Baroque music is instantly recognisable. It is the beautiful expressive music that accompanies many historic films. The uplifting instrumental music that is often used in advertising, and in public campaigns. Why is it so often used? Because it has an unique ability to lift the human spirit, and to set a mood of sublime enjoyment.
Baroque is the style of classical music composed between approximately 1600 - 1750. It is often divided into the Early Baroque, which lasted until the mid 17th century, and saw the initial development of the style. The Middle Baroque, until the late 17th century, and finally the Late Baroque, which ends with the deaths of both J.S.Bach and G.F. Handel in 1759.
The name 'baroque', comes from the Portuguese word 'barocco', meaning a strangely shaped pearl. It was a considerable departure from the established music of the time, and must have seemed quite unusual to a contemporary audience.From the outset it was music of the spirit, and of the emotions. Intended to express some of the most profound states of human experience.
Baroque music has a number of particular characteristics which underpin its performance. A strong projection of emotion, and a sense of underlying spirituality. It is a style which makes deliberate use of strong contrast to heighten dramatic effect, for example contrasting different sections of a piece against each other. With slow and fast sections, perhaps.a simple theme set against a complex elaboration and development. All to achieve the maximum dramatic effect. Indeed the whole idea of linking melody and bass dates from this period, with a strong bass part providing a solid foundation and structure on which to build and elaborate the different themes and contrasting elements.
For the novice to classical music , there are many notable composers of the Baroque period that are well worth taking the time to listen to. One of the joys of this music lies in personally discovering the many treasures to be experienced, as you explore this music of four hundred years ago.Yet which is still so accessible to us today.
It is generally accepted however, that three composers in particular symbolise the main achievements of the baroque. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), George Frideric Handel (1685- 1759) and Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741). While many others such as Corelli, Purcell and Scarlatti were also important in the development of this new music.
With such a treasure trove of baroque pieces to choose from, it is difficult to know where to begin. But the enthusiastic listener wishing to gain a greater understanding of the style could well consider the following pieces in their initial exploration. From the works of J.S. Bach, a good choice would be the famous Brandenburg Concertos. Bach wrote this set of six concertos in 1721, and dedicated them to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg. They form perhaps the first musical jobapplication,as Bach was hoping for employment with the Margrave. Sadly for Bach, the job offer never materialised, but the Brandenburg Concertos remain an acknowleged masterpiece of the baroque.
A perennial favourite for lovers of this genre, has always been G.F.Handel's Water Music Suite. Composed in 1717 for an elaborate river party on the Thames, attended by King George 1. Some fifty musicians were on board the concert barge, which followed the King's own barge in stately progress down the river.The powerful and beautiful music was so popular with his majesty, that he is said to have requested the musicians to perform it for two further encores. While Handel's oratorio The Messiah, composed in 1741, is perhaps one of the most famous choral pieces of all time.
The Italian influence was strong throughout the baroque period, and in the works of Antonio Vivaldi we have one of its finest exponents. Vivaldi is famous for the sheer number of pieces he produced in his lifetime. Yet an enduring favourite, and one which can be recommended to anyone new to baroque music, is the set of four violin concertos called The Four Seasons. This remarkable piece composed in 1723, is an evocative musical picture of each of the seasons of the year, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.Each section attempts to show the character of the particular season, from the energy of spring, through the mellowness of autumn, to the icy sharpness of winter.
Baroque music was the music of the Enlightenment,of new developments in science, philosophy and literature. Of hope and optimism, a belief in humanity and its great potential for progress. A celebration of profound feeling and inspired vision that still has the power to entrance us in its magic today.


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Former SAT/ACT test administrator pleads guilty in college admissions scandal
Igor Dvorskiy accepted nearly $200,000 in bribes to allow cheating on SAT and ACT exams, prosecutors said.
Igor Dvorskiy outside the John Joseph Moakley United State Courthouse in Boston on March 25, 2019.Nathan Klima / Boston Globe via Getty Images
Nov. 13, 2019, 4:31 PM UTC / Updated Nov. 13, 2019, 5:05 PM UTC
By Minyvonne Burke
A college exam proctor accused of accepting bribes to allow cheating on SAT and ACT tests in a multimillion-dollar college admissions scandal has pleaded guilty to a racketeering charge.
Igor Dvorskiy, a former test administrator, pleaded guilty in a federal court in Boston on Wednesday to one count of conspiracy to commit racketeering, the state's U.S. Attorney's Office tweeted.
Dvorskiy, 53, was allegedly paid $10,000 per student to allow cheating on college entrance exams taken at a Los Angeles school, either by letting Harvard alumnus Mark Riddell, 36, take the SAT or ACT himself or by replacing students' answer sheets with ones provided by Riddell.
Prosecutors said Dvorskiy accepted nearly $200,000 in bribes for 20 students.
Dvorskiy's bribes were allegedly paid by William Rick Singer — the mastermind behind the college admissions scandal that has included charges against celebrities such as actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman.
He faced 20 years in prison if found guilty at a trial, according to NBC Boston, but prosecutors will ask a federal judge to give Dvorskiy only two years.
Another test administrator, Houston based Lisa "Niki " Williams, was indicted in October on charges including conspiracy to commit racketeering.
Lori Loughlin pleads not guilty to new charges in college admissions scandal
Nov. 4, 201902:02
Riddell pleaded guilty in April to charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering. He has not yet been sentenced.
In a statement in March, Riddell said he was "profoundly sorry" for his role in the scandal. The investigation into the conspiracy was dubbed Operation Varsity Blues.
"I want to communicate to everyone that I am profoundly sorry for the damage I have done and grief I have caused those as a result of my needless actions," he said in a statement released by his attorney.
Singer, who became a cooperating witness for the FBI to expose his own scam, was charged with racketeering, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice, according to a criminal complaint. He pleaded guilty in March while accepting responsibility for the scam.
"I put everything in place. I put all the people in place and made the payments directly," he told a Boston federal judge.
Dvorskiy is one of 14 people ensnared in the massive scandal who have been charged with racketeering. Dozens of others were also charged with various crimes, including Loughlin and Huffman, who served less than two weeks in prison for her role.
Minyvonne Burke
Minyvonne Burke is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
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HOLLYWOOD SPY: RALPH FIENNES TO PLAY COMPOSER HANDEL IN HILARIOUS 18TH CENTURY COMEDY 'HALLELUJAH'! JULIE WALTERS, COLIN FIRTH TO LEAD 'SECRET GARDEN' PERIOD SET ADAPTATION!
RALPH FIENNES TO PLAY COMPOSER HANDEL IN HILARIOUS 18TH CENTURY COMEDY 'HALLELUJAH'! JULIE WALTERS, COLIN FIRTH TO LEAD 'SECRET GARDEN' PERIOD SET ADAPTATION!
Only a month or two ago I informed you that our favourite Studiocanal is planning a new big screen adaptation of THE SECRET GARDEN and now they have stars too, massive thespians! Julie Walters and Colin Firth will lead the cast in the story moved from the Edwardian era to 1947, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of WW2 in Britain.
Set in England and based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 book, THE SECRET GARDEN tells the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx), a prickly and unloved 10 year old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her.
When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Colin Firth), on his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly when she meets her sickly cousin Colin (Edan Hayhurst), shut away in a wing of the house. Together, the two damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other, partly through their exposure to a wondrous secret garden, lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor. Julie Walters will play Mrs Medlock, the head housekeeper at Misselthwaite. Amir Wilson and Isis Davis will also star.
In another period set movie, Ralph Fiennes and director Chris Addison will work together on comedy drama HALLELUJAH a period set movie on famous composer George Frederick Handel and the chaotic, spectacular first performance of his Messiah.
Set in a riotous 18th century London and Dublin, the farce follows drunk and cantankerous Handel who is a forgotten man to all but his whip smart valet. Worse still, he has lost his inspiration to compose. However, when he overhears the singing of famous actress Susannah Cibber, the composer is moved to write once again and King George II tasks him to create an oratorio to celebrate the new Irish Viceroy in Dublin. Yet, when Handel approaches Susannah with the news, he is shocked to learn that not only does she have a fear of singing in public, she's also on the run from her vengeful husband. The motley crew travels to Dublin only to realize that London's gin-soaked alleys are no match for the competing, sectarian politics of Dublin's choirs, the stupidity of English overlords, and the hypocritical morals of the day. Confronted with these odds, Handel has no choice but to defy his critics and keep going. Show must go on.
It's difficult to imagine Handel and his oratorio "Messiah" as being at the heart of a madcap sitcom of a movie, but hey, I'll be open-minded about it. I'm sure Ralph Fiennes will be brilliant.
You know it is speculated that Handel was gay and that his valet was his lover. I wonder if that will be worked into the mix? I hope so.
OMG I know they used to call him Papa Handel, maybe he was their Papa Bear?
Julie Walters and Colin Firth seem like good casting for The Secret Garden. It's been so long since I've read the book, I can't wait to reacquaint myself with the story once it's finally released.
"The Secret Garden" sounds like my kind of movie. It has elements that appeal to me: India, Britain, an orphan, a remote estate, family secrets...and Colin Firth.
you should catch some of the older movie versions too, some are very enchanting.


