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The Droid Turbo 2 will go on sale for $624 on Thursday, exclusively on Verizon's (VZ) network.


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Destiny 2's first expansion is a mixed bag.
Note: This scored review is the sequel to our review in progress from launch day. We'll briefly touch on what was discussed in the review in progress, but we highly recommend reading that first before diving into this if you want our in-depth impressions of Mercury, the campaign, and the Infinite Forest.
Where we last left our review of Destiny 2's first expansion, Curse of Osiris, we were more or less satisfied with the campaign despite its short length, but disappointed on the ineffective of use of what little space is actually added to the game. Mercury is quite small, and there's not even that much happening there to fill it up. The Infinite Forest draws attention away from the long-anticipated planet, and that isn't all that interesting either after you've played through the first time. I was hoping that post-game content would spruce things up a bit. At least as far as Mercury and the Infinite Forest is concerned, sadly, it doesn't.
Even after beating the campaign, nothing much really changes on Mercury. It just becomes another location to farm for tokens. Sure, it has the really fun new Public Event, a Lost Sector to loot, and some new armor to roll for from Brother Vance, but that's not enough. The Infinite Forest is now locked away, and you only really get to explore it through the new heroic adventures (which we'll get to in a second). The entire zone feels like a wasted opportunity to do something similar to Court of Oryx or Archon's Forge. Something that's meaty, and adds to the end game routine that isn't just another raid would have been great. Instead, it's just there to repeat missions and strikes on. And, before we move, we've written about strikes already, and our opinion hasn't changed. No matter how you spin it, it's extremely lame to have missions reused as strikes. And if it was legitimately a design choice, and not a time issue, it's something that should not be done again in future expansions.
Your character's level cap is raised by five, but it's pointless. There are no new abilities or classes. It just grants you five free bright engrams, which, okay, that's fine I guess since it's free stuff. However, maybe the current microtransaction climate has me feeling some type of way, but I can't shake the feeling the level cap increase was just a way to get people to say hi to Tess and to tempt them to buy some Silver. I'll spare you from watching this review derail into a conversation about microtransactions, but I will mention that there is a lot of new stuff available from Eververse. Make of that what you'd like. Moving on now.
Heroic adventures are billed as one of the main new features and they are kind of just blah. They are quite challenging, which is nice, but the problem is it lacks matchmaking and feel like they are designed to be played with others. Running through solo takes a long time, and can be frustrating, making them not worth the time and effort to complete. I'd rather just do a matchmade strike instead and not have to worry about waiting for friends to come online. Plus, like a lot of things in Curse of Osiris, it isn't anything new. It's just a harder version of adventures you already completed.
It's not all bad though, and the events that are legitimately "new" are really well done. Lost Prophecies are a great new addition to the end game routine (while they last anyway). These are mini quests that task you with farming certain activities for materials to create powerful Vex-themed weaponry. While yes, it does rely on replaying older content, in this case though, it enhances and makes stuff you wouldn't normally do relevant and more rewarding. If this and the Raid Lair (see below), were coupled with something else that diversified the end game routine, we'd start to have the making of a really great expansion.
Speaking of the Raid Lair, I'll admit that when I heard that the raid was going be on the Leviathan again, instead of taking advantage of either of the new areas, I was very bummed. I still am. However, despite its shorter length, Eater of Worlds is once again another example of excellent raid content in Destiny. It has a nice mix of non-combat puzzles, and fast-paced action that was missing in the first raid. While Leviathan is very unforgiving and reliant on everyone doing everything perfectly or you wipe, Eater of Worlds is more action-focused, chaotic, and open to creativity in approach. Sure, there's probably a perfect way to do everything, but there's room to fix other people's mistakes with quick thinking and strong play in Eater of Worlds. Plus, after the first section, there's a lot of shooting, which is never a bad thing in Destiny 2. Neither approach (Leviathan vs. Eater of Worlds) is better than the other, I'm just happy Bungie didn't just remix the Leviathan raid. Eater of Worlds feels fresh and new despite taking place on the Leviathan again and salvages Curse of Osiris big time.
Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris just kind of adds more stuff to onto the pile. While it is all technically new since a lot of it takes place in new locations, it doesn't feel that way since most of it is very similar to what players have been doing since launch. Aside from the Lost Prophecies quests and the Raid Lair, there's really not that much to sink your teeth into. After the short three hour or so campaign, Mercury instantly just becomes another place to farm tokens. And the Infinite Forest is just where you go to play strikes (which again, are just reused missions designed for three people) and heroic adventures.
While it's unfair to expect Curse of Osiris to match the scale and quantity of The Taken King, an expansion that I personally consider the best in the series, as it's not billed as a "major expansion," it still could have been something on the level of House of Wolves at least. House of Wolves added a completely new mode in Prison of Elders that hadn't been seen in Destiny to that point, added mini-raid fights which included Skolas's Revenge, one of the most difficult and satisfying fights in Destiny's history to-date, and introduced the Reef, an area that would be the hub for the extremely popular Trials of Osiris PvP event. House of Wolves isn't perfect either but that right there (and probably more that I'm not remembering), is a perfect example of how less can be more. There isn't a new planet to explore in House of Wolves, like there is in Curse of Osiris, but it was extremely efficient and took some chances, and the result was an expansion that shook up the end game routine in ways that Curse of Osiris does not.
It's disappointing because the foundation is there. I can't help but feel that there just wasn't enough time to fully flesh this expansion out. Maybe updates will utilize the new space and we'll remember the Curse of Osiris era more fondly over time. If you just want more Destiny 2, Curse of Osiris is a serviceable expansion. But right now, Destiny 2 doesn't need more stuff, it needs a shakeup of its DNA, and Curse of Osiris doesn't deliver in that regard.
Excellent art direction. Both the Infinite Forest and Mercury proper are gorgeous.
Soundtrack captures all of the new locations perfectly.
Raid Lair is fast-paced and doesn't sacrifice fun or strategy for it.
Lost Prophecy quests add value to older content.
Mercury is too small and not that exciting.
Infinite Forest is a wasted opportunity to be an event in of itself.
"New" strikes are a total bust.
Campaign is fun, but quite short.


