This course is designed for managers, staff and other stakeholders who may be involved in implementation and/or decision making regarding Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM). The course aims to help the student better understand how CDM can help a department or agency (D/A) better manage risk and protect mission critical assets and to more effectively evaluate their cybersecurity posture.
What is the CDM program?
What problem does CDM address?
Why does CDM focus on Automation?
What is the CDM "Desired State" Specification?
What is the Actual State?
What is a Defect Check?
What is an Assessment Object?
What is a Defect instance?
What is an Object Container?
What is a CDM Security Capability?
How Do 800-53 Controls Map to CDM Security Capabilities?
How do I use the CDM Security Capabilities to Improve Security?
How does CDM relate to NISTs 800-53 Catalogue of Controls?
How does CDM relate to NISTs 800-53 Suggested Control Assessment Methods?
How does CDM relate to NISTs guidance on ISCM (800-137)?
How does CDM relate to NIST guidance on Risk Management 800-30 and 800-39?
How does CDM relate to NISTs RMF?
How does CDM operate in a department or agency?
What is the CDM Concept of Operations?
Where does the "Desired State" Specification come from?
What does the actual state concept in CDM mean for our department or agency?
Where does the Actual State Data come from?
How does CDM discover defects?
How does Scoring work with CDM and how am I affected?
How does CDM know who is responsible for fixing defects?
Will the CDM "System(s)" be A&Aed?
How will CDM sensors affect my Network(s)? Performance? Security?
What are CDM shared services?
Why is CDM divided into phases?
How do the security capabilities fit into phases?
What are the Phase 1 capabilities?
What are the Phase 2 capabilities?
What are the Phase 3 capabilities?
What does the CDM D/A Dashboard provide?
How Does the CDM D/A Dashboard Work with Other D/A Dashboards?
How Do I Get the Information My D/A Needs from the CDM D/A Dashboard?
The course begins by defining Hardware Asset Management (HWAM) and why it is critical to the implementation of a robust cybersecurity program. The training highlights the criteria for monitoring and managing hardware assets using CDM. It then transitions into HWAM implementation criteria and discusses the generic CDM concept of operations specific to HWAM. Topics covered include Actual State, Desired State, and Defects.
What is Hardware Asset Management (HWAM)?
What Are the Purpose and Results?
What Types of Attacks Does HWAM Thwart for Our Organization?
What Objects Does HWAM Assess?
How Does the HWAM Concept of Operations (CONOPS) work?
How Does HWAM Relate to Other Phase 1 Capabilities?
What HWAM Roles and Responsibilities Will My Organization Implement?
How Does an Organization Use the HWAM Capability?
What Techniques Are Used to Search for HWAM Devices?
What Types of Data Does the HWAM Actual State Collect?
What Types of Data Are Used to Identify Network Addressable Devices?
How Do Agencies Get Desired State Specification Data for the HWAM Capability?
What Types of Data Does the HWAM Desired State Specification Collect?
Can Agencies Specify How to Group Results?
What Are the HWAM Defect Checks?
Which HWAM Defect Checks Are at the Federal Level?
Which HWAM Defect Checks Are at the Local Level?
The course begins by defining SWAM and why it is critical to the implementation of a robust cyber-security program. It covers new roles and responsibilities which the department or agency (D/A) must implement. It then transitions into SWAM implementation criteria, and discusses the generic CDM concept of operations specific to SWAM Actual State, Desired State, and Defects. It includes high level discussions of software lists (white, gray, black) and how software can be identified and tracked in CDM through the use of Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) and Software Identification (SWID) tags by Software package down to executables.
What is the Software Asset Management (SWAM) Capability?
What Purpose Does SWAM Serve?
What Types of Results Will SWAM Accomplish?
What Types of Attacks Does SWAM Thwart?
What Objects Does SWAM Assess?
How Does the SWAM Concept of Operations (CONOPS) Work?
How Does SWAM Relate to Other Phase 1 Capabilities?
How Does SWAM Block Many Zero Day and APT Attacks?
What Techniques Are Used to Search for SWAM Devices?
How Does CDM Identify Software Products and Executables?
How Does CDM Use Digital Fingerprints?
How Do I Use a Software Whitelist?
How Do I Use a Software Graylist?
How Do I Use a Software Blacklist?
What Does Locational Whitelisting Mean to Me?
What Is a Trust Library and How Does SWAM Use It?
How Is Desired State Specification Determined for Mobile Code in CDM?
How Does SWAM Use Hashes?
How Does SWAM Use Common Platform Enumeration (CPE)?
How Does SWAM Use Software IDs (SWIDs)?
What Are the SWAM Defect Checks?
Which SWAM Defect Checks Are at the Federal Level?
Which SWAM Defect Checks Are at the Local Level?
What Mitigation Options Might My Department or Agency Use with SWAM?
The course begins by outlining the Cyber Security Manager position (CSM) and highlighting the types of attacks CSM can help prevent. It then transitions into CSM methods and criteria, where it reviews Actual State, Desired State, and Defect Checks specific to the capability area. It explains how CSM builds upon the other capabilities and how defect checks differ at the local and federal levels.
What Is the Configuration Settings Management Security Capability?
What Types of Results Will CSM Accomplish?
How Does CSM Thwart Attacks?
What Objects Does the CSM Security Capability Assess?
How Does HWAM and SWAM Support CSM?
What Methods Will CSM Use to Determine Actual State Information?
What Elements Does the Organization Require to Define the Actual State?
How Does CSM Define the Desired State?
What Methods Will CSM Use to Determine Desired State?
What Is a Common Configuration Enumeration (CCE)?
What Is a CSM Defect Check?
Which CSM Defect Checks Are at the Federal Level?
Which CSM Defect Checks Are at the Local Level?
The course aims to help the student better understand how vulnerability management (VULN) identifies the existence of vulnerable software products in the boundary to allow an organization to mitigate and thwart common attacks that exploit those vulnerabilities.
The course begins by defining VULN, how it applies to the target environment, and how a fully implemented VULN capability impacts a Department or Agency. It then transitions into VULN criteria and methods, where it reviews Actual State, Desired State, and Defect Checks specific to the capability area. It explains how VULN builds upon the other capabilities areas, the types of defects, and how those defect checks differ at the local and federal levels.
What Is the Vulnerability Management (VULN) Capability?
What Is a CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures)?
What Is a CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration)?
What Types of Results Will VULN Accomplish?
How Can VULN Thwart Attacks?
What Types of VULN Objects Are Assessed?
How Does the VULN Capability Work?
How Does VULN Relate to SWAM?
How Will My Organization Use the VULN Capability?
What Methods Will VULN Use to Determine Actual State?
What Is the CDM Actual State?
How Does VULN Define the Desired State?
What Methods Will VULN Use to Determine Desired State?
What Is the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)?
What Are the VULN Defect Checks?
Which VULN Defect Checks Are at the Federal Level?
Which VULN Defect Checks Are at the Local Level?
This course presents the concept of managing cyber risk from a technical perspective. An overview of cyber risk management opens the class, followed by foundational material on conducting a risk assessment of considerations such as threats, vulnerabilities, impacts, and likelihood. Various technical methods for conducting a risk assessment are presented, to include vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, with a focus on continuous monitoring of security controls and how to assess those security controls using the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53 and 800-53a as a guide.
Cyber Risk Management for Managers covers key concepts, issues, and considerations for managing risk from a manager's perspective. Discussions include identifying critical assets and operations, a primer on cyber threats and how to determine threats to your business function, mitigation strategies, and response and recovery.
The purpose of this course is to educate the learner about cyber supply chain risk management, also known as C-SCRM, and the role it plays within our society today. This course will teach learners how to securely provision, analyze, oversee and govern, protect and defend a supply chain.
This course introduces students to basic database security concepts and methodology. The course demonstrates how tools such as AppDetectivePRO and DbProtect can be used to scan databases in order to uncover configuration mistakes, identification and access control issues, missing patches or any toxic combination of settings that could lead to escalation-of-privilege or denial-of-service attacks, data leakage or unauthorized modification of data.
This course introduces students to dynamic testing tools for web applications and demonstrates how they can be used to identify, evaluate, and mitigate a web application's potential security vulnerabilities. The focus is on using HPE WebInspect in order to perform and manage dynamic security vulnerability testing and address results from both a developer and cyber security professional perspective.
In this course, you will learn why Election Officials must view themselves as IT systems managers, and be introduced to the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively function as an IT manager. The course includes a review of Election Systems, Election Night Reporting, and Interconnected Election Systems vulnerabilities and liabilities. The course also covers Social Media and Website best practices, vulnerabilities, and liabilities, and will also address Procuring IT, Vendor Selection, Testing and Audits, Security Measures, and Risk Assessments. In addition, the course also includes a review of resources available to the election community from the Department of Homeland Security.
The (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification self-study prep course is a resource for individuals preparing for the CISSP certification exam or expanding their knowledge in the information security field. The course reflects the 2015 published CISSP exam objectives and the eight domains upon which the exam is based. This course also includes domain quizzes, reinforcing video demonstrations, as well as a final practice exam.
The Mobile and Device Security course introduces students to mobile devices, how they operate, and their security implications. This course includes topics such as signaling types, application stores, managing mobile devices, and emerging trends and security and privacy concerns with social media.
This course is designed for executives and managers who wish to learn more about software assurance as it relates to acquisition and development. The purpose of this course is to expose participants to concepts and resources available now for their use to address software security assurance across the acquisition and development life cycles.
What Does Mission Failure Look Like?
This course introduces students to the idea of integrating static code analysis tools into the software development process from both a developer's and a security professional's perspective. The course demonstrates how Fortify is used to identify and remove Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) from applications in which the source code is available.
This course introduces students to the idea of integrating static code analysis tools into the software development process. The focus is on how developers can use tools such as Coverity to identify and remove Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) from applications in which the source code is available, prior to deployment.
This course introduces students to the idea of integrating static code analysis tools into the software development process from both a developer's and a security professional's perspective. The course demonstrates how tools such as Sonatype can be used to evaluate the software supply chain in order to identify and remove components with known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) from applications in which the source code is available.