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Club Deportivo Ocotal is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. They are located in Ocotal near to the Honduras border.

Achievements
 Segunda División de Nicaragua and predecessors
 Champions (1): 2016–2017

Rivalries

Clásico de las Segovias
The club's nearest neighbour is Real Madriz from Somoto, a rivalry being shared between fans of both football teams.

Current squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

Management

List of Managers
Ocotal has had permanent managers since it first appointed Randal Moreno as coach in 2003. The longest serving manager was Randall Moreno, who managed Ocotal for three years from 2003 to Jan 2005. Panamanian Carlos Walcott was the foreign coach in the club.

Jersey sponsors
claro

External links
 Home page of Deportivo Ocotal (In Spanish)
 FACEBOOK

Football clubs in Nicaragua
Association football clubs established in 2002
2002 establishments in Nicaragua

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Q: How to create RDD from within Task? Normally when creating an RDD from a List you can just use the SparkContext.parallelize method, but you can not use the spark context from within a Task as it's not serializeable.  I have a need to create an RDD from a list of Strings from within a task.  Is there a way to do this?
I've tried creating a new SparkContext in the task, but it gives me an error about not supporting multiple spark contexts in the same JVM and that I need to set spark.driver.allowMultipleContexts = true.  According to the Apache User Group, that setting however does not yet seem to be supported

A: As far as I am concerned it is not possible and it is hardly a matter of serialization or a support for multiple Spark contexts. A fundamental limitation is a core Spark architecture. Since Spark context is maintained by a driver and tasks are executed on the workers creating a RDD from inside a task would require pushing changes from workers to a driver. I am not saying it is technically impossible but a whole ideas seems to be rather cumbersome.
Creating Spark context from inside tasks looks even worse. First of all it would mean that context is created on the workers, which for all practical purposes don't communicate with each other. Each worker would get its own context which could operate only on a data that is accessible on given worker. Finally preserving worker state is definitely not a part of the contract so any context create inside a task should be simply garbage collected after the task is finished.
If handling the problem using multiple jobs is not an option you can try to use mapPartitions like this:
val rdd = sc.parallelize(1 to 100)

val tmp = rdd.mapPartitions(iter => {

  val results = Map(
    "odd" -> scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer.empty[Int],
    "even" -> scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer.empty[Int]
  )

  for(i <- iter) {
    if (i % 2 != 0) results("odd") += i
    else results("even") += i
  }

  Iterator(results)
})

val odd = tmp.flatMap(_("odd"))
val even = tmp.flatMap(_("even"))

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Home regional news Five arrested for twin rapes in Darjeeling
Five arrested for twin rapes in Darjeeling
Darjeeling: Two minor girls were raped in different parts of Darjeeling in the past two days sending shockwaves among the hill residents.
Police said preliminary investigation suggests that a 16-year-old was "gang-raped" near her residence on Saturday.
Four youths, Lakhu Subba, Wangdi Tamang, Kamal Mothay and Bigesh Mothay, all in their early 30's, were arrested on Sunday on charges of raping the 16-year-old.
The police are investigating whether the victim was repeatedly raped for over a period of time by the accused, sources said.
"Medical report of the victim suggests gang rape. Investigations are on and the four accused have been sent to judicial custody for 14 days' by a special POCSO court in Darjeeling," said Pranay Rai, public prosecutor.
In another incident, a 49-year-old man have been arrested on charges of raping a three-year-old girl.
Rama Shankar Shah, father of two sons, hails from Bihar's Muzaffarpur and had settled in Darjeeling four years ago. He runs a grocery shop in the hill town.
A police officer said: "Shah entered the house of the child, located across his shop, and found her with her father who was in an inebriated state. The mother of the kid was in the washroom when the child was raped. When she came out the washroom she found her daughter bleeding and also spotted Shah in the house. The girl was rushed to a hospital."
Shah was arrested on Sunday morning and he, too, has been remanded in judicial custody for two weeks, the police officer added.
Two minor girls were raped in different parts of Darjeeling in the past two days sending shockwaves among the hill residents. Police said preliminary investigation suggests that a 16-year-old was "gang-raped" near her residence
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"I'll make my own frozen yogurt (or ice cream) in a food processor using frozen fruit and Greek yogurt. I usually add some walnuts or almonds and dried cranberries for texture, and a little stevia for sweetness. It's creamy and delicious, light in calories, and also provides protein, calcium, and a wide range of other nutrients. In my opinion, the perfect guilt-free treat!
"I love my banana skinnies. I freeze thin slices of banana, then top them with cocoa powder. You get natural sweetness from the banana (no added sugar!) and the health benefits of dark chocolate. They taste great, and they're less than 10 calories each."
"I love having a fresh date with almond butter and a dark chocolate chip. It tastes like a candy bar and is completely satisfying! Dates are a good source of dietary fiber, Vitamin A, potassium, iron, calcium and magnesium—and they're naturally sweet. The almond butter provides protein in a creamy, sweet texture and the chocolate chip brings it all together in one delicious bite."
"Of all the 'desserts' I've found that work well for me, my coconut, cherry, and chocolate smoothie is one of the most satisfying… I blend together 8 ounces of coconut milk, 5 ounces of frozen dark cherries, and 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder. Honestly, it's so healthy that it could be eaten any time, but I don't want myself to get used to the idea that everything should taste like chocolate!"
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Q: Why are class members duplicated in the builder pattern? The builder pattern (in Java) is usually illustrated by an example like this:
public class MyClass {

    private String member1;

    private String member2;

    // Getters & setters

    public class MyClassBuilder {

        private String nestedMember1;

        private String nestedMember2;

        public MyClassBuilder withMember1(String member1) {
            this.nestedMember1 = member1;
            return this;
        }

        public MyClassBuilder withMember2(String member2) {
            this.nestedMember1 = member1;
            return this;
        }

        public MyClass build() {
            MyClass myClass = new MyClass();

            myClass.member1 = nestedMember1;
            myClass.member2 = nestedMember2;

            return myClass;
        }

    }

}

So we get two very similar classes and since this pattern is mostly applied when we have a big number of members, we get a big amount of similarities. This violates the DRY principle in my opinion.
What is wrong with the following code?
public class MyClass {

    private String member1;

    private String member2;

    // Getters & setters

    public class MyClassBuilder {

        private MyClass myClass = new MyClass();

        public MyClassBuilder withMember1(String member1) {
            myClass.member1 = member1;
            return this;
        }

        public MyClassBuilder withMember2(String member2) {
            myClass.member2 = member1;
            return this;
        }

        public MyClass build() {
            return myClass;
        }

    }

}

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So we get two very similar classes [...]. This violates the DRY principle in my opinion.

