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Q: Local Contractibility of CW Complexes Let $X$ be a CW complex and $X^n$ the $n$-skeleton of $X$ for all $n$. Hatcher demonstrates that $X$ is locally contractible by constructing a deformation retract from a certain open neighborhood $N_\epsilon(x)$ of a point $x \in X$ to $x$. The neighborhood is constructed as the union $\bigcup_{n}N_\epsilon^n(x)$, where each $N_\epsilon^n(x)$ is a neighborhood of $x$ in $X^n$, and Hatcher first builds deformation retracts $F_n$ from $N_\epsilon^n(x)$ to $N_\epsilon^{n-1}(x)$. He then stitches these together to a deformation retract of $N_\epsilon(x)$ by performing $F_n$ during the $t$-interval $[1/2^n, 1/2^{n-1}]$ and leaving the points of $N_\epsilon^n(x) - N_\epsilon^{n-1}(x)$ stationary outside of this interval.
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Q: Prime ideal extension of an ideal not containing an element Let $D$ be an integral domain and let $I$ be an ideal in $D$ not containing a non-unit element $x$. Is it true that there is a prime ideal $P$, containing $I$, such that $x \not \in P$? What about a maximal ideal?
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As you can see, the difference in the Whiteface and Vintage RI are negligible.
Different types of caps around the Opamp, possibly 2 carbon comp resistors at the bottom.
I'm a bit noob but that's what I picked up. I'll get the actual numbers when I get around to it.
Tonally I was having a hell of a time trying to figure out which box was on when I was doing a shoot out of the Whiteface and the Vintage RI. All that was in it was the Whiteface was a little bit quieter in terms of noise.
So yeah, thought I'd just point it out.
Hey folks, just to clarify, are those caps Mylar?
Also, are those two red looking resistors at the bottom right carbon resistors?
I recently undertook a RAT project and have a library of images of PCBs. With your permission, Ill add your pix.
Re your findings, its interesting that there is little comparison between Vintage RI and Whiteface RATs. So why reissue the reissue?? My guess is that the Whiteface is Proco's response to the bad rap that the RAT2 has earned itself. THere's been some speculation over the sound and reliability of the unit. I cant voice an opinion on the RAT2 sound as I've never personally played a chinese RAT2 but it would seem a logical response by Proco to release a "vintage" unit, and make the original sound available again. VERY cheeky considering that the whiteface costs MORE THAN double the RAT2 (in the UK).
A LOT of the criticism of the RAT2 seem to be based souly on the OP07 op amp. I dont think there's an issue here. I spent several hours A/B'ing my favourite RAT circuit swapping out the 308 with the a OP07, and noticed very little difference. Perhaps the 308 was a TAD tighter, but the difference was very slight. Not the "night and day" difference that folk claim; nothing to suggest that the 308 is a magic solution which **makes** a RAT.
tonymcbony wrote: Hey folks, just to clarify, are those caps Mylar?
I think the caps (the ones around the Ic) are monolythic. And the resistors may be hunts. Someone correct me if i'm wrong.
Anyone seen the circuit to this one , or know how they are changing the sound ?
People say that the OPO7 is thinner or harsher sounding than a LM308. I think, however, that this perception may be down to the fact that a lot of the Chinese Rats have 0.0027uf instead of a 0.0033uf cap in the tone control. This will make a OPO7 Rat sound brighter at the same tone settings compared to a LM308 Rat.
If you bump the compensation cap of a OPO7 up from 33pf to a 100-150pf to compensate for the fact that the OPO7 has a faster slew rate than a LM308 then they sound pretty much the same to me.
What are the correct values for the parts that form the voltage divider (resistors and filter cap) in the original rat circuit from the 80ies?
+1 - its perception. When I was building up my RAT project, I breadboarded the stock circuit and toy'd with it. I ended up changing some values around the filter to make the range more useful to me. That was the biggest change. I tried cap mods but didnt notice much difference. I swapped diodes and this had the most impact but changed the circuit too much for liking.
Anyhoo, point I wanted to make is that several times I swapped the IC between the 308 and the OP07. No harshness. Not thin. So I agree with you that the other parts of the circuit have overall influence.
Yep, add the pix for sure.
For some reason I love tinkering with Rat pedals and built my own which sounds the best.
Having toyed with the recent Rat 2, and at least 2 versions of the vintage rat ri, the difference is totally in a couple of parts values, not the opamp. The Chinese ones are a lot more scooped and fuzzy, whereas the vintage RI and Whiteface rats are a lot more crunchy and mid forward, more distortion than fuzz. A stock LM308 is usually a good sign that you've got the crunchy circuit, the OP07 usually a sign you've got a newer scooped circuit. The Chinese Rat 2s literally fall apart as you work with them, and you spend half the time fixing annoying problems like leads breaking off. The worst is that they glue the knobs on to the pots so sometimes you remove the pot shaft just trying to get the knob off. Better to go with the You Dirty Rat or Turbo Rat as they're both still USA made and don't have those probs. It's interesting to note that the new USA rats like the YDR and TR are all drilled up to be proco solos; there are 4 pot holes and a long rectangle for a switch.
I havent looked at the schematics, but I assume they are placed in critical positions like in front of the op-amp or in the gain-stage, which might explain why the whiteface is a bit less noisy.
p.s I have a Vintage RI and it has the OP7 instead of the 308 in it. I have never really liked my Rat for some reason, so I might try and play with different op-amps and capacitors to see if it changes that.
Liquitone wrote: p.s I have a Vintage RI and it has the OP7 instead of the 308 in it. I have never really liked my Rat for some reason, so I might try and play with different op-amps and capacitors to see if it changes that.
A Vintage RI without a LM308 - interesting. Can you take some pics of the PCB and enclosure.
As for mods, the link below is to the Keeley RAT thread and my findings implementing some of the mods, as well as incorporating some of my own. Very effective mods IMO; no diode switching involved.
I will post some pics when I have the time before rebuilding it.
Is there a schem available for the Whiteface Reissue?
The WFR circuit is the same as the original RAT - http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main. ... T.png.html.
The thing that has been a puzzle for me,is that I haven´t seen a replica of the very first Rat pedals,that Scott Burnham talked about in the book "STOMPBOX" which surely more people than me must have read.Those Rats had an input buffer with the same N-FET transistor as in the output buffer.I am not entirely sure why it was dropped in favor of true bypass but it does change the sound.As it was one of the first schematics floating around the internet,though it had a couple of errors .My guess is that the circuit was traced from an original pedal by a person who didn´t understand it fully.The errors were later corrected by Jack Orman and can be found on the diystompboxes site.
If I am breaking any copyright law by posting it here,please remove the link and I will never do it again.
Since I have built this version and also the RAT 2 I would of course be interested in hearing someone else´s opinion of the difference in sound.
P.S. Reading how Scott Burnham by mistake put a 47 ohm instead of a 470 ohm resistor in the prototype and think that the sound he got is what makes the RAT special,I think it´s rather funny that the most common mod is to clip it off.
limbe wrote: I am not entirely sure why it was dropped in favor of true bypass but it does change the sound.
I don't think true bypass was the motive for the change since both the hand-made originals and the original mass productions units were true bypass. Dropping the input buffer was likely a cost saving measure for mass production. In addition to dropping the FET, the input impedance of the op-amp was raised to match that of the FET - 1M - essentially eliminating the "need" for the separate buffer.
One of the originals is here: http://ratdistortion.com/history. I have seen pictures of it, insides included, and it does indeed have the input buffer FET - or at least it has two transistors and no LED. I'd post a link but I don't recall where I saw them. It is an interesting unit from a historical perspective, but it isn't the version that made the RAT famous. I've never heard one so I can't comment on the sound. How does the one you built sound compared to your RAT-2?
limbe wrote: The thing that has been a puzzle for me,is that I haven´t seen a replica of the very first Rat pedals,that Scott Burnham talked about in the book "STOMPBOX" which surely more people than me must have read.Those Rats had an input buffer with the same N-FET transistor as in the output buffer.I am not entirely sure why it was dropped in favor of true bypass but it does change the sound.As it was one of the first schematics floating around the internet,though it had a couple of errors .My guess is that the circuit was traced from an original pedal by a person who didn´t understand it fully.The errors were later corrected by Jack Orman and can be found on the diystompboxes site.
Theres still mistakes on that schematic... shouldn't there be 10k not 1k on the source of the FETs or am i missing something?
I think it´s rather funny that the most common mod is to clip it off.
I'd wish there was a way to get that schematic off the internet because of those errors.
lead2203 wrote: Theres still mistakes on that schematic... shouldn't there be 10k not 1k on the source of the FETs or am i missing something?
One would think so, but perhaps that assumption is simply because the revised production RATs used 10K on the output FET - and this we know for certain. Whether or not the circuit would work and sound right with 1K I don't know, but I suppose it could be possible. Note also the the FET itself changed from BF245A to 2N5458 - that could be a factor in the change if it did actually change. So it's difficult to be certain that there are errors - I wish someone with one of the originals would trace it and let us all know so we can put this mystery to rest. I can confirm that the component counts on that schematic match with the photos I've seen.
What I find most peculiar is the supposed sources of the schematic. It's hard to imagine that a schematic from RG Keen and Jack Orman could be wrong. It's also hard to imagine that RG's schematic needed correcting by Jack in the first place. If it were wrong you would think that at least RG would be on record somewhere stating the error. I suspect that if the schematic were truly wrong or had forged authorship, there would be a clear record of RG and/or Jack stating so. If that exists somewhere please point it out to me - I really want to know.