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inline bool is_matching_dims(const EigMat1& y1, const EigMat2& y2) {
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Paper: A causal mechanism for gravity
rjbeery replied to rjbeery's topic in Speculations
You've written far more in the discussion of this paper than what exists in the paper itself. I removed the Newtonian reference that offended you. At this point it's pretty suspect that you can't otherwise be bothered, but you've spent weeks explaining that fact. Imagining a constant g is not the same thing as idealizing a frictionless surface. The former contradicts the theory, whereas the latter is ("merely") a practical impossibility. mgh is a first-order approximation, the same way 1/2 mv^2 is. We can use it for estimates, but we can't use it for making generalizations...particularly when the error in those generalizations is precisely tied to the terms we have excluded in our approximation.
Then we both agree that the paper is congruous with the implicit assumptions (e.g. spherical body of mass M), and any further objections would have to provide a set of assumptions for which these calculations don't apply. In other words, we can both agree that the paper is self-consistent, and also that time dilation would occur under constant acceleration (but not vary under constant acceleration). So, really, the only thing we disagree about is whether constant gravitational acceleration is a physical phenomenon, and I'm fine leaving it at that.
Time dilation would occur for any general form of acceleration, but constant gravitational acceleration is unphysical. The high school shortcut of PE = mgh was superseded with the actual formula. Time dilation (gamma) is literally defined by r I think it's odd that my Newtonian reference offended you enough to not even look at the paper, but you're holding on to what we both know is bad math because you've apparently attached your ego to it.
I've rewritten the first section to derive the relevant equation (eq. 5) without any Newtonian references. I could rewrite the equations to put the potential in terms of g but, as I said, I suspect you'll be dismissive. Therefore I found a full derivation that I doubt you can object to: Relativistic Gravitational Potential and its Relation to Mass-Energy On page 404, equation 54, the author seeks to prove that Now that these objections are handled, do you have any other feedback? Because I'm going to be submitting this to a journal and I'm largely working in a vacuum.
Well, apparently Relativity and gravitational potential don't play nicely; something about being impossible to localize potential energy. It's been a long-standing problem that I'm only just reading about. In any event, you shouldn't shut yourself off from what you may find to be very interesting: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RCmoSXd5YbkMHuYT8OwV_gW8uY5nl8BrBTELQevVfNE/edit
I'll come back to this. It should be as easy as putting potential in terms of g, although I'm not sure you'll concede the point, regardless. In an event, have you ever seen gravity's behavior completely described in terms of refraction? Have you actually read the paper? Because that's what it does.
The reason it's difficult to discuss is because "constant g" is unnatural. It's mathematically impossible, so the premise is invalid. You're thinking in terms of "constant acceleration" as somehow adding to a value of velocity, which would increase the time dilation, but gravitational acceleration isn't true acceleration -- free falling objects are unaccelerated by definition. The bottom line is that there can't be stretches of space where velocity increases but gravitational acceleration remains constant. Potential is defined with r, g is defined with r, so potential cannot be independent of g.
No problem. Please provide me with an exact equation showing me this.
OK, so I've never looked at the derivation of the approximation before. This is a great synopsis: https://campus.mst.edu/physics/courses/409/Assignments/gravitational potential.pdf I think I understand. The approximation U = mgh has 'g' baked into it; we could rewrite this as g = U/mh, and if we take the derivative with respect to r (or h), the change in g is independent of a change in r (or h) in this form -- so you are right. However, the true math (sans approximation) is a full Taylor series expansion, with the height variable continuing on indefinitely to higher and higher powers. In other words, the full expression of g = U/mh is infinitely differentiable with respect to r and will always be dependent upon r. There is no scenario where the acceleration can exist in a form that is independent of r. So, yes, the approximation is exactly the cause of our disagreement.
I think it's important that we agree on where we disagree. I don't deny anything about Einstein's elevator, except that it isn't a true equivalence if the acceleration is due to gravity, and that's because I don't believe "constant acceleration due to gravity" is possible, and the Newtonian approximation is obfuscating that fact. Light would obviously bend under acceleration, regardless of the source. You're asking me to prove that your approximation is an approximation. I may look at doing this, but at this point I don't see much benefit in convincing you as long as you haven't found any objective refutation in the mathematics of my paper.