That's debatable. After all, the fields in builder class may sometimes be totally different than the ones in the product class. And even when they are similar, often only a subset of product's fields needs to be represented in the builder.
Given the definition of DRY ("Every piece of knowledge must have a single, unambiguous, authoritative representation within a system."), an argument can be made that the common implementation doesn't violate DRY, since product's fields and builder's fields, even if they coincide by name, actually represent two different pieces of knowledge: the former represent information as to the internal state of an existing object, whereas the latter represent the data, needed to create another instance of the product.
Anyway, let's get to the more practical part.

What is wrong with the following code?

Generally speaking, it would be reasonable for a programmer, using your MyClassBuilder, to expect that each subsequent call to build() on the same builder instance would create a new instance of MyClass or, at least, throw an exception, if the reuse of builder instances is not supported by your implementation.
Instead, your implementation returns one and the same pre-constructed MyClass instance on each call to build(). In many cases, this behavior might present a few unpleasant surprises to the users of MyClassBuilder. Consider the following examples:
// Example 1
MyClass.MyClassBuilder builder = new MyClass.MyClassBuilder()
    .withMember1("foo")
    .withMember2("bar");

MyClass product = builder.build();

builder.withMember2("baz");

// The following line prints out "baz", instead of "bar"...
// But wait, I haven't even touched product!
System.out.println(product.getMember2());

// Example 2
MyClass.MyClassBuilder builder = new MyClass.MyClassBuilder()
    .withMember1("hello")
    .withMember2("world");

MyClass product1 = builder.build();
MyClass product2 = builder.build();

product1.setMember1("bye");

// The following line prints out "bye", instead of "hello"...
// Wait, what??!
System.out.println(product2.getMember1());

Then the hypothetical programmer would realize that all the products are actually one and the same object (to which the builder has been kindly returning references each time they called build()). And then they would be quite exasperated indeed.
Your suggested implementation could actually meet the expectations, outlined above, if MyClass supported cloning or had a copy constructor. In this case, build() would be able to copy MyClassBuilder's internal MyClass instance and return a new copy on every call.
For the sake of simplicity, let's add a private copy constructor:
public class MyClass {

    private String member1;

    private String member2;

    public String getMember1() {
        return member1;
    }

    public String getMember2() {
        return member2;
    }

    // Getters & setters

    private MyClass() {

    }

    /**
     * Copy constructor to be used by builder.
     * @param other Original MyClass instance.
     */
    private MyClass(MyClass other) {
        // Strings are immutable, so we can simply copy references.
        // In general, you should consider whether a deep copy needs to be performed for a field.
        this.member1 = other.member1;
        this.member2 = other.member2;
    }

    public static class MyClassBuilder {

        private MyClass myClass = new MyClass();

        public MyClassBuilder withMember1(String member1) {
            myClass.member1 = member1;
            return this;
        }

        public MyClassBuilder withMember2(String member2) {
            myClass.member2 = member1;
            return this;
        }

        public MyClass build() {
            return new MyClass(myClass);    // The client will now get a copy
        }
    }
}

At this point one might notice that our Builder implementation starts to look more and more like a glorified Prototype. In fact, if we were to replace our private copy constructor with a public clone() method, MyClass would literally become an example of Prototype and at that point, in most cases, there would no longer be any need for MyClassBuilder at all. Still, such an implementation of Builder works just fine.

There is another, arguably, more minor, problem with your approach: it prevents the fields in MyClass, whose values are set during building process, from being declared final. This is not such a big deal for the client code, since you can simply choose not to provide public setters for said fields. However, it's still nice to have fields, intended to be final, explicitly declared as such in MyClass, since it prevents programmers, working on the code of MyClass, from mistakenly changing their value, thus introducing hard to find bugs.
Now, the "common" implementation, as you present it, also suffers from this issue, but there it could be addressed by introducing another constructor to MyClass and rewriting builder's build() method as follows:
    public MyClass build() {
        return new MyClass(nestedMember1, nestedMember2);
    }

As for implementing Builder in Java in general, I should point out that the inner builder class needs to be declared static, so that the outside code, or a convenience static method (getBuilder()) in MyClass, could construct it without needing an existing instance of MyClass. (This is true for both implementations in your question, so I reckon the lack of static was a typo on your part.)
Another minor point: it's a good idea to give MyClass a private constructor, if you prefer clients to use builder class and don't want them to construct MyClass instances directly.

A: With the code you suggest, if you try to build several objects with the same builder instance you are always using the same object, so you are not creating new objects each time you call the build method, just using the same object all the time. Actually, in your build method you are not building anything. Builder pattern is used to build a new object each time, that's why it's implemented that way.
A similar question was answered here:
What makes up a Builder Pattern?