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PUBLISHED: March 30, 2006 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: May 16, 2018 at 10:42 a.m.
A week ago, I saw Red Bluff resident Marla Bathgate down in Corning. She was absolutely glowing! When I asked her about the "glow," she gave me several reasons. The first was that she had just returned from a career conference held March 16 and 17 in Oakland. Marla is a future director with Mary Kay Cosmetics and had brought
home the excitement from the huge gathering with over 3,000 in attendance. There were nine other consultants from the area who traveled to the Bay area for the conference. They stayed at Jack London Inn at Jack London Harbor. It sounds like an interesting place, including the ships in the harbor which were the actual ships from the movie, "Pirates of the Caribbean."
The second reason for Marla's glow was that she was trying her own products. At the conference, she attended two days of classes and workshops discovering what's new in the company and learning about new products. She came home thrilled about Mary Kay's new Day and Night Solution, and started using it. The Day Solution is a creamy sunscreen (spf 25) with a light fragrance. Since the sun is your skin's worst enemy, this is important for everyone who wants to keep their nice skin! The Night Solution exfoliates while you sleep, also firms and reduces fine lines, and provides skin with easily-absorbed vitamins.
Who needs that face lift? Marla sure didn't! She looked great, and was living proof of the company's claims that you'll see results in just three days! Marla is a firm believer in MK products and also loved the new firming lip pencil they debuted. It firms lips, eliminates tiny lip lines, and keeps lipstick in place. Angelina Jolie, move over!
But the products aren't the only thing that keeps Marla committed to the company. The company values of God first, family second, business third, correlates with her own personal values.
"I've seen these values expressed and lived out from the top national directors on down," Marla says.
Marla began her Mary Kay business nearly six years ago while living in Santa Rosa. Soon after, in October 2001, she moved to Corning with her husband, Terry Bathgate, who is a letter carrier with the US Postal service here in Red Bluff, and daughters, Thea,22, a 2005 Miss Tehama County contestant, and Marissa, 18, a senior about to graduate from Corning High School. Other members of Marla's family moved to the Sacramento valley several years after she did. Then in October 2005, the Bathgates bought a home here in Red Bluff to be closer to Terry's work. Marla is enjoying Red Bluff and the new friends she's making, and she's excited about serving the women in this area with classes in her home or theirs, doing facials and complete makeovers on clients or "on-the-go" at work, teaching color and cosmetics to girls of all ages, and offering spa parties complete with hand and foot treatments. She's building a team of consultants who are excited about the job opportunity of helping other women yet providing the freedom and flexibility of schedule to care for their families. Make money while having fun – that's my perfect job description!
But it's not all about the money … Marla says that she would like to visit the rest homes and assisted living homes here in Tehama County and use her talents to make all the elderly ladies feel pretty. Her goal is to help each woman feel special and look her best, no matter what her age is. "My business is about enriching other women's lives," Marla says.
Spring is finally here, officially and weather-wise. Prom's around the corner, or maybe you have a wedding or graduation coming up. If you'd like a new look for spring, some new color, or a class on how to care for your skin or keep it protected in the summer heat, give Marla Bathgate a call at her office 529-3962 or cell 586-0055. She'd love to tell you how to have that glow that others are going to ask about!
Cynthia Culp Allen is an award-winning writer of books and articles for magazines and newspapers. She also is a Realtor serving Tehama County. Cynthia can be reached at 586-0705 or callen@snowcrest.net
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There are never enough sales contest ideas in a sales manager's toolbox. Repeating sales contest ideas gets stale, and stale ideas do not motivate your sales reps. Sales managers make a mistake in waiting for a good idea to come along. The smart managers will have their sales contests planned through the next two years. But, that coming up with fresh ideas is a challenge.
Timing, structure, and communication drive your best sales reps, but the theme or idea is the hook, the grabber that pulls them in and sustains their interest. The best sales contest ideas determine your color, images, and sales contest pitch.
Too many managers throw together sales contests and compensation plans without the thought and planning necessary. Too many launch repetitive routines rather than effective sales contests, and too many discover their sales performance management weaknesses too late.
Effective competitions require strategic thought, lead-time thinking, and a complete understanding of sales compensation plans – if they are to work. You make a good start when you plan to avoid these six big sales performance management mistakes.
In any profitable business, sales contests are part of the strategic planning process requiring the establishment, communication, and analysis of the sales contest's return on investment (ROI).
To assess the ROI – and adjust future sales processes, you must calculate the ROI in a volatile sales climate using proper key performance indicators (KPIs).
Sales contests succeed in many ways. Employee morale improves. Competition increases sales. Customer complaints decline. And, revenue goes up. Any sales manager can follow key performance indicators (KPIs) on a spreadsheet.
Well-conceived sales compensation plan create strong sales contest incentives. If you expect your sales compensation plans to motivate sales performance, it takes planning and communication.
When sales compensation plans are commission-based, it takes even more clarity to produce sales performance results. And, while the language may be important, accuracy in sales reps bonus calculations is essential to success and reduced employee turnover.
Ideally, sales compensation plans wed sales performance and financial rewards. It does so by placing a segment of pay at risk until a sales objective is accomplished. Ideally, it directs the focus of individual and team sales performance to achieving individual, team, and organization goals.
What's the difference between bad sales contest and corporate rat race ? Nothing. It's a matter of a sales management.
Too many contests return too little on investment because they lack purpose, planning, and profitability. Contestants chase the cheese on instinct in confusion and consternation.
Rainmakers don't share the cheese.
Sales managers want to encourage competition. But, if their sales contest only rewards the top finishers, it appeals to those contestants certain of winning. If you want to maximize the performance of the top performers, start sales competition. You don't have to do much more than put the prize at the finish line.
The sales contest timing is more important than the sales contest prize alone. But many sales managers doesn't set proper sales contest timeframe.
So many managers throw prizes – big and small – at their sales reps with little or no results. They seem to think sales contests are "the thing to do." In fact, sales contest success is a direct function of planning and structure, putting a lot of thought into the size of the prize, and enough effort into determining the sales contest timeframe.


