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Maximizing Results in Maine Trucking Cases
Written by Timothy Kenlan
Promoting Safer Trucking in Maine
Maine's unique geography and geopolitical boundaries necessitate heavy reliance on trucking to keep our economy moving and to keep food and other goods available and in our stores. However, because of their massive size and limited maneuverability, trucks pose special risks on the roadways. Every year, there are over 1,000 crashes involving commercial vehicles on Maine's roads. With increasing economic
pressures and competition, this number is likely to increase. In addition, regulations that help promote a safer trucking industry are being threatened in the current political environment. We cannot prevent all crashes. But by litigating cases involving injury caused by the operation of large trucks, we have the ability as trial lawyers to help enforce and extend necessary safety rules and to see that victims of drivers who violate these rules, as well as victims of other dangerous industry practices, are fairly compensated.
Keys to Preparing a Case
To successfully litigate trucking cases, it is necessary to understand all applicable rules and regulations and how violations of these may have contributed to a particular crash. These cases typically involve complex sets of federal and state trucking regulations, codified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and as promulgated by Maine's Department of Transportation. The more "common sense" rules of the road (some of which have been codified in Maine law, or in federal rules) also come into play. Identifying the case-relevant rules early on, through the help of investigators and appropriate experts, is key to countering an expected aggressive defense. Being able to neutralize what the Defense may perceive as a strength—or even affirmatively weaponizing it—can turn a presumptively difficult case into a winning case.
Crash with a Logging Truck
Recently we represented a woman who was seriously injured in a crash with a logging truck. The trucker was on his way home, hauling an empty logging trailer behind his tractor, both of which he would park at his home. He lived in a rural area on a two-lane, straight stretch of road with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour. It was well after dark and there were no streetlights. The trucker pulled past his driveway, which was on the other side of the roadway, and with his trailer across the lane of oncoming traffic he began to back into his driveway. As he proceeded, the trailer, illuminated by reflectors, was perpendicular across the road and blocking the oncoming lane of traffic. The tractor, with its headlights on, was facing toward the traffic in the oncoming lane. As this was happening, our client was approaching in the oncoming lane. Unable to see the trailer or appreciate the hazard ahead, she continued on her way and, without taking any evasive action, crashed into the side of the trailer. It took first responders over an hour and a half to extricate her from her vehicle.
Trucker Negligence
From the outset, the Defense considered this a frivolous case and offered no money prior to our filing a lawsuit. After all, the trailer was supposedly there to be seen and it was, they maintained, our client who had crashed into the trailer. The Defense's response to our lawsuit was predictable: our client must have been driving too fast; she must have been distracted; she must have seen the trailer; and thus her claim is barred by her own fault. Relying on what we had learned from both the police investigation and our private investigation, we initially hired an accident reconstructionist and a trucking expert to better understand what had happened in an effort to confirm our initial analysis of the truck driver's negligence. He made an improper left-hand turn while backing, in violation of 29-A M.R.S.A. § 2060(2); and he failed to yield the right-of-way to my client, in violation of 29-A M.R.S.A. § 2053(1), thus blocking the oncoming lane with his trailer.
It is because of this type of hazard that Maine's Commercial Driver License manual and safety classes caution drivers about backing their rigs and recommend that they do so only when absolutely necessary. We argued that there was no justification for his doing so in nighttime conditions, particularly without any clear warnings on his part, such as reflective cones, signage, flares, or someone to "flag." We were able to determine that there was ample room in the trucker's own driveway to perform the maneuver safely, away from other vehicles on the road. The only reason for him to back in was to make it easier for him to get back on the road again.
Responding to Allegations of Comparative Fault
The more difficult issue that we had to confront was the defense of our client's comparative fault. Why didn't our client see the trailer in time to avoid it? Why shouldn't her comparative fault be a bar to any right of recovery? To answer these questions, we retained a nationally renowned expert in human factors who specializes in the operation of motor vehicles with a particular focus on drivers' night vision. We asked this expert to help us counter the defense of comparative fault and turn it into our own affirmative narrative.
Because conspicuity issues are particularly important in nighttime conditions, Federal regulations require trailers to be equipped with side marker amps and retro-reflective taping to increase conspicuity. See 49 U.S.C. § 571.108(S5.7.1.4.2), 49 CFR § 393.11. Post-crash inspection of the trailer revealed that it was in compliance with these regulations. But what we learned from our human factors expert was that, given the angle of the trailer's position across the road (approximately 45 degrees), the retro-reflective taping would not have been illuminated by our client's headlights until she was about 100 feet away. Even at the lawful speed that she was driving, there would not have been enough time for her to perceive a hazard in the road, react to it, and avoid it. At the posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour, our client would have been traveling at 66 feet per second, and would have had just over 1.5 seconds to perceive the hazard, react to the hazard, and apply the brakes or take other evasive action. The stopping distance alone at that speed, even if she could instantly react, would not have stopped her in time to avoid the crash.
What the Client Saw
On the backdrop of this nighttime event, the small amber lights on the trailer would have appeared as random points of light that might have been anything. In contrast, the bright headlights of the jackknifed tractor appeared to be lights from a vehicle in the oncoming lane, leaving our client with the impression that the truck was just another approaching vehicle. The relative brightness of the truck's headlights would have overpowered the limited lighting from the trailer, overcoming any other visual cues or warnings of the hazard. The human factors expert further explained that because of our client's normal expectancy interest that vehicles would not be stopped in the middle of the roadway, by the time her closing speed would have led her to realize that the truck was not moving, it would have been too late to make any evasive action.
During the daytime, the trailer would, of course, have been clearly visible from quite a substantial distance and it then would have been incumbent upon our client to take steps to avoid it. However, at nighttime the variables are different and visibility issues increase the amount of time it takes to perceive and react to a hazard on the roadway, particularly when the situation is at odds with the driver's expectancy interest.
Reconstructing and Understanding the Crash
Litigating trucking cases can be a challenging and difficult endeavor that requires clear understanding of the issues and the use of all necessary resources. Having command of the rules and regulations is a big step toward identifying and establishing negligence and overcoming the defense of comparative fault. Associating with the right experts, which may be expensive, and synthesizing the information into a coherent, compelling narrative for demand negotiations or trial presentation are key steps to help ensure that safety rules can be articulated clearly and concisely. This helps judges and juries understand the issues so that those operating trucks in an unsafe and dangerous manner are held accountable, and that people hurt because of such behavior are fairly compensated.
In the end, our approach and strategy led to the Defense's decision to avoid trial, and to settle favorably for our client. Through the litigation process, our client's rights were protected and we took a big step in holding others accountable by reinforcing the safety rules in Maine.


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UPDATE: To clarify, I would like the 192.168.1.1 ip address to be in the fact output somehow. The ansible_all_ipv4_addresses field and ansible_default_ipv4 in the output contains 10.10.10.1 which isn't a helpful IP address to people looking at the inventory from a LAN perspective.
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A: One solution seems to be to run a playbook to populate a file in /etc/ansible/facts.d/whatever.fact using the "{{inventory_hostname}}" variable. When setup runs, it will include the whatever.fact in the JSON output. It's here in case it helps anyone else:
How can I log inventory_hostname to a file on the remote using a Playbook?

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Freedom of Worship is een schilderij van Norman Rockwell en maakt deel uit van een serie van vier schilderijen met de naam Four Freedoms.

Het schilderij
Dit schilderij werd op 27 februari 1943 gepubliceerd in The Saturday Evening Post en begeleid door een essay van Will Durant. De andere schilderijen werden in andere edities gepubliceerd.

Rockwell hield ervan het leven uit te beelden zoals hij het beleefde of zag. Naar Rockwells eigen beleving waren dit schilderij en Freedom of Speech het beste uit de verf gekomen. De andere twee waren Freedom from Fear en Freedom from Want. Als model voor de personen op alle vier schilderijen koos hij zijn buren in Arlington (Vermont).

Rockwell had meerdere versies nodig om tot dit schilderij te komen. Eerdere versies vertoonden een aantal klanten in een kapperszaak van verschillende religieuze en raciale afkomst. Het was volgens hem echter lastig herkenbare uitbeeldingen te maken, omdat er weinig overeenstemming bestond over hoe een persoon uit een bepaald geloof eruit moest zien. Hij veranderde daarom de omgeving in een neutrale plaats waar mensen van verschillend ras elk hun eigen religie belijden.