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Effort to save Phoenix's first Orthodox Jewish synagogue reveals forgotten history
Jessica Boehm
In the heart of downtown Phoenix, hidden by rows of new, high-rise apartment buildings, sits a quaint midcentury building with a slanted roof and 18 square windows carved into the front.
It was Phoenix's first Orthodox synagogue. Now, it's a fenced-off and faded structure that has hosted only one High Holiday service in more than 30 years.
Like so many pieces of Phoenix's history, the Beth Hebrew synagogue has been overshadowed by new arrivals of people and places. What can be described only as a made-for-the-movies history has fallen out of Phoenix's historical narrative.
The stories preserved inside the synagogue for decades were revealed, when the building, faced with potential demolition about 10 years ago, was saved.
These stories tie Phoenix to Holocaust survivors, World War II military heroes, unexpected spiritual leaders and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg.
Today, the building is safe from demolition, but its fate is again tenuous, as the new owner struggles to rescue the synagogue from irrelevance and share its history with Arizona and beyond.
Restoring the synagogue will cost at least $3 million. Operating it as a museum or a civic space would cost more.
Can Phoenix — the same community that forgot the synagogue's story the first time — be convinced that this history is worth saving?
It may depend on a most unusual cast of characters.
Elias Loewy moved his family of five to Arizona in 1948 and became one of the founders of Phoenix's first orthodox congregation.
Nearly 10 years earlier, the family had been forced into an internment camp in France.
The Loewys, helped by Elias' former business partner, were freed after about a week. But they stayed in the nearby village and operated a money laundering scheme that allowed them to free 1,500 other Jews and prisoners.
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"My grandfather during the war had chutzpah — just a lot of moxie," Richard Loewy, Elias' grandson, said.
Elias' sons, Fred and Max Loewy, then joined the French Resistance — an underground band of militants fighting German invaders and Nazi sympathizers.
After one combat mission, Fred was promoted and became one of the youngest officers in the resistance. During their second battle, Max was killed by German gunfire.
When the war ended, the Loewys received papers to move to the United States.
After a year of living in New York, Elias' health was failing and his doctor recommended he move somewhere warm. Loewy sent letters to chambers of commerce in multiple western cities.
Only Phoenix replied.
Elias opened a radio store in Phoenix and later organized the Phoenix Jewish Free Loan Association to provide Jewish families with interest-free loans.
The Loewys attended the conservative Beth El synagogue on Third Avenue and McDowell Road (now a pawnshop). Although now considered part of downtown Phoenix, McDowell Road was then far from where many congregants lived —especially for orthodox worshipers who did not drive on the Sabbath.
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Orthodox Jews adhere strictly to the commandments found in the Torah, as they believe they were written by God. Reform Jews follow the values and ethics found in Scripture but not the commandments. Conservative Jews fall somewhere in the middle — they believe Jewish law is binding but also can be changed or adapted to fit modern culture.
Elias and about 10 others founded Beth Hebrew.
They first met in a house downtown; Elias was the congregation's first president. They later bought land at Portland and Fifth streets for a permanent synagogue.
Elias died before the synagogue's completion in 1955. But an unlikely comrade stepped in to see the project through.
Abraham Lincoln Krohn was given the name of a president and the blood of a rabbi. Fittingly, he became a "giant among men," according to those who've studied his life.
Krohn came from a long family line of rabbis, but he had no intention of continuing that tradition, his niece Diana Krohn said. He went to school to become a social worker.
But during a chance meeting in the 1920s, Stephen Wise — a famous reform rabbi — encouraged Krohn to become a rabbi.
Wise was progressive, especially for his day. He believed fiercely in social issues and civil rights and taught his students through that lens.
Much like Wise, Krohn became a very progressive rabbi and landed a position in Phoenix at the reform synagogue Beth Israel.
After Elias' death, Krohn — who was still fundraising for his own synagogue — began fundraising for Beth Hebrew, too, making it his mission to see the synagogue's completion.
Krohn also donated the ark, chairs, books and — perhaps most remarkably — his family's Torah, brought from Europe, to Beth Hebrew.
Marion Weinzweig, a child survivor of the Holocaust and a Beth Hebrew' congregant in the '70s, said she finds Krohn's contributions even more fascinating than the congregation's ties to Holocaust survivors.
"Here's a reform rabbi that's working hard getting on board to raise money to build an orthodox synagogue. Would the Pope be helping a Protestant guy?" she said.
Diana said her uncle's contributions to Beth Hebrew were part of a larger pattern of public service in his life. He provided counseling and money to people in any religion experiencing hardship. He was a chaplain at the Legislature for eight years and helped found the Phoenix Symphony.
In 1960, after Krohn died, Phoenix named an affordable housing project after him to commemorate his commitment to the community. It's still open.
"My uncle was active in the community, period," Diana said. "It wasn't just for Jewish people."
Max Kaufman was a self-taught architect, an amateur astronomer and held a doctorate in Egyptology — all skills that allowed him to design what may be one of Phoenix's most peculiar buildings.
At completion, Beth Hebrew featured a bright green outside paint job with orange and purple windows.
It sat in stark contrast to the rows of tidy bungalows and craftsman houses that surrounded it in the Garfield and Encanto neighborhoods.
"It's as alien and bizarre an architectural and cultural disconnect in Phoenix as there ever was starting in the 1950s," said Michael Levine, who now owns the building.
Although the congregants surely noticed the building's garish coloring, they had no idea that the building's design corresponded to Judaism's earliest roots.
There are 18 windows on the front of the building and 18 windows on each side. The outside columns are 18 inches wide, the building's corners stand 180 inches tall, there's an 18 inch I-beam supporting the building's roof — the list goes on.
The number 18, called chai in the Jewish tradition, is considered a spiritual number, meaning life. But the number also harks back to the Babylonian's time-telling method, which was rooted in multiples of 18.
The synagogue could have looked like many other places of worship in the United States. But because of "Max's genius" design, the building has its own historical value, Levine said.
"Without the building being beautiful, I would have never saved it," Levine said. "And if I never saved it, this whole chapter would have been lost."
Beth Hebrew's most famous congregant was a young Steven Spielberg.
Spielberg's parents were Orthodox Jews who carted him from Arcadia to attend services downtown. At 13, he was bar mitzvahed at Beth Hebrew.
Alan Bandler, now 83, was only about 10 years older than Spielberg when his grandfather ordered him to teach Spielberg and another boy for their bar mitzvahs — something he had no desire to do. He'd teach the kids "made up" stories from the Bible, like the one about "Daniel and the elephant's den," he said.
"He was a pretty nice guy — kid," Bandler said. "But who liked kids back in those days?"
It was Spielberg's bar mitzvah — not the stories of the Holocaust survivors who founded Beth Hebrew — that caught the attention of local media in 2007 when the synagogue was nearly demolished. The temple was dubbed the "Spielberg Synagogue."
But Spielberg's influence on Beth Hebrew went beyond his bar mitzvah.
In 1993, Spielberg directed Schindler's List, which chronicled the life of Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist and member of the Nazi Party, who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust.
After arriving in the United States, Fred Loewy and his family built new lives and did not discuss what happened to them in Europe during the war.
Some people who knew the stories would ask Fred's son Richard if he knew his dad was a war hero. When Richard would ask his father what this meant, Fred would dismiss the conversation.
"He said, 'I don't like to talk about it. It was terrible. All you need to know is war is horrible," Richard said.
But after watching Schindler's List, Fred decided he needed to start talking because if people "didn't know the stories, it could happen again," Richard said.
In 1996, Fred gave his first recorded interview about his family's Holocaust survival story to the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation, which Spielberg founded and which cataloged more than 50,000 stories of survivors.
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Levine, a well-known local developer and an atheist Jew, purchased the Beth Hebrew building for $850,000 in 2015.
Deborah Sussman, a former reporter for the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, approached Levine in 2007 after she learned that the Beth Hebrew building — then owned by the Phoenix Black Theatre Troupe — was at risk of demolition.
"It looked like s--t," Levine said.
The building hadn't been used in years following a small electrical fire in 2001. It was boarded up and covered in graffiti.
But behind the boards, Levine saw the bones of the building and began to fall for its architecture.
Then Sussman told him about the people responsible for the building's existence — individuals who risked their security and safety to "do the right thing" and help others.
The fight, for Levine, became less about preserving an old building and more about saving a chapter of Jewish history.
Levine dug into that history, winding down "rabbit holes" to find former congregants and documents that proved the almost unbelievable stories of the synagogue's forefathers.
When Bandler, Spielberg's teacher, toured the synagogue for the first time in at least 40 years in March, he asked a question Levine says he hates: "What's it going to be?"
"That's the $64,000 question," Levine said with a laugh. "It's just going to be a space that people can do events and hopefully it will be the Holocaust center for the city of Phoenix."
Bandler's eyes snapped shut and his face crinkled as Levine said "Holocaust."
"You winced," Levine said.
"I don't like that word," Bandler replied.
When Levine talks about what the building could be, he describes a space that would not only educate people about the horrors of the Holocaust, but also celebrate the resilience of the Jews, like the Loewys, who survived.
Levine would like to make the building into a multimedia experience where people could hear from survivors projected into a lifelike three-dimensional video or experience 3-D visual models of synagogues from around the world that have been destroyed.
They're grand, and expensive, ideas. So far, his fundraising attempts have been futile.
"This building is off the charts, in a different stratosphere, a different galaxy than any other building Arizona has — and I haven't been able to get anybody to participate," Levine said.
He told Bandler that, in the worst-case scenario, he'll turn the building into some sort of trendy restaurant — though he thinks it would be a missed opportunity for Phoenix to honor its Jewish history.
"Best-case scenario, it goes back to what it was — Beth Hebrew, a center of study," Levine told Bandler.
A few seconds of silence passed.
"That won't happen," Bandler said.
"L'dor v'dor" is Hebrew for "from generation to generation." It's one of the most common phrases in Jewish custom and refers to the responsibility of Jews to pass on spiritual knowledge and traditions to the next generation.
It's a principle the local Jewish community has struggled to follow, Bandler and Levine agreed during their March visit. It's also one of the biggest reasons Levine believes his Beth Hebrew fundraising efforts have foundered.
"They're not standing on the shoulders of those who came before them. They're not recognizing them," Levine said. "That's one of the pillars of being Jewish —honoring your ancestors and honoring their memory."
Phoenix is the largest city in the country without a Holocaust museum or memorial.
The Arizona Jewish Historical Society operates from another historic synagogue in downtown Phoenix. It has an extensive catalog of documents and photos donated by members of Arizona's Jewish community, but very little is on display.
Larry Bell, executive director of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society, said the Loewys story is "pretty incredible," but it's not the only Holocaust story with ties to Phoenix that is not well-known.
That's why his organization is trying to raise $5 million to construct and operate a Holocaust education center to feature the artwork of Scottsdale artist Robert Sutz, who has created polychromed masks and portraits of Holocaust survivors.
Weinzweig, the early Beth Hebrew member, is involved with the local Holocaust survivors group. She said combining the historical society's efforts with Levine's is a "no-brainer."
"It's ludicrous (to build a new building) when there's this great building," she said.
Levine agrees.
"What better way to honor Phoenix Holocaust survivors than with the most authentic Holocaust building in the United States?" Levine said, adding that no other Holocaust museum or memorial is housed in a building created by survivors.
But a partnership between the two appears unlikely.
Bell would not comment on the possibility other than to say that the two projects are not currently related.
Weinzweig said there's some hostility between the two projects because both sides "want to see their name in lights" and say they were the first to bring a Holocaust museum to Phoenix.
It's a shame, she said, because she knows what will happen if they keep splitting the already slim fundraising pot for similar projects: Neither will materialize.
Beyond the Jewish community, Phoenix is notorious for its lack of historic preservation.
Despite Phoenix's colossal focus on downtown development in recent years, the city has limited resources to assist with historic preservation. Most tax breaks and incentives go to new builds instead, Levine said.
"Unfortunately, I think Phoenix is all (public relations) and hype and we have these authentic stories to tell," he said.
Levine has secured some of Phoenix's dwindling historic preservation bond funds for the project — about $300,000. It will help restore some of the stained-glass windows. It's a start, but nowhere near what the building will ultimately require, he said.
Beth Hebrew was founded and ultimately saved because of a few people who risked their lives, livelihoods and clout to "do the right thing" for their communities.
Richard, Elias' 60-year-old grandson, hopes his community will see the importance of ensuring the synagogue's story stays in Phoenix.
"I think there's something, I don't know, holy about it," Loewy said. "There were so many people of so much history that went through there that it would be just a shame to see it disappear."
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It may not work for big organizations but security through obscurity is a useful tool for the individual on the internet.
Understanding the email process will help you improve your internet experience as well as online security.
Having just one email account has serious security implications – if you have access to free accounts use them.


