brake kits fill our 20" wheel package nicely.
Wilwood offerd a complete braking solution for our 1977 C10. Shown are their 2.5" drop ProSpindles, AERO6 Big Brake Front kit, and AERO4 Big Brake rear kit, tandem master cylinder, and proportioning valve.
Like all of Wilwood's components, the ProSpindles are works of art. The kit includes a pair of forged aluminum spindles, steering arms, and bolt-in hubs. The ProSpindles work with Wilwood's disc brake kits and provide a 2.50" drop for a more aggressive stance without affecting steering geometry. The hub is drilled for both 5 x 4.75" and 5 x 5.00" wheel bolt circles. They're covered in a durable black e-coat for long-lasting good looks.
Wilwood's Big Brake Front kit includes AERO6 calipers and 14" rotors that are designed for heavy trucks with big diameter wheels like our 1977 C10. Even though the AERO6 Big Brake kit is compatible with most OEM master cylinders, we opted for Wilwood's aluminum tandem master and proportioning valve.
The Wilwood ProSpindles are forged from aluminum and include a bolt-in hub. A 2.5" drop is incorporated into the spindle to lower our truck without affecting suspension geometry.
The rear setup consists of Wilwood's AERO4 calipers and 14" rotors. The calipers share the look of a 6-piston piece but feature four pistons for proper brake force proportion between the front and rear. The integrated parking brake system is hidden neatly inside the rotor hat. Slick!
Wilwood's AERO4 rear brake setup features a 14" rotor, four-piston caliper, and an integrated drum-style parking brake behind the rotor hat.
Besides improving the looks and braking performance of our C10, the Wilwood spindle and brake combination saved a whopping 34 pounds of unspring weight at each front corner! We'll have to install the master cylinder and proportioning valve when our cab is mounted, but we were really impressed by the overall quality and fitment of the Wilwood AERO6 and AERO4 kits. It's clear that a lot of thought went into the components, and the detailed instructions kept us out of trouble. Everything fit beautifully, and the black e-coat the components (especially the rotors) was a nice touch. We can't wait to get our truck back together and give these brakes a workout!
Wilwood sent along an aluminum tandem master cylinder and proportioning valve that we'll mount once our cab is back on the frame.
The stock brake setup didn't do this 20" wheel and tire combination justice.
We began the installation process by removing the factory spindle and brake assembly. At 63 pounds, it's a heavy hunk of metal.
Then, we slid the spindle over the factory ball joints.
The Wilwood ProSpindle is a direct replacement for the factory piece, and attaches with all the OEM hardware.
Next, we attached the steering arm to the spindle and torqued the bolts to the specifications supplied in the instructions.
Then, we bolted up the caliper bracket. Shims between the bracket and the spindle center the caliper around the rotor. We installed two shims for starters.
To assemble the rotors, we used red thread locker on the supplied bolts and safety wired them for good measure.
Next, we slid the 14-inch rotors over the studs.
Then, we removed the pad retaining pins from the calipers and installed the brake pads.
After checking the caliper alignment, we torqued the caliper lock nuts to spec.
Wilwood supplied their brake line kit for our truck, which included the appropriate adapters and braided brake hoses.
That's more like it! The six-piston brake calipers and 14-inch rotors really fill the space behind our 20-inch wheels. Once the brake pads wear off the e-coat from the rotors, it'll be even more impressive.
We resumed the installation by heading to the rear. Our stock drum brakes were no match for the Wilwood party up front.
First, we removed the rear brake drum.
Next, we popped off the rear differential cover, pulled the c-clip, and slid the axle from the housing.
Then, we removed the rear drum brake assembly.
Next, we installed the Wilwood parking brake assembly. It bolted to the axle housing just like the factory piece.
We assembled the rear rotors using red thread locker and torqued the bolts to spec.
Then, we bolted the caliber bracket to the backing plate using the supplied shims, spacer, and hardware.
After sliding the axle back into the housing, we installed the 14" rotor over the studs.
We verified the caliper was centered over the rotor using a digital caliper. We didn't need additional shims, so we reinstalled the bolts using thread locker and torqued them to spec.
After inserting the brake pads, we installed the Wilwood 4-piston calipers over the rotors and torqued the lock nuts.
The 14-inch rotors and four-piston rear calipers are a great match for the front brakes, and really set our truck apart from the crowd. We can't wait to put these massive brakes to the test!


LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), and the Technical University Berlin (TUB) jointly organized the Microenergy Systems 2018 (MES18) Travelling Conference held on 26 February 2018 at the SEARCA Headquarters here. The conference was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
The knowledge event was the third and final leg in the series of workshops held in Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The Philippine workshop was attended by 39 participants from Elena International, Microenergy Systems (MES), SEARCA, TUB, and UPLB. The workshop aimed to establish a platform for knowledge exchange and find potential collaborations between Germany and the Southeast Asian region.
Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr., SEARCA Director, welcomed the participants and highlighted that one of the Center's priority thrusts is on environmental sustainability with emphasis on climate change adaptation and resiliency and natural resource management including the adoption of more sustainable sources of energy.
Dr. Saguiguit stressed that opportunities for future collaboration in renewable energy in relation to agriculture is very much welcome and that SEARCA could serve as a window for German institutions to work and contribute to the development of the region's agriculture and rural development.
In the same light, Dr. Rex B. Demafelis, UPLB Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension, who delivered the opening remarks on behalf of Dr. Fernando C. Sanchez, Jr., UPLB Chancellor, expressed UPLB's openness in partnering with TUB and MES.
Dr. Demafelis said UPLB views renewable energy as one of the many vehicles for sustaining inclusive growth and optimizing resources; hence, it is one of the priority areas in its research and development agenda.
Dr. Sabine Auer and Ms. Christina Horn, both of Elena International, presented the Challenges and Solutions for a Grid Stable Integration of Renewable Energies - moving from tier to tier.
Mr. Henrik Beermann, Research Fellow, Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy IMW, presented the Sustainable Regional Development: The Case of Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Mr. Steffen Eyhorn, Co-Founder Ant.technologies, presented the Multi-Tier Framework (MTF) and Nanogrids: Tier mobility through modularity?
Dr. Rex B. Demafelis presented the Status and Prospects of Philippine Biofuels.
Engr. Viava Jane L. Africa, Solutions Using Renewable Energy (SURE), Inc., presented the Developing Projects from Biomass Sources.
Engr. Kristel Mae Villasin, Instructor 7 from the UPLB Department of Electrical Engineering, presented the Evolving Technology and Capital Investments in the Electricity Market.
The group workshops focused on understanding the Multi-Tier Framework (MTF) from the World Bank, which is being used in conducting feasibility studies to gather data and assess the extent of needs for renewable energy of countries of interest.
On behalf of TUB, Mr. Samuel Adiprakoso, Consultant at the Department of MicroEnergy International GmbH, thanked the participants, especially SEARCA and UPLB, for a fruitful event and hoped for future partnerships in the area of sustainable energy.


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Here's a graphic I made to show you just how significant the No2AV Campaign's claim about the cost of the implementation of the Alternative Vote really is. Note how this is a one-off cost, and all the other costs shown are incurred by the nation every year.
Note that this cost will be incurred regardless of the outcome of the referendum. This money has already been spent. Voting "No" won't change that.
This is the only extra cost claimed that would be incurred by voting "Yes" in the referendum, though its size is debatable.
This bit's a complete lie. As in the sketch above, Australia have used AV for their elections for 90 years and have always counted ballots by hand. A bizarre response by some No2AV campaigners is that Australia is a different case because voting is compulsory. But surely this means that they have even more votes to count and yet still they count their votes by hand.
Of course, the count will take a bit longer, so will cost a bit more every time. But even if this doubled the cost of General Elections (which is extremely fanciful) this would cost only an extra 30p a year per voter.
No2AV data came from here and here and here.
Budget Data came from here.
For those wondering about why I picked out those two particular departments, see Exhibit A and Exhibit B.


We're just a day away from the launch of Fortnite season seven and players have plenty to look forward to. One thing we really weren't expecting was just revealed in a brand new leak.
Fortnite is getting a new Creative Mode that will give fans the opportunity to build their own islands and run their own servers for private Battle Royale matches with custom rules.
You'll have to get your Minecraft fix elsewhere.
Minecraft for Apple TV has been scrapped. Users can no longer download the game from the tvOS App Store, while existing players have been informed that the title will no longer receive updates or support.
Students can now download Minecraft: Education Edition for their trusty iPads.
Kids love Minecraft and iPad. Teachers love applications that turning learning into a game. All of these come together with an iPad version of Minecraft: Education Edition.
After being announced last month, this application just debuted in the iOS App Store.
The popular building and exploration game is finally on tvOS.
2016 is certainly ending with a bang for Apple customers. Just days after Nintendo dropped Super Mario Run for iOS, Mojang's smash hit Minecraft has landed for Apple TV.
Costing $19.99, Minecraft: Apple TV Edition isn't cheap, but it's something which is sure to be very popular among the game's ultra-passionate fanbase.
That's a working Game Boy Advance... inside Minecraft.
When you realize your Minecraft world is better than the real world, you'll find more to do inside it so that you never have to leave. Here's one thing that will keep you entertained for hours: a working version of Pokémon Fire Red right inside Minecraft.
We've seen so-called "working" iPhones created in Minecraft before, but they pale in comparison to this one, created by Verizon: It's a towering, skyscraper-size smartphone that allows you to make video calls and even browse the web!
Travel to an underwater world in this stunning Minecraft mod.
Minecraft is no stranger to beautiful user-made worlds, but this recreation of the deep sea feels special, even by Minecraft standards.
It actually feels like you're in a submarine, sinking deep beaneath the waves into an underewater world.


Located around six miles from the main park entrance, Arusha airport is approximately a two-hour drive from the lodge, while Kilimanjaro International airport is about 3 ½ hours (166 km / 103 miles). Tarangire Safari Lodge, a family operated Tarangire Lodge caters to wildlife enthusiasts and those seeking rest and relaxation among one of Tanzania's most popular national parks. Perched at the edge of a natural bluff, Tarangire Safari Lodge is renowned for its panoramic views of the savannah and Tarangire River, providing breath-taking scenery and game viewing right from guests' bedrooms. Most visitors choose to go for game drive, bush walk or simply sit back and enjoy wildlife right from the conform of the terrace.