It doesn't give the same answer. Saying "the other [terms] are small and can be ignored" is like saying that pi is literally 333/106. If Einstein's elevator is your example of a physical scenario where potential increases over a substantial distance of constant gravitational acceleration, it isn't valid. It too is an approximation. We can imagine, in our minds, an elevator being accelerated uniformly from top-to-bottom, but the person standing in the elevator could use equipment (available today) to compare the gravitational acceleration at his head vs his feet. If they differ then he knows he is in a gravitational field. A gravitational field is defined as the negative of the gradient of the gravitational potential. If the gradient is zero, then the gravitational acceleration is zero -- how would you explain that?
But it isn't. I agree with you that time dilation, and therefore refraction, are correlated with gravitational potential, but a change in gravitational potential requires a change in time dilation. I have given the full GR treatment of velocity and how it relates to a free fall in gravity in equations (1)-(6). I do the same in the second section with refraction. Yes, I did this, and we both agree that my math is an exact result, whereas the Newtonian approximation used by Pound-Rebka is just that. It is known to be inexact, and would quickly diverge from reality as the height of the tower increased. In other words, you're using a known approximation as a proxy for GR when we both know it is not. If you still disagree then I would like to examine a physical scenario where potential increases over a substantial distance of constant gravitational acceleration. The only one I can think of is in the center of a Newton's sphere (where potential remains unchanged).
I understand now. You think that, because the approximation has varying time dilation with a constant g, then that's proof that GR claims the same thing. This is false, and equivalent to saying that Newton's approximations prove that the speed of light is infinite.
What different result were you referring to here? To be honest, the things you're saying are just bizarre. This is from the Pound-Rebka wiki page: In other words, treating g as constant is a known approximation, and the proper calculation is literally listed. I solved that exact calculation to show you that it does not produce a "different result". If we used exact values for r_s and altitude then it would produce an exact result.
I can't tell if you're being intentionally obtuse, but .009 is the approximate Schwarzschild radius of the Earth. I used that for r_s in the calculation. The above math was my response to you saying where the ratio of time dilation factors (using rough estimates) is a difference of 3*10^(-15), compared to the gh/c^2 = 2.5*10^(-15). The fact that they could not (at the time) measure the time dilation difference at a distance of 22.5 meters, forcing them to use the approximation you listed, does not mean that the GR answer is anything but correct.
Have you done any calculations? and gh/c^2 = 2.5×10^(−15)
This isn't true; the frequency shift you're using is a Newtonian approximation. Compare this (the true equation): to equation (12) in my paper above and you can see that they are clearly just taking the ratio of time dilation at both heights to determine blueshift.
There's nothing controversial in the paper. It's very straightforward. If you think this paper is inconsistent with GR then you are perhaps misrepresenting what GR predicts. I don't understand the second statement above. I'm not sure how (or why) I would want to derive time dilation without GR. Lastly, time dilation would exist in constant g but it would also be constant, and therefore gravitational acceleration would not be present. Consider the inside of a massive, transparent Newton's shell -- time moves slowly, but everything is free-floating.
According to this paper, "constant gravitational acceleration" would not induce forces at all. I mean, intuitively, we would expect it to (because we are accustomed to using g for convenience) but, as the paper outlines, time dilation would be constant in a field of "constant gravitational acceleration" and therefore would not refract light. If gravitational forces still existed in such a field then equivalence would be broken. Also, you are asking for the causal mechanism, but that is literally what the paper is about. Time dilation is the mechanism. If you're driving on a dirt road and you hit the shoulder of sand, your car turns in that direction; drop a straw in water (where light moves more slowly) and the straw appears to "bend down". It's all the same thing.
I copied your post above, but here's a direct link: https://www.scienceforums.net/topic/122084-paper-a-causal-mechanism-for-gravity/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-1141752 I'll be curious to see if others find this result unsurprising as well. I think it is very significant.
You asked for an explanation 11 months ago, and now you seem to be saying that it's obvious.
swansont, I feel that this paper is a completely different angle on a similar subject. Please consider letting it remain in its own thread. equation (19) should read:
In this paper, we show that the time dilation field of mass-energy is sufficient to predict gravitational effects on light. Essay written for the Gravity Research Foundation 2021 Awards for Essays on Gravitation. Free-falling into Black Hole We start with a black hole, B, possessing a Schwarzschild radius (rs) of 3000 m, giving it a mass of roughly one solar-mass (~2*10^30 kg). We take a body, A, of negligible mass, initially resting at a great distance (PEi = KEi = 0), and allow it to free-fall towards B. To calculate A's coordinate velocity at a given distance, r, from the center of B, we start with (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) so (6) Integrating gives us: (7) We evaluate the equation for the final 1000 meters of A's path before reaching the event horizon (i.e. r = 4000..3000, see Fig 2) (8) (9) So (10) Here we take note of the proper velocity of A at r = 4000 (see Fig 2) (11) We also note that (12) where t0 is the proper time of events for A, tf is