Met de schilderijen werd een tour door de Verenigde Staten gehouden onder het motto Buy War Bonds. Bij elkaar zagen 1,2 miljoen Amerikanen de schilderijen en werd er 132 miljoen dollar ingezameld voor de inzet in de Tweede Wereldoorlog.

Het schilderij bevindt zich in het Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge (Massachusetts).

Achtergrond
Het werk is geïnspireerd op de State of the Union op 6 januari 1941 van de Amerikaanse president Franklin Delano Roosevelt dat ook wel de Four Freedoms-speech wordt genoemd. Volgens Roosevelt in deze rede zijn de vier fundamentele rechten van de mens de vrijheid van meningsuiting, godsdienstvrijheid, vrijwaring van gebrek en vrijwaring van vrees.

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Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 at 3:39pm.
Selling a Ridgewood, New Jersey home is not quite as simple as it used to be; it takes far more than sticking a 'for sale' sign in the yard and waiting for buyers to come to you. With decades of experience in the Ridgewood real estate market, our team at Tarvin Realtors has assisted countless sellers complete the Ridgewood home selling process with ease. Whether you're toying around with the idea of selling your home and want some guidance or need to sell your home immediately, you've come to the right place to learn more about the Ridgewood home selling process and the steps needed to ensure your transaction is as smooth and successful as possible.
Friday, February 21st, 2014 at 3:45pm.
Whether you've just started to consider buying a home in Ridgewood or you're already exploring housing options, you've come to the right place to learn more about the Ridgewood home buying process. While each state requires slightly different steps to buying a home and each transaction, no matter what state, is different, they are all very similar. As real estate experts that specialize in the purchase and sale of Ridgewood houses, it would be our great pleasure to share our knowledge of the buying process with you. Of course, it is always best to consult a Realtor® about the specific steps required for your particular transaction.
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Are you buying or selling a home in Ridgewood, New Jersey? Overwhelmed? Taking care of all the little details when it comes time to purchase or sell in Ridgewood can seem daunting and overwhelming. There are many considerations to be made and deadlines to meet to ensure that your transaction stays on track. While many of these items will be managed and tracked by your Ridgewood Realtor®, it is imperative for you to stay informed and up to date. As local real estate experts that have been assisting buyers and sellers just like you for decades, we've developed a checklist for buyers and sellers in Ridgewood NJ to help better prepare you.


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How To Use Facebook Video Ads to Generate B2B Leads
Akvile DeFazio
As social media platforms continue popping up and newcomers gain even more popularity, some have suggested Facebook might be losing steam – but, according to recent statistics, it's showing no signs of slowing down. Facebook's current 2.07 billion active monthly user base grew 16 percent in 2017 from the year prior, according to Zephoria.
If changes in the social advertising landscape had you hesitant about testing Facebook Ads for your B2B lead generation driving efforts, it's safe to say that your audience is there – and video ads are one of the most effective ways to give yourself a competitive edge.
When it comes to Facebook video ads, they are still a heavily underutilized creative format for B2B brands. Videos are effective in capturing the attention of potential customers and more often than not, they convert at higher rates over their static image counterparts.
If you are looking to generate B2B leads for your business, give Facebook video ads a try as a creative way to promote your webcasts, ebooks, products, tools, and services.
Welcome Leads Through Webcasts
Hosting an upcoming webcast? Drive leads through a promotional video that shines a light on the sign-up benefits. As a mutual trade-off, share enough information to give your target audience a taste and pique interest, but not enough to give away the best information that you have to offer, until they sign up with their contact information and attend.
To capture the lead, send users to a landing page with additional webcast details and a registration form. For an alternative method, test to see if you can drive higher lead volume at a lower cost per lead, by testing a lead gen specific ad unit with a video, as this format often proves to be more effective than static images.
If you're looking for something more engaging, test some videos that showcase the webcast host inviting users to join the webcast or, if you hosted a similar webcast in the past, use a former attendee that can share a snippet of what they learned by attending before and the valuable information you can learn by signing up for the upcoming webcast.
If the webcast is free to attend, be sure to mention this in the ad copy or the video itself as an additional incentive to sign up and lock in that lead.
Let's take a look at a great example of a static image ad and discuss ways we could further enhance its visibility and effectiveness using movement.
Below, Foxley does a great job on this particular ad by using a friendly face, bright colors, and captivating copy; however, with how quickly people tend to scroll through their feed, something with motion would increase their chances of stopping and viewing.
Take static images a step further by creating a video or slideshow ad to capture impressions and then use the other ad assets to entice them to sign up. If you are unable to create a full video, test micromovements on an otherwise static image. Alternate the color or size of something on the image in a looping .gif file or create a Cinemagraph.
Flixel is one company that designs stunning cinemagraphs that are worth looking into. Take advantage of the free trial they offer and test out a cinemagraph for an upcoming campaign, regardless of it being for a webcast, eBook, product, tool, or service that you offer.
Entice With eBooks
When was the last time you saw an eBook video ad in your News Feed? Spotting Sasquatch in the wild may be a more frequent occurrence. Use this to your advantage and test out a video ad to promote your eBook in exchange for leads.
Let's take this next excellent static image example from LinkedIn and rethink how we can bring it to life with motion.
This ad would be a terrific candidate for a stop motion video, where the video starts and stops seamlessly and creates the impression of movement. To create a stop motion video, one of our favorite video apps is Stop Motion Studio, available in both iTunes and Google Play.
B2C brands aren't the only ones that can have fun with video. There are many ways B2B brands can creatively and professionally showcase their business using video ads to others in effort to drive leads and sales.
Showcase Your Services, Tools, and Products In Use
How can your product help save time and money for a potential customer? How can it generate more money for their business? Demonstrate your tool in action with a video ad by showing real people using it, describing the benefits, and include screenshots of what they can expect to see or experience. Hubspot does an outstanding job answering these questions and showing features of their CRM in the ad below. View the full ad on AdEspresso.
To drive leads with a video ad that may be similar to this, send users to lead form landing page on your website or use a lead generation ad format on Facebook. If you want to test this in a remarketing campaign and your business allows for discounts or free trials, mention that in the ad as well to increase your chances of acquiring the lead.
Facebook Video Ad Specs
Facebook's design recommendations for video ads are as follows:
Video Recommendations:
Recommended Length: Up to 15 seconds
Recommended Aspect Ratio: Vertical (4:5)
Sound: Enabled with captions included
Video Specifications:
Recommended format: .mp4, .mov or .gif
Required Lengths By Placement:
Facebook: 240 minutes max
Instagram Feed: Up to 60 seconds
Resolution: 600px minimum width
File size: Up to 4 GB max
Slideshow Specifications:
Use high resolution images or a video file to create a slideshow
Facebook and Instagram: 50 seconds max
Slideshows will loop
If you run video ads that have sound, adding captions is highly recommended. Many users scroll through their feed on mute and we also don't want to disregard anyone who may be hearing impaired.
Your video should tell the full story of what you are trying to portray contextually, visually, and audibly, enticing them to click through and convert into a lead or even further down the funnel, as a sale.
Adding captions is a quick and simple process with Facebook's caption feature that is available at the ad level. By selecting the option, Facebook will scan your video, provide a script, which you can review and if there is anything that needs adjusting, it's easy to edit.
Regardless of your business model, industry, or goals as a B2B product of service provider, your customers are on Facebook and video ads can help draw in leads. Stand out among the stillness of the News Feed with Facebook video ads and reach your lead acquisition goals.
As someone who lives for connecting people, making the connection between consumers and brands is what Akvile DeFazio, President and Digital Advertising Specialist at AKvertise, Inc., a social media advertising agency, does best. Her areas of expertise are ecommerce, event marketing, mobile apps, and lead generation, by way of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and LinkedIn Ads. Connect with her on Twitter at @AkvileDeFazio or at AKvertise.com.
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UKnowledge > University Press of Kentucky > Social & Behavioral Studies > Journalism Studies > 1
The Newspaper Press in Kentucky
Herndon J. Evans
The story of Kentucky's newspapers is the story of our political, economic, and social life. It is the story of issues and answers, the story of life and death. Newspapers, by their very nature, become sources of historical studies. They recount day by day or week by week the happenings, joyous or sorrowful, humorous or sad, enlightening or dull, experienced by those who live in the communities where they are printed or circulated.
In 1787, five years before statehood, John Bradford established Kentucky's first newspaper in Lexington. The Kentucky Gazette was first in a long line of newspapers which, over the years, have served the people of the state. The Newspaper Press in Kentucky, by revered Kentucky journalist Herndon J. Evans, illuminates the early days of Kentucky newspapers and their influence.
Herndon J. Evans (1895–1976) was the owner and editor of the Pineville Sun in Bell County for 30 years before becoming editor of the Lexington Herald in 1956. He was a longtime member of the Kentucky Press Association and served as president in 1930.
Newspapers, Newspaper industry, Journalists, Kentucky
Foreword by Barry Bingham, Sr.
Evans, Herndon J., "The Newspaper Press in Kentucky" (1976). Journalism Studies. 1.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Company Law of the People's Republic of China, Huawei has established the Supervisory Board. The key responsibilities of the Supervisory Board include overseeing the responsibility fulfillment of BOD members and senior management, monitoring the company's operational and financial status, and supervising internal control and legal compliance. Members of the Supervisory Board attend BOD and EMT meetings as non-voting participants.
The Supervisory Board is comprised of 10 members, who were elected by the Representatives' Commission and voted in by the Shareholders' Meeting. In 2017, several members of the Supervisory Board resigned from the board, and membership was adjusted accordingly. In March 2018, the Representatives' Commission and Shareholders' Meeting held a by-election for members of the Supervisory Board.
Executive members: Mr. Zhou Daiqi, Mr. Ren Shulu, Mr. Yin Xuquan, Mr. Li Jin'ge, and Mr. Li Dafeng.
Members: Mr. Song Liuping, Mr. Tian Feng, Mr. Yi Xiang, and Mr. Li Jian.
The Supervisory Board held five meetings in 2017. At the meetings, it assessed the responsibility fulfillment of the members of the BOD and Supervisory Board in 2016, examined and evaluated the company's financial status, and received reports on management of top legal risks and supervision of overseas subsidiaries. Throughout the year, members of the Supervisory Board attended 12 meetings of the BOD as non-voting participants, overseeing the legitimacy of BOD decisions and operations.
The Supervisory Board has established the Executive Committee, which acts as authorized by the Supervisory Board. Members of the Executive Committee are Mr. Li Jie, Mr. Zhou Daiqi, Mr. Ren Shulu, Mr. Yin Xuquan, Mr. Li Jin'ge, and Mr. Li Dafeng.