If you follow the news at all, you've probably heard at least something about the WannaCry ransomware virus that has been making life miserable for IT and security professionals every since last Friday.
This malware is certainly the worst seen so far in 2017, and is one of the most quickly-spreading malware attacks ever, infecting around 57,000 computers in more than 150 countries within about 24 hours of being introduced.
WannaCry is a ransomware trojan horse virus, meaning that it instead of outright destroying the computer it locks down and encrypts the contents of your hard drive and then forces the computer user/owner to pay a ransom in order to access their own files. If the ransom isn't paid in time, then the virus will delete the user's files.
While this has been incredibly devastating for large organizations (like Englands National Health Service and several large manufacturing companies) there are a few things that most people can do to keep themselves safe.
Most people and groups infected with this virus were running operating systems that were incredibly vulnerable.
The exploit used by WannaCry (which was originally found by the NSA and is known as EternalBlue) has been patched in all current Windows versions way back in March. Those hardest hit were running Windows XP (which Microsoft declared End of Life in April 2014), Windows Server 2003 (which was End of Life in July 2015), and Windows 8 (which was depreciated in favor of Windows 10).
Basically, if you're an individual running one of these operating systems, the burden is on you to update it – MS supported both XP and Server 2003 for 12 years, and can't be expected to provide indefinite support. However, Microsoft has patched this vulnerability due to the widespread nature of this attack, so if you are running XP, make sure that you download their patch, and then update your damn operating system!
Of course, many of the hardest hit organizations run XP or Server 2003 because they must. Hospitals, especially, have lots of proprietary software that was developed a long time ago and at great expense, and the software vendors – which may or may not still be around – would likely charge quite a bit to update their software to work with Windows 10.
Lots of equipment for hospitals and manufacturing also run Windows XP (ever seen a Windows error message on an ATM?) like the proprietary software, updating these devices to use a more modern version of Windows is either very expensive or not easily possible.
Of course, I imagine that this malware attack will have lots of people reconsidering these approaches for large organizations that use mission-critical (or life-critical) software.
The ransomware component of this attack, although brutal, wasn't how it first spread. This malware, like lots of viruses, uses a process known as "phishing" to find victims and spread itself.
Just about everyone who has an email address has likely seen a phishing email. Those emails that claim to be from your bank, or Paypal, or Google, with some sort of time-sensitive or important-sounding alert and a link that says "click here" are – 99% of the time – phishing emails.
These links either take you to a decent-to-good model of a login screen so they can steal your username/password OR take you to a site with some sort of malware.
The best (and really) only way to guard against phishing attacks is simple paranoia. When (not if) you get a suspicious and unexpected email that prompts you to login to a site don't click the link in the email. Instead, enter the site address yourself in your browser (Chase.com, Paypal.com, for example). This will make sure you go to the correct domain and not a malicious site.
Lots of malware "in the wild" today are zero-day exploits. This means that the vulnerability being exploited isn't known to software companies until it appears, and so OS updates, antivirus or firewall software won't protect you. The best way to protect yourself is diligence!
Small aside – one company I do freelance work for, Ironic Design, has a system called Email Security Training which is designed to train you (and family/employees/whoever) how to spot these phishing attacks and protect you, your network, and your business!
One of the neatest parts of this whole saga is a security researcher that accidentally stopped the spread of the WannaCry virus in its tracks – at least temporarily.
You can read the whole, nerdy saga at Ars Technica, but the short version is that while inspecting the code of the virus, he noticed that it was trying to connect to a specific domain that was unregistered.
While attempting to gather data on the spread of the malware infection (since each infected computer would try to contact this unregistered domain) the security research registered it. After a bit of panic that registering the domain had caused all the computers infected to be immediately encrypted, it became obvious that this domain was essentially a kill switch.
This means that the original malware would cease to function – however, this didn't unencrypt any files that were already encrypted. This success will likely be shortlived, though, as it is a relatively trivial task for the malware creator to change the URL for the killswitch or just remove the kill switch functionality altogether.
Like I said – update your computer!


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'use strict';

describe('loading sequences', function () {
  // start at the main page
  beforeEach(function () {
    browser.get('/');
  });

  it('should be able load the load sequence modal dialog and hide it', function () {
    // find the modal dialog (it always exists)
    var modalDialog = element(by.css('.ng-modal'));
    expect(modalDialog.isDisplayed()).not.toBeTruthy();

    // and the overlay that we'll click to hide it again
    var modalOverlay = element(by.css('.ng-modal > .ng-modal-overlay'));
    expect(modalOverlay.isDisplayed()).not.toBeTruthy();

    // and the close button
    var modalCloseButton = element(by.css('.ng-modal > .ng-modal-dialog > .ng-modal-close'));
    // this really should be tested, but it fails in firefox, so we can't really test it over all
    // expect(modalCloseButton.isDisplayed()).not.toBeTruthy();