the coordinate time of those same events (for a distant observer), and the radical value is the time dilation factor which approaches 0 as r approaches the event horizon at rs. Light passing through a graded refractive index A refractive index of a medium is defined as the dimensionless number (13) where v is the measured velocity of light through that medium. In other words, n can be treated as the reciprocal of an apparent time dilation factor (from the remote observer's point of view). If we consider a gravitational field as the medium being traversed, then we can use (12) to represent that medium's refractive index as (14) where ys is analogous to the Schwarzschild radius of B above. We see that as a light ray R approaches a height of ys the "time dilation factor" approaches zero, and n diverges to infinity. Light in this area is effectively frozen, and, for all intents and purposes, the horizontal boundary of y = ys is an event horizon. Now we take Snell's Law (15) where k is a constant determined by the initial angle and location in the medium of an incident ray. Combining (14) with (15) we now have (16) so (17) In Figure 1 we are considering theta to be the angle between R and the normal to the x-axis, therefore (18) We can combine (16-18) to get (19) We now want to determine k. Since we know from (11) that the body A is approaching B at a velocity of .866025c at r = 4000 (see Fig 2), we choose theta such that the light ray R is approaching B at the same rate at y = 4000. A light ray with a vertical component moving downward at .866025c is doing so at pi/6 radians off the y-axis (20) (21) (22) All such k-values will be unity when the vertical component of R is equal to a radial free-fall velocity, such as A's, at a given height. Plugging k = 1 into (19) we have (23) We now calculate the length of R's spatial path from y = 4000 to the so-called event horizon ys = 3000. (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) So (29) which is the same value we calculated in (10). Gravity and refraction equivalence We can verify the relationship between (8) and (27) by adjusting (7) (30) (31) (32) where of course the constants of integration are irrelevant to the integral. Conclusion In conclusion, we have shown that the time dilation field of mass-energy predicts gravitational effects on light. Parsimony and equivalence would suggest that this mechanism is sufficient to explain gravitational forces on massive objects as well, possibly in the form of EM mass.
Black holes and evaporation
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You're presuming that either the object in that image is a stable neutron star or a fully-formed black hole. A "frozen star" would still asymptotically red-shift light, it's just that the traditionally predicted effects of an event horizon would exist at r=0. This is one of those times that my BS-meter is going off. If the static solution gives a full accountability of the future then introducing a change in M does not change that fact. If I may be blunt, I believe you're just presuming that the Vaidya solution says something which bolsters your argument. You've even hedged your bet by saying You've thrown out what I believe to be a false resolution to my objection, and then you say This is intellectual insincerity. I raised an objection in the form of a logical contradiction in the OP. In an effort to respond to questions, I found three peer-reviewed papers which discuss my objection in detail (using the Schwarzschild metric), and agree with my objection. You throw out a comment about how the Vaidya solution resolves all problems, which you cannot prove but "may prove in the future", and until then we should just end the conversation. Is making a concession really that difficult for you?
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10 Things You Need to Know about the 2018 YZ450F
Kris Keefer July 27, 2017 0 0
Kris Keefer answers some pertinet questions on the '18 YZ450F
10 Things You Need To Know About The 2018 Yamaha YZ450F
Although it looks close to the same, the new bike does have a lot of changes.
Its here! It's here! The long awaited 2018 Yamaha YZ450F media introduction was at Glen Helen Raceway Wednesday. I wanted to give you guys 10 key points about the new blue steed. If you want to hear more about the 2018 YZ450F you can listen to the "Keefer Tested" podcast that is up now on pulpmx.com, iTunes, keeferinctesting.com and Stitcher.
1. Engine: The 2018 YZ450F's engine is tilted more forward in 2018 and has a host of changes internally for increased power output (you can go to keeferinctesting.com to see what those changes are). The engine character has a more of a free feeling than the 2017 version. The 2017's engine braking was heavy and the 2018's engine has less off that drag on de-cel. The bottom end is snappy and comes on strong (yet smooth) and chugs into a
very meaty mid range that pulls farther than the 2017. If you're not careful the mid range pull can get away from you (while in third gear) accelerating out of corners. Top end is lengthened and has slightly more over-rev than the 2017. It is not as smooth on low end as the KTM 450 SX-F, but not as snappy as the CRF450R. It is somewhere in the middle. I feel Yamaha did a great job of adding to an already impressive engine character, that makes it easier to ride aggressively.
