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Indian Army 134 Technical Graduate Course Lieutenant Recruitment
NAME OF ORGANIZATION:- Indian Army
ELIGIBLILITY:- Degree | Post Graduate
NAME OF POST:- Lieutenant
BRANCH:- Civil | Electrical | Mechanical | ECE | Architecture
SALARY:- 56,000
Nationality. A candidate must either be : - (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) a subject of Nepal, or (iii) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii) and (iii) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by Government of India. Certificate of eligibility will however not be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, will attach such certificate alongwith the application.
Age Limit. 20 to 27 years as on 01 Jan 2022. (Candidates born between 02 Jan 1995 and 01 Jan 2002, both dates inclusive).
Note. The date of birth recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary School Examination Certificate or an Equivalent Examination Certificate on the date of submission of application will only be accepted. No other document relating to age will be accepted and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
Educational Qualification for Applying. Candidates who have passed the requisite Engineering Degree course or are in the final year of Engineering Degree course are eligible to apply. Candidates studying in the final year of Engg degree course should be able to submit proof of passing Engg Degree Examination alongwith marksheets of all semesters/years by 01 Jan 2022 and produce the Engg Degree Certificate within 12 weeks from the date of commencement of training at Indian Military Academy (IMA). Such candidates will be inducted on Additional Bond Basis for recovery of the cost of training at IMA as notified from time to time as well as stipend and pay & allowances paid, in case they fail to produce the requisite degree certificate.
Note-1. For induction to Pre Commission Training Academy, after final selection, the minimum educational qualification is passing BE/B.Tech degree in the Engineering streams notified below at Para 3. To become eligible for induction into TGC-134 course at IMA Dehradun, candidates studying in final year of engineering are required to submit proof of passing Engg Degree Examination alongwith marksheets of all semesters/years by 01 Jan 2022 to Directorate General of Recruiting and ensure that the cumulative percentage of marks upto final semester/ year is not less than the approved cut off percentage, failing which the candidature will be cancelled.
Note-2. Final semester/year studying candidates will be provisionally allowed to appear in SSB; subject to following conditions:- (a) Their cumulative percentage of marks upto 6th semester/3rd year of Engg degree, upto 8th semester/4th year of B. Architecture (B.Arch) and upto 2nd semester/1st year of M.Sc in notified equivalent stream/ discipline is not below the approved cut off percentage in their respective streams. (b) After declaration of final results, the cumulative percentage of marks upto final semester/ year of degree course will also be not less than the approved cut off percentage, failing which the candidature will be cancelled.
Note-3. Candidates studying in final year/semester of Engg degree course should not have any backlog at the time of submission of application. Any candidate if found having backlog will not be allowed to appear in SSB interview and candidature of such candidates will be cancelled.
Note-4. Candidates, who have yet to pass their degree examination will be eligible only if they are studying in the final year of degree examination. Those candidates who have yet to qualify in the final year Degree Examination and are allowed to appear for SSB, should note that this is only a special concession given to them. They are required to submit proof of passing Engg Degree Examination alongwith all marksheets towards the Engg Degree Examination by the above prescribed date and no request for extending this date will be entertained on the grounds of late conduct of basic qualifying University Examination, delay in declaration of results or any other grounds whatsoever.
3. Vacancies. Candidates must note that only the Engineering streams and their acceptable equivalent streams, strictly as notified in the table below, will be accepted. Candidates with degrees in any other engineering stream(s) are not eligible to apply. Any variation between the nomenclature of Engineering stream as given on the degree parchment / marksheet and that submitted by the candidate in his online application will result in cancellation of candidature.
Type of Commission
(a) Grant of Commission. Selected candidates will be granted Short Service Commission on probation in the rank of Lt from the date of commencement of the course or the date of reporting at IMA, whichever is later and will be entitled to full pay and allowances admissible to Lt during training period. Pay & allowances will be paid after successful completion of training.
(b) Permanent Commission. On successful completion of training cadets will be granted Permanent Commission in the Army in the rank of Lt.
(c) Ante Date Seniority. One year ante date seniority from the date of commission will be granted to Engineering Graduates of TGC Entry in the rank of Lt.
(a) Selected candidates will be detailed for training at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun according to their position in the final order of merit (engineering stream-wise) upto the number of available vacancies and subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
(b) Duration of training - 49 weeks.
(c) Candidates will neither be allowed to marry during the period of training nor he be allowed to live with parents/Guardians. Candidates must not marry until they complete the full training at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. A candidate, if he marries while under training, shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the government. A candidate, who marries subsequent to the date of his application, though successful at the Service Selection Board interview and medical examination, will not be inducted for training, and his candidature will be cancelled.
(d) Cost of Training. The entire cost of training at IMA is at Government expense. In case the Gentleman Cadet is withdrawn from training academy due to reasons other than medical ground or the reasons not beyond his control, he will be liable to refund cost of training @ ₹ 12,908/- per week till 30 Jun 2021, thereafter a yearly escalation of 8% p.a will be calculated on the Per Capita cost of Training for each ensuing year (or as notified from time to time) apart from allied charges as fixed by the government from time to time, for the period of his stay at Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
(a) Applications will only be accepted online on website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. Click on 'Officer Entry Apply/Login' and then click 'Registration' (Registration is not required, if already registered on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in). Fill the online registration form after reading the instructions carefully. After getting registered, click on 'Apply Online' under Dashboard. A page Officers Selection 'Eligibility' will open. Then click 'Apply' shown against Technical Graduate Course. A page 'Application Form' will open. Read the instructions carefully and click 'Continue' to fill details as required under various segments - Personal information, Communication details, Education details and details of previous SSB. 'Save & Continue' each time before you go to the next segment. After filling details on the last segment, you will move to a page 'Summary of your information' wherein you can check and edit the entries already made. Only after ascertaining the correctness of your details, click on 'Submit'. Candidates must click on 'Submit' each time they open the application for editing any details. The candidates are required to take out two copies of their application having Roll Number, 30 minutes after final closure of online application on last day.