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Elle vient tardivement à la GR après avoir pratiqué le patinage artistique et la danse. Repérée par Irina Viner en raison de ses qualités de danseuse classique, elle n'apparaît que tardivement sur la scène internationale, en 1999, profitant du vide dans l'équipe russe laissé par les retraites de Yana Batyrchina, Amina Zaripova  et Natalia Lipkovskaya. Un peu éclipsée les succès de sa jeune coéquipière Alina Kabaeva, elle accumule néanmoins les bons résultats avec des exercices gracieux et exécutés très proprement.

En 2000, elle apparaît avec de nouveaux  exercices plus chorégraphiés et moins classiques mais conserve son très bel exercice au ballon (celui qui marquera sa carrière et qu'elle conserve depuis 1996) sur la musique de Saint-Saens : « le cygne » avec quelques difficultés supplémentaires.

Contre toute attente, elle va remporter un discutable titre olympique après l'énorme erreur d'Alina Kabaeva au cerceau. Elle arrête sa carrière après ce succès pour se consacrer à son mari, patineur artistique.

Ioulia Barsoukova restera dans les mémoires pour son élégance et sa grâce digne des plus grandes danseuses classiques. Son exercice au ballon est la meilleure démonstration de son talent.

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DIGEST: The current PCA text remains unchanged from that of PCUS 1925. PCUS 1879 has only a minor difference of one word. The earlier PCUS drafts are interesting in that they speak as if jurisdiction were assigned to the congregation, rather than the Session of the church.
until they form a regular connection with that to which they have been dismissed.
till they form a regular connection with that to which they have been dismissed.
till they form a regular connexion with that to which they have been dismissed.
The Session may dismiss to one church, or to one of several, or to one of a certain description, within or without this Church, according to the request of the member and the discretion of the Session.
Since dismission is an act of the Session, the Session may refuse dismission for sufficient reasons, of which it must judge, subject to correction by a superior court. Nor can any member demand as a right, dismission to a court without having his residence in the bounds of the court, which must be another court of this Church or of a Church in correspondence with this Church, or, at least, of some evangelical church, and being himself not under censure or under charges.