2. Suspension: The suspension feels much like the 2017 and moves in the stroke a lot. However this movement doesn't have as near the amount of pitching like the older YZ450F does. The fork still has good comfort over braking bumps, but has slightly more deflection on small acceleration chop (which is more of a chassis feel, but more on that later). I stiffened the fork up two clicks and slowed the rebound down one click and this helped calm the fork down on light bump absorption. The shock needs to have a sag setting between 100-102mm similar to the 2017 setting. However the rear of the 2018 does not have that stink bug feel to it like the 2017. Coming into corners the rear of the Yamaha has a better ride attitude (lower feeling on decel) and will not push the front end near as much as the older bike. The shock is a little soft like the fork, but still has remained comfortable on acceleration chop. I did go 1/8 of a turn stiffer on high speed compression to help keep the rear end up on jump landings and steep faces. I feel like the suspension has a wider range of adjustability to maximize the comfort for a wide range of riders. I had Alex Ray testing with me and while he's a good 20 pounds heavier than me, he found a comfortable setting to go fast on.
Kris Keefer does his best Travis Preston impersonation.
3. Chassis/Handling: The 2018 chassis feeling is much different than the 2017. The 2018 YZ450F corners much easier and feels lighter on "tip in" (entrance of corners). Mid corner push that last year's bike had is not as apparent with the new frame. The front end sticks through corners and will not give the rider as much vague feeling. The downside to the new chassis is the stiffer feel it can bring on straight line stability. The front head tube area has a little stiffer feel on acceleration (hence the fork deflection) and gives the rider less of a tire contact patch (only on acceleration). It feels like the front end is never really planted when on throttle and dances around more than the 2017. Off throttle the front tire has good grip and doesn't deflect as much.
This stiffer 2018 feeling is exactly the opposite of the 2017 Yamaha YZ450F. I would say with a little more suspension set up I could get rid of most of that feeling, so I will tinker. We complained about cornering with the Yamaha for years right? Well…. They listened and now we might have to adapt to a slightly less stable straight line chassis feel to get that cornering feel that we wanted.
4. Ergonomics: The 2018 is much slimmer and easier to get farther forward on. I can move farther up on the seat and not have the shroud area hinder my leg movements in corners. The fat feeling shroud area is minimized and will not freak the Honda or Kawasaki riders out moving to the Yamaha. The middle part of the YZ450F (frame) is narrower and you are able to feel that when whipping the bike over jumps. The word "Flickable" is used a lot and the Yamaha has more of it in 2018. The taller bar mounts take a little time to get used to, but the handlebar is the same bend/shape, so just roll your bars back a little to compensate for the bar mount height if it bothers you.
5. Electric Start: When I can get an e-start without making the bike feel like a hog on the track Iam all in! The 2018 Yamaha's e-start battery only weighs 1.5 pounds and doesn't require the rider to pull in the clutch. It cranks over fairly easy and makes stopping to talk to your homies in the pits much easier in the summer time..
The Yamaha Power Tuner App is pretty cool.
6. Yamaha Power Tuner App: You can download this app and make your 2018 Yamaha YZ450F's engine character tailored made for you. There are three pre-programmed maps already on the app, but you are able to fine tune your fuel and ignition parameters to your liking. Having someone hack into your machine should not be a problem because its a password set account just like your home's wi-fi connection. It's also cool that you are able to share/text your personal map to your buddies, so they can try what you came up with as well. I went with a stronger bottom to mid map (shown in this article) and this helped me carry third gear more through corners. I felt like I was in between gears on some tighter corners, so I wanted more grunt on low to mid range. By adding some fuel and advancing the ignition a little I was able to use third gear around 75% of the track at Glen Helen!
7. Blue Wheels: Don't fight it! Accept it! The flat blue color the rims are good looking and lighter than last year's design. If you don't like them than you can always go with the white/cyan colored Yamaha with BLACK rims! They are reported to be stronger than last year's stockers, so I will be testing this in the upcoming weeks!
8. Arrival: So when do they arrive in dealers? I spoke with two Yamaha employees and both told me they didn't have a firm date yet, but most likely dealers will see them in 2-3 weeks time. The MSRP is $9,199.00. That is $500.00 more than the 2017.
Keefer likes the Power Tuner, the rims, the way it turns but doesn't like the seat.
9. Seat: If there is one thing I strongly didn't like about the 2018 Yamaha YZ450F is the seat. The seat foam is soft and I can feel the seat base when I am leaning through a corner hard. The corner of the seat's foam is soft and the seat base and gas tank area (near seat) hit my butt bone and is uncomfortable during a long moto. I am going to try a firmer foam ASAP.
10: Air Filter/Gas Cap: The airbox cover is so easy to take off. There is one dzus fastener that holds it on and then it pops off. The air filter is held on by two clips that makes removal ten times easier. The airbox/intake noise is similar to last year's, so for those that are used to it will not know any change in sound.
So what's the verdict? I have only had one day on the 2018 Yamaha, but from what I felt it feels like a better YZ450F. The chassis feels stiffer, but that makes for a better cornering blue bike that we haven't seen in….Well……Ever….. I am going to be playing around and tinkering in the coming weeks so stay tuned for continual updates on pulpmx.com and keeferinctesting.com.
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Louis-Charles Deneux, né à Heilly le  et mort à Nogent-Le-Rotrou le , est un médecin français.