Selection Procedure. The selection procedure is as follows:-
(a) Short listing of Applications. Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) reserves the right to shortlist applications and to fix cutoff percentage of marks for each Engineering discipline/stream without assigning any reason. The cut off will be applied in each stream on the cumulative percentage of marks obtained by the candidates upto the final semester/year. Final semester/year studying candidates will be provisionally allowed to appear in SSB; subject to following conditions:- (i) Their cumulative percentage of marks upto 6th semester/3rd year of Engg degree, upto 8th semester/4th year of B. Architecture (B.Arch) and upto 2nd semester/1st year of M.Sc in notified equivalent stream/ discipline is not below the approved cut off percentage in their respective streams. (ii) After declaration of final results, the cumulative percentage of marks upto final semester/ year of degree course will also be not less than the approved cut off percentage, failing which the candidature will be cancelled.
(b) Centre Allotment. After shortlisting of applications, the centre allotment will be intimated to the candidate via their email. After allotment of Selection Centre, candidates will
have to login to the website and select their SSB dates which are available on a first come first serve basis initially. Thereafter, it will be allotted by the Selection Centres. The option to select the dates for SSB by candidates may be forfeited due to occurrence of any exceptional circumstance/events.
c) Only shortlisted eligible candidates depending on the cutoff percentage will be interviewed at one of the Selection Centres viz. Allahabad (UP), Bhopal (MP), Bangalore (Karnataka) and Kapurthala (Punjab) by Psychologist, Group Testing Officer and Interviewing Officer. Call Up letter for SSB interview will be issued by respective Selection Centres through candidate's registered e-mail id and SMS only. Allotment of Selection Centre is at the discretion of Directorate General of Recruiting, IHQ MoD (Army) and NO request for changes are entertained in this regard.
(d) Candidates will be put through two stage selection procedure. Those who clear Stage 1 will go to Stage 2. Those who fail in Stage 1 will be returned on the same day. Duration of SSB interviews is five days, and details of the same are available at official website of Directorate General of Recruiting www.joinindianarmy.nic.in. This will be followed by a medical examination for the candidates who get recommended after Stage 2.
(e) Candidates recommended by the SSB and declared medically fit, will be issued Joining Letter for training in the order of merit, depending on the number of vacancies available, subject to meeting all eligibility criteria.
11. Medical Examination. Please visit www.joinindianarmy.nic.in for Medical Standards and Procedures of Medical Examination for Officers Entry into Army as applicable.
Note 1. The proceedings of the Medical Board are confidential and will not be divulged to anyone. Directorate General of Recruiting has no role to play in any Medical Boards and procedure advised by the Competent Medical Authorities will be strictly adhered.
12. Entitlement for Travelling Allowance. Candidates appearing for SSB interview for the first time for a particular type of commission shall be entitled for AC-III Tier to and fro Railway fare or Bus fare including reservation cum sleeper charges within the Indian limits. Candidates who apply again for the same type of commission will NOT be entitled to travelling allowance on any subsequent occasion. For any query/clarification regarding admissibility or payment of Travelling Allowance, the candidates may directly approach the concerned Selection Centres.
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After investigating 14 years of study data on over 1 million people, researchers found that women diagnosed with high cholesterol had a lower odds of developing breast cancer, compared with women without high cholesterol.
Researchers have linked a diagnosis of high cholesterol to a lower risk of breast cancer.
Speculating on the finding, they suggest that it shows that taking statins may protect against breast cancer and call for further research to confirm it.
The researchers, from Aston University in the United Kingdom, recently presented their findings at the European Society of Cardiology ESC Congress 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, and report in the European Heart Journal.
Breast cancer is cancer that begins when cells grow abnormally in breast tissue. Although men can also develop breast cancer, it is much more common in women.
Among women around the globe, breast cancer is the most common cancer and the fifth most common cause of cancer death. In 2012, nearly 1.7 million new cases - a quarter of all new cancer cases in women - were diagnosed worldwide.
All animal cells need cholesterol to function normally and it is an essential component of cell walls. Cholesterol is also important for making vitamin D, compounds that aid digestion, and hormones.
The blood transports cholesterol around the body inside lipoproteins - droplets of fat covered with protein.
However, having too much cholesterol in the blood is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular conditions, such as heart attack and stroke.
The researchers behind the new study also note that some studies have suggested that high blood cholesterol could be a risk for cancer.
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"We previously found an association between having high cholesterol and developing breast cancer so we designed this study to follow up patients longitudinally and address the relationship more robustly," says Dr. Rahul Potluri, senior author of the study.
He and his colleagues used data from the Algorithm for Comorbidities, Associations, Length of stay and Mortality (ACALM) study. Dr. Potluri founded the ACALM Study Unit at Aston Medical School.
The study collected information from over 1 million patients attending several hospitals in the North West of England between 2000 and 2013.
The researchers pulled records from female participants aged 40 and over who were and were not diagnosed with high cholesterol at baseline (the start of the study period) and did not have breast cancer at that point.
For their analysis, the team included 16,043 women who were diagnosed with high cholesterol and an age-matched group of the same number of women without high cholesterol for comparison. The average age of the women was 66 years.
After comparing the 14 years of follow-up data on the two groups, the researchers found a lower proportion of the high-cholesterol group developed breast cancer, compared with the group that did not receive such a diagnosis at baseline (0.5 percent compared with 0.8 percent).
