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US legend Landon Donovan believes football across the pond should use EFL as a yardstick to grow its game
Updated: 2:16 ET, Dec 13 2021
LANDON DONOVAN believes US football should use the EFL as a yardstick to grow its game across the pond.
Donovan, 39, is rightly regarded the greatest footballer to herald from the States.
US football legend Landon Donovan in his pomp with LA Galaxy team-mate David Beckham
Landon Donovan is regarded as the greatest-ever USA player
His record of 157 international caps and 57 goals in a remarkable career that spanned 20 years will take some beating.
But the former striker – who played for LA Galaxy, Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen – fell in love with English football during his two loan spells with Everton.
And he is now working for League One club Lincoln City as their strategic advisor while doubling up as head coach of American second tier club San Diego Loyal, which he co-founded.
Donovan's brief is to help the Imps build networks and relationships across North America.
It is part of a 'meeting of minds' project, which helps the Imps tap into the ex-USA star's vast knowledge, while he can also learn from chairman Clive Nates, chief executive Liam Scully and director of football Jez George's experience operating in the professional English game.
Donovan – speaking to SunSport from his home in San Diego – said: "Sometimes I'm learning about what they're doing and there are other times when they're learning from me about America and the market here.
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"I also know enough about English football to be dangerous and try to keep that in mind whenever we have our conversations."
But the huge difference between British football and the States is promotion and relegation.
Across the pond, there's no such system with leagues only made up of franchises.
Donovan says the model – which the EFL invented back in 1898 before it became widespread – makes for a far more exciting and competitive environment, which is one main reason why English football is miles ahead of the States.
He said: "Lincoln must operate within the reality of promotion and relegation.
"It's easy to make some decisions in America because you don't have the threat of relegation and its obvious financial implications.
"So in the UK you make business and football decisions based on whether you can get promoted, but you can't do that in the US.
"I'm a massive supporter of promotion and relegation. It makes the sport more exciting and certainly makes the end of the season more thrilling.
Lincoln City celebrate promotion back to the EFL after winning the National League
Danny Cowley celebrates taking the club into League One having already won promotion into the EFL
Teddy Bishop celebrates scoring for Lincoln in their 2-2 draw at Cheltenham on Saturday
"Often, over here, in sports leagues such as American football, football, baseball and basketball, there is nothing for many clubs to play for.
"So that isn't good for supporters.
"As a fan I love the English way but, as a head coach, I'm glad relegation is not a threat I must worry about."
Donovan has not yet visited the LNER Stadium but "fallen in love with Lincoln" after building close friendships there.
And the USA legend believes Lincoln are playing in "one of the most difficult leagues in the world".
He said: "There has been a lot more learning on my side than theirs.
"They've been doing it for a long time in an environment which is ruthless when it comes to results and doing what the fan-base expects.
In the USA we build marketable clubs well even if we don't always get the football right. That's what we want to grow and get better while a club like Lincoln have ambitions and aspirations of getting promoted to the Premier League.
"I've learned a lot about League One because I didn't know much about the standard.
"There is a misperception in America – just like in the UK about the game over here – about League One, League Two and non-league.
"It is that these divisions are about taking a touch, smashing the ball up-field and winning second balls.
"In some cases that happens but in a lot it doesn't. There's some good football played and talented players.
"League One is full of ex-Premier League clubs such as Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Charlton, Portsmouth, Bolton, Ipswich, Wimbledon and Wigan. And, along with the Championship, it's the toughest league in world football.
"It's humbling for us because we're trying to grow a small club here in America in a relatively new league and there are teams in the English third tier getting crowds between 20,000 and 30,000.
"There is a long way for us to go to reach that."
The striker fell in love with English football during his two loan spells with EvertonCredit: Action Images - Reuters
Landon Donovan pictured playing for LA Galaxy in 2013Credit: Getty - Contributor
But while the English model from a football point of view is far stronger, Donovan believes clubs on this side of the pond can learn a lot about branding and marketing from our American cousins.
He said: "Over here we build marketable clubs well even if we don't always get the football right.
"That's what we want to grow and get better while a club like Lincoln have ambitions and aspirations of getting promoted to the Premier League.
"This is an opportunity to grow it out in a way that's more than 90 minutes on the field so you can have a robust club and infrastructure around it.
"Some great examples of the big clubs we've grown include LA Galaxy and LA FC.
"They're building a brand around clubs that are recognised worldwide.
"Not a lot of people know much about Major League Soccer but they've heard of LA Galaxy and of course a lot of that had to do with a certain superstar called David Beckham.
"But that's the point. Someone took a chance to bring a player over who was still in his prime to help grow the club.
Landon Donovan enjoyed two loan spells in the Premier League with Everton
"That was more of a football-marketing decision. Most decisions in England are made for footballing decisions.
"Where we're at fault is making decisions for marketing and branding reasons rather than football."
Donovan came into the Lincoln venture with American investor Harvey Jabara, who co-owns Major League Baseball club San Diego Padres and has bought a stake in the Imps.
One of the ideas is for Lincoln to set up partnerships with clubs Stateside and loan players to one another.
And the American believes Lincoln have a genuine chance of one day making the Premier League.
He said: "That is the beauty of the English system. Lincoln went close last season to going into the Championship.
"We've seen teams such as Burnley, Bournemouth and Brentford get into the Premier League and that is the reward for doing things the right way.
"I've been impressed with the work Liam, Clive and Jez are doing and I believe that group of people at Lincoln can give that club the chance to get there one day."
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NEW YORK—June 16, 2011—Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, revealed that the sixth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series—titled "Cabin Fever "—will have the largest first printing of any title in the series to date, with more than 6 million copies. It goes on sale Tuesday, Nov. 15.
"Cabin Fever" follows the sales and publicity momentum of the March 2011 release of the bestseller—the "Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book," a journal filled with interactive pages and space for readers to record their own stories. In "Cabin Fever," the Heffley family is stuck indoors during a blizzard. But will they weather the storm?
Six summer "snowball" events will be announced in July. Featuring the oversized Wimpy Kid Snow Globe that premiered at BookExpo in New York in May, and much more, the events will thrill fans with treats and special book previews. The wide reach of the release of the title will continue in August as kits with branded materials are mailed to booksellers and librarians to help build awareness and excitement.
"This is clearly the most anticipated book of 2011, with the largest initial print run," said Michael Jacobs, president and CEO of Abrams. "Jeff Kinney's millions of fans are eager with anticipation, and the release of 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever' will be an elating experience for them. We're thrilled to bring millions of kids—and their parents, caregivers, librarians, teachers, and friends—the book this fall, and believe that our laydown of Cabin Fever will help make this holiday season a great one for booksellers. Our pre-sales and marketing campaign over the next few months will help build that excitement and anticipation for our laydown of Jeff's next number-one bestseller.'
More than 50 million "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books are in print in the United States and Canada. The books have been sold in more than 36 countries in 35 languages around the world. Published by Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, Kinney's work has been widely praised for its ability to turn reluctant readers onto books.
Founded by Harry N. Abrams in 1949, Abrams was the first company in the United States to specialize in the creation and distribution of art and illustrated books. Now a subsidiary of La Martinière Groupe, the company publishes visually stunning illustrated books in the areas of art, photography, cooking, interior and garden design, craft, architecture, entertainment, fashion, sports, pop culture, as well as children's books and general interest titles. The company's imprints include Abrams, Abrams ComicArts, Abrams Image, Abrams Books for Young Readers, Amulet Books, Appleseed Books, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, and STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books. Abrams also distributes books for The Vendome Press, Victoria & Albert Museum, Tate, Royal Academy of Arts, Booth-Clibborn Editions, Five Continents and others. www.abramsbooks.com
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In order to understand the purpose of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, a historical context of Canada's constitution and governance is required.
Canada, including all its provinces and territories, is a constitutional monarchy. According to the constitution, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state of Canada, and the Governor General and Lieutenant Governors are her representatives nationally and provincially, respectively.
In practice, the Governor General and Lieutenant Governors usually act in accordance with the advice given them by their respective first minister - the Prime Minister or Premier - much as the Queen acts in accordance with the advice given to her by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The constitution of a country or province outlines the basic rules and principles for how that country or province is governed and how its legislative, executive, and judicial bodies relate to each other and to its people. Constitutions have two parts, often referred to as the written and the unwritten parts.
Some constitutions have almost all of the important provisions set out in one basic written document. The United States and India are two of many countries that have such written constitutions. At the other extreme are a few countries that have no such document. The United Kingdom is the best known example. It has an unwritten constitution that consists of well understood principles, or "conventions." Many of these conventions are embodied in laws or affirmed in court decisions, but there are extremely important aspects of the U.K. constitution that have no formal written basis. Both Canada and British Columbia have a written constitution and unwritten conventions.