By invitation of the Sri Lanka Dental Association (SLDA), I had the pleasure to attend the FDI-World Dental Federation/CDA-Commonwealth Dental Association/SLDA Joint International Conference, under the theme "New Challenges in Dental & Oral Care", from 27th June till 1st July.
With Suresh Shanmuganathan, president of Sri Lanka Dental Association.
From left to right, Me, Suresh Shanmuganathan, Dato Ratnanesan (president of Asia Pacific Dental Federation and FDI past-president) and Bill O'Reilly (president of the Commonwealth Dental Federation).
Dance performance at the opening ceremony.
Organizing committee group photo. Standing, from left to right: Sunil Gunaratne, Gamini de Silva, Pubudu Perera, SuniI Fernando, Manil Fonseka, Ruwan Jayasinghe, Mahim Wimaladharma, Dasun Perera, Lionel Dassanayake, Ganananda Nanayakkara, Miraz Mukthar, V. Thuthikaran and Douglas Perera. Seated, from left to right: Naresha Samarasekara, Nilantha Ratnayake, Malcolm Stanislaus, Asoka Amunugama, Ramesh Kanna, Suresh Shanmuganathan, Vipula Wickramasinghe, A. Sundar, J. M. W. Jayasundara Bandara and DiIini Wijesooriya.
Entrance of the congress centre.
Opening of trade exhibition. With Rajitha Senaratne, minister of Fisheries, and Suresh Shanmuganathan, president of the Sri Lanka Dental Association.
Live, Learn and Laugh Symposium lecturing: LLL Global Health promotion Project-Global perspective.
My contribution was to briefly outline the role and operations of FDI, providing the global context for the national LLL programme. For her part, Vaidehi Ketkar, Unilever, described the LLL concept as well as its historic background.
Local project leader, Prasad Amaratunga of SLDA, provided an outline of the aims and achievements of the national LLL project, one of eight underway in Asia targeting schoolchildren.
The South-East Asia perspective was provided by Prof Prathip Phamtuvanit, LLL Regional Coordinator for Asia. He pointed out that, according to baseline data collected in Asia, the 11 LLL projects have reached out to at least 10,700 children and dental patients. The presentations were followed by 30 minutes of open discussion.
Symposium on "Integration and harmonization of Oral Health".
Other intervenients: Bill O' Reilly, Dato A. Ratnanesan, Lanka Jayasuriya Dissanayake (WHO – Sri Lanka professional officer).
High coverage at local media.
In Sri Lanka, the national oral health policy has been drafted in accordance with the national health policy. Its implementation will ensure the oral health care services are integrated with the medical services.
Sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy.
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We recently posted about the obstacles that, oftentimes, stand in the way of effective employee recognition in your office. But in this post, we wanted to focus on the different rewards you can supply your employees with that will make them feel appreciated and recognized.
These don't have to be grand or costly gestures, but instead can be smaller measures that inspire a better sense of community and higher levels of employee satisfaction, which is always a good thing for your organization.
Take a look at our suggestions towards rewarding employees in a meaningful way that will increase the productivity in your office and that is sure to decrease turnover as well as costs associated with recruiting, hiring, and training.
Maybe this sounds silly and you're thinking that your employees aren't going to want items with your company logo on it, but this could actually be a fun and well appreciated reward.
Plus, haven't you ever noticed the lengths people will go to for a free t-shirt?
Reward your team with custom pullovers that they can rock in or outside of the office or a coffee to-go cup that will quickly become their best friend. These items will increase the loyalty your employee feels towards your brand, and it's likely to make them feel more "a part" of everything.
They will appreciate the gesture, and it will also serve as a mini-advertisement for your business around town. It's a win-win!
Recognizing your employees' dedication and hard work – some may argue – is best done through taking care of their chores. After all, no one wants to go home from a long day of work to deal with a huge heap of laundry.
When your employees have shown exceptional work, think of providing them with something out-of-the-box for a specific time span – be it a week or a month – with a laundry service.
This is something they're bound to LOVE as it shows you value them and their time and want to do something to make a difference in their life and to bring them happiness. After their "reward" has run out, you can even look into offering the service (at a cost) as an employee benefit.
Rewarding your team for a job well done or continuous hard work can become a community building event. Go out for happy hour or for lunch, or even do a fun activity together that will help people get to know each other.
Try something new like a wine and cheese pairing activity, a paint and sip class, or a paintballing excursion for a more adventurous bunch. You can make the outing a surprise or get the team involved in planning it, polling them to see what the most desired activity is.
This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to rewards that will leave your employees with a smile on their faces. Look out for an upcoming article with more ideas they will be sure to never forget!


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Perla blanchardi és una espècie d'insecte plecòpter pertanyent a la família dels pèrlids.

Hàbitat
En el seu estadi immadur és aquàtic i viu a l'aigua dolça, mentre que com a adult és terrestre i volador.

Distribució geogràfica
Es troba al sud de Sud-amèrica.

