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TCL's New Roku 4K TV Is Very Good and Beautifully Cheap
All photos: Adam Clark Estes
The TCL P-Series sounds too good to be true. At almost half the price of similarly outfitted sets, these Roku-powered 4K TVs feature high-end features like full-array local dimming, high dynamic range (HDR), and Dolby Vision. All that, and a 55-inch model will only set you back $650. So is it really too good to be true? A little bit. But only a little bit.
Home EntertainmentTelevisions
TCL P-Series (2017)
An affordable 4K TV with a Roku built right in.
The display might be one of the prettiest you can buy for so low a price.
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Roku is in desperate need of a UI update.
We've written a lot about this exciting new era of 4K TVs, when these impossibly sharp displays finally cost less than a used Mercedes. And lately, some models cost less than a decent bicycle. TCL is one of the brands that's led the way in bringing high quality displays to the masses for magically low prices. The new P-Series opens up a whole new chance to buy beautiful picture quality in the $500 to $700 range. How these new TVs do it is, mostly, pretty impressive. Because dammit, the TCL P-Series looks good.
Does it look great? That depends on your point-of-view.
Here's me: I just finished reviewing the new Element: Amazon Fire TV Edition. As the name implies, those 4K TVs run on a new Amazon Fire TV operating system that's fun to use, and they feature an eminently satisfactory display. They also cost about the same as the new TCL P-Series TVs. But, in very relevant fashion, the Amazon TVs don't have full-array local dimming, HDR, or Dolby Vision.
The difference a TV that has those three features and one that doesn't is more than some writing on the box. The TCL P-Series display really does produce noticeably richer contrasts and more vivid colors, two of the main things you'd expect from a much more expensive TV. This is surely thanks to the 72-zone HDR contrast control. For non-TV nerds, this means that the backlight adjusts itself in 72 separate areas to highlight brighter colors or tone down darker ones. With support for the HDR-10 format, the display can also handle a wider color gamut which helps make those reds, greens, and blues really pop. And they really do pop.
On top of all this, the TCL P-Series features a 120-MHz refresh rate which means you won't have to fuss with that nauseating soap opera effect. (Soap opera effect is that weird too-smooth look produced by software that prevents displays with a lower refresh rate from looking too jerky.) When viewed side-by-side with the new Amazon TV—along with its lack of HDR and 60 MHz refresh rate—the TCL P-Series offered much more natural movement and wonderfully rich colors.
But, as I learned through increasingly specific testing, the display is not perfect. The contrast is almost too dramatic, especially in darker scenes where the borders between grays and blacks starts to disappear. Bright, outdoor scenes from a movie like Deadpool, looked awesome and exciting with comic book-level clarity. Dark, indoor scenes from a film like Goodfellas, left my squinting to see where the mobsters' jackets ended and the nightclub began.
There's a chance that this could be corrected by adjusting the gamma settings. (Gamma determines the balance between the light and the dark areas on the display.) While they are reasonably comprehensive, however, the advanced settings on the TCL P-Series don't offer a way to adjust gamma. So understanding that this grey-to-black issue was a real issue, I decided to run some more meticulous tests. Update: You can actually access more advanced settings through the Roku smartphone app.
Can you think of a better way to test how a display deals with contrast and darkness than a trio of war movies, featuring Brad Pitt killing Nazis? I can't, which is why that's exactly what I did. By watching Inglorious Basterds, Fury, and Allied on the TCL P-Series, I realized how well the TCL P-Series could handle the color red and how much it struggled with dark grey.
The opening sequence of Inglorious Basterds serves as a perfect example of that jacket-fading-into-the-background effect. The creepy, campy Christoph Waltz and his dark grey Nazi uniform almost become one with the background of the French farmhouse, where he's hunting Jews. Meanwhile, Brad Pitt as a Canadian officer in a dark blue jacket practically disappears during the air raid scenes of Allied. Don't even get me started on the dark tank scenes in Fury.
This is not an impossible problem. Again, the advanced settings on the TCL P-Series aren't as comprehensive as they could be, but they're granular enough. (In this respect, the Amazon TV, and its dearth of specific settings, really suffers.) You can turn down the contrast and boost the brightness to get more defined lines in these dark scenes. However, you'll also wash out some of those vivid HDR-fueled highlights. Through some tinkering, I finally landed on a modified version of the TCL's "Brighter" preset that looked pretty terrific for any movie or TV show.
So that's the display, and it's honestly the best part about this TV. Unfortunately, the overall Roku experience basically sucks. Although I'm a longtime Roku user and fan, there's no reason I would buy the TCL P-Series for the Roku-based operating system. Because, honestly, the Roku experience is painfully dated at this point. The software feels the same as it did three years ago, and while I appreciate Roku's idea of an open platform, the interface is slow and clunky. The enhanced Roku remote, which serves as the main remote for the TV, is poorly designed. (My main complaint: the volume buttons are on the side, so you'll end up hit mute by accident, a lot.) And damnit, the whole system is buggy and annoying to use.
This is easy for me to say after using the Amazon TV, because the enhanced Fire TV interface in that set is frankly awesome. Alexa has become one of the best platforms for voice control, and the Amazon TV holds up to the smart TV's promise of convenience and versatility. The Roku-powered TCL P-Series does not. That said, you can obviously plug a Fire TV, an Apple TV, or Nvidia Shield into the P-Series and enjoy your preferred set-top box experience. And when a 55-inch 4K HDR TV only costs $650, you'd have some extra money to work with.
Bottom line is, the TCL P-Series is an exceptionally great value for a TV with some serious chops. The Roku operating system will leave you wanting, but that doesn't really matter since you won't be forced to use it.
Does the whole package amount to a better buy than the similarly priced Amazon TV? Well, that depends on what you're looking for. If you value simplicity and convenience—and don't know what the phrase "color gamut" means—the Amazon TV is enough for you. If you want the best display for the money and don't care about the silly smart TV software, the TCL P-Series is for you.
At $650 for a 55-inch model, the TCL P-Series is the cheapest 4K TV with full-array dimming, HDR, and Dolby Vision we've ever seen.
The display struggles with dark grays and blacks under the default settings, but some tinkering can solve that problem.
Don't bother with the Roku software. It's slow, clunky, and dated.
Did we mention the display is beautiful? And cheap? Because it's beautiful and cheap and frankly worth your consideration based on those two facts.
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Атанас Петков Каишев е български военен деец и педагог, генерал-майор от генералщабното ведомство, началник на оперативното отделение на 1-ва армия, командир на 54-ти пехотен полк и началник на Военното училище по време на Първата световна война (1915 – 1918).

Биография
Атанас Каишев е на 24 март 1872 година в смолянското село Чокманово. Учи в родното си село и във Варна, а през 1888 завършва Пловдивската мъжка гимназия. На 6 октомври 1888 година постъпва във Военното на Негово Княжеско Височество училище, което завършва през 1891, като на 2 август е произведен в чин подпоручик и зачислен в пехотата. На 2 август 1894 г. е произведен в чин поручик. Служи като помощник-командир на рота от 1-ви софийски полк. На 15 ноември 1900 г. е произведен в чин капитан и назначен за командир на рота от 35-и пехотен врачански полк. В периода 1905 – 1908 година учи в Николаевската генералщабна академия в Санкт Петербург. На 1 януари 1910 г. е произведен в чин майор. През 1911 г. служи като адютант на 8-а пехотна тунджанска дивизия.

Балкански войни (1912 – 1913)
През Балканската (1912 – 1913) и Междусъюзническата война (1913) майор Атанас Каишев служи като началник-щаб на 3-та бригада от 8-а пехотна тунджанска дивизия. На 18 декември 1913 г. е произведен в чин подполковник.

От ноември 1914 започва да преподава тактика във Военната академия. На следващата година става началник-щаб на Осма дивизия.

Първа световна война (1915 – 1918)
По време на Първата световна война (1915 – 1918) подполковник Каишев е началник на Оперативното отделение в щаба на 1-ва армия, след това е началник на щаба на 8-а пехотна тунджанска дивизия, с която воюва в Сърбия и Македония. От 1916 е командир на 54-ти пехотен полк. На 16 март 1917 г. е произведе в чин полковник. В периода 1917 – 1918 година е началник на Военното училище. На следващата година излиза в запас.

На 31 декември 1935 година е произведен в чин генерал-майор от запаса.

От 1936 до 1937 година е редактор на списание "Военна мисъл". Умира на 29 януари 1941 година в град София..

Генерал-майор Атанас Каишев е женен и има 2 деца.