Further analysis revealed significantly lower odds of breast cancer in the high-cholesterol patients (odds ratio of 0.67), compared with the patients who had not received such a diagnosis.
The group that had been diagnosed with high cholesterol at baseline also had lower rates of death compared with the group that had not (13.8 percent compared with 23.7 percent).
After taking into account age, ethnicity, and other factors known to influence premature death, the researchers found that the high-cholesterol group had significantly lower odds of death (odds ratio 0.60).
The team concludes that their large, longitudinal, retrospective study shows that diagnosis of high cholesterol "has a highly protective effect on the subsequent development of breast cancer."
While they did not investigate the underlying reasons for the results, the researchers suggest that "treatment with statins or a healthier lifestyle may contribute."
They call for further studies to investigate the potential benefit of giving cancer patients medication to lower cholesterol.
"If a diagnosis of high cholesterol leads to lower breast cancer rates this must either relate to something inherent in the condition or affected patients, or more likely, to treatment with widely used cholesterol lowering interventions such as statins."


Every person wants to have a bright smile. A bright and confident smile can be one of your most powerful and valuable assets, in both social and professional situations. Having a bright smile also shows good oral health.
Several things can destroy your smile, and one of the most prominent is having missing teeth. Teeth are important to us, not just for smiling but they help us chew food, speak properly, and they uphold the integrity of our facial features.
Due to the important role performed by teeth in our body, people with missing teeth are looking for tooth replacement options that will suit them. Thankfully, with today's advancement in technology, patients with missing teeth can choose from several tooth replacement options. In this article, we will review dental implants versus dentures, as tooth replacement options so that you can choose what's best for you.
Also known as false teeth, dentures are prosthetic devices created to replace missing teeth. They are usually custom-made so that they can match the patient's mouth structure and form. Made of acrylic, a plastic base, and porcelain teeth element, dentures fill the gaps left by missing teeth as well as helping facial and jaw muscles function.
There are partial dentures that only cover part of the mouth and are usually held in position with clasps that hold onto the remaining natural teeth. While dentures might take a while getting used to, they feel more natural.
Dentures require routine care and cleaning to ensure that they remain moist and clean. Due to changes in facial and bone structure, dentures need to be replaced every 7-15 years. This is also because of wear and tear. Also, they require routine adjustments by a dentist and often need to be held in place using adhesives. Another problem with this tooth replacement option is that some patients experience a clicking noise when chewing food, which can be very embarrassing.
These are permanent solutions for missing teeth. Usually, a dental implant is not removable and is made of titanium which is fully compatible with the human body. The procedure is painless and involves implanting a small titanium rod in your jawbone to replace the root part of the missing tooth. This implant will act as a natural root and therefore help preserve the jawbone from bone loss and deterioration that would happen otherwise.
Once the implant is placed into the jaw, the dentist will connect the replacement tooth permanently to the dental implant. The result is a natural-looking tooth that looks and functions like a real tooth.
Just like natural teeth, care and cleaning of dental implants are imperative. You should brush and floss them daily to keep them in the best shape possible. Although dental implants are more expensive than dentures, they are long-lasting, more comfortable and aesthetically pleasing.
The great thing about cosmetic dentistry is that it is always within reach whenever you need a healthy, beautiful smile. Thanks to advances in dental technology, you can improve your oral hygiene and make your smile look even better. Here are some of the most popular cosmetic dentistry treatments to help you regain your confidence.
If you have a chipped or broken tooth, its appearance can be corrected with composite bonding. The dentist applies the composite material in the tooth's cavity before it is sculpted into shape. The result is a healthy, bright smile with a newly covered tooth that blends with the surrounding teeth.
This surgical procedure involves making a hole into your gums and planting a crown made of titanium. People with missing tooth/teeth will need to consider this option. The dental implant is placed into the jawbone and provides sturdy support as a permanent tooth.
Porcelain veneers are adhesively bonded to the tooth in order to cover the cracks or worn appearance. This procedure is especially recommended for people with discoloured teeth or those with gaps between their teeth. Although porcelain veneers are somewhat costlier than many other cosmetic procedures, they are nonetheless the most popular treatment.
For a complete smile makeover, your dentist may recommend a full mouth re-construction to correct your bite and bone structure. The advanced materials used in this procedure make it possible for your dental professional to provide you with the most durable treatment that looks and feels natural.
Tooth whitening is performed in the dentist's office and can be completed within two visits. The dentist may use tray bleaching or laser whitening. The first option is based on your individual needs and can take several visits in order to get the best result. In this procedure, the dentist uses a custom-fit tray to minimise the whitening gel's contact with the gums. The laser whitening option is somewhat less invasive as a protective gel is used to cover the gum tissue. Once the ultra-violet laser light is activated, the bleaching agent starts setting in the tooth. You will normally be required to attend several appointments.
This popular cosmetic treatment is an alternative to braces as it is invisible to the eye. Most people who have misaligned teeth tend to opt for this tooth aligner as it allows them to straighten their teeth without undermining their appearance. Invisalign braces are suitable for both children and adults and work effectively in the gradual straightening of their teeth.
Botox treatment and dermal fillers have similar goals at the end of the day. They are an anti-aging treatment, which are mostly used for the face. But, they are not interchangeable. In fact, these treatments are drastically different from one another. Here is a quick overview of the primary differences between these anti-aging treatments. Let's explore them so that they can help you to make a better decision.
Botox is a neurotoxin, which acts as a muscle relaxer. So, this treatment is used on forehead, frown lines, crow's feet, necklines and other wrinkles. It relaxes the muscles and softens the wrinkles temporarily. On the other hand, dermal fillers replace the collagen lost in the aging process. It fills the sagging skin and plumps it back to youthful and elegant contours. Due to stimulation of the collagen, it increases the volume of skin and restores its youthful smoothness. The ideal treatment is recommended based on the desired result. Some need to relax the wrinkles while others need to plump the skin.