Referències

Bibliografia
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Enllaços externs
 Encyclopedia of Life
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Public Opinion on Election Security
By Elizabeth McElvein
Thursday, April 12, 2018, 7:00 AM
Photo: Wikimedia/Architect of the Capitol
Election security appears to have gained momentum on Capitol Hill. Days before lawmakers adjourned for the Easter recess, the Senate intelligence committee rolled out bipartisan policy recommendations and secured funding to shore up election security in advance of the 2018 midterm elections. Debate about election security in Congress has revolved primarily around the scope and scale of resources that should be deployed to address vulnerabilities in our national election system, rather than on whether or not Russian actors interfered in the 2016 election.
Recent polling shows that Americans are concerned about election security and Russian election interference as well, though a partisan divide remains to some degree. A recent Quinnipiac survey suggests most Americans recognize the vulnerability of U.S. election infrastructure and think the government should be striking a more defensive posture in advance of the midterm elections. A comfortable majority (70 percent) of Americans believe the Russian government tried to influence the 2016 election, including 90 percent of Democrats and 51 percent of Republicans. Independents side overwhelmingly with Democrats—70 percent say they believe Russia tried to meddle in the 2016 election, while just 22 percent disagree.
Most Americans express trepidation about the state of election security heading in the 2018 midterms. Sixty-one percent say the Trump administration should be doing more to protect the upcoming election from Russian interference, while just 28 percent of Americans think the Trump administration is doing enough.
The security of the midterms elicits a notably partisan response. Eighty-four percent of Democrats say the administration should be doing more to defend the midterms from "imminent" foreign threats. Just 35 percent of Republicans agree, while half say they believe the administration is doing enough. Most independents (64 percent) say the administration should be doing more, compared to just 24 percent who say it is doing enough.
This time last year, public opinion was deeply divided on whether Russia meddled in the 2016 election. A March 2017 CNN-ORC poll found that just 54 percent of Americans said they were "extremely" or "very" likely to believe the intelligence agencies' conclusion that Russia attempted to influence the presidential election. This figure included a strong majority (75 percent) of Democrats but less than half (49 percent) of independents and just 18 percent of Republicans.
But public opinion on election interference has shifted, primarily among independents and Republicans. The share of Republicans who believe Russia meddled in the 2016 election increased 33 points in a one-year period, while independents increased by 21 points. It's unclear what's behind the shift. Perhaps these voters are taking seriously the recent calls from both intelligence officials and lawmakers to address existing vulnerabilities in election security.
Or perhaps they're listening to President Trump, whose position on Russian interference in the 2016 election appears to have shifted in the past year. Trump routinely mocked the notion of election interference throughout the campaign and the first year of his presidency: Last summer, speaking about a meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20, he responded to a yes-or-no question about Russian interference in the 2016 election by suggesting that "nobody really knows" whether Russia was solely responsible. But a few weeks ago, the president moved from casting aspersion on the intelligence community to denying that he had ever done so:
Days later, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders doubled down on the president's position, describing him as "tough on Russia" and stating that "interference in our elections will have consequences, and we're going to continue to impose consequences in response to Russian cyberattacks."
For the moment, it appears that Congress, the White House, and most Americans agree that Russian adversaries meddled in the 2016 presidential election and that more must be done to protect our elections. It remains to be seen, however, to what extent this consensus will shape any action on cybersecurity ahead of the midterms. And given the president's volatility, especially on matters related to Russia, the consensus may not last long.
Election Security,
Elizabeth McElvein is a second-year law student at the University of Michigan. Prior to law school, she was an oversight and investigations staffer at the House Judiciary Committee and a research assistant at the Brookings Institution.
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Q: Visual C# key detecting anomaly (D character added) while reading RFID card I'm developing a program in Visual C# 2015 which should authenticate users through rfid cards. The device I'm using simply emulates a keyboard: let's say I open notepad, then swipe the tag or card near the reader, and I get the serial number + enter, much like most barcode readers work.
Obviously, I don't want the user to see the code, nor make him/her able to type it in a textbox, so the idea is catching the input from "that keyboard" at authentication, using KeyDown event, putting all characters in a buffer variable and then checking it against the database when enter is pressed (that is, the end of the code).
The problem is, say the card is marked as 12345678, this is what I get in notepad or in a textbox. But when I display the buffer, I get "D1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8"; I could simply avoid the problem by adding a D before each character of the database, but I really want to understand why this happens. Is it a matter of coding, or maybe the keydown events are too near to each other? Does anybody have a clue? Thank you
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Here's the code:
XAML
<Window x:Class="myApp.MainWindow"
    (...)
    KeyDown="OnKeyDownHandler">

C#
private void OnKeyDownHandler(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        if (!authenticated) {

            if (e.Key != Key.Enter)
            {
                cardReadBuffer += e.Key;
            }
            else
            {
                //this returns every character preceded by a D; doesn't happen
                //if I type some characters on my keyboard and then press enter
                MessageBox.Show(cardReadBuffer);
                cardReadBuffer = "";
            }
        }
    }

A: The KeyDown event is just giving you the actual key being pressed, so try using the TextInput event to handle the string part:
private void OnKeyDownHandler(object sender, KeyEventArgs e) {
  if (e.Key == Key.Enter) {
    MessageBox.Show(cardReadBuffer);
    cardReadBuffer = "";
    e.Handled = true;
  }
}

private void OnTextInput(object sender, TextCompositionEventArgs e) {
  cardReadBuffer += e.Text;
}


Shady Side Academy Senior School presents the winter student musical Little Shop of Horrors on Feb. 8-10, 2019. Performances will be held Friday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. in the Hillman Center for Performing Arts on the Senior School campus, 423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online, by phone at 412-968-3040, or at the door. Note: Some content may not be suitable for children under 12.
Little Shop of Horrors is a horror-comedy-rock musical tale of a nerdy florist who finds his chance for romance and success with the help of a man-eating plant. The show follows the story of Seymour Krelborn after his discovery of a strange and interesting new species of plant, which he names Audrey II. "Two-ey" uses its influence to help Seymour gain the notoriety he has always wanted...for a price. With a colorful cast of characters and rock music, Little Shop of Horrors is based on the 1960s B-movie of the same name and the Broadway smash hit that was the first collaboration between the award-winning duo of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman of Disney fame.
More than 60 students in grades 9-12 are participating in the cast, crew and orchestra pit of Little Shop of Horrors. Principal roles include senior Koji Shimada as Seymour, sophomore Annabel Everett as Audrey, freshman Braden Crow as Mr. Mushnik, sophomore Jake Rohr as Orin the Dentist, junior Isabella Salvucci as Chiffon, sophomore Charlotte McDaniel as Ronnette, and freshman Sydney Demchak as Crystal.
The other principal character is the Audrey II plant puppet, which is being built from scratch by a dedicated team of students, led by senior Lucie Green, senior Lily Scheele, junior Ava Caron and sophomore Bridget Onest. The students are building four puppets that represent the plant's stages of growth, from a small plant in a 6" pot to a fully-grown plant that is roughly 4' tall, 4' wide and 7' long. Junior Sanjna Narayan is the puppeteer for three of the four plants while junior Max Minard voices the puppets.
Faculty members Dana Hardy-Bingham and Dr. Dan Brill are the show's director and music director, respectively. Staff member Austin Davidheiser is the technical director, set designer and lighting designer. Senior Ariel Rockman is assistant director and dramaturg, alumnus Rori Cain '16 is sound engineer, senior Elise Lehman is choreographer, junior Rose Genstein is stage manager, and sophomore Hannah Romoff and freshman Ariya Tayal are assistant stage managers.
Good luck to the cast and crew!


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Jerry's Habima Theatre presents Mamma Mia! on March 12-22, 2020
For 27 years, Jerry's Habima Theatre has been Georgia's only theatrical company directed and produced by professionals that features actors with special needs. Each year, together with industry professionals and actors from the community, Jerry's Habima Theatre presents a musical theatrical production to sell-out audiences and much acclaim. This year, we are thrilled to celebrate our 27th show with a production of Mamma Mia!
Here we go again! This family-friendly production uses ABBA's greatest hits to tell the hilarious story of a young woman's search for her birth father. This sunny and funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. The storytelling magic of ABBA's timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter, and friendship, creating an unforgettable show with nonstop laughs and explosive dance numbers.
Thurs, March 12, 7:30 pm
Sat, March 14, 7:30 pm
Sun, March 15, 1:00 pm March 19, 7:30 pm
Sun, March 22, 1:00 and 6:00 pm
MJCCA Member: Adult $25, Child $10
Community: Adult $35, Child $15
For more information, please contact our box office at 678.812.4002 or boxoffice@atlantajcc.org.
Become a Patron today or explore Corporate Sponsorship opportunities to help us continue to shatter stereotypes and defy the odds, with new entertaining and inspirational shows each year. For more information, contact Amy Royals at 678.812.4143 or amy.royals@atlantajcc.org.
For general questions about Habima or the Blonder Family Department for Special needs, please contact blonder@atlantajcc.org or Elizabeth Knapp at 678.812.4095.
Watch our documentary!
For Habima audition and performance information, contact auditions@atlantajcc.org or Kim Goodfriend at 678.812.4071.
For information about the MJCCA's Blonder Family Department for Special Needs, contact blonder@atlantajcc.org or Elizabeth Knapp at 678.812.4095.
To become a Patron, contact amy.royals@atlantajcc.org or Amy Royals at 678.812.4143.
Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.


