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Mike Gray October 5, 2016 October 14, 2016 film, horror, Uncategorized
OK: Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman.
I had my boy Sherman set the Wayback Machine to 1992. He was promptly hacked to death by Michael Myers as we flew past Halloween H20, but I arrived safely for my viewing of Candyman. My interest was piqued when I saw in the credits that the music score was by Philip Glass and his black turtleneck collection, and that it was based on a short story by Clive Barker, who made one of my favorite genre pictures, In the Mouth of Madness, as well as the first-rate Hellraiser.
After the Koyaanisqatsi credit sequence that traverses the highways of Chicago like it's part of the opening ceremony from the 2016 Rio Olympics, only with BEES!!, the young girl that narrated Days of Heaven starts detailing an urban legend she's heard. The story is depicted on-screen with young stud Billy and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret engaging in the erotic play(?) of calling the Candyman in the bathroom mirror and there's bees or something and it doesn't matter because it's just a college student relating the Candyman urban legend to a graduate student working on her thesis.
"So we were just fictional characters in a story being told by other fictional characters? So we're not even real to this movie? I gotta lie down for a second…"
The University of Chicago's Urban Legends department is doing really well, judging by how many people are attending this lecture on the subject. Professor Notacheater is killing it and basking in his students' verbal worship after class, and our graduate student interviewer from before is his wife and catches her gork husband being a little too friendly with one student. Even worse, it turns out he just stepped on her game by doing his (apparently famous) urban legend lecture the same semester she's gathering urban legend narratives from the underclassmen. It's this kind of riveting drama of determining whether sample research audiences will be softly influenced by similar curricula occurring at the same time during sampling in higher education among academics that drew me to that blood sport in the first place. I was hoping for a heated discussion about whether participant observation for their qualitative research should be conducted, but the movie had somewhere else to be.
She's in it for the kicks.
So while Shampoo Commercial Model and her more ethnic research partner (if you catch my drift) gather more stories for their thesis (for the U. of Chicago's Candyman MFA), they listen to a Candyman story of murder most foul that sounds authentic and took place just across town in an apartment complex that University of Chicago professors don't live in (you know the ones I'm talking about). They take the Bechdel Test that evening by smoking 1992 cigarettes, drinking wine, talking about their work and presumably listening to "Lime in the Coconut" and dancing around the kitchen at some point.
When Shampoo gets the foggy notion that her building was constructed exactly the same as the apartment complex (the one in the bad neighborhood, wink wink) where that true-sounding story came from, she pushes in a part of her bathroom wall that was built to do that for some reason and determines that what holds true on Earth must also be true in Heaven so they decide fuck it, we're going to break into that apartment where all the Candyman murdering occurred and also decide to call Candyman in the mirror just for shits and gigs. Because taunting forces you can't begin to comprehend is a common trait among academics.
Chevy Chase misheard this and showed up at their door in a shark costume.
After a LITERAL jump scare with the surely not-awful Professor Gropesalot falling into bed drunk while Shampoo sleeps, we're back with the Didactic Duo as they engage in some participant observation for their qualitative research (hey! They did end up talking about that!). They drive to the wrong side of town (you know which side) to find more proof of Candyman. To The Humanities: Social Sciences: Sociology: Folklore: Urban Legends Studies!
Walking through Not-Kevin McCallister's neighborhood, they're harassed by a gang (*arches eyebrow, nods knowingly*) and survey a Candyman Graffiti Art Instillation. Shampoo takes photo evidence of Candyman culture and then crawls into an apartment that Candyman murdered/made honey in. You know, these two say they want to be academics, but they're acting a lot like detectives.
"I don't have a PI license, but I have an MA in Anthropology, so same diff."
Finally, the coolest damn mural to Candyman is shown, and it will be a shame to find out that they didn't use this set to shoot a rap video in. A woman comes across Shampoo snooping around in the apartment and this bit of truth passes between them:
Shampoo: Oh, we're not cops, we're from the university.
Woman: Well you don't belong here, honey!
Pictured: Someone not belonging somewhere.
But this woman lives in this building and invites The MA Maulers into her apartment. We learn that this woman, Anne-Marie, is a nice lady with a baby who is (rightfully, if you have ever paid attention to any period in American history) suspicious of white people. Good thing one of these researchers isn't white! (if you're picking up what I'm laying down). Anne-Marie relates to them that a terrifying specter haunts their building (Candyman, since it hasn't been said in the past twenty seconds).
Smash-cut to a tobacco-and-smoke dinner in a fancy restaurant as some bloviating academic tries to upstage our graduate student heroes at their own game. He laughs and laughs and continues to look like a portrait of an 18th-century nobleman suffering from gout and gives a long expository monologue about Candyman's origins, which for laziness' sake I'll just link to here for you fine people.
This movie was partially funded by the Bee Council of America.
Did you get all of that? Good. Black painter post-civil war falls in love with a white woman, is lynched and murdered. Also, tortured by bees. You know, basic Candyman story. Hey, American history allows for these kinds of narratives, so I don't know what to tell you.
Shampoo decides to go back to the projects for more qualitative research. She encounters a kid there who tells her that Candyman's after him and warns her that she's not safe in this neighborhood (*tugs at shirt collar nervously*). She shames the boy into showing her around Candyman's hood, an old public bathroom (?), and more correlative evidence (via doo-doo being used as ink to write on the walls, because yuck) matches other Candyman narratives (Careful, Shampoo! Correlation does not imply causation!). The toilet's also filled with bees, which leads to questions about Candyman's dietary regimen.
Because a bee-heavy diet can come back to sting you (*rimshot*).
She just can't get enough of this restroom but is soon accosted by a very dangerous-looking man with a hook and his gang of ruffians. He's "Candyman" on the street, you see, and he beats her, which is always unpleasant to watch. Two seconds later, she's pointing him out of a police lineup. And she…apparently caught the Candyman! Whaat? Most successful horror movie protagonist ever! Who said higher education was a waste of your time, money, and youth? Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get to the dumpsters behind the supermarket before all the good stuff is gone (The PhD candidates tend to get there right after the blood banks close).
So she wraps things up with the kid that helped her out, who still seems pretty worried about this Candyman fellow. Back at work (?), Shampoo and her research partner play catch-up, publishers are now interested in their work because "they made the local section," which I don't know what that means but OK, and all's going well enough.
Then, a haunting voice calls out to…Helen! That's her name! But I'm just going to keep calling her Shampoo. Anyway, we finally get a good look at the actual Candyman, who's a pretty intimidating figure, what with his bloody hook hand and inviting you to be his victim and all. He chastises her for doubting his existence and puts the whammy on her. She fades out, and the next thing you know she's waking up covered in blood on a bathroom floor with the sound of a woman wailing in the distance. Of course she opens the door and finds a very recently decapitated dog's head on the floor.
No, I'm not going to show you that. Here's the same breed of dog that was in the film with its head still attached because I'm perfectly OK with watching dozens of people getting eviscerated but don't you dare hurt an animal in a film!
It turns out she's in Anne-Marie's apartment as the obvious perpetrator of some heinous acts, including abducting this woman's baby. It's a really disturbing turn in the film, and it just gets worse from there, including a very-much-so not-sexy strip search at the police station. It's a fucking nightmare come true. She's arrested for butchering a dog and kidnapping, and her totally faithful husband's nowhere to be found at three in the morning (shocker), so she's spending the night in jail. Meanwhile, David Lynch must have the baby, based on the art direction of the cut-to-the-baby scene. But wait, no, Candyman does. I wonder if he's ever directed anything?
It's All Eyez On Shampoo as she exits the police station the next morning and back to her husband, that sinus drip of a human being. She can't make heads or tails of this whole sordid mess, and Professor Studentaffair goes to the store, leaving her to smoke and drink by herself (the selfish cur). She dives back into her Candyman research and nervously paces around the apartment, decides fuck this noise, and summons Candyman. Candyman's giant hook hand bursts through the wall like Kool-Aid Man and he's all like, be my victim, and also throws in the offer that she can take the place of the abducted baby.
Honestly, this is not the worst bargain ever offered by a supernatural force in a horror movie. Candman's a very put-together horror villain. He must run a pretty tight ship down at Candyman, Inc. Shampoo's like, fine I'll be your victim, but backs out of it at the last minute. So guess what, bitch? Now Candyman framed you for brutally murdering your friend/research partner! What a piece of work Candman is!
This is the true stuff of nightmares—adult fears of losing your sanity, not understanding or being able to comprehend as you are stripped of your status in society, your respectability, and are accused of murder most foul with blood on your hands with no excuse or memory to convince otherwise. It's Kafka Horror.
David Lynch pops by again to direct the car ride to jail, and Candyman is still like, stop resisting, why are you hitting yourself, why are you hitting yourself, and Bad Hubby stays by her side until she's strapped down in the nut house, where she lays squirmy and alone.
"Sooo…what's new with you?"
Candyman's back and states the same offer as before, which she rejects again , so her waking life continues to degrade. At this point we have an abducted baby being kept in a wretched basement and taken care of by Candyman, and being strapped down all day and night in bed is just another part of daily life for Shampoo.
We join Shampoo on a visit to Dr. Burke, played by Mr. Demitri from My So-Called Life, and she finds out she's been in the hospital for a month and has been charged with first-degree murder while tranked out. She says she can prove her innocence by calling Candyman because that's really worked out well for her so far. So he appears and murders the shit out of Dr. Burke immediately.
This kind of qualitative research is not helpful.
She takes this moment to climb out the window and escape, stopping only to knock out and steal an attendant's work clothes, because this helps prove her innocence (?). Shampoo makes her way back home to Professor Smuttypants who's moved on by redecorating the place—and moving in that little tart from the beginning! (On another note: Professors dating students is never not gross. Fellow professors: keep your hands off the students! Sleep with your colleagues instead.) It's a real tense reunion, since she's out of her mind and on-edge and isn't taking this new domestic arrangement well, but reads the room and books it.
Candyman turns into a river and speaks spooky prophecy and threats to Shampoo, who finally listens to her Nancy Drew heart and goes to confront Candyman on his turf. She finds a mural on the wall of his lair that reveals the violent tale of his origin (in case you don't remember from the beginning: black painter, post-civil war, white woman, lynching, repeat for the next hundred years).
And there's Candyman taking a snooze, which is kind of humorous. This guy gets sleepy? He needs a little nap-nap from time to time? Shampoo tries to out-hook the hook master, but he's like OK FINALLY you're going to be my victim, right? He assures her that the pain will be exquisite, gropes her with his hook like she's a student and he's Professor Easy A, and covers her with bees and he's made of bees and bees, bees, bees!
Candyman suffers from Bee-and-Mouth disease.
After that scene for the trailers, Shampoo awakes in confusion, picks up the first weapon she sees (which she has to stop doing, since it's only led to her being implicated for murder so far), and on the wall it reads, IT WAS ALWAYS YOU, SHAMPOO. She hears a baby crying, and hey! There's that missing baby, hidden somewhere in the pyre…of flammable materials…that she starts climbing and…uh-oh.
Candyman's Children's Corps. dutifully march toward the pyre with gasoline and torches while Shampoo dives into the wreckage looking for that baby. A crowd gathers for the bonfire (which was an upcoming event that was mentioned waaay back in the beginning, so at least they loaded the ammunition for this Chekovian gun to eventually go off), and in the pyre Candyman, Shampoo, and Baby make three.
But whammo! Flaming stake to Candyman as Shampoo scrambles to get the baby to safety. Although on fire, she rescues the baby and escapes Candyman's clutches. Baby and Anne-Marie are reunited, Candman burns to death (?) and turns into a million bees, and Shampoo lays on the ground with third-degree burns and pending murder charges.
Shampoo really flamed out by this point in the picture. She sure went down in a blaze of glory. She was on fire in this scene OK I'll stop now.
Just kidding! Because she's dead and we're now at her funeral with Dr. Doubledate and his young chippy, when everyone from the Candyman projects (literally over a hundred people on-screen) march up through the graveyard to pay their respects. The kid from the beginning drops Candyman's hook like it's hot into her open grave, and fade to:
Her shit husband's unhappy life with his petulant, bra-less girlfriend as he weeps tears of regret over how it all went down. Then he says Shampoo's name into the mirror five times. She shows up and guts him nice and good with the hook, and his dopey girlfriend finds him all bloody and stupid-looking in the tub. ROLL CREDITS, FUCKERS!
Professor Notalive, relaxing at home.
If you think my not-quite-racist little jokes were racist, think about this: I didn't even give the African-American research partner a name in this review. Ain't I a stinker?
Bernard Rose, the director of his film, also directed one of my favorite historical biopics, Immortal Beloved, from which I include a link to the "Ode to Joy" sequence here because it is simply transcendent.
This was a pretty fun horror movie. Set in my favorite decade, it also gets points for having two main characters of color (one of them being a villain with a sympathetic backstory) and setting much of the story in the cultural milieu of the inner city. I also find horror movies that rip away the facade of normalcy and sanity of its protagonists effective, in that it throws into question our (the viewer's) ability to discern what's real or not, which is an affecting narrative trick. When not only our narrator, but the entire nature of the reality of what we're watching, is unreliable, anything can happen. Being in the mindset of truly not being able to anticipate the next moment of what's going to happen keeps an audience engaged (if they commit to the conceit of the fiction), and often keeps them in a suspended state of anticipation.
Clive Barker is a master of this type of storytelling, and it's reproduced here with finesse. While I can understand how this type of movie has became staid in the horror genre (the wave of twisty-turny reality-bending horror movies glutted the market in the 2000's), its initial treatment in horror films of the 80's and 90's remain fresh. For this, Candyman gets three and a half out of four Candymen.
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Frogdrickl says:
this made me laugh! i shall read some more of your stuff now….