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TOM PRINCIPATO BIOGRAPHY
Longtime Washington DC-area bluesman Tom Principato has become a regional favorite and over the past 40 years of offering his own style of roots guitar heroics has performed with fellow musicians and compatriots like Albert Lee, Danny Gatton, Bullmoose Jackson,Duke Robillard, Tommy Lepson and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos.
Tom Principato has spent the last 40+ years as a guitarist and singer based in his hometown of Washington, D.C. In the 1970's, Tom was leader of the legendary band Powerhouse, an East Coast phenomenem who released an album "Night Life" to critical acclaim. Tom also did a one year stint with Geoff Muldaur and recorded an album "I Ain't Drunk" (Hannibal/Island Records 1980) with the band Geoff Muldaur and His Bad Feet members of which included Andy Stein (Asleep At The Wheel)).
Tom has also done brief stints with various acts including Billy Price And The Keystone Rhythm Band, Big Mama Thornton, Sunnyland Slim, James Montgomery, and a group called The Assassins with Jimmy Thackery, former guiatrist with The Nighthawks. Tom appears on two albums with the Assassins, "No Previous Record" (1986) and "Partners In Crime" (1987) which won a "Wammy Award".
In 1984 Tom began a solo career, notably recording a live album with the late Washington guitar legend Danny Gatton titled "Blazing Telecasters". This album was considered by The National Academy Of Recorded Arts And Sciences (NARAS) for a Grammy Nomination.
Tom Principato discography
Smokin'! (1986) I Know What You're Thinkin'… (1989) Blazing Telecasters (1990) In Orbit (1990) Hot Stuff (l991 – out of print) Tip Of The Iceberg (l992) In The Clouds (1995) Really Blue (1997) Blues Over the Years (1998) Live and Kickin' (1999) Not One Word… (2000) "Live In Europe 1988" (2001) "Fingers On Fire" with Pete Kennedy (2002) "House On Fire" (2003) "Oh No! More Blazing Telecasters" (2005) "Guitar Gumbo" (2005) "Raising The Roof" (2008) "A Part Of Me" (2011) "Robert John Told Me So" (2013) Also two DVD's: "Blazing Telecasters" from a show recorded for Maryland Public Televsion in 1984 with Danny Gatton "Anniversary DVD", a career retrospective. (2003)
The band has toured clubs and festivals extensively in the U.S., Canada, and Europe including Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, France, Slovenia, Finland, Italy, Sardegna, Corsica, Spain, Portugal, Majorca, Menorca, St. Croix, and even Greece and Turkey!
In addition to winning first place in the WHFS/Harmony Hut "Guitar Talent Hunt" (1980) Tom has won a total of 22 "WAMMY" Awards from the Washington Area Music Association. In 1986, "Smokin'!" won three Wammy Awards; Best Blues Album, Best Male Vocalist-Blues, and Best Blues Instrumentalist. In 1987 Tom won four Wammy Awards; Best Artist/Group-Blues, Best Male Vocalist-Blues, Best Instrumentalist-Blues, and Best Recording-Blues for The Assassins "Partners In Crime" album. In 1988 Tom won three more Wammies; Best Blues Recording-"I Know What You're Thinkin'…", Best Artist/Group-Blues, and Best Instrumentalist-Blues. Tom also won Best Instrumentalist-Blues in 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, and 2001, plus Best Male Vocalist-Blues in 1997. In 1999 "Live & Kickin'" won Best Blues Recording, and Tom Principato Band won Best Blues Group. In 2003 "House On Fire" won Best Blues Recording. In 2006 "Guitar Gumbo" won best Blues Recording and Tom won Best Blues Vocalist. Tom Principato Band was also voted "Blues Act Of The Year"-1997 and "Blues Act Of The Month" for Oct. 1997 by the listeners of "Talkin' Blues Radio" Koln, Germany and Gitarre & Bass Magazine.
Since the 1990's Tom has signed endorsement agreements with Fender Electric Guitar Co., DR String Co., Seymour Duncan pickups, Roger Mayer effects pedals. (Roger Mayer personally made effects pedals and experimental electronic gadgets for Jimi Hendrix), and Soundseat: "The most comfortable music seat ever built."
Tom's 1992 Recording "Tip Of The Iceberg" was co-produced by Chuck Leavell, a keyboard player who has played with Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Rolling Stones, The Allman Brothers Band, and Sea Level. Chuck also appears on Tom's "Really Blue" CD. In 1995 Tom's song "In The Clouds" was considered for another Grammy nomination.
In 2000 Tom's book "Open-String Guitar Chords" was published world-wide by Hal Leonard Corporation.
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Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici (Milaan, 16 december 1904 - aldaar, 23 november 1970) was een Italiaans schermer gespecialiseerd in het wapen degen.

Basletta won tijdens de Olympische Zomerspelen 1928 de gouden medaille met het degenteam, vier jaar later won Basletta de gouden medaille individueel en moest het het team genoegen nemen met de zilveren medaille. Tijdens de Olympische Zomerspelen 1936 won Basletta wederom goud met het degenteam en won individueel de bronzen medaille.

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Home ECONOMY The billions of money and businesses the late Moi owned
The billions of money and businesses the late Moi owned
by biasharadigest February 5, 2020
written by biasharadigest February 5, 2020
The family has interests in various sectors, including banking where they hold shares in more than two banks, the oil industry, insurance, hotel and tourism, maritime and freight, media, manufacturing, airline and transport. The Moi family is also big in land ownership, real estate and education.
His net worth estimated to be in excess of $3 billion (about Sh. 310.2 billion). This is wealth accumulated before, during and after the former President's 24-year rule (1978- 2002), with his children, among them, Baringo Senator Gideon Moi expanding the family dynasty further.
Moi 'died' 14 times before his actual death
According to Africa Confidential, a fortnightly newsletter covering politics and economics in Africa, Moi's capital is "held in trust by relatives and friends, and in front companies in Kenya, offshore tax havens and several major international banks". This includes Union Bank of Switzerland, where the Moi dossier "is treated as a matter tantamount to national security".
According to a report that appeared in a The Star newspaper on Wednesday, "the list of property and investments owned or co-owned by the family and its partners is endless, with former Moi's right-hand man (late) Nicholas Biwott's family being a major investment partner. His former private secretary Joshua Kulei is another man who has held and run Moi's multibillion-shilling business empire for decades. The family has over 100 companies across different sectors, with interests in many other public and privately owned business locally, in Africa and overseas."
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The report on Moi family wealth further says:
The Mois either fully own or have shares in a number of banks and financial entities. Among them is Trans-National Bank, Equatorial Bank, First American Bank, Giro Bank ' Giant Forex Bureau, Equity Stock Brokers and Sovereign Group.
The family owns Standard Group, the parent company to Kenya Television Network (KTN), Standard Newspaper and a number of radio stations, including Radio Maisha. Other subsidiaries include Rowland Printing and Baraza Limited.
In the transport sector, the family owns Siginon Group, East Africa's largest integrated logistics services provider, which incorporates Siginon Global Logistics, Siginon Aviation and Siginon Freight Holdings. The over 30- year-old end-to-end logistics and air cargo solutions provider is based in Kenya with operations in Tanzania and Uganda. The family also own Kent Ship, Maritime, Eagle Airlines, Kenya Aerotech Ltd and Car Track Kenya Ltd and interests in CMC Holdings. It is also said to own part of the Kenya Airways fleet.
In real estate, the Mois are associated with Sielei Properties Ltd, Chester House, Mugoya construction, Regent Management (believed to be about 200 houses), Paradise Holdings, Homestead Enterprises , Gateway Properties and Courtyard Property Investment. The family also owns homes in Lavington House, Karen Residence, Nakuru Residence. It owns several unidentified properties in the United States of America and has property interests in South Africa.
The family has huge investments in agri-business, with entities such as the Sasine Group of farms, Fresh Produce Ltd, Chemusian Company, Sian roses, one of the leading fresh roses exporter, and Kiptagich Tea Estate. The family also owns a Tobacco Farm in Malawi (100%).
The family has invested in the telecommunication sector, with interests in Chesco Ltd, Cable Wireless and sizable shares in Safaricom Kenya (together with Biwott and Charles Field Marsham).
Some of the common institutions owned by the Moi family include Nairobi-based Sunshine National School, Kabarak University and Kabarak High School, Sacho High School, Moi Educational Centre and the Moi Africa Institute Kabarnet Gardens, with interests in many other international schools and local institutions.
Hotel and tourism
In the hospitality industry, huge investments lie in hotels, among them Sheraton Group (Sheraton Holding), InterContinental Hotels and Safariland Club, with other investments spreading across the industry.
General business and others
Other entities owned or with shareholding of the Mois are Taurino Enterprises, Giant Holdings Ltd, Revak Ltd, Sudbury Ltd, Sudbury Investments, Westfield International Ltd, Hampstead Enterprises, Metipso Services Ltd, Maternity Shop, The Duty Free Company and Eveready Company.
The family also owns Tiger Farm Ltd, First Force Security Company, Hahuru Investors, Concord Holdings, National Milling Company and Ectar Kenya Ltd among others.
On land, the Mois own hundreds of acres of parcels in different parts of the country with a value running into billions of shillings.
A revelation by WikiLeaks in the early 2000s linked the Mois to shell companies, secret trusts and front men used to steal over $2 billion worth of state money, with finances laundered across the world to buy properties and companies in London, New York and South Africa and even a 10,000ha ranch in Australia.
Countries involved in the corrupt dealings with Kenya during Moi's regime, according to the report, include Australia, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Finland, Germany, Grand Cayman, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malawi, Namibia and the Netherlands.
Others are Puerto Rico, Russia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Switzerland, the UAE, Uganda, the United Kingdom, the United States and Zaire.
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A man ranked third the in the Jagna watch list of drug personalities was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Friday afternoon.
Police identified the suspect as Melvin Grafil, 37, a resident of Barangay Canjulao, Jagna.
Grafil was allegedly caught red-handed selling illegal drugs to a police posing as a buyer.
He attempted to escape arrest but was immediately surrounded by policemen stationed around the operation area.
Police recovered five packets of suspected shabu and the P200 buy-bust money from the suspect.
According to personnel of the Jagna police station, Grafil surrender to authorities through Oplan Tokhang but continued to operate his illegal drug trade.
Grafil will be charged for violating Section 5 and Section 11 of R.A 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.