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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 by The Press in Local News
A team is about more than just wins and losses
Philadelphia Eagles fans have dealt with ups and downs on the football field.
The team rallies when no one believes.
At a time like this when tragedy strikes, the Eagles family can inspire us all to persevere with compassion and dedication.
The death of 29-year-old Garrett Reid, the son of Andy Reid, the longest tenured coach in the NFL today, was shocking and sobering news.
Tragedy can strike any family and we all feel pain when hardships hit home. The difference is how we respond, how we react.
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Roadside attractions in bloom
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 by The Press in Social News
If you live in the suburbs or if you have the opportunity to drive along country roads, I hope you take the time to enjoy the varieties of colors and species of wildflowers growing along the highways and byways.
Many of them are listed as invasive, but they tend to brighten up my travels from home to local destinations.
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Gary R. Snyder
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 by The Press in Obituaries
of Salisbury Township
Gary R. Snyder, 72, of Salisbury Township, died in his home Aug. 1, 2012. He was the husband of Sharon M. (Bieber) Snyder. They would have been married for 35 years Sept. 17. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Earle L. and Viola (Smith) Snyder.
He was a 1958 graduate of Allentown High School. He was last employed at Total Imaging, Emmaus, until his retirement. He was previously employed at O.K Printing Co., Allentown, for over 35 years.
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Where are the JoePa fans now?
I am a Buckeye who arrived in the Lehigh Valley about 35 years ago and feel that JoePa is getting worse treatment than Adolph Hitler.
Most articles dealing with the Penn State situation frequently starts out with Joe Paterno and blank, blank and it appears that he was the bad guy. Seldom are the others mentioned at the outset.
Bethlehem man stars in opera
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 by The Press in Focus
Bethlehem's Jeremy Galyon stars in the opera, "Susannah," 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10 and 3 p.m. Aug. 12 in the Berks Opera Workshop and the Fall Festival of the Arts production, WCR Center for the Arts, 140 N. 5th St., Reading.
Carlisle Floyd's masterpiece was inspired by Appalachian folk songs, hymns and opera melodies. It was written during the 1950's McCarthy Era and inspired by the biblical Apocrypha.
In the opera's plot, Susannah is an innocent young person targeted by closed-minded hypocrites and preyed upon by a corrupt leader.
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Weeping for victims, university and Joe Paterno
One of the first things you learn in college is how to do many things at the same time. It wasn't called multi-tasking when I was a Penn State student, but like most Penn Staters, I mastered it early.
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Like many consumer electronics purchases, an A/V receiver is a significant investment. Not only will you probably be spending at least $600 on one, but it will have a large effect on how the audio coming from your speakers sounds. In short, anything you run through your A/V receiver will only sound as good as the level of quality that it can support. So when you are shopping for a receiver, how can you tell which models are up to the task of giving you the top notch performance you need? Read on and we'll break down the ins and outs of receiver comparison.
This is a huge topic, so for the purposes of this article, we are just going to focus on comparing A/V receiver power. We'll run through a few key things to look for as you compare the power of different models, as well as identifying some of the tricks that manufacturers use to inflate their specs.
It sounds simple, but it's true, one easy to way to identify if a receiver has a quality power supply and transformer is to look at the weight of the unit. Cheaper power supplies and transformers and their associated components will be smaller and more light weight. One caveat though, this applies to comparing receivers with traditional A/B amps. Receivers that use class D amps will be lighter as the digital technology they employ does not need the larger transformer and heat sinks of an A/B amp. Take a look at the Yamaha RX-V585. It's a lower end model and will only set you back a modest $499. The weight is listed at 17.9 lbs, which is pretty light for an A/V receiver. By contrast, the Onkyo TX-NR585, which is in a similar price range and lists comparable specs, comes in at 20.7 lbs, almost three pounds heavier. Even though they are both listed at 80 watts/channel, my money would be on the Onkyo to actually deliver more power in a real world situation because it's likely to use higher quality components. Sure, this is conjecture, but it's worth noting that Onkyos are fairly legendary in terms of their bang for the buck and the power they provide. The reputation of the lower Yamaha models are a bit more mixed with a lot of their accolades being based on features and video performance rather than power. Speaking of power, let's take a look at what you need to pay attention to when comparing specs.
Let's look at the spec page for another receiver, the Pioneer Elite VSX-LX102 and look at the power specs right at the top on the left hand side. Notice how there are actually two specs listed, 170 W/ch (6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 10 %, 1ch Driven) and then 80 W/ch (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, THD 0.08 %, 2ch Driven, FTC). Pretty big difference there with one spec listing 170 watts/channel and then another showing only 80 watts/channel. So which power spec is correct? Well this where things get a bit tricky, because technically both specs are valid, but in the case of the 170 watts/channel number, it relies on very specific conditions that are highly unlikely to really happen. In order to actually get 170 watts out of this receiver, you'll need to only be driving a single channel, that is only one speaker, and that speaker will need to be rated at 6 ohms and also will need to be to be only producing a 1 kHz tone. When will a speaker be producing just a 1 kHz tone? Only if you are running a test tone at that specific frequency, for all intents and purposes a speaker will never be producing only a single frequency during actual use. Oh and by the way, the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) will be 10%, which means you'll have cranked the volume to the point where your speaker is producing tons of noise and basically sounds terrible. So as you can see, that spec is there merely to make the receiver look like it will provide more power than it really will under normal conditions. Now just about every receiver manufacturer does this, in fact if you look at the Onkyo TX-NR 585 page you can see the same thing, so Pioneer is far from the only guilty party here.
In fact, things have gotten better in recent years, it used to be that for some models they would only give you this inflated spec and not even bother with the more realistic version that the second one represents. Let's go through that second spec to see what it tells us about the power. The 80 watts/channel spec is a much better indication of the power that the receiver will actually deliver. First off, it's connected to an 8 ohm speaker, which will draw less power. Second, it's when a full band signal is being produced, all the way from 20Hz-20KHz, which is the typical range of most music. Third, that THD spec which measures distortion is at .08%. Higher end receivers can get you an even lower THD rating, with some even down to .01%, but for a model in the $500 range this is acceptable. Finally, in this case the receiver is driving two channels instead of one. Now here we run into a little bit of fudging as for movies it is very common for five or even seven channels to be putting out sound at once, but at least we can rely on this spec for the power output for two channel music listening. Just keep in mind, when you are watching a movie you're going to get less power from the receiver, a good bet would be in the vicinity of 60 watts/channel for this model.
The best way to find out what kind of juice you are going to get from a receiver is to try and find a review where they have put the receiver through a bench test and measured it's actual power output. One publication that regularly includes a bench test is Sound & Vision. If you are looking at models definitely check their reviews first to see if they've put a particular receiver through the paces. As an example, their most recent review is the NAD T 758 V3 and here is their bench test or as they call it, the test bench, tomato, tomahto I suppose.
The NAD T 758 V3 is a fairly high end unit and priced at $1300, so we should expect it to test quite well and get reasonably close to their stated specs. Looking at Sound & Vision's test, it came in at 100 watts/channel with two channels driven at 8 ohms with .1% THD. Over on the NAD site, they claim 110 watts with two channels driven within "rated distortion". The "rated distortion" is fairly vague and could mean practically anything, but if we look lower we see that they are advertising a THD of .08%. So they are being a little dishonest, as according to the bench test at .08% THD, the power output would in fact be lower than 100 watts/channel. One nice thing that NAD does give you is a "full disclosure" power rating which is all channels driven, full range signal at .05% THD, which is quite low. This rating is 60 watts/channel according to NAD. However Sound & Vision found that there was an output of 66 watts/channel with all channels driven but with a THD of .1%. There may be some fudging going on here too, but it's probably only on the order of about 5 watts or so. Overall, if we just look at the bench test, 66 watts/channel with a .1% THD with all channels driven is a pretty good level of performance and again, not too far off from what NAD states. As you can see, finding a bench test for a model you are interested in is an extremely valuable evaluation tool.
If you are in the market for a high end receiver, there are a couple things to look to ensure you are getting a high quality amplifier design. One is a toroidal transformer, which is a transformer that is in a ring or donut shape, that's right donuts aren't just for breakfast anymore! But seriously, because the donut shape is symmetrical it minimizes magnetic leakage from the transformer and also reduces electromagnetic interference to neighboring circuits. Essentially, it allows for less noise to be introduced by the transformer to the rest of the amplifier. Toroidal transformers are also more efficient, meaning that more power makes it to your speakers rather than getting lost to leakage. Now you aren't going to see a toroidal transformer in most receivers under $3000 as they are the hallmark of a higher end design. A couple of examples of receivers that use toroidal tranformers are the Marantz SR8012 and the Anthem MRX 1120.
Another feature of a quality receiver is discrete amplification. In many lower end receivers the amplifiers for each channel can share circuitry. In a receiver with fully discrete amplifiers, each channel will have it's own circuitry as opposed to an IC that incorporates all of the amplifiers into a single board. This reduces crosstalk between the channels which is another form of interference that can result in distortion. Marantz are famous for their discrete amplifier designs and even offer it in the relatively reasonably priced SR5012 model which sells for $999.
That wraps up our look at comparing A/V receiver power, now that you know what to look for, you can make an informed buying decision the next time you're in the market to upgrade this crucial part of your home theater. We hope you enjoyed it and as always, happy listening!
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article compared the weight of the Pioneer VSX LX102 to the Onkyo TX-NR585. As the Pioneer LX102 is a class D type amp and the Onkyo is an A/B type, the article has since been updated.


