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If any team want to win the title of IPL then the batting lineup needs to be the strongest part of the team. So here we check about the IPL Top 5 Teams with Strong Batting lineup.
All teams have made some changes in the Auction of IPL 2019. Many surprising bidding happened and we will check today that whos batting lineup became better than before. Which team has the strongest batting lineup for IPL 2019?
Check below the list of IPL Top 5 Teams with Strong Batting lineup.
At the top of the list of IPL Top 5 Teams with Strong Batting lineup, we have last year's champion Chennai Super Kings. CSK has the best batting lineup in the IPL 2019.CSK has players like Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav, Sam Billings, and most the important Mahendra Singh Dhoni. All the players are in good form. CSK has the best all-rounders like Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, David Willey and Deepak Chahar. So if you take a look at the batting lineup of Chennai Super Kings, they have a depth in their batting having both young and experienced players.
Royal Challengers Bangalore seems to be very well balanced in IPL 2019. So at the second position in the list of IPL Top 5 Teams with Strong Batting lineup, we have RCB. Virat Kohli is the captain of this team and everyone knows what kind of player he is. RCB also has batsmen like AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Heinrich Klaasen. RCB has the best all-rounders list among all teams in IPL 2019 such as Shivam Dubey, Marcus Stoinis, Pawan Negi, Moin Ali, Washington Sundar. So they give very good support to the batting order of RCB in IPL 2019.
Kolkata Knight Riders come on number 3 in the list of IPL Top 5 Teams with Strong Batting lineup. KKR has very good batsmen like Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Shubhman Gill, Nitish Rana and, Dinesh Karthik. Also, they have all-rounders like Sunil Narine and Andre Russell, who are very destructive batsmen. KKR bought a new all-rounder in the Auction of IPL 2019 who is Carlos Braithwaite. So overall KKR has a good batting lineup for IPL 2019.
Talking about the number 4, we have Delhi Capitals in the list of IPL Top 5 Teams with Strong Batting lineup. Delhi Capitals is full of the youngsters and the batting lineup is very strong in IPL 2019. The biggest change which happened in Delhi Capitals is Shikhar Dhawan. DC traded Shikhar Dhawan from SRH and it will boost up Delhi Capital's batting lineup in IPL 2019.
DC has players like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Colin Munro, Prithvi Shaw, Colin Ingram who are in good form and will give a strong batting lineup to DC.
Also, they have hard-hitting all-rounders like Axar Patel and Chris Morris. So Delhi Capitals comes in the list of IPL Top 5 Teams with Strong Batting lineup.
On the number 5 in the list of IPL Top 5 Teams with Strong Batting lineup, we have Mumbai Indians. MI has a strong batting lineup for IPL 2019. Mumbai Indians has very good batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Evan Luise, Suryakumar Yadav and, Ishan Kishan.
Apart from that, MI has very good all-rounders like Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ben Cutting, and Kieron Pollard. So if you look at the batting lineup of the Mumbai Indian, MI has a very strong batting lineup for IPL 2019.
So that was the list of IPL Top 5 Teams with Strong Batting lineup. This list is based on the players who will be playing in IPL 2019.
What do you think which team has the strongest batting lineup in IPL 2019?


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B: The Beginning: Release Date on Netflix
B: The Beginning came out in March (2018) but will it come to Netflix?
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B: The Beginning is a animation series created by Katsuya Ishida. The was initially released on March 2, 2018, and has a 7.2 rating on IMDb.
B: The Beginning is being released on Netflix on March 18, 2021. Let's look at the cast, movie plot, reviews, and what's new on Netflix. ⬇
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In this anime series, scientists hope "new humans" will create universal peace, but they're kidnapped by an evil group with very different plans.
B: The Beginning is starring Hiroaki Hirata, Hiroki Touchi, Asami Seto, Johnny Yong Bosch.
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Q: css class*= javascript equivalent I have a list of recurring elements with elements inside of them, which use a matching class number. Think
.thing_outside_1 > .thing_inside_1
.thing_outside_2 > .thing_inside_2
.thing_outside_3 > .thing_inside_3

... and so on. Is there an equivalent to css's class*= for javascript, so that I can call on only the 'thing' that has the matching class number? Here's what I have so far
$( ".thing_inside_" ).dialog();
$( ".thing_outside_" ).click(function() { $( ".thing_inside_" ).dialog( "open" ); });

A: Why not just use .thing_outside and .thing_inside?

Script:
$( ".thing_inside" ).dialog();
$( ".thing_outside" ).click(function() {
    $(this).find( ".thing_inside" ).dialog( "open" );
});

Edit: I did not think about the fact that you were using jQuery dialog here.  dialog removes the element from its parent and sticks it at the end of the document body.  In that case, this method won't work.  There are a number of ways around this.  One is to do this:
$( ".thing_outside" ).each( function() {
    var dialog = $(this).find( ".thing_inside" ).dialog();

    var dialogId = dialog.attr('id');
    $(this).data('dialogId', Id);

}).click( function() {
    var dialogId = $(this).data('dialogId');
    $('#'+dialogId).dialog("open");
});

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/jtbowden/3hn7j6ev/
In this case, we use each to cycle through each outside element, create the dialog for the inside element and store its ID in the data of the outside element. (If you don't provide an ID for your inside elements, jQueryUI will create an ID for you, so you don't have to worry about it).  Then, on click, we simply retrieve the ID, and use it to find the associated dialog.

A: I did my best to come up with a solution with the limited info you provided.

$( "#thing_inside_1" ).dialog();
$( "#thing_inside_2" ).dialog();
$( "#thing_inside_3" ).dialog();

$( ".thing_outside" ).click(function() {
    var index = $(this).attr("data-index");
    $( "#thing_inside_" + index ).dialog( "open" );
});

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Movie with Orchestra: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Nov 2-3, Baltimore: Experience Tim Burton's 1993 animated musical fantasy film accompanied by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in this unique movie-going experience!
Maryland Corn Maze
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Out of the Darkness Walk
Nov 3, Baltimore: When you walk in the Out of the Darkness Walks, you join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss.
Charm City Fringe Festival
Nov 1-11, Baltimore: Voted "Best Eclectic Festival" by Baltimore Magazine, Charm City Fringe Festival celebrates cutting-edge and quirky theater and performing arts throughout 11 days of performances across multiple venues in the Bromo Arts District.
Songs for a New World
Nov 2-25, Baltimore: Spotlighters Theatre presents the stories and characters of today. With a rousing score that blends elements of pop, gospel and jazz, featuring tight harmonies and darling vocals, Songs for a New World transports its audience, as each character ‑‑ in their own way ‑‑ takes hold of that one moment and enters a new world.
The Great Baltimore Oyster Festival
Nov 3, Baltimore: The Festival returns to Baltimore's Inner Harbor at West Shore Park! The festival includes live music, oysters, beer & wine, local vendors, and family-friendly activities. Returning this year is the Oyster Shucking Contest, pinning professional Oyster Shuckers against each other and the clock! Learn about oysters, their vital role to keeping our waters clean, how they grow, and where they come from.
Annapolis By Candlelight
Nov 2-3, Annapolis: Historic Annapolis showcases privately-owned historic houses on its popular tour. Visitors see how 21st-century Annapolitans care for and live in buildings constructed in the 20th, 19th and 18th century. Each house is a reminder of the rich architectural and cultural heritage of Maryland's capital city and illustrates the practical and aesthetic benefits of effective historic preservation.
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Union Market Drive-In
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Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse
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Beetlejuice, the Musical
Now-Nov 18, DC: The National Theatre presents the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager obsessed with the whole "being dead thing." Lucky for Lydia, her new house is haunted by a recently deceased couple and a degenerate demon who happens to have a thing for stripes. When Lydia calls on this ghost-with-the-most to scare away her insufferable parents, Beetlejuice comes up with the perfect plan, which involves exorcism, arranged marriages and an adorable girl scout who gets scared out of her wits. It's true – great theatre IS dead! See for yourself!
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The Six Nations Women's Championship took an unexpected turn when underdog Italy beat formerly undefeated France 17-12 at home. The Azzurri, always in the past a mid-pack XV, played superbly to defeat Les Bleues when winger Magatti broke a 12-12 tie with a second half score in the corner. The Italian defense held to give France its first Six Nations defeat in two-years.
The surprise Italian victory opened the door for both Ireland and England to win the 2015 title in the final game in two-weeks. Ireland shut out Wales 20-0 and are on track to win the Triple Crown (victories against all other Home Countries). The Irish were led by Niamh Biggs's 10-points. They end with Scotland, an assured win.
England whipped Scotland 42-13 in Darlington at home, piling on eight tries. The Red Roses scored within the first 60-seconds in an easy triumph. Ruth Laybourn achieved the rare hat trick of three tries.