Военни звания
 Подпоручик (2 август 1891)
 Поручик (2 август 1894)
 Капитан (15 ноември 1900)
 Майор (11 октомври 1910)
 Подполковник (18 декември 1913)
 Полковник (16 февруари 1917)
 о. з. Генерал-майор (31 декември 1935)

Награди
 Военен орден "За храброст" IV степен, 2-ри клас
 Военен орден "За храброст" IV степен, 1-ри клас
 Военен орден "За храброст" III степен, 2-ри клас
 Орден "Св. Александър" V степен с мечове по средата
 Орден "За заслуга" на обикновена лента

Библиография
 Упътване за бойната служба
 Устав за бойната служба
 Планинска война
 Родопа планина, 1936

Бележки

Източници

Генерал-майори от Царство България
Хора от област Смолян
Български военни дейци от Първата световна война
Тринадесети випуск на Националния военен университет "Васил Левски"
Носители на орден "За храброст" III степен
Починали в София
Хора с архиви в Централния държавен архив
Носители на орден "За храброст" IV степен
Носители на орден "Свети Александър"
Български военни дейци от Балканските войни
Носители на орден "За заслуга"

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Best presentation of Devoxx 2012, if you ask me!!
7 Things:How to makegood Teamsgreat?
How to makeAgile Teams great?
How to makegood Teams great?
Reality Check: How easy is it to implement in a corporate environment? Feasibility Points:Awesomeness Points: How great will your team be?


It seems appropriate in this week's blog to reference and celebrate France, especially Paris, given the events of the week.
With travel now being so much more accessible than it once was, it is easy to overlook capitals closer to home. Paris's extraordinary architecture and cityscape became something worth visiting from Baron Haussmann's rebuilding project in the nineteenth century; this being topped-off by the erection of the Eiffel Tower at the end of that century, which enabled city visions of a kind that had never been experienced before and changed art and the way artists see. With the Louvre, the D'Orsay Museum, Notre Dame and so much more, it remains an amazing place to visit.


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Q: Store update, insert, or delete statement affected an unexpected number of rows (0). i'm quite new to MVC. I was retrieved the value from database and show it in view, and i want to made changes and updated existing value. There is no problem on retrieved value, but when i create save, it returns the error at the db.changes line:

Store update, insert, or delete statement affected an unexpected
  number of rows (0). Entities may have been modified or deleted since
  entities were loaded. Refresh ObjectStateManager entries.

I have try everything which is include the @Html.HiddenFor(m => m.Question_ID) in the Edit.cshtml but still no luck.
My CreateQuestionViewModel:
public class CreateQuestionViewModel
    {
        [HiddenInput(DisplayValue = false)]
        public int Question_ID { get; set; }

        [HiddenInput(DisplayValue=false)]
        public int Survey_ID { get; set; }

        [DisplayName("Question Title")]
        public string Qext_Text { get; set; }

        [DisplayName("Question Type")]
        public string Question_Type { get; set; }

        public bool Mandatory { get; set; }

        public string Language { get; set; }
    }
}

My Edit Controller:
  [HttpGet]
            public ActionResult Edit(int Question_ID = 0)
            {
                var viewModel = new CreateQuestionViewModel();
                viewModel.Question_ID = Question_ID;

                if (ModelState.IsValid)
                {
                    SURV_Question_Model surv_question_model = db.SURV_Question_Model.Find(Question_ID);
                    viewModel.Mandatory = surv_question_model.Question_Mandatory;
                    viewModel.Question_Type = surv_question_model.Question_Type;

                    SURV_Question_Ext_Model surv_question_ext_model = db.SURV_Question_Ext_Model.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Qext_Question_ID.Equals(Question_ID));
                    viewModel.Qext_Text = surv_question_ext_model.Qext_Text;
                    viewModel.Language= surv_question_ext_model.Qext_Language;

                }
                return View(viewModel);
            }

        [HttpPost]
                public ActionResult Edit(CreateQuestionViewModel viewModel)
                {
                    if (ModelState.IsValid)
                    {
                        var question = new SURV_Question_Model();
                        question.Question_Mandatory = viewModel.Mandatory;
                        question.Question_Type = viewModel.Question_Type;

                        db.Entry(question).State = EntityState.Modified;
                        db.SaveChanges();

                        var question_ext = new SURV_Question_Ext_Model();
                        question_ext.Qext_Text = viewModel.Qext_Text;
                        question_ext.Qext_Language = viewModel.Language;

                        db.Entry(question_ext).State = EntityState.Modified;
                        db.SaveChanges();

                        return RedirectToAction("Edit", "SURV_Main", new { id = viewModel.Survey_ID });

                    }

Please give some guidance to me.
Thanks!

A: You are creating a new question and question_ext and assigning value from the viewmodel passed. so if you try to save changes it will save as new row but before that you specify entitystate of them as modified so system can't modify.That why the error is coming.
 So first instead of creating a new create something like this and try
     var question = db.createviewquestionmodel.where
    (d=> d.question_id == viewmodel.question_id).firstordefault();

    question.Question_Mandatory = viewModel.Mandatory;
   question.Question_Type = viewModel.Question_Type;
   db.Entry(question).State = EntityState.Modified;
   db.SaveChanges();

then assign the values to question and try to save with edit mode

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import { extractDataFromResponse } from './utils';

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    return fetch.get('formats').then(extractDataFromResponse);
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Being human. Season one [videorecording] / [Touchpaper Television] ; creator, Toby Whithouse.
2 videodiscs (ca. 343 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow.
DVD9; widescreen (16:9, enhanced); stereo.; NTSC.
Follows three housemates as they do their best to live their lives as normally as possible despite their strange and dark secrets. Lovable George battles with his double identity as a mild mannered hospital porter who for one night of the month turns into a flesh hungry werewolf, Mitchell is a good looking and confident vampire trying to go cold turkey from his blood sucking urges and recently deceased Annie is a chatty yet underconfident ghost whose ex-fiance is the landlord of the house the three of them share.
Originally broadcast by BBC Three in 2008-2009.


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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.SymbolSearch;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Remote
{
    internal partial class RemoteSymbolSearchUpdateEngine : ServiceBase, IRemoteSymbolSearchUpdateEngine, ISymbolSearchLogService, ISymbolSearchProgressService
    {
        private readonly SymbolSearchUpdateEngine _updateEngine;

        public RemoteSymbolSearchUpdateEngine(
            Stream stream, IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
            : base(serviceProvider, stream)
        {
            _updateEngine = new SymbolSearchUpdateEngine(
                logService: this, progressService: this);

            StartService();
        }

        public Task UpdateContinuouslyAsync(string sourceName, string localSettingsDirectory)
        {
            return RunServiceAsync(() =>
            {
                // In non-test scenarios, we're not cancellable.  Our lifetime will simply be that
                // of the OOP process itself.  i.e. when it goes away, it will just tear down our
                // update-loop itself.  So we don't need any additional controls over it.
                return _updateEngine.UpdateContinuouslyAsync(sourceName, localSettingsDirectory, CancellationToken.None);
            }, CancellationToken.None);
        }

        public Task<IList<PackageWithTypeResult>> FindPackagesWithTypeAsync(string source, string name, int arity, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            return RunServiceAsync(async () =>
            {
                var results = await _updateEngine.FindPackagesWithTypeAsync(
                    source, name, arity, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);

                return (IList<PackageWithTypeResult>)results;
            }, cancellationToken);
        }

        public Task<IList<PackageWithAssemblyResult>> FindPackagesWithAssemblyAsync(string source, string assemblyName, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            return RunServiceAsync(async () =>
            {
                var results = await _updateEngine.FindPackagesWithAssemblyAsync(
                    source, assemblyName, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);

                return (IList<PackageWithAssemblyResult>)results;
            }, cancellationToken);
        }

        public Task<IList<ReferenceAssemblyWithTypeResult>> FindReferenceAssembliesWithTypeAsync(string name, int arity, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            return RunServiceAsync(async () =>
            {
                var results = await _updateEngine.FindReferenceAssembliesWithTypeAsync(
                    name, arity, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);

                return (IList<ReferenceAssemblyWithTypeResult>)results;
            }, cancellationToken);
        }