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A-110-4 QZVCO
thru zero quadrature VCO
A-110-4 QZVCO quantity
Category: Eurorack Tags: 8HP, analogue, modular, vco
A-110-4 is a so-called Thru Zero Quadrature VCO. The term "quadrature" means in this connection that the oscillator outputs sine and cosine waveforms simultaneously. The term "Thru-Zero" means that even "negative" frequencies are generated. But this a bit a misleading term as negative frequencies do not really exist. "Negative" means in this connection simply that the sine/cosine waves will stop when the linear control voltage reaches 0V and continue with the opposite direction as the linear control voltage becomes negative and vice versa.
The module has two control sections: linear and a exponential. The exponential section consists of the XTune control, the 1V/Oct input and the XFM input with the corresponding attenuator XFM. The exponential control voltage is the sum of these three voltages. The linear section consists of the LFrq control and the LFM input with the corresponding attenuator LFM. The linear control voltage is the sum of these two voltages. A dual color LED is used to display the polarity of the linear control voltage (red = positive, yellow = negative). The pitch of the sine/cosine outputs is determined by the control voltages of both sections. The linear section is used to control the pitch in a linear manner. When the LFrq control (LFrq means Linear Frequency Control) is fully CW the module works like a normal Quadrature VCO (e.g. like the A-143-9) and the LED lights red (red = positive). The pitch is then controlled by the exponential section with the manual Tune control XTune and the exponential frequency control inputs 1V/Oct and XFM. 1V/Oct is used to control the pitch by a 1V/Oct CV source (e.g. sequencer or Midi/USB-to-CV interface). XFM is used to apply an exponential frequency modulation with adjustable depth (e.g. from an LFO or another VCO). As the LFrq control is turned counterclockwise starting from the fully CW position the frequency is lowered in a linear manner until the sine/cosine waves (nearly) stops at the center position of LFrq (provided that no LFM signal is present). As the LFrq control is moved from the center towards the CCW position the wave starts again but into reverse direction and the LED turns yellow. When the fully CCW position of LFrq is reached the module works again like a normal Quadrature VCO. But much more exciting is the usage of the LFM input to modify the linear control voltage by an external control voltage (typically another sine VCO like a second A-110-4 – but even normal VCOs can be used). Linear modulation by another oscillator using the thru zero feature generates audio spectra than cannot be obtained from an oscillator without the thru zero function. The reason is that a "normal" VCO will simply stop as the linear control voltage becomes zero or negative. But a thru zero VCO will start again with "negative" frequencies as the the linear control voltage becomes negative.
The main advantage of the A-110-4 compared to other Thru Zero VCOs is that the design uses a sine/cosine core. The sine/cosine waves are not derived from other waveforms (e.g. sawtooth or triangle) by means of waveshaping. Rather the sine and cosine waves are the core of the VCO which results in very pure waves with a minimum of distortion and overtones.
The output level is about 10Vpp (please refer to the note at the bottom for the output level of older versions).
Important note: Please remove the bus jumper (JP3 "BUS CV") if no CV transmitter is installed on the same bus (e.g. a Midi/USB-to-CV interface A-190-x or a bus access module A-185-x). The A-110-4 applies a small voltage with high impedance (100k) to the CV line of the bus when the bus CV jumper is installed. This may affect other modules that pick-up CV from the bus (e.g. other VCOs). As soon as a CV transmitter is installed on the same bus the high impedance voltage of the A-110-4 is overwritten and no problem occurs !
Additional technical notes:
The document A110_4_trimming_potentiometers.pdf explains the functions of the trimming potentiometers. The document is planned only for experienced users ! Please do not change the settings of the trimming potentiometers unless you are sure that you want to change certain settings. Modules which are returned with (mis-)adjusted trimming potentiometers cannot be treated as case of warranty !
In the factory the module is ajusted for these frequencies (with LFrq fully CW and XTune in the according position so that an external 5.00V control voltage generates 1024 Hz, i.e. the +5V CV is the reference setting with 0Hz error):
0.00V: 32 Hz ± 0.2Hz
1.00V: 64 Hz ± 0.5 Hz
2.00V: 128 Hz ± 1Hz
4.00V: 512 Hz ± 2Hz5
5.00V: 1024 Hz ± 0Hz
Socket 1V/Oct is normalled to the internal control voltage coming from the bus (interruptible by removing the jumper JP3). Plugging a patch cable into the socket 1V/Oct does interrupt the internal bus CV connection ! Other VCO modules may behave different in this regard (e.g. adding the internal bus CV to the CV applied to the socket at the front panel).
The control voltage applied to the socket 1V/Oct is added to the control voltage coming from the bus (interruptible by removing the jumper JP3). Connecting a cable to the socket 1V/Oct does not interrupt the bus CV connection !
It is also possible to convert the A-110-4 into a Thru Zero Quadrature VCLFO by adding two capacitors to the frequency determining capacitors (C1 and C2). For details please refer to the document A110_4_trimming_potentiometers.pdf.
Additional note regarding linear FM: The LFM CV input is DC coupled. If the input is used for linear FM in audio range and the signal applied to this input has a DC offset it will cause a small pitch shift that depends upon the value of the DC voltage. Especially when a VCA is used to change dynamically the level of the modulation signal this may generate a pitch shift caused by the control voltage feedthrough of the VCA. The control voltage feedthrough adds a DC voltage at the output which depends upon the control voltage of the VCA. For this application VCAs with a very low CV feedthough should be used or the signal output of the VCA should be AC coupled to the LFM input of the A-110-4 (e.g. by inserting a capacitor).
Note: The first version of the A-110-4 manufactured until about October 2015 had a lower outout level (about 3Vss). All modules manufactured later than October 2015 are equipped with internal amplifiers that increase the output level to about 10Vss. All A-1104SE (i.e. with blue front panels and white knobs) are already equipped with the amplifiers. For the standard version with grey front panel it depends upon the production date if the output level is ~10Vss (manufactured later than October 2015) or ~ 3Vss (manufactured until October 2015). A small test label at the rear side of the front panel or at the pc board tells the manufacturing date (MMYY with MM = month and YY = year of production). The new version with the amplifiers can be identified also by an additional circuit TL082 at the bottom of the pcb behind the cosine socket. The picture of the above link still shows the old version (without TL082).
We offer an amplifier kit that can be used to increase the output level for the first version of the A-110-4. A bit of soldering is required to install the kit. Details in the user manual of the amplifier kit.
The circuitry of the module is based on a design idea by Henry Walmsley published in December 2003 in the EDN magazine. The basic design idea has been comprehensively modified, improved and expanded by several features (e.g. a temperature controlled linear and exponential current source, control voltage full wave rectifier/comparator/switches for thru-zero FM, thru-zero current fine adjustment).
Trigonometric notes:
Sine and cosine sound the same because one cannot hear the 90 degrees phase shift between sine and cosine. Cosine is nothing but a sine with 90 degrees phase shift according to the formula: cos(x) = sin(x + pi/2)
"pi" is the mathematical constant which expresses the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter and is about 3.14159…
Mixing sine and cosine results also in a sine shaped signal according to the formula: sin(x) + cos(x) = SQRT(2) * sin (x + pi/4), i.e. one obtains also a sine wave with pi/4 (45 degrees) phase shift and a little higher level (sqrt(2) = square root of 2 = 1.41)
Even on a one channel oscilloscope both signals look the same ! One needs a two-channel scope to see the phase shift !
Current: +90mA (+12V) / -30mA (-12V)
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Today Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games released a new extensive video dedicated to a brand new ship, the Anvil Aerospace Hawk.
The Hawk is the perfect ship for bounty hunters, so the video also gives some attention to that activity that will be implemented among players in game, with mechanics like taking criminals alive and bringing them in to be imprisoned, alongside the ability for the criminals themselves to serve their time in some way, or to attempt a jailbreak.
On top of the hawk, we get updates on more Anvil ships, including the Terrapin, the Carrack, and the Hurricane.
As usual for new ships, the Anvil Hawk is currently on sale, starting at $80. As usual, you should keep in mind that ship purchases are simply for the purpose of supporting development, and are completely optional. All ships will be available for in-game credits once the game launches.
On top of this, the release to all backers of alpha 3.0 is now one step closer, with multiple waves of users having been invited to test it on the public testing universe.
You can check out the video below, alongside artwork and the Hawk's brochure. If you want to see more, you can enjoy an interesting video of the procedural cities tech, a few more videos highlighting the game's visuals, and another recent one focusing on the changes made to quantum travel for the upcoming alpha 3.0.
Star Citizen's crowdfunding has now reached $164,925,558, with 1,917,945 registered users.
Before you watch the video and images, you should keep in mind for the sake of full disclosure that the author of this article is also one of the backers of the game.


