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When a Number System Loses Uniqueness: The Case of the Maya - Bibliography
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Pedro J. Freitas (Universidade de Lisboa) and Amy Shell-Gellasch (Beloit College)
[1] Ascher, M., Before the Conquest, Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 65, No. 4, Oct., 1992, pp. 211-218.
[2] Cooke, R., The History of Mathematics: A Brief Course, 2nd ed., Wiley-Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
[3] Katz, V. J., A History of Mathematics: An Introduction, 3rd ed., Addison-Wesley, 2009, p. 270.
[4] Morley, S. G., An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs, 57, Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, Government Printing Office, 1915. Also available from Google Books.
[5] Maya Info: Ring and Serpent Dates in the Dresden Codex, www.mayainfo.org/works/ring/default.asp
[6] Mundo Maya: Mayan Codices, www.mayadiscovery.com/ing/history/codices.htm
[7] The Maya Astronomy Page: Maya Calendar, www.michielb.nl/maya/calendar.html
[8] Maya Exploration Center, http://mayaexploration.com/staff_barnhart.php
Related articles in Convergence:
Maya Calendar Conversions, by Ximena Catepillan and Waclaw Szymanski (2010)
Maya Cycles of Time, by Sandra Monteferrante (2007)
Pedro J. Freitas (Universidade de Lisboa) and Amy Shell-Gellasch (Beloit College), "When a Number System Loses Uniqueness: The Case of the Maya - Bibliography," Convergence (June 2012), DOI:10.4169/loci003883
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When a Number System Loses Uniqueness: The Case of the Maya - Number Bases
When a Number System Loses Uniqueness: The Case of the Maya - Place-Value Systems
When a Number System Loses Uniqueness: The Case of the Maya - Uniqueness of Representation in a Place-Value System
When a Number System Loses Uniqueness: The Case of the Maya - The Maya and Their Calendars
When a Number System Loses Uniqueness: The Case of the Maya - The Mayan Number System
When a Number System Loses Uniqueness: The Case of the Maya - Non-uniqueness
When a Number System Loses Uniqueness: The Case of the Maya - Conclusion and About the Authors


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TOKYO (Sputnik) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso will skip next week's G20 meeting to attend a parliamentary hearing on a scandalous sale of public land... 15.03.2018, Sputnik International
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KOE or Koe may also refer to:

 Koe, a surname and given name, including a list of people with the name
 Communist Organization of Greece (Κομμουνιστική Οργάνωση Ελλάδας, Kommounistikí Orgánosi Elládas, KOE), a Greek political party
 El Tari International Airport, Indonesia, IATA airport code KOE
 Baale language, ISO 939-3 language code koe

See also

 Coe (disambiguation)
 Khoe (disambiguation)
 Koe o Kikasete (disambiguation)
 King of Europe Cup (KOE Cup), a European professional wrestling tournament
 Koe de Oshigoto!, or KoeGoto, a 2008–2013 manga series
 Koe Girl! or Koe Gāru!, a Japanese TV series
 Koe no Katachi, a Japanese manga series
 Acho Dene Koe First Nation, a Dene band government based in Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada
 "Sora/Koe" ('Air/Voice'), a song by Every Little Thing
 Koei, a Japanese video game publisher
 Kōei, a Japanese era name
 Koës, a village in the ǁKaras Region of south-eastern Namibia

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The changing attitudes towards homosexuality in India and the tech pushing it forward
Sam Brake Guia Posted On January 26, 2018
For many Indian's the idea of homosexuality, is still a difficult subject. Despite its criminalisation not being enforced by authorities, the LGBT community is still battling age-old stereotypes and de facto segregation deeply entrenched in the country's culture. This is a result of traditional family values, and the idea of being part of an extended family, being an essential aspect of Indian culture. Breaking these values can often leave individuals ostracized by the people they love.
Although there is good news. In August, the Indian Supreme Court ruled that privacy is a fundamental constitutional right for all its citizens. As a result of this ruling, a wider conversation surrounding privacy has opened up, with one of the main topics being homosexuality.
According to Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, homosexuality is illegal and punishable by a fine and imprisonment. However, thanks to the premise that the ban is unconstitutional as a person's sexual preferences are private, personal matters, this topic has sparked an outcry to review the code. Consequently, India's Supreme Court has now ordered a review of the gay sex ban.
On top of this a greater number of individuals are coming forward to voice their support for the LGBT acceptance such as Prince Manvendra, who opens his palace to LGBT people in December stating "I want to give people social and financial empowerment, so eventually people who want to come out won't be affected. They will have their own social security system," Prince Manvendra said to The Independent.
But acceptance hasn't always been this promising in recent years. An article by VICE titled "'We Exist': Inside India's Secretive Gay Nightlife Scene," brought to light the troubles faced by LGBT couples in India, detailing how nightclubs would turn them away with openly anti-LGBT policies.
In light of this, a community formed using online networks and dating apps such as Grindr, Planet Romeo and Gaydar in order to send out invites. Now the community has produced an impressive amount of mainstream events, with attendees in the hundreds, from a variety of backgrounds.
"We usually write to the team at the app and inform them that we are holding a party," says Shyam Konnur, an LGBTQ activist and event planner who regularly organizes queer parties in Pune and Bangalore, states VICE. "They are always cooperative, and users almost immediately get a notification about a party happening at a certain location when they open the app."
These apps have given isolated individuals a sense of belonging which has not gone unrecognized by the app's creators. In India, 75% of LGBT people surveyed fear for their lives because of their sexual orientation. The dating app Grindr has recognized this loneliness felt by its users. This drove the company to produce a division on the app called Grindr for Equality that aims to "mobilize, inform, and empower" its users.
Jack Harrison-Quintana
In a National Geographic article, Jack Harrison-Quintana, Director of Grindr for Equality, explained that the LGBT community is unique in its fight for equality in a very specific way.
"Unlike other groups who may be minorities within society, LGBT people don't necessarily have LGBT parents, right?" states Harrison-Quintana, reports National Geographic. Adding "I'm Mexican-American, and my mom is Mexican-American, so growing up I could see from her what that means, learn about our culture, our history. That's just not true for LGBT people, which leads to some of the extreme isolation that you see in the worst cases."
This is particularly important when considering the crucial role family plays in India. Despite the strong unity that Indian families display, they are not always a welcoming environment for individuals to discuss serious issues such as sexual orientation or even mental health.
Thus, the availability of online networks and dating apps have come to accommodate those in need of a place to turn when family is not an option. Delta, a startup building India's first LGBT community, support and networking app hopes to revolutionise this area, providing a safe space for the LGBT community to turn to for support and advice.
Last year the app attracted attention due to a crowdfunding campaign which raised a total of 9,26,800 rupees. The app is not currently available, however, their website does state "We've been hard at work for months conducting research, holding focus groups & meeting with industry veterans across technology, app businesses & LGBT policy, healthcare & advocacy arenas. With our advisers, partners & incredible community of supporters, we're now ready to build Delta – the first app of it's kind in the Indian ecosystem."
These advancements are undoubtedly benchmarks of remarkable progress, and signs of great things to come, however, there is still plenty of work to be done. It is important to bear in mind that many of these progressive movements mostly reside in cities which is problematic for a large portion of the population who live in rural areas.
To ensure the country makes critical advancement for the rights of the LGBT community, it is important to acknowledge those outside of urban areas, allowing rural residents to receive the same acceptance as those in the larger cities. Nonetheless, it is important to celebrate the small victories, and India's LGBT community looks like it is on track for a much bright future.
Sam Brake Guia
Sam is an energetic and passionate writer/blogger, always looking for the next adventure. In August 2016 he donated all of his possessions to charity, quit his job, and left the UK. Since then he has been on the road travelling through North, Central and South America searching for new adventures and amazing stories.
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Yvonne Dewals est une artiste peintre belge active dans les années 1950.

Son œuvre
Elle exerçait son art à Woluwe-Saint-Lambert où elle se fit construire un atelier fin des années 1951 au 27, avenue des Rogations.