        #region Messages to forward from here to VS

        public Task LogExceptionAsync(string exception, string text)
            => EndPoint.InvokeAsync(nameof(LogExceptionAsync), new object[] { exception, text }, CancellationToken.None);

        public Task LogInfoAsync(string text)
            => EndPoint.InvokeAsync(nameof(LogInfoAsync), new object[] { text }, CancellationToken.None);

        public Task OnDownloadFullDatabaseStartedAsync(string title)
            => EndPoint.InvokeAsync(nameof(OnDownloadFullDatabaseStartedAsync), new object[] { title }, CancellationToken.None);

        public Task OnDownloadFullDatabaseSucceededAsync()
            => EndPoint.InvokeAsync(nameof(OnDownloadFullDatabaseSucceededAsync), Array.Empty<object>(), CancellationToken.None);

        public Task OnDownloadFullDatabaseCanceledAsync()
            => EndPoint.InvokeAsync(nameof(OnDownloadFullDatabaseCanceledAsync), Array.Empty<object>(), CancellationToken.None);

        public Task OnDownloadFullDatabaseFailedAsync(string message)
            => EndPoint.InvokeAsync(nameof(OnDownloadFullDatabaseFailedAsync), new object[] { message }, CancellationToken.None);

        #endregion
    }
}


A Buick GNX is coming, but it's not coming from Buick. Performance company SLP plans to build their own GNX, pictured above, with output above 300 horsepower and a more aggressive look. Unless they make one key improvement I don't think this is the GNX Buick should build.
SLP has acquired the rights to the "GNX" name reports InsideLine, with the intention of building 500 new copies of the once fabled car. Unfortunately, there's no word yet on them changing the FWD nature of the vehicle.
Buick will likely never build a Zeta-based Regal GNX, which is the only way to pay true homage to the original rear-wheel-drive turbo V6 death metal rocket. But they could easily build a hi-po AWD version of the Regal, which they already do in Europe. It's called the Insignia OPC and it looks mean, gets 325 horsepower and has a torque-vectoring Haldex AWD system. And that's the one they should and easily could build.
The SLP GNX will likely be a fine car, but more power isn't what's missing from the Regal GS or Regal Turbo.


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East Liverpool crime activity: Naked man on meth arrested after punching holes in wall, police say
Posted: May 11, 2019 / 06:00 AM EDT / Updated: May 11, 2019 / 06:27 AM EDT
12:15 p.m. – 800 block of Cadmus St., reported theft. A man reported seeing unauthorized activity on his checking account, saying he had already notified his bank.
11:41 a.m. – 300 block of Rural Lane, a man reported someone had stolen his two mountain bikes overnight.
6:29 p.m. – 200 block of Wilbert Ave., Preston English, 26, charged with possession of marijuana. English called police asking for an escort to get items from an apartment on Eutaw Avenue. When police ran his information, they found he had just been charged with domestic violence, so he was arrested. During a body search, police found a cigarette box with marijuana, white powder residue and two small blue pills stuffed inside, according to a police report. More charges may be filed depending on lab results. The officer searching the cigarette box had to be taken to the hospital for being exposed to the white powder, which caused him to have tunnel vision and a numbing sensation, the report says.
1:29 a.m. – 600 block of Avondale St., Shaun Dapollonia, 40, charged with resisting arrest, menacing and disorderly conduct. Dapollonia's girlfriend called police saying he was on meth and out of control, punching holes in the bathroom wall and hallucinating. When police got there, Dapollonia was naked and threatened to kill them, according to a police report. Officers hit him with a Taser before taking him to the hospital, where he admitted to smoking meth for the past six weeks, the report says.
Disclaimer: These reports do not represent all calls made to the East Liverpool Police Department. This public information was provided in reports from the East Liverpool Police Department. Items reflect charges filed, not convictions.

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Located just 20 minutes south of Hattiesburg and only 90 miles north of New Orleans, this Lamar County property offers 154 acres +/- of professionally managed timber making it an excellent choice for anyone looking to enjoy hunting and outdoor recreational opportunities while investing in land. Additional acreage is available as this property adjoins 86 acres +/- to the west that is also for sale.The property offers close to a mile of frontage along Rutledge Road and Herrin Road providing multiple gated entrances with easy access to utilities. You'll find a good internal road system, mixed pine and hardwood timber, a food plot, a small pond, and plenty of deer, turkey, and small game.


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Critical theory and demagogic populism
Jones, Paul
Manchester University Press 2020
EISBN 1526123436
Introduction : from orthodox 'populism studies' to critical theory.
The Institute's analysis of 'modern demagogy'.
Expanding the reach of the Institute's analysis.
Gramscian analyses of fascism and populism : Poulantzas, Laclau, Hall.
Towards a synthesis of critical perspectives.
Cultural populisms and culture industry.
Counter-demagogic popular art : towards a selective tradition.
Structural transformations of demagogic populism.
Populism is a powerful force today, but its full scope has eluded the analytical tools of both orthodox and heterodox 'populism studies'. This book provides a valuable alternative perspective. It reconstructs in detail for the first time the sociological analyses of US demagogues by members of the Frankfurt School and compares these with contemporary approaches. Modern demagogy emerges as a key under-researched feature of populism, since populist movements, whether 'left' or 'right', are highly susceptible to 'demagogic capture'. The book also details the culture industry's populist contradictions.
including its role as an incubator of modern demagogues.
from the 1930s through to today's social media and 'Trumpian psychotechnics'. Featuring a previously unpublished text by Adorno on modern demagogy as an appendix, it will be of interest to researchers and students in critical theory, sociology, politics, German studies, philosophy and history of ideas, as well as all those concerned about the rise of demagogic populism today.
Read: Eu03.alma.exlibrisgroup.com