South Korean aircraft manufacturer, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), has chosen Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation to supply advanced nose/main wheels, high performance carbon brakes and brake control system for the multirole fighter jet.
The South Korea government started the concept for an indigenous fighter in 2011 and now they are developing this next generation fighter aircraft. The KF-X is a partnership with the Indonesian government, which has agreed to fund 20 percent of the development costs of the aircraft. The South Korean Air Force plans to purchase around 100 KF-X jets once production starts in the mid-2020s to replace aging F-4D/E Phantom II and F-5E/F Tiger II aircraft, while Indonesia has a requirement for about 50 aircraft.
The proposed braking system equipment involves a blend of new development and field proven components to meet the KAI technical requirement. Meggitt is very excited to grow their relationship with KAI; which already includes the T-50 jet family and the Surion helicopter.
South Korea launched the KF-X project in 2015 with the aim of producing more than 120 cutting-edge fighters to replace its aging jet fleet of F-4s and F-5s.
It plans to pour a total of 18 trillion won (US$16 bn) into the project by 2026, with the production of six prototype jets scheduled to begin in July next year.


BSN on December 22, 2011 has stipulated SNI 2973: 2011 Biscuit through the Decree of the Head of BSN No.242/KEP/BSN/12/2011, scope of products in SNI 2973: 2011 are Biscuits, Krekers, Wafers and Pies, Kukis. Until now the number of industries that apply SNI Biscuits is still low from 595 brands of biscuit products that have been registered in BPOM (BPOM, 2017) only 28 brands of biscuits that have received the certificate of SNI (BSN, 2018). Developing strategies to apply SNI Biscuit for SME is to increase applying SNI, as well as input to related technical institution and related party in conducting coaching related to application SNI products for SME. The results of the assessment of the readiness of the five SME in implementing SNI 2973: 2011 Biscuits respectively as follows: SME A is 97.4%; SME B is 84.5%; SME C of 83.6%; SME D of 62.9%; and SME E of 71.4%. The grouping of the five SME using statistical analysis four SME groups based on their level of readiness in applying Biscuit SNI, namely the first group that is ready to apply the Biscuit SNI (SME A) which is in zone 1; the two groups are quite ready in applying the Biscuit SNI (SME B and C) in zone 2; the three groups of SME that are less prepared in applying the Biscuit SNI (SME E) which are in zone 3; the four groups of SME that are not ready to apply the Biscuit SNI (SME D) which are in zone 4. The recommended strategy for the four groups of IKM using Ishikawa diagram which focuses on the lowest internal and external factors of resources in each SME group.


As outlined in yesterday's commentary the USD Index can best be described as "feeble", with Monday's candle signalling yet further weakness with the deep upper wick, which duly arrived today in the form of a narrow spread down bar. It is interesting to note that on both days the Index struggled to breach both the 40 day moving average but, perhaps more importantly, to make any inroads into the strong resistance immediately ahead at 79.50. Until this log-jam is broken and the USD Index manages to hold above this level then any resurgence in the US will be relatively short lived.