It's Fitness February at SFK! Health and overall fitness is a big part of our program here. We want all of our students and their families to live healthy active lives. As part of our Health and Fitness organization Arizona Family Fitness Inc, we will be offering free fitness classes to all students, families, and friends for all of February. We will also have weekly blog posts that discuss workouts, nutritional plans, and overall health.
Also, for a limited time, if you or someone you know is looking to get a jumpstart on living a healthy lifestyle, you can sign up on a personal program that includes private fitness lessons, personalized weight loss/fitness goals, weekly dietary guidelines, and more for just $100 for 10 private sessions. This offer is only available through the month of February. Please speak with Ms. Roeske for more information.
Congratulations to Michael Nguyen our January 2017 Student of the Month!
Michael is a beginner student at SFK and works extremely hard in every class he attends. He has a great attitude and is very respectful. Congratulations Michael, keep up the good work!
Congratulations to everyone that was promoted to their next rank at our December Belt Testing! Our next testing is scheduled for March 18th at 10am.
Parents can enjoy a romantic night out or a quiet evening at home while your kids get to have fun in a safe environment. Saturday, February 11th from 5pm to 10pm your kids will get to participate in fun games, watch movies, eat pizza & treats, and more! Cost is only $25/kid or 2 for $40. Students, siblings, and friends all welcome. Sign up at the front desk, space is limited!
Summer Camp 2017 Registration is now open! Our week long summer camps are a blast for students of all ages. During each week of our Summer Training Camps, students will participate in weapons, tumbling, self-defense, board breaking, and so much more! Guest instructors, classes, and more to make this an amazing summer!


Kat: Worth it for the beautiful North Bend countryside. A rewarding stop after our hiking. Quite upfront about being a tourist trap.
Kendra: Yelper's liked it, we tried it–the egg custard was too eggy, but the coconut bun was sweet and satisfying.
Kat: The coconut bun was a meal unto itself, although not really my thing. Egg custard was definitely on the hearty side rather than the sweet side.
Kendra: I initially mourned the passing of Unicorn Crepes (mochi in a crepe? yes!), but at least Fuji Bakery is a worthy replacement. A French-style Japanese bakery with immaculate presentation–everything just looks PERFECT. It tasted good too–everything was great, but the pear tart was flaky, creamy, and delectable.
Kat: Everything was presented impeccably, and the designs were sometimes quite unexpected. I was quite taken with the perfect cylinders of whole wheat bread. They have mainly dough-based offerings, covering savory through sweet. The Twinings Brioche, with quite detectable bergamot flavor, straddled the line between the two. With the cream cheese, although this pastry is lightly-sweet, it almost seems like an appropriate lunch item. Chunks of candied orange peel embedded in the dough of the chocolate brioche elevated it to above-ordinary. And the pear tart was outstanding, definitely A-plus material. I should also mention that the staff behind the counter were quite friendly.
Kendra: Usually cheesecake is too much for me, but these mini-cakes (almost like cupcakes, in a way) were the perfect size and ratio of cheesecake to topping. This lemon-based flavor was pretty refreshing!
Kat: Really, really good, and the individually-formed and garnished presentation was quite appealing.
Kendra: The line was so long, and I was so caught up in wanting to get a marzipan piroshky that when I was informed they were out, I stupidly ordered something that WASN'T a piroshky. Whatever fried-dough pastry I got wasn't bad, it just wasn't worth finishing (!!!). Kat: Not quite as exciting as it appeared from a distance. Messy.
Kat: Dense, spongy cakes with airy frosting. I agree, the vanilla was the most satisfying.
Kendra: This was quite off the beaten path, and doesn't even have much signage to help you out–but the danish we split proved why it's fun to explore.
Kat: The flaky crust of the danish was top notch. A good pick-me-up on the way between the Ballard Farmer's Market and Larsen's Bakery.
Kendra: SMORKAGE. Just say it out loud. SMORKAGE. An amazing name for what amounted to a breakfast sweet roll that was stuffed with almond paste. DELICIOUS. I have to say, this place was by far my favorite sweet-spot on the trip. This is due in part to the fact that 'Swedish' is shorthand for 'stuff/cover everything with almond paste or marzipan. I LOVE MARZIPAN. The 'potato' was amazing–it's basically an eclair that also has apricot jam, which is then wrapped in marzipan, coated in cocoa powder, and decorated to look like a potato. We ate it for breakfast, paired with 'cupcake-flavored coffee' from Caffe Lieto. The mazzarine was almond paste, chocolate, raspberry jam, pastry….need I say more?
Kat: So many baked goods. Cases after cases. And nothing has name cards, which makes for extra adventure. Toss-up between whether I miss this or Fuji Bakery more. The raspberry mazzarine thing was everything I want in a pastry, and extra-satisfying after 6 mile walk around Ballard. Definitely an A+. Smorkage is a big, ring-shaped coffee/breakfast-like thing. Tasty, but more snacky than satisfying. The Potato was a behemoth of a dessert. Quite nice, in that 'will this kill me' way. A heavy-hitter of the pastry league.
Kendra: After three previous attempts to buy a crumpet from here ended in failure, we had a SUCCESS. Was it worth all the trips? Hey, cross an english muffin with a pancake, cover it in maple butter, and try to resist it! YOU CAN'T. It was delicious.
Kat: Quite nice, but not necessarily worth going early for.
Yellow Leaf Cupcakery–CONSUMED: Lavender cupcake, what was the other one…Dulce de Leche?
Kendra: This place reminded me of Lavender Moon back home; creative flavors, light cake base, cream cheese-esque frosting, tiny shop. Pleasant.
Kat: I actually can't remember these cupcakes at all, but I did appreciate the range of flavors available.
In CONCLUSION… Miles walked: Many Calories consumed: countless Seattle: Only partially conquered!
We just got back from Seattle, and boy did we eat a lot! Once we finish digesting we'll put up a proper post. We ate smørkage, drank cupcake coffee, and even met Cakespy!
And a special guest review from an honorary Sugarvamp, Miss Mary!
Raspberry Cloud: At first, I was convinced that this cupcake reminded me of a candy flavor I couldn't quite place – a lemon or lime jolly rancher, maybe? – , but after a few more bites and input from Kendra, I changed my mind – this cupcake is remarkably like sherbet. The raspberry cream cheese frosting is smooth and light and almost melts in your mouth, but has a hint of a kick that really does mimic tangy, refreshing sherbet. Add in the lemon cupcake base and you've got your summer treat. I was surprised that I didn't notice cream cheese overtones as I often do with cream cheese frosting. This cupcake's weak point is the actual cake part. Not bad, per se, but it's a little bland. A solid B.
Strawberry: Katie observed that this cupcake is really more like a muffin, and not in a good way. The texture of the actual cake is pretty coarse, and I wasn't impressed with the frosting, either. Forgettable. I give it a C mainly because I tend not to like strawberry-flavored things, so someone who does might not be so turned off by this one.
In the halcyon days of Kat and my college years, we forged a strong bond with the university's crepe ladies. See, JMU's dining service is one of the things that it's known for (apparently)–and goddammit, I'd rather have good food than a good football team! Fortunately, in addition to the normal buffet-style cafeteria in the middle of campus, JMU boasted dining options covering sushi, Starbucks, paninis, gyros, noodle bowls, and…crepes.
The crepes were huge, and you had the option of slathering them in nutella, caramel, raspberry sauce, whipped cream, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, ice cream…needless to say, all these would cost you extra. Well, they'd cost YOU extra, but since we were TIGHT, our crepes were made with extra 'love' FOR FREE ('love' being all them goodies).
Anyway, blah blah blah, we love crepes, and feeling lazier than usual, we decided to forgo any actual baking and settled on making a milles crepes cake. It's basically a tower constructed of crepes, except replace 'cement' with 'frosting'.
Of course, since it's us, we decided to bust out every spread/topping from the pantry, and then cover the entire deal in a chocolate ganache.
The following are delicious spreads I had in my pantry: marshmallow Fluff, Nutella, dulce de leche, raspberry preserves, cherry preserves, blackberry preserves, Biscoff spread, aaaaand mango butter. YEP.
Then, like most of our other creations, we covered the entire thing in chocolate ganache. YEP.
I'd post a recipe, but all you really need is a bunch of crepes, a bunch of delicious spreads/frostings/whathaveyou, and some chocolate ganache (this time I tried out Martha Stewart's recipe). I recommend microwaving this sucker before eating it, since cold crepe texture is…not so great.
From now on, when life gives me lemons, I'm gonna shove some raspberry preserves in the middle of it if I can get it to taste like this cupcake.
Website says it's "Lemon cake with a raspberry jam center topped with lemon buttercream".