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Giuseppe Verdi, Rigoletto
I, 2: "Quel vecchio maledivami!" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile)
I, 2: "Pari siamo!" (Rigoletto)
I, 2: "Figlia! Mio padre!" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Giovanna)
I, 2: "Ah, veglia, o donna" (Rigoletto, Gilda)
II: "Povero Rigoletto!" (Marullo, Rigoletto, Coro, Borsa, Ceprano, Paggio)
II: "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" (Rigoletto)
II: "Mio padre!... Dio! mia Gilda!" (Gilda, Rigoletto, Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Coro)
II: "Poiché fosti invano da me maledetto... Si, vendetta, tremenda vendetta" (Monterone, Rigoletto, Gilda)
Giacomo Puccini, Gianni Schicchi
"E lui... Quale aspetto sgomento e desolato!" (Rinuccio, Schicchi, Lauretta, Gherardo, Zita)
"Brava la vecchia! Brava!" (Schicchi, Lauretta, Rinuccio, Zita, La Ciesca, Nella, Gherardo, Simone, Marco, Betto)
"O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)
"Datemi il testamento!" (Schicchi, Lauretta, Rinuccio, Zita, La Ciesca, Nella, Gherardo, Marco, Simone, Betto)
"Per la casa, la mula, i mulini" (Simone, Schicchi, Zita, Betto, Nella, La Ciesca, Gherardo, Marco)
"Prima un avvertimento!" (Schicchi)
"Addio, Firenze" (Schicchi, Zita, La Ciesca, Nella, Gherardo, Marco, Simone, Betto)
"Lauretta mia" (Rinuccio, Lauretta, Schicchi)
Giacomo Puccini, Tosca
I: "Un tal baccano in chiesa!" (Scarpia, Sagrestano, Spoletta)
I: "Tosca? Che non mi veda... Mario! Maria!" (Scarpia, Tosca, Sagrestano)
I: "Ed io venivo a lui tutta dogliosa" (Tosca, Scarpia)
I: "Tre sbirri, una carrozza" (Scarpia, Spoletta, Coro)
II: "Tosca è un buon falco!" (Scarpia, Sciarrone)
II: «Salvatelo!... Io? Voi!" (Tosca, Scarpia)
II: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)
II: "Vedi, le man giunte io stendo a te!" (Tosca, Scarpia, Spoletta)
II: "E qual via scegliete?" (Scarpia, Tosca)
opera Tito Gobbi sings Verdi and Puccini Extracts from Rigoletto, Gianni Schicchi and Tosca – 1965
Extracts from Rigoletto, Gianni Schicchi and Tosca – 1965
Tito Gobbi sings Verdi and Puccini Extracts from Rigoletto, Gianni Schicchi and Tosca – 1965
Extracts from Rigoletto, Gianni Schicchi and Tosca, all three filmed by the BBC at the height of Tito Gobbi's operatic career, at a time when he was in demand internationally and in particular at Covent Garden.
This programme was released to coincide with the 100th anniversary of his birth in October 2013. Many viewers will be familiar with the programmes as they were originally broadcast in 1966 as part of the Great Characters in Opera TV series produced by Patricia Foy for the BBC, comprising 7 hour-long programmes. Gobbi's portrayal of the three roles featured on this programme leaves the viewer in no doubt as to why he was so popular on screen (he had appeared in approximately 25 films by the time of his death in 1984).
Gobbi performed the role of Rigoletto on stage more than 400 times during his career – he showed a deep understanding of the role and of all parts he sang, immersing himself totally in the characters and the history and traditions of the period, going so far as to sketch postures and movements as he imagined the soul of each individual.
'I wanted to understand what the character was feeling, how he laughed and how he wept, his feelings as a jester, and also as a man and a father. I thought a great deal about every single action and phrase because I needed to know him completely to "become" him. Each time I sang this role I lived and suffered his tremendous tragedy.' (Tito Gobbi on his role as Rigoletto)
Gobbi spent 30 years refining his interpretation and understanding of Gianni Schicchi. He first performed in this opera as Betto di Signa in 1939 and went on to sing the title role, working tirelessly and with typical dedication to improve his understanding of the character over the years. He eventually directed the opera in Munich in 1982.
Gobbi famously sang the role of Scarpia in the 1964 production of Tosca directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Callas sang the title role, with Act II shown on British television to great acclaim (the archive is also available on medici.tv). Gobbi was closely associated with the role of Scarpia, not least because he performed the opera some 900 times, singing Scarpia for the first time in 1939.
This programme provides an exceptional account of a remarkable singer and actor's portrayal of three Major operatic roles that featured highly throughout his distinguished career.
Tito Gobbi | Baritone
Rigoletto:
Patricia Foy
Recording date: 1965
Production: BBC, under licence to International Classical Artists Ltd
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Verdi's Otello
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EXCLUSIVE: It was just a few years ago, in March 2011, when a pair of U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers – during a harsh winter storm – took off from their base in South Dakota to fly across the world to launch the air campaign in Libya, only 16 hours after given the order.
"It's not only the personnel that are tired, it's the aircraft that are tired as well," Master Sgt. Bruce Pfrommer, who has over two decades of experience in the Air Force working on B-1 bombers, told Fox News.
Fox News visited two U.S. Air Force bases – including South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Force Base located 35 miles from Mount Rushmore, where Pfrommer is stationed – to see the resource problems first-hand, following an investigation into the state of U.S. Marine Corps aviation last month.
"The [B-1] I worked on 20 years ago had 1,000 flight hours on it. Now we're looking at some of the airplanes out here that are pushing over 10,000 flight hours," he said.
"In 10 years, we cut our flying program in half," said Capt. Elizabeth Jarding, a B-1 pilot at Ellsworth who returned home in January following a six-month deployment to the Middle East for the anti-ISIS campaign.
A spare aircraft also was unable to get airborne.
When operating effectively, the B-1 can be one of the most lethal bombers in the U.S. military's arsenal. Designed as a low-level deep strike penetrator to drop nuclear weapons on the Soviet Union in the early 1980s, the B-1 has evolved into a close-air support bomber. Flying for 10-12 hours at a time high above the battlefield, B-1's can carry 50,000 pounds of weapons, mostly satellite-guided bombs.
"It can put a 2,000 pound weapon on a doorknob from 15 miles away in the dark of night, in the worst weather," said Col. Gentry Boswell, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth.
But only half of these supersonic bombers can actually fly right now.
"The jet is breaking more today than it did 20 years ago," Pfrommer said.
The B-1 issues are a symptom of a broader resource decline. Since the end of the Gulf War, the U.S. Air Force has 30 percent fewer airmen, 40 percent fewer aircraft and 60 percent fewer fighter squadrons. In 1991, the force had 134 fighter squadrons; today, only 55. The average U.S. Air Force plane is 27 years old.
After 25 years of non-stop deployments to the Middle East, airmen are tired.
"Our retention rates are pretty low. Airmen are tired and burnt out," said Staff Sgt. Tyler Miller, with the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron based at Ellsworth.
Across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration that began three years ago forced the Air Force to fire people, meaning those who stayed had to work extra shifts. And instead of flying, pilots are having to do more administrative jobs once taken care of by civilians, who were let go.
"Honestly, from the perspective of an air crew member, the squadron is wiped out," said Jarding.
Then there is the shortage of parts, which is pushing the Air Force to get creative in order to keep these planes airborne. They have had to cannibalize out-of-service planes from what is known as "The Boneyard," a graveyard in the Arizona desert for jets that are no longer flying.
They strip old planes of parts, but now there aren't many left -- posing an obvious problem.
Like their counterparts in the Marine Corps, they even cannibalize museum aircraft to find the parts they need to get planes back into combat.
Capt. Travis Lytton, who works to keep his squadron of B-1's airborne, showed Fox News a museum aircraft where his maintainers stripped a part in order to make sure one of his B-1s could steer properly on the ground.
"We also pulled it off of six other museum jets throughout the U.S.," Lytton said.
On the heels of the Fox News reports on budget cuts impacting Marine Corps aviation, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook was asked last week if Defense Secretary Ash Carter thought the problems were more widespread.
But the airmen's concerns suggest the problem is broader than the Pentagon would like to admit.
Similar issues can be witnessed for the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force base in South Carolina, home to three squadrons of F-16 fighter jets.
Out of 79 F-16's based at Shaw, only 42 percent can actually deploy right now, according to the commander of the wing, Col. Stephen F. Jost.
That's because they, too, are missing parts. One F-16 squadron that recently returned last month from a deployment to the Middle East had a host of maintenance issues.
"Our first aircraft downrange this deployment, we were short 41 parts," Chief Master Sgt. Jamie Jordan said. To get the parts, the airmen had to take parts from another jet that deployed, leaving one less F-16 to fight ISIS. At one point, Jordan said they were taking parts from three separate aircraft.