Botox treatment is in the form of injections. These injections, which are relatively painless, have no or little bruising after the procedure. Most people can resume their normal activities immediately. The dermal fillers procedure is different. You will receive a topical anesthetic to elevate the pain. Then, you will receive a series of injections. It is an outpatient surgery and does not necessitate an overnight stay. But it may cause some bruising and redness. So, rest and follow-up will be essential for full recovery and optimal result.
Botox treatment is a relatively effective but temporary solution. Its results are visible within 3 to 5 days of the treatment, and it can last anywhere from 3 to 6 months. But, initial redness or bruising is a common part of the dermal fillers treatment. That can last for 7 to 10 days. However, dermal fillers remain effective for six months to 2 years.
Botox or fillers, which should help you choose?
Dermal fillers are more suitable for individuals wanting to get rid of lines and creases that are not too deep or reduce the appearance of other facial skin imperfections, such as scars from acne spots. These are also very popular for non-surgically filling in dips and depressions on the nose bridge. Fillers also can be used for plumping up lips that are asymmetrical, or to give one more of a pout. There are many different types of dermal fillers on the market, each with its particular benefits and shortcomings.
Botox is the choice of discerning men and women who are trying to eliminate facial lines and wrinkles that are more apparent than minor creases in the skin. Your cosmetic doctor will assess whether you need Botox or dermal fillers for you. The choice of which one to use is dependent on the positioning, severity, and depth of your wrinkles.
As a general rule of thumb, the wrinkles around and between your eyes and on your forehead are usually treated with Botox. Folds around your mouth and chin are often treated by dermal fillers.
Are your teeth dull, stained and not looking so white anymore? Have you ever thought about whitening your teeth, either using a DIY product or at your dentist's office? You're not alone.
Teeth whitening is the number one recommended cosmetic service at dentists' offices today, and its popularity continues to rise. A whiter, brighter smile can improve your self-esteem and self-confidence, and eliminate your inhibitions about flashing your smile.
These days, there seem to be all sorts of options when it comes to teeth whitening. Store shelves are loaded with whitening toothpaste, strips, and rinses, providing all sorts of do-it-yourself teeth whitening remedies. However, there is simply no match to the benefits that professional teeth whitening provides over DIY options.
Skilled dentists have the experience, knowledge, and state-of-the-art whitening products and techniques that can leave you with a much brighter smile in as little as one visit. Here are some reasons why you should trust your teeth whitening to a professional dentist.
One of the reasons why people choose to have their teeth whitened by a professional dentist is because of how quickly they can achieve their desired results. Many people simply give up on the whitening strips they find at the store because they just take so long to provide the desired results. Most of these kits take a minimum of two to four weeks before you notice any difference in the colour of your teeth. When patience runs out, a professional treatment or two at the dentist's office is a much better option. With professional products and techniques, you can have a much whiter smile in as little as one hour!
Dentists have access to strong teeth whitening products that are much more effective at whitening than typical products sold in drug stores. The concentration of hydrogen peroxide in products sold at the pharmacy is typically only 3 percent, while the concentration of peroxide in products used by dentists can be as high as 35 percent, providing you with quicker, whiter results. Dentists' products are far more potent that anything you'll ever find in stores, and can provide you with much whiter results.
While DIY store-bought products may be able to provide you with minimal whitening results, they are nowhere near strong enough to tackle deeper stains and discoloration on your teeth. These store-bought products simply don't have the potency to handle more severe discoloration cases. Your greatest bet under these conditions is to have your teeth professionally treated by a dentist who has access to the teeth whitening products and techniques necessary to eliminate severe staining and provide you with a dramatically whiter smile in no time.
When you attempt whitening your teeth on your own using a product purchased at the pharmacy, you risk faulty application which can lead to gum and tooth sensitivity. The bleach used in teeth whitening kits and products is very strong, and if it is not applied properly, your teeth can become more sensitive to hot and cold foods and beverages. Whether the bleach was allowed to come in contact with the gums or tongue, or the product was left on too long, these mistakes can lead to problems. Instead, a professional dentist has the experience necessary to apply a whitening bleach precisely on your teeth, and supervise the entire process to ensure that it is not left on for longer than necessary. A dentist can offer you a more pleasant, hassle-free teeth whitening experience!
Which Dental Procedures Are Not Available From The NHS?
While many services, such as crowns, root canals and fillings are available on the NHS, many other services are not. The majority of these procedures fall under the realm of 'cosmetic dentistry'; dental work to improve the appearance or comfort of your teeth and gums rather than an essential service for their health. Cosmetic dentistry includes procedures like dental implants, veneers and teeth whitening that are all available from your dentist. Read on to find out more about these additional services that your dentist can provide.
A dental implant is the most permanent and long term solution to replace a lost or broken tooth, and is considered a significant improvement on the typical denture solution. Consisting of a titanium rod, a support collar and a crown, implants can be used to replace both single teeth and multiple adjacent teeth within a single fixture.
Initially the titanium rod is inserted into a prepared socket in the bone until it becomes fixed (a process known as osseointegration) before the support collar and crown are attached later on.
Once the dental implant is in place and is fully integrated within the jaw bone it will function exactly as a normal tooth would.
Veneers can be used for several reasons in cosmetic dentistry; either to cover up stained or cracked teeth, or to correct the size of inter-dental gaps. They provide an excellent finish to the external surface of teeth and comfortably hide from view any aspect of your teeth that you'd rather not see.