Son œuvre se caractérise par un pinceau rapide et spontané. Elle exécuta principalement des portraits et des nus féminins. Certains critiques comparaient son œuvre à celle de Lovis Corinth.

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Franchise Sub Shop
"The Sub Shop" Corporation franchises, and sometimes owns and operates quick-service Italian-style sub sandwich shops called, appropriately, "The Sub Shop" subs.
The Sub Shop's upscale concept fits a niche between fast food and fine dining–offering the customer the best benefits of both segments. The company provides the convenience of fast food with rapid response times, affordability, as well as carry-out and home meal replacement options. The Sub Shop also offers a fresher and tastier alternative to typical fried fast food products such as hamburgers and french fries.
The Sub Shop's concept was born in the kitchen of a popular Italian sit-down restaurant called Gianni's. The goal of the original owner was to provide great Italian food in a clean, urban environment, and at a reasonable price. After two years as Gianni's, the owner changed the name to The Sub Shop and began selling subs and soup to go. In 1993, the company expanded to two stores and sales tripled. Financing was secured in December of 1993, and the company became a local Franchise, then a national Franchise. Now with 53 stores in 23 states and four countries, The Sub Shop has taken the Fast Food segment by storm by producing a better product than its competitors, and at a moderately low price.
2.1 Company Ownership
Ninety-seven percent of the restaurant belongs to Walsh and Walsh LLC. The company was formed in Oregon in 1995, and is owned by Jack William Walsh and his father Luke Walsh. Luke owns 77% and Jack owns 30% of Walsh and Walsh LLC. The remaining 3% is held by Lisa McKewan, Store Manager.
2.2 Start-up Summary
The start-up table shows a summary of our overall start-up costs. The highest initial outlay is for the franchise fee. This is required to launch the franchise. After paying our Franchise fee, our only liability to the franchise will be the 7% cost of sales, and 2.2% advertising charge. Normally the franchise fee would be paid in interest accruing installments, but we decided to forego this to keep the books as clean as possible and to reduce the possibility of a "parent/child" conflict between our company and the constituents.
Cash requirements for start-up are $19,700, and most of this will sit in a zero interest bearing, highly liquid bank account. The first month our change in accounts payable will top $61,000, so we need this $19,700 in case sales are not what we expected. If sales are 30% off projected, this $19,700 will help us gather enough cash to pay off our accounts payable within 30 days. The principles will invest a combined $30,000 to start-up the franchise. We expect that the majority of this will be paid back to the owners within two years of operations, in the form of dividends. This investment makes up over 8% of the total start-up requirements for the company. The remainder consists of one $65,000 short-term interest bearing, unsecured personal loan, one $15,980 interest-free "First Card Visa" 0% promotional loan, and a $200,000 long-term loan guaranteed by the SBA 504 program. The term of the expected loan is 10 years.
The SBA loan that we are seeking will be secured via the pre-appraised market value of the land and property, as well as the improvements to be made on the property through 2001. The estimated net market value of the property following all improvements is approximately $320,000.
Business License $180
Refrigerator/Freezer $5,500
Building Improvements $35,000
Franchise Fee $45,000
3% Loan Originition Fee $7,800
Research and development $1,500
Total Start-up Expenses $96,480
Start-up Assets
Other Current Assets $4,000
Total Assets $244,500
Total Requirements $340,980
Start-up Expenses to Fund $96,480
Start-up Assets to Fund $244,500
Total Funding Required $340,980
Cash Requirements from Start-up $19,700
Additional Cash Raised $0
Cash Balance on Starting Date $19,700
Liabilities and Capital
Current Borrowing $65,000
Long-term Liabilities $200,000
Accounts Payable (Outstanding Bills) $30,000
Other Current Liabilities (interest-free) $15,980
Total Liabilities $310,980
Planned Investment
Luke Walsh $15,000
Jack Walsh $15,000
Total Planned Investment $30,000
Loss at Start-up (Start-up Expenses) ($96,480)
Total Capital ($66,480)
Total Capital and Liabilities $244,500
Total Funding $340,980
2.3 Company Locations and Facilities
The company will be located between Oak St. and Water St. on Highway 99 in Ashland, Oregon. It is the busiest shopping district in Ashland, and is very close to world famous Lithia Park, also a bustling tourist destination. The building will be decorated like many of the merchants along this thoroughfare; as would befit a former 19th century gold-mining town.
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Q: How to integrate the decryption procedure in the encrypted file?  I need to integrate the decryption in the encrypted file, and when you run an encrypted file to require input the password, after which the file will be decrypted.
The source code I took from codeproject
Can I add a password request, and decryption procedure into the encryption procedure?
The encryption procedure:
/// <summary>
/// This takes an input file and encrypts it into the output file
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inFile">the file to encrypt</param>
/// <param name="outFile">the file to write the encrypted data to</param>
/// <param name="password">the password for use as the key</param>
/// <param name="callback">the method to call to notify of progress</param>
public static void EncryptFile(string inFile, string outFile, string password, CryptoProgressCallBack callback)
{
    using(FileStream fin = File.OpenRead(inFile),
                fout = File.OpenWrite(outFile))
    {
        long lSize = fin.Length; // the size of the input file for storing
        int size = (int)lSize;  // the size of the input file for progress
        byte[] bytes = new byte[BUFFER_SIZE]; // the buffer
        int read = -1; // the amount of bytes read from the input file
        int value = 0; // the amount overall read from the input file for progress

        // generate IV and Salt
        byte[] IV = GenerateRandomBytes(16);
        byte[] salt = GenerateRandomBytes(16);

        // create the crypting object
        SymmetricAlgorithm sma = CryptoHelp.CreateRijndael(password, salt);
        sma.IV = IV;

        // write the IV and salt to the beginning of the file
        fout.Write(IV,0,IV.Length);
        fout.Write(salt,0,salt.Length);

        // create the hashing and crypto streams
        HashAlgorithm hasher = SHA256.Create();
        using(CryptoStream cout = new CryptoStream(fout,sma.CreateEncryptor(),CryptoStreamMode.Write),
                    chash = new CryptoStream(Stream.Null,hasher,CryptoStreamMode.Write))
        {
            // write the size of the file to the output file
            BinaryWriter bw = new BinaryWriter(cout);
            bw.Write(lSize);

            // write the file cryptor tag to the file
            bw.Write(FC_TAG);

            // read and the write the bytes to the crypto stream in BUFFER_SIZEd chunks
            while( (read = fin.Read(bytes,0,bytes.Length)) != 0 )
            {
                cout.Write(bytes,0,read);
                chash.Write(bytes,0,read);
                value += read;
                callback(0,size,value);
            }
            // flush and close the hashing object
            chash.Flush();
            chash.Close();

            // read the hash
            byte[] hash = hasher.Hash;

            // write the hash to the end of the file
            cout.Write(hash,0,hash.Length);

            // flush and close the cryptostream
            cout.Flush();
            cout.Close();
        }
    }
}

A: if I understand, you want a file to open, prompt a password, and if the password is correct, run the real program?
If so, just make a quick md5 hash checker (with a salt), look at this: HOWTO: Encode a password using MD5 in C#, then get the embedded code: How to embed and access resources by using Visual C#, then run it: How to programmatically compile code using C# compiler.
Alternatively to the basic md5 check (which will do nothing against reflector), you would encrypt the embedded data with symmetric encryption (using something like C# Symmetric Encryption), then decrypt it with the entered password.
Hope that helps get you started