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World's first tobacco ban law passed in New Zealand
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New Zealand has become the first country globally to have introduced a law that would stop the people aged 14 and under from "ever being able to legally buy cigarettes" in first such legislation in the world that would outlaw smoking for the next generation. New Zealand is believed to have become the first nation in the world to "implement the annually rising smoking age, ensuring tobacco cannot be sold to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009".
Associate health minister of New Zealand Ayesha Verrall said, "Thousands of people will live longer, healthier lives and the health system will be $5bn better off from not needing to treat the illnesses caused by smoking, such as numerous types of cancer, heart attacks, strokes, amputations."
This legislation has mandated a maximum number of tobacco retailers to be 600 by the end of next year, which is massive decline from the current 6000 tobacco retailers. "This bill will leave a better legacy of health for our youth." This will come into force in 2023 with New Zealand aiming to reach its aim of becoming a "smoke free" nation by 2025.
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The law will be accompanied by a series of other measures with aim of making smoking less affordable and accessible. This would include dramatic reduction in the legal amount of nicotine that is permitted in tobacco products and limiting their sale only through specialty tobacco stores, rather than supermarkets and small stores.
The first introduction of the law was in July, when Verrall had said, "We want to make sure young people never start smoking so we will make it an offence to sell or supply smoked tobacco products to new cohorts of youth. People aged 14 when the law comes into effect will never be able to legally purchase tobacco."
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has hailed the big moment as she said, "I hope New Zealand feels really proud of what's happening here in Parliament [and] the forward momentum on our smokefree New Zealand goals and the smokefree generation that is hugely innovative, and a real credit to the minister and the smokefree community have been working so hard on such ideas in this building."
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13 states plus D.C. where a teenage girl can't see an R-rated movie about abortion — but can get one by herself
Nate Madden	· February 25, 2019
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There are actually places in the U.S. where teenagers not old enough to see an R-rated pro-life movie by themselves can get abortions without parental involvement.
Pro-lifers have been pushing back against the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) since it gave a surprise R rating to the upcoming film "Unplanned" last week. The movie's story focuses on Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic director who became pro-life after being confronted with the truth while assisting with an ultrasound-guided abortion. The MPAA cited "some disturbing/bloody images" as the reason for the restrictive rating.
The R rating means that children under the age of 17 across America will not be able to see the movie in their local theater by themselves. But according to Planned Parenthood's own website, there are 13 states (and one district) where a teenage girl could get an abortion by herself after being turned away at the box office:
The District of Columbia
New York (where a girl could now also get an abortion right up till birth)
Of course, abortion is a gruesome, violent act. In this video (warning: Disturbing content may be unsuitable for some audiences), a former abortionist describes (with diagrams and illustrations) a second-trimester surgical abortion. A movie that discusses the taking of an innocent child's life in utero (especially through a graphic, ultrasound-guided procedure) isn't exactly something you'd take younger kids to see.
But if a staged abortion is too violent and "disturbing" for a teenager to see by herself, then why in the world would our laws let her get the real thing without talking to their parents first? That's the brave new world of "reproductive freedom" for you.
Author: Nate Madden
Nate Madden is BlazeTV's congressional correspondent. Follow him @NateOnTheHill or send tips to nmadden@blazemedia.com.


For many, résumé building is far more than a professional activity. It is a way of life. Adding bullet points to our running list of accomplishments feels like salvation, a way to assuage those haunting doubts of our self-worth. With each new achievement, we add a layer of protection, more proof that we matter, more distance between us and the terrifying prospect of being a nobody. But for all the successes our strengths can produce, they cannot erase our frailty. And when the pressure of racing to credential ourselves finally outstrips those frailties, we burn out. We crack at our weakest points and the whole building crumbles. It is the very fear of such a moment that drives us toward it at breakneck speed. Who would you be if your résumé were suddenly a blank page? To answer that question on your own is to know panic and self-deceit. But God has an answer for us: Who you are has nothing to do with what you've done. Breathe. Beloved children have no need for résumés.