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In the past few years, robotic vacuum cleaners have picked up pace in the consumer durables market. Built with intelligent programming, advanced sensor technology and state-of-the-art navigation, these robots are the perfect way to reach and clean tight corners in homes and offices. With substantial scope for success, there are many companies that are designing new and innovative robotic cleaners that is resulting in stiff competition in the market.
iRobot, the American advanced technology company known for building military and police robots, has added another product in its product line and launched its latest mopping robot, the iRobot Braava Jet. Braava is specifically designed for cleaning hard floors in areas like kitchens and bathrooms. Being a more advanced and compact version of iRobot's Braava 300 series that was designed to clean larger spaces, the Braava is crafted to work in smaller areas and around furniture. Measuring only 7×6.7×3.3, Braava is compact enough to easily fit into tight spaces and corners, under furniture such as beds and sofas and around fixtures in toilets.
While most robotic cleaners rely on random patterns to cover a specific area, the Braava jet uses a mapping algorithm to learn about its surroundings and clean the floor efficiently without damaging furniture. Built to work well in smaller areas, the Braava has sensors that map and track where it has been that helps it mop in an efficient and systematic cleaning pattern. Braava continues its operation until the whole room is clean. The cliff sensors prevent it from rolling down a flight of stairs, ensuring its safety. By creating an invisible boundary in Virtual Wall Mode, users can keep the Braava from venturing into areas like carpeted floors.
Braava jet features 3 cleaning modes: wet, damp and dry. It has a cleaning head that is compatible with various Braava cleaning pads.
Based on the type of pad that is installed, Braava automatically adjusts its cleaning mode.
When a wet mopping pad is inserted, Braava does a triple pass cleaning motion, sprays water through the precision jet spray and seamlessly tackles dirt and stains with the water-activated cleaning agent.
The damp sweeping pad makes the Braava perform a double pass cleaning motion, with a reduced spray and water-activated cleaning agent.
With the dry sweeping pad, Braava performs a single pass cleaning to trap and lock dust, dirt and pet hair.
The Braava also supports the washable wet cleaning pad that are washable and reusable.
Using Braava is easy. Users just have to press the "clean" button and Braava automatically knows what to do.
The Braava has a precision jet spray that loosens dirt and the vibrating cleaning head gently scrubs stains.
The in-built advanced navigation software scans for obstacles in its path before spraying water that prevents it from damaging furniture, rugs and walls.
Once the path is free of obstacles, Braava sprays water that wets and loosens dirt and results in a clean surface.
After the cleaning job is complete, by pressing the eject button, users can directly throw the used pads into a bin, without having to dirty their hands.
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In response to the further query raised at this year's CC meeting, this note sets out further information, explanatory of past and existing practice. Our recommendations were given previously.
S H L Q notation. This is almost exclusively used for Triples, although occasional peals on higher numbers have used it. Each letter represents a pair of bobs and the letters refer to the position of the observation bell (conventionally the 7th) on the front. S = In slow and first whole turn; H = 1st and 2nd half turns; L = last whole turn and out Slow; Q = in and out quick. In terms of sixes in Triples counting from the beginning, so that a bob at 1 keeps 6-7 behind, S= 3,4; 11=5,6; L= 7,8 and Q = 12,13. This is clearly explained in the Ringers' Diary (p.22). Calls are indicated by "x". When a single is called two notations are found. In one "V" and "VI" are used to indicate 5ths and 6ths respectively, and the position of V and VI relative to the headings S H L Q indicates whether the singles are after quick or slow. The other notation uses the six numbers (as explained above) to indicate where the calls are made. In Triples 2 = S6ths after quick; 9 = S5ths after slow; 11 = S6ths after slow and 14 =S5ths after quick. The single is often indicated not by "S" but by "-". This is usually found in older books, but the Diary (p.24) also follows this usage. A hybrid notation has developed Out of this in which calls at 3, … 8 and 12,13 stand for the slow and quick positions and 9 and 14 represent making 5ths after slow or quick respectively. Calls with the observation bell in 6-7 may then be referred to as Wrong (6-7d), Home (6-7u) or 1,2, 10 and 11. This is untidy in some ways, but has the advantage that a fixed notation represents a fixed observation position rather like M H W in ordinary methods. The touches on p.23 of the Diary are notated in this way.
SIX-END notation. Two forms of this are commonly used. In one, every six-end is written and the bobs and singles indicated against each relevant six-end by "–" (or "B") and "S". The second form is an abbreviation of the first and is used in the Diary (p.23). In this case only the bobbed and singled six-ends are written, and the number of sixes between calls is indicated by numbers to the side. In the example, a bob at the 2nd six gives six-end A; a single three sixes later gives B; a bob three sixes later gives C; and so on. Note that the bobs are not shown. In general this notation is used for touches rather than peals.
(i) although courses are in general a standard length (18 sixes in Caters and 22 in Cinques) this will not always be so. "Opening" and "Turning" courses (see below) are particularly likely to be longer or shorter.
(ii) a course end is defined not solely by reference to the position of a single observation bell, but by certain combinations of the larger bells in 7-8-9 or 7-8-9-0-E dodging together at a quick six (very rarely will a course end come in a slow six). A normal peal starts with an "opening" course in which these bells are manoeuvred into some desired course end position. Later there will be one or more "turning" courses in which these bells are re-arranged into other course end structure(s). Between opening and turning courses will be blocks in which only the smaller bells are affected, the course end structure remaining the same. Usually any change in course end will be obvious from the figures given; if it is not, any turning course(s) will normally be recognisable by having a marked difference in calling structure compared with the remainder. For example, in older books it is often assumed that a "half-and-half" peal is under consideration (i.e. the first half is in the "tittums" and the second in the "handstroke home") and the figures show only the little bells. A few moments with pencil and paper will soon fill in the missing figures, viz. … 978 or … E90 for tittums and … 879 or … 8709E for handstroke home.
(iii) although it is customary to start at the 5th change of a quick six with the treble going out quick (opening heading 231456789(0E)), it is not rare to start from other positions. The commonest of these other starts is to start with a full slow six, with rounds being the last change of a quick six with the 3rd going out. This is known as a slow start and the opening heading is 123456789(0E). Any other kind of start will normally be spelt out in full.
BELLS BEFORE notation. This rather older notation tends to be confined to Triples. Holt's Original is often presented in this form. The calling is all referred to the bells which are to make unaffected 3rds at a call, i.e. are to be called "before". The instruction to call a bell "before with a double" (written e.g. 3D if 3 is the bell) means call the bell before and another bob at the next lead. See the Diary (p.19) for examples.
NATURAL CALLING POSITIONS. This is another mainly Triples notation, usually confined to older peals, such as Holt's ten-part. Home is 6-7up, Wrong 6-7down, Middle 4-5 up, Before is 3rds, In/Out are into/out of the hunt. The calling is expressed relative to an observation bell; see the Diary (p.19) for examples.
NUMBERS. This is mainly a Caters and Cinques notation, but peals of Triples based on the three lead course plan (e.g. Vicars') also use it. The leads are numbered from the beginning to the end of the course, and an indication given as to which leads are to be singled or bobbed. Note that the course end is, like Stedman and as explained above, defined by certain combinations of the larger bells at the back and these may vary during a touch or peal. Note also that the number of leads in a course depends on how many bobs are called, since each bob in general cuts out one lead.
9 in 3 means call 9 into hunt and two more successive bobs.
9 in 3S means call 9 into hunt, another bob and then a single at successive leads.
8 in 2 means call 9 into hunt and one more bob the next lead.
8 in 2S means call 9 into hunt and a single at the next lead.
89 or 0E means call bob with 89 or 0E at the back.
89S or 0ES means call single with 89 or 0E at the back.
Slight variations in this notation may occasionally be encountered. For example, "9 in and 2" has the same meaning as "9 in 3" and "9 in and out at 2 with a double" means the calling B P B B where the first bob puts 9 into the hunt. In any case of doubt, the only sure solution is to write out in full the leads of the course in question.
LEAD ENDS. For short touches it is often most convenient to write out the lead ends. These may be set out in full as the Diary (p.20 - touches of 97 and 111); alternatively only those lead ends produced by the bobs or singles are written, as for the other touches on that page. In the latter case the figures to one side indicate how many leads there are between calls (See also under Six-end notation for Stedman, above).
There are several well-defined variations of Kent/Oxford. In these the change of method comes when the treble is in 3-4 down so that all the places rung at any lead end are either Kent or Oxford. Advantages over "real" splicing include no bobs needed, less falseness and 7-8 kept off the slow. All the notations are based on indicating where Oxford is to be rung, it being assumed that Kent is rung elsewhere. The indication is usually made by writing "O" or "Ox" in a column headed either with the lead Number or the natural calling position. A bobbed Oxford lead maybe written "x". This will be best understood by considering the variations themselves.
Hudson's New Light on Treble Bob. Here the places at every third lead of the course are rung as Oxford, giving a 5-lead course and preventing 7, 8 from ever going in slow. Some of the Oxford leads are bobbed and extra 6ths place bobs are added at Home. This variation is of historical rather than practical significance, since the basic course is used in the modern Ilkeston and Worcester variations.
Worcester. The fixed course is that of Hudson's, i.e. Oxford at every lead 3, but there are no bobs. Instead extra Oxfords are rung at some leads 1 and 5 (the natural M and H) as may be indicated.
Ilkeston. This is also based on the Hudson course, but conventional Kent bobs are also used at M, W and H.
Liversedge. The basic course here is different, having Oxford bobbed leads at the 3rd and 5th leads of every course, which is 7 leads long. Kent bobs are used at M, W and H.
Double hunt Triples/Caters/Cinques. In general the same notations as used in Grandsire will be found.
Erin. Number notation is usual, but six-ends may be used for short lengths.
Duffield. Usually follows Number notation, but there are three recognised Observation positions which in Major come at the 3rd, 4th and 5th six-ends and are known respectively as In, Before and Out. Six-end notation may also be used.