    // load it by pressing the Load button
    var loadButton = element(by.css('.left-controls')).all(by.css('button')).first();
    loadButton.click();
    expect(modalDialog.isDisplayed()).toBeTruthy();
    expect(modalOverlay.isDisplayed()).toBeTruthy();
    // this really should be tested, but it fails in firefox, so we can't really test it over all
    // expect(modalCloseButton.isDisplayed()).toBeTruthy();

    // close it by pressing the close button (only if it's displayed... thanks firefox for being annoying)
    modalCloseButton.isDisplayed().then(function (val) {
      if (val) {
        modalCloseButton.click();
      }
      // otherwise click outside
      else {
        browser.actions().mouseMove(modalOverlay, {x: 1, y: 1}).click().perform();
      }
      expect(modalDialog.isDisplayed()).not.toBeTruthy();
      expect(modalOverlay.isDisplayed()).not.toBeTruthy();
    });

    // load it again and close it by pressing the overlay
    loadButton.click();
    expect(modalDialog.isDisplayed()).toBeTruthy();
    expect(modalOverlay.isDisplayed()).toBeTruthy();
    // have to explicitly click on 1/1 to make sure it's the overlay and not antyhing on top of it
    browser.actions().mouseMove(modalOverlay, {x: 1, y: 1}).click().perform();
    expect(modalDialog.isDisplayed()).not.toBeTruthy();
    expect(modalOverlay.isDisplayed()).not.toBeTruthy();
  });

  /* Known wrong sequences loaded from web service */
  it('should show an error for a known incorrect PEPTIDE sequence', function () {
    // load the dialog and type in a known incorrect sequence
    element(by.css('.left-controls')).all(by.css('button')).first().click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal select')).all(by.tagName('option')).get(2).click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal textarea')).sendKeys('dAA');
    element(by.id('modalLoadButton')).click();
    expect(element(by.css('.message-span')).getText()).toContain('Not appropriate amino acid for HELM');
  });

  it('should show an error for a known incorrect RNA sequence', function () {
    // load the dialog and type in a known incorrect sequence
    element(by.css('.left-controls')).all(by.css('button')).first().click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal select')).all(by.tagName('option')).get(1).click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal textarea')).sendKeys('AZD');
    element(by.id('modalLoadButton')).click();
    expect(element(by.css('.message-span')).getText()).toContain('Sequence contains unknown nucleotide');
  });

  it('should show an error for a known incorrect HELM sequence', function () {
    // load the dialog and type in a known incorrect sequence
    element(by.css('.left-controls')).all(by.css('button')).first().click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal select')).all(by.tagName('option')).get(0).click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal textarea')).sendKeys('RNA1{A}|RNA2{}$$$$');
    element(by.id('modalLoadButton')).click();
    expect(element(by.css('.message-span')).getText()).toContain('HELMNotation is not valid');
  });

  /* Known correct sequences loaded from web service */
  it('should load a known correct PEPTIDE sequence and display the resulting HELM and SVG graph', function () {
    // load the dialog and type in a known correct sequence
    element(by.css('.left-controls')).all(by.css('button')).first().click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal select')).all(by.tagName('option')).get(2).click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal textarea')).sendKeys('ADC');
    element(by.id('modalLoadButton')).click();
    expect(element(by.id('helmNotationSpan')).getText()).toBe('PEPTIDE1{A.D.C}$$$$V2.0');

    // check the graph
    var graphHolder = element(by.css('#mainCanvas > g'));
    var nodesAndConnections = graphHolder.all(by.css('g'));
    // 8 overall - 2 connections, 3 nodes (and 3 starting locations)
    expect(nodesAndConnections.count()).toBe(8);
    var connections = graphHolder.all(by.css('path.path-style'));
    var nodes = graphHolder.all(by.css('rect.node-rect'));
    var startingLocations = graphHolder.all(by.css('path.path-draw'));
    expect(connections.count()).toBe(2);
    expect(nodes.count()).toBe(3);
    expect(startingLocations.count()).toBe(3);
  });

  it('should load a known correct RNA sequence and display the resulting HELM and SVG graph', function () {
    // load the dialog and type in a known correct sequence
    element(by.css('.left-controls')).all(by.css('button')).first().click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal select')).all(by.tagName('option')).get(1).click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal textarea')).sendKeys('mAATGdC');
    element(by.id('modalLoadButton')).click();
    expect(element(by.id('helmNotationSpan')).getText()).toBe('RNA1{[mR](A)P.R(A)P.R(T)P.R(G)P.[dR](C)}$$$$V2.0');

    // check the graph
    var graphHolder = element(by.css('#mainCanvas > g'));
    var nodesAndConnections = graphHolder.all(by.css('g'));
    // 41 overall - 13 connections, 14 nodes (and 14 starting locations)
    expect(nodesAndConnections.count()).toBe(41);
    var connections = graphHolder.all(by.css('path.path-style'));
    var nodes = graphHolder.all(by.css('rect.node-rect'));
    var startingLocations = graphHolder.all(by.css('path.path-draw'));
    expect(connections.count()).toBe(13);
    expect(nodes.count()).toBe(14);
    expect(startingLocations.count()).toBe(14);
  });

  it('should load a known correct single-sequence HELM display the resulting HELM and SVG graph', function () {
    // load the dialog and type in a known correct sequence
    element(by.css('.left-controls')).all(by.css('button')).first().click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal select')).all(by.tagName('option')).get(0).click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal textarea')).sendKeys('RNA1{[mR](A)P.R(C)}$$$$');
    element(by.id('modalLoadButton')).click();
    expect(element(by.id('helmNotationSpan')).getText()).toBe('RNA1{[mR](A)P.R(C)}$$$$');