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The Day of Descent of Divine Grace was celebrated on Friday, 1 March 2009 at Sivanandashram Reservoir Hills. About this auspicious day, Pujya Swamiji wrote: "I myself had the Grace of our Divine Master when an unusual power of his descended in me. It happened on 1st March this year. When the power descended there was a little disturbance in the beginning but within a few days it settled down. Now there is no change in the descent of the power. I could not believe that the Master would grant me such Divine Grace, a Grace that I do not deserve. If devotees saw my attitude some five years ago and my attitude now, they would be quite surprised that such a tremendous change could take place."
Sunlit Path Maintenance Programme 2019
The Sunlit Path maintenance programme that was held on Thursday, 21 February 2019, at the Sivananda Sunlit Path Centre in Chatsworth, was attended by 53 learners from the following schools: Meadowlands Technical High School, Crossmoor Secondary and Woodhurst Secondary. In the welcome address, we informed learners that this programme will not only assist them to overcome drug addiction and other social ills, but will also contribute to academic success and enable them to enjoy a well-balanced life.
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Mahasivaratri which means "the great Night of Siva" was observed at all Ashrams and branches of Divine Life Society of S.A on Monday, 4 March 2019. The programme at Sivanandashram, Reservoir Hills comprised messages from our Divine Master, Sri Swami Sivananda, an audio message from Pujya Swami Sahajananda, a DVD by the Master entitled, Wisdom of Sivananda, recorded Bhajans by our Master and Pujya Swamiji, Bhajans & Kirtans by devotees, chanting and offering of bael leaves to the sacred Siva Linga, video & power-point presentations, an audio recording of a play, "Old Drum New Palace" written by Sri Swami Sivananda, dances, readings, sacred Mantras in praise of Lord Siva and classical dances. The programme was further enhanced by the melodious Bhajans and Kirtans, classical dances and musical renditions by the following guest artists: Ketan Parshotam and daughter Jiya, Sri Solly Pillay & Troupe, Sri Manesh Maharaj, Kumari Roanna Moodley, Sri Jay Udith & team and Sivananda Dance Academy. We express our heartfelt gratitude to them for their divine outpourings and professionally executed presentations.
In the reading on the "Glory of Sivaratri" written by our Divine Master, Lord Siva told Parvati, "The hunter was able to enter My abode and ward off death by simple fasting and offering of a few Bilva leaves, however involuntary it might be, because it was the night of Sivaratri. Such is the solemnity and sacredness associated with the night!"
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This most auspicious event was observed at the Sivananda International Cultural Centre, La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on Sunday, 3 March 2019. The function commenced with a Ganga Havan at 7am at the Bhagirathi Hall which has three Ganga fountains with water cascading from one fountain to the other. It is extremely beautiful. The sound of cascading water has a soothing effect on the mind.
Unveiling of 2019 Centenary Picture of the Master
The honour of unveiling the 2019 Centenary Picture of the Divine Master, Sri Swami Sivananda, which took place at the first Sivananda Day Satsang for 2019 at SICC on Sunday, 5 January, was accorded to Sri Rabichand Deonarain, a senior devotee who was associated with Pujya Swamiji since 1950. We reproduce herewith the speech delivered by Sri Deonarain before the unveiling:
"The dates 1 June 2024 and 10 July 2025, mark the centenary of two important events in the calendar of Divine Life Society of South Africa: the Sannyas Anniversary of Sri Swami Sivananda and the Birth Anniversary of Sri Swami Sahajananda, respectively. The Society will be releasing a number of publications as part of the centenary celebrations.
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Pujya Swamiji's 11th Mahasamadhi Anniversary was observed on 8 December (according to the Sanskrit Calendar) and on 10 December (according to the English Calendar). Pujya Swamiji, who was the torch-bearer of the Divine Master's teachings in the country and also abroad, withdrew from his physical body on 10 December 2007. At the time of his passing, scores of tributes were paid to this godlike disciple of the Divine Master, Sri Swami Sivananda, but perhaps none more significant than the one paid by the Divine Master himself on 10 April 1956, when Pujya Swami was initiated into the Holy Order of Sannyas. The Master said: "So we rejoice today heartily, because we have amidst us a noble personality, a spiritual personality, a Bala Yogi, a Bala Swami, Sri Swami Sahajananda. Whenever a noble function takes place, the Devas are pleased. So, we had a very good shower today, and now we have a cool atmosphere. So, we are able to celebrate the function joyously. You may ask, "Why there is no rain of flowers?" That also there is. The Devas rain flowers. Swami Sahajananda is styled as the spiritual king of South Africa, Durban. He is also called the African Chota Guru. He does not want anything. He is a silent worker. He is a man of renunciation, Vairagya and meditation. He is a very good organizer. He has organized some 20 branches of the Divine Life Society in South Africa".
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The Parliament of the World's Religions which took place in Toronto, Canada, from 1-7 November, was represented by 220 faiths and about 8 000 delegates. The delegation from Divine Life Society of S.A. presented a successful workshop entitled, "Eradicating the Universal Scourge of Drug Addiction and other Social Ills: A Spiritual Solution". The workshop was well attended with one attendee making detailed notes while the workshop was in progress. Another individual, who also attended our practice session, said that the workshop had its desired impact on him. He asked for a copy of the pledge form and the checklist, used in our Sunlit Path Programme.
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Sri Krishna Janmashtami, the sacred Birthday of Lord Krishna, was celebrated at all Divine Life Society of S.A. Ashrams on Monday, 3 September. Bhagavan Sri Krishna was the Ishta Devata of our Divine Master, who wrote the following in Lord Krishna & His Lilas: "Lord Krishna was the highest incarnation of the great Vishnu. He was the unique and crowning incarnation of all. He was the world teacher. He was the one Lord of love. His divine form holds the heart of India captive in chains, even today. The Bhagavata, the Mahabharata, the Vishnu Purana—all proclaim with one voice that there was none to match Sri Krishna in beauty and elegance of form in all three worlds."
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Surgery may benefit women with two types of urinary incontinence
NIH-funded study contrasts with current treatment guidelines.
Surgery for stress urinary incontinence (leaking that occurs with a cough or sneeze) improves symptoms of another form of incontinence, called urgency urinary incontinence, in women who have both types, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The findings challenge current treatment guidelines, which suggest that the surgery may worsen urgency urinary incontinence in women with both forms, also called mixed urinary incontinence. The study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Funding was provided by NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and Office of Research on Women's Health.
"Women with mixed urinary incontinence may have more bothersome symptoms than women with either stress or urgency urinary incontinence alone," said Donna Mazloomdoost, M.D., study author and program director of the NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. "The findings show promise in treating a condition that can be hard to manage under existing practices."
Roughly one-third to one-half of all women with urinary incontinence have mixed urinary incontinence. Urgency urinary incontinence results from the spontaneous contraction of bladder muscles, leading to a strong and sudden need to urinate. Stress urinary incontinence occurs when urine leaks out after abdominal pressure increases following a sneeze, cough, laugh or movement, which squeezes the bladder.
Standard treatment guidelines for mixed urinary incontinence often involve treating the two forms of incontinence independently. Urgency urinary incontinence often is first treated with behavioral techniques, such as trying to delay urinating for a brief period after feeling the urge, reducing liquid consumption, exercises to strengthen muscles around the bladder (involving pelvic floor physical therapy) and with medication. Surgery is not usually recommended early on. Stress incontinence also can be treated with exercises, and many women experience symptom improvement. However, in women who do not improve or opt out of the exercises, surgery may be offered.
The Effects of Surgical Treatment Enhanced with Exercise for Mixed Urinary Incontinence (ESTEEM) study is a randomized clinical trial that recruited 480 women with mixed urinary incontinence at centers across the United States. All participants underwent mid-urethral sling surgery, a well-established method that places a thin strip of mesh under the urethra; this helps prevent urine from leaking out during an exertion, such as a sneeze or cough. Participants were randomized to surgery alone or surgery with behavioral and pelvic floor muscle therapy, which included six visits with a trained health professional. They were followed for one year.
The women responded to a questionnaire, the urogenital distress inventory (UDI), which inquired about urinary symptoms. Symptoms are ranked from 0-300 points, depending on severity. They also responded to surveys on quality of life and perceptions of surgical success.
The study team found that both groups had significant improvements in their incontinence symptoms after surgery. The average UDI score for the surgery alone group was 176.8 before surgery and 40.3 a year after surgery; for the surgery and therapy combined group, the UDI score dropped from 178.0 to 33.8. According to the researchers, because the post-treatment UDI scores between the two groups did not differ greatly, adding behavioral and pelvic floor muscle therapy to the treatment may not result in better clinical outcomes.
However, the study team did find differences in other self-reported outcomes. The combined surgery and physical therapy group had fewer instances of incontinence a year after surgery and were less likely to receive additional treatment for urinary tract symptoms, suggesting they had more quality of life improvement than the surgery alone group.
"Current practice guidelines may be unnecessarily delaying surgery for women with mixed urinary incontinence," said Vivian W. Sung, M.D., M.P.H., the study's lead author and a professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. "We hope these findings will improve how patients are counseled and treated."
The researchers called for additional research to identify which patients with mixed urinary incontinence are at risk for continued symptoms after surgery and to identify effective treatments for them.
About the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): NICHD leads research and training to understand human development, improve reproductive health, enhance the lives of children and adolescents, and optimize abilities for all. For more information, visit https://www.nichd.nih.gov.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
Sung VW et al., Effect of behavioral and pelvic floor muscle therapy combined with surgery vs. surgery alone on incontinence symptoms among women with mixed urinary incontinence: the ESTEEM randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.12467 (2019)
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VIVUS Completes Solicitation for In-Court Reorganization Plan to Become a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of IEH Biopharma LLC
CAMPBELL, Calif., July 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS; the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has completed the solicitation of an in-court prepackaged plan of reorganization, under which IEH Biopharma LLC ("IEH") will take 100% ownership of VIVUS (the "Prepackaged Plan"), ahead of its July 7, 2020 chapter 11 filing. The Company solicited IEH?as the only holder of claims in classes entitled to vote on the Prepackaged Plan?and has received IEH's ballots voting in favor of the Prepackaged Plan in accordance with the amended and restated Restructuring Support Agreement executed by the Company and IEH on July 6, 2020. The Company believes that the Prepackaged Plan satisfies all requirements necessary for confirmation by the Court. The Company will request a combined disclosure statement and confirmation hearing for August 17, 2020, subject to the Court's availability. Upon confirmation of the Prepackaged Plan, the Company intends to consummate the restructuring transactions shortly thereafter.
Under the Prepackaged Plan, VIVUS stockholders of record as of July 2, 2020 will receive, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, a pro rata share of (a) $5 million and (b) a non-transferable contractual contingent value right to earn another $2 per share if the Company meets certain financial milestones in both 2021 and 2022.
VIVUS will continue its ongoing clinical and commercial operations wholly owned subsidiary of IEH Biopharma LLC, including sales and marketing of Qsymia® (phentermine and topiramate extended-release) capsules CIV for weight management in adults and PANCREAZE® (pancrelipase) for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency due to cystic fibrosis or other conditions; preclinical and clinical development of VI-1016 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension; and expansion of the VIVUS Health Platform to integrate pharmaceutical solutions, technology and clinical stakeholders to improve patient outcomes through increased information capture, resulting in enhanced patient access, increased adoption, and treatment durability.