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Bone Bank Allografts Specializes in Tissue Sales
October 3, 2013 by lalorek Leave a Comment
By ANDREW MOORE
How do you repair a shattered leg, a ruined ligament, or severely burned skin? The answer is both simple, and a bit morbid: You need more human parts. Various bones, tendons, and other "parts" are obtained from organ donors by procurement companies, such as San Antonio's Bone Bank Allografts, and provided to hospitals for surgery.
This year, however, Bone Bank Allografts has begun processing new human tissues for use in skin grafts and surgeries — and you aren't going to believe where they get it.
The tissue is called amnion, and it is the innermost membrane in a human placenta – the same tissue that has direct contact with a child in the womb. The membrane is obtained, with consent of the patient, after a C-sections is preformed. The placenta is frozen, boxed up, and sent to Bone Bank Allografts where the amnion membrane is separated from the placenta's chorion membrane and prepared for use in their new SteriShield product.
"We actually get the tissue from caesarean sections. This is donated tissue, by the mother, and that mother has done all the screening and workup that we would do for any tissue," Chief Technology Officer James W. Poser said.
Bone Bank Allografts is not the first company to create an amnion product, but it is one of the few leading the way. While the medical benefits of amnion have been known for the last 30 years, the tissue has only started seeing use in the last four years – particularly in ophthalmic (eye-related) use.
So what are these benefits? Amnion membranes have unique biological factors that help heal wounds without producing scars. It contains particular elements, called cytokines and growth factors, which will regulate the body's response to trauma, infection, and inflammation – resulting in better overall healing of a wound. The tissue is dried and sterilized into a thin, flexible sheet of material that surgeons can use in a variety of applications both topical and surgical.
Amnion can be used as a wound-cover in burns, skin ulcers, and general skin grafting procedures where it helps the graft better take to the patient's body. In corneal abrasions or burns, the membrane can be placed over an eye wound to prevent the eye from scaring and permanently blurring a patient's vision or causing them lasting pain.
Amnion is equally useful in surgery. Dr. Richard Guyer, an orthopedic surgeon at the Texas Back Institute, has been working with amnion for over two years.
"It prevents there from being any scar tissue over the sack that holds the nerves, called the Dura," Guyer said. "So we use a lot of these amnion membranes almost routinely to prevent scars."
Scar tissue around nerve clusters can cause pinched nerves and result in back pain after surgery. Typical surgeries, which can benefit from amnion, include disk herniation, neck fusions, and spinal decompressions.
Amnion is also very useful in tendon and ligament repairs. By wrapping tendons, ligaments, and any other moving components during surgery, a surgeon can prevent scar tissue buildup around those components and preserve a patient's range of motion. Restricted movement is a common issue when repairing an Achilles tendon.
"One of the problems that is going to happen is this thing is going to freeze up on you," Poser said. "All that scar tissue is going to grab that thing and hold to it. You want to prevent that from happening. One way to do that is to wrap it in Amnion."
While Amnion products like SteriShield will be more expensive for surgeries in the short run, the tissue will unquestionably improve quality of life for the patients, Poser said. Previously, surgeons used "fat flaps" – which were literally thin slices of body fat – to protect tendons and nerve areas.
"We have used a number of other things that have not really been satisfactory. It seems to be the best thing that we have today," Guyer said.
Because it has only been used for a short time, there is no definitive study that proves Amnion will create any cost savings for hospitals. It does, however, seem to reduce the need for secondary surgeries as well as reduce patent pain. According to Guyer, Amnion does make follow-up surgeries easier because of the reduction of scar tissue.
"In surgery we make different sizes of openings, so if we have to go back for another reason.. ..then the dissection is much easier because the properties of the membrane prevent scaring from adhering to whatever it's covering," Guyer said.
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IT'S MAH JONGG BBQ SEASON!
On this Memorial Day weekend I hope you are getting out your barbecues for those first delicious burgers of the season – along with lots of Mah Jongg. If you are playing any games outside this weekend, send me some photos and I will post them!
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Q: how to map more than 10 different line types in ggplot2 I have to map 11 different line types, trying to use scale_linetype_manual to specify that but unable to do that.
dat <- data.frame(Subject = c(1,1,1,2,2,2,3,3,4,4,4,5,5,5,6,6,6,7,7,7,8,8,8,9,10,10,10,11,11,11),
Time = c("C1D1","C1D8","C2D1","C1D1","C1D8","C2D1","C1D1","C1D8","C1D1","C1D8","C2D1","    C1D1","C1D8","C2D1","C1D1","C1D8","C2D1","C1D1","C1D8","C2D1","C1D1","C1D8","C2D    1","C1D1","C1D1","C1D8","C2D1","C1D1","C1D8","C2D1"),
Response = c("Responder","Responder","Responder","Progressive","Progressive","Progressive",    "Non-evaluable","Non-evaluable","Non-evaluable","Non-evaluable","Non-    evaluable","Stable","Stable","Stable","Progressive","Progressive","Progressive",    "Progressive","Progressive","Progressive","Non-evaluable","Non-    evaluable","Non-evaluable","Non-evaluable","Stable","Stable","Stable","Non-    evaluable","Non-evaluable","Non-evaluable"),
Eotaxin = c(401.5,463,363.5,332.5,319,212,527.5,421.5,369.5,535,221.5,936.5,1021.5,550.5,4    58.5,386,340,172.5,212.5,160.5,267,301,300.5,300.5,1160,1018,994.5,197,392.5,220    .5)
)

dat$Subject <- as.character(dat$Subject)

nms <- names(dat)

for(biomark in 4:4){

#png(filename = paste("../../../Roswell/plot/",nms[biomark],".png",sep =     ""),width = 1500,height = 1000,res = 200)

p <- ggplot() +
            geom_line(data = dat, aes(x = dat$Time, y = dat[,biomark],group = dat$Subject, linetype = Subject, colour = Response)) +
            labs(title = nms[biomark]) +
            scale_linetype_manual(breaks = c("1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","11"),
    values = c("dotted", "solid", "dashed", "F1", "solid", "solid", "solid", "solid", "solid", "solid", "solid")) +
            xlab("Time") +
            ylab(nms[biomark]) +
            theme_minimal() +
            theme(plot.title = element_text(size = 12,face="bold",hjust = 0.5),
                            axis.title = element_text(size= 12, face = "bold"),
                            legend.text = element_text(size = 7),
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Olmo (L'Olmo in veneto) è una frazione di 5.383 abitanti di Martellago nella Città metropolitana di Venezia, a circa 6 km da Mestre.