Biographie

Maître en chirurgie à Amiens

Il effectue ses études de médecine à Paris et est reçu maître en chirurgie à Amiens. Chirurgien-major du  bataillon des volontaires de la Somme puis chirurgien en chef de la demi-brigade d'infanterie (1794), il quitte ce service en 1795 et s'installe à Amiens, où il vit jusqu'en 1810.

Nommé chirurgien en chef adjoint du dépôt de mendicité et de l'hôpital Saint-Charles et de l'Hôtel-Dieu (1806) ainsi que professeur d'anatomie et de physiologie à l'École d'instruction médicale d'Amiens, il est appelé à devenir chirurgien en chef de la maison de justice et n'accepte la fonction qu'en échange de la création d'une maison d'arrêt séparant les pauvres des autres condamnés, laquelle fut fondée le .

Médecin accoucheur à Paris

Reçu docteur en médecine à Paris en 1804, il succède comme médecin accoucheur à son cousin Jean-Louis Baudelocque en 1810 et commence en 1814 à donner des cours particuliers, qu'il continuera jusqu'en 1816.

Accoucheur de la duchesse de Berry, médecin de Louis XVIII, il obtient de nombreuses gratifications : chevalier de l'ordre royal de Saint-Michel (1819), médecin en chef adjoint de la maison d'accouchement, chevalier des ordres royaux de la Légion d'Honneur () et de Constantin des Deux-Siciles (1820), membre titulaire de l'Académie royale de médecine qu'il contribua à fonder, du Cercle médical, de la Société de médecine pratique de Paris, de celle du département de la Seine, correspondant de l'Académie d'Amiens, de Palerme, des Sociétés de médecine de Caen, du département de l'Eure... il fut titulaire d'une chaire à la Faculté de Paris jusqu'en 1830.

Il est inhumé au cimetière d'Heilly.

Publications

 Essai sur la rupture de la matrice pendant la grossesse et l'accouchement
 Recherches sur la hernie de l'ovaire, 1813
 Considérations sur les propriétés de la matrice, 1818
 Observations sur les hémorragies utérines ; sur la terminaison des grossesses extra-utérines, 1819
 Sur la sortie du cordon ombilical pendant le travail de l'enfantement, 1820
 Recherches sur la cause de l'accouchement spontané après la mort, 1823
 Mémoire sur les tumeurs sanguines de la vulve et du vagin, 1830

Bibliographie

 Alexandre Dumas, Histoire de la vie politique et privée de Louis-Philippe, 1852,
 Dezobry et Bachelet, Dictionnaire de biographie, t.1, Ch.Delagrave, 1876,
 Progrès médical , 1943,
 A. Mattei, Quatrième grossesse de la duchesse de Berry, naissance du duc de Bordeaux,
 F. Huguet, Les professeurs de la Faculté de médecine de Paris, dictionnaire biographique, 1794-1939, 1991

Notes et références

Liens externes

Médecin français du XVIIIe siècle
Médecin français du XIXe siècle
Naissance en août 1767
Naissance dans la province de Picardie
Décès en décembre 1846
Décès à Nogent-le-Rotrou
Décès à 79 ans

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The Osceola Chamber Receives 5 Star Accreditation by U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 9th in State of Florida to Receive Award
Nov 30, 2022 | Kissimmee News, News, Osceola News |
The Osceola Chamber, which has been named "Chamber of the Year" in the state of Florida three times, was recently awarded the designation of 'Accredited with 5 Stars' for its sound policies, effective organizational procedures, and positive impact on the community from The U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The purpose of the U.S. Chamber's Accreditation Program is to facilitate continuing excellence in the chamber industry and to foster a pro-business environment across America. In order to receive Accreditation, a chamber must meet minimum standards in their operations and programs, including areas of governance, government affairs, communications, and technology. This extensive self-review can take 6-9 months to complete.
The Osceola Chamber President/CEO John Newstreet said of the Accreditation news, "The Chamber's tagline states 'Business Works Better Together,' and it is to the credit of our members, board, Chairman, and staff that we were able to demonstrate that message to our accreditors and walk away with a distinction that puts us among the top 3% of Chambers in the United States."
"Only 12 other Chambers in the state of Florida are accredited – only nine with five stars. I'd like to thank the Chamber staff for pursuing this accolade and can't wait to celebrate with my fellow directors and Chamber members, 2022 Chairman Kevin Crain said."
"Chambers of commerce that achieve an Accreditation designation are truly leaders in their industry." said Raymond P. Towle, U.S. Chamber Vice President, Federation Relations and IOM. "This rigorous review includes all aspects of a chamber's policies, operations, and programming. When chambers of commerce earn the distinction of becoming Accredited, it is a mark of excellence for the organization, its staff, and its leadership. Accredited chambers are recognized for their ability to serve as a resource to their region's businesses while maintaining transparent governance practices, sound financial controls, safe work environments, effective communications, and value in programming. They are commended for their continued advocacy of free enterprise, and for their commitment to serving members and their local businesses. Congratulations on this tremendous accomplishment."
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The mission of The Osceola Chamber is to be champions for business and the Osceola community. The Osceola Chamber is now a nationally accredited five-star chamber and three-time "Chamber of the Year" for the state of Florida.
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Rita Rudner Returns to Raue Center
BroadwayWorld.com Oct. 17, 2019
Raue Center For The Arts announces the return of a house-filling favorite comedian this fall! Rita Rudner brings her quick one-liners and a wickedly funny look at everyday life to the stage at 8 p.m. on November 16, 2019.
"One of the greatest joys is welcoming an award-winning international artist to our stage in our wonderful small town," says Raue Center Executive Director, Richard Kuranda. "We are so honored to welcome Rita Rudner back to the Raue stage after her amazing sold out New York run earlier this fall," he continues. "She's a national treasure!"
I am cold and hungry. I do not know if this meeting is going to happen today. I just want to go to lunch. I just want to eat a quesadilla and get a coffee and carry on with my afternoon. No one has messaged me to come downstairs. I am freezing. I do really quite like this outfit.
Please have this meeting or confirm it is not happening so that I can go to lunch as soon as possible. Rita Rudner returns to Raue Center on November 16, 2019. Help me. I want to go to sleep. I am so tired. I am cold. Yes, that part was terrifying. Oh good. She is going to lunch.
A house-filling favorite in Las Vegas since she opened as one of the hottest tickets in town in 2000, Rudner is known for her epigrammatic one-liners. With over 1.5 million tickets sold and more than 2000 shows, Rudner has become the longest-running solo comedy show in the history of Las Vegas and has been named Las Vegas's "Comedian of the Year" 9 years in a row!
Rudner's first solo HBO special, "Rita Rudner's One Night Stand," aired in 1989 and was nominated for several awards, as was her six-part TV series "Rita Rudner," which aired on BBC and later A&E in 1990. Rudner's two one-hour specials for HBO, "Born To Be Mild" and "Married Without Children," were also ratings standouts in the '90s.
Rudner worked as a writer for the 2001 and 2003 Oscars along with Steve Martin, as well as the 2002 Oscars alongside Whoopi Goldberg. In 2008, "Rita Rudner: Live From Las Vegas" was the first-ever PBS stand-up comedy special. The following year, she performed for President Obama alongside Bette Midler and Sheryl Crow. In 2012, Rudner wrote and performed "The Rita Rudner Show" for BBC radio and released the Showtime Comedy special "Rita Rudner and 3 Potential Ex-Husbands."
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Works on all amigas but there is a problem with the A500, on the A500 will hit with the power connector, but still works.
Due to a lack of db23 female solder type connector, an alternative using db23 female connector is provided.
JVC DT-V1710CG (thanks to Enrique Martos for the photos).