The procedure for veneers can vary slightly but typically involves shaving away a layer of tooth equal in thickness to the veneer that will then be applied. The veneer is then fixed in place on the shaved surface of the tooth using dental cement.
Teeth whitening is an extremely popular dental procedure, probably because it can quickly lead to a significant improvement in teeth appearance. Teeth whitening is particularly popular among those with dark or stained teeth but can be taken advantage of anyone who would like to brighten their smile.
The procedure involves the application of a bleaching gel, followed by a specialised light source to accelerate the whitening.
In addition to the services detailed above, private dental care offers the chance to take advantage of the latest and best advancements in oral care, with high quality treatments available for standard procedures like bridgework root canals and tooth restoration.
What is the difference between Dental Implants and Crowns?
If you have had filings, decay or have suffered trauma and wish to improve the appearance of your smile, then there are several options that are available. Two options are those of crowns and dental implants. So what is the difference between the two treatments? Below we explain why and when you should have a crown or dental implant.
Crowns are often referred to as a cap and this perfectly describes their role. The crown acts as a cap to cover the tooth. The crown is made from strong acrylic and looks very much like a natural tooth. Crowns are used for a variety of reasons. When a tooth has suffered severe decay and there is not enough tooth left to bind a filling to it, then a crown is the next obvious choice. Another reason for using a crown include teeth that are discoloured, broken teeth due to trauma and uneven teeth. Crowns help to preserve the tooth that is left and look aesthetically pleasing. It is very important that good levels of oral hygiene are maintained when caring for a crown, as you need to preserve the tooth that is underneath the crown as well as the teeth that are situated either side.
A dental implant is an artificial root that replaces the root of a natural tooth following decay or trauma, when the tooth needs to be removed. This is different to a crown, as the crown is simply the top part of the tooth that is visible in the mouth. An implant is the actual root that sits in the jawbone. Having a dental implant is more invasive than having a crown fitted, as the dental implant needs to be inserted into the jaw bone, where it will fuse and act as a natural tooth. This will then create a sturdy root and a solid foundation for a replacement crown, denture or bridge. Dental implants are the next best thing to having natural teeth. As they are secured firmly into the jaw, they will not move or rub the gums like dentures.
So to summarise, a dental implant and crown have very different jobs to perform. The crown is used for cosmetic reasons and to preserve what is left of a natural tooth. Dental implants are used when there is no longer a viable tooth, due to injury, decay or trauma. The implant acts as a support for a false tooth that includes crowns, bridges and dentures.
How are dental veneers done?
The teeth play a significant role in everyone's life. Many people are unhappy with their teeth, often as a result of damage and discolouration amongst other reasons. However, dental veneers can offer a solution to this problem as they can serve to end the discomfort or embarrassment felt by a person as result of their teeth.
Dental veneers are a procedure that always uses resin-like materials which are much thinner than the natural tooth. Dental veneers act as a thin layer on top if the natural tooth and can cover a multitude of issues including discolouration, erosion, and even gaps by taking the form of a thin shell that covers the outer surface of one's teeth. They therefore serve to bring back the natural or physical appearance of the teeth.
For the procedure of dental veneers to be successful, an estimation of three trips to the dentist is required for the different stages and phases of placing the veneers successfully onto the tooth. This means that patients looking for a quick, one-day fix should not expect that if they want the procedure done properly. The process of the procedure is outlined below.
It will be necessary to get check out by a dentist to determine whether dental veneers are the appropriate solution to the dental problem you are experiencing. The dentist will conduct an examination of the teeth after which they will ascertain whether dental veneers are the solutions to the problem. When this treatment has been agreed upon, the process of fitting veneers will be commenced.
The tooth or teeth receiving the veneers is prepared for treatment by removing the enamel to create space for the new veneer. Normally, the process is painful, and anaesthetic is applied to numb the tooth or teeth. The results collected at this stage are then sent off for analysis in the lab while a temporary veneer is placed on the area from which the enamel has been removed.
After the lab completes its study and a permanent veneer is received, the temporary veneer placed on the tooth is removed in readiness for the permanent veneer. The permanent veneer is then permanently bonded to the tooth and various adjustments are made to ensure that it is permanently fixed in the correct position. The process frequently involves polishing the edges to make sure that the tooth functions naturally and are then cleaned to perfection to give the patient the dazzling smile they ave always wanted.
In the past, dentures were the only solution for anyone who had lost their teeth, but today there is another option – dental implants. There are advantages and disadvantages to both methods of replacing missing teeth, so which is the best choice?
If you have lost one or more teeth due to decay or damage, dentures are a suitable replacement. Made from cast metal and acrylic, dentures have a plastic base and teeth made from strong porcelain. Dentures can last for several years and are hard-wearing, enabling the wearer to eat a full range of foods confidently. Dentures are also the best option for anyone who has weak or unhealthy jaws or gums as in those cases, implants are not suitable. Dentures are also a cheaper alternative to implants and require no surgery.
Some people who wear dentures find that they slip or move out of place or make clicking sounds while speaking or eating which can be uncomfortable and embarrassing. Over time, dentures also have to re-aligned as the structure of the jaw and gums changes as part of the natural ageing process and there may also be an increased risk of decay in other adjoining teeth if the dentures are only partial. Some denture wearers also experience discomfort due to rubbing as the dentures move out of place.
Dental implants are a durable and secure alternative to dentures. Made from metal and titanium, they are compatible with the body, being drilled into the jaw bone. A dental implant is much more stable than a denture as it is fitted into the bone in the same way as a natural tooth's root. This allows the wearer to chew and speak efficiently with no slippage. Implants look much more realistic than dentures and there is none of the discomfort that many denture wearers experience.