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BookLife Talks with Teresa Power
A sponsored Q&A with the author of 'Yoga at the Zoo'
Power hopes to introduce young readers to yoga with the first entry in her picture book series, Little Mouse Adventures, in which readers follow the titular mouse as he learns yoga poses from animals at the zoo
What drew you to write for children?
Ever since I was a young child, I have always loved reading. When I later had children of my own, I would read them beloved books from my own childhood, such as titles from the Berenstain Bears, Curious George, and Little Bear series. In addition, my mom saved her Nancy Drew books and I devoured them with gusto, which my daughter later did as well! My love of writing for children comes from my desire to bring a love of reading and imagination to their lives and to create lasting memories that can be passed down from generation to generation.
The BookLife review of your book says that you have "a fine sense of which poses are suitable for children and adults who aren't deeply familiar with yoga." What's your process for integrating yoga into a children's book?
My goal in writing yoga books for children is to introduce them to simple yoga poses in a kid-friendly way. I do that by making the words straightforward and easy to understand, as well as by using imaginative illustrations to convey the concepts. Emma Allen did an amazing job illustrating Yoga at the Zoo and showing Little Mouse and his friends trying various yoga poses. It is not about the yoga per se, but rather about getting kids interested in and intrigued by the poses depicted in the book and fostering an interest in yoga and all of its mind-body-connection benefits. My yoga books for kids offer an easy-to-learn system for helping today's youth develop a healthy lifestyle early on while enhancing their reading and literary skills.
What encouragement would you give a reluctant reader?
I would tell them to just read the book as a story about the adventures of a mouse and his cat best friend and to enjoy the whimsical illustrations. Learning new yoga poses is a side benefit they might be interested in, but they don't necessarily have to do the postures to enjoy the book. If they are hesitant to try the yoga poses, I would emphasize that children of all ages, sizes, and varying degrees of athletic abilities can practice yoga, which is a noncompetitive form of exercise. You don't have to be flexible to do yoga; rather, you become more flexible by practicing the poses.
Do you have any advice for authors who'd like to write picture books?
My advice for writers who would like to write picture books is to follow their dreams by focusing on the end goal, which is always creative and never competitive. It is so exciting to create a story and then find an illustrator who understands your vision and can add pictures that bring it to life! If you have a tale to tell, set aside time every day to write, and have the faith and confidence that your dream will become a reality.
Can readers expect more adventures from Little Mouse?
Most definitely! Little Mouse Adventures: Mindfulness at the Park comes out Sept. 1, 2020. In this second book of the series, lovable, curious Little Mouse, his best friend Mr. Opus the cat, and the McDoodle family venture to the bustling neighborhood park. Using simple mindfulness techniques and yoga poses to stay calm and manage his emotions, Little Mouse navigates his way through the excitement and uncertainty of visiting a new place and meeting new people. We also have another Little Mouse Adventures book in the works for spring 2021. The possibilities for adventure are endless!
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DAD.info | Opinion | Latest News | Parents jailed over truanting kids
Parents jailed over truanting kids
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Taking your children on holiday during term time could result in a trip to court.
New figures have revealed growing numbers of parents are being convicted of truancy offences with some even being sent to jail.
Thousands of mums and dads have already faced court action in the last year as a result of their child skipping school.
According to Ministry of Justice figures obtained by the Press Association show in total 16,430 people in England were in 2014.
That's around 86 cases for each day of the school year.
But teachers say it isn't always easy for parents to get their children to school, particularly when they become teenagers.
Parenting group Netmums said that in some cases, a fine or threat of jail can be enough to make a parent understand the seriousness of the issue.
But the parenting group warned that in many others, truancy is a complicated issue and families may need professional support rather than court action.
The increasing figures come two years after a major crackdown on children missing school, including strict new rules on term-time holidays.
Recently a couple who took their two children on a term-time holiday to Corfu after a 'traumatic' year were taken to court and fined £60.
But do you think the savings from term time holiday bookings outweigh the consequences?
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Hardness of the Anilox Roller | CTS Industries
Hardness of the Anilox Roller
CTS Industries / Hardness of the Anilox Roller
A brief timeline
Anilox rollers have been around for quite some time, with chrome anilox rollers tracing their origins back to around eighty years. Ceramic coated anilox rollers have been around for less than half of that time, around 30 years. Chrome still has it's uses, but only in special circumstances.
Chrome production and weakness
In chrome anilox rollers, the cells were engraved mechanically by use of a knurling tool. The engravings were made in copper and coated with chrome, which is much harder than copper. Chrome-surfaced anilox rolls are still made today, but in the narrow web industry they are quite rare. A disadvantage with chrome rollers is that they damage easily and have low resistance to wear. Exposure of the underlying copper leads to rapid degradation of the surface and inhibits its performance (Kenny, 2010)
Comparison of Hardness
The process of construction is much longer and much more strenuous compared to the new ceramic rollers. The production methods have evolved significantly and so has the effectiveness and efficiency. The hardness of ceramic anilox rollers is around 1100-1300 Vickers. Whereas a traditional chrome anilox roller comes in around 850-900 Vickers, respectfully(Flexo Concepts, 2019). This is a clear indication of how far the flexographic printing industry has come in the past 30 years. As hardness has increased, so has resistance to wear. A chrome anilox roller has an expected life span of a little more than a year. There are some variables that can decrease this projection, such as use of metal doctor blades. Whereas, a laser engraved ceramic roller lasts around 3-4 years. Depending on care and activity, some anilox can see a longer life of nearly 10 years. Thus, productivity is better, and costs are significantly less.
Ceramic Hardness Testing
In order to achieve engraving standards, several variables of the anilox roller must be inspected and analyzed on a routine basis. The Ceramic Hardness Test is one of the procedures performed in routine SPC programs.
What is a Ceramic Hardness Test?
It is a hardness analyzing scale based on indentation hardness of material. In the case of evaluating ceramic, we use diamond indention. The test determines the hardness by measuring the depth of penetration from the diamond under a large load.
How does the Ceramic Hardness test work?
Most indentation hardness tests measure the deformation that occurs when the ceramic is penetrated with the diamond indenter. CTS Industries' process uses two levels of force applied to the diamond at specified rates and dwell times.
Will this damage the ceramic surface?
Yes. Since the test is done using an impact process, the surface of the anilox roller will be damaged. This requires us to scrap the anilox roller after analyzing the results.
Can ceramic hardness testing be done after the roller is engraved?
No. The test is implemented in the manufacturing process, prior to engraving. Performing the analyzation after engraving would destroy the cells.
What is the hardness range?
CTS Industries' standards on the Rockwell hardness N scale rate an average of 92-94, which averages 1100-1300 on the Vickers scale.
Flexo Concepts. (2019, Novemeber 22). Retrieved from Flexoconcepts.com
Kenny, J. (2010, March 30). Retrieved from https://www.labelandnarrowweb.com
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Xavier Grall (1930–1981) was a journalist and poet from Brittany, France, who was a strong advocate of Breton nationalism during the Third Emsav. His work glorifies a mystical Brittany.

Early career
Xavier Grall was born in Landivisiau in Finistère, but moved to Paris. He worked as a journalist for Catholic publications, including the journals La Vie catholique, of which he was editor, and Témoignage chrétien. He also wrote for Le Monde and Bretagne.

Bretonism
Grall rediscovered his Breton identity in the 1970s, leaving Paris permanently in 1973, returning to Brittany to live at Bossulan Farm in Nizon, just outside Pont-Aven. Grall's reassertion of Breton identity followed a period of disillusionment with France following the Algerian War. He later wrote that the war undermined his belief in the idea of France:

I had done the Algerian War, in the wolfish sun my eyes were opened. Heartbreaking revelation. From Djebel Amour [in Algeria] to Montagnes Noires [in Brittany], there were similarities. Same tyrant: the French state. Same victim: the peasant. Same cops: CRS .... When we saw France torture, we could not put that song on the level to which we'd been lulled .... The image of France that I had formed, very high and almost mystical, found itself forever tarnished.

In response he defined himself as Breton in opposition to French identity:
You discover Bretonness as it is not allowed to be. ... And you think that your country does exist, dear God, terribly. You recover. You look straight ahead. You are decolonized. You are Berber, Kabyle, Breton.

From this point on his work emphasises a multicultural ideal, building a unique example of Breton literature in French.

Activism
With his friends Alain Guel and the protest singer Glenmor, he founded éditions Kelenn, where he published Barde imaginé (1968), Keltia Blues (1971), La Fête de la nuit (1972) and Rires et pleurs de l'Aven (1978). Alain Guel, who followed his early steps in literature, and kept up a voluminous correspondence with him, gave him support and friendship throughout his life.

Reconnecting with his past as a columnist, Grall published Le Cheval couché (the lounging horse), a scathing response to Pierre-Jakez Hélias's popular autobiographical novel Cheval d'orgueil (Horse of Pride), which he called "fossilized folkism". He also vilified earlier Breton poets and singers, notably Theodore Botrel, whom he described as the creator of a "pitiable" image of Brittany born "from the depths of his idiocy". Botrel later expressed regret for having written the book.

Grall continued to work from a distance for Le Monde and La Vie catholique. He published pamphlets and occasional pieces; Le Billet d'Olivier presented his passions and his moods on current topics. He also wrote essays on François Mauriac, James Dean and others.

In the early 1970s, Grall founded the Breton separatist newspaper Le Nation bretonne with Alain Guel and Glenmor, where he published lyrics under the pseudonym of "Saint HERBOTS", among others.

He died in Quimperlé in 1981.

Commemorations
A bronze sculpture to his memory stands on the Promenade Xavier Grall, on the banks of the river Aven in Pont-Aven.

Each year in Carhaix a Festival des Vieilles Charrues bears his name.