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Thank You For Including Extraction in the Triple XP Trooper Event!
When I read the Triple XP Trooper Event on the January Community Calendar, I was not happy when I saw that it would only be Strike and Blast. Extraction is the best non large-scale trooper only game mode (and probably also the best for leveling up troopers).
What do you all think? Should Extraction be included?
Added 1-9-19: Thank you so much devs for listening and adding this!
They want to pretend extraction doesnt exist. Surprised they haven't disabled the megathread asking for maps since "nothing is imminent ".
Yeah me too. Everyone, including me, keeps asking for more maps everyday without really having any discussion.
I'd like to see this happen. Extraction is the only trooper-based mode that doesn't use the ticket system, so it would help a lot.
Absolutely. I was about to post a thread about this. Put Extraction in the Trooper weekends!!
Extraction is the only Trooper mode I really play because Blast is boring and Strike takes forever for matches to start.
Maybe they announce an upcoming new Extraction map, and 'suddenly realize' that they failed to include it in the Triple XP event.
Thank you. I'm at work and was in dire need of a good laugh.
Yes. It should be in the 3XP event. C'mon!
I am really shocked that they haven't added more Extraction maps, even parts of ported GA maps. I thought Extraction was a very popular game mode when it was released in the summer! I certainly enjoyed it and found it a great mode to level up trooper classes.
Yeah. But we gotta play this mode because it's the only game getting attention. More extraction maps.
Extraction is the only gamemode I played when I was grinding out all of my infantry classes to max them out at 70! It's constant action with unlimited reinforcement count! It desperately needs some love and deserves to be included in the Triple XP event for troopers.
How amazing would that be...!
I don't know exactly what you are talking about, but I will take a guess. I am guessing you are complaining about people not playing the objective in Extraction and going on trooper hunts to kill enemies instead of contesting the payload. My response to that is: every enemy you kill helps your team win control of the payload since that means there is one less person to defend it.
Here's how each class can help contest the payload (play the objective).
Assault: Flank attacks with vanguard. If done successfully, you can clear out the entire enemy force around the payload. Acid launcher and scan dart is also useful.
Specialist: Flank attacks with shield + melee or infiltration ability (if in close quarters). In open areas (last phase of each map), regular sniping can be useful.
Heavy: Sentry can also be a great way to clear enemies away from the payload, and I love using it as the imperials on the last phase of each map. Combat shield is also very useful as the Rebels, as you can sit in front of the payload with the shield activated and let the payload push you forward.
Officer: Squad Shield (as Rebels) and Diffusers (as both sides) can be extremely useful. Personally, this is one of my favorite classes to use as the Rebels in this mode. All the support abilities are great for teamplay around the payload.
nobody plays extraction, DICE NEEDS to put extraction, Strike, Cargo, Ewok Hunt and Blast ALL in the same playlist. But they to stupid to even do it.
Disagree. What needs to be done is for Extraction and Ewok Hunt to have more maps!
Agreed on your bolded response. The best teams are a combo of killers and people huddling around the payload and the best players are the ones that can recognize what needs to be done and adjust. If the entire team is huddled up right on the payload well an acid launcher or barrage etc completely negates that.
If the entire team is running around looking for kills well they won't get past the first phase if they need to move the payload no matter how many kills they rack up. It's a reason I actually prefer having to have players near the payload rather than just activating like last game. It adds an extra dimension of strategy.
The best strategy for both sides is to push, hold territory, and kill the enemy before they're able to engage with the payload.
Ewok hunt doesnt make sense more maps? how does EWOK hunt make sense? Ewoks on geonosis? Ewoks on jakku? doesnt make sense, DICE wants CANON, no ewoks on geonosis.
ya single server for those 5 game modes gives it more players and more chances to find a game. Most of it is 12 or 16 players tops which is perfect. More games and more chances to have full lobbies.
Disagree vehemently. Extraction is pretty much all me and my group play. 80% Extraction, 10% Strike, 5% Starfighter, 5% HvV.
I never understand these players who want to just dump all the modes they personally don't like into one list. We need more choice, not less.
You seem to be willfully trying not to understand. He obviously means more Hunt maps -- in addition to Ewok Hunt on Endor, they should add a Wampa Hunt on Hoth, a Gungan Hunt on Naboo, a Tusken Hunt on Tatooine, etc.
Terrible idea. I've never had a problem finding games in any of those modes. I repeat, this game needs MORE choice and player control, not less.
Seriously, can we get a dev or other official comment on this, please?
Exactly. More Hunt maps. Geonosian Hunt anyone?
They want you to forget about Extraction since they know that they're wrong for not adding more maps to one if not THE most popular infantry mode.
Still, I would love for Extraction to be in the event. I love Extraction as a game mode more than Blast or Strike.
Me and my mates would be lucky to find a match of Strike or Extraction once per month if at all, so it's not such a terrible idea for everyone. I would seriously LOVE to be able to play these again as small game modes are my favourite, but Strike and Extraction lobbies are dead where I am. I've changed my ping site to every single site available and can never find a single lobby, anywhere.
I wish you luck finding a game.
I had to wait a couple minutes for an Extraction game last night. It surprised us, that's the first time I can remember that it wasn't immediate.
Same thing happened to me this morning. Any Extraction lobby I entered was either half full (and waiting for six more players) or empty. I am on Xbox in Eastern US.
I also really wanted to play Extraction after playing HvV or GA for the past month.
Thank you so much devs for listening to our pleas and adding Extraction to the Triple XP Trooper Event! I am so happy right now and am really looking forward to the event!
Yes. Agreed. But nothing new on Extraction.
I know. But, hopefully, there won't be any empty lobbies for Extraction this weekend.
If Extraction is part of the Triple EXP event I know which mode I'll be playing! I was going to play Strike to mostly level up Aerials and finish the veteran milestones, but Extraction is a way better choice.
It is part of it.
Stupid is that the best non hero objective based small mode in the game, Extraction, only gets 2 maps. I've seen this combined playlist suggestion floated once before and like the recent thread about customizing hero skins the answer is a resounding No as it is a horrible idea. If DICE were to do what you suggest then I'd most likely uninstall this game and wait for SWBF III. The current drip fed release of content in addition to lack of new maps and blaster/weapons in this game is already bad enough that I'm waiting to see what Conquest is like to see if I keep playing this game or not.
For many of us the only items needed for Extraction are new maps for all eras. Get the Sullust Extraction maps ported as well as the DS and Jabba's Garage maps then some new maps for the PT and ST eras. If DICE were to combine modes into a single playlist then combine EH, Blast, and JPC into one playlist as at least those who like JPC can finally maybe play it again. I would have rather had ported SWBF 15 Extraction maps added to this game than seeing the time that has been wasted on an entire mode, JPC, that is not even available to play.
Just add some more maps for Extraction and the problem is solved as Extraction is popular enough to stand on it's own without a forced playlist involving other modes.
nobody plays extraction, DICE NEEDS to put extraction, Strike, Cargo, Ewok Hunt and Blast ALL in the same playlist.
Thank you for listening and adding it in to the Triple XP Trooper Event. I am so looking forward to play Extraction again after a week of empty lobbies in that mode. It definitely needs more maps to remain interesting.