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Ytterbium (Yb: Z=70) has recently emerged as a subject of great interest in ultracold chemistry, physics, and metrology. For example, the first
state-resolved observation  of ultracold chemical reactions was recently reported for the Yb$^+$ + Rb$ \longrightarrow$ Yb + Rb$^+$
system~\cite{RatZipSia12}. Yb is a favorite candidate for the studies of ultracold gas mixtures. For example, Li and Yb mixtures have recently been
brought to simultaneous quantum degeneracy ~\cite{LiYb,LiYb1,LiYb3,LiYb4}. Controlled production of ultracold YbRb* molecules by photoassociation in
a mixure of Rb and Yb gases was recently reported in \cite{RbYb}.
 Such mixtures are of
interest for producing ultracold polar molecules for study of dipolar
quantum matter, fundamental symmetry studies, and many-body quantum
simulation ~\cite{LiYb4}.  The
 availability of 5 bosonic and 2 fermionic stable isotopes
makes Yb especially attractive for studies of multicomponent
superfluids.

 The spectrum of Yb contains a number of long-lived excited states
 that are conveniently accessed by optical techniques.
This makes Yb an excellent candidate for atomic parity violation
(APV) studies that  test
 the Standard Model of electroweak interactions, put limits on its
  possible extensions, constrain parameters of weak hadronic interactions,
  and may yield information on  neutron
 distributions within nuclei ~\cite{PNC,PNC2}.
  The APV signal recently observed in
  the Yb $6s^{2}~ ^1S_0  - 5d6s ~^3D_1$ 408-nm forbidden transition~\cite{PNC1,PNC2}
   is two orders of magnitude larger than in Cs, subject of the most
 accurate APV study to date. Such long-lived states are also convenient for the
development of next-generation ultra-precise frequency standards. The Yb $^{1}\!S_{0}\rightarrow \,
^{3}\!P_{0}^{o}$ 578-nm transition now provides one of the world's most accurate optical atomic
frequency standards~\cite{Ybclock,YbclockBBR}.

The work carried out in this Letter is pertinent to all applications mentioned above. Our two main
subjects are the determination of van der Waals $C_6$ coefficients that characterize the long-range
interactions  between two atoms, and the blackbody radiation (BBR) shifts of the two states in
atomic clock transitions. Knowledge of the long range interactions in Yb-Yb and Yb-alkali/group II
dimers is critical to understanding the physics of dilute gas mixtures. The
 dynamic correction to the BBR shift is one of the  largest
 irreducible contributions to
uncertainty budget of the Yb clock~\cite{Ybclock}, and it is
difficult to determine experimentally.
 These two seemingly disparate
topics both require accurate determination of frequency-dependent
atomic  polarizabilities over  a wide range of frequencies.
Therefore, it is natural to consider them in the same work. A future
accurate theoretical determination of the APV amplitude in Yb
requires a similar approach, and this work provides a background for
such studies.

We carry out the  calculation of frequency-dependent atomic polarizabilities  using the
first-principles approach that combines configuration interaction (CI) with the coupled-cluster
all-order approach (CI+all-order) that treats both core and valence correlation to all orders.
Several new method developments are presented in this work. First, we have implemented the reduced
linear equation (RLE) and direct inversion in iterative subspace (DIIS) stabilizer procedures
described in Ref.~\cite{RLE} into the coupled-cluster part of the CI+all-order method. Otherwise,
the construction of the effective Hamiltonian needed for the incorporation of the core and
core-valence correlations into the CI method could not be carried out due to convergence problems
associated with extremely large correlations involving the 4f shell. Second, we have applied the
CI+all-order method for the first time to the calculation of $C_6$ coefficients. Finally, we have
developed a new approach to the calculation of the dynamic correction to the blackbody radiation
(BBR) shift in terms of the second partial derivative  with respect to frequency of the dynamic
polarizability, as  obtained from the solution of the inhomogeneous equation in the valence sector.
Previous calculations of the dynamic correction to the BBR shift accounted for the contributions of
just a few intermediate states to the polarizability ~\cite{PorDer06}.

Unless stated otherwise, we use atomic units (a.u.) for all matrix
elements and polarizabilities throughout this paper: the numerical
values of the elementary
 charge, $e$, the reduced Planck constant, $\hbar = h/2
\pi$, and the electron mass, $m_e$, are set equal to 1. The atomic
unit for polarizability can be converted to SI units via
$\alpha/h$~[Hz/(V/m)$^2$]=2.48832$\times10^{-8}\alpha$~(a.u.), where
the conversion coefficient is $4\pi \epsilon_0 a^3_0/h$,
$a_0$ is the Bohr radius and
$\epsilon_0$ is the electric constant.

Calculation of  Yb  properties requires an accurate treatment of both
core-valence and valence-valence correlations. This can be
accomplished within the framework of the CI+all-order method  that
combines configuration interaction and coupled-cluster approaches
\cite{SafKozJoh09,SafKozCla11,Tl}.
 Here we report the extension of
this method that resolves the convergence problems associated with particularly
 large correlation corrections as well as apply it for the first time to the calculation of the $C_6$ coefficients.
We refer the reader to Refs. ~\cite{SafKozJoh09,SafKozCla11} for detailed description of this
approach, and here we report only new method developments specific to this work. In order to
establish the accuracy of our approach, we also perform the pure CI and the CI combined with
many-body perturbation theory (CI+MBPT) calculations carried out with the same parameters such as
basis set, configuration space, number of partial waves, etc..

 The single-electron energies and the wave functions are found
from the solution of the Dirac-Hartree-Fock (DHF) equations. Then the wave functions and the
low-lying energy levels are determined by solving the multiparticle relativistic equation for two
valence electrons~\cite{KotTup87}, $ H_{\rm eff}(E_n) \Phi_n = E_n \Phi_n. $ The effective
Hamiltonian is defined as $ H_{\rm eff}(E) = H_{\rm FC} + \Sigma(E), $ where $H_{\rm FC}$ is the
Hamiltonian in the frozen-core approximation. The energy-dependent operator $\Sigma(E)$ which takes
into account virtual core excitations is constructed using second-order perturbation theory in the
CI+MBPT method \cite{DzuFlaKoz96b} and using a linearized coupled-cluster single-double method in
the CI+all-order approach \cite{SafKozJoh09}. However,  the CI+all-order approach developed in
\cite{SafKozJoh09,SafKozCla11} could not be directly implemented for Yb owing to convergence
problems of the all-order equations associated with large oscillations of the iterative solution
due to very large correlations in the $4f$ shell. Both the Yb$^{2+}$ core and some of the Yb$^+$
valence shell all-order equations that are used to construct the effective Hamiltonian diverge
using conventional iteration schemes. We have resolved this problem by using RLE and DIIS
convergence stabilizers described in \cite{RLE} within the framework of the CI+all-order method.
The main idea of these approaches is to accumulate several iterations and determine a next best
solution based on all
 stored data. Convergence
was achieved for the $ns$, $np$, and $(n-1)d$ valence states with $n=6-9$.

We present  the energy levels obtained in the CI, CI+MBPT, and CI+all-order approximations and
compare them with the experimental values \cite{RalKraRea11} in Table~I of the supplementary
material~\cite{EPAPS}. At  the CI stage, the theoretical energy levels differ rather significantly
from the experimental energies, up to 19\% for the $6s6p$ states. Including the core-valence
correlations in the second order of the MBPT improves the agreement to the 1.5-5.5\% level.
Further improvement of the theoretical energies is achieved when the CI+all-order approximation is
used. The two-electron binding energy is accurate to 0.7\% with the \textit{ab initio} CI+all-order
approach, a factor of 2 improvement in comparison with the CI+MBPT result.