After decades of research and debate over the merits of diet and exercise, the world is finally waking up to the importance of the third pillar of personal health: sleep. From diminished productivity to serious health risks, we're finally learning about why we need good sleep. As awareness of the importance of sleep has increased, so have the number of tips, recommendations, and cures for improved sleep. This may feel like a lot to sort through, so what are the scientifically sound ways to improve sleep, and what are the rationales behind them?
A good starting point to take control of your sleep is to look at the major influences on sleep quality. These factors can be split into five major categories: genetics, circadian rhythm, sleep environment, behaviors, and other health conditions. Understanding how these factors interact will help you make changes in the things you can control, while hopefully learning strategies to deal with the factors you can't really change.
Despite the world's growing interest in the topic, sleep remains one of the least understood phenomena in biology. What scientists do know is that sleep is highly regulated genetically. Your genes have been found to play a role in determining your general sleep preferences, such as whether you are naturally a morning person or a night owl, but they've also been tied to more specific sleep patterns, like insomnia. These genetic factors obviously can't be changed, but knowing your body's starting point will help you make appropriate changes in your lifestyle to improve your sleep.
Our long-time followers know that we have been talking about circadian rhythm since we started building our first prototype, not only because it's the area of focus for Lumos Tech, but also it's the foundation of good sleep. Circadian rhythm is the 24-hour cycle of changes that take place in your body every day, somewhat independently of external cues. This internal 'body clock' is most widely known for regulating our sleep-wake cycle, but it has also been found to influence the function of your organs, including your lungs, liver, ovaries, and so on. Many studies have correlated circadian rhythm dysregulation with negative health consequences such as altered metabolism and increased risk for cardiovascular diseases.
Ideally, you want (and have time) to sleep when your body wants you to, but that's not always the case. Circadian rhythm misalignment happens when your body clock keeps you up when you are trying to sleep, or makes you drowsy when you need to stay up. It is one of the primary causes of poor sleep.
Circadian rhythm is the foundation of sleep. Trying to get good sleep when your circadian rhythm is misaligned is like trying to build the Empire State Building on the sand. To maintain a healthy circadian rhythm, having consistency in your sleep schedule will help you in the long run. Something as simple as going to bed and getting up at the same time each day will help your body make the most the hours you actually sleep. Counterintuitively, this also means that sleeping in on the weekend is actually a bad idea, as it will likely throw off your body's schedule at bedtime.
If you know your schedule will be disrupted, either due to travel, working the night shift, or going through puberty, light therapies can help realign your circadian rhythm with your desired schedule. This has traditionally meant using bright light-boxes for hours a week, but research at Stanford has shown that short light pulses, like those found in the Lumos sleep mask, applied to human subjects during the night can effectively shift circadian rhythms. This breakthrough technology quickly adjusts your circadian rhythm according to your preferred schedules while you sleep at night, helping you set a solid foundation for good sleep. To find out more about this research, watch this video from Dr. Jamie Zeitzer at Stanford University.
Even if your circadian rhythm isn't at odds with your schedule, there are further steps you can take to improve the quality of your sleep. As anyone who has tried to doze on an airplane knows, the environment around you can make a huge difference in how deeply you'll sleep when you try to get some shut-eye.
Just as the lights in the Lumos Smart Sleep Mask can convince your circadian rhythm that it's time to start your day earlier, darkness helps our bodies commit to sleeping more deeply than they could with some form of ambient light on all night. Luckily, total darkness can be easily achieved with thick blackout curtains, wearing an eye mask, or even putting a piece of cloth over your eyes. Most sleep improvement practices are long-term battles with various levels of efficacy, but creating total darkness in your bedroom is probably the simplest investment with the fastest return. Just be sure to let the light back in when you get up in the morning.
While nobody wants to shiver in bed, our bodies don't want to be too hot at night either. Lower temperatures in the evening generally act as a cue to our circadian rhythm that it's nearly time for bed. As such, it's recommended that hot baths or showers are taken at least an hour before bed, rather than right before you turn out the lights.
The ideal temperature for sleep is what sleep doctors call "not too cold, not too hot". Research suggests that temperatures too far from 72° Fahrenheit seem to interfere with both slow wave and REM sleep cycles. However, the ideal bedroom temperature is also influenced by bedding and clothing, as well as the amount of heat someone generates through blood flow to the skin. Even if you set a certain bedroom temperature, sleeping by yourself or with a partner makes a huge difference in your skin temperature. It requires experimenting for a few times to get to the optimal setting.
When it comes to noise, again, different people have different preferences. Some people like their bedroom to be completely quiet, while others prefer to have background noise. Research has shown that constant low-level noise can improve sleep. This may even be connected to babies' affinity for sleeping to the sound of a vacuum cleaner or air fan, which is thought to roughly remind them of the surprisingly noisy environment of their mother's womb. Even if you're not at an age where you want to be swaddled, white noise can be an effective way to mask smaller sounds that would otherwise be disruptive.
Fans are well known for creating white noise, which is a random signal having equal intensity at all frequencies. Recently, studies have shown that another noise, called pink noise, improves sleep in elderly. Pink noise is similar to white noise, but with equal intensity sound across the five main octave frequencies. It's not easy to tell white noise from pink noise by ear, and not much study was done to compare the efficacy of white noise and pink noise in improving sleep, so it may be worth exploring with experimentation if you're looking for the perfect sound to sleep to.
The term sleep hygiene refers to a variety of different practices and habits to help us sleep well and be energetic during the day. What we do in the evening and during the day have various impact on sleep. This article would be too long if we discuss each and every one of them, because most of them are like noise – there's a fair degree of personal preference involved, requiring some exploration and experimentation. When deciding what works for you, keep in mind that you want to direct your behaviors to achieve two goals: 1) to increase sleep drive, and 2) to wind down before bed.
Sleep drive is a term used by sleep scientists to describe a sort of 'hunger' for sleep. The longer you stay awake, the more sleep drive that you build up. If you take a nap, your sleep drive is temporarily relieved. However, just like snacking takes away hunger but also affects appetite, taking a nap may have a negative impact on your sleep drive and ultimately your sleep quality. If you do take a nap during the day, make sure that you keep it under 30 minutes, and don't take it too late during the day.
In modern society we are always busy running around to meet work and family demands, which can cause our mind and body to be very tense and alert, even if we're not aware of it. Making an effort to slow our body and mind down before bed is critical for good sleep.
Take actions to calm your brain: meditation, reading, time with family, and so on. Try avoid relaxing by staring at backlit phones, tablets or televisions, as the bright, blue-frequency light can confuse your circadian rhythm and keep you awake later into the night.
Different people will be more or less sensitive to some of these behaviors, so you should experiment to find the ones that work the best for you. As long as you're reducing your body's cortisol production, which helps keep us alert, you should be on the right track.
Sleep apnea is a common and serious sleep disorder that causes you to stop breathing during sleep. Many people with sleep apnea have not been diagnosed or received treatment. To get diagnosed, you may participate in a sleep study where a doctor monitors a variety of functions during sleep including sleep state, airflow, and blood oxygen levels while you stay overnight in a sleep lab. The typical treatment for sleep apnea is using a CPAP device. Philips and ResMed are the two leading suppliers for CPAP devices.
Chronic snoring is a strong indicator of sleep apnea, but only about half of the people who snore loudly have obstructive sleep apnea. However, even if snoring is not a problem for the person snoring, it could just as easily disrupt the sleep of anyone else in the room. Philips just announced a novel solution to stop snoring at CES 2019. Instead of giving your bedmate a pair of earplugs, this solution may not only show how much you care about your partner but also potentially improve sleep by stopping you from snoring.
Poor sleep can be a primary condition on its own, or it can be the secondary symptom of other diseases and conditions, for example, chronic pain, depression, or cancer treatment. In any of these cases, you should consult your doctor on how to get better sleep.
Even if you have poor sleep due to other conditions, there are supportive resources available to help you. If you are going through some difficult time, there are therapists available to untie your mental and emotional knot; if you are can't sleep due to acute conditions, you can try the medicine prescribed by psychiatrists to at least get yourself temporarily out of the physiological stress of having no sleep; if you are having chronic insomnia, there are sleep doctors available who may guide you with CBT-i treatment. There is also an online community called HealthUnlocked where you can discuss your condition with hundreds of people like you.
It is easy to feel frustrated when you don't sleep well. There are 9 million people in this country share your pain, including me. If you wonder why I know all these things about sleep, my interest stems from my personal life. Several years ago I was going through a rough patch and was up all day and all night. Fortunately, help was there when I needed it. I went through the process of seeing a psychiatrist for sleep medication, seeing a therapist (or rather, therapists) for emotional support, and then seeing a sleep doctor for CBT-i treatment. Even after getting over that insomnia hurdle, I still use blackout curtains for my bedroom and the Lumos Smart Sleep Mask to adjust my circadian rhythm when traveling to different time zones. I can't say that I've been through your pain because everyone is different, but what I can say is that there might be a way to solve, or at least improve, your sleep. Everyone's sleep needs are somewhat unique, and so the best approach to improving sleep is by creating a supportive and personalized sleep-ecosystem for yourself.
If I can get over my dark, sleepless days and sit here to write my story, chances are you can, too.
In an early grant we co-wrote with our scientific advisor, Jaime Zeitzer, was this gem of a sentence: "A misalignment between the circadian clock and the need for sleep leads to fatigue and concomitant physical and mental impairment." That may be easy for him to say, but we should probably unpack this statement and address why the circadian clock is fundamental to sleep quality.
In very simplistic terms, sleep is regulated by two body systems: sleep/wake homeostasis and the circadian biological clock.
Sleep/wake homeostasis is a fancy way of saying that we get tired when we have been awake for a long period of time— this is your basic need for sleep. If this were to only process regulating our sleep patterns, then it would mean that we would be most alert as our day was starting out, and that the longer we were awake, the more we would feel like sleeping.
But it's obviously not as simple as this, as anyone who has struggled to fall asleep at night has experienced, and that is because our circadian biological clock regulates the timing of periods of sleepiness and wakefulness throughout the day. So if you've ever felt more sleepy in the early afternoon than 11 pm, that's most likely a result of your circadian rhythm.
The circadian system generates a "clock dependent alerting process during waking hours," which basically means that your body produces hormones like cortisol that cause you to feel alert during certain times of the day, as set by your internal biological clock. Trying to sleep during these times leads to worse sleep quality, because you are essentially fighting your biological clock. For instance, if you are an extreme night owl (perhaps you even have Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome), this means that trying to force yourself to go to sleep at 10 pm and wake up at 6 am is likely to result in poorer sleep quality than if you go to bed and wake up according to your own circadian rhythm, say going to bed at 2 am and waking up at 10 am. Many, many teenagers have issues related to the conflict between their hormonally delayed circadian rhythm and biologically ill-advised early school start times (See here for more on adolescent sleep needs).
One of the most effective ways to adjust your circadian rhythm is through the use of bright light, because light naturally regulates the circadian clock. As I wrote about in a previous post, light activates specialized non-vision forming cells in your eye called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (iPRGs), which then communicate with a region in your hypothalamus called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) to control the release of hormones like melatonin and cortisol.
Changing your circadian rhythm can be easy or extremely difficult, depending on your specific biology- it can be as simple as getting more sunlight at appropriate points during the day, or require a considerable amount of effort. Currently, all commercially available light-based approaches to regulating circadian rhythm involve the use of continuous bright light, which typically involves sitting in front of a bright light box for 1-3 hours per day. We are looking change that with technology that was discovered and clinically validated by Stanford researchers, and we are excited to offer a product that can not only collect sleep data, but can use this data to help shift your circadian cycle to optimize sleep quality.
So soon, you will be able to easily reset your circadian rhythm to meet the demands of your daily schedule! Happy sleeping!
In very simplistic terms, sleep is regulated by two body systems: the homeostatic sleep drive and the circadian biological clock.
Homeostatic sleep drive is a fancy way of saying that we get tired when we have been awake for a long period of time. If this were to only process regulating our sleep patterns, then it would mean that we would be most alert as our day was starting out, and that the longer we were awake, the more we would feel like sleeping.
Being genetically prone to poor sleep, I've spent all my life searching for sleep solutions. I've tried countless sleep products on the market that make sense from the scientific standpoint: blackout curtains, melatonin, sleeping pills, white noise apps, meditation, and finally cognitive behavior therapy with a sleep doctor in Stanford Sleep Clinic. My passion for solving the problems of my own led me to start a sleep company. While we are still developing prototypes, I realized that I should see what new technology is available for sleep problems at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV.
One more day and we are saying hello to the holiday! No matter whether you are a VC who is on 5-hour sleep schedules most of the year, or a CEO who has teleconferences day and night with business partners around the globe, or a parent who has been sacrificing your sleep for the kids in the past year, you have been working hard all year and it's time to take a break and enjoy the long-overdue vacation that you deserve.