"We appreciate the due diligence that the VIVUS management team undertook in exploring a variety of potential financing options, and agree with the team's conclusion that this reorganization plan is the best option available to the Company and its shareholders," said David Norton, Chairman of VIVUS' Board of Directors.
"We appreciate the continued support of IEH Biopharma and look forward to working with them in the years to come," said John Amos, VIVUS' Chief Executive Officer. "We are also pleased that this reorganization plan will ensure continued seamless operations for our business partners and most importantly our patients and healthcare providers that utilize our pharmaceuticals and technology in their various clinical treatments."
The Company expects that its common stock will be delisted from the Nasdaq Global Select Market because of the chapter 11 filing in connection with this transaction.
The Company's existing NOL Rights Plan will remain in place until completion of the trading of its shares. The NOL Rights Plan will continue to provide, subject to certain exceptions that if any person or group acquires 4.9% or more of the Company's outstanding common stock, there would be a triggering event potentially resulting in significant dilution in the voting power and economic ownership of that person or group.
References is also made to the Company's 8-K, filed concurrently therewith, which provides as follows:
"In addition, the Debtors filed a motion (the "NOL Motion") seeking entry of an interim and final order establishing certain procedures (the "Procedures") with respect to direct and indirect trading and transfers of stock of the Company, and seeking related relief, in order to protect the potential value of the Company's net operating loss carryforwards and certain other tax benefits of the Company.
If the NOL Motion is granted by the Bankruptcy Court and the Procedures approved, in certain circumstances, the Procedures would, among other things, restrict transactions on or after today's date, July 7, 2020, involving, and require notices of the holdings of and proposed transactions by, any person or group of persons that is or, as a result of such a transaction, would become, a Substantial Stockholder of the common stock issued by VIVUS (the "Common Stock"). For purposes of the Procedures, a "Substantial Stockholder" is any person or, in certain cases, group of persons that beneficially own, directly or indirectly (and/or owns options to acquire) at least 800,000 shares of Common Stock (representing approximately 4.5% of all issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of April 30, 2020). If the Procedures are approved, any prohibited transfer of stock of the Company on or after today's date, July 7, 2020, would be null and void ab initio and may lead to contempt, compensatory damages, punitive damages, or sanctions being imposed by the Bankruptcy Court. A direct or indirect holder of, or prospective holder of, stock issued by the Debtors should consult the NOL Motion and Procedures proposed therein."
About Qsymia
Qsymia is approved in the U.S. and is indicated as an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adults with an initial body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or greater (obese) or 27 kg/m2 or greater (overweight) in the presence of at least one weight-related medical condition such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol.
The effect of Qsymia on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has not been established. The safety and effectiveness of Qsymia in combination with other products intended for weight loss, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs, and herbal preparations, have not been established.
For more information about Qsymia, please visit www.Qsymia.com.
Important Safety Information for Qsymia
Qsymia® (phentermine and topiramate extended-release) capsules CIV is contraindicated in pregnancy; in paients with glaucoma; in hyperthyroidism; in patients receiving treatment or within 14 days following treatment with monoamine oxidase inhibitors; or in patients with hypersensitivity to sympathomimetic amines, topiramate, or any of the inactive ingredients in Qsymia.
Qsymia can cause fetal harm. Females of reproductive potential should have a negative pregnancy test before treatment and monthly thereafter and use effective contraception consistently during Qsymia therapy. If a patient becomes pregnant while taking Qsymia, treatment should be discontinued immediately, and the patient should be informed of the potential hazard to the fetus.
The most commonly observed side effects in controlled clinical studies, 5% or greater and at least 1.5 times placebo, include paraesthesia, dizziness, dysgeusia, insomnia, constipation, and dry mouth.
About PANCREAZE
PANCREAZE is a prescription medicine used to treat people who cannot digest food normally because their pancreas does not make enough enzymes due to cystic fibrosis or other conditions. PANCREAZE may help your body use fats, proteins, and sugars from food. PANCREAZE contains a mixture of digestive enzymes including lipases, proteases, and amylases from pig pancreas. PANCREAZE is safe and effective in children when taken as prescribed by your doctor.
Important Safety Information for PANCREAZE
What is the most important information I should know about PANCREAZE?
PANCREAZE may increase your chance of having a serious, rare bowel disorder called fibrosing colonopathy that may require surgery.
The risk of having this condition may be reduced by following the dosing instructions that your healthcare provider gave you.
Call your doctor right away if you have any unusual or severe stomach area (abdominal) pain, bloating, trouble passing stool (having bowel movements), nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
Take PANCREAZE exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take more or less PANCREAZE than directed by your doctor.
What are the possible side effects of PANCREAZE?
PANCREAZE may cause serious side effects, including:
A rare bowel disorder called fibrosing colonopathy.
Irritation of the inside of your mouth. This can happen if PANCREAZE is not swallowed completely.
Increase in blood uric acid levels. This may cause worsening of swollen, painful joints (gout) caused by an increase in your blood uric acid levels.
Allergic reactions including trouble with breathing, skin rashes, or swollen lips.
Call your doctor right away if you have any of these symptoms.
The most common side effects include pain in your stomach (abdominal pain) and gas.
Other possible side effects: PANCREAZE and other pancreatic enzyme products are made from the pancreas of pigs, the same pigs people eat as pork. These pigs may carry viruses. Although it has never been reported, it may be possible for a person to get a viral infection from taking pancreatic enzyme products that come from pigs.
These are not all the side effects of PANCREAZE. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that bothers you or does not go away.
You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.
What should I tell my doctor before taking PANCREAZE?
Tell your doctor if you:
are allergic to pork (pig) products.
have a history of blockage of your intestines, or scarring or thickening of your bowel wall (fibrosing colonopathy).
have gout, kidney disease, or high blood uric acid (hyperuricemia).
have trouble swallowing capsules.
have any other medical condition.
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed.
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
The Product Information and Medication Guide for PANCREAZE is available at www.pancreaze.com.
About VIVUS
VIVUS is a biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of innovative therapies that focus on advancing treatments for patients with serious unmet medical needs. For more information about the Company, please visit www.vivus.com.
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including risks and uncertainties related to the transactions contemplated in the Amended and Restated Restructuring Support Agreement, including the filing of the Bankruptcy Petitions and reorganization of the Company under the Chapter 11 cases, are subject to certain conditions or other factors, some of which may be outside of the Company's control, which may include: risks and uncertainties relating to the Chapter 11 cases, including but not limited to, the Company's ability to obtain Bankruptcy Court approval with respect to motions filed by the debtors in the Chapter 11 cases (including the cash collateral motion and NOL Motion), the effects of the Chapter 11 cases on the Company and on the interests of various constituents, Bankruptcy Court rulings in the Chapter 11 cases and the outcome of the Chapter 11 cases in general, the length of time the Company will operate under the Chapter 11 cases, risks associated with third-party motions in the Chapter 11 cases, the potential adverse effects of the Chapter 11 cases on the Company's liquidity or results of operations and increased legal and other professional costs necessary to execute the Company's reorganization; the Company's ability to implement and realize any anticipated benefits of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection; the Company's ability to operate as a going concern; compliance with the applicable covenants of the Amended and Restated Restructuring Support Agreement; the timely negotiation of terms, conditions and provisions of exit financing; the ability of the Company to obtain requisite support for the Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan"); the ability of the Company to execute any plan of reorganization, including the Plan, in the manner and on the timeline as set forth under the Plan, including the execution of the settlement with existing holders of equity; the Company's debt profile and risks related to its capital structure; the effects of disruption from any reorganization and restructuring making it more difficult to maintain business, financing and operational relationships, to obtain and maintain normal terms with customers, suppliers and service providers and to retain key executives and to maintain various licenses and approvals necessary for the Company to conduct its business; the risk of acceleration of the Company's debt obligations; trading price and volatility of VIVUS common stock and its continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market; and the widespread domestic and global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business, results of operations, customers, suppliers and other counterparties, and employees; risks and uncertainties related to our liquidity and capital resources; risks and uncertainties related to our history of losses and variable quarterly results; risks and uncertainties related to our expected future revenues, operations and expenditures; risks and uncertainties related to the effectiveness of the VIVUS Health Platform, including its adoption by healthcare providers and its ability to improve patient outcomes and, if applicable, access to Qsymia® and PANCREAZE®; risks and uncertainties related to the timing, strategy, tactics and success of the marketing and sales of PANCREAZE, including our ability to improve patient access to PANCREAZE; risks and uncertainties related to our, or our current or potential partner's, ability to successfully commercialize Qsymia, including our ability to improve patient and physician access to Qsymia; risks and uncertainties related to our ability to sell through the Qsymia retail pharmacy network and the Qsymia Advantage Program; risks and uncertainties related to the timing of initiation and completion of the post-approval clinical studies required as part of the approval of Qsymia by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), including the Phase 4 post-marketing study of Qsymia in obese adolescents; risks and uncertainties related to the response from FDA to any data and/or information relating to post-approval clinical studies required for Qsymia; risks and uncertainties related to the impact of any possible future requirement to provide further analysis of previously submitted clinical trial data; risks and uncertainties related to the design and outcome of any clinical study required by FDA to expand the Qsymia label; risks and uncertainties related to our ability to work with FDA to significantly reduce or remove the requirements of the clinical post-approval cardiovascular outcomes trial; risks and uncertainties related to the failure to obtain FDA or foreign authority clearances or approvals and noncompliance with FDA or foreign authority regulations; risks and uncertainties related to our dialog with certain concerned member states in Europe relating to the pending decentralized Marketing Authorization Application, the timing and scope of the assessment by such Concerned Member State health authorities of our Marketing Authorization Application, and ultimately the decision of such Concerned Member State health authorities whether to grant Marketing Authorization for Qsymia in such EU countries; risks and uncertainties related to our ability to successfully develop or acquire a proprietary formulation of tacrolimus; risks and uncertainties related to our ability to identify, acquire and develop new product pipeline candidates; risks and uncertainties related to our ability to demonstrate through clinical testing the quality, safety, and efficacy of our current or future investigational drug candidates or approved products; risks and uncertainties related to the timing, strategy, tactics and success of the launches and commercialization of STENDRA/SPEDRA (avanafil) by our current or potential collaborators; risks and uncertainties related to our ability to successfully complete on acceptable terms, and on a timely basis, avanafil partnering discussions for territories under our license with MTPC in which we do not have a commercial collaboration; and risks and uncertainties related to the impact, if any, of changes to our Board of Directors and senior management team. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those referred to in these forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. Investors should read the risk factors set forth in VIVUS' Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 as filed on March 3, 2020 and as amended on Form 10-K/A on April 29, 2020, and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. VIVUS does not undertake an obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, unless otherwise required by law or the Bankruptcy Court.?