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Chinese Woman Found Guilty of Trespassing at Mar-a-Lago: "Up to something nefarious"
A Chinese woman faces up to 6 years in prison for trespassing earlier this year on President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club and lying about it to the Secret Service.
A South Florida jury convicted Yujing Zhang who will be sentenced in November.
Earlier this year, Zhang was arrested for trespassing but there is much more to this story that is still puzzling:
A JUDGE EVEN DENIED BAIL FOR ZHANG BECAUSE HE BELIEVED SHE WAS UP TO "SOMETHING NEFARIOUS":
"It does appear to the court that Ms. Zhang was up to something nefarious when she unlawfully attempted to gain access to Mar-a-Lago"
Reuters reports that the Chinese woman charged with bluffing her way into U.S. President Donald Trump's Florida resort last month was denied bail on Monday by a federal judge who said he believed she was "up to something nefarious."
This 33-year-old Chinese woman was caught red-handed with a plethora of devices that were very suspicious and she lied to the feds. She's in big trouble and will remain in detention thanks to the judge who sees through Zhang's attempts at innocence.
OUR PREVIOUS REPORT:
Federal prosecutors charged Chinese national Yujing Zhang with making false statements to federal agents and illegally entering a restricted area. She faces up to five years in prison and a fine topping $250,000 if convicted. She slipped past five Secret Service points to eventually get into President Trump's exclusive Mar-a-Lago last weekend. She isn't the first one to do this (see below) but it's what she was carrying that has federal prosecutors questioning why she was there:
A Chinese woman passed Secret Service areas and the Mar-a-Lago manager to illegally enter President Trump's exclusive club in Florida last Saturday. Federal prosecutors report that last weekend the woman entered the club carrying four cellphones, a thumb drive infected with malware and two Chinese passports.
According to a criminal complaint, the Chinese woman, Yujing Zhang, 32, told a Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint that she wanted to use the pool.
According to Fox News, the manager of the club thought the woman was related to a member of the club, and due to the language barrier, the woman entered the club. She had everyone fooled until she told a receptionist she was at the club for an event that wasn't scheduled. Her story changed, and luckily the employees and Secret Service caught on to her fake story:
She showed the agent two Chinese passports and tried to determine whether she was on a membership list, according to the complaint. Secret Service reportedly said she was not on the list, but a club manager thought she was related to a member of Mar-a-Lago with the same surname. She didn't definitively say whether she was or not, and "due to a potential language barrier issue," Zhang was able to enter Mar-a-Lago, Agent Samuel Ivanovich wrote in court documents.
Once inside, Zhang allegedly rode on a valet golf cart and eventually told a receptionist she was at the club for a United Nations Chinese American Association event to take place later that day… an event which the receptionist knew wasn't scheduled.
Zhang told the Secret Service she was there to attend a "United Nations Friendship Event" between China and the U.S. and said she was visiting Mar-a-Lago early to take photos of the property — seemingly contradicting her earlier statement that she was there to visit the pool. She reportedly showed Ivanovich an invitation in Chinese that he could not read.
THE LAST TIME SOMEONE SLIPPED PAST THE SECRET SERVICE IT WAS TO VANDALIZE MAR-A-LAGO WITH BANANAS:
A woman is being charged with sneaking onto President Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club shortly before his inauguration and smearing bananas on cars.
Palm Beach, Florida, police say in a report released Monday that 48-year-old Kelly Weidman also typed a profanity about Trump on a Mar-a-Lago computer and moved outside some ballroom balloons a few hours before Trump was sworn-in Friday.
She was confronted by security guards, who called police. She allegedly told officers she wanted to be arrested because no one was paying attention to her claim of being cyber attacked. She was charged with misdemeanor trespassing and released.
Because Trump wasn't at the ritzy club, the Secret Service wasn't involved.
No one answered a phone number listed for Weidman on Monday and court records didn't list an attorney.
VIA: WPTV


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This is lovely. Nice job.
Of course. What was Spock thinking? Jim being in the same room with him, must have fogged his mind. Thanks for reading.
What a sweet poem! I like the picture too.
Good manners only get in the way of deep meaningful connections.


When power is centralized and unresponsive, the citizen retreats into himself as a refuge against feelings of powerlessness. He makes himself his own private property, to possess, separately and apart from the community, the polis. To live without a context, to live outside of rather than within the community, is to live in a state of exstasis, to be out of place, to be without a place. To be without a context, to be out of place, without genuine connections to the life of the polis is, as Aristotle put it, either to be a beast or a God.
In Greek, the word stasis refers both to the stability of balanced forces, or equilibrium and the presence of such forces, or factionalism. Ekstasis is the condition of being beyond, without or separate from factionalism or civic strife. It is also the condition of "withdrawal of the soul into a mythic or prophetic trance" which leads to insanity and bewilderment. In medieval times ekstasis became alienatio mentis which is the basis for the English word alienation. Lien is the French word tie. The insane person is known as an aliené, "he who is without ties." Thus insanity and separation from political process have a common origin.
The person who is a polis unto himself feels isolated from the processes that control the outcome of human events. He feels trapped in his body, with little or no means for release, based on freedom and mutuality. He withdraws further into himself and ends up believing that this is where he belongs. Feeling small and powerless, the citizen is like a child dependent on the all powerful government which he idealizes the way a child idealizes its parent.
Recovery from a state of exstasis entails a transformation of political consciousness from that of a child to that of an adult. The liberated adult is able to think critically about political realities and the nature of state power. For the first time he understands and is in a position to live out the true meaning of his adult identity. He no longer sees himself as an island unto himself. He recognizes that he is part of the main.