There is much to be learned from watching my cat Buddy. When I think about his joys and secret meditation spots I have to smile since he seems to know more about Slowing Down than I ever will (and I wrote the SLOW DOWN book!).
Buddy owns nothing, needs very little to survive, and finds pleasure in the simple things in life. Every night he comes into my bed and starts talking about the day and then circles beside my hip and settles into his familiar place. The comfort and calm he brings my spirit is priceless. I am the Energizer Bunny from the moment I place my feet on the floor in the morning, so when I finally settle in my bed at night he adds the Zen to the Zone. I know that because of these 3 blanket nights he is probably looking for the warmest place in the house and my body radiates that for him. Yet somehow I also think he knows I need the centering vibration his body beside me adds to my mental state.
I have decided that this is the year I follow his lead and find a moment in the day to hide in a quiet corner (I would get in a bag but I don't think I would fit) and breathe deeply and just pause..or paws.


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New York is probably the most visited city in the United States. Famous for fashion, nightlife, art, food, and theater, New York is the heart of the world. Every culture is represented here, and there's always something to do. You can spend a lifetime exploring and never really see it all. NYC is one of the most amazing places in the world (it's why I call it home), but as a backpacker it can take a big bite out of your budget. However, a city this big is bound to have some great deals, and there are plenty of things to do that won't cost you a few months of your savings. I've lived in NYC for over three years and can tell you: deals can be found.
Average cost of food – New York has food at every price range. You can eat a mid-range sit down restaurant for $15-25 USD per main course. Dinner for two with drinks usually averages around $50-70 USD. Prices just go straight up from there as NYC has some really fancy and expensive restaurants. Pizza slices can be found as little as a dollar, though typically cost about $3 USD. Sandwich shops, kebabs, salad shops, and cafe meals generally are less than $10 USD. There are plenty of street vendors with meals around $5-8 USD. If you plan to cook, expect to spend $50-70 USD per week on groceries.
Visit the museums for free – NYC is littered with some of the best museums in the world from the Met to the MoMA to the Guggenheim. Many museums offer free entry certain days of the week. The Whitney Museum of American Art is free on Friday, the Solomon R. Guggenheim has "suggested" donations after 5pm on Fridays, the Museum of American Folk Art is free, the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design is free on Tuesday evenings free, the Steuben Galler is free, the MET is free (suggested donation is $20 USD) and the Museum of Modern Art is free after 4pm on Friday.
Take the Staten Island Ferry – That two hour long line to see the Statue of Liberty not appealing? Well, walk a few blocks to the Staten Island ferry. The free ferry will take you across the harbor and give you a good view of both the Statue of Liberty and the city skyline. The ride takes about 20 minutes.
Walk the Brooklyn Bridge – Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to experience an interesting view of the New York skyline and harbor. It's a long walk but good food and drinks (like the brewery) await you on the other side.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – From the early 20th century portraits and sculptures to the steel mastery of Frank Stella, the Met is one of the foremost collections of fine art in the world. The museum is so expansive and visual, that you should plan on spending an entire day here.
Museum hop – While the MET is a category of its own, New York City has dozens of museums worth visiting. The Natural History Museum, the MoMA, and Guggenheim are just three of the big ones. There's 11 museums on the museum mile near central park that would take days to really see. Pick the ones you want to see the most and visit those unless you have weeks in the New York to see them all.
Visit Radio City Music Hall – Is there a more American theater than Radio City Music Hall? This timeless testament to entertainment has captivated visitors since the 1930s.
See the Empire State Building – Get a bird's eye view of the city from atop one of the tallest buildings in the world. It's open late now so you can even see the city all lit up at night.
Walk the High Line – Made from a converted train track, the highline a new urban park on the west side of NYC. The area covers eight blocks and is extremely popular. Day or night, the park is filled with people hanging out, running, eating, walking and relaxing. It's right near where I live and I'm there all the time.
Visit Trinity Church – A colonial era church, this is where many of the founding fathers of America worshiped. It's free to enter and the surrounding graveyard has many of the original leaders of the county, including Alexander Hamilton, who was the first secretary of the treasury.
Head to Top of the Rock – Right in Rockefeller center, you can head to the top of the building to see panoramic views of the city. It gives you a different angle than the Empire State Building. It just recently opened after being closed for over 18 years.


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Bathing is getting harder and harder for my Mum, but we have recently found non slip bath safety stickers that we have put on the base of the bath.
This has given Mum much more confidence, and they are so easy to fit. She had a bathmat before but it was a nightmare to keep clean and it kept coming off, these stickers stay in place all of the time.
We have started using rubber mats with our newly purchased walk in tub for mom. It may seem like it is a "belt and suspenders" approach as the walk in tub should help just by itself.
Thanks for the info and for the subject.
My brother also changed her bathtub by cutting out part of it and installing a door into the tub. We also installed a flexible shower head (which mom still has a hard time using but she has admitted that it was a good idea too).
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At last scientists finally understand what makes antidepressants work
Alasdair Wilkins
Doctors have prescribed antidepressants for decades without fully understanding why they helped people. Yes, they increase serotonin levels in the brain, but a new study gives a clear picture of what else these drugs do to us.
Prozac and other major antidepressant drugs have helped people deal with clinical depression for decades, but the underlying mechanisms that allow the drugs to influence the activity of the brain's neurons weren't well understood. The end result was clear - the neurotransmitter serotonin tends to be deficient in depressive individuals, and antidepressants are able to boost serotonin levels, which helps relieve many of the anxiety and mood issues people with depression experience.
Most antidepressants don't show an immediate effect - instead, they take about three weeks to kick in. For the longest time, scientists couldn't actually explain this delay. They knew the antidepressants had to somehow "adapt" themselves to the neural pathways, but what that actually meant was anyone's guess. Now a team of French researchers have figured it out: antidepressants need three weeks to shut down a particular chemical regulator of microRNA.
This particular microRNA, designated miR-16, is in charge of making the serotonin transporter, and is generally found in the serotonergic neurons that produce serotonin. However, miR-16 is also found in neurons responsible for making the neurotransmitter noradrenaline. Here, miR-16 has precisely the opposite purpose - it completely blocks the production of serotonin in these neurons.
When drugs like Prozac go to work, they cause the serotonergic neurons to release signals. These signals cause the miR-16 to die off, which frees up the noradrenaline neurons to start making the serotonin transporter as well. Thus, Prozac both directly boosts the production of serotonin in the serotonergic neurons and indirectly causes the noradrenaline neurons to start making it as well.
It takes a little time for the miR-16 to be shut down enough for serotonin production to begin in earnest. That explains the three week delay between when a patient starts taking Prozac and first feels the effects of the drug. The researchers say the "plastic" properties of the noradrenaline neurons, in which they can alter their basic functions to help make more serotonin, is what's really crucial to Prozac's success.
[Science; image courtesy of Odile Kellermann.]