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Thressa C. Stadtman (1920 – 2016)
By P. Boon Chock and Rodney L. Levine
Thressa "Terry" C. Stadtman died peacefully at her home on December 11 at age 96. She is remembered as a pioneer in anaerobic electron transport, vitamin B12 metabolism and selenium biochemistry.
Thressa C. StadtmanPHOTO COURTESY OF BUHM SOON PARK
Stadtman and her husband, Earl, created a superb mentoring environment at the National Institutes of Health in which many outstanding scientists were trained. The Stadtmans' rigor in scientific inquiry and their superbly successful mentoring is affectionately known as "the Stadtman Way" (see https://history.nih.gov/exhibits/stadtman). Their Journal Club, initially feared by newly arrived trainees and then enthusiastically embraced, was the furnace where scientific rigor was forged. No detail or question was too trivial to be brushed aside. The Stadtman Way also included generous sharing of credit in publications with more junior scientists. Camaraderie, lively and friendly discussions, and lab parties led to lifelong friendships among those lucky enough to be shown the Stadtman Way.
Terry was born in 1920 in Sterling, New York, and studied bacteriology at Cornell University, where she received her B.S. in 1940 and her M.S. in 1942. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, under the guidance of Horace Barker, who discovered the active form of B12. For her thesis work, she investigated the mechanism of methane fermentation by the activities of two anaerobic microorganisms, Clostridium sticklandii and Methanococcus vannielii, which she isolated from the mud that she scooped up from the San Francisco Bay. While working in Barker's lab, she met his technician and graduate student Earl Stadtman. They were married in 1943.
After graduation in 1949, Terry and Earl moved to Boston, where she did postdoctoral training with Christian Anfinsen at Harvard Medical School while Earl worked with Fritz Lipmann at the Massachusetts General Hospital. When Anfinsen was offered a position as the chief of the Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Metabolism at the NIH in the newly formed National Heart Institute, he invited Terry to move with him to continue her work on bacterial cholesterol oxidase. At that time, the NIH was one of the few institutions that would hire a married couple as independent investigators. Earl was able to tag along as the accompanying spouse because Anfinsen also offered him a position. They moved to the NIH in 1950. Terry retired from the NIH in 2009, 59 years after her arrival.
Stadtman with her husband, Earl, at their Ph.D. graduationPHOTO PROVIDED BY P. BOON CHOCK & RODNEY LEVINE
The Nobel laureate Michael Brown at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, who did a postdoctoral stint at NIH, says, "What I remember most about Terry was her enthusiasm for science … Terry was outgoing and always eager to discuss data, whether they were her own or that of others. Her interest in biology was as pure as that of anyone I ever knew. Terry loved scientific beauty without any concern for its utility. She was a scientist's scientist."
Terry's initial scientific goal at the NIH was to elucidate principles of biochemistry by studying the metabolism of anaerobic bacteria, organisms that seem capable of almost any imaginable chemical reaction. While chemists had to use harsh solvents and high temperatures to make many reactions happen, these microbes easily achieved the same reactions with extraordinarily high yields at ambient temperatures in aqueous solutions! Using extracts from M. vannielii and C. sticklandii, Terry studied the mechanisms of amino acid fermentation and methane production from carbon dioxide. Her investigations gave insights into anaerobic electron transport and vitamin B12 metabolism. In the course of these studies, Terry and her colleagues discovered four of the vitamin B12-dependent enzyme systems. She also established that the free form of B12 can function as a methyl-group carrier and that its deoxyadenosyl coenzyme forms serve as hydrogen carriers. Her findings provided the basis of our understanding of methane biosynthesis.
Terry's pioneering work on selenium biochemistry began with her 1972 discovery that protein A, a low-molecular-weight subunit of the Clostridial glycine reductase, is a selenium-containing protein. In 1976, Terry and her colleagues became the first to demonstrate that the selenium was present as selenocysteine. They showed that selenocysteine plays an essential role in the catalytic activity of many selenoenzymes. Terry went on to establish that selenium is an essential constituent of several other enzymes. In addition to its incorporation as a selenocysteine residue, the selenium can be coordinated with molybdenum in a molybdopterin cofactor. She extended her findings to eukaryotes with her demonstration that a thioredoxin reductase in human lung adenocarcinoma contained selenocysteine. Her studies then established that the codon for selenocysteine in thioredoxin reductase was UGA, which was normally the terminator codon. By collaborating with August Böck of Munich, Dolph Hatfield of the National Cancer Institute and others, she soon was established that selenocysteine is inserted co-translationally rather than as a post-translational modification. Hence, selenocysteine came to be known as the 21st amino acid, sharing its codon with the termination process.
In 1984, Terry and colleagues showed that the selenium-containing nucleoside in several bacterial seleno-tRNAs was 5-[(methylamino)methyl]-2-selenouridine. Collaborating with Robert Balaban at the NIH, she established that seleno-phosphate is the immediate selenium donor for the biosynthesis of selenium-containing biomacromolecules, selenocysteine in proteins and 5-methylaminomethyl-2-selenouridine in seleno-tRNAs. A series of publications from 1996 until her retirement elucidated the mechanism by which selenophosphate synthetase catalyzes the synthesis of selenophosphate. It's not surprising that Terry became known as the "mother of selenium biochemistry."
Stadtman tried her hand at viticulture.PHOTO PROVIDED BY RODNEY LEVINE
Terry was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1981 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1982. Among her awards, Terry received the William C. Rose Award of the ASBMB in 1986, the Klaus Schwarz Medal from the International Association of Bioinorganic Scientists in 1988, and the inaugural L'Oreal Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in Science from L'Oreal–UNESCO in 2000. The organism Methanospaera stadtmaniae is named in her honor. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology gives out the Earl and Thressa Stadtman Distinguished Scientist Award every other year to an established scientist for his or her outstanding achievement in basic research. The award alternates with the Earl and Thressa Stadtman Young Scholar Award, which goes to a scientist with 10 years or less of experience as an independent investigator. The awards were established by friends and colleagues of the Stadtmans to preserve their legacies as scientists and mentors.
Terry, with the whole-hearted support of Earl, championed and supported women in science. Terry was able to attend Cornell only because of scholarship support and working as a waitress for four hours a day. This is why Terry generously endowed the Stadtman Scholarship Fund for undergraduates and the Stadtman Fellowship Fund for graduate students at Cornell. The funds provide support for women who are majoring in the sciences. Being optimistic about the future for women in science, she specified that when women no longer face roadblocks to careers in science, Cornell may redirect the Stadtman funds to support other groups who still face impediments in becoming scientists.
Earl and Terry lived in a home on six acres adjacent to Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., one of the places President Abraham Lincoln sometimes took carriage rides to try to unwind a little during the Civil War. After Earl's death in 2008, Terry deeded their property to expand the park. In accepting the gift, the park commissioners gave that section of the park the legal name the Stadtman Preserve. It features a mature forest, steep slopes, floodplain, wetlands, a stream, and nearly a thousand azaleas and rhododendrons planted by Earl.
Terry also tried her hand at applied biochemistry. In the early 1990s, she purchased a first-growth vineyard in the Burgundy region of France known by the name "Les Chouacheux." She, Earl and a microbiologist friend from Berkeley, Terry Leighton, then launched a classic Stadtman experiment aimed at answering the question, "If we make a pinot noir wine with Burgundy grapes but with Napa Valley yeast and fermentation techniques, will it taste like a French Burgundy or a California Pinot Noir?" Their answer to the question turned out to be, "We're not sure, but it's a really good wine!"
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Supporting most if not all decentralized tech are tool kits that help and contain most of the character of the technology. Developers, as a result, have existing frameworks for different programming languages to build infrastructure.
An analogy of programming languages would be like using a big box of lego for a build. You are only, mostly, limited to your own imagination. That said. A more specific, different set of bricks can yield different results. A different brand of building blocks may have the qualities needed for a specific build.
This would be the bricks and the completed build would be dApps (decentralized apps). Solidity is the primary language on Ethereum as well as on other private blockchains running on platforms that compete with Ethereum. SWIFT has also deployed a proof of concept using Solidity.
The Ethereum project's Solidity team, led by Christian Reitwiessner developed the language. It is one of four languages designed to target the Ethereum Virtual Machine(EVM). Solidity as a language is essentially a new type of programming for finance where you can create your own smart contracts.
-" A computer protocol intended to digitally facilitate, verify, or enforce the negotiation or performance of a contract. Smart contracts allow the performance of credible transactions without third parties. These transactions are trackable and irreversible." - Wikipedia.
Manipulation or reversal of the virtual agreements is not possible by an individual. Therefore needing no 3rd party to verify and ensure compliance. The aim of this is to decentralize control and put it back into the hands of the parties involved. This can reduce cost, time and increase security.
Traditionally we have a contract to bind two or more parties together in an agreed workflow. Like a simple payment for goods and services contract, you sign to say you will pay once you have received these to an agreed standard. However, there can be much debate over the particular when it comes to payment and may need a 3rd party to enforce. Debt collectors, solicitors, mediators, all costing time and money. They can be subject to fraud and don't guarantee impartiality.
Ethereum/ Solidity smart contracts can make the whole process virtual. It is transparent and immutable. removing the need and implications of the above. Smart contracts are between two parties, the number of people in each party is not limited. Another way smart contracts have found use cases is in the financial offerings field. They made ICOs in lieu of IPOs possible due to this immutability and transparency. You can subsequently issue a native token from the Ethereum standard of ERC20, subsidiaries of the ether asset.
It is possible to create basic programs on Solidity. However, dApps and smart contracts are Solidity's design purpose. This means that a user doesn't extract its real usability until a developer starts applying its usage to smart contract development. It's actually pretty weak outside of this environment.
So....(breathes in deeply)...If readers wanted to create a smart contract called "firstcontract," a developer has to establish its instantiation through "contract firstcontract." Using this, you can get a feel for the flow of solidity.
It maintains a lot of design and preprogrammed keywords that will integrate with the Ethereum platform. These directly coordinate with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
Decentralized applications are applications that running off networks. This is in contrast to sole systems or users. Think of it like this: When making an app for Mac, the network that governs the back-end of the application is Apple or a single entity. When creating a dApp, the network governing its processes are those on the Ethereum network. Therefore creating a "distributed" system for apps.
Solidity is not a smart contract. It's not a dApp. Solidity language creates smart contracts that can then subsequently link applications to a blockchain. Upon learning Solidity, a developer can create decentralized applications that interact with blockchains.
Ethereum's competitors in terms of contracts in many cases regard to be the mainstream case of TRON and EOS. The competitor list is more finite for Solidity programming language.
E.g. The EOS development kit offers competitive smart contract creation abilities, however, programmers use C++, an already existing language.
Of the many options in this ever-growing world of decentralised systems, Ai, Big Data, Solidity is well established, relatively easy to pick up and has a robust toolkit. Solidity which by nature is quite complicated to the un-inducted is difficult to explain, but hopefully the above can get you started.
There are online courses available to further your learning.
Check out Blockchain Academy for more topics covered in the tech terms mini-series.