Lydia Sauer, Karl Andersen, Rebekah H Gensure, Gregory S Hageman, Martin Hammer, Paul S Bernstein; Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Ophthalmoscopy (FLIO) in Non-exudative AMD. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2018;59(9):2625.
Purpose : Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the western world. Fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy (FLIO), a novel retinal imaging modality, may be very helpful to identify AMD at early stages.
Methods : This multi-centered study was conducted in Jena, Germany and Salt Lake City, USA. 134 eyes of 98 patients with AMD (mean age: 73.6 ± 10.3 years) as well as a group of healthy controls were investigated. Using the Heidelberg Engineering FLIO, a 30° retinal field centered at the fovea was investigated. Fluorescence was excited at 473 nm and obtained from a short (SSC, 498-560 nm) and long (LSC, 560-720 nm) spectral channel. The mean fluorescence lifetime (tm) was calculated, obtained from a standardized grid and compared across regions of interest. Optical coherence tomography and fundus photographs were also recorded.
Results : In eyes with non-exudative AMD, FLIO shows a pattern of prolonged tm in the LSC, which is of ring- or doughnut-like shape. This pattern is usually visible if the pseudo-color range within the software is set from 300 to 500 ps and occurs in early stages of the disease. It is not demarcated by other retinal diseases. In the LSC, tm from the ring was 398 ± 95 ps, while foveal tm was 295 ± 99 ps. The difference between those regions (99 ± 60 ps, p<0.001) is larger than in healthy eyes.
Conclusions : FLIO detects a clear and typical pattern of prolonged fluorescence signals, which is likely AMD-associated. These changes are visible in early AMD-stages and not masked by the presence of other coexisting retinal diseases. These findings may be useful for early diagnosis and to distinguish AMD from other retinal diseases.
FAF lifetime and intensity images from the Long Spectral Channel (560 – 720 nm) of two healthy eyes and two eyes with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).


FIVE fire engines were called to a Burghfield blaze in large wood chipping machinery this afternoon (Tues).
Two pumps called at 1pm from Dee Road, Tilehurst and Caversham Road, Reading, to John Mould Recycling Centre, in Berry's Lane, were then joined by two more pumps from Whitley Wood and Wokingham, plus a water carrier from Bracknell.
On arrival firefighters found a wood chipping machine containing 20 tonnes of wood well alight.
Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire using three main jets.
No-one was hurt, with the cause recorded as accidental.
A crew manager at the scene afterwards paid tribute to the health and safety methods utilised by the company, which had he said prevented the fire from spreading to any other machinery, or property at the site.


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Q: How do you ignore whitespace when using git whatchanged -p? I can use
git whatchanged -p

to show a log of all the changes I've made to a repository with diffs inline.
I can use
git diff -b

or
git diff -w

to show a single diff that ignores various amounts of whitespace changes.
How can I pass that option to whatchanged in order to print out a list of changes I've made to my repository with inline diffs which ignores whitespace changes?

A: What about using git log -p -w?  I believe that is the same output as whatchanged -p.


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If you don't like my final football poll … the line forms on the left
Based on Hotline comments and all the emails I've received, a few college football fans — and by "few" I mean "dozens and dozens" — are taking exception to my final ballot, which was submitted to the Associated Press on Monday night.
This comes on the heels of all those fans who were furious with my preseason poll, my weekly in-season polls and my end-of-regular-season poll.
At various points, I have angered Cal fans (I think by voting but possibly by breathing), Boise State fans, Western Athletic Conference fans, West Virginia fans, Rutgers fans, USC fans, UCLA fans, Wisconsin fans (their emails are the nastiest), BYU fans, SEC fans and Notre Dame fans. And I can't think of anyone who wrote, "Boy, you really know your stuff."
As a voter, that tells me one thing: I'm doing my job.
My job isn't to tick fans off. It's to vote ethically, fairly and objectively — and to the AP, that means without favoritism to a specific team, conference of region. The inevitable result of this, as most AP voters will tell you, is angry fans, who believe their team/conference has been slighted.
I mean, if fans in the east think I favor the Pac-10 and Pac-10 fans think I hate their conference — to me, that means I'm right down the middle, and that's exactly where the AP wants its voters to be.
Now, about my final top-25: I've gotten more questions/comments/criticisms/pleas for me to resign regarding my rankings of Boise State and Cal than any other teams. (Apparently, I'm an "anti-Cal bigot," an insult that, curiously, I did not hear back in August when I picked the Bears to win the Pac-10.)
So, let me address Cal, Boise and several other issues:
*** Why I voted Cal one spot behind Tennessee. (In the AP poll, Cal is 11 spots AHEAD of Tennessee.)
I have consistently been voting Tennessee higher than other AP voters. My guess is that's because I don't punish teams for quality losses as much as other voters do, and the Vols have two: to LSU and to Florida, both in the final seconds. (UT's other regular-season loss was at Arkansas.)
In the Dec. 3 poll, I had Tennessee 12th, five spots higher than its AP ranking, and I had Cal No. 20 in that poll, same as its AP ranking.
So after the bowl games I evaluated my No. 12 team, which lost, and my No. 20 team, which won. Based in part on how the Nos. 13-19 teams fared, that meant the Bears and Vols would be in about the same place in my poll: the high teens.
Some of you have argued that Cal should be higher than UT because it finished stronger. I disagree. The Bears lost two of their last three regular-season games, while UT lost two of its last four. Neither team was terrific down the stretch.
Others have argued that Cal should be higher than UT because it has fewer losses, but I'd argue that that's a function of the schedule. Again, UT's losses were to No. 1 Florida, No. 3 LSU and No. 15 Arkansas. Cal lost to Tennessee, No. 4 USC and a team that didn't even make the postseason, Arizona.
How heavily should you weigh a team's bowl performance? Ask 30 voters and you'll probably get 15 different answers. Personally, I don't think one bowl game should offset three months of results, but you can't discount the bowls, either — which is why I moved Cal up and Tennessee down; the eight-spot differential in my pre-bowl poll meant they would end up in about the same place in the post-bowl poll.
Just as I gave West Virginia a one-spot edge over Rutgers because of its head-to-head win, I gave Tennessee a one-spot edge over Cal for its head-to-head victory, which was more like a beat down.
Again, my pre-bowl ranking — which in UT's case differed markedly from the AP ranking — set the parameters for the post-bowl poll.
I hope that clears up the matter.
***Why I voted Boise State No. 6/behind USC. (Both questions have been asked.)
Despite BSU's undefeated season and its tremendous victory over Oklahoma, the Broncos only had two quality wins: at home against Oregon State, and the Fiesta Bowl. USC faced a much tougher schedule and recorded many more quality wins. The difference in losses reflects the difference in schedules.
Granted, on any given day — especially with five weeks to prepare — Boise State could beat anyone, even Florida (maybe). But playing BCS-conference teams on a weekly basis is totally different than playing WAC teams on a weekly basis.
There's no doubt in my mind that the Broncos would have three or four losses if they played in the Pac-10 or SEC. You have to consider the disparity in schedules when evaluating Boise State.
(Something else that influenced me: I watched Boise State beat San Jose State by three points. Granted, the Spartans are a solid team, but I really don't think USC would have needed a field goal to beat SJSU in November, when the Trojans were rolling through Oregon, Cal and Notre Dame.)
As to those who have noted how the teams fared against their one common opponent (Oregon State), I'd remind you that BSU got the Beavers in Boise and USC played them in Corvallis. That's a significant difference. You can't use Oregon State as the basis for comparing BSU and USC.
***Why I voted Notre Dame 18th. (Some have said the Irish should be higher; others have argued for them to be lower.)
An excellent question. The Irish showed three times that they are not an elite team, but where in the second tier do they belong? (I have always found them difficult to evaluate because they don't play in a conference.)
They beat Georgia Tech and Penn State (decent wins) and got pounded by Michigan, USC and LSU. You could make a case that the Domers deserve to be in the 14-15-16 range, but you could also argue (convincingly) that they should be in the 20s. I think they could beat the teams I ranked below them, but they'd lose to the teams above them.
***Why I voted BYU No. 24. (The Cougars are No. 16 in the AP poll.)
Again, strength of schedule. Yes, BYU won its last 10 games. Yes, it pounded Oregon in the Las Vegas Bowl. But the Cougars lack quality wins. They played two BCS-conference teams in the regular season (Arizona and Boston College) and lost to both. Then they spent two months beating up a mediocre Mountain West. That resume hardly warrants a top-16 ranking. (The Cougars were hurt by Oregon's late slide, which took the luster off BYU's bowl win.)
Two last things:
Thanks to everyone who read the Hotline and took the time to comment. The back-and-forth is all part of the fun, and it won't end until we get a playoff, which hopefully will come early next decade (but don't bet on it).
Check back next week, after the draft declaration deadline, for my ridiculously early top-25 for next season.
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Established in 2016, Coolbet's primary goal is to make gaming both fun and transparent, with an obligation to be a present community partner by supporting local teams and athletes.
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Q: Como pegar variavel de um arquivo de outro site por cURL Boa tarde pessoal.
Estou com uma dúvida, tipo sou iniciante e estou usando o cURL para pegar uns dados de um site.
Gostaria de saber se consigo pegar dados de uma pagina por outra pagina porque se eu for acessar normal da erro 404.
Exemplo:
Estou no site x: https://site.com/videos/noads.php?video=ProjetoX
No site x, tem um iframe que liga para esse link só que não consigo acessar pois da 404.
Mas buscando pela source, eu consigo achar o site e olhar o codigo da pagina..
Minha pergunta é sera que eu consigo pegar esse Source link?