A number of recent studies suggest that dressing up for work in a suit or blazer could do wonders for an employee's productivity, whether going into a negotiation, making a sales call or even participating in a videoconference with business associates.
Using a number of measures, including simulated business meetings at which subjects wore formal and more casual clothing, the studies offer indications that wearing nicer clothes may raise one's confidence level, affect how others perceive the wearer, and in some cases even boost the level of one's abstract thinking, the type in which leaders and executives engage.
Michael W. Kraus, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at the Yale School of Management, co-wrote a study for the Journal of Experimental Psychology in 2014 which showed that clothes with high social status can increase dominance and job performance in "high-stakes" competitive tasks.
The study put 128 men ages 18 to 32 with diverse backgrounds and income levels through role-playing exercises—mock negotiations over the sale of a hypothetical factory—to see whether wearing specific kinds of clothing had an effect on the outcomes. The "buyer" in each case came from one of three groups. One group wore business suits and dress shoes. One group wore sweatpants, white T-shirts and plastic sandals. A third group, referred to as "neutrals," kept wearing the clothing they arrived in. A neutral played the role of "seller" in each negotiation, but no seller also played a role as a buyer.
The negotiators were each given a fair-market value for the hypothetical factory, along with other information that would influence their decisions about opening bids and asking prices. In the end, the suits proved much less willing to concede ground during the negotiations, moving off their initial offer by an average of only $830,000, compared with $2.81 million for those in sweatpants and $1.58 million for the neutrals.
What these results show, Prof. Kraus says, is that in competitive, winner-take-all situations, wearing more formal attire can send others a signal "about you being successful and real confident in whatever you're doing." Those more casually dressed, on the other side of the table, tend to back down more easily, he says. The ones in formal attire become aware of the respect they are receiving and become more forceful as well, he says.
Other research suggests that the effects of wearing nice clothes can be as much internal as external.
In a study published last year in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, results suggested that people engage in higher levels of abstract thinking when they dress up, compared with when they dress casually. When some 361 participants were asked to complete tasks, the ones dressed more formally engaged in the kinds of abstract thinking that someone in a position of power, like a senior executive, would deploy. After being tested in both formal and casual dress, another 88 subjects were quicker to see the big picture when they dressed more formally. The casual dressers tended to sweat the small stuff.
In an office with a relaxed or business-casual dress code, "when you don't need to wear formal clothing, that's where wearing formal clothing can have a bigger effect," he says.
What kinds of clothes qualify as formal or higher-status dress, of course, can depend on the industry or whom you talk to. Fashion consultants offer some insights that could be useful in any number of businesses.
"Put it up a notch, but not such a big notch that you're going to make everyone else in the office uncomfortable," says Annie Brumbaugh, founder of AB Wardrobe Works, a personal-wardrobe consulting firm. For women, that could mean a tailored jacket, especially for an important meeting.
"Say you're wearing pants and a top or a skirt and a top, [the jacket] is what gives you some finish and authority," she says. Also, "Wear heels when it's important," like when going into a meeting. One option: Those who don't want to walk in heels all day can keep a pair at the office.
For men, a full suit, sport coat, or even a tie can put you in a more professional mind-set, says Julie Rath, a men's style consultant and founder of NextLevelStyle.com, an online style course for men. If wearing a suit will come off too strong, Ms. Rath recommends focusing on fit (sleek and close but not tight) and quality (good cashmere, fine wools or 100% cotton). Wearing a high-quality dress shoe or nice watch can do the trick as well, she says.
Sometimes a small fashion adjustment can have big results. Don't go looking too far afield if searching for a model of success to imitate. While Mark Zuckerberg seems to have done pretty well in business wearing hoodies and jeans, experts say he's an outlier.
Mr. Smith is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal in New York. He can be reached at ray.smith@wsj.com.
A sense of style comes across quickly when people meet. Some men and women have a natural sense of what works, what looks great, but others don't have a clue. Wouldn't it be a shame to not be considered for a position because we didn't just get a little help with what would work for us?
Dressing for success isn't a burden, it's actually fun. Don't be shy, be bold!
I could not agree more with this WSJ article on dressing for success!
Ironically, I went on a job interview just this morning wearing a Calvin Klein suit and blouse.
Normally, I wear jeans to work in my current position as a Night Supervisor in the field of Human Services.
It definitely felt good to "suit up" again..


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The Spy Who Learned Me, titulado El espía que me enseñó en Hispanoamérica y en España, es el vigésimo episodio de la vigesimotercera temporada de la serie de televisión animada Los Simpson, estrenado a través de la cadena Fox en los Estados Unidos el 6 de mayo de 2012. Marc Wilmore escribió el episodio, mientras que Bob Anderson se encargó de la dirección. En el episodio, Homer sufre una conmoción cerebral y el Sr. Burns le da ocho semanas libre con paga, sin decirle a Marge. Mientras tanto, Bart planea una venganza contra Nelson, haciéndolo más obeso con las hamburguesas de Krusty Burger.

Las estrellas invitadas en el episodio fueron Bryan Cranston interpretando a Stradivarius Cain y Eric Idle interpretando a Declan Desmond. Fue visto por aproximadamente cuatro millones de espectadores estadounidenses y recibió críticas positivas.

Sinopsis
Durante una cita en la noche, Homer lleva a Marge a ver una película de acción con el personaje de espía ficticio y legendario Stradivarius Cain (con voz de Bryan Cranston), pero la serie interminable de Homer de humor durante la película, le gana el desprecio de Marge pero los elogios de Carl y Lenny. Marge deja claro a la mañana siguiente que ella está todavía enfadada con Homer, y él termina sintiéndose triste en el trabajo, aunque pronto se siente mucho peor después de que el Sr. Burns accidentalmente se dirige hacia la escalera de Homer en la cual estaba usando para corregir las luces y termina sufriendo una severa conmoción cerebral. El Sr. Burns accede a regañadientes junto con las preocupaciones de Smithers (moral) y su abogado (legal) y le da a Homer ocho semanas libre con paga. Cuando Homer vuelve a casa, el disgusto de Marge con él se ha visto acompañado por el descontento de Bart y Lisa y el abuelo sienten otras cosas, por lo que Homer decide mantener su paga en secreto. Él pretende ir a trabajar cada día y tiene inicialmente un montón de diversión, pero pronto vuelve a la melancolía por el mal estado de los asuntos con Marge. Entonces se sorprende al ver a Cain aparecerse como un amigo imaginario, quien será el tutor de Homer sobre cómo ser irresistible a Marge, comenzando con una lección de confianza en un restaurante local que termina con Homer ganando a la esposa de un narcotraficante enojado (Tony Montana) quien jura venganza. Marge se entera por Lenny que Homer estaba de licencia, y se enfurece con él, sólo para Homer calmar completamente su ira tomando consejos de Cain y diciendo la verdad a Marge (que él mintió acerca de ir a trabajar y utilizó el tiempo para aprender a ser un mejor esposo). Cuando se dirigen hacia una noche de baile, Tony Montana los descubre y planea matar a Homer, pero él utiliza una línea acerca de «hermosos ojos» que provoca su perdón. Marge le pregunta a Homer seductoramente cuánto tiempo más le queda, pero Homer hace una risita diciendo que sus vacaciones pagadas terminaron la semana pasada, y sólo tienen que esperar a la llamada de Recursos Humanos.

Mientras tanto, una nueva política de exploración de smarthphones en la Escuela Primaria de Springfield trae improvisado el dinero—almuerzo de Nelson a un nuevo nivel, y lleva a Bart a planear una venganza. Cuando mira un documental escandaloso de Declan Desmond acerca de los hechos sucios a Krusty Burger («Do You Want LIES With That?»), se da cuenta de comer nada más que la comida rápida de Krusty va a ser muy malo para Nelson, y le da al agresor un libro de cupones gratis que lleva a Nelson a convertirse en un obeso terrorífico y poco saludable. Lisa toma entonces a Nelson para mostrar su terrible destino a Krusty, así que Krusty ofrece a Nelson tiempo libre con su entrenador personal. Nelson termina en gran forma y comienza a golpear a los nerds, Bart le pregunta a Lisa que si «¿eso era lo que quería?» y Lisa le responde mostrando interés sexual en Nelson «no, pero verlo es un agasajo», luego Bart le pregunta «¿que?» y ella dice «no, nada, nada, nada».

Lanzamiento

El episodio se transmitió a través de la cadena Fox en los Estados Unidos el 6 de mayo de 2012. Fue visto por 4 745 000 de personas durante esta emisión y obtuvo una cuota de pantalla de 2,1 dentro del grupo demográfico de 18 a 49 años, lo que significa que 2,1 por ciento de las personas de edades comprendidas entre 18 y 49 vieron el episodio. Fue el tercer programa más visto en el grupo de Fox Animation Domination, teniendo más espectadores que The Cleveland Show (3,12 millones) y Bob's Burgers (3,68 millones), pero detrás de Padre de familia y American Dad, que tuvieron un total de 5,54 y 4,75 millones de espectadores respectivamente.

Recepción
El episodio obtuvo críticas positivas de los críticos. Rowan Kaiser de The A.V. Club dio al episodio una «B-» diciendo: «Cuando Los Simpson funcionan bien, todo parece tan simple. Hemos visto esto antes, más que cualquier otro tipo de sinopsis único de Los Simpson. 23 temporadas garantizan cierto nivel de repetición, así que ¿por qué no ir con lo que funciona?». Actualmente posee una calificación de 7.2/10 en Internet Movie Database. y una calificación de 8.5/10 en TV.com.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 The Spy Who Learned Me en Lossimpsonsonline.com.ar (en español)
 The Spy Who Learned Me en Internet Movie Database (en inglés)
 The Spy Who Learned Me en TV.com (en inglés)