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Chairman Ryan's Response to the Center's...
Chairman Ryan's Response to the Center's Analysis Doesn't Hold Water
| By Robert Greenstein
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan took exception to our finding that 69 percent of the non-defense spending cuts in his new budget come from programs for people with low and moderate incomes. But he makes no attempt to refute our calculations, and his response both defies logic and conflicts with his own budget and even his own words.
For starters, we derived the 69 percent figure from the cuts that Chairman Ryan displays in his budget. We added up his cuts in mandatory and non-defense discretionary programs, calculated how much of them would apply to low- and moderate-income programs, and derived the 69 percent figure. Chairman Ryan was explicit that his budget makes substantial cuts in various programs — like SNAP (formerly food stamps), Medicaid, Pell Grants, and health reform's subsidies to help people afford insurance — that are targeted on people with low or moderate incomes.
Responding to the 69 percent figure, the Chairman shifted direction in a new piece that he inserted this week in the Congressional Record. He claimed these cuts aren't really "cuts" at all; instead, they are simply smaller spending increases than would otherwise occur. "A smaller increase is not a spending cut," he wrote.
Well, two problems:
First, the Chairman is trying to have it both ways. At the very start of his "Pathway to Prosperity," he writes, "The House Republican budget cuts spending by $5.1 trillion over the next ten years." Apparently, he wants to brag to congressional budget cutters that his plan cuts spending deeply, while convincing critics of his budget cuts that they aren't really "cuts" at all.
Second, the latter argument — that a cut isn't really a "cut" — makes little sense. For many programs, it costs more to provide the same services for its beneficiaries from year to year, because of inflation. In addition, the population is aging and, thus, more people qualify for programs for elderly Americans each year. For these reasons, the cost of providing the same level of benefits and services to people who qualify rises for various programs from year to year in nominal dollars — that is, in dollars not adjusted for inflation, population growth, or the population's aging.
A budget allocation that doesn't cover cost increases due to these factors means either that eligible recipients will see their services or benefits cut, or that some people who would otherwise qualify for those services or benefits are turned away.
For instance, Chairman Ryan claims in the piece he inserted in the Congressional Record that his budget spends more than $3 trillion in Medicaid over the next decade, with spending rising every year starting after 2016. But his budget would repeal the Medicaid expansions that 26 states and the District of Columbia have adopted under the Affordable Care Act, thereby returning millions of low-income people to the ranks of the uninsured. And his budget cuts Medicaid by $732 billion on top of that, relative to what the program would otherwise cost, which translates into a 26 percent cut by 2024. An Urban Institute analysis of a similar cut in a past Ryan budget found that it would cause 14 to 20 million additional people to lose coverage. Just ask the millions who'd lose Medicaid and end up uninsured whether they consider that a cut.
What's true in government is true in life. If a worker gets a 1 percent wage increase in a year in which inflation is 5 percent, that worker has suffered a 4 percent cut in living standards. He or she has 4 percent less to cover the costs of food, housing, health care, and other necessities. Ask that person whether he or she has suffered a cut in living standards.
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Q: Firefox not reading the paramter passed to javascript location method I am using location.assign(url) method in all browser except firefox URL redirection is happening correctly.
In Firefox its read the URL and remove the parameter attached to the URL.
url = "http://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask?at=87657741&language=en"

which is passed to location.assign(url) or location = url or window.location.href= url..
But in Firefox converts the entire URL to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask and refreshes the page.
This link is generated on clicking dropdown item.
What I am doing wrong over here.


Working with a legacy code base can be tricky. Developers who need to add new features or fix bugs often feel the need to tread lightly when working with older code, fearing that one wrong move might cause them to break something important. The same apprehension can affect developers who want to test legacy PHP applications. In this course, instructor Chris Hartjes guides PHP developers through the challenges of testing legacy applications, and steps through how to write tests for legacy PHP code bases.
Chris begins by explaining the difference between test-driven development as a design pattern and writing tests after the code is already designed. Next, he shares some reasons why legacy code can be tough to test, including poor package management practices and hard-coded dependencies. He then covers how-and what-you should be testing, how to plan out testing scenarios, and how to refactor a test suite. Upon wrapping up this course, you'll have the skills you need to test your legacy PHP code with confidence.


Every GMN high-precision ball bearing results from the highest quality demands – from development to manufacturing. Minimum tolerances in dimensions, form and running precision provide the best performance and long life, and are defined by international (ISO 492) and national (DIN 620) standards. GMN high-precision ball bearings are manufactured to P4andABEC 7 to P2andABEC 9 precision classes or better.
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The path around which a bearing ring can be moved from one end position to the other without a measurable load is defined as bearing clearance.
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You wait ages for a clip of Carol Vorderman on Tomorrow's World - then a user by the name of "FR Hamilton" goes and uploads pretty much *every* episode she presented.
I won't post them all here, for obvious reasons - so I'll post just three, including her first.
Everyone knows, of course, that Carol hosted TW for less than a year before being forced off the show for advertising Ariel detergent. And everyone knows that there was uproar over this - although Michael S, commenting on TV Cream's TW page, feels she deserved to go: "The advert featured a *very* similar reconstruction of the TW set and it's obvious she was abusing the authority granted to her as the presenter of the programme."
*Not* everyone knows, however, that Carol arrived as part of a year-zero revamp of the show, which did away with the studio demonstrations and all the '80s and early '90s presenters bar Howard Stableford (who I assume enjoyed doing TW so much that he didn't mind being demoted to number 2 behind Carol). This revamp also brought about the swimming baby (who survived into the new millennium), as well as a theme tune that was arguably less memorable than even Chris Blackwell's (which it replaced), let alone Dankworth's.
Would it be fair to say that there was a touch of Birtism about this revamp? Birt considered popular science programming a priority when he took over as DG proper, while new editor Edward Briffa's remark, "It was enjoyable to be parodied on Not the Nine O'Clock News and Ben Elton for the wobbly shots and fingernails, but those days are largely over I'm glad to say... we are going to give people damn good science stories and catch their imagination" sounds rather Birtist too.
In hindsight Tomorrow's World was one of those long-running formats that originated in the 60s and barely survived the 90s with the help of numerous revamps, but was definitely past its sell by date by the early 00s, similar to Top of the Pops.
The thing about Tomorrows World is that a lot of the sort of technoloical innovations it used to showcase and demonstrate aren't happening now the same way.
Your right that tunes was Crap. Isn't click a near replacement for tw?
Tomorrow's World wasn't doing especially well in the early nineties - in 1991 it was moved from 8pm to the 7.30 death slot against Corrie, and got a bit of a radical revamp then as well. John Diamond joined the line-up to look at The Lighter Side Of Technology, albeit only for a few weeks, and there were other changes too. But I remember it wasn't especially well-received and there was a feature about it on Biteback with people arguing it wasn't any good anymore and a bit of a shambles. I remember they showed a clip of Carmen Pryce spectacularly forgetting her lines during one item.
So the 1994 revamp was seemingly an attempt to give it a bit of a shot in the arm, what with Judith Hann going as well, and as you say it was no longer live, instead being made up of Vorders linking reports shot on location. It could easily have been the case they got Howard to stay around for continuity's sakes. I remember it being pretty relentlessly dull in this incarnation, and it wasn't until the next revamp in 1997 with Peter Snow and Flipper Forrester that they managed to get the balance right.
Was it true Carol was sacked simply because she was in an advert for Ariel or something?
Did I see a trail recently for something using Tomorrow's World as a strand name rather than the name of a specific programme?
This theme tune is still great though.