Storia
In origine località di campagna compresa nel territorio di Maerne, ha ottenuto lo status di frazione nel 1971, in seguito al vistoso sviluppo urbano che ha attirato moltissime famiglie provenienti soprattutto da Mestre e Venezia (tanto che oggi si è sviluppata una sostanziale continuità urbana con le località di Zelarino e Trivignano, comprese nella Municipalità di Chirignago-Zelarino).

Monumenti e luoghi d'interesse

Parrocchiale
La notevole espansione edilizia del secondo dopoguerra vide la necessità di mettere mano anche alle esigenze religiose del nuovo quartiere di Olmo. Nel 1965 venne costruita una modesta cappella dipendente dalla chiesa Maerne (di recente demolita per far posto al nuovo centro parrocchiale), ma nel 1975 fu istituita una parrocchia autonoma, intitolata all'Annunciazione del Signore.

La costruzione della nuova chiesa, progettata dall'architetto don Angelo Polesello, iniziò nel 1988 e si concluse nel 1991 con la consacrazione presieduta dal vescovo di Treviso Paolo Magnani.

Infrastrutture e trasporti
La frazione è servita da alcune linee urbane ed extraurbane dell'ACTV che collegano la provinciale 38 (Via Olmo) a varie zone dell'area urbana di Mestre, a Venezia e ai principali centri del Miranese.

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Frazioni di Martellago

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The insurance industry is recycling an old defence used by the banks to ward off scrutiny — that its misconduct is the work of just a few bad apples. It will work about as well as it did for the banks.
Travel insurance is a necessity for peace of mind, however you likely won't be covered if a victim of terrorism, explains Bhakthi Puvanenthiran.
What happens when Warren Buffett dies? The answer's not reassuring.
The control of Australia's insurance market wielded by Warren Buffett's General Re makes his continuing health a subject of real import for the Australian financial system, write Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.
Shareholders will be asked to approve a $2.34 million goodbye for the country's biggest insurer's former CEO Frank O'Halloran, as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars in directors' fees.
They've got a lot of your money -- and who knows what they're doing with it. A superannuation insider with 20 years experience as a trustee and fund manager reveals some of the legal scams that funds use to raid your account.
For the first time, one of the world's major insurers, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, has revealed itself as a fan of Australian government bonds.
The insurance industry is facing losses this quarter that will approach and probably surpass $US50 billion.


I hope this finds you well and living your family mission. This week we focused on our "Big Rocks", the things and people that are important in our lives and how we prioritize our time. Often, we let the little rocks get in the way of our big rocks. There are many things, that help us live a fulfilling life that are dependent on what we as individuals place importance on. What may be a big rock for you, such as a visit to a parent or grandparent, spending time with friends, exercising, and working where someone else's big rock may be hiking, reading a book, catching up on a show or any number of activities. Both require you to commit to keeping your big rocks at the forefront of your planning and time while pushing back the little rocks that often consume our time taking away from what we say is truly important to us. I hope this next week gives you time to sharpen the saw with friends, family and for yourself.
Fall Food Drive - Chestnut Hill Academy's Student Lighthouse Team completed a very successful Fall Food Drive. We collected 2,420 items for the Renewal Food Bank located in Bellevue which Student Lighthouse Members dropped off this morning. Thank you for donating and helping us continue our tradition of generosity in supporting our community. CHA students have earned a Free Dress and Stuffed Animal Day on Friday, Nov. 30th.
Report Cards - Today, you will be sent an email containing a link to your student's report card via Jupiter. When you click on the link you will be taken to the Jupiter dashboard. You may need to choose 'Report Card' from the list of options on the left sidebar. If you have any difficulties receiving or viewing the report card please email support@chestnuthillacademy.com. If you have questions about the contents of the report card, please contact your child's teacher.
Receiving the Jupiter Link - The email may, or may not, go in to your junk folder. If you want to proactively avoid that scenario you will want to add notify@jupitered.com and noreply@jupitered.com to you safe senders list.
Printing or Downloading the Report Card - If you wish to print the report card, right click on the report card and choose print. To download the report card right click on the report card and choose Print, then choose Change Destination / Save as PDF in Chrome, or Select Printer / Microsoft Print to PDF in Internet Explorer.
CHA Subscription Sites - If you are not off to sunnier climes, we thought it timely to remind you that if your children are going to be getting screen time over the break there are a host of activities on the Computer Lab Website – (aka MrsMorlidge.com). This is the site that we use to curate sites that will be used by staff and students, both in school and for homework. The site includes links to IXL Math (on the Math page) and Accelerated Reader (on the Language Arts page) which your student will get access to in the Fall. If your student does not know their credentials, please email support@chestnuthillacademy.com. You will also see links to Brain Pop, Brain Pop Jr. Encyclopedia Britannica and ABCYa! on the Computer Lab website which we have accounts for. Your CHA your student is welcome to use these resources at home. The username is chatechlab and the password is chestnut. On the 'Resources' page you will also find a couple of lists of apps for mobile devices. At school the rule is that the students are only allowed to be on the activity that is directly linked. If you do not have adequate parental controls installed, you should not let your children play on the internet without supervision!
Winter Extracurricular Schedule - The new schedule for the winter session of extracurriculars has been posted to the CHA website and registration for classes opens this afternoon. You will find all the information you need at chestnuthillacademy.com/extracurriculars. If you have any questions about classes please contact the vendors directly, you will find their email addresses and links to their flyers on the website. If your child has already participated in an extracurricular this year you do not need to fill in the Extracurricular Agreement again.
Weekly Snack List – You can view the snacks Chef Megan will be offering next week here.
CHAPTER continues work on several initiatives funded by your generous donations to improve our school. The lower playground will be renovated in the coming months! We are adding monkey bars, 2 disc swings and extra netting to the lower big toy. Please stay tuned for more information on when this project will be complete and ready for our students.
This week, CHAPTER selected the vendor for final design and build of the gymnasium audio-visual equipment. We look forward to having high quality speakers, amplification, and projection permanently installed to support assemblies, presentations, and other events.
Cartoonist in Residence – Thanks to the generous sponsorship of CHAPTER, CHA students are enjoying working with local cartoonist, Jeff Johnson. Mr. Johnson has been teaching cartooning techniques to children in the Puget Sound area for the past 20 years. He will deliver a program called "Everyday Heroes" that will include cartooning instruction and culminates in creation of a classroom book. Starting Thursday, November 15, Mr. Johnson will be in art class Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays for three weeks.
Celebration of Diwali - CHAPTER would like to thank all the parents who took time out to join us for celebrating Diwali on Friday, November 9th. Students and teachers learned about the significance of Diwali in India, decorated Diyas, tried on festive clothes and jewelry, and learned some dance moves. The event would not have been possible without our great volunteers and amazing CHA staff. Thank you again for the opportunity to share our culture. You can view photographs of the event at our CHA Flickr Album here. You will need to be logged into Flickr to view the album. If you already have a Flickr account, email support@chestnuthillacademy.com stating the email address associated with your Flickr account and we will send you an invitation to view our album. Once you have logged in to the Flickr album you can view and download photos for free.
Mom's Night Recap - With 51 Moms in attendance, the 5th annual Mom's night out was a fantastic success. CHA Mom's enjoyed an evening of fine art and great food at CANVAS! Paint and Sip Studio in Kirkland, while building community and friendships.
Dad's Night Recap - Our annual Dad's night out may have started out civil, but after a few laps the gloves came off in a free-for-all race to top the leader board. More than 30 Dads in attended our annual event at K1 Speed in Redmond for a night of taco eating and competitive go cart racing. You will have to consult the photo to see who won!
Join soon! CHAPTER membership fees help pay for the ski bus, social events throughout the year, yearbooks, parenting classes, enrichment programs, summer math books, teacher appreciation, and much, much more. For those who haven't yet joined, we would appreciate your consideration. A link for registration is available at https://cha-chapter.org/.