My doc has been saying that he is going to initiate an MEB on me for almost a year because I have been on multiple profiles for back issues. I am totally fine with being boarded, the problem is that due to him dragging his feet, I am still not code 37 and the end of my enlistment is in august 2018. I went before the DAWG last month and I am being told that I am definitely going to be boarded. At this point, the board will almost certainly go past my date of separation, which is a problem because I am already applying to colleges and I have zero interest in staying in past my DOS.
I am considering denying medical hold when the time comes(assuming that it comes to that), but I don't know how that works. Does the Med board continue after I separate or would I be essentially giving up the med board and disability compensation? Does anyone have any experience with this? Also, I am enlisted active duty.
I am also looking for any information about expedited PEBLOs(i read that DPAMM can do this).
Any information or advice is greatly appreciated.
Expedited processing is for the very seriously injured/ill. I'm not sure you can decline a medical hold. Nor would I suggest you do so. If you have a unfitting condition rated at >= 30% you would be walking a way from lifetime insurance.
Thank you for your response sir. I am reading AFI 41-210 4.53.1.6.3. Enlisted SMs may refuse Medical Hold beyond their Date of Separation (DOS) or Expiration of Term of Service (ETS), and must agree, in writing, to a Medical Hold. For officers, Medical Hold does not require consent, but DPAMM may request consent in writing. The PEBLO must contact DPAMM immediately when notified that a SM may decline Medical Hold.
I might be interpreting this wrong, but it seems like refusing medical hold is possible. But if refusing it means also refusing the med board then it is definitely a bad idea. It just seems like if the med board has already been started, they would be able to finish it up after I separate, but that might be wishful thinking.
Yes, you can deny the MEB, it will have to be done in writing and you will be counseled about the potential loss of entitlements. The process takes about a month to administratively happen.
There are circumstances while you are in the MEB process, in which you are able to attend school while still on active duty, I was able to do this (Army though).
You may want to talk to the Ombudsman or AFW2 (800)-581-9437 and ask them if they can support you.
Thank you for your reply. When you say "potential loss of entitlements", will I be giving up only DOD benefits and still be able to apply for disability through the VA?
Thanks for the clarification. It is odd that officers can not reject medical hold but enlisted can.