If you're a parent, chances are in the past six months you've been nagged about Fortnite, an apocalyptic survival video game which has attracted legions of fans and controversy in equal measure. The free multiplayer spans plays across all platforms in a Battle Royale style game – a type of game mode where 100 players fight it out until there is only 1 left standing.
Its bright and cartoony graphics appeal to younger audiences more than other shooter games in the same genre. Although a free game it does, however, contain in-game purchases to buy outfits, weapons and other cosmetic items. The aim of Fornite is to stay alive, playing as an individual or as part of a team with people across the globe to ward off hordes of enemy monsters, build forts and defend the island's survivors.
The game has become a near-global phenomenon, taking the top spot as the most played game in the world. The game attracts all kinds of players, from schoolchildren to professional football players.
The official age rating the Video Standards council have given it is 12, for "frequent scenes of mild violence," but while the game is violent by nature, there is no blood and gore like other games of the same genre and is one of the many reasons why the game has attracted such a large mass of people. The game has also begun attracting people with a much more social aspect and something to play with friend as the game features a team mode where friends get together and team up in order to try and survive as a unit.
At Web-Systems we provide a Fortnite Brawler Box, a custom built refurbished computer with specifications that are good enough to play Fortnite at a reasonable price – with a 12 month warranty. With this build you are guaranteed a quality gaming experience at a reasonable graphics setting. We will even have Fortnite pre-installed! That way you can get to the action as fast as possible.
We did run higher settings and to our surprise the game was very playable at 30fps allowing us to have a good battle and come out on top.