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Goose scrutinising: daily photo 27
Greylag goose, Memorial Gardens, York, April 2016
Yes, geese again for today's April daily photo. I think we've all heard by now that (as previously mentioned) there's a Goose Management Scrutiny Review Task Group. Its report is on the agenda at a meeting tomorrow. I thought we could do some goose scrutinising of our own. Let's have a gander at this goose pictured above, and think about its many goose buddies.
The RSPB page on the Greylag goose says:
The ancestor of most domestic geese, the greylag is the largest and bulkiest of the wild geese native to the UK and Europe. In many parts of the UK it has been re-established by releasing birds in suitable areas, but the resulting flocks (often mixed with Canada geese) found around gravel pits, lakes and reservoirs all year round in southern Britain tend to be semi-tame and uninspiring.
'Uninspiring?' Our goose is offended. And I disagree. I think they're very interesting, our geese, and even inspiring. I had an email back in autumn from a friend who had seen a skein of greylag geese flying in from the north, honking loudly over the riverside area in Clifton as they'd approached, landing on the Ouse, around 30 of them, honking and splashing.
This goose pictured above had rings on both its legs. I've noticed before that some of them are ringed. I know nothing about the subject of bird ringing, so perhaps anyone who does understand why this goose has two could add a comment.
This goose, like the earlier group pictured, was in the Memorial Gardens area close to the river Ouse. But as ten years has passed, I assume it's a different goose. Although perhaps not. They can live a long time, apparently, so who knows, it may be one of those geese from 2006.
I have quite a few photos of it as it walked towards me, and I'd have liked to include them all, as actually I like geese, admire them often, and particularly the slow and gentle way they walk, carefully placing their big feet. This one approached me in its slow deliberate way, then turned its head away after while, perhaps because I wasn't going to feed it anything, perhaps because it's tired of being scrutinised.
Since mentioning the subject of 'York's problem geese' (as the headlines tend to put it) earlier this month I've tried to read more information in the reports available, as this apparently pressing issue is on the agenda at the council's Executive meeting tomorrow. There's reams and reams of information, covering the perceived problems caused by the large populations of geese, ideas of how to manage this and reduce numbers, and information on how other places have tried to deal with their goose populations.
The fact that we now have a 'Task Group' with a long-winded title looking at the local geese has caused widespread amusement (and bemusement) and has meant that the subject has got more attention than it did before. But York's geese have appeared occasionally in the headlines in past years.
The concern seems to be mainly centred around Rowntree Park. Not a place I visit much, as I'm over the other side of town. But is it really that bad? It's a big park, surely there's room for everyone, including geese?
I'd like to put the other side of things. My perception is completely different, as someone who walks through town often, along the riverside and near the riverside areas where the geese are apparently a 'problem'. All I see is people observing the geese and enjoying them, taking photos of them, smiling at them, and particularly when there are obvious families of geese with goslings, as there are at the moment.
When I walked through Tower Gardens a few evenings back a group of adults, apparently a family group of different generations, were gathered around a family group of geese and goslings, with one taking a photo while they had a discussion about how lovely it was. No problem there then. And no problem anywhere else I've noticed the local humans interacting with the local geese. Twitter is full of photos people have taken of geese crossing roads and holding up traffic, and these photos are widely liked and shared, and make people smile.
According to the report (PDF) 'Canada & Greylag Geese have adopted a residential strategy in York'. So they're clever too.
My reading seems to have confirmed what I wondered on a page some time back, that the tatty-looking state of the flowerbeds in the Memorial Gardens may be due to the geese eating the plants. There's an obvious solution to that: plant things they don't like eating, perennials or shrubs perhaps instead of those expensive temporary bedding plants. Preferably bee-attracting plants.
And as regards the 'droppings' … again, in most areas by the river their (small) 'droppings' blend in to the natural environment rather more easily than the coffee cups, plastic bottles, cans, crisp packets etc, and occasional piles of vomit left by passing humans.
Not far away from the Memorial Gardens, across the road in the now rather uninspiring non-space of the 'Triangular Gardens', there's a rather neglected pond/water feature thing which may be doing its bit to control the populations of geese, in being an area of water that the small goslings get into but then can't get out of, owing to its concrete sides and generally wildlife-unfriendly design. If you're passing by and have any concern about animal welfare perhaps you could check the gloomy pool to see if there are any stranded young geese, and lift them out, as others have recently. And perhaps we could ask why that pointless pool is still there, if all it does is cause distress to stranded goslings. Or perhaps its a cost-effective way of reducing numbers?
Apparently the council receives complaints every year about 'the geese problem'. How many? What percentage of the general population is complaining? Has anyone worked it out? Is that in the report perhaps? I haven't had time to read it all, and I doubt the councillors voting on it have either.
Councillors are supposed to listen and take up the issues local people are concerned about. Concerted lobbying by a few people will no doubt have results. I'm not convinced that goose poo and a bit of damage to bedding plants is high on the list of concerns for most people, and that there are far more important issues to worry about, scrutinise, and spend money and effort on. Or as a comment on the Press website put it:
5 April: geese in 2006, and a Task Group in 2016
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By Lisa @YorkStories • 27 April 2016 Council, Green places, Opinions, thoughts
Tagged April-daily-photo, geese
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Jane Gray
we have loads of Canada geese where I live and they are much more of a problem in the 'poo' department!! unfortunately we don't have any domestic ones I took some cracking photos of the York a ones couple of weeks ago walking through the military vehicle display on the banks of the ouse
Lisa @YorkStories
Yes, the Canada geese are photogenic too aren't they? I've got quite a few photos of them too. Including a photo from some years back of a lady feeding them – which is now quite frowned upon it seems.


Project CARS Official Forum > Other Games > Project CARS > Project CARS on Xbox One > XB1 - Technical Help & Support > Minor issue - Ghost Car appearing in replays on time attack.
View Full Version : Minor issue - Ghost Car appearing in replays on time attack.
1st post so please bear with me if I ramble on, when I first played the game I have to say I wasn't too impressed with all the very well documented issues. Finding out that the developers and moderators on the forums actually do listen and are working on fixes makes a big difference so I've decided to join in rather than just read the forums from a distance.
I've spent a fair few hours working out a controller setup on XB1 and finally managed to get a setup I'm happy with so I decided to have a bash at time trials.
The ghost car of your fasted lap is also visible in replays and is again very badly rendered so I guess it shouldn't actually be visible at all.
On a side note is it possible to make any dislodged track furniture disappear i.e. signs or bollards that you're not really meant to hit but sometimes do. It's fairly distracting to come speeding round a corner and find a sign right on the racing line, in the real world those nice marshals would risk life and limb to remove them so I can't see why they are not removed during gameplay.
Sorry if Ive added to your workload but keep up the good work, hope to see the patch for steering bugs and frame rate drops etc soon.


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Infrastructure Australia's initial infrastructure audit identified concerns that best practices in planning for security in the face of climate change, and in water pricing and independent regulation were not being adopted by all jurisdictions.
relooking at the need for permanent water restrictions and developing arrangements whereby individual large water users could decide the level of supply reliability they receive.
Infrastructure Australia is now developing a plan of action to respond to the findings and recommendations in the PriceWaterhouseCoopers report. Infrastructure Australia is also undertaking a review of regional water security issues.