Series: Somerset was victorious in game 1 of the series last night, 12-1. Game 2 is tonight, first pitch at 6:35 P.M. The second of three Baseball in Education Days at New Britain Stadium will be during game 3 of the series on Wednesday morning, beginning at 10:35 A.M. The series will conclude on Thursday evening with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 P.M.
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The Bees: Last night, the New Britain pitching staff had a rough outing, allowing both more than 10 runs and more than 10 hits for the first time since the final game of the season last year, on September 18th, 2016 against Somerset. Jason Jarvis will be getting his first start of the season tonight for the Bees. On the season he has pitched 5 1/3 innings out of the bullpen with an ERA of 3.38, striking out 2 batters.
The Opposition: The Somerset offense was in search of a breakout game after being swept by York in their previous series, and they found it in last night's game against the Bees. Darren Ford had 3 hits in the game, and Carlos Guzman, Olmo Rosario, and Jerry Sands each had multi-RBI performances, including a 3 run home run by Guzman in the 9th inning.
Key to the Game – Rude welcoming: Logan Darnell, Somerset's starting pitcher tonight, started out the season strong, not allowing any runs in 5 innings in his first game against Lancaster, but his last time out against Long Island, he gave up 8 earned runs in 5 innings off of 10 hits. Darnell is also a former New Britain Rock Cat, having spent time there from 2011 through 2013. Look for the Bees to take advantage of his previous shaky outing, getting Darnell and the Patriots into some early trouble with a rude welcoming.
Bees Buzz: Michael Crouse has hit a home run in back to back games…Jovan Rosa extended his consecutive games played for the Bees streak to 150…The Bees have hit 10 home runs this season and only allowed 5 by their opponents…Craig Maddox's on base streak has been snapped at 9 games…pitcher Mike Lee made his 2017 Bees debut last night.


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Mrs Thomson organised a special whole school assembly today. The theme of the assembly was handwriting and reading.
She shared our new Bronze, Silver and Gold handwriting awards that will be given to children as they reach certain milestones in their handwriting. She also shared a very special box that will be opened by Mrs Evans when she awards children with their Pen Licences.
Mrs Thomson talked about the many entries we had for our Summer Holiday Reading Challenge. Well done to all the winners and everybody who took part.


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Herb własny – w heraldyce polskiej określenie herbu przysługującego tylko jedne rodzinie.

Ponieważ w Polsce istniały rody herbowe dlatego herby pojedynczych rodzin przyjęto nazywać herbem własnym. Określenie takie - ale nie nazwa! jest właściwa jako określenie kolokwialne. W literaturze genealogicznej, herbarzach (Boniecki, Uruski i innych) używane jako swoisty dodatek zaznaczający, że dana rodzina nie jest członkiem rodu herbowego.

Herbami własnymi posługiwały się rodziny wywodząca się z bojarstwa ruskiego, litewskiego, szlachty niemieckiej (zwłaszcza Śląsk, Prusy i Inflanty) oraz Tatarów. W 1413 r. podczas zawarcia unii w Horodle dokonano adopcji herbowej 47 rodów litewskich do polskich rodów heraldycznych. Większość szlachty Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego posługiwała się jednak herbami własnymi (np. Waga Pociejów, Korybut Wiśniowieckich), z czasem herby te w literaturze uzyskały swoje własne nazwy, na ogół związane z ich kształtem, dodawanie nazwiska jako nazwy herbu jest błędem.  Również błędnie na zasadzie podobieństwa graficznego utożsamiano herb obcego pochodzenia z herbem polskim, traktując go ewentualnie jako odmianę herbu polskiego.

Rodziny pochodzenia obcego, indygenowane w Polsce, niekiedy również rodziny nobilitowane, mieszczanie posiadający własne znaki herbowe (herby mieszczańskie) to także herby własne, gdyż w przeciwieństwie do herbów szlacheckich nie posiadały swoich nazw i były używane przez jedną rodzinę.

Herbami własnymi są herby powstałe wraz z nadaniem tytułu arystokratycznego. Jako określenie błędne, jest określanie tych herbów jako hrabiowskiej odmianie herbu X lub własnej odmianie herbu X.

Literatura:

 Sławomir Górzyński, Nobilitacje w Galicji w latach 1772–1918, Wydawnictwo DiG, 1997, ISBN 83-85490-88-4.
 Sławomir Górzyński, Arystokracja polska w Galicji. Studium heraldyczno-genealogiczne, Wydawnictwo DiG, 2009, ISBN 978-83-7181-597-3.
 Unia lubelska 1569. Pieczęcie herby, Wydawnictwo DiG, 2019, ISBN 978-83-286-0063-8. Sławomir Górzyński; Aneksy: Hubert Wajs, Rafał Jankowski, Jolanta Król-Próba

Przykład herbu własnego
 Radziwiłł – Radziwiłłów

Linki zewnętrzne
 Herby własne na

Heraldyka polska

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As a newly formed organization, our primary goal for 2017 is to establish Circle Up as a resources for the special needs community. Our vision is to build awareness & support for sustainable special needs programming nationwide.
We will make it easier for organizations that directly serve people with special needs to function by providing funding for high-quality programs to those groups. Circle Up will fund everything from activities to basic essentials like, food and supplies.
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Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine cream and ginger in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat; let stand 20 minutes. Strain cream into small bowl, pressing on ginger solids in sieve. Seperate eggs. Whisk yolks and 1 cup sugar in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in warm cream. Divide custard among eight 3/4-cup ramekins or custard cups. Place ramekins in large roasting pan. Pour enough warm water into pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins. Bake custards just until set in center when pan is gently shaken, about 45 minutes. Remove custards from water bath; chill uncovered until cold, at least 3 hours. Cover and chill overnight. Sprinkle each custard with 1/2 teaspoon of remaining sugar. If you have a butane kitchen torch, use per manufacturer's instructions. Use a flame-retardant glove or oven mitt to hold the ramekin (or else set on a fire/heat proof surface). Caramelize sugar working tip of the flame from the outside in towards the middle keeping the torch in constant circular motion. Sugar should be golden brown. If burnt, let the sugar layer cool a few minutes than peel it away with a paring knife and begin again. May take a bit of practice, but WARNING: Torch is addictive! Torchless? No matter. Preheat broiler and place custards on baking sheet. Broil until sugar melts and caramelizes, turning sheet for even browning. Serve immediately, or refrigerate custards until topping is cold and brittle, about 1 hour and up to 2 hours. Enjoy!