    // check the graph
    var graphHolder = element(by.css('#mainCanvas > g'));
    var nodesAndConnections = graphHolder.all(by.css('g'));
    // 14 overall - 4 connections, 5 nodes (and 5 starting locations)
    expect(nodesAndConnections.count()).toBe(14);
    var connections = graphHolder.all(by.css('path.path-style'));
    var nodes = graphHolder.all(by.css('rect.node-rect'));
    var startingLocations = graphHolder.all(by.css('path.path-draw'));
    expect(connections.count()).toBe(4);
    expect(nodes.count()).toBe(5);
    expect(startingLocations.count()).toBe(5);
  });

  it('should load a known correct multi-sequence HELM display the resulting HELM and SVG graph', function () {
    // load the dialog and type in a known correct sequence
    element(by.css('.left-controls')).all(by.css('button')).first().click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal select')).all(by.tagName('option')).get(0).click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal textarea')).sendKeys('RNA1{[mR](A)P.R(C)}|PEPTIDE1{A.C.D.F.H}|CHEM1{[SMCC]}$$$$');
    element(by.id('modalLoadButton')).click();
    expect(element(by.id('helmNotationSpan')).getText()).toBe('RNA1{[mR](A)P.R(C)}|PEPTIDE1{A.C.D.F.H}|CHEM1{[SMCC]}$$$$');

    // check the graph
    var graphHolder = element(by.css('#mainCanvas > g'));
    var nodesAndConnections = graphHolder.all(by.css('g'));
    // 30 overall - 8 connections, 11 nodes (and 11 starting locations)
    expect(nodesAndConnections.count()).toBe(30);
    var connections = graphHolder.all(by.css('path.path-style'));
    var nodes = graphHolder.all(by.css('rect.node-rect'));
    var startingLocations = graphHolder.all(by.css('path.path-draw'));
    expect(connections.count()).toBe(8);
    expect(nodes.count()).toBe(11);
    expect(startingLocations.count()).toBe(11);
  });

  it('should load a known correct single-sequence HELM with cycle and display the resulting HELM and SVG graph', function () {
    // load the dialog and type in a known correct sequence
    element(by.css('.left-controls')).all(by.css('button')).first().click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal select')).all(by.tagName('option')).get(0).click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal textarea')).sendKeys('PEPTIDE1{A.C.D.F.H.I}$PEPTIDE1,PEPTIDE1,1:R1-6:R2$$$');
    element(by.id('modalLoadButton')).click();
    expect(element(by.id('helmNotationSpan')).getText()).toBe('PEPTIDE1{A.C.D.F.H.I}$PEPTIDE1,PEPTIDE1,1:R1-6:R2$$$');

    // check the graph
    var graphHolder = element(by.css('#mainCanvas > g'));
    var nodesAndConnections = graphHolder.all(by.css('g'));
    // 18 overall - 6 connections, 6 nodes (and 6 starting locations)
    expect(nodesAndConnections.count()).toBe(18);
    var connections = graphHolder.all(by.css('path.path-style'));
    var nodes = graphHolder.all(by.css('rect.node-rect'));
    var startingLocations = graphHolder.all(by.css('path.path-draw'));
    expect(connections.count()).toBe(6);
    expect(nodes.count()).toBe(6);
    expect(startingLocations.count()).toBe(6);
  });

  it('should warn the user when a sequence is loaded with two cycles', function () {
    // load the dialog and type in a known correct sequence
    element(by.css('.left-controls')).all(by.css('button')).first().click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal select')).all(by.tagName('option')).get(0).click();
    element(by.css('.ng-modal textarea')).sendKeys('PEPTIDE1{A.C.A.C.A.C.A.C.A}$PEPTIDE1,PEPTIDE1,1:R2-4:R2|PEPTIDE1,PEPTIDE1,6:R2-9:R2$$$');
    element(by.id('modalLoadButton')).click();
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MISREADING, contracts. When a deed is read falsely to an illiterate or blind man, who is a party to it, such false reading amounts to a fraud, because the contract never had the assent of both parties. 5 Co. 19; 6 East, R. 309; Dane's Ab. c. 86, a, 3, 7; 2 John. R. 404; 12 John. R. 469; 3 Cowen, R. 537.


Two publications have highlighted Ames Laboratory scientists using Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopies to quantify lattice strain and photoluminescence behavior in germanium-tin nanoparticles. The team is studying their use as a photovoltaic material.
Scientists mentioned in the articles include Emily Smith and Javier Vela, both researchers in the Chemical and Biological Sciences division of the Ames Laboratory. Smith is a professor of chemistry, and Vela is an associate professor of chemistry, at Iowa State University.
The scientists original paper, "Germanium–Tin/Cadmium Sulfide Core/Shell Nanocrystals with Enhanced Near-Infrared Photoluminescence," was published in Chemistry of Materials, June 27, 2017.