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Minnesota law firm plans suit against 'critical race training' in schools, government agencies
Doug Seaton, president of the Upper Midwest Law Center, said his organization intends to find "a good case to challenge this fraudulent and sinister indoctrination masquerading as 'diversity training.'"
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A Minnesota law firm said it plans to launch a legal challenge against the practice of conducting "critical race training" in government agencies, schools and corporations.
"Most of the 'diversity' and 'anti-racism' training being conducted today is Marxist and anti-American, as well as racist, in its fundamental premise that whites are inherently bad and must be subordinated to minorities because of systemic racism," the Upper Midwest Law Center said in a press release issued Thursday.
The non-profit law firm is now seeking clients for a lawsuit against these sorts of diversity seminars.
"We need individuals who have encountered this type of training as employees, parents, students, or as vendors or clientele, and experienced losses or harm because of it to their employment, business or education," the firm elaborated.
The Trump administration recently directed all federal agencies to "cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to fund these divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions."
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said in a Sept. 4 memo that the "divisive, false, and demeaning propaganda of the critical race theory movement is contrary to all we stand for as Americans and should have no place in the federal government."
"Accordingly, to that end, the Office of Management and Budget will shortly issue more detailed guidance on implementing the President's directive. In the meantime, all agencies are directed to begin to identify all contracts or other agency spending related to any training on 'critical race theory,' 'white privilege,' or any other training or propaganda effort that teaches or suggests either that the United States is an inherently racist or evil country or that any race or ethnicity is inherently racist or evil," wrote Vought.
The president's order resulted in the cancellation of a 13-week series on "institutionalized racism" planned for employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Vought said the "training is being canceled immediately" in a statement posted to Twitter Tuesday morning.
Glad to report, per @POTUS's directive, this training is being cancelled immediately. https://t.co/5Fd9ynKYtQ
— Russ Vought (@RussVought45) September 15, 2020
In a similar case, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division was forced to cancel a training on "unconscious bias," MarketWatch reported.
Seaton said he conducted anti-racism training for teachers in the 1970s as an adjunct history professor at the University of Minnesota.
"Don't judge a book by its cover or tagline, Minnesota. Look hard at this critical race theory training and you will be appalled," Seaton said in a letter published in The Star Tribune. "It is more akin to Maoist Cultural Revolution 'struggle sessions' than education, and it simply makes whites the enemy rather than racist conduct, practices or 'systems.'
"You will find that critical race theory is the usual left-wing propaganda against America in disguise and is flatly a violation of the same civil rights laws that the editors say they support," he added.
Anthony Gockowski is Editor-in-Chief of Alpha News. He previously worked as an editor for The Minnesota Sun and Campus Reform, and reported for The Daily Caller.
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Q: listbox selectedindex same value wrong index number I have same values in listbox. When i click to Index2 (Spain) it selected Index0 (Usa)
how can i pass this error?
i must use same values in listbox or alternative control
Thanks.
here is my code;
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (!IsPostBack)
        {
            ListItem li = new ListItem();
            li.Text = "USA";
            li.Value = "06";
            ListItem li2 = new ListItem();
            li2.Text = "ITALY";
            li2.Value = "34";
            ListItem li3 = new ListItem();
            li3.Text = "SPAIN";
            li3.Value = "06";
            ListBox1.Items.Add(li);
            ListBox1.Items.Add(li2);
            ListBox1.Items.Add(li3);

        }

    }
    protected void ListBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Response.Write(ListBox1.SelectedIndex);
    }

A: So the issue is caused by the fact that USA and SPAIN contain the same value. ASP.NET doesn't actually get the selected index of the clicked item in the ListBox. Instead, it uses the value that you selected to determine the index. And because USA and SPAIN have the same value, it chooses the first index that contains that value.
Instead of using Response.Write to get the selected index of the ListItem, I would put a label on the page and set its visibility to false.
Then, in the SelectedIndexChanged event, set the text of the label to the selected index of the ListBox.
protected void ListBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Label1.Text = ListBox1.SelectedIndex.ToString();
}

A: If I were you, I would have written such code:
        if (!IsPostBack)
    {
        ListItem li = new ListItem();
        li.Text = "(06) USA";
        li.Value = "01";
        ListItem li2 = new ListItem();
        li2.Text = "(34) ITALY";
        li2.Value = "02";
        ListItem li3 = new ListItem();
        li3.Text = "(06) SPAIN";
        li3.Value = "03";
        ListBox1.Items.Add(li);
        ListBox1.Items.Add(li2);
        ListBox1.Items.Add(li3);

    }

Then I would have gotten the parenthesis part as the value.
PS: I noticed that if you have the same text in your listbox, it returns the smallest  SelectedIndex value (such as "John Doe", "Jane Doe", "Mr. Smith", "Jane Doe". In this case, although you click the second Jane Doe, it returns 1. John Doe = 0, Jane Doe = 1, Mr. Smith = 2, Jane Doe = 3). So this answer will be a solution to this problem, too. You can write: "John Doe", "Jane Doe (1)", "Mr. Smith", "Jane Doe (2)" or "John Doe (0)", "Jane Doe (1)", "Mr. Smith (2)", "Jane Doe (3)".

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It has been reported that Arsenal are ready to make a ₤12 million bid for England Under 21 and Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson.
Even though Everton and Tottenham Hotspur are also reported to be interested in the midfielder it could be that he may choose Arsenal seeing that Arsenal are short on midfielders and given the fact that he is very unhappy at the City of Manchester.
The twenty year old Johnson has made forty appearances for City and one for the England Under 21 team.