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Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Put the kettle on. Put the celery, onion, carrots, bay leaves and 1 thyme sprig in a casserole with 1 tablespoon oil and the butter. Soften for 10 minutes. Stir in the flour until it doesn't look dusty anymore. Follow by the tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce and beef stock cubes.
Gradually stir in 600 ml hot water, then tip in the beef and bring to a gentle simmer. Cover and put in the oven for 2 hours 30 minutes. Uncover and cook for 30 minutes – 1 hour more until the meat is really tender and the sauce is thickened.
Chop scrubbed vegetables into 1 inch chunks.
Heat oil in a soup pot. Add Onion, celery, scallions, garlic, parsley, thyme and bay leaves. Cook over high heat for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add salt and water and bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, Strain. Discard vegetables.
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place the cauliflower, garlic and bay leaves in a large bowl, toss with the oil, zest and juice and season generously. Spread evenly onto the baking sheet (use 2 if you need to). Roast for 20 minutes, turning halfway, until al dente and caramelised.
Tips: If you don't fancy garlic, roast the cauliflower with a little chopped red chilli or a sprinkle of smoked paprika or cumin seeds. Another idea is to serve it topped with shaved Parmesan.


"What are we doing here?" asked Big Bear the plush white polar bear with the green hat, green scarf and 2005 tattoo on his right foot.
"Since our blog got removed because the number of visitors kept crashing the server we are taking over this one." Replied Snowflake the smaller plush white polar bear with the green hat and green scarf.
"You don't think L.P. will notice?" Big Bear quizzed.
"So that's why the picture on the top of this post doesn't look like us?" Big Bear asked.
"Yep, totally incognito!" Golly said confidently.
"So how are we going to run this so people don't know it's us and overload the server again?" Big Bear asked again making sure the readers at home know what was going on.
Again for the benefit of the readers Big Bear asked Golly to explain further.
"The one with Angie Harmon in it? Oh yeah she's cute." Snowflake interrupted.
"Do you really think we can pull it off?" Tickles asked, his usual air of arrogance slightly wavering at the thought of the task ahead.
"Of course we can." Golly said matter of factly.
The noise around the bedroom was nearly deafening as the four little boofheads clapped loudly, which is no mean feat with plush hands and paws, and cheered at the prospects of their new career.
"So what's our first task?" Big Bear inquisitively.
"Well we really need a better name but first things first we need cool wheels." Golly stated.
"So who's been surfing Carsales?" Tickles replied with a laugh.
"Eleanore is for sale." Tickles said excitedly referring to the same model car that appeared in the Nicholas Cage remake of Gone in 60 Seconds which he'd found skimming Google on his phone.
"Well that's settled." all four said in unison.
"So we ARE buying Jen a new car?" Tickles said with a smirk.
And I thought they were going to commit murders….
They have only just got their wheels, anything is possible from here on in.


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What Everyone Wants
Managed complete company closure, including disposition of inventory, with financial guarantee and up-front payment
£30m of stock cleared
128 stores across the UK
We were appointed to close the business, managing the trade out of 128 stores over a period of eight weeks. Administrators Ernst & Young had tried unsuccessfully for six weeks to find a buyer for retailer What Everyone Wants, so the decision was taken to close the company. Once contract negotiations were complete, we placed a central team in the WEW head office and field teams in every store. The head office team managed all operating costs to a tight budget and micro-managed sale discount strategies by product department and store with the field teams, who also took care of in-store signage to communicate price cuts. Discounts were supported by local and national press and radio advertising. Effective sell through of inventory by the scheduled closure dates for each store was implemented by field teams. A closure timeline was planned with in-built flexibility to enable the administrators to negotiate on the sale of leases. As well as leaving the stores and head office in 'broom-clean' condition, we undertook the sale of fixtures and equipment, generating additional income for creditors. Providing a guaranteed return and returning all stores to new owners on agreed dates, we successfully completed the project to schedule.


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Published September 26, 2017 12:08pm EDT
'Gun-wielding' road rage woman arrested, police say
By Samuel Chamberlain , | Fox News
A woman identified as Amanda Downs points a folding knife cast to resemble a gun at fellow motorist in La Porte, Texas August 2. (La Porte Police Department)
Police in Texas have arrested a Houston-area woman after identifying her in connection with two separate road rage incidents.
Amanda Downs, 25, of Baytown, was arrested in La Porte Friday and charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
Amanda Downs. (La Porte Police Department)
Investigators say Downs was captured on video Aug. 2 pointing what appeared to be a gun out the window of a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck at a fellow driver.
Officers recognized Downs from a previous road rage incident that had been reported last month. La Porte Police said both incidents took place on approximately the same stretch of State Road 225.
Detectives found Downs' truck in an industrial park, Fox 26 reported. The department said Downs confessed to her role in both incidents and gave up a weapon -- not a gun, but a folding knife cast in the shape of a handgun.
The accuser in the second incident, Ben McNeil, told KHOU that Downs created a dangerous situation.
"The La Porte Police Department wants to remind the motoring public that Road Rage can quickly escalate to the point where a person is seriously injured or killed," the department said in a statement. "If you are a victim of Road Rage, call 911 and immediately begin driving toward the nearest police station or public place."
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What is the RMS value of a triangular wave?
What is the RMS value of a sinusoidal waveform?
What is the form factor of triangular wave?
What is the RMS value of square wave?
How do you calculate RMS amplitude?
How do you convert a square wave to a sine wave using an op-amp?
What is rms value in half wave rectifier and full wave rectifier?
What is the RMS value of square waveform?
RMS value
Sine wave V m √ 2
Sawtooth wave V m √ 3
Square wave Vm
Triangular wave V m √ 3
The rms value of a sinusoidal voltage or current waveform is 70.7 percent or 0.707 of its peak amplitude value.
What is the RMS voltage of a square wave a triangular wave a sine wave?
For the square wave, the sine wave and the triangular wave with the same peak-to-peak voltage value of 20 V, and the same frequency of 30 kHz (as plotted in Figure 5(a)), their RMS values calculated using Equation (7) are 10 V, 10/sqrt(2) V, 10/sqrt(3) V, respectively.
How do you find the RMS value of a waveform?
The RMS value based on the square root of the sum of squares This theorem says that the integral of the square of a function is equal with the integral of the squared components of its spectrum. This means that the total energy of a waveform can be found in the total energy of the waveform's components.
1 Answer. 1.16 is the form factor of a triangular wave.
The square waveform of current has following relation between r.m.s value and average value
MAX. VALUE
SINUSOIDAL WAVE A m A m 2
SQUARE WAVE A m A m
TRIANGULAR WAVE A m A m 3
HALF-WAVE RECTIFIED WAVE A m A m 2
What is RMS value for sinusoidal AC current?
∴ The RMS value of a sinusoidal ac current is equal to its value at an angle of 45°. Notes: RMS (Root mean square) value: RMS value is based on the heating effect of wave-forms.
What is RMS and average value of pure sinusoidal waveform?
Square-shaped waveforms always have crest and form factors equal to 1, since the peak is the same as the RMS and average values. Sinusoidal waveforms have an RMS value of 0.707 (the reciprocal of the square root of 2) and a form factor of 1.11 (0.707/0.636).
The RMS amplitude format is calculated by squaring the peak amplitude (A) of the sine wave, diving it by two, and then taking the square root of that quantity. For a single sine wave, the RMS amplitude can be represented as 0.707*A.
A square wave to sine wave converter can be built using 6 passive components, namely capacitors and three resistors. Using these three capacitors and three resistors, a 3 stage RC network can be built that takes a square wave as an input and sine wave as an output.
Can clipping circuits can turn sinusoidal waves into a triangular waves?
A small sine-wave will also clip the same as a large sine-wave so the amplitude of the sine-wave doesn't matter (as long as it is high enough for the amplifier to clip. Then the square-wave is made asymmetrical then integrated into triangle-waves that all have the same amplitude.
What is the average value of sinusoidal waveform?
The average value of a whole sinusoidal waveform over one complete cycle is zero as the two halves cancel each other out, so the average value is taken over half a cycle. The average value of a sine wave of voltage or current is 0.637 times the peak value, (Vp or Ip.
RMS voltage of a half wave rectifier, VRMS = Vm / 2 and Average Voltage VAVG= Vm/π, Vm is the peak voltage.
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