The process to fit an implant takes up to 8 months as it must fuse with the bone before the prosthetic teeth can be fixed in place. There is also a higher cost for implants and they may not be suitable for those who are known to grind their teeth during the night. Also, anyone who is afraid of undergoing surgery may wish to avoid having implants as an operation is required to fit the implant into the jaw bone.
Overall, although there are some disadvantages to choosing implants, for anyone who is looking for a stable, effective and natural looking way to replace their missing teeth, they are the perfect solution.
I'm Peter and I'm a dental assistant here in the UK. Welcome to my blog, where we discuss various aspects of dentistry, including the latest in cosmetic dental technology. If you have any questions or would just like to say hello please get in touch!


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I'm looking forward to Page returning to playing his originals with Vida Blue and/or his solo band.
Meter Men is cool but Page's own solo stuff is cooler.
This is awesome, but bring phish back to New Orleans! Last proper show was waaay back in '99. But so pumped on finally being able to see the duo with mike! and Vida Blue! Yes!
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GOP Lawmaker Crosses State to Announce Congressional Bid in Gerrymandered District
By Dwight Patel | November 22, 2019 | Comments Off on GOP Lawmaker Crosses State to Announce Congressional Bid in Gerrymandered District
By Glynis Kazanjian -November 21, 2019
This is an Article written by Maryland Matters – Glynis Kazanjian is a freelance writer. She can be reached at glyniskaz@gmail.com.
State Del. Neil C. Parrott (R-Washington) traveled nearly 200 miles Thursday, stopping in five counties along the way, to announce his candidacy for the 6th Congressional District seat — one of Maryland's most politically gerrymandered districts.
"There are a lot of people in District 6 who do not feel represented at all," Parrott said standing with family, friends and a pastor late in the day in Germantown, his last stop. "We have a congressman who doesn't live in the district, who doesn't have a lot in common with the district."
Parrott runs his own transportation engineering firm, Traffic Solutions, Inc., in Washington County – one of the most western counties in the 6th District.
On the side he's a part-time state delegate serving his third term. He earns around $50,000 a year in salary for his second job.
In Germantown Thursday, Parrott said he has roots in the Washington, D.C., area. He was born at the Bethesda Naval Hospital and went to school at the University of Maryland College Park. <more>

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Hohhot – Nanning Trains
At present, there is only one pair of normal-speed overnight trains in operation between Hohhot and Nanning, the capital cities of Inner Mongolia and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region respectively.
Trains Z336/Z338 terminate at Hohhot and Nanning railway stations, passing seven provinces from the north to the south of China, taking 36 hours to cover 2,100 kilometers (1,305 miles). The soft sleeper class is recommended if you take this train, with a fare of US$138 per ticket.
Distance: 2,100 kilometers (1,305 miles)
Terminals: Hohhot Railway Station, Nanning Railway Station
Main stops: Hohhot, Jining, Datong, Zhangjiakou, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuchang, Yueyang, Changsha, Zhuzhou, Hengyang, Guilin, Nanning
Hohhot to Nanning Overnight Train Schedules
(Updated on July 12nd, 2019)
Train Z338
Stations Arrival Time Departure Time Travel Day
Hohhot 10:27 1
Jining South 11:48 11:54
Datong 13:45 14:00
Zhangjiakou South 16:29 16:39
Shijiazhuang 22:44 23:01
Zhengzhou 02:27 02:33 2
Wuchang 07:12 07:21
Changsha 10:49 10:55
Hengyang 13:01 13:07
Guilin North 16:13 16:21
Nanning 21:27
Check the Hohhot to Nanning bullet train's up-to-date schedules.
Nanning to Hohhot Overnight Train Schedules
Nanning 08:38 1
Hohhot 21:14
Check the Nanning to Hohhot bullet train's up-to-date schedules.
The Hohhot – Nanning High-Speed Railway
The Hohhot – Nanning route was a proposed high-speed railway in 2016 and will be under construction in 2019. This high-speed railway will run from North China at Hohhot East Railway Station to South China, ending at Nanning East Railway Station. It will pass major cities including Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Xiangyang, Changde, Changsha, and Guilin. The design speed is 250 kph (155 mph), taking only about 10 hours to cover 2,300 kilometers (1,429 miles).
Sections of the Hohhot – Nanning High-Speed Railway
Hohhot – Ulanqab
The Hohhot – Ulanqab section is actually part of the Hohhot – Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway, which is the first high-speed rail line in Inner Mongolia, having opened in 2018 and connecting Hohhot to Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province.
From Hohhot to Ulanqab, high-speed trains take only 40 minutes to finish 126 kilometers (78 miles).
Ulanqab – Datong
The Ulanqab – Datong section will begin at Ulanqab Railway Station in Inner Mongolia and end at Datong South Railway Station in Shanxi Province. This 138-kilometer-long high-speed railway will be under construction by the end of 2019.
Datong – Taiyuan
The Datong – Taiyuan High-Speed Rail Line is part of the Datong – Xi'an High-Speed Railway, which is still under construction and expected to open in 2020.
High-speed trains depart from Datong South Railway Station and end at Xi'an North Railway Station. With a design speed of 250 kph (155 mph), the travel time between Datong and Taiyuan will be cut from 5 hours to just 2 hours.
Taiyuan – Zhengzhou
Construction of the Taiyuan – Zhengzhou High-Speed Railway began in 2016. A section of this high-speed rail line from Jiaozuo to Zhengzhou has already been put into service, and the whole line is expected to be finished in 2020.
The Taiyuan – Zhengzhou High-Speed Railway starts from Taiyuan South Railway Station in the capital city of Shanxi Province and ends at Zhengzhou East Railway Station.