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John Kamensky March 10, 2020 Guest Post
Why OMB's Effort to Reduce Administrative Burden for Research Grants Fell Short
University research is a big business, totaling about $75 billion a year. About $42 billion of this amount comes from federal grants. But do federally imposed administrative requirements divert researchers to focus on non-value-added activities and stymie the effectiveness of their research?
Since 1991, the federal government has imposed 110 new requirements on university research grant recipients. As Professors Barry Bozeman and Jan Youtie noted in a recent article, "Most of these rules are vexing, not life-altering, but . . . taken together, they represent 'death by a thousand 10-minute tasks.'"
Federal grants that impose administrative burdens on university researchers is not a new topic and has been the subject of dozens of reports over the years. In 2014, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) took a major step to streamline grant requirements by combining eight circulars into one, commonly called the OMB Uniform Guidance. OMB understood that research grant funds were increasingly being used to meet administrative compliance requirements and hoped that its reforms would "increase the impact and accessibility of programs by minimizing time spent complying with unnecessarily burdensome administrative requirements."
However, the intended burden reduction did not occur. In fact, a survey of university researchers in a 2018 survey revealed that research time spent on administrative tasks increased to 44 percent.
Part of the reason that burden has not declined, even with new flexibilities in the Uniform Guidance, is the complex interaction among the key players – OMB, the agencies, the auditors, the universities, and the researchers themselves. Each have different priorities and historically they have been unable to come to a common agreement on reducing unnecessary red tape.
Why Existing Flexibilities Are Not Used
OMB is pursuing several cross-agency priority goals intended to reduce administrative burdens to grant recipients and eliminate low-value work as a part of the President's Management Agenda. In fact, recently OMB released a proposed set of streamlining revisions to the Uniform Guidance for public comment. But given the largely failed history of burden reduction in federal research grants, what seems to be the root causes?
A new IBM Center report by Lisa Mosley, Jeremy Forsberg, and David Ngo points to several reasons, which tie back to the complex relationships among the different stakeholders:
Inconsistent Interpretations
First, the audit community does not interpret policy guidance consistent with that of the federal agencies making grants. This includes federal inspectors general, state audit offices, and private auditors used by universities, and sometimes even the universities themselves. For example, the NSF inspector general questioned $14.3 million in costs at 16 different universities that followed the guidance issued to them by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Ultimately, the NSF inspector general acquiesced, but by then many universities had already put in place policies that reflected the more restrictive interpretation by the NSF inspector general.
Inconsistent audit methods
Second, the audit community uses inconsistent audit methods. As a result, a university that is deemed in compliance by auditors from one federal agency may be deemed out of compliance by an auditor from another agency for the same administrative requirement. For example, a pilot payroll certification project operated by the Federal Demonstration Partnership (a consortium of research universities and federal grant making agencies) between 2011 and 2014 was audited by the inspectors general from both NSF and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The authors write: "The NSF Office of Inspector General determined this alternative methodology provided sufficient accountability over federal funds. However, the HHS Office of Inspector General came to a different conclusion." As a result, the ripple effect of the HHS audit report "has deterred other universities who may have considered taking advantage of the new flexibilities provided in the 2014 Uniform Guidance."
Risk Aversion
Third, both federal agencies and research universities are sensitive to reputational risk. As a consequence, they are reluctant to reduce existing administrative burdens that might result in adverse audit reports. In fact, some universities add their own administrative requirements on top of those imposed by the federal government in an effort to ensure the least risk exposure possible. In addition, there is a history where those universities that do attempt to pilot streamlined approaches are challenged by the audit community for doing so.
The Big Fix?
While Congress recently passed grant streamlining legislation and OMB is proposing revisions to the Uniform Guidance, Mosley, Forsberg, and Ngo conclude that stakeholders from across the research grant ecosystem need to come together and develop a joint, comprehensive strategy to address unnecessary administrative burdens. They note that in 2016 Congress passed legislation to create a Research Policy Board to be the forum for developing such an approach but this Board has never been convened. The authors recommend that OMB create this Board.
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Pokemon Sword and Shield Review: The Future of the Pokemon Franchise
By Christian Hoffer - November 17, 2019 12:36 pm EST
Pokemon Sword and Shield is both a return to the familiar for the Pokemon franchise as well as a tease of where the franchise can go on the Nintendo Switch. The new Pokemon games are both a milestone for the Pokemon franchise and a lightning rod of controversy. The games are the first "main series" Pokemon games to be released for a household console (last year's Pokemon: Let's Go games are seen as a separate line of games) and are also the first games in over 15 years in which all of the franchise's Pokemon aren't available. While players could at least transfer their favorite Pokemon species into a Pokemon game, Game Freak controversially announced that only Pokemon that could be caught in the game could be used in these new installments, meaning that a number of popular Pokemon species are left looking at the upgraded graphics and bigger Pokemon world from the outside. The controversy over the lack of the National Pokedex (referred to as "Dexit" by some Pokemon fans) at times seemed to crowd out any excitement expressed about Pokemon Sword and Shield, which is a shame as the games are probably the most enjoyable Pokemon games released since at least Pokemon Black and White or Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver.
While it's a shame that certain Pokemon can't be found in Pokemon Sword and Shield, players likely won't notice as they explore the gorgeous Galar region, which is filled with dozens of new Pokemon species and plenty of returning favorites. Pokemon Sword and Shield makes it very easy to get lost in the exploration and discovery at the heart of the Pokemon franchise, especially as the Galar region feels much more fleshed out than past Pokemon worlds. The Galar region wears its British influences on its sleeves, both in terms of its wonderfully designed Pokemon and its rolling hills, large stone monoliths, and its mix of castles and quaint architecture. While Kalos felt like a generic Pokemon region with only a few French flourishes, and the Alola region had a unique culture that was bogged down by a subpar Pokemon game, while Galar feels like the first region that's totally unique from the rest of the Pokemon world.
It helps that Galar is much bigger than past Pokemon regions, thanks in part to the Wild Area, a massive area filled with tons of different Pokemon and serves as an enclosed "open world" space that players have been begging for since at least the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, if not longer. While Pokemon Sword and Shield still employs the same linear storyline, with certain areas blocked off until gyms are beaten or certain people are talked to, that open-world feeling represents a tantalizing taste of what the Pokemon franchise could do in the future, if its directors are bold enough to take risks. While Pokemon Sword and Shield plays things a little too safe at times, you can see where the franchise can go and see foundations that future games can build upon. Moving to the Nintendo Switch was a long overdue and necessary change, and the Pokemon world has never looked this good before.
The new Pokemon themselves are some of the best designed Pokemon we've seen in ages, and Pokemon Sword and Shield players will come away with a lot of new favorites. There are also a couple of surprising choices in terms of what Pokemon were selected to get new Galarian versions, and what the type combinations of new Pokemon are. They're all a sign that Game Freak really did try to take some risks here, although some players will be frustrated that many aspects of the game stick to the well-worn (but also very successful) formula of past Pokemon games. If you're looking for a complex storyline or something radically different from the Pokemon games, Pokemon Sword and Shield will definitely disappoint you.
Pokemon Sword and Shield does learn some lessons from past Pokemon games. For instance, the Dynamax mechanic is limited to certain locations, so that the game experience doesn't solely revolve around it. This is a big improvement over Pokemon X and Y (with its Mega Evolution) and Pokemon Sun and Moon (with its Z-Moves), because Dynamaxing your Pokemon is a feature, but not the whole game. There's also some much-appreciated streamlining of play and quality of life improvements, such as players accessing their Pokemon boxes at any time (so you can swap out fainted Pokemon, or bring in new Pokemon at any time) and skipping over certain tutorials. Training Pokemon for competitive play is also much easier, and could lead me to actually trying out the competitive scene for the first time ever. These are small steps, but positive ones for the long-term health of the franchise.
Most of my disappointments in Pokemon Sword and Shield are that the game still runs into many of the pratfalls of past games. The post-storyline content is disappointing, the storyline is woefully simplistic (although it's in line with past Pokemon games), and there's not a ton of challenging battles. At times, I felt like Pokemon Sword and Shield was akin to bowling professionally with the guard rails up. While trying to keep the Pokemon games accessible for children is understandably important, the games have gotten almost too easy over time. Pokemon Sword and Shield doesn't have a moment where you feel joy after finally defeating Whitney's Miltank after 50 losses or after finally capturing that Mewtwo with your last Ultra Ball after tossing your entire 200 ball supply at it. The joy of discovery is still in these Pokemon games, but the challenge (especially during the storyline portion of the game) is unfortunately gone.
Once the dust settles from the controversies stirred up over the summer, Pokemon Sword and Shield will be looked upon by fans fondly. This is a great Pokemon game, one that, at times, pushes up against its self-imposed limitations and teases a new path for the Pokemon franchise. The real question coming out of Pokemon Sword and Shield is whether the Pokemon Company will build upon the newest innovations seen in the game and strive to keep the Pokemon franchise exciting and relevant, or if they'll just retreat to familiarity and disappoint a fanbase looking for reasons to keep playing for decades to come. Pokemon Sword and Shield is a half-step forward for the Pokemon franchise — we'll see if they put the other step forward with their next set of games, which could be critical to keeping some of its more jaded fans.
Pokemon Sword and Shield hits shelves on November 15th. A retail copy of Pokemon Sword was provided by the publisher for the purpose of this review.
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Q: ScrollToVerticalOffset() doesn't work? I'm using ScrollView in WPF, and my app allow user click on a button and then it will auto scroll the scrollview, I use ScrollToVerticalOffset() in button click event, but the scrollview not changed anything.
I searched about this issue on internet, but so far I can't not solve it yet.
And one more question: ScrollToVerticalOffset() take a double as parameter, it may will scroll to the special pixels, there any way to scroll to n items (not pixel)?
Here is my code
<ScrollViewer x:Name="scrollViewerChannelBtns" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center"
              Background="Transparent" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden"
              CanContentScroll="True" ScrollChanged="ScrollViewerChannelBtns_ScrollChanged">
    <StackPanel x:Name="channelBtns" Orientation="Vertical">
        <ItemsControl x:Name="channelBtnItems" ItemsSource="{Binding}">
            <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                    <ToggleButton x:Name="tgbChannelName" Width="{Binding Path=ChannelNameBtnWidth}" Height="{Binding Path=ChannelNameBtnHeight}" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center" IsChecked="{Binding Path=IsChecked, Mode=TwoWay}" Content="{Binding Path=ChannelName}" Tag="{Binding Path=Index}"/>
                </DataTemplate>
            </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
        </ItemsControl>
    </StackPanel>
</ScrollViewer>