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Ronnie holds B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Manitoba, Canada. Before founding his own company "Transformer Consulting Services Inc." Ronnie worked as a Transformer Designer at Pauwels Canada (Manufacturer), as an Equipment Engineer at SNC Lava Lin (EPCM) and Enmax Power (Utility) and as a Substation Lead Engineer at McGregor Construction (Substation Construction). Ronnie is a registered professional engineer in the province of Alberta, Canada and an IEEE member. Ronnie held various leadership positions at the IEEE Section level and is a regular member of the IEEE PES society.


Will it require WiFi adaptor ??
Can you make a video for this please would be much easier ?
how 'bout for Moblie androids?
Any hope for Windows 7 users?
Does Wifiphisher need two of the same wireless CARDS?
Not finding wifiphisher.py where it will be?


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JMP Securities Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Twilio (TWLO)
Howard Kim
In a report released today, Patrick Walravens from JMP Securities maintained a Buy rating on Twilio (TWLO – Research Report), with a price target of $175.00. The company's shares closed yesterday at $76.01.
According to TipRanks, Walravens is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 2.4% and a 40.60% success rate. Walravens covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as NICE, Domo, and Sprinklr.
Twilio has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $132.05, a 73.73% upside from current levels. In a report released on September 14, BTIG also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $105.00 price target.
See the top stocks recommended by analysts >>
Based on Twilio's latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $943.35 million and a GAAP net loss of $322.77 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $668.93 million and had a GAAP net loss of $227.85 million
TipRanks has tracked 36,000 company insiders and found that a few of them are better than others when it comes to timing their transactions. See which 3 stocks are most likely to make moves following their insider activities.
Founded in 2008, California-based Twilio, Inc. provides a cloud communications platform that allows software developers to programmatically make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages, and perform other communication functions using its web service APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).
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DRIVER GUIDING: (includes driver guide, insurance, car and fuel). Indicative prices from £360 for Full Day and £230 Half Day. All prices are determined before the booking.
A half day is defined as four hours in the morning or four in the afternoon. A full day is normally eight hours.
Tours are paid for in advance. For cancellation condition see paragraph 4. Payment can be made either via bank transfer or PayPal. In case of PayPal payment there is an additional 3% to be paid for PayPal commissions.
On a full day lasting more than 8.5 hours or a half day lasting more than 4.5 hours, a supplementary payment for each additional hour is normally due in the measure of £18 per additional hour.
Tours are paid for in advance. If you cancel a booking up to 30 days in advance you receive a 75% refund. Cancellations between 30 and 10 days before the tour receive a 50% refund. There is no refund if you cancel within ten days of the tour or are not at the organised departure or pick-up point, but we may give a discretionary partial refund up to 50% if there are compelling circumstances or if we were able to re-sell the day. If we have to cancel a tour you receive a full refund of the amount paid and that is the extent of our obligation. Food, accommodation, admissions and boat trips are not included in the price of the tour. Ferries to and from the islands are not included. For any question please call us on +44 (0)7814519934. It should be noted that holiday insurance should cover you for any unforeseen circumstances, like illness or delays causing you to miss your tour. Check with your insurance provider.
The price of a driver/guide assumes a maximum of four guests (unless agreed otherwise in advance) and includes the services of a properly insured driver/guide with car, also fuel, taxes and any ferries or bridge tolls. Entrance charges are not included.
An allowance for dinner, bed and breakfast where overnight stays are involved, is required. This is normally £70.
8. Only for tours from Invergordon, Ullapool, Portree and Scrabster. If your ship fails to dock you will receive a refund of the 80% of the cost of the tour minus the PayPal commissions, if you had paid via PayPal. If we have to cancel a tour you will receive a full refund of the amount paid and that is the extent of our obligation. Food, accommodation, admissions and boat trips are not included in the price of the tour.
Making a booking implies the acceptance of all of the above conditions.


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To help ensure we achieve these goals we have actively sought out independent certifications that open our management systems and capabilites to scrutiny by means of comprehensive audits.
Environmental Management Systems (AS/NZS ISO 14001:2015).
By adhering to these certifications, which require ongoing audits, we regularly communicate with our staff and contractors to ensure our commitment to quality and effective systems management is followed at all times.
These accreditations and external endorsements contribute to the confidence you can have in Monarch Building Solutions and our ability to perform our duties at industry-leading standards.


Choose the best answer for each question from each set.
If time is passing and you are moving away from the starting point at a steady pace, explain your slope.
If time is passing and you are moving towards the starting point at a steady pace, explain your slope.
If time is passing and you are not moving, explain your slope.
Use the following points to answer the questions.
Where is the slope undefined?
Where is the slope positive?
Where is the slope negative?
Where is the slope zero?
Directions and/or Common Information: Mary has a new part time job. The first month she earned $275.32. During the fourth month she earned $356.25.
Write an ordered pair to represent this situation.
Find the rate of change.