When this rail line is fully operational, the travel time between Taiyuan and Zhengzhou will be cut down to just 2 hours.
Zhengzhou – Nanning
The high-speed rail line between Zhengzhou and Nanning is part of the Beijing – Nanning High-Speed Railway. From Zhengzhou to Nanning, high-speed trains cut the travel time from 20 hours to 10 hours.
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Homepage : News : Sri Lanka names perpetrators of Easter Sunday massacre
Sri Lanka names perpetrators of Easter Sunday massacre
Zahran Hashim was named as a perpetrator of the Easter Sunday attacks. [Twitter]
Sri Lankan police have named nine perpetrators of the Easter Sunday attacks, which killed 253 people. They include Zahran Hashim, leader of the National Thowheeth Jama'ath group.
Sri Lanka, ISIS, terrorism, Easter Sunday massacre, Zahran Hashim
Sri Lanka's police on Wednesday named nine people who staged Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 253 people, and said the attackers' assets will be confiscated in line with anti-terror laws.
Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera confirmed that two of the luxury hotels targeted were bombed by two brothers from a wealthy Colombo family involved in spice exports.
The group of Islamists had used one bomber at each of the locations hit on Easter Sunday, except at Shangri-La hotel where there were two suicide explosions.
One of the Shangri-La bombers was Zahran Hashim, the leader of the local jihadist group responsible for the deadly attacks that were claimed by the Islamic State group (ISIS).
Hashim headed the National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ) which has since been banned. He came from the Muslim-majority town of Kattankundy in eastern Sri Lanka, where local people say he founded the NTJ after being expelled from a religious college for breaking rules and excluded from a mosque for lying.
He used the NTJ to criticize Muslims who didn't agree with his radical views. Since the Easter Sunday attacks, Muslims in Sri Lanka have been living in fear of Islamophobic reprisal attacks.
Hashim attacked the Shangri-La in the company of fellow extremist Ilham Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim.
Ilham's elder brother Inshaf Ahmed was the man who bombed the nearby Cinnamon Grand hotel.
The third hotel to be targeted, the Kingsbury, was bombed by a man identified as Mohamed Azzam Mubarak Mohamed. His wife was now in police custody, Gunasekera said.
The St. Anthony's Church was targeted by a local resident named Ahmed Muaz. His brother has been arrested. The St. Sebastian bomber was Mohamed Hasthun, a resident from the island's east where Hashim was based.
The Christian Zion Church in the eastern city of Batticaloa was hit by a local resident, Mohamed Nasser Mohamed Asad.
Another man failed to set a bomb off at a de luxe hotel, but blasted his explosives at a guest house near the capital. He was identified as Abdul Latheef who had studied both in Britain and Australia.
Shortly after the hotel bomb attacks, Fathima Ilham, the wife of the younger of the two brothers, blasted explosives strapped to herself, killing her two children and three police officers who rushed to the family home in Colombo.
"We are going to use prevention of terrorist financing laws to confiscate their property," Gunasekera said.
The self-proclaimed Caliph of IS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, appeared in a video on Monday praising the Sri Lanka attacks, calling them "vengeance for their brothers in Baghouz", in a reference to ISIS's last stronghold in eastern Syria, which they were driven out of by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in March.
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News & Insights Articles, Studies and White Papers
Mazars publishes global study on familiarity, investment and implementation levels surrounding five transformative workplace technologies.
Whether it's business innovation, employee engagement or everyday productivity, technology promises to do it all. But amidst the limitless possibilities, leaders can find themselves uncertain on the benefits of certain technologies, how to focus their investments and how to get their people on board with change.
That's why we've published 'Are You Missing the Tech Train?' - to shed light on which countries and sectors are accelerating ahead of others when it comes to tech and to deliver advice for leaders who come up against transformation barriers.
The report presents the findings of a global survey that collected responses from more than 600 leaders from China, France, Germany, India, the UK and the US. Leaders were asked – among other matters - about the investments they were making, the benefits they expect and what typically slows implementation and investment.
Our findings show strong forward momentum in regard to these five game-changing technologies. Overall, familiarity levels are high, leaders see the impact these technologies can have, and they have plans to increase investment. But there are areas of concern and certain countries and sectors pale in comparison with their counterparts.
Guillaume Devaux Partner, Head of Technology Sector
The five technologies in question were:
Illustrated with insight from Mazars experts, the report lifts the lid on the countries proving most familiar with the technologies and those most eager to invest and implement. It also uncovers which countries are falling behind, while offering practical advice to the C-suite determined to get more out of technology in the workplace.
Comparing countries, sectors and organisation sizes, the survey revealed:
Leaders in China are the most familiar with the five technologies, followed (in order) by Germany, India, the US, France and lastly the UK.
Artificial Intelligence is the technology most people feel familiar.
China and India are the most likely to have implemented at least one of the technologies; France and the UK are the least likely.
ERP is the most implemented technology
Tech adoption lags in the public sector - 50% of respondents working in the public sector said 'nothing is happening' with the five technologies
More than half of respondents already spend over 25% of their IT budgets on a combination of the five technologies
India is the country where respondents have the greatest appetite for increasing their budgets for the five technologies, while France and the UK spend the least of their IT budgets on the five technologies
Cost savings, business model transformation and improvements in quality were the top three expected benefits of the five technologies
Necessary investment resources, talent and skills, and market maturity were the top three barriers to increasing technological investment
To find out more about the survey and report, watch the 'Are You Missing the Tech Train?' video below
Click here to read the French version
Guillaume Devaux Partner - Paris
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The following table is meant to be used by Mad Scientist characters in the early 20th century. Complete rules can be found in the Deadlands Players' Guide.