The valence part of the polarizability is determined  by solving the inhomogeneous equation of
perturbation theory in the valence space, which is approximated as
\begin{equation}
(E_v - H_{\textrm{eff}})|\Psi(v,M^{\prime})\rangle = D_{\mathrm{eff},q} |\Psi_0(v,J,M)\rangle
\label{e11}
\end{equation}
for a valence state  $v$ with the total angular momentum $J$ and projection $M$ \cite{KozPor99a}.
 The effective dipole operator
$D_{\textrm{eff}}$ includes random phase approximation (RPA)
corrections.
 The ionic core  part of the polarizability, $\alpha_c$, is
calculated separately in the RPA and is found to be $\alpha_c=6.4$~a.u. The small valence-core (vc)
$\alpha_{vc}$ term that corrects the ionic
 core polarizability for the presence of the valence
electrons is also calculated in the RPA; it is  equal to $-0.4$~a.u.
and $-0.2$~a.u. for the $6s^{2}~^1S_0$ and $6s6p~^3P_0$ states,
respectively.  DHF calculations are carried out as well for both of
these contributions to evaluate the uncertainty associated with these
terms, which was found to be negligible at the present level of
accuracy.

Accurate calculation of the polarizabilities of low-lying states
 is more difficult for Yb than for alkaline-earth atoms. It is known that the main
contribution to the ground state polarizability of Yb comes from $4f^{14} 6s6p \,\,^1\!P^o_1$ and
$4f^{13} 5d6s^2\, (7/2,5/2)^o_1$ states (see, e.g.,~\cite{ZhaDal07}). The energy difference between
these states is only 3790 cm$^{-1}$ and they strongly interact with each other.  Calculations that
treat Yb as an atom with only two valence electrons fail to  account properly for the interaction
between valence and core-excited states and describe states with an unfilled $f$ shell. While the
state $4f^{13} 5d6s^2\, (7/2,5/2)^o_1$ does not belong to the valence subspace and is not directly
mixed with the $4f^{14} 6s6p \,\,^1\!P^o_1$ state in our calculations,
 its effect is introduced  via the
calculation of the effective Hamiltonian, since we allow all single
and double excitations of the core shells during its construction. As
a result, the polarizability calculation carried out via the solution
of the inhomogeneous equation does not appear to be affected by this
problem. A theoretical explanation of this fact was suggested
in~\cite{DzuDer10} which considered mixed and unmixed basis sets that
included $4f^{14}6s6p\,\,^1\!P^o_1$
 and $4f^{13} 5d6s^2\, (7/2,5/2)^o_1 $ states.
Excellent agreement of our results with all measured  Yb polarizability-related properties,
including Stark shift and magic wavelength of the  $6s^2 \, ^1\!S_0 - 6s6p \,\,^3\!P^o_0$
transition and the $C_6$ coefficient of the Yb-Yb dimer, confirms that the mixing problem does not
appear to affect such properties. We note that this is only true as long as no experimental data is
substituted for theoretical quantities in any part of the calculations, since this will compromise
the basis set completeness~\cite{DzuDer10}. It follows that  the direct solution of the
inhomogeneous equation is expected to be more accurate than expected based on comparison of
individual matrix elements with experiment.   This conclusion is important for future calculation
of the parity-violating amplitudes that could by evaluated by the same techniques.

Table~\ref{alpha_l} presents results for the static polarizabilities of the $6s^2 \, ^1\!S_0$ and
$6s6p \,\,^3\!P^o_0$ states and their differences. We note that the states with an unfilled $4f$
shell contributed less to the polarizability of the $^3\!P^o_0$ than $^1S_0$ state. In particular,
even-parity states with an unfilled $4f$ shell lie rather high in energy and their contributions to
the polarizability and influence on other states is not so significant.
\begin{table}
\caption{The $6s^2 \, ^1\!S_0$ and $6s6p \, ^3\!P^o_0$ static
polarizabilities $\alpha_g(\omega=0)$ of Yb  and their difference
 $\Delta\alpha \equiv \alpha(^3\!P_0^o) -\alpha(^1\!S_0)$
calculated in CI, CI+MBPT, and CI+all-order approximations in a.u.
The CI+all-order values are taken as final. The present results are
compared with other theoretical and experimental values.}
 \label{alpha_l}
\begin{ruledtabular}
\begin{tabular}{lccc}
Method & $\alpha(^1\!S_0)$ &  $\alpha(^3\!P_0^o)$ &$ \Delta\alpha$\\
\hline
CI & 187.9 & 279.7&\\
CI+MBPT &  138.3 & 305.9 &\\
CI+all-order &  140.9 &  293.2 &\\
Final & 141(3) & 293(10) & 152 \\
\hline
Theory~\cite{PorDer06} (2006)&  111.3(5) & 266(15)&155\\
Theory~\cite{ZhaDal07} (2007)& 143& & \\
Theory~\cite{SahDas08} (2008)& 144.6 &&\\
Theory~\cite{DzuDer10} (2010) &141(6) & 302(14)&161\\
Ref.~\cite{Bel12}$^{a}$ (2012) & 134.4 $-$ 144.2 & 280 $-$ 290& \\
Expt. \cite{YbclockBBR} (2012) &&& 145.726(3)
\end{tabular}
\end{ruledtabular}
$^{a}$Constraints based on experimental data. The uncertainty in each of these values is 1.0.
\end{table}
The results obtained in the CI, CI+MBPT+RPA, and CI+all-order+RPA approximations are presented. Our
recommended values obtained at the CI+all-order+RPA stage are in a reasonable agreement with other
theoretical values.  We emphasize that our calculations are completely \textit{ab initio}. The most
recent recommended values of Ref.~\cite{DzuDer10} include adjustment to reproduce the experimental
value of the magic wavelength.  The set of accurate experimental data  was used to set upper and
lower bounds on the $^1\!S_0$ and  $^3\!P^o_0$ polarizabilities in ~\cite{Bel12}. Our recommended
values are in excellent agreement with these constraints taking an account the uncertainties. We
can roughly estimate the uncertainty of our calculations as the difference of the CI+MBPT and
CI+all-order values, which yields 1.8\% and 4.3\%  for $^1S_0$ and $^3P_0^o$ states. We note that
the CI+all-order value is higher than CI+MBPT for $^1S_0$ but lower for $^3P_0^o$, so we can expect
that these uncertainties will add cumulatively for the $\Delta\alpha$ polarizability difference.
However, our value of $\Delta\alpha$ agrees with a recent experiment to 4.3\%, so our values are
somewhat more accurate than the estimates above ( 1\% and 3.5\%, respectively). A direct
measurement of the ground state polarizability with 1\% accuracy would be an excellent test of the
quality of calculations.

To further check the accuracy of our approach we calculated the magic
wavelength  $\lambda$ for the
$^1\!S_0$ and  $^3\!P^o_0$ states.  At the magic wavelength, the frequency-dependent polarizabilities
of the two states are equal.
We obtain $\lambda = 754$ nm  in the CI+all-order approximation which is
 within 1\% of the experimental value
759.355 nm~\cite{BarStaLem08}. The polarizability of the $^3\!P^o_0$ state grows rapidly
in the vicinity of the intersection of the ac polarizabilities. It means that even a small change in
$\lambda$ leads to a significant change in
$\alpha(^3\!P^o_0)$. For example,  the CI+MBPT value is significantly higher, 789~nm. Such close
agreement of the CI+all-order value
with the experimental wavelength confirms the
accuracy of the polarizabilities quoted above.

An important application of the polarizability calculation is to
determine the shift of the $^1\!S_0 - \,^3\!P_0^o$ transition
frequency by the effects of the ambient blackbody radiation. The BBR
shift is now one of the largest irreducible contributions  to the
budget of the uncertainty of optical atomic clocks. The leading
contribution to the  BBR shift of the energy level $g$ can be
expressed in terms of its static polarizability $\alpha_g(\omega=0) $
by \cite{PorDer06BBR}
\begin{eqnarray}
\delta E_{g} = -\frac{2}{15} (\alpha \pi)^3 (k_B T)^4
\alpha_g(0) \left[ 1 + \eta \right] ,
\label{delEg}
\end{eqnarray}
where $k_B$ is the Boltzmann constant, $T$ is the temperature, and
$\eta$ is  a ``dynamic'' fractional correction to the total shift
that reflects the averaging of the frequency dependence
polarizability over the frequency of the blackbody radiation
spectrum.