namespace BootstrapControls.Controls
{
    [ToolboxData("<{0}:TinymceEditor runat=\"server\" Text=\"\" />")]
    [DefaultProperty("Text")]
    [Serializable]
    [ValidationProperty("Text")] //Enables validation on "Text" property
    public class TinymceEditor : TextBox
    {
        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        [Description("Show a required asterik after the label.")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        public bool Required
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("Required", false);
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("Required", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("fa fa-asterisk text-danger")]
        [Description("What is the icon class to use when field is required.")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        public string RequiredIconClass
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("RequiredIconClass", "fa fa-asterisk text-danger");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("RequiredIconClass", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        [Description("The label for this editor.")]
        [Localizable(true)]
        public string Label
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("Label", "");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("Label", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        [Description("The text to display in this editor")]
        [Localizable(true)]
        public override string Text
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("Text", "");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("Text", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("The help text to display. Ex: Please fill in a name.")]
        [Localizable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        public string HelpText
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("HelpText", "");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("HelpText", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("The theme for this editor.")]
        [Localizable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("modern")]
        public string Theme
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("Theme", "modern");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("Theme", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("The skin to use for this editor.")]
        [Localizable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("lightgray")]
        public string Skin
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("Skin", "lightgray");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("Skin", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("The plugins to load in this editor.")]
        [Localizable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        public string Plugins
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("Plugins", "");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("Plugins", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("The html elements that are kept after saving in this editor.")]
        [Localizable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        public string ValidElements
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("ValidElements", "");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("ValidElements", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("The toolbar items to display.")]
        [Localizable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        public string Toolbar
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("Toolbar", "");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("Toolbar", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("The second toolbar items to display.")]
        [Localizable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        public string Toolbar2
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("Toolbar2", "");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("Toolbar2", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("The language to use in this editor.")]
        [Localizable(true)]
        [DefaultValue("en")]
        public string Language
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("Language", "en");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("Language", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("Hides or shows the menu.")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        public bool ShowMenuBar
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("ShowMenuBar", true);
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("ShowMenuBar", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("Paste as plain text (strip HTML).")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        public bool PasteAsPlainText
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("PasteAsPlainText", false);
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("PasteAsPlainText", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Appearance")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("This option allows you to disable the \"Powered by TinyMCE\" branding.")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue(false)]
        public bool DisableBranding
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("DisableBranding", false);
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("DisableBranding", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Uploads")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("Image upload URL.")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        public string ImageUploadUrl
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("ImageUploadUrl", "");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("ImageUploadUrl", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Uploads")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("Disable converting of URLs")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue(false)]
        public bool ConvertUrls
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("ConvertUrls", false);
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("ConvertUrls", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Uploads")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("This option lets you specify a basepath to prepend to URLs returned from the configured ImageUploadUrl page.")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        public string ImageUploadBasePath
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("ImageUploadBasePath", "");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("ImageUploadBasePath", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Uploads")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("File Picker type ('file image media').")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue("image")]
        public string FilePickerTypes
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("FilePickerTypes", "image");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("FilePickerTypes", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Uploads")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("Enable or disable automatic upload of images represented by data URLs or blob URIs.")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue(false)]
        public bool AutomaticUploads
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("AutomaticUploads", false);
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("AutomaticUploads", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Uploads")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("his option enables you to add your own file or image browser to TinyMCE.")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        public string FileBrowserCallback
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("FileBrowserCallback", "");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("FileBrowserCallback", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Templating")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("This option lets you specify a predefined list of templates to be inserted by the user into the editable area. ")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue(default(List<TinymceTemplate>))]
        public List<TinymceTemplate> Templates
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("Templates", new List<TinymceTemplate>());
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("Templates", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Editing")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("This option allows you to force 'br' tag as a new line.")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue(true)]
        public bool ForceBRNewlines
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("ForceBRNewlines", true);
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("ForceBRNewlines", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Editing")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("This option allows you to force 'p' tag as a new line.")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue(false)]
        public bool ForcePNewlines
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("ForcePNewlines", false);
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("ForcePNewlines", value);
            }
        }

        [Category("Configuration")]
        [Browsable(true)]
        [Description("Add a custom configuration script to the init function.")]
        [Localizable(false)]
        [DefaultValue("")]
        public string CustomSetupScript
        {
            get
            {
                return ViewState.GetPropertyValue("CustomSetupScript", "");
            }
            set
            {
                ViewState.SetPropertyValue("CustomSetupScript", value);
            }
        }

        public TinymceEditor()
        {
            this.TextMode = TextBoxMode.MultiLine; //Renders text area
        }

        protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

            //Holds the group class(es)
            string cssGroupClass = "form-group";

            if (!this.IsValid()) //Call the extention method in base to see if this control is valid
            {
                cssGroupClass += " has-error";
            }

            sb.Append("
");
            sb.Append(Environment.NewLine);

            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.Label))
            {
                sb.Append("");
                sb.Append(this.Label);

                if (this.Required && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.RequiredIconClass))
                {
                    sb.Append(" ");
                }

                sb.Append("");
                sb.Append(Environment.NewLine);
            }

            TextWriter txtWriter = new StringWriter();
            HtmlTextWriter htmlWriter = new HtmlTextWriter(txtWriter);
            this.Text = System.Web.HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(this.Text); // Fix to show the decoded text
            base.Render(htmlWriter);
            sb.Append(txtWriter);
            sb.Append(Environment.NewLine);

            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.HelpText))
            {
                sb.Append("
");
                sb.Append(this.HelpText);
                sb.Append("
");
                sb.Append(Environment.NewLine);
            }

            sb.Append("
");
            sb.Append(Environment.NewLine);

            var templateStr = "";
            if (this.Templates.Count > 0)
            {
                foreach (var template in this.Templates)
                {
                    templateStr += template.ToString() + ",";
                }
                templateStr = templateStr.Trim(',');
                templateStr = "[" + templateStr + "]";
            }

            string initScript = @"
                    tinymce.init(
                    {
                        selector: '#" + this.ClientID + @"',
                        encoding: 'xml',
                        entity_encoding : 'raw',
                        convert_urls: " + this.ConvertUrls.ToString().ToLower() + @",
                        force_br_newlines : " + this.ForceBRNewlines.ToString().ToLower() + @",
                        force_p_newlines : " + this.ForcePNewlines.ToString().ToLower() + @",
                        fix_list_elements : true,"
                        + ((!string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.Toolbar)) ? "toolbar1: '" + this.Toolbar + "'," : "")
                        + ((!string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.Toolbar2)) ? "toolbar2: '" + this.Toolbar2 + "'," : "")
                        + ((!string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.CustomSetupScript)) ? "setup: " + this.CustomSetupScript + "," : "") +
                        @"forced_root_block: '',"
                        + ((!string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.ValidElements)) ? "valid_elements : '" + this.ValidElements + "'," : "") +
                        @"menubar: " + this.ShowMenuBar.ToString().ToLower() + @",
                        theme: '" + this.Theme + @"',
                        plugins: '" + this.Plugins + @"',
                        language: '" + this.Language + @"',
                        file_picker_types: '" + this.FilePickerTypes + @"',
                        branding: " + (!this.DisableBranding).ToString().ToLower() + @",
                        automatic_uploads: '" + this.AutomaticUploads.ToString().ToLower() + @"',
                        paste_as_text: " + this.PasteAsPlainText.ToString().ToLower() + @", "
                        + ((!string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.FileBrowserCallback)) ? "file_browser_callback: " + this.FileBrowserCallback + ", " : "")
                        + ((!string.IsNullOrEmpty(this.ImageUploadUrl)) ? "images_upload_url: '" + this.ImageUploadUrl + "', " : "")
                        + ((!string.IsNullOrEmpty(templateStr)) ? "templates: " + templateStr + ", " : "")
                        + ((!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ImageUploadBasePath)) ? "images_upload_base_path: '" + this.ImageUploadBasePath + "', " : "") +
                        @"skin: '" + this.Skin + @"'
                    });";

            sb.Append("");
            sb.Append(Environment.NewLine);