C# Code
//The button click event handled
private void BtnScrollDownClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{                        scrollViewerChannelBtns.ScrollToVerticalOffset(scrollViewerChannelBtns.VerticalOffset + 50);
}
private void BtnScrollUpClicked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{                        scrollViewerChannelBtns.ScrollToVerticalOffset(scrollViewerChannelBtns.VerticalOffset - 50);
}

Many thanks,
T&T

A: For me, this example works:
xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"

<Grid>
    <ScrollViewer x:Name="scrollViewerChannelBtns" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Height="100" CanContentScroll="False" VerticalAlignment="Center"
          Background="Transparent" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">

        <StackPanel x:Name="channelBtns" Orientation="Vertical">
            <ItemsControl x:Name="channelBtnItems">
                <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <ToggleButton x:Name="tgbChannelName" Width="40" Height="20" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center" IsChecked="{x:Null}" Content="Test" />
                    </DataTemplate>
                </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>

                <sys:String>Item 1</sys:String>
                <sys:String>Item 2</sys:String>
                <sys:String>Item 3</sys:String>
                <sys:String>Item 4</sys:String>
                <sys:String>Item 5</sys:String>
                <sys:String>Item 6</sys:String>
                <sys:String>Item 7</sys:String>
                <sys:String>Item 8</sys:String>
                <sys:String>Item 9</sys:String>
                <sys:String>Item 10</sys:String>
            </ItemsControl>
        </StackPanel>
    </ScrollViewer>

    <Button Name="Up" Width="50" Height="30" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="110,0,0,0" Content="Up" Click="Up_Click" />

    <Button Name="Down" Width="50" Height="30" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="210,0,0,0" Content="Down" Click="Down_Click" />
</Grid>

In the example I set the height for the ScrollViewer and CanContentScroll set false. Quote from answer why setting ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll to false disable virtualization:

ScrollViewer currently allows two scrolling modes: smooth pixel-by-pixel scrolling (CanContentScroll = false) or discrete item-by-item scrolling (CanContentScroll = true). Currently WPF supports UI virtualization only when scrolling by item. Pixel-based scrolling is also called "physical scrolling" and item-based scrolling is also called "logical scrolling".
Virtualization requires item-based scrolling so it can keep track of logical units (items) currently in view... Setting the ScrollViewer to pixel-based scrolling their is no more concept of logic units but only pixels!

Code behind
private void Up_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    scrollViewerChannelBtns.ScrollToVerticalOffset(scrollViewerChannelBtns.VerticalOffset - 50);
}

private void Down_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    scrollViewerChannelBtns.ScrollToVerticalOffset(scrollViewerChannelBtns.VerticalOffset + 50);
}

Scrolling elements not supported by default, so you have to look at these links:
Consolidated Scrolling - "Pixel by Pixel" + "Item by Item"
ScrollViewer's Viewport Height VS Actual Height

A: Mine is started work after;
  ScrollViewer.UpdateLayout();
  ScrollViewer.ScrollToVerticalOffset(outPoint.Y);


The 2018 crypto ecosystem is looking significantly different than 2017. Although the values of the most prominent cryptocurrencies are down considerably from their December 2017 highs, new digital currencies issued through ICOs are receiving record investment.
Buoyed by the blockchain's growing reputation and investors' desire to score big by getting in on the ground floor of the next Bitcoin, the initial coin offering (ICO) industry is on a six-month boom where more than 600 ICOs raised nearly $13 billion toward their projects.
ICOs are a unique combination of a stock purchase and a crowdfunding campaign, and they afford investors an opportunity to support platforms they believe in. However, unlike the similarly named initial public offering (IPO), ICOs are unregulated, and investors don't acquire a share of the company in return. Instead, they receive a new token that powers and support the company's blockchain platform.
This wild-west environment has spawned some of the most compelling platforms in crypto – Ethereum launched via an ICO in 2015 – but it's also been subject to abuse. In May 2018, a bombshell investigation by The Wall Street Journal found that nearly 20% of ICOs used included red flags for fraud and abuse.
Now, a report prepared for Bloomberg by SATIS Group, an ICO advisory firm, argues that the vast majority of ICOs are scams.
At a glance, this data seems to significantly compromise the long-term viability of the ICO mechanism. However, it turns out that investors are impressively savvy at determining appropriate investments.
When measured by dollars raised, ICO fraud is much less prevalent. For instance, SATIS Group estimates that less than 1/10th of ICO funding went to scam projects. Moreover, the vast majority of the $1.3 billion allocated to these companies derived from just three fraudulent ICOs. Pincoin, Arisebank, and Savedroid combined collect most of the fraudulent funds.
SATIS Group believes that the crypto community is uniquely adept at identifying and exposing fraudulent projects. In contrast, Workable projects tend to attract vibrant online communities that adapt their messaging and support their development. As a result, SATIS contends, 54% of ICO funding goes to projects categorized as successful.
Unfortunately, this assessment, although positive for ICO enthusiasts, only adds to the complexity of this still-novel capital raising method. In early July, Bloomberg reported on a Boston College study which discovered that more than half of ICOs that raise money don't last more than four months after the token sale.
It is difficult to draw firm conclusions from this data. ICOs remain a uniquely risky investment but with the potential for a big payoff if they are successful in the long-term. Whether a project collapses because it was fraudulent from the start or because it wasn't viable in the long-term have a similar effect on investors – they still lose their money.
However, from an integrity standpoint, the SATIS Group report indicates that the crypto community is uniquely competent as self-policing, and fraudulent projects, though prevalent, are extremely unpopular.


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