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On this day of adventure you will visit La Fortuna Waterfall, which has become a must see destination for those visitors who travel Costa Rica's Northern Plains. The fall is a 200 feet water drop immersed in the rainforest near the Arenal Volcano. Those that have brought along swimming suits and a hearty sense of adventure can swim in the chilly water below the fall.
La Fortuna (Arenal Volcano area) is a very intriguing place, it is everything you want it to be, extremely romantic if you decided to travel with your companion, adventurous if you took a trip with friends, unbelievably amazing if you want to explore nature at one of its most extreme expressions and culturally appealing if you are interested in learning about the world, join us at your convenience (open any day of the year with a minimum of 2 participants) and experience part of this amazing piece of land in Costa Rica, La Fortuna Waterfall will leave a very nice memory for the rest of your life and many good pictures of course!


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The Two Bridges Over Winchester Boulevard in Queens
For the last VanderbiltCupRaces.com post of 2008, I have selected amazing images from the Queens Borough President's Collection that show two Long Island Motor Parkway bridges over Winchester Boulevard in Queens. Yes, in November 1932, there were two bridges at this location and the Motor Parkway looked like a four-lane parkway. Alas, it was just a temporary illusion. Here's the story:
As seen on page 71 of our book The Long Island Motor Parkway, the first bridge over Winchester Boulevard was built in 1912 and used railroad-type trestle construction as required by New York City.
In 1930, New York City decided to widen Union Turnpike to make it a major east-west road through Queens. However, at Winchester Boulevard, the Motor Parkway was in the path of the expansion. By an agreement among the city, the owners of the Motor Parkway and nearby Creedmoor State Hospital, New York City agreed to move a section of the Motor Parkway further north of the original location. Click here for a PDF of the New York Times June 22,1930 article describing this road improvement program.
This image shows pre-expansion Union Turnpike looking east on March 3, 1932. The buildings and chimney stacks of Creedmoor State Hospital are straight ahead and the Long Island Motor Parkway is to the left with the two bridges over Winchester Boulevard further east.
In a close-up of the two Long Island Motor Parkway bridges, you can see that the new concrete bridge used the same design as three Queens bridges over 73rd Avenue, Hollis Hills Terrace and Springfield Boulevard (all still proudly standing!).
This is the March 3, 1932 view from the "old" Motor Parkway bridge over Winchester Boulevard.
A closer look shows the ever-present line of concrete posts bordering the parkway. The newly-built section of the Motor Parkway is to the left.
Finally, as noted in the New York Times article , a pedestrian bridge to Creedmoor State Hospital was also built over the Parkway further east of Winchester Boulevard. The sign on the bridge reads: "STAY TO YOUR RIGHT".
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Q: how to retrieve login status while using offline_access I'm facing a little problem because of the offline_access permission I'm requesting for my website.
I'm using the code that is given in the documentation in order to define if someone is logged or not :
 if ($user) {
    try {
       // Proceed knowing you have a logged in user who's authenticated.
       $user_profile = $facebook->api('/me');

        } catch (FacebookApiException $e) {
        $user = null;
      }
 }

But as I have an offline access, it seems that I'm always having a value for $user. So how can i log out someone from my website ?
Is there any way to retrieve a status via the php SDK ?
Thanks for the help,
Stéphane

A: In PHP try using GetLogoutUrl and sending the user there.  You can also call the JS FB.logout() call from client-side.  If you want to remove the app from the user, call HTTP delete to me/permissions.


I made a startling discovery last week in a dank dungeon in Scarborough's abandoned Victorian prison. In a slender folder labelled 'Correspondence' I found a cache of a dozen letters from 1878, the year the prison closed, between Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula, and Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Wyatt, the last governor of the prison.
Put together with a handful of letters in the same folder between the Governor and Richard Stout, the town's Chief of Constabulary, they tell an extraordinary true crime story and overturn all conventional theories about the creation of Stoker's 1897 novel.
They also shine a disturbing light on Anne Bronte, who died of consumption in Scarborough in 1849 and was buried by her sister Charlotte in the town's St Mary's churchyard.
The folder was on a shelf crammed with files in a cell in the basement of the prison. Heather French, my co-director of the Scarborough Book Festival, Books By The Beach, had insisted we got to know the venue in advance of the festival events we're holding there. Heather doesn't do what she calls 'fusty dusty' so she moved along. Me, I like fusty-dusty.
I had always understood Stoker had been inspired to write Dracula by tales he was told in the 1880s and 1890s about the Carpathian mountains by Hungarian writer and traveller, Armin Vambery. However, the letters made it apparent that inspiration had come in 1878 and from real people and events in Scarborough.
I began to wonder about the real causes of Bramwell and Emily Bronte's deaths in Haworth in 1847. I pondered over why Charlotte insisted on taking Anne eighty miles away from her home to Scarborough when Anne was apparently near death; why Charlotte insisted Anne be buried in Scarborough and not back in Haworth where the rest of the family was buried; and I wondered why, after Anne's 'death' she refused to allow republication of Anne's 1847 novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
Loved the story :) You should turn it into a novel. I'd buy it.
That is quite a fascinating account... what will happen with these letters?