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Mr. November, the Ultimate Derek Jeter Rookie Card Guide
The Derek Jeter rookie card has been a favorite for Yankee fans and card collectors around the world. His soft-spoken persona and clutch performance on the field has made Derek Jeter a baseball legend and one of the most popular players in baseball for decades.
Since he debuted on the diamond, Jeter's baseball cards have steadily increased in popularity and value. It might be time to consider adding a few Derek Jeter rookie cards to the card collection vault.
Who is Derek Jeter?
Derek Jeter is a former shortstop who spent his 20-year MLB career with the New York Yankees.
Jeter is a five-time World Series champion and is regarded as a star contributor to the Yankee's success in the 1990s to 2000s for hitting, base-running, fielding, and leadership.
He has won dozens of awards, including 14 All-Star selections, five Gold Glove Awards, five Silver Slugger Awards, two Hank Aaron Awards, and a Roberto Clemente Award.
He holds many postseason records and amazing highlights, earning him the iconic nickname Mr. November. Jeter was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020.
So, what's your favorite Derek Jeter rookie card? Let's take a look at each one, and you can decide for yourself.
Young Jeter's Early History
Derek Jeter was born in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, on June 26, 1974, but moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan, when he was four years old.
He and his sister would spend their summers with their grandparents in New Jersey, attending New York Yankees games. Jeter became a passionate fan, and watching Dave Winfield inspired him to become a baseball player.
In his high school days, Jeter was a star baseball player, receiving several honors, including the 1992 Gatorade High School Player of the Year Award and USA Today's High School Player of the Year.
Jeter earned a baseball scholarship at the University of Michigan to play college baseball for the Michigan Wolverines. However, he was drafted to the New York Yankees before attending college.
Here's some footage of Jeter in the minor leagues, right after he was drafted in the first round by the New York Yankees.
Jeter's Professional Baseball Career
Jeter played four seasons in the Minor Leagues with the Greensboro Hornets and struggled to find his stride early in his career.
However, he recovered and had a strong 1993 season, being named the South Atlantic League's Best Defensive Shortstop, Most Exciting Player, and Best Infield Arm by Baseball America.
Jeter made his MLB debut in 1995. In 1996, Jeter had a stellar year and won the American League Rookie of the Year award.
Jeter would have a great postseason, batting .361, and the Yankees would defeat the Atlanta Braves in the 1996 World Series.
In 1998, Jeter would be selected for his first All-Star Game, and the Yankees would go on to win the World Series against the San Diego Padres.
There are Derek Jeter highlights – and then there's the story of the "First Pitch." For those of you who remember this World Series game, there's no need to describe it any further. But many people forget the legendary conversation between Derek Jeter and the President before the first pitch. It's a must-watch video for any Jeter fan.
Throughout the early 2000s, Jeter would continue to sign multi-year contracts with the Yankees worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
In 2000, the Yankees won the World Series against the New York Mets, and Jeter became the first person to win the All-Star Game MVP and the World Series MVP awards in the same season.
Shattering Records
Jeter shattered numerous MLB records in his career. In 2009 against the Seattle Mariners, Jeter broke Luis Aparicio's league record of 2675 hits as a shortstop.
He became the all-time NY Yankees hits leader the same year, passing Lou Gehrig.
In 2011, Jeter broke Mickey Mantle's record for most games played as a Yankee. He also broke Rickey Henderson's record for Yankee stolen bases in 2011.
Jeter retired in 2014, ending his final season with his 1,000th career multi-hit game. He scored over 1,900 runs and broke MLB records for games started at shortstop.
Retirement from MLB
In his post-baseball career, Jeter is a successful businessman. In 2014, he started ThePayersTribune.com, a media platform that features first-person stories from professional athletes. In 2017, he became CEO of the Miami Marlins and owned a 4% stake in the franchise.
The announcer was correct. "One of the most unbelievable plays you will ever see…" The flip play by Jeter will live in baseball lore forever.
Derek Jeter Rookie Card Values
Ok, let's get to the cards, finally.
Derek Jeter's epic HOF baseball career makes his cards an excellent addition to any card collection. Several highly valuable Derek Jeter rookie cards and a couple that could be considered undervalued, making them great additions to any card collection.
Topps Derek Jeter Rookie Card
The 1993 Topps Baseball Wax Box 1st Series included a Gold #98 Derek Jeter rookie card. These cards can be valued as high as $5,000. Step down to a PSA 9, or a PSA 8 Topps Gold Jeter card, and you can buy one for just a few hundred dollars.
If you're feeling lucky and can spend $100 for an entire wax box, you can try your luck at pulling one of these rookie baseball cards. The Topps Gold Derek Jeter rookie is also in rack packs of the same year, a packaging variation containing 54 cards.
1993 Jeter Topps Rookie Card #98
1993 Topps Gold Derek Jeter #98
1993 Topps #98 Florida Marlins Inaugural Year
1993 Topps Inaugural Colorado Rockies Derek Jeter #98
1992 Derek Jeter Little Sun High School Prospects Autograph
One of the most important Derek Jeter rookie cards is the 1992 Little Sun Autograph. Only 250 copies were printed, making this one of the most valuable Jeter rookie cards.
Many still consider the Little Sun Autographed version the Holy Grail of Jeter rookie baseball cards. The value of these cards varies depending on graded condition, with higher-valued cards selling around $20K-30K.
1992 Derek Jeter Little Sun High School Proof
Another popular rookie card is the Little Sun proof card, which didn't have an autograph, just extra copies left behind without Jeter's signature.
One thing to watch out for – the missing autograph on the proof cards tempted scammers to forge an autograph on the card, creating a much more valuable Little Sun "autograph" card. Be on the lookout for fake Little Sun Derek Jeter signed cards.
1992 Derek Jeter Fleer Excel Gold Foil
Here's a great Jeter rookie card, and one that even the most astute card collectors might not be aware of. The card was printed in extremely low numbers, with only 101 PSA 10 cards known.
The card features Jeter during his brief time with the Greensboro Hornets minor league squad. Like Griffey, A-Rod, and Clemens, even though Jeter was destined for the big leagues, he needed to put in some time in the minors first.
1993 Upper Deck SP Foil Derek Jeter Rookie RC #279
The 1993 Upper Deck Sp Derek Jeter rookie card is extremely popular and hard to find in a high grade. Only 1,300 PSA 10 cards exist.
Values for the PSA 10 GEM Mint card reached over $300,000 just a few years ago due to the easily damaged dark edges and foil coating. The PSA 9 NM-MT card has recently sold on eBay for around $5,000 USD.
1993 Upper Deck baseball cards were mostly overproduced, and not highly desirable. But there are a few gems in the 840 card set to watch out for. This is the feature card from this set.
1993 Upper Deck Derek Jeter Rookie Card RC Gold Hologram
The gold hologram Jeter rookie card wasn't available in packs. The card was only included in Upper Deck factory sets. A Derek Jeter PSA 10 Upper Deck Gold Hologram is valued at around $10,000.
1993 Upper Deck Derek Jeter RC Top Prospect #449
1993 Score Derek Jeter RC #489
1993 Stadium Club Murphy Derek Jeter Rookie #117
1992 Derek Jeter Little Sun High School Prospects
1992 Classic Derek Jeter C3 #4
1993 Select Derek Jeter RC #360
1992 Derek Jeter Rookie Card Front Row Silver #55
1993 Derek Jeter Front Row Gold #2
1992 Derek Jeter Fleer Pro Cards Gulf Coast Yankees RC
1993 Derek Jeter Classic Best #1 Greensboro Hornets
1993 Derek Jeter Fleer Pro Cards All-Star #21
1993 Derek Jeter Classic Best Auto #AU4
1993 Bowman Derek Jeter RC #511
1993 Pinnacle Derek Jeter RC #457
1992 Derek Jeter Front Row Gold #55
1992 Derek Jeter Rookie Card Classic Four Sport Autographs #231
Other Derek Jeter Sports Cards
The 1992 Derek Jeter Classic Draft Picks Foil Bonus is one of the first cards produced. This card is a low pop card out of 103, and a Gem Mint RC PSA 10 can be worth around $2,000. SGC 9 graded cards are valued at around $200, while a BGS 9.5
1995 Derek Jeter Topps Finest Refractor
1996 Derek Jeter Topps Chrome
2022 Topps Derek Jeter Call of the Captain Collection
1996 Leaf Signature Derek Jeter
The 1996 Leaf Signature Derek Jeter trading cards are extremely difficult to find. It's not a Jeter rookie, but the card is low population and is autographed by Jeter himself.
The value of these cards in PSA 10 condition range from thousands to tens of thousands of dollars.
Valuable Derek Jeter Memorabilia
Derek Jeter New York Yankees Signed Game Used Baseball Bat
Derek Jeter Signed Game Used Glove
Derek Jeter New York Yankees Inaugural Season Signed Baseball
Mr. November and the Derek Jeter Rookie Card
Derek Jeter's legendary status as a baseball hero will inspire fans for years to come. The greatest moments of the Jeter Yankees HOF career are still debated to this day.
The Derek Jeter baseball card is highly collectible, and adding a Jeter rookie card to your collection could make for a great long-term piece of baseball history. Or at the very least, a great reminder of a clutch performer.
By far, my favorite Derek Jeter baseball highlight is "The Dive." How do great ballplayers become legends? Doing things you've never seen before when the steaks are highest.
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In this day of division, at least the church ought to be United right? No. It appears that even the church cannot make up its mind about clear scriptural teaching, even though it's plainly written. After all, when it comes to sin, God is very clear. I'm sure had the Apostle Paul been around today, he would have written a letter to the United Methodist Church that would have sounded something like this: "It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you…" I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must you'd need to go out of the world. But now I have written unto you not to keep company if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no not to eat (1 Cor.5).
Furthermore, Paul would be sure that he warned them that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God. He would tell them that God will not tolerate fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, homosexuals to enter the Kingdom of God (1 Cor 6:9-11). This is pretty clear. However, there some leaders within the United Methodist movement that see it in a totally different way. According to an article in Fox News, leaders from the United Methodist Church reportedly announced a tentative plan Friday to split the church over differences on same-sex marriage and the inclusion of gay clergy.
In this April 19, 2019 file photo, a gay pride rainbow flag flies along with the U.S. flag in front of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Prairie Village, Kan. A new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows age, education level, and religious affiliation matter greatly when it comes to Americans' opinions on a prospective clergy member's sexual orientation, gender, marital status or views on issues such as same-sex marriage or abortion (AP)
The division, which has been brewing for years, came to an impasse last May when delegates in St. Louis voted 438-384 to ban gay marriage and the inclusion of gay clergy.
A majority of U.S.-based churches opposed the "Traditional Plan" but were outvoted by conservatives in the U.S., Africa, and the Philippines.
Soon after, 16 church representatives determined to break up the church was "the best means to resolve our differences, allowing each part of the church to remain true to its theological understanding," Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey of Louisiana said, according to the Times.
"There is a degree of heartbreak within me because I never thought we would reach this point," New York Bishop Thomas Bickerton said. "However, we are at this point. The differences are irreconcilable. This is inevitable."
"The Protocol itself says it was developed in service to the General Conference delegates who will decide on its adoption or amendment," he said. "Other plans may well be considered as alternatives. Significant questions remain to be answered about the Protocol's implementation. The Judicial Council will need to rule on its constitutionality."
He added that financial feasibility will also need to be considered before any split.
Is anyone surprised that the church is becoming more like the world? Obviously the Apostle Paul wasn't. After all, he prophesied it over 2000 years ago. He said, "Let no one deceive you by any means; for that, the Day of the Lord's return will not come unless the falling away comes first" (2 Thessalonians 2:3). He then proceeds to explain this "falling away" in greater detail.
Paul writes that it will involve the revealing of "the man of sin…the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God" (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4). Some man is going to style himself as greater than God, pretending to be God—and people will believe him. Why? Because:
"The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason, God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie" (2 Thessalonians 2:9-11).
They will believe a lie. It is an absolute lie to believe that you can live in sin and still think you're going to heaven. Homosexuality is just as much a sin as adultery. This idea of same-sex marriage has not changed in the eyes of God. And if we are to be saved by God's amazing love and His provision, then we must turn away from sin, and cling to his only begotten son, Jesus Christ for our salvation.