When the parameter $|y_n|>10$, where  $y_n=(E_n-E_g)/(k_B T)$,
$\eta$ can be  be approximated by ~\cite{PorDer06BBR}
\begin{eqnarray}
\eta &=& \eta_1+\eta_2+\eta_3=\frac{80}{63\,(2J_g+1)} \, \frac{\pi^2}{\alpha_g(0) k_B T} \nonumber \\
&& \times  \sum_n \frac{ |\langle n||D||g \rangle|^2 }{y_n^3} \left(
1+ \frac{21 \pi^2}{5\,y_n^2} + \frac{336 \pi^4}{11y_n^4} \right) ,
\label{eta}
\end{eqnarray}
with 0.1\% accuracy.
\begin{table}
\caption{The values of the $C_6$ coefficients (in a.u.) for the homonuclear Yb dimer and the
heteronuclear alkali-metal/group II - Yb dimers. All atoms are in their ground states. The
$\alpha(i\omega)$ for alkali and Mg, Sr, and Ca are taken from Ref.~\cite{DerPorBab10} in rows
CI+MBPT and  CI+all$^{(a)}$. The
 $\alpha(i\omega)$ for Mg, Sr, and Ca are calculated with the
 CI+all-order method in the present work in row CI+all$^{(b)}$.
  The present CI+MBPT and CI+all-order Yb $\alpha(i\omega)$ values are used in rows
    CI+MBPT and CI+all-order$^{(a,b)}$, respectively. The uncertainty
     of the final CI+all-order
    values is estimated to be 2\%. } \label{C6_l}
\begin{ruledtabular}
\begin{tabular}{lccccl}
                              &   Li-Yb&Na-Yb&K-Yb &  Rb-Yb&Cs-Yb  \\
\hline
 CI+MBPT      &  1534 & 1655 & 2548 & 2807 & 3367  \\
 CI+all$^{(a)}$& 1551 & 1672 & 2576 & 2837 & 3403 \\
 \hline
           &Yb-Yb &Mg-Yb&Ca-Yb&Sr-Yb&   \\
   \hline
    CI+MBPT      &  1901& 1086 &2000&2414&  \\
    CI+all$^{(a)}$&  &1093 &2017&2435&  \\
    CI+all$^{(b)}$&  1929          &2024&    &      \\
   Expt.~\cite{KitEnoKas08}  &  1932(35)          &  &  \\
\end{tabular}
\end{ruledtabular}
\end{table}
We express the dominant term in the equation above as the second
derivative of the polarizability:
\begin{equation}
\eta_1 \approx \frac{20}{21\,(2J_g+1)} \, \frac{(\pi k_B
T)^2}{\alpha_g(0)}
\frac{\partial^2}{\partial E_g^2}\alpha_{g}(0)
\end{equation}
and find $\eta_1(^1S_0)=0.00116$ and $\eta_1(^3P_0)=0.00934$.
 We calculated the second term in Eq.~(\ref{eta}) using both
a forth derivative of $\alpha$ and sum over states with the CI+all-order values of the matrix
elements; identical result $\eta_2(^3P_0)=0.00029$ was obtained. $\eta_2$ is negligible for
$^1S_0$, 0.000003.
 The third term can be neglected at the present level of accuracy.
 The resulting values of the dynamic corrections to the BBR shift at
 300~$K$ are $\delta\nu_{\rm BBR}(^1\!S_0)=-0.0014$~Hz and
 $\delta\nu_{\rm BBR}(^3\!P_0)=-0.0243$~Hz, respectively.

The  total dynamic correction to the BBR shift at 300K is determined
as the difference between the individual shifts, $\delta\nu_{\rm
BBR}^{\rm dyn} = -0.0229$~Hz. Combining this result with the
experimental determination of the  $\Delta \alpha=145.726(3)$~a.u.
\cite{YbclockBBR}, we get the final result for the BBR shift at
300~$K$:
 $\delta\nu_{\rm BBR} = -1.2777(8)$~Hz.
This value is in excellent agrement with the determination of the BBR shift mostly from the
experimental data  $\delta\nu_{\rm BBR} = -1.2774(6)$~Hz that was just reported in ~\cite{new}.
 We have verified that the M1 and E2
 contributions to the BBR shift are negligible at the present level of accuracy.
 Details of the calculation of the
 dynamic correction to the BBR shift are given in the supplementary
 material~\cite{EPAPS}.

 Many of the same considerations concerning accurate calculation of
the frequency-dependent polarizability arise in the calculation of the van der Waals coefficients.
If two atoms $A$ and $B$ have spherically symmetrical ground states, the leading power of the
long-range interactions takes the form $ V(R)=- C^{AB}_{6}/R^{6}, \label{VRn} $ where $R$ is the
distance between atomic nuclei. The the van der Waals coefficient $C^{AB}_{6}$  can be calculated
as \cite{PatTan97}
\begin{equation}
C^{AB}_6 = \frac{3}{\pi}\, \int_0^\infty\, \alpha^A(i \omega)\,
\alpha^B(i \omega) d\omega,
\label{C6}
\end{equation}
where $\alpha(i \omega)$ is the frequency-dependent polarizability at an imaginary frequency. In
practice, we compute the $C^{AB}_6$ coefficients  by approximating the integral (\ref{C6}) by
Gaussian quadrature of the integrand computed on the finite grid of discrete imaginary frequencies
~\cite{BisPip92}.

For the alkali and group II  atoms, we use frequencies and weights tabulated in
Ref.~\cite{DerPorBab10} at 50 points. These dynamic polarizabilities were obtained by combining
high-precision experimental data for matrix elements of principal transitions with high-precision
many-body methods, such as linearized coupled-cluster approach and CI+MBPT.  The accuracy of the
corresponding homonucelar $C_6$ was estimated to be better than 1\% for all cases relevant in this
work with the exception of Ca, were it was 1.5\% ~\cite{DerPorBab10}.

 The Yb imaginary frequency polarizabilities $\alpha_(i\omega)$
 for the ground $^1\!S_0$ state are calculated in this work by solving
the inhomogeneous equation (\ref{e11}) with the appropriate modifications. We use the same 50-point
frequency grid as in Ref.~\cite{DerPorBab10} for consistency. To evaluate the uncertainty in the
$C_6$ coefficients, we carried out both CI+MBPT and CI+all-order calculations of the ground state
$\alpha(i\omega)$. The same alkali and group II data are used in both cases. The results are
summarized in Table~\ref{C6_l}. We find that the differences between CI+MBPT and CI+all-order
results are actually smaller (1-1.5\%) than for the ground state static polarizability (1.8\%)
since the differences decrease with $\omega$ for $\alpha(i\omega)$. As a result, we expect the
accuracy of the $C_6$ to be on the same order as the static polarizability, rather than larger by a
factor of two. Moreover, our value for the $C_6$ coefficient of the homonuclear Yb dimer is in
excellent agreement with the experimental result ~\cite{KitEnoKas08}, which is accurate to 1.8\%.
Based on the comparison of the CI+MBPT and CI+all-order values for heteronuclear $C_6$
coefficients, and agreement with experiment for the Yb $^3P_0-^1S_0$ Stark shift and  magic
wavelengths, and $C_6$ coefficient for Yb-Yb dimer, we estimate that our predictions of the $C_6$
coefficients for the heteronuclear alkali-metal atom/group II - Yb dimers are accurate to about
2\%.

  In conclusion, we have carried out fully \textit{ab initio}
  all-order calculations of Yb properties. Our values of the Yb
$^1\!S_0-\,^3\!P_0^o$ Stark shift and magic wavelength as well as the $C_6$ coefficient of the
Yb$_2$ dimer are in excellent agreement with experiment. We have developed a new approach of
calculation of the dynamic correction to the BBR shift that does not involve an explicit sum over
states. The Stark shift of the clock transition was determined experimentally~\cite{YbclockBBR}
with a high precision. As a result, the uncertainty in the dynamic correction can now be directly
related to the uncertainty of the BBR shift of this transition. Thus, when combined with the recent
measurement of the Yb clock Stark shift ~\cite{YbclockBBR}, our calculation of the dynamic
correction allows us to reduce the fractional uncertainty due to the BBR shift in the Yb optical
lattice clock to $10^{-18}$ level. The same method can be used to evaluate the dynamic correction
for any optical atomic clock. Finally, we have presented the first recommended values of $C_6$
coefficients for  alkali/group II-Yb dimers for future experimental efforts in producing ultracold
polar molecules.

We thank P. Julienne, C. Oates, and J. Sherman for helpful
discussions. This research was performed under the sponsorship of the
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, and was supported by the National Science Foundation
under Physics Frontiers Center Grant No. PHY-0822671 and by the
Office of Naval Research. The work of S.G.P. was supported in part by
US NSF
 Grant No.\ PHY-1068699 and RFBR Grant No.\ 11-02-00943.

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As per the latest track, Bela's (Surbhi Jyoti) younger sister Juhi tricked Bela and became the naagrani. Juhi joined hands with vultures and back stabbed her own sister. In the promo it is shown that Bela is forced into making her younger sister Juhi the naagrani. Juhi walks away with Vyom and takes the naagmani too.
When Bela along with Vikrant and Vish are in their naag form, Maahir comes over and discovers the truth. Bela is left in tears.
Maahir who is a human is married to a naagin and now Bela will have to win the trust of Maahir, get back her naagmani and the crown from perpetrators.
Vyom played by Aly Goni is a vulture, who are the biggest enemies of naags. Though Vikrant and Vish both tried to warn Bela about Juhi but she did not listen to them and was betrayed by her own sister.
Keep watching this space for all the updates on Naagin 3.