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Hibbertia argyrochiton is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to northern parts of the Northern Territory. It is a shrub densely covered with scales and has elliptic to lance-shaped leaves, and yellow flowers usually arranged singly in leaf axils, with twenty to twenty-four stamens arranged in groups around the two carpels.

Description
Hibbertia argyrochiton is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to , its foliage densely covered with often overlapping scales. The leaves are elliptic to lance-shaped,  long and  wide on a petiole up to  long. The flowers are usually arranged singly in leaf axils, sometimes in pairs on short side shoots on a strap-like peduncle  long, with lance-shaped bracts  long. The five sepals are joined at the base, the two outer sepal lobes  long and the inner lobes slightly shorter. The five petals are egg-shaped to wedge-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, yellow,  long and deeply lobed. There are twenty to twenty-four stamens arranged in groups around the two carpels, each carpel with two ovules. Flowering mainly occurs from February to June.

Taxonomy
Hibbertia argyrochiton was first formally described in 2010 by Hellmut R. Toelken in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens from specimens collected by Lyndley Craven on the Arnhem Plateau in 1973. The specific epithet (argyrochiton) is derived from Greek and means "a silvery coat of armour", referring to the scales on the foliage.

Distribution and habitat
This hibbertia grows in shallow sand in rock crevices in woodland in the northern parts of the Northern Territory.

Conservation status
Goodenia argyrochiton is classified as of "least concern" under the Northern Territory Government Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1976 and is locally frequent in Kakadu National Park.

See also
List of Hibbertia species

References

argyrochiton
Flora of the Northern Territory
Plants described in 2010
Taxa named by Hellmut R. Toelken