Oxygen Kills Beer | Learn about beer freshness with Burleigh Brewing Co.
Oxygen and beer aren't buddies. In fact, oxygen is one of the main contributors to the deterioration of the flavour of beer alongside light, heat and time.
In the brewing world, this oxygen problem is common knowledge, but instead of injecting a chemical into our beer to deal with it, we've got a far better approach.
The natural oxygen scavenging liners inside our bottle caps remove the small amount that finds its way into the bottle during filling, so when you open your beer it's as fresh as it gets.
We were the first brewer in Australia to adopt this technology, and are proud to say, we're still one of only a few who invest in every cap, ensuring the quality of our beer.
specialhops@burleighbrewing.com.au and we'll get Brewmaster Brennan on the case.


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In mathematics, a symmetric Boolean function is a Boolean function whose value does not depend on the order of its input bits, i.e., it depends only on the number of ones (or zeros) in the input. For this reason they are also known as Boolean counting functions.

There are 2n+1 symmetric n-ary Boolean functions. Instead of the truth table, traditionally used to represent Boolean functions, one may use a more compact representation for an n-variable symmetric Boolean function: the (n + 1)-vector, whose i-th entry (i = 0, ..., n) is the value of the function on an input vector with i ones. Mathematically, the symmetric Boolean functions correspond one-to-one with the functions that map n+1 elements to two elements, .

Symmetric Boolean functions are used to classify Boolean satisfiability problems.

Special cases

A number of special cases are recognized:

Majority function: their value is 1 on input vectors with more than n/2 ones
Threshold functions: their value is 1 on input vectors with k or more ones for a fixed k
All-equal and not-all-equal function: their values is 1 when the inputs do (not) all have the same value
Exact-count functions: their value is 1 on input vectors with k ones for a fixed k
One-hot or 1-in-n function: their value is 1 on input vectors with exactly one one
One-cold function: their value is 1 on input vectors with exactly one zero
 Congruence functions: their value is 1 on input vectors with the number of ones congruent to k mod m for fixed k, m
Parity function: their value is 1 if the input vector has odd number of ones
The n-ary versions of AND, OR, XOR, NAND, NOR and XNOR are also symmetric Boolean functions.

Properties
In the following,  denotes the value of the function  when applied to an input vector of weight .

Weight
The weight of the function can be calculated from its value vector:

Algebraic normal form

The algebraic normal form either contains all monomials of certain order , or none of them; i.e. the Möbius transform  of the function is also a symmetric function. It can thus also be described by a simple (n+1) bit vector, the ANF vector . The ANF and value vectors are related by a Möbius relation:where  denotes all the weights k whose base-2 representation is covered by the base-2 representation of m (a consequence of Lucas' theorem). Effectively, an n-variable symmetric Boolean function corresponds to a log(n)-variable ordinary Boolean function acting on the base-2 representation of the input weight.

For example, for three-variable functions:

So the three variable majority function with value vector (0, 0, 1, 1) has ANF vector (0, 0, 1, 0), i.e.:

Unit hypercube polynomial
The coefficients of the real polynomial agreeing with the function on  are given by:For example, the three variable majority function polynomial has coefficients (0, 0, 1, -2):

Examples

See also

 Symmetric function

References

Boolean algebra
Cryptography


With a gob of money being thrown at Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) of late and breaking records amid the price of Bitcoin hitting new highs, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a statement in relation to "celebrities and others" using social media networks to encourage the public to purchase stocks and other investments.
"These endorsements may be unlawful if they do not disclose the nature, source, and amount of any compensation paid, directly or indirectly, by the company in exchange for the endorsement," a statement from the SEC issued this Wednesday read. And, indeed there is a lot of money sloshing around in the space with ICOs having raised around $2 billion so this year, with a plethora of ventures from across the industry spectrum tapping the market.
The SEC's Enforcement Division and Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations is encouraging investors to be "wary of investment opportunities" that sound too good to be true.
"We encourage investors to research potential investments rather than rely on paid endorsements from artists, sports figures, or other icons," it added. The SEC noted that celebrities and others have recently promoted investments in ICOs.
Failure to disclose such information constitutes a "violation of the anti-touting provisions of the federal securities laws." And, it said that people making these endorsements may also be "liable for potential violations of the anti-fraud provisions" of the federal securities laws, for participating in an unregistered offer and sale of securities, and for acting as unregistered brokers.
Golden Bitcoin money on computer concept. (Image: Shutterstock).
He added: "An ICO - a token - has to have a right to exist, it has to perform something and have some form of a utility. It cannot be used to capitalize an endeavour." But people often forget about such things. One could even talk about the merits of Sci-fi ICOs and real ICOs as well as the question as to how of these ICOs will succeed at the end of the day.
However, at the time of the SEC's statement they did not take a position "on the meat" of what is going on in the cryptocurrency space according to Hoskinson. For example, they did not comment on utility tokens. So it leaves the door open to more positions and statements coming in due course.
The SEC said it will continue to focus on these types of promotions in order to protect investors and to ensure compliance with the securities laws. Its mission is after all to maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets as well as facilitate capital formation and promote a market environment worthy of the public's trust.
It minded investors to note that "celebrity endorsements may appear unbiased, but instead may be part of a paid promotion." Therefore, investment decisions should not be based solely on an endorsement by a promoter or other individual.
"Celebrities who endorse an investment often do not have sufficient expertise to ensure that the investment is appropriate and in compliance with federal securities laws," the latest statement added. The need for research to be conducted before making investments, including in ICOs, was underlined by the Commission.
"If you are relying on a particular endorsement or recommendation, learn more regarding the relationship between the promoter and the company and consider whether the recommendation is truly independent or a paid promotion," it said.
Why the U.S. regulator has waited until now to issue a statement on this issue given the bubble developing in terms of the number of ICOs, token sales and crowdfunds makes one wonder. At least they are upping the ante.
And, who knows if this will be the precursor to fines, litigation against market participants in the crypto space and prison sentences down the line for those who transgress. This is against a backdrop of the number of ICOs showing no sign of slowing down in what might be described as a feeding frenzy.
It all rather reminds me of a quote by Dr John Bates, a fintech and Big Data pioneer and CEO of Testplant, who referred to "regulators chasing Ferrari's on bicycles." He wasn't at the time referring to ICOs, but rather high frequency trading (HFT) and algorithmic traders in that space.
For more information, an Investor Alert from the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy has been issued regarding celebrity endorsements.
The SEC has also provided additional resources including an Investor Bulletin: Initial Coin Offerings, an Investor Alert: Public Companies Making ICO-Related Claims, and an Investor Alert: Social Media and Investing - Avoiding Fraud.
Follow Roger, an ex-FT writer who has penned various investment stories, on Twitter @AitkenRL, LinkedIn, Forbes, Google+. He won a State Street Institutional Press award in 2015.