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The Paralus or Paralos (, "sea-side"; named after a mythological son of Poseidon), was an Athenian sacred ship and a messenger trireme of the Athenian navy during the late 5th century BC.  Its crew were known for their vehement pro-democracy views. It played a notable role in several episodes of the Peloponnesian War.

The Paralus appears more often in the literary and epigraphical sources for the classical period than any other individual ship; it carried almost all recorded Athenian diplomatic missions in the 5th and 4th centuries, and it appears that on most of these missions the treasurer (tamias) of Paralus acted as the chief ambassador.

The crew of the Paralus (the Paraloi) was known for its exceptionally strong pro-democracy views; its remarkable unity on this matter may indicate that it was composed of the members of a single genos of the name Paraloi. This crew was instrumental in preventing an oligarchic coup at Samos in 411 BC. On bringing the news of this event to Athens, however, they found that a successful oligarchic coup had taken place there, and were interned; one crew member, escaping, brought the news of this event to the fleet at Samos, beginning the period of open division between the city and the fleet.

In 405 BC, the Paralus was one of ten ships that escaped from the Athenian disaster at Aegospotami with Conon; it was then dispatched to inform Athens of the defeat, its arrival setting off a citywide panic.

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Salaminia

References

Other sources
Kagan, Donald. The Peloponnesian War (Penguin Books, 2003).
Jordan, Borimir, The Athenian Navy in the Classical Period. (Berkeley, University of California Press, 1975)
Xenophon, Hellenica

Peloponnesian War
Ships of ancient Greece
Navy of ancient Athens


Since about half a year SPL supports Swissloop on their work of their propulsion system. Last weekend of 22. July 2017 we pressure-tested the system. Pressure and leakage tests went well. The weekend of 29. July 2017 a full thrust test on one of our thrust test stands was conducted.
Catch the roll out live on their Facebook Stream from on Thursday 27.07.17 at 18:00 CEST! Today, they got the invitation from SpaceX to be part of the competition end of August!
A write up on the ETH web page.
Finally SPL's logo appears on the pod 🙂 Thanks!
Today we tested Swissloop's rocket system (Leakage and pressure testing happened a week ago). No details form our side, because the results are proprietary. But we had a lot of fun!
Infrared picture from the ice cold tubes and nozzles afer the tests.
The run itself went so so well. Their battery drained in the tunnel while waiting for vacuumization.
It was a great experience to work with you guys. Thanks and good luck with the next projects!
Swissloop is a team of 40 physics, mathematics, electrical-, mechanical- and civil engineering students at the ETH Zurich that is complemented by design and business students from Switzerland. Their objective is to design and build a prototype for this new kind of ground transportation: the Hyperloop.
SpaceX, a private space company based in Hawthorne, California, is currently running a competition for universities around the world to design, build and race pod prototypes of the Hyperloop. The company has already built a 1.25km-long test track for this purpose. The competition is divided into three stages: two design stages, a preliminary draft design submitted in November 2016 and a detailed build-ready design to be submitted in February 2017. Swissloop's objective is simple: build the fastest pod that has to successfully accelerate and decelerate within the limits of the test track in summer 2017.


Available in 0.47L and 0.95L (16 and 32 oz.) single and 0.95L (32 oz.) double wall stations. Two-sided tape and screws are provided for mounting. Bottles have extended flow openings and twist-off tops for easy access in an emergency. Each bottle is expiry dated and lot numbered for end-user protection. Classified as personal/secondary eyewash device.


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Die Gauliga Niedersachsen 1934/35 war die zweite Spielzeit der Gauliga Niedersachsen des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. Da Viktoria Wilhelmsburg, Viertplatzierter der Gauliga Nordmark 1933/34, in die Gauliga Niedersachsen wechseln musste, wurde diese in dieser Saison in einer Gruppe mit elf Mannschaften ausgespielt. Die Gaumeisterschaft sicherte sich zum ersten Mal Hannover 96 und qualifizierte sich dadurch für die deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft 1934/35, bei der die Hannoveraner in einer Gruppe mit Schalke 04, Eimsbütteler TV und den Stettiner SC den zweiten Platz erreichten, welcher jedoch nicht zum Weiterkommen reichte. Die SpVgg 1897 Hannover, Viktoria Wilhelmsburg und der Bremer SV stiegen in die Bezirksligen ab, im Gegenzug stiegen Rasensport Harburg und der VfL Osnabrück aus der Bezirksliga auf.