A literary prize was created in his name at the Festival de la Parole Poétique (Pays de Quimperlé). Le Prix Xavier-Grall is awarded to a poet for his life's work. Recipients have included:
Jean-Paul Kermarrec in 2006.
Jacqueline Saint-Jean in 2007
Marie-Josée Christien in 2009
Alain Jégou in 2008
Pierre Colin in 2010

Publications
James Dean et notre jeunesse, 1958
Mauriac journaliste, 1960
La génération du Djebel, 1962
Africa blues, 1962
Cantiques à Mélilla, 1964
Le rituel breton, 1965
Barde imaginé, Éditions KELENN, 1968
Keltia Blues, Éditions KELENN, 1971
Glenmor, 1972
La fête de la nuit, Éditions KELENN, 1972
Rires et pleurs de l'Aven, Éditions KELENN, 1978
La Sône des pluies et des tombes, Éditions Kelenn 1976
Le Cheval couché, 1977
Stèle pour Lamennais, 1978
Entendras-tu le vent chanter dans le grand chêne ?, 1979
Si loin de toi, Tristan…, 1979
Arthur Rimbaud, la marche au soleil, 1980
Solo et autres poèmes, 1981
Genèse et derniers poèmes, 1982
La marche des calvaires
Les vents m'ont dit, 1982
Et parlez-moi de la terre..., 1983
L'Inconnu me dévore, Calligrammes, 1984
Les billets d'Olivier, éditions Calligrammes, 1985
Chroniques de l'Indien I et II, 1995 et 1996
Mémoires de ronces  et de galets, 2002. Textes donnés à la revue Sav Breizh. An Here. 2002
Au nom du père. Recueil de textes parus dans La Vie An Here. 2003, 486 p.
Œuvre Poétique, éditions Rougerie, 2010

1930 births
1981 deaths
People from Finistère
Writers from Brittany
20th-century French poets
French male poets
20th-century French male writers


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Republicans Are Winning the Fiscal Fight
By Daniel J. Mitchell
This article appeared on The Hill (Online) on December 18, 2014.
Can you name the president in the post‐World War II era who presided over the largest five‐year reduction in the burden of government spending, measured as a share of economic output?
Or how about the president who was in office when nominal federal spending shrank for two consecutive years and had no growth over a five‐year period?
Here's another question: Can you also name the president who signed a 10‐year tax cut of nearly $4 trillion?
Last but not least, can you name the president who signed the law enabling an automatic 10‐year budget cut of more than $1 trillion?
No, we're not talking about Ronald Reagan. The answer to all four questions is Barack Obama.
There's been a remarkable shift in fiscal policy.
This is the great untold story of the Obama presidency. A president who wanted to "fundamentally transform" the country has completely failed to make America more like France. He didn't even make us more like Germany.
This isn't big news
Now let's splash some cold water on GOPers who want to get all excited. Yes, federal spending has dropped from 24.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 to 20.3 percent of GDP in 2014, but that still means the burden of government spending is higher than it was in 2008 (20.2 percent of GDP) and far higher than it was when Bill Clinton left office (17.6 percent of GDP). Similarly, it's not a huge achievement to freeze spending for five years when the base year of 2009 featured both an explosion of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) spending as well as lots of "stimulus" outlays.
Moreover, the $4 trillion tax cut was only a tax cut compared to a "baseline" which assumed all the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts would expire. What actually happened is that Obama was able to push the top income tax rate back up to where it was before the George W. Bush presidency. And he also increased the double taxation of dividends and capital gains. Finally, the sequester "cuts" also were against a baseline, so the real‐world impact is simply to slow the growth of government.
This is big news
But even with all the aforementioned caveats, there's been a remarkable shift in fiscal policy.
Many Democrats presumably can't be happy that the lion's share of the Bush tax cuts were made permanent. As a result, revenues are now projected to average only 18 percent of GDP over the next 10 years. That's a smaller tax burden than we had throughout the Clinton years. And you can't finance big government in the long run without a lot more revenue.
And they definitely can't be happy that domestic discretionary spending is now below where it was during the Bush years, when measured as a share of GDP. And with sequester‐enforced budget caps, it's quite likely that number will drop even further.
Republicans, meanwhile, should be happy that all their fiscal battles have paid dividends. As a general rule, GOPers think that they lost the various shutdown fights, appropriations battles and debt limit showdowns. But short‐term polling doesn't matter nearly as much as the long‐term policy results (not to mention the fact that voters just gave the GOP a landslide victory).
Perhaps even more important, looking forward, is that House Republicans for four consecutive years have approved budget resolutions that assume genuine reform of Medicare and Medicaid. And they've won their biggest majority since before World War II, so GOPers can feel reasonably confident that voters (perhaps sobered up by the fiscal disarray in Europe) understand the need to modernize these programs.
A turning point in 2017?
It's unlikely that either party will alter the fiscal outlook over the next two years. At the risk of stating the obvious, any White House initiatives to expand the burden of government will get a chilly reception on Capitol Hill. But it's equally true that Republicans have almost no chance of forcing additional spending restraint over a presidential veto.
But 2017 could be different, at least for Republicans. If they manage to win the White House and hold the Senate, then serious entitlement reform is genuinely possible. So not only will America have avoided becoming France or Germany during the Obama years, but the country would also be spared that fate in the 2020s and 2030s when tens of millions of baby boomers will be retired.
The best the Democrats can hope for, by contrast, is to block entitlement reforms by retaining the White House and/or retaking the Senate. But since it's virtually impossible for them to get control of the House, there isn't much opportunity to go on offense.
Actually, that last paragraph is wrong. The best that Democrats can hope for is that Republicans, instead of choosing a Reaganite, nominate and elect a president from the Nixon‐Bush wing of the party. Many of the biggest expansions in the size and scope of the federal government have taken place with such Republicans in the White House.
But that's a topic for another column.
Daniel J. Mitchell
Daniel Mitchell is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.


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Omalizumab  es un medicamento que pertenece al grupo de los anticuerpos monoclonales y se utiliza para el tratamiento del asma bronquial grave de origen alérgico y la urticaria crónica. No es útil en los episodios agudos y se considera como una terapia complementaria que puede ser útil en determinados enfermos, asociado a otros fármacos con un uso plenamente establecido.
Fue aprobado por la FDA en el año 2003 y por la Agencia Europea de Medicamentos en el año 2005. Desde entonces se comercializa por Novartis bajo el nombre de Xolair

Mecanismo de acción
Este anticuerpo monoclonal humanizado de tipo IgG1, se une de forma específica a la inmunoglobulina IgE, bloqueando su acción e impidiendo su unión con el receptor de alta afinidad (FcɛRI) de la superficie del mastocito y del basófilo. Por lo tanto disminuye la cantidad circulante de IgE e interrumpe la cascada de fenómenos bioquímicos que desencadenan los síntomas del asma.

Indicaciones
Inicialmente se recomendó su uso en pacientes con asma grave de origen alérgico, mayores de 12 años con frecuentes exacerbaciones y falta de respuesta a los medicamentos que se emplean habitualmente en esta enfermedad como los corticoesteroides inhalados asociado a los agonistas adrenérgicos beta 2 inhalados. En el año 2012 se amplió su uso en niños entre los 6 y los 12 años de edad.  Cabe destacar la guía ICON pediátrica 2012 en la que aconsejan su uso también en el asma moderado persistente.
Finalmente, desde enero del 2014 está aprobado su uso en la urticaria crónica espontánea en adultos y adolescentes (a partir de los 12 años) que tienen una respuesta insuficiente a los antihistamínicos H1.
La eficacia terapéutica de omalizumab es debida – fundamentalmente – a la reducción de los niveles séricos de IgE libre y eosinófilos, inhibiendo la cascada de mediadores de inflamación y síntomas asociados. En ensayos clínicos bien diseñados, el tratamiento con omalizumab redujo de manera significativa la tasa de exacerbaciones (objetivo principal) comparado con placebo en adultos, adolescentes y niños con asma grave alérgica persistente. Además, la adición de omalizumab al tratamiento redujo la necesidad de corticoides inhalados en adultos y adolescentes, y mejoró el control del asma y sus síntomas, así como la calidad de vida de todos los grupos de pacientes. La eficacia de omalizumab como tratamiento adicional ha sido también demostrada en práctica clínica real, reflejándose en una reducción de hospitalizaciones, visitas a urgencias o visitas no programadas, así como en la mejoría de sintomatología y respuesta al tratamiento.

Forma de administración
Se administra en forma de inyección subcutánea a una dosis que oscila entre 75 y 600 mg cada dos o cuatro semanas, dependiendo del peso corporal y los niveles de IgE en sangre al inicio del tratamiento.