As 2018 came to a close, the risk that a late cycle U.S. economy would be short- circuited due to tighter monetary policy and trade uncertainty began to build. For investors, this translated into a concern that 2019 earnings growth would slow more than expected. Market volatility ensued and the S&P 500 dropped -19.8%, narrowly avoiding what would technically be considered a bear market.
While the stock market has bounced back nicely, perhaps some of this caution was warranted - as of 3Q18, S&P 500 had double-digit earnings growth in 8 out of the prior 9 quarters, the best run since the early 2000's and quite uncharacteristic for where we are in the cycle. Furthermore, this robust streak of profit growth was first driven by a bounce-back from the 2014-2016 energy and dollar-related malaise, and then by a reduction in the corporate tax rate that we estimate added around 7 percentage points to earnings growth last year.
While we acknowledge that earnings growth will decelerate in 2019, decent momentum seems to have been maintained into the final quarter of last year. With 56.8% of companies reporting, our current estimate for 4Q18 earnings per share is $38.38. As of last Friday, 71% of companies had beaten earnings estimates, but only 49% of companies were beating sales estimates, as a stronger dollar and softer growth put downward pressure on the top line. Adding to this uncertainty are signs that profit margins are coming under pressure, with S&P 500 margins currently tracking nearly a full percentage point lower than their 3Q18 level. 2019 consensus estimates have declined notably since the end of September, but with net earnings revisions approaching negative territory, the risks for next year remain tilted to the downside (Exhibit 2).
Source: Standard & Poor's, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Revisions are based on the current unreported year. Net earnings revisions are based on the current unreported year and are calculated as: (# of companies with upward earnings revisions - # of companies with downwards earnings revisions) / # of total companies. Data are as of January 31, 2019.
Diving into the details of the current earnings season, the distribution of profit growth has shifted relative to what was seen during the first three quarters of 2018, with new sector leaders beginning to emerge. The energy and financial sectors, two areas which had seen robust earnings growth for the better part of 2018, will be joined by the materials and healthcare sectors as the primary drivers of 4Q18 profits. On the other hand, the information technology, consumer discretionary and communication services sectors look set to see earnings growth slow to a single digit pace after seeing +18% growth in the third quarter. Finally, consumer staples and utilities companies look set to report their first negative growth rates since tax reform was enacted (Exhibit 3).
Source: Compustat, Standard & Poor's, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
*4Q18 earnings are calculated using actual earnings for 56.8% of S&P 500 market cap and earnings estimates for the remaining companies. Percentages may not sum due to rounding. Data are as of January 31, 2019.
For energy companies, despite a peak-to-trough decline in oil prices of -41.8% in 4Q18, the average oil price during the quarter was still 6.8% higher than seen in 4Q17. This, combined with strong demand and still easy comparisons, should lead the sector to deliver another quarter of strong growth. We continue to see strong capital discipline and balance sheet management in the sector, with companies expressing caution about new investments (particularly related to exploration and production) and instead focusing on reducing debt.
Financials, particularly banks, have benefited from improving net interest margins growth and relatively strong lending and deposit activity, but have seen mixed results in investment banking. Furthermore, capital markets desks and asset management businesses suffered due to the market turmoil seen throughout the quarter, thereby dragging on broader financial sector profitability.
Consumer discretionary and consumer staples companies are facing more cost headwinds than any of the other sectors. In addition to rising wages, higher raw material costs, and higher interest rates leading margins to compress, these sectors are also seeing headwinds from increased transportation and freight costs. Furthermore, because these companies participate in relatively competitive markets, they lack pricing power which would otherwise allow them to offset at least some of these costs.
Finally, slower global growth coupled with a stronger U.S. dollar has weighed on the earnings of technology and communication services firms, as each of these sectors generates a significant amount of their revenue from abroad. Additionally, strong results at the end of 2017 has led to particularly challenging year-over-year comparisons.
Double-digit earnings growth should be realized in 4Q, but questions remain about 2019. Our top-down earnings forecast, which is driven by econometric models that try to predict both sales and margins, has been pointing to 2019 earnings growth of around 6- 7% since late last year (Exhibit 4). Bottom-up, consensus estimates have since fallen in line with what our model has been forecasting for some time, making this less of a concern than would otherwise be the case. However, the significant decline in margins during the fourth quarter suggests that perhaps we have underestimated the impact of higher rates, tighter labor markets, and rising raw material costs in the coming year.
With the Fed now signaling a more dovish trajectory for monetary policy this year and gradual progress being made on trade, we see room for moderate economic and earnings growth in 2019. Beneath the surface, however, this slowdown in profitability could have a direct impact on the ability for companies to service a debt load that has grown steadily since the financial crisis. Nonfinancial corporate debt has eclipsed the peak seen just before the financial crisis, now sitting at 46.4% of GDP, and risks stemming from the plethora of BBB-rated securities has become a regular topic of conversation as we meet with clients across the country. While we acknowledge that debt pressures will begin to build as profitability slows, it is important to remember that not all companies are created equal (Exhibit 5).
Source: Compustat, Federal Reserve System, NYMEX, Standard & Poor's, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
Revenue and earnings growth estimates are based on J.P. Morgan Asset Management estimates. Oil and U.S. dollar contribution are based on regression analysis. Data are as of January 31, 2019.
In aggregate, the interest coverage ratio of the S&P 500 - earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) divided by interest costs - does not seem to be signaling that problems are lurking right around the corner. Diving in deeper, however, there are clearly parts of the market that are more exposed to this issue than others. As of 3Q18, 35% of companies in the Russell 2000 index had negative earnings, suggesting that small caps are at greatest risk of not being able to service their debts. Large cap stocks, on the other hand, appear relatively well positioned to continue making timely interest payments.
Source: Standard & Poor's, FTSE Russell, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
Large cap is represented by the S&P 500 index, mid cap is represented by the Russell Midcap index and small cap is represented by the Russell 2000 index. Data are as of January 31, 2019.
Taking a look at interest coverage on a sector basis also yields some interesting results (Exhibit 6). Cash- rich technology firms currently have interest coverage ratios below their long-term average, although this seems to be driven by an increase in the nominal value of debt issued by these companies since the financial crisis, rather than by a decline in profitability. On the other hand, sectors like consumer staples, utilities, and healthcare look to be at risk if earnings growth slows at the same time that interest rates rise. We do not believe that a spike in defaults is imminent, but are reminded that some companies have been more productive with the debt they have issued during the course of this cycle, focusing on reinvestment opportunities rather than simply buying back shares and paying larger dividends. This story will continue to play out as we work our way through 2019.
Source: Standard & Poor's, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Communication services average is not included due to lack of comparability post sector reshuffle. Data are as of January 31, 2019.
A world of margin compression, slowing earnings growth, and rising interest rates is not ideal for the equity market. Furthermore, the bounce back we have seen since December has brought year-to-date returns in line with what many expected would materialize over the course of 2019. The reduction in the S&P 500's forward P/E ratio to below its long-term average has provided the equity market with a bit more wiggle room than was previously the case, and a Federal Reserve that moves slowly, coupled with resolution on trade and moderate economic growth, could lead markets to grind modestly higher from here. However, any further upside will likely be accompanied by volatility that is more like what we saw in 2018, rather than 2017 - in other words, the ride will be bumpy.
As a result, we maintain our preference for cyclicals over defensives and value over growth, with financials, energy, industrials, and materials looking particularly attractive. Furthermore, we are inclined to focus more on large cap names rather than their small cap brethren. This preference for large cap, cyclical value should allow investors to capture the majority of the upside in markets between now and the end of the year, with above-average dividend yields providing insulation for equity portfolios during periods of heightened volatility. At the end of the day, however, investors remain focused on reasons to sell, rather than reasons to buy; until this sentiment turns, markets will remain choppy.


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Having such type of material construction is great to deliver on the overall performance and protection from the elements.
In civilian life it has translated with similar purpose: However, modern day iterations have resulted in a variety of styles — including more formal styles that can be used as hybrid between a blazer and coat during the chilly months of spring and autumn.
Whatever your preference, read on for a brief history of the M field jacket, a selection of our top picks and a how to wear it in a modern way. The original US military design was crafted under the MIL-C standard, with the M field jacket abbreviated to M boasting a straight front design and water-repellent fabric.
Key advancements included snap closures for pockets and a zip, the latter replacing buttons to stop snagging on obstructions whilst crawling , tougher fabrics, a built-in hood that could be rolled up into a pouch on the back and velcro fasteners on the sleeve and collar. Other hallmarks include shoulder epaulettes and a drawstring around the waist. The M field jacket earned its stripes during the Vietnam War where is was widely used by U. It was ideal for the cool weather conditions following monsoonal rains.
It remained in service until late , when it was replaced by a similar iteration as part of the U. The field jacket, despite having its roots firmly embedded in military history, was equally popular with the civilian population.
As to why, the questions remain unanswered. Some believe it stood as an ironic icon of peace whereas others, less romantically, believe it was because of an army surplus after the Vietnam War which ensured prices were reduced. The field jacket was further popularised in common culture by celebrities including Elvis Presley, and Robert De Niro in the film Taxi Driver.
Companies like Alpha Industries still produce its standard-issue-grade M today, but many contemporary fashion brands have reinterpreted it. The M field jacket is best worn casually with a pair of sturdy denim jeans, sneakers and a crew neck T-shirt under a chambray shirt open or buttoned up.
Add a beanie for warmth on brisk mornings, and lose the shirt during the height of summer. A typical field jacket is often cut in a relatively roomy fit, meaning an extra layer such as sweater can be introduced for added ballast.
Certain designers have taken the field jacket out of its original content, smartening the silhouette up by producing versions in slimmer cuts and premium materials. Cotton and cotton-linen tailoring has a slightly rougher texture that best complements the structure of a field jacket. The complete guide to spring tailoring. Will you be forward marching towards a field jacket this season? And how will you be deploying yours?
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Apart from your wardrobe. Off-Duty The field jacket — like most menswear pieces on leave from army ranks — skews more casual than smart. The complete guide to spring tailoring Final Word Will you be forward marching towards a field jacket this season? Or is this outerwear that skews too utilitarian for you? Get all the latest must-read FashionBeans content direct to your inbox weekly: The material on this site can not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Multiply.
The Field Mechanic Jacket by manakamanamobilecenter.tk is a modern take on the vintage field coat, offering a trimmer fit and a more modern look for everyday wear without sacrificing the features that made the original M field jackets so great such as a foldable zip hood, flap pockets, and adjustable cuff tabs. The M field jacket (also abbreviated as M) is a straight front, cold weather, field coat made of water-repellent fabrics. Initially designed for the US military under the MIL-C standard,   it is now also worn as a civilian item of clothing. The field jacket – like most menswear pieces on leave from army ranks – skews more casual than smart. Which means it meshes best with the low-key elements of .