St Brigids Parents Association are Delighted to Announce that The Next Element of our Campaign is now Underway!!!!
We have the potential to raise the fantastic amount of €10,000 over the whole campaign to go to our daughters' school and the power pledge campaign could raise in the region of €4,000 if everyone gets behind it. We would really appreciate it if you or someone you know would be able to purchase our wattage.
Pledge forms have been sent out through the school.
Thank you for your continued support – it is very much appreciated.


2015 | Mexico | Color | 75 min.
Antoin, Yesuán and Karla share a common memory of their last moment together in the amusement park Parque Lenin. When they lost their mother, four years ago, their paths changed radically. Antoin moved to France to pursuit his dream of becoming a professional opera singer, meanwhile Yesuán and Karla stayed in Cuba, trying to consolidate their new family roles.


Professor Andy Silverman is a Joseph M. Livermore Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Studies at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. Andy has been involved with the Arizona Justice Project since its inception as the Faculty Advisor for the University of Arizona. In that capacity, Andy has recruited, supervised and mentored numerous students for over a decade in the post-conviction investigation and litigation in cases involving a wrongful conviction or manifest injustice. Andy continues to be intimately involved with the Arizona Justice Project and the College of Law's newly formed Wrongful Conviction Clinic.


☆ I have a good big eye tuna again. It was 58lbs and the one of the biggest tuna ever. It is getting mature and time to eat.
☆ Uni is not easy. It was sold out yesterday. And a pack is coming today. I am not sure for tomorrow delivery.
☆ Japanese Fish Omakase was Porgy and Opal Eye only.
☆ Ocean Trout came back. I made carpaccio style sashimi salad and people loved it.
☆ 2 weeks for Masters, are you ready? I am ready.
☆ I went to see the cardiology doctor for checking. My heart was very good condition. The only problem was cholesterol. But it was minor. I need tto drop 20 points and lose 5 lbs. of weight. And I need exercise to because I am fat. Yes, I am fat.
☆ April 7th Monday Dinner will be closed. I need to go to Augusta for Masters. This is my Tradition of Masters Monday and my tiny spring break.
Pomegranate juice may help stop plaque from building up in blood vessels – in other words, it may have an anti-atherogenic effect. The antioxidants in the juice may help keep cholesterol in a form that is less damaging, and may also reduce plaque that has already built up in vessels, according to Collins. Pomegranate juice was shown to have potent anti-atherogenic effects in healthy humans and in mice with plaque buildup — possibly due to its antioxidative properties, researchers from Israel recently concluded. In their study of healthy male volunteers, pomegranate juice was shown to decrease the likelihood of LDL "bad" cholesterol to form plaque. Another Israeli study showed a decrease in the development of atherosclerosis in mice whose diets were supplemented with pomegranate juice.
Pomegranate juice may slow prostate cancer growth. Antioxidants are known to help prevent and repair DNA damage that can lead to cancer. "Pomegranate juice won't fend off cancer by itself, but studies suggest it may be a wonderful addition to the balanced, plant-based diet recommended by the American Institute of Cancer Research," says Collins. Men who have already had preliminary treatment for prostate cancer may benefit from a daily dose of pomegranate juice. The juice appeared to suppress the growth of cancer cells and the increase in cancer cell death in lab testing, according to research from UCLA. Allan Pantuck, MD, said in an email interview that he guesses a combination of elements in pomegranates — rather than any single component — is probably responsible for these health effects.


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Kangaroo pocket. Long sleeves. Banded cuffs and hem. Silvertone grommets.