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Q: Error:(26) error: ' ' is incompatible with attribute android:icon (attr) reference I am trying to hide the status bar but decided not to do so, so i did back everything but this problem exist.
errors:
Error:(26) error: ' ' is incompatible with attribute android:icon (attr) reference.
Error:(26) ' ' is incompatible with attribute android:icon (attr) reference.
Error:failed processing manifest.
Error:java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: com.android.tools.aapt2.Aapt2Exception: AAPT2 error: check logs for details
Error:java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException:
com.android.tools.aapt2.Aapt2Exception: AAPT2 error: check logs for details
Error:com.android.tools.aapt2.Aapt2Exception: AAPT2 error: check logs for details
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.
> Failed to execute aapt
this is the code of the main manifest
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.jsoft.jcoreports">

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/hotelb"
        android:label="JCore Reports"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar">
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">

            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name=".ActivityNew"
            android:label="  "
            android:icon=" "
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar"> </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>`

this the debug manifest
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.jsoft.jcoreports"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="16"
        android:targetSdkVersion="26" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:debuggable="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/hotelb"
        android:label="JCore Reports"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" >
        <activity android:name="com.example.jsoft.jcoreports.MainActivity" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.jsoft.jcoreports.ActivityNew"
            android:icon=" "
            android:label="  "
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" >
        </activity>

        <meta-data
            android:name="android.support.VERSION"
            android:value="26.1.0" />
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.arch.lifecycle.VERSION"
            android:value="27.0.0-SNAPSHOT" />
    </application>

</manifest>

how can i solve this problem?

A: Remove android:icon=" " from your ActivityNew activity like below code
Use this
<activity
        android:name=".ActivityNew"
        android:label="  "
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar"> </activity>

Instead of this
<activity
        android:name=".ActivityNew"
        android:label="  "
        android:icon=" "
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar"> </activity>

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Same for Outputs. So it's there.
However when I type lspci in console, as su, it doesn't show it.
That's it for audio devices.
- So my first question is, where is it? If Sound in Settings can see it, why is it not listed as a hardware device?
Also I don't understand the difference between digital inputs and outputs. I have no digital inputs. A mic input and guitar input. A headphone output and the USB out and phono audio out. So I can understand that it should be digital out for recording, but why is it showing digital in?
So I can play sound through the Scarlett solo. Use the volume monitor knob to adjust the sound in and out through the rear audio outs to my speakers using direct monitor switch. I can also playback on my speakers through the PC without the direct monitor on.
I can get a signal through the mic input. Audacity sometimes sees it. Sometimes doesn't. I can use the preference playback to hear live. Sometimes it works, but sometimes not. Also Audacity is crashing sometimes.
I got this error message once.
Latency Correction setting has caused the recorded audio to be hidden before zero.
Audacity has brought it back to start at zero.
You may have to use the Time Shift Tool (<---> or F5) to drag the track to the right place.
So I can't get the stability I need from Audacity to record. Technically I don't need Audacity. Just some recording software.
Qjack doesn't detect the Scarlett at all.
All I can see is Pulse Audio and under it, System. Nothing in MIDI or ALSA about it. However from Settings the Scarlett can be selected at the interface hw:USB but I still get the same connections as before. No mention of the Scarlett.
Any ideas what might be up?
Pulseaudio, the default audio server, detects the card, so far so good.
So my first question is, where is it? If Sound in Settings can see it, why is it not listed as a hardware device?
"Digital" refers to S/PDIF. Maybe alsa and/or pulseaudio are not aware that the Scalett Solo has not S/PDIF but that shouldn't harm. Just ignore it.
In audacity's audio preferences, "devices" and "recording" tabs, how is your configuration? Are you using pure alsa, or jack?
That looks like a warning, rather than an error. It means what it says. Maybe it is safe to move the cursor to the right one second or two for the start of the recording, so that, if latency compensation nudges back the recorded audio to the left, it all will be OK.
Technically I don't need Audacity. Just some recording software.
I suggest ardour. For simple recordings, jack time-machine or jack_capture will do it fine.
Jack ignores the vendor and product but that doesn't mean the hardware is not detected. hw:USB seems to be the short name of the Scalett Solo card. Select that as the interface in qjackclt. "System" means the card that jack is using, so, if you selected hw:USB device, "system" is the Scalett.
As this card has not MIDI capabilities JACK MIDI (midi tab) and ALSA MIDI (alsa tab) are blank. You are only interested in the "audio" tab, where the system captures correspond to the Scarlett inputs and the system:playbacks correspond to the Scarlett outputs (again, assuming jack was started via qjackctl with the hw:USB interface, of course).
That explained a lot. Really top notch reply. I have gotten more things working this way!
I'm about to buy one too.
I know the Scarlett 2i2 is working perfectly on Linux.
But for the Solo it's the first review I've seen... I suppose it should work too, under Linux Mint (in Reaper daw).
Scarlett Solo (2n gen), 2i2 (1st gen) and 2i4 (2nd gen) run fine here. But as many other class compliant interfaces they run best at multiples of 48000 Hz. At 44100 Hz I can hear some clicks from time to time, so I run them at 48000 Hz.
bulevardi wrote: I know the Scarlett 2i2 is working perfectly on Linux.
They've got the same DAC and controller with Solo, you shouldn't encounter any problems using it. However, messy software setups done by people who never read the docs are always problematic.
Super, thanks for letting me know.
I found the solution in the Help Center of Focusrite's website, and apparentl you have to select the second input.
"If you are having some trouble getting your D.A.W (recording software) to record this signal, it is likely to be becuase the track you are recording on to is set to record off the 1st input of the Scarlett Solo, rather than the 2nd (which is where your guitar will be plugged into).
By default, audio tracks will be set to record off input 1. The following screenshots show how to select a track to record off input 2;"
So, now it now works perfectly !
Hi! A side question for those running the Focusrite Scarlett Solo 2nd Generation on Linux: is it suitable for a reasonably low latency live usage (with a guitar for example)? I have heard about a "USB Performance Mode" hardware setting, is it accessible from a Linux host? Thanks!
timjrd wrote: Hi! A side question for those running the Focusrite Scarlett Solo 2nd Generation on Linux: is it suitable for a reasonably low latency live usage (with a guitar for example)? I have heard about a "USB Performance Mode" hardware setting, is it accessible from a Linux host? Thanks!
All the Scarletts run fine. I have a Solo, 2i2 and 2i4.The latency depends on the plugins/software. I can go down to a buffer size of 32 without xruns when I play music only.
For use with DAWs a buffersize of 128 or more is recommended. That's kinda acceptable for live play with synth plugins.
Next weekend I'll try one of my Scarletts with my new Squier Strat (140 EUR with humbucker and 2 single coils) and Guitarix. Let's see how it feels and how far I can go down with the buffer size.
bluebell wrote: Next weekend I'll try one of my Scarletts with my new Squier Strat (140 EUR with humbucker and 2 single coils) and Guitarix. Let's see how it feels and how far I can go down with the buffer size.
Great news! Please let me know if it's acceptable for you. All the Scarletts models share the same latency performances right?
I'm about to buy a Moog Etherwave Standard Theremin and I'm investigating the use of VCV Rack to add some effects (I've done some tests with a clean record and it sounds really promising!). My CPU is quite powerful and I think it's much cheaper and versatile to do this in software rather than to buy a lot of hardware.
Scarlett Solo with -n3 -p32 runs perfectly with Guitarix on my notebook with Core i7.
I haven't tried CPU-hungry stuff like convolvers yet, just amp, tone control and cabinet. I like the sounds. I couldn't notice any differences regarding CPU load and latency between 2i4, 2i2 and Solo. All work fine.
The 2nd gen models work better with "hot" instruments.