This Project presents an intelligent spectrum mobility management scheme for cognitive radio networks. The spectrum mobility could involve spectrum handoff (i.e., the user switches to a brand new channel) or stay-and-wait (i.e., the user pauses the transmission for a while until the channel quality improves again). An optimal spectrum mobility management scheme needs to think about its long-term impact on the network performance, like throughput and delay, instead of optimizing solely the short-term performance. We use a machine learning theme, called the Transfer Actor-Critic Learning (TACT), for the spectrum mobility management. The proposed theme uses a comprehensive reward operate that considers the channel utilization factor (CUF), packet error rate (PER), packet dropping rate (PDR), and flow throughput. Here, the CUF is set by the spectrum sensing accuracy and channel holding time. The PDR is calculated from the non-preemptive M/G/1 queueing model, and also the flow throughput is estimated from a link-adaptive transmission theme, that utilizes the rateless (Raptor) codes. The proposed scheme achieves a better reward, in terms of the mean opinion score, compared to the myopic and Q-learning based spectrum management schemes.


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     * Add a item_request to the list.
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     */
    public void add(Request request) {
        requestsList.add(request);
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    /**
     * Clears all requests from the collection.
     */
    public void clear() {
        requestsList.clear();
    }

    /**
     * Removes a item_request from the list if it exists.
     * @param request The item_request to remove.
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    public void remove(Request request) {
        requestsList.remove(request);
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    /**
     * Remove a requests by the ID.
     * @param request The request to use the ID from.
     */
    public void removeById(Request request) {
        // Make a list of requests to remove and remove them in a separate loop. This is because we
        // cannot modify a collection while we are iterating over it.
        ArrayList<Request> requestsToRemove = new ArrayList<>();
        for (Request existingRequest : requestsList) {
            if (existingRequest.getId().equals(request.getId())) {
                requestsToRemove.add(existingRequest);
            }
        }
        for (Request requestToRemove : requestsToRemove)
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            if (existingRequest.getId().equals(request.getId())) {
                return Boolean.TRUE;
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Microgale brevicaudata is een zoogdier uit de familie van de tenreks (Tenrecidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd door G. Grandidier in 1899.

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De soort komt voor in Madagaskar.

Tenreks
IUCN-status niet bedreigd
Endemisch dier uit Madagaskar


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How to Find the Windows Defender Version Installed in Windows 10
There are times when it is important to determine what version of Windows Defender is currently installed in Windows 10 so you can diagnose a problem or determine if you have the latest version installed.
Unfortunately, Microsoft does not make it very clear how to find this information. This tutorial aims to clear up that confusion.
To find the version number for the installed Windows Defender in Windows 10, please follow these steps:
From the Start Menu, search for Windows Security and click on the result when it appears as shown below.
Searching for Windows Security
When Windows Security opens, click on the Settings gear at the bottom left of the Window as indicated by the arrow in the image below.
Windows Security Screen
When the Settings screen opens, click on the About link as shown below.
Windows Security Settings Screen
The Windows Security About page will now be open and will show the Antimalware Client Version (Windows Defender version), the Engine version (Scanning Engine), the Antivirus version (Virus definitions), and the Antispyware version (Spyware definitions).
The Windows Security About page showing version info
When done using this page, you can simply close the Window.
For most users, the Antimalware Client version is what you are looking for as it will indicate the overall version for Windows Defender installed in Windows.


Vscheme is the Jewish university student's vehicle for earning the vInspired Award. Vscheme is the only Jewish student volunteering scheme in the country, providing students with meaningful, enjoyable, flexible and faith-sensitive term-time volunteering opportunities on and around campus. Students can record their volunteering via the evolve system and automatically count it towards their 10, 50 or 100 hour vInspired Award.
Vscheme currently operates in Nottingham (serving Jewish students at the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University) and Birmingham (serving Jewish students at the Unviersity of Birmingham, Birmingham City University and Aston University). It is led on campus by two student Reps, supported by the Jewish Volunteering Network, the Union of Jewish Students and the Jewish Societies, and offers both regular and one-off volunteering opportunities around the city. Vscheme also pledges that at least 50% of the opportunities it offers are with non-Jewish or interfaith organisations.
For all the information you need about our range of interesting, fun, innovative and rewarding volunteering awards for young Jewish people of all ages please visit www.jlgb.org/evolve, email evolve@jlgb.org or call 020 8989 5743 today!


The Jojo Burger Tempest is the new album from the UK's finest electronic post-rock band Working For A Nuclear Free City, the follow-up to 2007's Businessmen & Ghosts. And like that expansive debut, The Jojo Burger Tempest takes place across two discs, with 15 tracks on one and the 30-minute title track on the other.
07. "A Black Square With Four Yellow Stars"
10. "The King & June"
- "The Jojo Burger Tempest"


Prof Muhaya Eye and LASIK Centre (PMELC) is a refractive surgery centre that provides refractive surgeries including ReLEx-SMILE (Refractive Lenticule Extraction-Small Incision Lenticule Extraction) and LASIK (Laser Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis). Currently we are among the expanding eye specialist centre in Malaysia.
Since our inception on 2 May 2014, we have successfully treated nearly 8000 patients through comprehensive eye assessments and refractive surgeries; out of these patients almost 50% of them had undergone ReLEx-SMILE or LASIK. Today we are the fastest growing eye specialist centre in Malaysia and the 3rd in South East Asia Region.
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In my latest article for The Motley Fool, I discuss one of my favorite group of companies, the retail apparel makers. Lululemon (LULU), Nike (NKE) and Under Armour (UA) all have very popular brands with loyal consumer bases. Not surprisingly, the three stocks have all been media darlings in recent years.
However, Lululemon has a crucial problem, it is still only a yoga company. Whereas Nike and Under Armour have both greatly diversified their business mix away from their original core audience, Lululemon is stuck selling primarily to women and unable to branch out effectively.
Additionally, Nike, Under Armour and even The Gap (GPS) are starting to market specifically towards yoga consumers and beginning to eat into Lululemon's core market share. When added with a management team that seems incapable of stemming the tide, Lululemon appears headed for a drastic slowdown in growth, which is directly reflected in the company's recently lowered guidance and plunging share price.
Click here to read more about why Lululemon is in trouble and the course I think it has to take to remain on a path towards growth. Enjoy!


This is delicious and easy to make-chicken with garlic, chilli and basil cooked in a coconut milk based sauce. Make it as spicy as you like or keep it mild.
Bring rice and water to a boil in a saucepan Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.
In a bowl, mix the coconut milk, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, fish sauce, and choice of chilli.
In a wok or fypan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion, ginger, and garlic, and cook until lightly browned. Mix in chicken strips, and cook about 3 minutes, until browned. Stir in the coconut milk sauce. Continue cooking until sauce is reduced be about 1/3rd. Mix in mushrooms, green onions, and basil, and cook until heated through. Serve over the cooked rice.