Efectos secundarios
Los efectos secundarios más frecuentes son cefalea, dolor abdominal alto, pirexia  y reacción local en el punto de inyección. Los efectos secundarios más graves como reacción anafiláctica, síncope y angioedema se han notificado con una frecuencia inferior a 1/1000.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
Referencias de fácil acceso recomendadas:
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Dr Mahathir Mohammad said Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to take steps to explain the true picture of Islam to the outside world in an effort to eradicate its ties to the terrorism. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir said this...
Russia offers to replace Sukhoi Su-30MKM and MIG-29 owned by Malaysian Air Force
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Russia has offered to take back 28 Sukhoi Su-30MKM and MIG-29 fighter jets of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), if Malaysia is ready to replace them with a new aircraft models. The offer was made by Russian President Vladimir...
9 dead in an air ambulance crash in Philippine
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Tourism in Hong Kong shrank to 5.2 million in July, a 4.8 percent decrease from the same month last year. Tourist arrivals from mainland China also dropped 5.5 percent compared to the previous year, at about 4.16 million, the Hong...


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Transforming challenges into opportunities: how automation can increase efficiency and free up vital resources in local government
The inaugural UK Robotics Week kicked off this week, designed to showcase the nation's leadership in automation technology and autonomous systems.
Author – Debra Maxwell, CEO of CRM & Public Sector, Arvato UK and Ireland
'Local government' might not be the first sector that springs to mind in a discussion about innovative technology like robotics, but in fact there's massive potential for the technology to have an impact on public services. In truth, the public sector has been unfairly maligned in the past for being slow to adopt new technology. The reality is that many local and central government bodies have made huge progress under the 'digital by default agenda'; but there's more to be done.
According to a recent joint paper from the Local Government Association (LGA), Solace, Socitm and the Local CIO Council, greater digital innovation is required to help councils increase efficiencies and relieve pressure on staff so resource can be redirected to where it's most needed.
An Arvato project has shown that robotics can play a fundamental part in delivering much needed change to help cope with budgetary constraints and welfare reforms that are putting ever more pressure on council services.
Simply put, robotic process automation (RPA) technology uses software to mimic human interaction with software and complete repetitive, rules-based tasks where speed and accuracy are essential. The technology acts as a virtual workforce to complete high volume work in the back office, for example processing online forms for council tax, direct debit mandates or single person discounts. The key is that, while improving efficiency, it can allow teams to free up resources to focus on more complex, customer-centric tasks.
A robotics project in one of our local government partnerships proved that back-office processes in revenues collection can be delivered with 100 per cent accuracy and time savings of up to 80 per cent, reducing errors that result from manually transferring information between poorly integrated IT systems, and less time spent by employees trying to contact residents to resolve the resulting issues.
The project demonstrated that the technology is scalable and could do much more than just integrating online forms or processing payments. It has the potential to be introduced across other departments which have a high proportion of repetitive processes, including human resources, finance and accounting, and payroll – in fact, in our project a total of 20 back office processes – just in the revenues and benefits department – were identified where RPA will soon improve both accuracy and efficiency.
Inevitably, any application of robotics will lead to some reservations surrounding the technology's impact on jobs. Our trial has shown that it actually has a positive impact. For example, by removing the need for council employees to spend time on repetitive admin, the technology allows people to do what's really important: helping citizens resolve some of the more complex queries – a common requirement in the wake of major welfare reforms. What's more, it can allow authorities to upskill and then redeploy employees towards more strategically important work, such as tackling council tax fraud or increasing collection rates, which ultimately generate more revenue for the council.
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ATLANTA -- (WGCL/AP) -- By Mandi Milligan -- Kelly Gissendaner was executed early Wednesday morning after a five hour delay due to several failed appeals with the U.S. and Georgia Supreme Court.
Gissendaner was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Tuesday at 7 p.m., but remained alive through midnight due to the appeals. She was executed shortly after midnight.
It was announced Tuesday afternoon that the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles decision on February 25, denying clemency, would stand. In addition, the U.S. Supreme Court and Georgia Supreme Court denied her application for a stay of execution. However, additional appeals were filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the third of which was denied late Tuesday night. It was the multiple requests for appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court that caused the delay Tuesday night.
Gissendaner was executed at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison in Jackson, Ga., which is about 48 miles southeast of Atlanta.
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The Official Blog of Amb. David H. Shinn: Is China Undermining Its Own Success in Africa?
The Diplomat published on 8 February 2019 a commentary titled "Is China Undermining Its Own Success in Africa?" by Brendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi.
The author writes that the inevitability of Chinese power and durability in Africa is not only exaggerated, but increasingly questioned by Africans and their leaders. He identifies four problems of Chinese power projection in Africa: racism, debt, direct competition with locals, and labor relations. Taken together they represent a toxic stew that may soon bubble over and allow countries such as Japan to compete more effectively in Africa.
While the author rightfully warns against attributing too much influence to China in Africa, a common theme in today's journalistic accounts, he seems to overstate the impact of the negative factors facing China in Africa.


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There is no way that this is true. Blanka's unit dropped off when he turned into a beast and the rumor came out prior to [[Viagra]] making it impossible for Dhalsim to have done anything.
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She is a character in the Street Fighter games.
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It is said that when she was very little she suffered a permanent injury after straddling a chain link fence. Since she was no longer able to do the deed, she has worked on protecting that portion of her body from further harm. Her greatest defense is her insane kick of bitchiness.
No one likes her very much.
She likes to play with fire, but only when there is a new moon.
There has been speculation that she tag teamed with Blanka and Dhalsim.
There is no way that this is true. Blanka's unit dropped off when he turned into a beast and the rumor came out prior to Viagra making it impossible for Dhalsim to have done anything.
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Facebook Search Queries Jump 10% in February
Liz Gannes Mar 10, 2010 - 3:32 PM CST
Facebook redesigned its site at the beginning of February, moving its search box from the right side to the top middle of its home page, and it seems to have paid off, with the company's U.S. search queries growing 10 percent in February, according to new data released today by comScore. That's a significant one-month jump, and it's great news for Bing (s MSFT), which powers Facebook web search and announced last month that deeper integration is on the way.
Facebook had 436 million U.S. searches in February — still a drop in the bucket compared to Google (s GOOG), which had 13.5 billion search queries. Google was down 4 percent for the month, but then, February is short, and every single site in the top 20 listed by comScore showed a monthly drop except for Facebook.
Facebook still has a long way to go to compete on search, though it has recently made its internal search tool much more useful by including sortable results from friends' status messages, pages and events. The site sits at 15th in comScore's ranking when you split out the major properties' sub-search engines, such as YouTube and dedicated search domains like Ask.com (s IACI). But this trend seems likely to continue. Understanding information through a social lens can be incredibly useful. Not to mention, half of Facebook's 400 million users log in every day, so they will likely become accustomed to searching through the site where they live on the web.
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Jules Mariner November 10, 2010
Going forward, Facebook is likely to develop a significant search presence once it has amassed and analysed colossal amounts of shared data.
Bing is starting to integrate social elements into the search results and sites such as http://www.facebooksearch.us are offering compelling forms of Facebook social search of the API alone.
jccalhoun March 11, 2010
I would guess a lot of that 10% is from people typing their status updates into the box accidentally. I know I've done it more than once.
Liz Gannes March 11, 2010
Interesting, but least it isn't the other way around.
Ian Bell March 10, 2010
This is more likely a failure of the UI redesign's ability to help users locate Facebook tasks, functions, and people easily than it is the success of the search function's placement… which brings to mind an interesting scenario: if they're paid for searches perhaps they're financially rewarded for having a bad user interface? This would not be the first such instance where a web site profits through ineptitude.