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Free Internet is now available in Nakuru. Launched on Friday 14th March 2015, the BilaWaya free Wi-Fi project by the County Government of Nakuru, Liquid Telecom and PSCU-Digital has made Nakuru become the third town in Africa and 16th globally to have free Wi-Fi in public places.
As Winfred highlighted in the article Liquid Telecom connects Nakuru County to free and fast high capacity Wifi, Liquid Telecom is set to provide up to 1 Gbps free Internet in Nakuru that will cover a 10 kilometre radius starting from Nakuru's CBD, allowing almost all Nakuru residents to access free Internet right from their homes. In the first phase however, only 200 Mbps has been rolled out to cover Kenyatta Avenue, Marikiti Market, the main bus terminus at the CBD, Afraha Stadium, the county headquarters and the Westside Mall.
I was in Nakuru yesterday to test the free BilaWaya Internet and I managed to perform the tests at Kenyatta Avenue and the main bus terminus and got the following results:
BilaWaya
BilaWaya is the name given for the free Wi-Fi in Nakuru. From the user end, the connectivity at all points of test is very strong with the promise to deliver up to 5 Mbps at full link speed. As you will realize from the results I obtained, the link speed is not the limit.
BilaWaya, once connected, takes you to www.nakuruwifi.com from where you can sign in. More on this at the last section of this article.
The speed of the Internet is currently great, smooth and exciting. Although the speed varies from point to point, those at the main bus terminus are able to access data up to 10 Mbps download and 4 Mbps upload speeds. At Kenyatta Avenue, the speeds reduce to slightly below 1 Mpbs download and 0.2 Mbps upload. The variations in speed does not however impact on the experience of light users whose intent is to browse web, chat on Facebook and WhatsApp and play some online light games.
The heavy users – those interested in downloading and uploading heavy files, watching videos on YouTube or elsewhere, etc, must mind the differences in speed availability at various spots to avoid frustrations.
The image below shows the different speeds I obtained in the two places at different times.
From top to bottom, the first three results were obtained at different points at the Nakuru main stage – which is basically the area between Sokoni Plaza where Crossland and 2NK shuttle Nakuru-Nairobi matatus have their respective stations to past Top Market all the way to Mololine Bus Stage. This is the area that was able to give up to 11 Mbps download speed that finally averaged at 9.48 Mbps. Again from top to bottowm, the 3.99 Mbps download was obtained at Sokoni Plaza, 8.20 Mbps obtained near Top Market and the 9.48 Mbps was obtained at the Mololine Bus Stage.
The last three results (from top to bottom), which were the first to be done according to the timeline, were results obtained at Gilanis supermarket area, Mololine Prestige Bus Stage and Tuskys Supermarket Kenyatta Avenue respectively. As can be seen, the farther away one moves from the main bus stage, the slower the speeds become. Interesting though is that the connectivity remained at "Very Strong" with Link Speed of 5 Mbps as indicated in the first image.
Internet stability is basically a measure of continuous availability of the connection at millisecond, second, minutes and even hours levels.
Internet stability is determined by latency, a measure of time delay from one networked point to another. For example one connection like fibre can allow for data to travel back and forth between your gadget and Google servers in 11 milliseconds – but if satellite connection was used, this time can scale up to 700 milliseconds.
Most of the time Public free Internet have less stability due to congestion issues. When everyone pings the server to connect them to different websites across the globe, the server becomes overworked and will not respond in a timely manner hence becomes unstable (increased latency).
The other measure of Internet stability is jitter. PingTest.net defines Jitter as follows:
Jitter is merely the variance in measuring successive ping tests. Zero jitter means the results were exactly the same every time, and anything above zero is the amount by which they varied. Like the other quality measurements, a lower jitter value is better. And while some jitter should be expected over the Internet, having it be a small fraction of the ping result is ideal.
So far BilaWaya has no worrying stability issues as was determined by the two stability tests I did: the ping test via http://www.megapath.com/speedtestplus/ and also by playing my favourite one minute lightning chess game.
The http://www.megapath.com/speedtestplus/ results can be viewed in the graph below:
BilaWaya Latency and Jitter results
From the lightning chess games I played, I deduced that the BilaWaya Internet connection is stable up to 2 to 5 minutes. That is, you can remain connected to the Internet with zero interruption over that period. The interruptions, when they occur, also take only 2 to 10 seconds to reconnect.
If you were to download a file at 5 Mbps speed, then for two minutes you can download a 75 MBs of data without interruptions. If you are lucky to have the five minutes non-interrupted connection, then you'll be able to to download a 185 MBs file without having to curse anyone.
Even when connection is interrupted, the 2 to 10 seconds needed to reconnect and the fact that most browsers and mobile phone download managers allow for over one minute "attempting download" grace period before interrupting downloads means your 1 GB of data will be downloaded in under 15 minutes.
Reliability is the availability of the Internet every time it is needed. How often is BilaWaya off? The tests were done yesterday, Sunday the 15th March 2015 between 4:40 and 6:30 pm so Basically there are no test results on reliability.
But the infrastructure Liquid Telecom say they have put in place should be able to tell us that generally the Internet will be available every day come rain come sun shine. The article announcing the launch of free Internet in Nakuru by Winfred has this to say:
Liquid Telecom has put in place outdoor Wifi nodes, which are designed to carry huge capacities with the ability to withstand harsh climatic conditions to guarantee maximum and uninterrupted speeds while surfing. With the built-in meshing technology incorporated in the network systems, users in Nakuru will not experience service interruptions when moving from one point to another within the areas covered in the town.
The population of Nakuru County is given as 1.6 million from the 2009 census. The same census provided that residents of Nakuru town were slightly over 300,000. With a 2.7% national population growth rate, and assuming that Nakuru town, being a cosmopolitan town with a two and half hours proximity to Nairobi, has the same growth rate, then we can say that today Nakuru has a total population close to 350,000, 40% of which should be people able to access Internet by age.
Considering those who might own smartphones in Nakuru, it can be estimated that over 70,000 people should be able to access the BilaWaya free WiFi in Nakuru at any given time. Whether this demand will be satisfied with the 1 Gbps capacity set up by Liquid Telecom is something we wait to see.
According to calculations I have performed using the Bandwidth demand estimator, every 1000 people would require 81 Mbps connection speed and if this is taken linearly, then the 70K people should require roughly 5 Gbps bandwidth for smooth Internet access.
As of today the demand on BilaWaya is close to zero. During the test, I was able to ask 15 random people (that I prejudiced to be 5 farmers, 5 students and 5 businessmen and women) whether they 1. Are aware of BilaWaya and 2. Use BilaWaya. Only 6 people (2 students, 4 business men and women) said they were aware of the free BilaWaya Wi-Fi and only the students affirmed that they were already using the free Internet. The unscientific research thus tell us that only 13% of those in Nakuru CBD use the BilaWaya and that most of them are students.
If you read this article by the Standard that was written at the first launch of the free Wi-Fi Internet in Nakuru back in March 2014, and watched this video by NTV, one question is prominent, is the free Wi-Fi sustainable?
My answer is a big yes.
BilaWaya has a supporting website which is www.nakuruwifi.com (I don't know why it is not a .co.ke). Once one selects BilaWaya Wi-Fi from the list of available Wi-Fis, you are taken to the website from where you are required to sign in.
Signing in basically means being taken to website's home page. What this means is that everyone who uses BilaWaya must access www.nakuruwifi.com website (see featured image at the top of this article).
I do believe that Liquid Telecom, Nakuru County Government and Dennis Itumbi's team under PSCU-Digital have considered to allow the farmers, colleges, and businessmen and women to place ads at the homepage of this website. If for example only 20,000 people will access this site per day thanks to the free Internet service, then whoever places an ad at nakuruwifi.com homepage for eggs or shoes will be assured that not less than 10,000 prospective customers shall have seen the ad.
If a medium sized ad can be charged at the rate of Shs 5,000 per day, and spaces (header, left, right, and footer sidebars) allow for 20 ads, then each day the website can generate Shs 100,000 which comes to Shs 3,000,000 per month. As the website become popular and more people engage with the homepage, then the ad rates can be raised to ensure that the project runs at a profit. Other revenue generation streams would include sponsored articles featuring colleges, farmers, and the business men and women targeted at the rate of Shs 50,000 or so per article.
To force people to see these ads, the BilaWaya Wi-Fi should be customized further such that in order to access the free Wi-Fi, one has to sign in from the bottom of the home page rather than sign in first before being taken to the homepage. This customization would mean that a user first scrolls down the page, sees the ads, before signing into the Internet to access other web sites and apps.
If this model of providing free Internet in exchange for ads succeeds, then my dream that everyone across the globe can access Internet for free shall have been proven valid.
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Ein Roti ist ein Imbissgericht der trinidadischen Küche. Es besteht aus einem eingedickten Curry, das in ein dünnes Fladenbrot eingeschlagen wird.

Herkunft, Zubereitung und Verbreitung

Das Roti ist benannt nach dem gleichnamigen, ungesäuerten Fladenbrot, das in Nordindien und Pakistan Hauptnahrungsmittel ist. Fast 40 Prozent der Einwohner Trinidads sind indischstämmig. In Trinidad wird allerdings durchgehend gesäuerter Teig verwendet. Das dünne Fladenbrot wird auf einer der Crêpière ähnlichen, beheizten Platte oder in einer sehr flachen, tawa genannten Pfanne gebacken. Basis des Gerichts ist ein Curry aus Fleisch und Kartoffeln. Als Fleischquelle wird hauptsächlich Huhn genutzt, in größeren Imbissbuden kommen auch Rind und Ziege sowie gelegentlich Ente, Muscheln oder Garnelen zum Einsatz. Oft enthält das Fleisch noch Knochen, die vom Esser beseitigt werden müssen. Das Curry wird in ein Roti-Fladenbrot eingeschlagen und anschließend in Papier gewickelt. Um die Unterscheidung der Begriffe für das Imbissgericht einerseits und das Fladenbrot andererseits zu vereinfachen, werden die Fladenbrote oft als "roti skins" bezeichnet. Eine alternative Darreichungsform ist das "Buss up shut"-Roti, bei dem das Curry nicht in Brot eingeschlagen, sondern mit kleingerissenen Brotfetzen als Beilage serviert wird. Der Name ist eine Abwandlung von "burst up shirt", weil die Brotstücke an Kleidungsfetzen erinnern. Das Roti wurde nach herrschender Meinung Mitte der 1940er-Jahre in San Fernando auf Trinidad von Sackina Karamath "erfunden", die dort auch den ersten Roti-Shop eröffnete. Von San Fernando aus verbreitete sich das Roti über große Teil der Karibik und ist heute auch außerhalb in einigen Städten mit nennenswerter Anzahl ausgewanderter Karibikbewohner (London sowie mehrere Großstädte in den USA und Kanada) erhältlich. Der Verkauf erfolgt meist in Roti-Shops – in Städten sind dies Schnellrestaurants oder Imbissbuden, die auch anderes Fast Food im Angebot haben, auf dem Land hingegen häufig nur einfache Garküchen am Straßenrand. Roti-Shops haben auf Trinidad eine sehr hohe Verbreitung, sie sind "so häufig anzutreffen wie McDonald's in den Vereinigten Staaten".