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Writing the recession (3): Some numbers
There's plenty of mumbling about the recession hitting publishing - publishing houses cutting staff, cutting advances, cutting lists, trying to rejuvenate the backlist (do kids really want to read Enid Blyton?), bookshops closing, liquidating or just selling crap. There have been a few stories about 'poor' authors having their advances cut from £120,000 to only £30,000, intended to make people scoff at authors (while ignoring the vast majority of authors whose advances are often well under £3,000, and first-time novelists for which they may be only £500). But largely authors are ignored in coverage of the industry's 'crisis' — which is a little odd, as without us there would be no publishing industry.
So, is there a crisis? There is certainly a crisis in confidence. But: The value of book sales in the UK has risen by £0.5 billion over the last 10 years (representing an increase of 40%). Fiction sales in the last months of 2009 were 14% up on the same period last year (up 3.3% excluding Dan Brown). The value of children's book sales in the year is between 3% down and 5% up depending on the source you look at.
But income is unevenly distributed in publishing. Some publishers are struggling, at least in some areas of their business. They are not very good at recognising that it's vital to subsidise some under-performing areas with income from over-performing areas in order to keep the whole organism healthy. Pouring all the money into celebrity crap or a few over-hyped books will not sustain the industry in the long-term as it neglects the need to nurture a new readership. It's easy to say 'oh, this will make lots of money now, we don't need to bother with that' - but then you're left madly chasing the next 'this' with nothing steady to fall back on, and have to scrabble around making cuts if 'this' doesn't turn up or doesn't deliver.
For most of the authors I know, 2009 has been a disastrous year. Although I do my accounts April-April, I track commissions Jan-Jan, so assuming I'm not about to get lots of commissions tomorrow, I can say that commissions are, for me, a long way down. They've fallen from £53,000 in 2008 to less than £12,000 in 2009 - that's a drop of nearly 75%. (This is new commissions - it doesn't include royalties, PLR and ALCS payments which are all income on old books and so don't reflect much.) Even removing the one unusually high-value commission in 2008, this year is still 60% down. (I would have done other work in that time, so excluding it is not really fair - but it is in keeping with the industry practice of giving figures including and excluding JKR, DB, SM, etc.) The number of commissions is is down only 25%. The average value of each commission is down 50%.
Well, those are my figures. I know it's not really done to reveal this info in public, but personally I'm in favour of openness. If the problem isn't talked about, no-one will make a move towards solving it, or even just sharing the burden. So - how do we fix this broken model of publishing for writers? Any ideas?
The wayward muse
We've all been there. Deadline looming, book not finished (or not even started) and somehow that spark of creativity that you depend on to make the words glow and catch light cannot be kindled. The sentences - if you've written them at all - lie lumpen and cold on the page. The words sprawl lazily, dull adjectives sticking out like elbows. The book is an early-morning teenager, unwilling to rouse itself at all. Where is the muse when you need her? It's Christmas, there's snow outside - she's probably gone to make snow-hippos and sledge down ancient burial mounds. She may be waiting in A&E with a sledging accident at this very moment. She certainly doesn't want to hang around in here to help me build a dragon for an end-of-year picture-book deadline. I'm sure I heard her, on the way out, kicking a troll out of the way and falling over that cat with the bifurcated tail, grumbling that I don't use half the things she drags in.
The popular conception of a writer is of someone who writes when imagination strikes. The Writer of Popular Imagination (WPI) is a delicate flower, wracked by emotion and impelled to pour his or her heart out. He or she wears elegant clothes and writes in a beautiful room, which may be crammed with interesting objets d'art. The muse sits obediently at the WPI's side, adding an eloquent line here or there and sipping a martini. The WPI does not sit on the floor in pyjamas with a laptop precariously balanced and keep checking Facebook and Twitter for some crucial debate that must be entered into - more crucial than writing about the damn dragon. The WPI's muse does not drink absinthe all night and then go awol for days.
Some books don't need much help from the muse. Then she gets impatient and starts kicking ideas around in a distracting way. 'Look at me,' she says, ' Look what I've found. Don't you want to come and play with this were-flamingo? What can we do with this witch-infested igloo built of icing sugar? Would you like some of this mandrake goulash?' It's Not Now, Bernard all over again. Maybe the muse is called Bernard. She gets petulant and stroppy and goes off in a sulk when I won't play with her.
Other books really should have the muse's name on the title page. OK, Bernard, you can have a credit. You can have half the PLR- please just come and tell me how to put these bits together. How do you cope when the muse won't come in and the deadline is creeping closer? Write anyway. Write and just accept whatever garbage comes out, and keep going. That way you will have something to correct. At the very least, you will have something to srew up and throw at the damn muse when she deigns to show her face.
When she finally comes back in, the muse can look over what you've written and jeer at you. If you're lucky, she will want to prove her worth by fixing it quickly. If she still won't play, but acts like a cat you've left in the cattery for a fortnight, you'll just have to prove you can do it on your own. And you can - which is what really annoys her. You know how language works, you know how to put a book together - it might take longer and you might feel grumpier, but you can do it without her. The child created by IVF is indistinguishable from the child begotten joyfully between Parisian sheets or the child conceived in a car park. No-one else will know. Lock the muse-flap, leave her out in the snow and prove you can do it anway.
Labels: Christmas, creativity, dragon, muse, picture books
How short books have got shorter
You would think a book of 48 pages would always have the same number of pages, wouldn't you? But you'd be wrong...
Books always have multiples of eight pages, because of the way paper is folded to make a book. So short books for short children generally have 24, 32, 48, 56 or 64 pages. A lot of schools and libraries books have 48 pages. It's long enough to get some decent content in, but short enough to be unintimidating to novice readers.
Traditionally, the main text of a 48-page book starts on page 4 and continues until page 45. The prelims come before page 4, and the end matter (glossary, further info, index) comes on pages 46 to 48. But 48-page books have got shorter. More and more often, they are self-ended. This means the first and last pages are stuck down, becoming the endpapers. The main text then starts on page 6 and ends on page 43. The reasons are economic. The publisher can pay you less to write it (typically £100 less), they have to pay less for layout, editing, proof-reading and licences for pictures from picture libraries. It costs less to print and bind. But the cover price remains the same.
It is, literally, money for nothing (on those stuck down pages) for the publisher.
Labels: book production, cost, pages, schools and libraries, self-ended books


Maureen Beveridge, a senior at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., received the Distinguished Scholar Award for Political Science at the university's academic convocation, April 17.
Beveridge is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Denis Beveridge of Springfield, Ill.
The award is bestowed on the graduating senior who demonstrates academic excellence in a particular field of study. Candidates must earn a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 3.40.