Desde já obrigado pessoal.
E desculpa se postei em local errado ou algo do tipo.

A: Assim, tem várias formas de fazer isso, essa é uma delas por cURL, entretanto não seria necessário fazer curl para subtrair o parâmetro:
<?php
class Filter
{
    public static function getExternalUrl($url_method, $info = false)
    {

    $result = explode('?video=', $url_method, 2);
    $video = (isset($result[1])) ? $result[1] : null;
        try {
            $mime_type = null;
            $ch = curl_init();
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url_method);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
            list($mime, $charset) = explode(';', curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_CONTENT_TYPE));
            $result = curl_exec($ch);
           curl_close($ch);
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            $mime = null;
            $charset = null;
            $result = file_get_contents($url_method);
        }
        if ($info) {
            return array('file' => $result, 'mime' => $mime, 'charset' => $charset, 'video' => $video);
        } else {
            return $result;
        }
    }
}
//apenas o retorno sem o vídeo
$data = Filter::getExternalUrl('https://site.com/videos/noads.php?video=ProjetoX');
//resultado completo com vídeo
$data2 = Filter::getExternalUrl('https://site.com/videos/noads.php?video=ProjetoX', true);

print_r([$data, $data2]);


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1. To investigate the effect of having non-ASD sibling/s on autism symptoms severity of the child with ASD.
Sibling relationships may influence a child's development through close interaction, role-playing and sharing of emotions and experiences. Only a few studies have examined outcomes for the sibling with ASD. As with TD children, sibling interactions reportedly have influence on the prosocial development of the child with ASD reflected in better adaptive social skills.
The study included 533 participants (466 males, 67 females) diagnosed with ASD, with age range of 18-60 months and a mean age of 33.2m.±11.2. Evaluation included, medical, developmental and familial histories, including number of siblings, their ages and medical and developmental histories. Autism symptoms severity was assessed using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Scales Social Affect Calibrated Severity Scores (ADOS-SACSS), ADOS Repetitive Restricted Behaviors (RRB CSS) and Autism Diagnosis Interview-Revised (ADI-R) in social, communication and RRB domains. Adaptive skills were measured using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS).
In both autism severity measures, the ADOS SA-CSS and the ADI-R communication scores, the group with sibling/s showed lower scores in comparison to the group without siblings. Having either only older sibling/s or only younger sibling/s was associated with significantly less severe observed social deficits and reported communication deficits. However, in families with both older sibling/s and younger sibling/s, the effect of having sibling/s on autism severity disappeared.
Using a regression model analysis revealed that older child's age, higher VABS scores and having older sibling/s were associated with lower ADOS-SA CSS scores.
For the child with ASD, having sibling/s may offer opportunities for learning basic communication skills (gestures, pointing, play, verbal production) through imitation and interaction.


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extern double madgwick_sampleFreq;  // sample frequency in Hz.
extern double madgwick_beta;  // algorithm gain beta (2 * proportional gain, Kp).

void MadgwickAHRSupdate(double gx, double gy, double gz, double ax, double ay, double az, double mx, double my, double mz);
void MadgwickAHRSupdateIMU(double gx, double gy, double gz, double ax, double ay, double az);
void MadgwickYawPitchRoll(double* y, double* p, double* r);
double invSqrt(double x);

#endif  // MADGWICKAHRS_H_

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