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Army of Two er et computerspil af typen third-person shooter, udviklet af Electronic Arts (EA), udgivet på Xbox 360 og Playstation 3, d. 7. marts 2008, i Europa. Spillets plot er en fiktiv historie om to privat-militærmænd, der kæmper i krig, politiske opgør eller en sammensværgelse der truer hele verden. Historiens tidslinje foregår fra 1993 til 2009. Spillet efterfølges af Army of Two: The 40th Day.

Spillet er fokuseret på co-op-delen. Teamwork og kordineret sammenspil er en nødvendighed for at gennemføre spillets opgaver. Det er meningen, at spillet skal spilles sammen med en anden person, men spiller man alene, så aktiveres deres selvudviklede "Partner Artificial Intelligence"(PAI), som husker spillerens strategiske træk, så ens NPC-makker spiller på samme måde som en selv.

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Computerspil fra 2008
Electronic Arts-spil
PlayStation 3-spil
Xbox 360-spil
Computerspil baseret på Unreal-motoren


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Smile Direct Club Clear Aligners Specification Video
In June, the thin, transparent plastic trays that fit over her leading and bottom teeth was available in the mail. McKinney is resolving the series gradually, swapping the very first set for the next, and the next, as her teeth move. It'll take about 9 months in all. However after three months of using these trays almost every day and night, McKinney is thrilled about displaying her new smile (Smile Direct Club Clear Aligners Specification Video).
Danny Menendez/ BuzzFeed News Inside one of SmileDirectClub's New york city City areas. SmileDirectClub's service design appears to be working. Align Technology– the company that makes Invisalign, SmileDirect's primary rival– invested $46.7 million to become SmileDirect's special supplier in 2015, and this year invested another $12.8 million, to own a total of 19% of the company.
Meanwhile, lookalikes have launched with similar services: Orthly, released by 2 University of Pennsylvania trainees, now provides services to consumers in Philadelphia, and Honest Co. introduced in New york city this summertime. A SmileDirect client can be matched with among 225 associated dental experts or orthodontists in all 50 states. These dental experts from another location examine client cases and after that develop the aligners that SmileDirect sends out in the mail.
The company declined to name any of the medical experts within its network, and would not provide information about its monetary relationships with them. "Essentially they are gathering payments and paying us marketing costs," Fenkell said."I think that claim is rather fake," AAO's general counsel Dillard stated. "The customers don't even see a dental practitioner.
(SmileDirectClub has a two-star ranking on Yelp.) And lots of expert dentists are alarmed that customers never ever see a certified physician before or throughout their treatment."It blew my mind," Casi Stubbs, a Florida orthodontist and member of the American Association of Orthodontists, told BuzzFeed News. Like normal orthodontists, SmileDirect's dental experts base their prescriptions on computer simulations of mouth scans.
"The teeth do not move biologically like they do on the computer system," Stubbs stated. One of her patients, 60-year-old Charlene Burnham, is a SmileDirect consumer whose too-tight aligners cut her gums, exposing part of her tooth near the root. Burnham told BuzzFeed News she invested a week attempting– and failing– to speak with a SmileDirect dental professional on the phone, then went to Stubbs for help."They were bleeding, they were cut to the root," Burnham stated.
"I was horrified."A SmileDirect representative informed BuzzFeed News by e-mail that company-affiliated dentists "track the client's progress throughout treatment at regular intervals."The business "assists in the communications" of clients and dental service providers, the representative said. "Dental suppliers communicate straight with clients through the client portal and by means of SMS or phone when suitable or suggested."In a YouTube video that's been seen over 21,000 times because June, Baltimore orthodontist Jeffrey Miller warned people far from the service, stating that no orthodontist would ever recommend aligners without first taking the X-rays that SmileDirect avoids.
(The video was eliminated after this story released.)Grant Olson, a dental practitioner in Springfield, Missouri, informed BuzzFeed News that the business's item marketing, which compares itself with orthodontist-fitted Invisalign, is deceiving. Unlike Invisalign trays, which orthodontists can enhance by sticking unique accessories on a tooth, SmileDirect's product is restricted to very slight corrections: The aligners can remedy a tilt, but can't move a tooth's orientation or position along with its root.
He described that SmileDirect-affiliated orthodontists only approve cases that appropriate for a remote assessment and don't require follow-up dental sees (Smile Direct Club Clear Aligners Specification Video). Laws for dental experts differ throughout states, but there are some typical themes in the 36 problems sent by the AAO: Some states consider making impressions and supplying retainers to be the role of a certified doctor, however SmileDirectClub typically provides those services.
AAO general counsel Dillard also told BuzzFeed News that the company's service model incentivizes dental practitioners affiliated with SmileDirect to prescribe the trays even if they aren't necessary. Danny Menendez/ BuzzFeed News Although the business hasn't brought in the attention of regulators yet, consumer complaints abound online. TL; DR: Get ready for a bumpy trip.
The huge majority of clients in these groups resign themselves to handling the snags because there are simply no other options (Smile Direct Club Clear Aligners Specification Video)."If you can be client, desire a budget-friendly plan, SDC IS the best way to go! Having a positive mindset and being patient goes a LONG way," Melanie Masso wrote to BuzzFeed News.
For lots of other consumers, the flight is a bust. Seattle resident Melissa Gulick informed BuzzFeed News that at the end of practically a year of treatment, the aligners have destroyed her bite: Her front teeth touch prior to her molars can make contact (Smile Direct Club Clear Aligners Specification Video). "I'm quite annoyed– food is hard to chew now and they won't fix it!"Gulick stated that after complaints to the company, SmileDirectClub consented to continue treatment for complimentary.
When inquired about grievances that the trays messed up clients' bites, a SmileDirect representative told BuzzFeed News: "Over 95% of our consumers complete treatment and accept their ended up new smile. It is very important to keep in mind that with any orthodontic procedure, bites will continue to move until the treatment is ended up."Another consumer, 24-year-old Drexel College student Kacie Durham, informed BuzzFeed News that SmileDirectClub sent her a simulated treatment strategy that made her teeth look even worse."It actually made my teeth appear more jagged at the bottom," she stated.
Durham returned her trays and made an application for a refund. Later, an orthodontist not connected with the business informed her that her teeth would need to be submitted and shaped prior to they could be aligned. Durham felt deceived: SmileDirect had authorized her for a treatment that would never ever have actually worked."If a potential consumer is unhappy with the 3d preview of his or her smile, there is no responsibility to purchase aligners," the SmileDirectClub agent said (Smile Direct Club Clear Aligners Specification Video).
Minelle Tendler, a Boca Raton orthodontist, signed up with one of the greatest Facebook groups, the 11,800-member SmileDirectClub Assistance, after 2 of her patients inquired about the item. In perusing the posts that appear in her Facebook feed, Tendler stated that she's not seen anyone state they have actually had the ability to speak with a dentist at the business.
"You're asking someone who has no oral background, 'Is this going to work?'"More than when, Tendler has stopped short of responding to threads on the online forum. She rests on her hands because the patients are not hers. "I'm looking at the images and thinking, Oh my god, you require to get teeth secured, do not do it."Mainly, she is stressed that individuals who are wooed by SmileDirectClub's low cost aren't totally familiar with the disadvantages of avoiding a dental see.
A previous version of this post misidentified him as an orthodontist. Align Technology owns 19% of SmileDirectClub. A previous variation of this story stated it was 17%. Likewise, SmileDirectClub started operating in North Carolina in early October. A previous variation of this story, based upon an August interview with cofounder Alex Fenkell, stated that the business was not operating in North Carolina.
Mail-in aligners may appear like an excellent choice for a small repair. However keep in mind you're not the expert on how minimal a repair your teeth require. "It's challenging to go from something that's 90% excellent to make it 100% ideal; in my experience, I discover that these are the more difficult cases," Dr.
The results of using undetectable aligners can be extremely unforeseeable, due to the fact that some individuals react well to them and others will not. "It's extremely hard to monitor this by yourself, because– like everything in medication– not everybody reacts the very same," he says. The genuine problem comes with figuring out how to fix your smile if you're not reacting correctly to the retainers, he says.


We also commend Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) for championing the health of NYC children. Her common sense bill banning the sale of e-cigarettes to minors is now on its way to the Governor for signature.
We were disappointed that Assembly Member Paulin's (D-Westchester) smoking disclosure bill did not move forward this legislative term. New Yorkers strongly support policies that allow the public to make informed decisions about where to live to protect our health and the health of our families. The smoking disclosure bill would help New York State residents make the informed choice to live where they will not be routinely exposed to secondhand smoke. There's momentum building across the country in support of smoke-free housing. Fifty-nine percent of New Yorkers support smoke-free housing.
It is clear that bold, innovative, population-based public health policy can change social norms and foster healthier lifestyles. I am so grateful that in New York State, we have policy makers who agree.
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