This week's things: Thing 1: Make bread and butter pickles. Things 2: Make 12 squares for indigo quilt. Thing 3: Remaining 12 projects to Ravelry.
Thing 1: Win! Scheduled friend meet-ups for vacation week. Much deliciousness was consumed, especially at Biwa.
Thing 2: Win! I uploaded several finished objects to Ravelry.
You can see them here on Infinite Twist's Ravelry page.
Thing 3: Win! I finalized all the river trip logistics, and had an awesome time on the trip. More on that on Wednesday.
Despite the blazing heat and the crazy humidity, "planning season" is finally starting to start. It's the time to work on the colors and yarns and themes of the Fall range, and start the nitty-gritty work of preparing the new patterns. Each month of the knitting season has its own mood – What I want to knit in September is different from what I long for in February.
New ideas, samples that need some tweaking, and old favorites bounce around in my head. A color-work hat for January? Socks for December? And mittens – when shall we knit the mittens?
For me, figuring out how the pieces fit together necessitates a rainbow of sticky notes and two colors of sharpies. Moving things around, adding and subtracting, nothing quite final… yet.
But it's coming. Fall is really and truly just around the corner – Autumn sweater weather, apples, house socks, pumpkin pie – it will all be here before you know it.
I'll have just the thing (at least I hope I will) for when you first notice that bite in the air that says knitting weather is just around the corner.
So tell me, if you'd be so kind: What's your favorite thing to knit, and when?
This case for double-pointed knitting needs and its companion crochet hook caddy were instant gratification at its crafty finest. This was a quick-and-easy project (less than 1 hour), made from 100% stash materials, and it solved an organizational challenge.
This case replaces a pretty-but-useless velvet case I made several years back. The needles constantly fell out of the old one and would wind up at the very bottom of the basket of knitting stuff. I could never find what a full set in the size I wanted without digging.
For this new and improved version, I knew I wanted the fabric to be stretchy so the needles would stay put. The perfect material was already in my stash – multicolored 1.25" elastic!
The elastic was a free gift from my previous employer (a sportswear company with a certain German obsession for quality that leads them to test absolutely everything that goes into their products). Testing leftovers were dumped in a give-away bin outside the mterials lab, and one day, there was the super fun elastic. I had no idea what I was going to do with it, but loved the candy-hued colors, and home it came.
Confession - this stuff has been in my stash for somewhere around three years. Gah! In any case, I think it was worth the wait.
The advent of the shiny new job has set off many changes in my world. The commute time is changing the way I craft and what I make, and the whole Monday - Friday thing makes weekend time extremely precious.
This effects you, dear reader, because I will be blogging differently. You'll get more short posts with one image, and fewer long-form essays with a gazillion pictures.
To start off this new trend, Here's a picture of my travel sewing kit. It's a recycled Altoids tin lined with origami paper from Muji. It's got everything I need for quilting, and for most other hand-sewing projects. The Altoids box works especially well because it stays closed, and keeps sharp scissor points and needles safely enclosed.
- needle emery (cleans off gunk and polishes needle burrs) Do you have any kits or tips for crafting on the go?
I'm having a crazy week. I'm moving in eight days and was supposed to start a new job on Monday but there's this issue with my old work permit and on and on. I'm interacting with several different bureaucracies at once, and everybody's default setting seems to be "no." I sat down yesterday and made list after list after list of all the stuff in my head that I can actually do something about, ranging from things to buy at the store to people I owe thank-you notes to. The list consumed 3/4 of a pack of 3 x 5 cards.
I made a "where I want to be at the end of the week" list and broke all those tasks down into (what I hope are) manageable daily chunks.
Now all I need is a family-size can of patience (and perhaps a martini or two).
I'm in the middle of a magnificent streak of finding just the right buttons for each project. In celebration thereof, I re-organized my button boxes (plural, as in at least one more than is really necessary). The prompt for the re-org was a gentle reminder that there's a pair of brown corduroy pants in this house that are totally done - except for buttons for the fly. They've been that way for over a year. Gah!
When I opened the big box of buttons to seek out the appropriate buttons for the pants, I realized two things - 1. the box was way too full to allow easy digging through the contents without buttons sloshing over the sides, and 2. I have two moon cake tins from Hong Kong that are the perfect size to each hold half the collection - one for lights, the other for darks.
During the sorting process, I was reminded that button hunting has been really, really good to me. I once found a huge mason jar full of buttons at Goodwill that happened to have all sorts of vintage glass beauties in it. Another time, I found a tin full of mother-of-pearl buttons.
The most fun button hunting was courtesy of a business trip last spring to Paris. Upon landing and dropping my stuff off at the hotel, I had two hours before the flea market closed. Sellers were already closing up shop when I got there, but my frantic hunting yielded some gorgeous lace and linen, glass paper weights, coral specimens, and what I think are vintage French naval buttons.
I have learned the hard way that it's a good idea to keep rhinestone buttons in their own bag or box - I've had a few lose stones from being josted by other buttons.
Oh, Frannson recently did a post about sorting her favorite buttons and putting them in frames for display. For general button appreciation, I also recommend the excellent Button Candy blog.
So what about you? If you display your buttons (pics, please!), or have any great stories about your button collection, please leave a comment.
Recently, somebody on the very excellent Apartment Therapy blog was talking about that "January fresh start" feeling. IMHO, it's the best part of January, other than that the holiday hangover of travel, rich food, and overspending is behind us and it's suddenly a whole new year where anything can happen. Apartment Therapy is now on to the topic of organization, which is the second best part about January. Speaking of organization, I wanted to introduce you to the glorious world of the repocketmod. The repocketmod is a customizable, printable, foldable little book that makes everything better. If you like lists, try one of these little guys. They are the paper-thin line between me and total chaos.
Being an organization geek, I have at least six 'mods going at any one time. I do a weekly one with a calendar on the front and GTD all-in-one lists inside for each week, a monthly project one for creative stuff, and calendar ones for travel and long-range planning. Unlike a PDA, repocketmods are fully compatible with stickers and red sharpie. Oh, and they're free. I heart them.
What's your favorite way to keep organized?


I was looking up how my Senatorial congress critters voted on the Mukasey confirmation (they're for it, which isn't surprising considering their track records) with the Washington Post's Vote Database. It's is easier to use than THOMAS but what I found odd was I can sort by astrological sign, among other criteria of various silliness (baby boomer status, late night votes, political affiliation...) I know congress critters were predictable, but I didn't realize that it was written in the sky.
Wiki is Hawaiian for "Quick", and that is supposedly one of the underlying themes in the various Wikimedia projects. I may have bought into that two hours ago, but I've spent the last 90 minutes fighting with Wikimedia services.
It started out with honorable intentions. I've got a copy of the game Polarity, and like all things involving strong magnets it's fun to play. At some point in the past I got to wondering what kind of magnet goes into the Polarity pieces, so I checked the wikipedia article, which is more or less a stub. I filled this tid bit of information away, until yesterday.
I was bored yesterday and decided to set up my $2 macro photo studio (based on this handy design) and shoot some various objects. Because I've had magnets on the brain for a few days, I though it might be fun to shoot some pictures of Polarity pieces leaning on each other, and about the same time that thought occurred, the memory of the wikipedia stub popped up. A quick check confirmed that the article hadn't been expanded, and that it still lacked any images. So I go and shoot my photos, come back a while later, and I set off on the process of adding them to the Hitchhiker's Guid... I mean Wikipedia.
I'm familiar with the mechanics of wikis. I've got a personal mediawiki install, I've played with a couple other wikis, and on occasion have come close to making small changes to the Wikipedia So it should be easy to upload an image right? Wrong. I spent over an hour reading and rereading help documents and wikipedia style articles on how to upload an image, how to format it in the article, blah blah blah, found out I needed to start an account, did (at wikimedia commons, then started to upload the image before getting confused by the media licensing requirements, eventually managed to upload the image (it's here for the curious) quickly realized that despite the fact that they share databases, I needed another account for wikipedia, got that set up, then spent a bit more time looking at formatting guidelines and help files to figure out how to include the image in the article, and finally (after over an hour) managed to edit my image into the article that had an open request for images.
How exactly is that quick? Wikis are supposed to be Web 2.0, so how come the usability is so slow and awkward? All of the information they wanted when I uploaded the image was single line stuff, but they forced me to slow down and rewrite it in their unique syntax. Where's the clean, easy to follow interactive tutorial or brain dead form to fill out. It would have taken me 90 seconds to do the same thing on Flickr and the resulting upload would have almost exactly the same information. It's a bit insane, and more than a bit off putting. I might help the Wiki if I see some simple change that needs to be made, but I don't see myself contributing that much, even if there are some articles I could really help out on.