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Q: How to optimize data generation for numpy call I'd like to know how to make the following code shorter and/or more efficient.  Could I (or should I) get rid of the for loop by using a functional method, or is there method I should be using from numpy?
The code calculates the expected value of an array of of integers.
vals = np.arange(self.n+1)

# array of probability of each value in vals
parr = np.ones(len(vals))
for i in range(len(vals)):
    parr[i] *= self.prob(vals[i])

return np.dot(vals,parr)

As requested in comments, the implementation of the method prob():
def prob(self, x):

    """Computes probability of removing x items

    :param x: number of items to remove
    :returns: probability of removing x items
    """

    # p is the probability of removing an item
    # sl.choose computes n choose x
    return sl.choose(self.n, x) * (self.p**x) * \
           (1-self.p)**(self.n-x)

A: I think it will be most faster:
vals = np.arange(self.n+1)

# array of probability of each value in vals
parr = self.prob(vals)

return np.dot(vals,parr)

and function:
def prob(list_of_x):

    """Computes probability of removing x items

    :param list_of_x: numbers of items to remove
    :returns: probability of removing x items
    """

    # p is the probability of removing an item
    # sl.choose computes n choose x
    return np.asarray([sl.choose(self.n, e) for e in list_of_x]) * (self.p ** list_of_x) * \
           (1-self.p)**(self.n - list_of_x)

Because numpy is faster:
import timeit

import numpy as np

list_a = [1, 2, 3] * 1000
list_b = [4, 5, 6] * 1000

np_list_a = np.asarray(list_a)
np_list_b = np.asarray(list_b)

print(timeit.timeit('[a * b for a, b in zip(list_a, list_b)]', 'from __main__ import list_a, list_b', number=1000))
print(timeit.timeit('np_list_a * np_list_b', 'from __main__ import np_list_a, np_list_b', number=1000))

Result:
0.19378583212707723
0.004333830584755033

A: The loop can be reduced to a list comprehension:
vals = np.arange(self.n+1)

# array of probability of each value in vals
parr = [self.prob(v) for v in vals]

return np.dot(vals, parr)


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Alcatel-Lucent and BT unveil super fat pipe, splurt out 1.4Tb per second across London
It's not the size, it's how you use... the spectral efficiency
Team Register Thu 23 Jan 2014 // 16:27 UTC
Alcatel-Lucent has teamed up with BT to test an "alien superchannel" across an existing fibre pipe, with the resulting record-breaking 1.4 Tbps they achieved able to transmit a five-month-long grumble flick in just one second.
The pair achieved 1.4 terabits per second using a BT's fibre-optic pipe between the BT Tower and BT's Adastral Park in Ipswich, but the really impressive achievement was the spectral efficiency: at 5.7 bits per second per Hertz, it is the highest ever recorded.
If we assume the average 15-minute, low-res blue movie is about 100 megabytes in size, this super fast connection could send 1,835 filthy videos (or 44 uncompressed "proper" films, as the PR bumpf would have it) in one second. That's enough rudeness to watch continuously for 19 days and nights.
You could also send 500,000 snaps of Justin Bieber in the blink of an eye, which means it would be just shy of two minutes before his 48 million Twitter followers are very happily gazing at their much-loved pint-sized troublemaker.
The trial made use of an existing 410km fibre link between the BT Tower and BT's Adastral Park using an "alien superchannel" featuring seven 200Gbps channels transmitted via Alcatel-Lucent's 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS). The significance of the feat is that ISPs could cram a greater amount of information through existing broadband infrastructure - perhaps obviating the need for upgrades... and of course, locking in BT fibre-leasing revenues for the longer term.
After revealing the trial's titanic achievements, BT took the chance to big itself up.
"Investing for the future is core to BT's strategy and this outstanding achievement demonstrates that BT can easily introduce new features and technologies across our core network maximizing the efficiency of our existing infrastructure," said Neil McRae, chief network architect at BT. "Working with Alcatel-Lucent on this trial has been highly productive in demonstrating the viability of an alien wavelength approach."
BT's MD of research and innovation Dr Tim Whitley added: "BT has a long history of leading innovation in telecommunications, from the earliest days of the electric telegraph to today's global fiber networks.
"These trials continue that tradition, as we work with Alcatel-Lucent to push the boundaries of fibre technology, allowing us to support the ever increasing bandwidth required by our customers, and deliver new and exciting services which rely on fast, data-hungry applications." ®
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Bossier students 'go to jail' and learn big lessons
Going to jail is not something anyone looks forward to, but that's what happened to nearly four dozen Bossier Parish high school juniors recently.
Bossier students 'go to jail' and learn big lessons Going to jail is not something anyone looks forward to, but that's what happened to nearly four dozen Bossier Parish high school juniors recently. Check out this story on shreveporttimes.com: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2017/12/21/bossier-students-go-jail-and-learn-big-lessons/964939001/
Lt. Bill Davis, Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office Published 6:21 a.m. CT Dec. 21, 2017
Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington hosted students with the Bossier Youth Leadership Program at the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Training Academy and Bossier Parish Maximum Security Facility. (Lt. Bill Davis and Dep. Rod White/BPSO)
Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington hosted students with the Bossier Youth Leadership Program at the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Training Academy and Bossier Parish Maximum Security Facility.(Photo: Lt. Bill Davis/BPSO)
Going to jail is not something anyone typically looks forward to, especially right before Christmas, but that's what happened to nearly four dozen Bossier Parish high school juniors recently.
Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington recently hosted some of Bossier Parish School's students, all part of the Bossier Youth Leadership Program, at the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Training Academy and Bossier Parish Maximum Security Facility in early December.
Deputies taught the students about law enforcement and what life is like behind bars.
Forty-three high school juniors from all Bossier Parish Schools in the BYL program, a partnership between the Bossier Chamber of Commerce and Bossier Parish School Board, learned about life in prison and the importance of training. They also watched a K-9 demonstration.
The group first met at the Bossier City Council chambers and heard from the three law enforcement agencies in Bossier — the Bossier City Police Department, Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office and Bossier City Marshals Office. The group then visited Bossier City Court before heading north to Plain Dealing.
Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington hosted students with the Bossier Youth Leadership Program at the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Training Academy and Bossier Parish Maximum Security Facility. (Photo: Lt. Bill Davis/BPSO)
The students visited the Bossier Parish Maximum Security Prison, where they learned everything from booking, intake, finger printing, jail rules and regulations, meals and more about life behind bars.
They heard directly from inmates who told them their story and why it's important to walk the straight and narrow to keep from going to jail.
"I was a little scared, I'll be honest," said Katie Bowlin of Benton High School. "It was an overwhelming emotion walking in and seeing girls that are my age, that had big dreams, and then to make a decision that really will impact the rest of their lives."
Maygen Salyer of Bossier High School was captivated.
"It was very eye-opening, especially talking with the inmates themselves, and having them break down and share such a personal aspect of their life," Salyer said.
For Jaylon Lucas from Plain Dealing High School, jail life was a bit different than he expected.
"I thought it was going to be everybody running around, hollering and stuff like that, but everybody was in their own booth, doing what they've got to do, following the rules," Lucas said.
He said that the experience opened his eyes, and that he's thankful for the freedom he enjoys.
"It showed me how grateful I am to wake up every day, go to school, and not have to come here," Lucas said. "It showed me to follow the rules every day and make responsible decisions."
The oversight of the deputies impressed junior Garrison Wade of Airline High School, who said he's glad his trip was only a one-day visit.
"I was really interested in how everything was done, and how ya'll (Bossier deputies) took care of them and kept an eye on them and kept them contained and behaving," Wade said. "I'm glad I was one side of the cell and not the other.
Bossier Sheriff's Office K-9 units, comprised of Sgt. Daniel Talley and his partner, "Spike," and Dep. Chris Isom and his partner, "Arco," along with Dep. David Rogers, provided a criminal apprehension demonstration for the students.
BYL hosts about nine different sessions throughout the school year that help to develop each student's leadership abilities.
In addition to learning about law enforcement, the students are exposed to Quality of Life, Government, Social Services, Education and Economic Development.
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Friedbert Pflueger
Professor King's College
Executive Director of the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS) Former State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Defence, Member of the Berlin House of Representatives and Member of the National Executive Committee of the CDU. Studies of political science, public and constitutional law and economics in Göttingen, Bonn and Harvard. Master of Arts degree in 1980. Ph.D. degree (Dr. phil.) in 1982. 1977 to 1978 federal chairman of the Association of Christian Democrat Students (RCDS).1976 to 1978 deputy chairman of the European Democrat Students (EDS).1977 to 1985 member of the federal executive committee of the Junge Union (youth section of the CDU/CSU).1981 to 1984 assistant to the Governing Mayor of Berlin, lastly in charge of his personal office.1984 to 1989 spokesman of the Federal President of Germany, Richard von Weizsäcker.1989 to 1991 manager of the Matuschka Group, Berlin (investment banking). 1990-2006 Member of the Bundestag (Defence Committee and Committee On Foreign Affairs).1994 to 1998 disarmament policy spokesman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag.1998 to 2002 Chairman of the Bundestag Committee on the Affairs of the European Union. 2002 to 2005 Foreign Policy Spokesman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group and foreign policy advisor to Angela Merkel, at the time leader of the opposition, e.g. accompanying her to hold political talks in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Poland and Kosovo. 1999 to 2006 chairman of the Federal Committee on Foreign and Security Policy of the CDU. November 2005 to October 2006 Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Defence (Deputy Minister of Defence). October 2006 to September 2008 Chairman of the CDU Parliamentary Group in the Berlin House of Representatives. Since April 2000 Member of the National Executive Committee of the CDU, latest reelection in December 2008. (Germany) Member of the Federal Government's German-Indian Consultative Group,the German-British Society (Steering Committee Königswinter Conference),Board of Trustees of The Aspen-Institute Berlin and Chairman of the German-Polish Society, Bonn (1991 to 1998) National decorations of Poland, Bulgaria and Lithuania in honour of the strong political support for NATO and EU enlargement."Commander of the Legion of Honor" of France.
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Duration of the research period The total duration of the doctorate is three years from the initial registration. In duly justified cases, up to two one-year extensions may be requested
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The doctoral programme in Information and Communication Technologies covers many of the most important research topics in the information society. This is an innovative programme, unique in Catalonia and Spain in terms of its content, which aims to provide a bridge between various disciplines in this field. These are grouped into four main areas: cognitive and intelligent systems, audiovisual technologies, networks and communications, and computational biology and biomedical systems. The themes of the programme are the same as the lines of research that are worked on at the DTIC.
The programme received a Mention of Excellence from the Ministry of Science and Innovation in 2011.
Cognitive and intelligent systems
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In order to be admitted to Information, Communication and Audiovisuals Technologies PhD Programme offered by UPF, candidates must provide accreditation that they have obtained an accredited undergraduate degree (Bachelor degree or recognised equivalent degree from an accredited Higher Education Institution).
Moreover, they have to proof that they have obtained or are in position to obtain an accredited graduate/master's degree (equivalent to a Spanish Master Universitario/Oficial, Master's of Research.... ) which enables them to access a Phd programme in their home country.
In order to access to a doctoral programme at UPF, you need to have completed 300 ECTS credits, 60 of those have to correspond to an official graduate, research orientated master's programme.
Students holding one of the following degrees are not required to have completed a Master's degree:
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undergraduate degrees with the equivalence to MECES level 3, according to RD 697/2014
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A photocopy of the undergraduate degree/diploma or Certification/proof of degree completion (Bachelor degree or recognised equivalent degree from an accredited Higher Education Institution).
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However, if you have not yet completed your graduate/master's studies when formalising application, you will need to provide us with the following documents:
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Although it is not compulsory at the time of admission, the submission of a letter of support by students will be considered a great advantage. Applications accompanied by a letter of support will be given priority. Students failing to submit a letter of support must specify one or more DTIC research areas in which they would be interested in doing research.
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In this document, the student should state whether he/she has a scholarship or funding, and if so, the financing institution. Otherwise, it may state whether the student is awaiting a decision regarding a scholarship that he/she has applied for, and whether he/she would be willing to join the PhD program even if the fellowship is not granted. The student can also include all the information of this nature that he/she may consider relevant.
UPF master's degrees that can be taken prior to this doctorate
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Sound and Music Computing (SMC)
Wireless Communications (MWC)
Computer Vision (interuniversity master coordinated by UAB)
The Department of Information and Communication Technologies at UPF seeks doctoral applications from talented student with a strong interest in research. Candidates for PhD positions must hold a MSc degree or quivalent.
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How do you choose between ReplayTV, UltimateTV, and TiVo? This sample chapter looks closely at each device so that you can see how they stack up.
With conventional appliances, versions have been around for decades, and dozens of brands and models are available from which to choose. Choice is often based on a combination of price, features, and brand name. In contrast, video IEDs are essentially first-generation devices. There are few models to choose from, relatively little differentiation in terms of features or price, and the brand names are mostly unfamiliar. Even Microsoft, a mighty name in the software business, currently has no brand equity to speak of in the consumer electronics field.
In the case of video IEDs, consumers are as much choosing a service as they are a product. After a few short years, the monthly subscription fees will have eclipsed the cost of the hardware. (TiVo, which offers a "lifetime" subscription for $249, is the exception.) Like locking into a long-term contract with a mobile phone provider, you must weigh not only the attributes of the physical device, but your confidence that the company offers the best service for your needs, with adequate staying power for the long haul.
Whom do you trust? Another consideration in choosing an IED is the level of comfort you have with the service provider's ability to protect your privacy. The dark side of the video IED's personalization features is the voluminous dossier that the company will be quietly compiling on your TV-related tastes and activities. Consumer groups are gradually raising the level of alarm over these companies' practice of recording your every move, and they're asking for accountability as to how that data is used, stored, and perhaps sold to other companies that want to market products to you based on your viewing habits. The trade-off here is that collecting this information can—at least theoretically—allow IED service providers to tailor programming to your individual taste. However, the user has to decide whether he trusts the company to keep his private data secure from prying eyes, while using it only in responsible and nonintrusive ways.
Unlike a toaster or waffle iron, a video IED is a "lifestyle device." A device qualifies for lifestyle status when it creates a significant impact on your daily routine. A generation ago, washing machines were a lifestyle device, freeing millions of women from hours of tedious manual labor. Today, people buy new washing machines simply as replacements for older washing machines, so the net impact on lifestyle is nil. Mobile phones, on the other hand, still have that lifestyle-changing impact, providing the ability to transact business and social obligations from anywhere and at any time.
The other qualifier for a device to achieve lifestyle status is its cost. A toaster can be had for about $15, representing a marginal opportunity cost because few other things of consequence are available for $15. A video IED, however, represents a significant spending opportunity. By spending money on the new device, you are effectively limiting your freedom in other areas, thus impacting your lifestyle. Lifestyle choices generally are not made lightly—they often require research and a good deal of sober reflection.
Now that you fully realize what you're getting into, how do you choose between ReplayTV, UltimateTV, and TiVo? The following sections look closely at each device so that you can see how they stack up. If none of these devices seem to exactly suit your needs, perhaps you're a candidate for one of the video IED alternatives that will be discussed in Chapter 4, "Playing the Field: Other Video IED Convergence Devices."