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Honda CB200X Launched: Priced At ₹1,44,500 | Colour, Engine, Features
Honda CB200X Launched
Honda has launched its highly anticipated Honda CB200X based on the Hornet 2.0. So, we'll look at what are some of the changes between these and what similarities are there as well.
What can we expect in terms of performance from the Honda CB200X?
The new Honda CB200X is powered by a single-cylinder engine of 184.4cc. It doesn't relate to the 200 number that is there in the name. It features an air-cooled two-valve engine producing 17.3hp and 16.1Nm torque inspired by the Hornet 2.0. The bike comes with a five-speed gearbox. It is expected to be as smooth and light as Hornet 2.0.
What does the Honda CB200X offer in terms of functionality?
The knuckle guards perfectly carry the turn indicators mounted onto them. Honda CB200X features all-LED lighting which is a standard nowadays. If we talk about design, it looks similar to the CB500X, so it has a belly pan and a big windscreen as well and features split seats. The rider can adjust the LCD display to up to 5 levels of brightness. The bike also has a battery voltage meter, two trip meters, and a gear-position indicator.
Let's talk about Brakes and Suspension
The all-new CB200X comes with a mono-shock and USD fork for suspension just like the Hornet 2.0. It comes with a single-channel ABS with wavy disc brakes. The tires look like block patterns and are 17-inch alloy wheels at the front and back both.
Moving on to the Dimensions
The bike weighs 147 kg and is 5 kg heavier than the Hornet 2.0. The fuel tank can carry 12-liters of fuel in it. Seat height remains at 810 mm while ground clearance is reported at 167 mm all of which is similar to Hornet 2.0.
Honda CB200X Colour Options
Honda is offering the CB200X in three color options: Sports Red, Matte Selene Silver Metallic, and Pearl Nightstar Black.
Is the price competitive enough?
Even if the bike is based on Hornet 2.0, the pricing is ₹14,000/- more than it, i.e. ₹1.44 Lakhs. The difference among the pricing of these two bikes is major because of the design changes as the functionality and mechanically the bike is mostly the same as Hornet 2.0. Honda CB200X comes with a 3-year warranty while an optional 3-year warranty extension choice is there as well.
The Hero Xpulse 200 costs ₹1.21 Lakhs and is surely a neck-to-neck competitor in terms of performance and off-road capability and is priced much lower than CB200X.
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The future of social media is sharing less, not more
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We may never leave social media completely. But we will control which aspects of our identities we share, and with whom
Gregori Saavedra
I signed up to Facebook in the summer of 2007. It was a few weeks before I was due to start sixth form, and, having attended an all boys school, the idea of a mixed class represented a rare opportunity of reinvention.
Before then, I, like most who grew up on the internet, had gone through clunkier patterns of online existence. I started with a Bebo website that was mainly about the anime series Beyblade. I used anonymous personas on MSN messenger and on forums, where I would have to lie about my age in order to gain access. Even on Myspace, where I uploaded real pictures of myself, my image was heavily curated – reflecting the person I wanted to be seen as (in this case, an emo skateboarder) to a small group of friends.
But Facebook changed all that. Rather than highly customisable backgrounds and features, everyone was given the same, finished profile. There was no more auto-playing music, no more hyper-personalised fonts, no more "Top 8". The way to "reinvent" yourself through Facebook was by uploading more pictures of yourself, sharing all your thoughts and feelings in wall posts, and befriending more people on the platform.
The emergence of Facebook has been significant in how we conceive of social media. Almost every platform we use encourages us to share as much of our personal lives as possible, incentivising us with more features, filters and monetisation tools. Instead of the conscious curation that characterised social networks of the past, these platforms continue promising users that if they simply post more about themselves and their friends, they can have more fulfilling social experiences.
In recent years, however, public conversations around the darker elements of social media platforms – from data collection and privacy issues to fake news and propaganda – have led to more thinking on how we should use them (or if they should even be used at all). In the next decade, as we reassess our relationship with social media – and by extension, the Big Tech companies that run them – we will see more people leave public platforms entirely, sticking instead to small communities and friendship groups on more private platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal.
But this will be a luxury only few will be able to choose. After all, for many of us, social media isn't just an amalgamation of our social lives, but is also intertwined in our economic lives. Post Covid-19, as more businesses and companies expand to incorporate remote workers, social media will be essential both as a form of finding and applying for work, but also for vetting prospective employees and contractors well in advance of any formal interview.
So, what happens to those of us who have to be on social media in some capacity? Instead of sharing more, we may well go back to a more "Myspace" way of managing our online presences – with more careful and deliberate curation, not just of which pictures we post, as we already see on Instagram, but also what we write and how we present ourselves more generally. The desire for private spaces will mean that most of us will share to a small audience in more secure networks, rather than for public consumption. Meanwhile, our "public" accounts – the ones that are tied to our lives as citizens and economic actors, will be cleaner, highly managed and as neutral and inoffensive as possible. Rather than the personal, social, economic and political existing on the same platform and intertwining, the growing demands for spheres of our lives to be separated will mean that even if we interact with social media more often, our behaviour on platforms will depend on what accounts we use, and the context in which we use them.
This might sound a bit sterile. But there could be an upside. It might make the internet a fun place to be. Much like the culture of forums that defined the early years of mass internet access, the separation of online identities – some anonymous or pseudonymous – may facilitate a situation where users can set their own boundaries and parameters and curate their own identities, all while feeling more protected and free to express themselves. Of course, this will come with its own problems, but it may just facilitate an internet culture in which users will actually have to engage with each other again, rather than the amalgamations of data and networks that social media platforms have placed them in – and defined them by.
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Bittersweet Day for Nissan GT Academy Crew at Dubai 24 Hour
DUBAI, UAE – Nissan's all-GT Academy alumni line-up for the Dubai 24 Hour endured a bittersweet day in the United Arab Emirates after finishing eighth in class in the opening endurance race of the year.
The Nissan 370Z GT4 – steered by Jann Mardenborough, Ricardo Sanchez, Romain Sarazin and new 2016 GT Academy winner Johnny Guindi – was easily the quickest car in the SP3 / GT4 class.
After qualifying second, Mardenborough jumped to an early lead and recorded the fastest lap of the race – nearly two seconds a lap quicker than the best effort of the eventual class winner.
However, the team suffered a number of misfortunes (on Friday the 13th). Issues with broken dampers twice sent the car to the pits plus an electric issue and a four-lap stop to repair crash damage after Johnny Guindi spun at the start of his first stint.
The delays eventually pushed the former gamers 20 laps adrift of the class winner. The Nissan 370Z GT4 completed 511 laps over the 24-hour period among the packed 92-car grid. The Nissan was one of only three cars in the class to record a time in the 2-minute, 10-second bracket.
Mardenborough's fastest lap of 2:10.180 was nearly half a second faster than the next nearest challenger, and all his three GT Academy teammates all turned laps in the 2 minute, 11 second range.
"The car mechanically is sound, but cosmetically it is a bit battered," said Mardenborough. "We kept it running, and the Nissan GT Academy Team RJN team did a really good job changing dampers, fixing the damaged door and repairing the contact. I'm pleased we got to the end, but it was not where we wanted to finish at all. My teammates did a really solid job. Johnny's first stint didn't go to plan, but he redeemed himself with his second and third stint, and to see him cross the line – flashing the lights and then for him to get out the car with tears in his eyes – showed it meant a lot to him. We just had too many ups and downs. The car had the pace and the was very quick – not just the fastest lap overall in the class – but when we were running we were consistently faster then everyone but we'd always hit issues. As a team we worked really well with the strategy. It would have been nice to have been on the podium. Nissan has finished second and third in the past with this car and now we have our sights on next year."
New GT Academy Driver Guindi Bounces Back at Dubai 24 Hour
2016 GT Academy International winner Johnny Guindi went through an intense preparation period for his international race debut at the Dubai 24 Hour, but there is nothing like your "first day of school."
As part of the Nissan GT Academy Driver Development Program, Guindi tested and raced in lead-up events in both the UK and the UAE, but joining the 92-car grid for your first 24-hour race was still a big challenge for the 22-year-old Mexico gamer.
"I've never felt so many different emotions in just 24 hours," said Guindi. "I've never felt as terrible as I did after my first stint in the car. I went out on cold new tires just as the sun finished to set, and just nine corners later – after a lapse in concentration and the misfortune of accidentally turning the ABS off during the driver change – I locked the rear tires doing 235 km/h and spun into a Porsche. We were both able to drive off, but my mistake compromised his race and obviously also my team's race. I was so angry at myself, not just for the crash itself but also for not being able to get over it and settle into a rhythm afterwards. I needed to get over it and bounce back and my second stint did just that."
While the opening lap of Guindi's international race career didn't go to plan, the Mexican ace bounced back with strong performances in his next two stints.
"I went out on track with 20 minutes of night time to go and got to witness the sunrise over the course of the two-hour stint," said Guindi. "I was really happy with that stint. The lap times were really fast and consistent. I made no mistakes and did great progress on catching up to the eighth placed car. The third and final stint was simply about bringing the car to the finish. The highlight of the stint was being given the amazing opportunity of taking the flag to finish off a 24-hour race."
Guindi became the second Mexican winner of the GT Academy competition last year, following the footsteps of his Dubai teammate, Ricardo Sanchez.
"I didn't expect to get emotional but I started crying halfway through the last lap," said Guindi. "I still don't know why I was crying – maybe three months of work culminating in that moment or maybe just the feeling of finally truly understanding the source of everyone on the pit wall's shared passion. This concludes only the first chapter of my journey, and I can do nothing but wholeheartedly thank everyone involved including GT Academy, Nissan and NISMO who make this dream possible."
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