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The Story ofa Great Man - William Wilberforce (1759 – 1833)
One of the greatest struggles for a better world, was the fight against slavery which waged for two hundred years. In England, at least, it was William Wilberforce whose untiring devotion finally carried the day, to what at times, seemed like a hopeless cause.
At the age of 21 he was elected an MP and after Wilberforce found religion he was looking for a cause to champion which could allow his passion for Christianity to expand into social affairs. Happily, the group working for the 'Abolition of the Slave Trade', were at that moment seeking a leader who could carry their work on the floor of the House of Commons.
Enormous financial interests opposed slavery abolition; Bristol and Liverpool had practically been built on the money made from the infamous trade. British shipping had become enormously profitable by trafficking slaves from Africa to America; plus colonies in the West Indies depended upon it.
Wilberforce brought two great phases. The first, making the carrying of slaves on British ships illegal and the second, to free all slaves under the British flag.
He faced a mammoth fight as even when he got laws passed despite enormous opposition in the Commons, they were defeated in the Lords. However, Wilberforce never faltered during the 20 years it took to get the Bill against slave trade passed. In the final debate members of the house praised his untiring devotion which had made it all possible.
His second Bill to abolish all slavery under the British flag took another 25 years of battle. Just two days before his death the House of Commons passed the final measure to abolish slavery. His life work was crowned with glory, eight thousand slaves became free and the stain was washed from the British flag.
Quotation from William Wilberforce:
"True Christian benevolence contracts itself to the measure of the smallest, expands itself to the amplitude of the largest."
The Story ofa Great Man - William Wilberforce (175...
Remembering the Power of Advocacy.


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Q: visual studio 2010 c# traverse between web pages on aspx.cs As title state after my solution on aspx.cs I want to switch to another web page to remove cookies and avoid resending the same email.

A: Do the PRG pattern
After you done with your transaction, Redirect to another page (showing "It is done successfully" or some other message). Now Refresh can not beat you
To Redirect, You can use Response.Redirect method
 Response.Redirect("welcome.aspx")

A: You could add a Session which prevents the email being sent again (if this is a once per session email (ie. Newsletter sign up etc)).
Then check whether this Session exists before sending the email:
if (Session["emailsent"]==null){