In the twist of these staggering numbers, what are governmental agencies and private campaigns accomplish to educate American drivers virtually drunk driving? This article will offer a survey of the most widely-publicized anti-impaired driving campaigns, and an analysis of their real-world effects.
Buzzed driving is a totally simple concept. After ingestion, alcohol is absorbed immediately by the bloodstream and common tests, in the same way as a breathalyzer, can behave the amount of alcohol in your blood reliably and quickly. Driving subsequently a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of 0.08 or well along is illegal in all state. At that concentration, drivers all but invariably experience sedation and slower tribute times. In extra words, its clearly dangerous to steer in the same way as that much alcohol in your system.
Buzzed driving is understandably having a BAC humiliate than 0.08% but difficult than 0.00%.
And significant studies have found that less is no better. One report from UC San Diego that evaluated crash reports found that buzzed drivers, those with a BAC of 0.01 percent are 46 percent more likely to be officially and solely to blame than sober drivers. The fact is that driving even slightly buzzed is dangerous, far and wide more risky than driving sober.
The genuine hardship is that American piece of legislation and public policy tend to see on 0.08% as a definitive, meaningful boundary. under that descent and youre relatively safe, above it youre dangerous. But the researchers at UC San Diego found that the chances of causing a wreck increases steadily and dexterously from BAC 0.01 to 0.24 percent, meaning that there is no terse transition behind comparing a buzzed driver to a drunk driver. It turns out that 0.08% is not a definitive boundary, and that no amount of alcohol is secure in the final analysis.
Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia every have zero-tolerance policies; any BAC above 0.00% and youll lose your license, be penalized once severe fines, and your car can be impounded.
The Ad Council, Americas largest non-profit producer of public serve announcements, spearheaded the Buzzed Driving vigilance campaign. on their website, they savings account that their ads reached nearly one half of every American adults over the age of 21. And that there was a significant accrual in the proportion of men age 21 35 who called themselves extremely concerned just about the concern of drunk driving, from 22 percent in 2005 to 27 percent in 2011.
And while public watchfulness is utterly important, Americas legislators have yet to answer to our additional accord of buzzed driving. In fact, similar to most permit governments direct to zero tolerance, they either limit this prohibition to drivers below 21 or ambition helpfully that they wont tolerate any driver following a BAC beyond 0.08%.
Only become old will tell whether or not allow in governments follow through upon the current research. assist in 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended lowering Americas real limit to 0.05%, but no declare has yet to take up this stricter limit.
Another nod has been to contextualize drunk driving, to clarify it in terms of unorthodox tragic condition. As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states: drunk driving is often a symptom of a larger problem: alcohol invective and abuse. The underlying premise to this advocate is that some drunk drivers doing vehicles while impaired because (in correspondingly many words) they cant help it. And if you get substance dependent persons treatment, you might consent some impaired drivers off the road in the similar gesture.
Also telling is that the NHTSA refers to impaired driving, rather than drunk driving. In lineage subsequently recent developments in addiction studies, the NHTSA has adopted the scientific convention that finds more credit than contrast surrounded by alcohol abuse and drug addiction in general.
This heritage of reasoning seems bolstered by statistical evidence. In a chemical analysis released by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, researchers found that almost half of all drivers who were killed in crashes and tested sure for drugs after that had alcohol in their system. In many cases, then, the pain is mixed. And the solution might be, too.