            Literal litEnd = new Literal();
            litEnd.Text = sb.ToString();
            litEnd.RenderControl(writer);
        }
    }
}

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Distracted driving includes any action that takes a driver's attention away from the road. Possible distractions may include putting on makeup, texting on a smartphone, eating a sandwich, reading a map, watching a video, or adjusting the radio. The longer that a driver's attention is taken from the road, the greater the risk that an accident will occur. Hundreds of thousands of people are injured each year around the country as a result of distracted driving accidents. At Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, our Memphis distracted driving accident attorneys are ready to help you seek compensation if you were hurt in a collision caused by someone else. As the largest personal injury firm based in Tennessee, we have more than 30 attorneys and 100 staff members. Our car crash lawyers serve people throughout Tennessee, as well as in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Missouri.
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Sometimes it is challenging to establish that a defendant was distracted while driving. In many cases, defendants know that they did something wrong but are concerned about their insurance premiums or want to save face, which means they will not admit that they were distracted while driving. However, there are ways to investigate and prove that a driver was distracted. For example, an attorney may request phone records to determine if the defendant was on a smartphone at the time of the accident. Cell phones and smartphones are very common sources of distraction. An attorney may also interview witnesses who may have observed the other driver's actions inside their car shortly before the accident.
If you can establish that a defendant's distracted driving was the legal cause of your accident, you likely will be able to recover damages. In many cases, a defendant will turn around and point a finger at the plaintiff. Sometimes both drivers were distracted, and in that case the defense of comparative negligence may affect your compensation award.
Different states follow different rules regarding comparative negligence. In Tennessee, when you have some share of fault, but it is less than 50%, your damages will be reduced by your amount of fault. This is one reason why it is critical to enlist the services of a knowledgeable car accident lawyer who can protect your legal rights against any allegations of comparative negligence.
Compensatory damages in a car accident case may include medical expenses, lost income, household services, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, and mental anguish. These damages must be reasonably quantifiable, and they can be established through documentary evidence as well as testimony from you and other witnesses.
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Locked Up Abroad: What Americans Need to Know
In this May 20, 2010 file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. (AP)
Flight? Check. Hotel? Check. Passport? Check. Review of destination country's legal code? Most of us usually forget that one.
As reverberations from the American hikers' release from Iran and the reversal of Amanda Knox's murder conviction in Italy ripple through the country, America's fascination with these cases is quickly evolving into some asking what lessons we can learn when traveling, studying or living abroad.
An estimated 65 million U.S. citizens travel abroad every year. In 2010, there were more than 3,500 U.S. citizen arrests overseas, according to the Bureau of Consular Affairs, and State Department officers made more than 9,500 prison visits.
"Ignorance of the law, does not make you innocent," said attorney Sarah Bahmani of the Bahmani Group. "Americans should be mindful of the fact that they are no longer in the U.S. They should be conscious of their surroundings, be respectful of laws and keep well versed on the State Department's website and advisories."
While the U.S. government cannot get Americans released from foreign jails, they can insist on immediate access, provide a list of local attorneys, supply information on a country's legal system, offer to contact the individuals family or friends, protest abuse or mistreatment and keep the State Department and other relevant authorities informed.
Before travel overseas, individuals can research facts on every country in the world on Consular Information Sheets (CIS) containing details on entry requirements, crime and security conditions, areas of instability and additional information pertaining to travel in a specific country. These reports are issued by the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs' Overseas Citizens Services, which is responsible for the welfare and safety of U.S. citizens while visiting or living abroad.
The department also issues travel warnings telling Americans to postpone travel to a certain country because of civil unrest, unsafe conditions, terrorist activity or in the event the U.S. has no diplomatic ties with the country and is unable to offer help in a time of crisis.
"The embassy provides U.S. citizens with information so that they can make informed decisions when traveling overseas, and so they can get a broader sense of the atmosphere in a specific country regarding safety and security," said John E. Echard, Jr., spokesperson for the Bureau of Consular Affairs. "It's a one-stop shop on every country in the world."
Echard encourages anyone traveling overseas to participate in the State Department's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP), a free service to U.S. citizens traveling, living or studying in a foreign country. Once travelers enter their trip information, the government can communicate with them in case of emergency. It also allows U.S. citizens to have access to crucial information such as how to contact the nearest consulate or embassy.
"Sometimes there is a communication barrier. This gives us the means to physically go to the location to contact the individual in case of an emergency or to notify them in case of crisis," Echard said.
Bad can turn to worse when an individual faces legal issues in a country that does not have friendly ties with the U.S. That was the case with the American hikers -- Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal --detained in Iran for 781 days and released two weeks ago, and two journalists -- Euna Lee and Laura Lin -- held in North Korea in 2009.
In these instances the government works through a "protecting power," or a third party country that can work on the behalf of the U.S. to help individuals in need when it does not have physical presence in a country, according to Echard.
In Iran, the protecting power is Switzerland. In North Korea it is Sweden. Paralleling the State Department's approach, these proxies give detained individuals information about a country's judicial system, provide travelers with a list of attorneys and assist them in notifying and communicating with family members.
"Anyone who goes near a country like Iran should assume it is a lawless state. America does not have a good enough relationship with Iran to help you when you need help the most," said Laurie Levenson, professor of criminal law at Loyola Law School. "It also means you're more of a target. From the Iranian perspective, they're more suspicious of Americans and more inclined to interpret behavior as illegal."
Individuals can prepare for trips abroad, taking the necessary precautions to educate themselves about possible threats, and the overall do's and don'ts when visiting a country. Yet, should they become entangled with a foreign legal system, there are generic rules of thumb that individuals should follow.
"Call the embassy immediately!" Levenson advised. "I usually tell people not to say anything, because you don't know how it will be used against you. Keep your wits. Take note of whom you have contact with, what's being said and to where you are being moved. Keep yourself in the moment."
https://www.foxnews.com/travel/locked-up-abroad-what-americans-need-to-know


If your or someone close to you has been charged with a juvenile crime, you may be feeling overwhelmed with emotion and confusion as to how to best help the juvenile. Although an adult and juvenile may commit the same offense, the Courts of New Jersey handle acts of delinquency and criminal acts very differently. In New Jersey, offenses committed by juveniles that are deemed "crimes" when committed by an adult, are considered "acts of delinquency" when committed by juveniles.
Prosecuting criminal acts is the goal is to punish offenders, whereas the Court's goal in prosecuting acts of delinquency is to help the juvenile and prevent recidivism. Despite the differences in approach, a conviction of a juvenile crime will result in a criminal record for at least a predetermined number of years. This record may affect the juvenile's future employment and educational opportunities. It is very important to retain the help of an experienced New Jersey juvenile crimes lawyer to fight for the best outcome for the child.
Juvenile offenses arising out of Perth Amboy are typically handled in the Family Court Division of Middlesex County Superior Court. Middlesex County Superior Court is located at 56 Paterson Street in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
At Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC, our attorneys have years of experience representing juveniles across the State of New Jersey. Our juvenile crimes attorneys understand the legal system as it relates to juveniles. Gary Grabas, Casey Woodruff, and Robert Rowbotham, II are all former prosecutors. Jon Bramnick is a New Jersey Super Lawyer with over 30 years of trial experience.
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