  //Send email code here

  Session["emailsent"] = true;
}

A: you have to test
in your page_load event
if(!IsPostBack)
{
//send mail...
}
else
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State-by-State Artificial Intelligence Legislation Tracker
Interactive map shows states' action to legislate artificial intelligence.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology, rapidly changing how businesses and society operate.
AI can be a tremendous force for good and a key driver of U.S. global competitiveness while also prompting important debates on fairness, trust, and privacy.
A growing number of state lawmakers across the country are exploring ways to address these concerns.
State AI Activity in 2021
Number of Laws
Three or Four
SB 78: Technology, Alabama Council on Advanced Technology, estab., to advise Governor and Legislature, members, duties
Topic: Advisory Committee
Sponsor(s): Sen. Jabo Waggoner
Committee(s): N/A
Status: Law
Establishes the Alabama Council on Advanced Technology and Artificial Intelligence to review and advise the Governor, the Legislature, and other interested parties on the use and development of advanced technology and artificial intelligence in the state of Alabama.
Senate Link
SB 113 / HB 485: Artificial intelligence, limit the use of facial recognition, to ensure artificial intelligence is not the only basis for arrest
Topic: Facial Recongition / AI / Law Enforcement
Sponsor(s): Sen. Arthur Orr / Rep. Roderick Scott
Committee(s): Judicary
Prohibits state or local law enforcement from using facial recognition match results as the sole basis for making an arrest or for establishing cause in a criminal investigation.
House Link
AB 13: Public contracts: automated decision systems
Topic: Regulatory
Sponsor(s): Asm. Edwin Chau
Committee(s): Judicary Committee
Status: Held under submission
This bill would enact the Automated Decision Systems Accountability Act and state the intent of the Legislature that state agencies use an acquisition method that minimizes the risk of adverse and discriminatory impacts resulting from the design and application of automated decision systems. The bill would define "automated decision system" to mean a computational process, including one derived from machine learning, statistical modeling, data analytics, or artificial intelligence, that issues simplified output, including a score, classification, or recommendation, that is used to support substantially assist or replace human discretionary decisionmaking and materially impacts natural persons.
SB 169: Restrict Insurers' Use Of External Consumer Data
Sponsor(s): Sen. Janet Buckner
Committee(s): Business, Labor and Technology
Prohibits the use of data and information sources, as well as algorithms and predictive models using external consumer data and information sources, which use has the result of unfairly discriminating based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, or gender expression. The legislation requires insurance companies to provde that models do not demonstrate that such use does not result in, unfair discrimintaiton.
HB 454: Relating to Taxation
Topic: Tax incentives
Sponsor(s): Rep. Sam Kong
Committee(s): Referred to House Committee on Economic Development, House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, House Committee on Finance, referral sheet
Establishes an income tax credit for investment in qualified businesses that develop cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
HB645 / SB 2481: An Act relating to the department of public safety and unsolved criminal investigations.
Topic: Future of Work Task Force
Sponsor(s): Rep. Marcus Evans / Sen. Ram Villvalam
Futture of work task force to reivew automation and the rise of artificial intelligence and predictive analytics, and the major impacts on industries and peoples jobs; from the service sector to white collar positions, the impacts will be felt by millions of workers in the United States.
SB 252: DCEO-INNOVATION PILOT PROGRAM
Topic: Economic Incentive Pilot Program for AI
Sponsor(s): Sen. Christopher Belt
Committee(s): Rules Committee
Creates the Innovation, Automation, and Structural Pilot Program to be implemented and administered by the Department of Commerce. The Program shall promote innovation through the combinedapplication of technology, artificial intelligence,automation, and distributive generation. The Program shall also support economic development projects in Illinois that offer the unique on-site distributive generation design combined with automation and artificial intelligence set19 against a commercial and industrial building envelope. (b) To qualify for the Program, an economic development project must provide the following: (1) a copy of a planned economic or redevelopment agreement between the entity and local government
HB 3026: Survillance Admin Law
Sponsor(s): Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-IL-50)
Prohibits the placement of electronic monitoring devices without explicit statutory action by the State of Illinois setting forth the need for the placement of an electronic monitoring device. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that any discretionary power exercised by an agency under the Act shall be exercised in conformity with the Surveillance Administrative Law Act. Defines terms. Provides legislative intent. Effective immediately.
HB 658 / SB 444: Transforming Manufacturing in a Digital Economy Workgroup (Making It in Maryland)
Sponsor(s): Del. Lily Qi (D-MD-15) / Sen. Chris West (R-MD-42)
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Transformation of Manufacturing in Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters relating to the State's current and future workforce and emerging digital economy; requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report and a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021, and December 1, 2022, respectively.
HB 1082 / SB 863: Vehicle Laws Enforcement and Use of Real Time Digital Spotters
Topic: Using AI to monitor traffic violations
Sponsor(s): Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher (D-MD-18) / Del. Lesley Lopez (D-MD-39)
Committee(s):
Allowing the use of AI to detect and enforce certain violation of the Maryland Vehicle law.
HB 1323: Algorithmic Decision Systems Procurement and Discriminatory Acts
Topic: Regulatory / State Procurment
Sponsor(s): Del. Terri Lynn Hill (D-MD-12)
Requiring a State unit to purchase a product or service that is or contains an algorithmic decision system that adheres to responsible artificial intelligence standards; specifying content included in responsible artificial intelligence standards as avoidance of harm, commitment to transparency and fairness, and an evaluation of the system's impact and potential risks; and altering the definition of "discriminatory act" used in certain provisions of human relations law to include acts performed through algorithmic decision systems.
HB 4029: An Act relative to algorithmic accountability and bias prevention
Sponsor(s): Rep. David Henry Argoskey LeBoeuf
Any entity that has greater than $50 million in average annual gross reciepts, posses or controls personal informaiton on more than a million customers or 1,000 devices, or a data broker will have to conduct automated decision system impact assesment.
HD 1750 / HB 119 / SB 60: An Act establishing a commission on automated decision-making by government in the commonwealth
Topic: Commission on Algorithm Accountability
Sponsor(s): Rep. Sean Garballey (D-MA-Middlesex-8-23)
Committee(s): Referred to the committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity
Convene a commission of experts to study the use and potential bias of computer-aided government decision-making on matters from criminal justice to child welfare.
HD 3847 / HB 136: An Act Relative to data privacy
Topic: State data privacy bill with algorithm accoutability act included
Sponsor(s): By Messrs. Rogers of Cambridge and Vargas of Haverhil
Requries impact assesments and audits of automated decision systems to advance fair and just data practices.
HB 633 / SB 2678: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBER EDUCATION EQUALITY ACT
Topic: Education
Sponsor(s): Sen. Scott DeLano (R-MS-50) / Rep. Kevin Felsher (R-MS-117)
Sate Department of Education is requried to implament a mandatory K-12 computer sicence cirriculum which includes the area of Artificial Initelligence
HB 1254: Establishes the Missouri Technology Task Force
Topic: Task Force
Sponsor(s): Rep. Louis Riggs (R-MO-5)
Committee(s): Referred: Rules - Legislative Oversight(H)
Creation of a state taskforce to evaluate the condition of the state's current technology platform, and review cloud and AI to improve the state's technological foundation and custiomer service.
SB 110: Revises provisions relating to businesses engaged in the development of emerging technologies.
Sponsor(s): Sen. Patricia Spearman (D-NV-1)
AN ACT relating to technology; creating the Emerging Technologies Task Force within the Department of Business and Industry; prescribing the membership, powers and duties of the Task Force; authorizing the Director of the Department to create an Opportunity Center for Emerging Technology Businesses as part of the Office of Business Finance and Planning of the Department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
S 6701 / A 680: Relates to enacting the NY privacy act
Sponsor(s): Sen. Kevin Thomas (D-NY-6) / Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (D-NY-67)
Status: In Committee
Enacts the NY privacy act to require companies to disclose their methods of de-identifying personal information, to place special safeguards around data sharing and to allow consumers to obtain the names of all entities with whom their information is shared. States that Algorithms quietly make decisions with critical consequences for New York consumers, often with no human accountability. Behavioral advertising generates profits by turning people into products and their activity into assets. New York consumers deserve more notice and more control over their data and their digital privacy. "Meaningful human review" means review or oversight by one or more individuals who (a) are trained in the capabilities and limitations of the algorithm at issue and the procedures to interpret and act on th output of the algorithm, and (b) have the authority to alter the auto-mated decision under review.
A 6758: Relates to requiring advertisements to disclose the use of synthetic media
Sponsor(s): Asm. Linda B Rosenthal
Committee(s): Consumer Affairs and Protection
Requires advertisements to disclose the use of synthetic media; imposes a $1,000 civil penalty for a first violation and a $5,000 penalty for any subsequent violation.
A 2642: Relates to classroom safety mechanisms, emergency medical equipment, and evidence-based best practices for school safety planning and training
Topic: Law Enforcment / Education
Sponsor(s): Asm. Hyndman
Committee(s): Education Committee
School administrators, in consultation with the local police department, shall install security cameras supported by artificial intelligence and be installed where appropriate.
A 2414: Establishes the commission on the future of work
Topic: Commission
Sponsor(s): Asm. Stern
Committee(s): In Committee
Status: Labor Committee
Development of a commission to review changes and distrubtions within the workforce. This includes the implementation of AI, to update planning around education and prepare New York state residents for the future of work.
Int. No. 1894-A*: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to automated employment decision tools
Sponsor(s): By Council Members Cumbo
Requires companies that sell AI hiring and promotion software to conduct third party audits of their technology to ensure it does not discriminate against protected classes. *New York City law
H 937: Automatic Police Body Cam Analysis
Topic: Law Enforcement
Sponsor(s): Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr. (D-NC-107)
Automatically Scan and Flag Body-Worn Camera Recordings Using Natural Language Processing Technologies. – Body-worn camera recordings shall be searchable using artificial intelligence in order to allow automated reviews to take place and body-worn camera analytics to be created.
S 600: Study Automation and the Workforce
Topic: Advisory Committee on the Workforce
Sponsor(s): Sen. DeAndrea Salvador (D-NC-39)
The Committee shall serve as a study and advise committee on the effects of automation on the State's workforce, with a special emphasis on low-income and minority workers. The Committee shall review all of the following issues: (1) The current and potential future impact of the following automation echnologies on the State's low-income workforce: a. Artificial intelligence. b. Industrial robotics. c. Technologies that help customers serve themselves without the assistance of a human worker. d. Word processing software, spreadsheet software, and other software or cloud computing services that reduce or eliminate the need for a human worker.
SB875 / HB 214: An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 11, Chapter 4; Title 43; Title 44; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to agriculture.
Topic: Advisory task force
Sponsor(s): Sen. John Stevens/ Rep. Curtis Halforc
Committee(s): Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Creates an advisory task force of farmers and foresters to lead a strategic planning process and resulting implementation plan to position this state as a leading hub for agtech and value-added agriculture
HB 3892: Relating to matters concerning governmental entities, including cybersecurity, governmental efficiencies, information resources, and emergency planning.
Topic: Study
Sponsor(s): Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-TX-98)
Committee(s): State Affairs Committee
The following legislation will require a study on the use of Artificial Intelligence for signature verfication.
H429: An act relating to establishing an advisory group to address bias in State-used software
Sponsor(s): Rep. John Gannon (D-VT-92)
Committee(s): Technology Committee
This bill proposes to establish an advisory committee to address bias in software programs used by the State. The duties of the committee shall include the creation of anti-bias standards for any software used by the State of Vermont. An act relating to establishing an advisory group to address bias in State- used software
H410: An act relating to the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Commission
Topic: AI Commission
Sponsor(s): Rep. Brian Cina (O-VT-29)
Committee(s): Committee on Energy and Technology
This bill proposes to create the Artificial Intelligence Commission to support the ethical use and development of artificial intelligence in the State.
H263: An act relating to State development, use, and procurement of automated decision systems
This bill proposes to require the Secretary of Digital Services to conduct a review and inventory of all automated decision systems that are developed, used, or procured by the State; the Secretary of Digital Services to adopt standards and practices on the development, use, and procurement of automated decision systems by the State; and any discrimination by an automated decision system to be deemed as an unfair practice.
HB 1319: House Bill: HB1319 (2021)
Topic: Education/Workforce
Sponsor(s): Del. Lashrecse Aird (D-VA-63)
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall collaborate with comprehensive community colleges to establish a professional development and training program for state instructional and information technology staff to obtain industry certification in cloud computing and data services technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
HB 1433: Washington People's Privacy Act (WPPA)
Sponsor(s): Rep. Shelley Kloba (D-WA-1)
Committee(s): Committee of Civil Rights & Judicary
For a covered entity or Washington governmental entity to operate, install, or commission the operation or installation of equipment incorporating artificial intelligence-enabled profiling in any place of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement, as defined in RCW 49.60.040, or to use artificial intelligence-enabled profiling to make decisions that produce legal effects or similarly significant effects concerning individuals. Decisions that include legal effects or similarly significant effects concerning consumers include, without limitation, denial or degradation of consequential services or support, such as financial or lending services, housing, insurance, educational enrollment, criminal justice, employment opportunities, health care services, and access to basic necessities, such as food and water.
Congress must take action on a national data privacy standard before a patchwork of state privacy laws erodes small business competition and innovation.
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