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Herbert: Cello Concertos; Operetta Spectacular
Neville Marriner
Favourite arias and romantic concertos by a pioneer of American operetta.
Born in Dublin, Victor Herbert began his career as a cellist in Germany, playing for Eduard Strauss, for Brahms and Liszt and emigrated to the US as principal cellist of the Metropolitan Opera. It was in that capacity that he composed the second of two concertos, written for himself to play which give him a tenuous foothold on the classical repertoire. They were first recorded as a pair by Lynn Harrell on this Decca album in 1986. 'Herbert was a virtuoso cellist,' says Harrell, 'and it shows in the music; he wrote so beautifully for the cello.' The fillers were character pieces as they are charming, originally for cello and piano, newly transcribed for the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.
Established in New York, Herbert developed his orchestral and vocal writing and became an early recording artist. He even founded and directed the principal American organisation protecting musical copyright which led to a notorious occasion when, having been presented with a restaurant bill, Herbert gave them a bill back for the unauthorised use of his music all evening. The restaurant refused to pay; he sued and won.
By then Herbert was a composer for Broadway with hits such as 'Babes in Toyland' (1894) and 'The Red Mill' (1906). 'Naughty Marietta' (1910) and 'Sweethearts' (1913) followed in time. All these and more are featured on a 1975 Decca Phase 4 album recorded by Salvatore 'Tutti' Camarata and 'his' orchestra. For an encore, Kiri Te Kanawa sings the big number from Herbert's 1911 show 'The Enchantress'.
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Cello Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 8
Cello Concerto No. 2 in E minor, Op. 30
Yesterthoughts
Pensée amoureuse
Punchinello
Ghazel
The Mountain Brook
Lynn Harrell, cello
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Naughty Marietta: Italienisches Strassenlied (The Italian Street Song)
The Red Mill: The Streets of New York
Orange Blossoms: A Kiss in the dark / Mlle Modiste: Kiss me again
The Red Mill: Every Day is Ladies' Day
Naughty Marietta: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp/Mlle Modiste: I Want What I Want When I Want It
Naughty Marietta: Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life
Babes in Toyland: Overture
Sweethearts: Sweethearts/The Only Girl: When You're Away
The Red Mill: Moonbeams
Babes in Toyland: March of the Toys
Babes in Toyland: Finale
Kingsway Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Camarata
The Enchantress: Art is Calling for Me
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
Stephen Barlow
CD2: 1–11: FIRST CD RELEASE ON DECCA
TRACK PREVIEWS
Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 8: 1. Andante con spirito
Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 8: 2. Andante - Scherzo - Andante
Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 8: 3. Allegro
Cello Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 30: 1. Allegro impetuoso
Cello Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 30: 2. Lento - Andante tranquillo
Cello Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 30: 3. Allegro
Punchinello for Cello & Strings (Transc. Sam Dennison)
Ghazel for Cello & Strings (Transc. Sam Dennison)
The mountain for Cello & Strings (Transc. Sam Dennison)
Italienisches Strassenlied (The Italian Street Song)
The Streets of New York
A kiss in the dark - Kiss me again
Every Day Is Ladies' Day
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life
Sweethearts – When You're Away
Moonbeams
Recording Producers: Chris Hazell (Concertos); Tony D'Amato, Raymond Few (Operetta Spectacular); Paul Myers (Art is Calling for Me)
Balance Engineers: John Dunkerley (Concertos); Arthur Lilley (Operetta Spectacular); John Pellowe, Jonathan Stokes (Art is Calling for Me)
Recording Locations: St. Barnabas, Woodside Park, London, UK, 1–3 October 1986 (Concertos); Kingsway Hall, London, UK, July 1975 (Operetta Spectacular); Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 24 March 1994 (Art is Calling for Me)
Original Decca Releases: 417 672-2 (Concertos); PFS 4354 (Operetta Spectacular); 443 600-2 (Art is Calling for Me)
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The Avro Vulcan, sometimes referred to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan, is a delta wing subsonic jet strategic bomber that was operated by the Royal Air Force(RAF) from 1953 until 1984. It was developed by Avro in response to a specification released by the Air Ministry. At the time, both jet engines and delta wings were considered cutting-edge and relatively unexplored; thus, the small-scale Avro 707was produced to test the principles of the design. In flight, the Vulcan was an agile aircraft for its size.
The Vulcan B.1 was first delivered to the RAF in 1956. In service, the Vulcan was armed with nuclear weapons and was a part of the RAF's V bomber force, the United Kingdom's airborne deterrent against aggression from other powers such as theSoviet Union during the Cold War. Features such as an extensive electronic countermeasures suite and a low radar cross section for its size would have made the aircraft difficult to detect while carrying out the nuclear strike mission. A second batch of aircraft, the B.2, was produced with new features, including a larger wing and greater fuel capacity, along with more advanced electronics and radar systems.
The B.2s were adapted into several other variants, the B.2A carrying the Blue Steel missile, the B.2 (MRR) for Marine Radar Reconnaissance use, and the K.2 tanker for aerial refuelling. The Vulcan was also used in the secondary role of conventional bombing near the end of its service life in the 1982 Falklands War against Argentina during Operation Black Buck. One example, XH558, an aircraft depicted on this kit's decal sheet, was recently restored for use in display flights and commemoration of the employment of the aircraft in the Falklands conflict.
This is Cyber-hobby's second boxing of this bomber and while many of the parts are the same as the earlier kit, there are some major differences. Now you wouldn't expect this to be very parts intensive. 1/200 isn't really all that large. Hasegawa has been doing airliners in this scale for well over 30 years for those who don't have a ton of room to display models. This one comes on two grey and one small clear sprue. The clear sprue is for the canopy and the bomb aimer's window. Two of the others contain the upper and lower airframe plus the fins on one sprue and the lower fuselage center section on the other. The upper body piece includes the full engine intake openings and the elevons.
The other sprue contains all of the small bits. This includes the engine intake sections (which are installed via the open lower fuselage piece, a neat idea), the Blue Steel missile, landing gear, gear doors, wheels and the cockpit bits. Yup there are a pair of seats, instrument panel, and two crew figures for the cockpit, though you could easily paint the inside of the transparency black as little will be seen. For the really small bits, there are separate wheels (good luck getting the hubs painted), air refuelling probe and some small air data sensors. The lone option seems to be to build the plane gear up or down. Separate bits for retracted gear are supplied for those who want to build a display stand for it. Some bits are not used with this kit are the early fin, the Blue Steel missile and the hollowed out bomb bay area that was required to carry this weapon. This boxing has the different late fin with ESM antenna, a new tool set of wings to improve the fit and the ALQ-101 jamming pod.
Markings are for three planes. One is in the wraparound scheme of green and grey with markings for 27 Squadron. This is the plane that is still flying. The other has a Dark Sea Grey underside with basically two different serial numbers for planes from 44 Squadron and 101 Squadron. There is a small decal sheet, crammed into a zip bag that is .001 microns larger than the sheet, to provide markings for these options.
For those of us who may not have the room for a 1/72, or the huge 1/48 or even a smaller 1/144 Vulcan, this is a great way to get one of these in your collection.


World of Soraya: [GET THE LOOK] Kyle Richards Turquoise Teardrop Earrings!
These earrings worn by Kyle Richards in her picture are not the earrings displayed for sale here. The earrings she wears are actually Kyle Chan Design Chalcedony Earrings, as accredited by her on twitter and other sources.
We would appreciate it if you would accredit the correct artist for these earrings. Thanks so much for your time!
The post is called [GET THE LOOK], meaning we have similar earrings to achieve this look. If you take a look at all fashion blogs & websites, "Get The Look" features just means its our version of this celebrity look. We are not claiming or crediting any brand. Thanks!


Christian Degree Programs aims to help students find high-quality Christian degree programs which meet their needs and are of high educational value. The site features rankings and in-depth descriptions of the best Christian College degree programs in the nation. These programs range from traditional Christian programs, such as Christian Leadership, Pastoral Studies and Theology, to less traditional programs in fields such as social work, counseling, engineering, science and liberal arts. Schools reviewed on the site include big names in Christian education such as Liberty University, Maranatha Baptist Bible College and George Fox University, as well as smaller names, such as Miami Christian University and Nebraska Christian College.
Christian Degree Programs also features links to some of the top Christian colleges in the U.S., as well as a blog roll featuring posts from Christian schools including the following: Knollwood Christian School, New Life Christian School, Colonial Christian. Blogs from the following schools are also featured: Angelton Christian School, Battle Creek Christian School, Heart of the Valley, Canyonville Academy and Indian Rocks Christian School.
Additionally, Christian Degree Programs features timely articles that may be of interest to those who plan on pursuing a Christian education, including articles revealing the best Christian Leadership careers for graduates. It also provides answers to frequently asked question about Christian degrees. These include information on what kinds of degrees are best for students to pursue if they plan on becoming church pastors or Christian counselors.
The median income for clergy is around $43,800 or $21.06 an hour. Top earners earned an average of $76,660 a year, while those in the tenth percentile earned around $22,440 or $10.79 an hour.
Graduates of theological schools tend to be preferred over other candidates for protestant ministerial positions. There is less competition for positions in rural areas than in metro areas.
Graduates from Christian schools may be able to find employment as chaplains in hospitals or the armed forces, counselors, family therapists or teachers – especially at Christian schools.
The median income for marriage and family therapists in 2012 was $41,500 a year.


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Striježevica es una localidad de Croacia en el ejido de Brestovac, condado de Požega-Eslavonia.

Geografía

Se encuentra a una altitud de 269 msnm a 157 km de la capital nacional, Zagreb.

Demografía

En el censo 2011 el total de población de la localidad fue de 9 habitantes.

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Localidades del condado de Požega-Eslavonia