Hand Description Item TN Base Time
Jacks Current top-of-the-line technology, or simple repair of device created by these rules Propeller-driven airplane; u-boat; radio; automobile; flame-thrower; automatic machine-gun 5 10-60 minutes
Two Pairs Slight improvement on existing technology 10% faster automobile 7 1-5 hours
Three of a Kind Major improvement on existing technology Portable radio; rocket-propelled grenade 9 1-10 hours
Straight Relatively simple but new use of existing technology Helicopter; rocket-propelled car 11 1-6 days
Flush New use of cutting-edge technology Jet-propelled airplane; tilt-rotor aircraft 13 1-4 weeks
Full House Entirely new but "realistic" technology Rocket pack; primitive vacuum-tube computer; nightvision helmet; electric sound synthesizer 15 1-6 months
Four of a Kind New technology that flaunts the laws of science Heat or freeze ray; sleep gas; zeppelin aircraft carrier; gun laser sight 17 1-12 months
Straight Flush New technology that alters the laws of science Mind-control ray; anti-gravity vehicle; robot suit; x-ray vision helmet 19 1-4 years
Royal Flush Technology that defies the laws of science Dimension or time control device 21 1-20 years
Technology Limitations
It's important to note that, even with the supernatural help of the manitous, there should be certain limits on what achievements Mad Scientists can easily make. First of all, while some Mad Science inventions can defy the laws of science, and do more than "conventional" machines of the time, they do so with the supernatural energy of ghost rock. In other words, despite all the "scientific" window-dressing, it's at least in part a product of magic. This is one reason why inventions of Mad Science defy attempts at mass production. The truly wondrous inventions are one-of-a-kind.
Please note that while a time control device is possible, actual time travel should be beyond the reach of Mad Scientists. Well, maybe the Marshal wants to do a time travel adventure. That's his business. But it shouldn't be an option casually made open to players if they happen to get some amazing die rolls and the cards turn out to be in their favor. The Reckoners had to go through a lot of trouble just to send Stone back in time, after all. Why in the world, then, would some petty little manitous and a mad scientist be able to outdo them?
Also, by definition, mad science inventions are large, clunky, and more or less unreliable in this period. As cool as it would be to run around with two-way wrist TVs, that would be over the top. (Even two-way wrist radios are pushing it.) Wait until the fifties or so before that may come around.
Ghost rock is still used for inventions, but "spook juice" has been developed, and that is frequently used to power machines. Steam power is a thing of the past. It's also conceivable that ghost rock might be employed in chemical reactions to power a device -- i.e., a chunk of ghost rock is stuck in a chemical bath, and the energies released as it dissolves are what powers the device. Irradiated ghost rock, however, is a thing still of the future.
Another important thing to keep in mind for inventions is a matter of style. A rocket pack in the 30s may functionally be very much like the rocket pack available in the 19th century ... but now it's more streamlined, with small hand-grips rather than a big awkward lever. Electrical devices tend to have lots of flashing lights of dubious purpose, vehicles may sport fins or chrome trim, and any mad scientist worth his blueprints is bound to incorporate an art deco touch here or there (or, if he's from the 1910s, an art nouveau touch here or there). Energy weapons have a tendency to sport long antenna-like needles with multiple rings running around them.
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#ifndef ALIANALYSISTASKSEDVSRT_H
#define ALIANALYSISTASKSEDVSRT_H

/* $Id$ */

//*************************************************************************
/// \class Class AliAnalysisTaskSEDvsRT
/// \brief AliAnalysisTaskSE for the charmed hadron vs. RT analysis
/// \author Authors: Jeremy Wilkinson,
//*************************************************************************
#include <TROOT.h>
#include <TSystem.h>
#include <TH1F.h>
#include <TH2F.h>
#include <TH3F.h>
#include <THnSparse.h>
#include <TArrayD.h>
#include <TFile.h>
#include "AliRDHFCuts.h"
#include "AliRDHFCutsDplustoKpipi.h"
#include "AliRDHFCutsDStartoKpipi.h"
#include "AliRDHFCutsD0toKpi.h"
#include "AliRDHFCutsDstoKKpi.h"
#include "AliRDHFCutsLctoV0.h"
#include "AliRDHFCutsLctopKpi.h"
#include "AliNormalizationCounter.h"

class AliAnalysisTaskSEDvsRT : public AliAnalysisTaskSE
{
 public:

   AliAnalysisTaskSEDvsRT();
   AliAnalysisTaskSEDvsRT(const char *name, Int_t pdgSpecies, AliRDHFCuts *cuts  );
   virtual ~AliAnalysisTaskSEDvsRT();

   void SetMassLimits(Double_t lowlimit, Double_t uplimit);
   void SetMassLimits(Int_t pdg, Double_t range);
   Double_t GetUpperMassLimit() const {return fUpmasslimit;}
   Double_t GetLowerMassLimit() const {return fLowmasslimit;}
   void SetNMassBins(Int_t nbins) {fNMassBins = nbins;}
   Int_t GetNMassBins() const {return fNMassBins;}

   void SetAODMismatchProtection(Int_t opt=0) {fAODProtection=opt;}
   void SetReadMC(Bool_t readMC=kTRUE) {fReadMC = readMC;}
   void SetMCOption(Int_t option=0)    {fMCOption = option;}
   void SetLctoV0(Bool_t option=kTRUE) {fLctoV0 = option;}
   void SetUseBit(Bool_t option=kTRUE) {fUseBit = option;}
   void SetIsPPb(Bool_t option=kTRUE)  {fisPPbData = option;}
   void SetUseNsparse(Bool_t option=kTRUE) {fUseNsparse = option;}

   void SetEtaCut(Double_t etacut)        {fEtaCut = etacut;}
   void SetPtLeadMin(Double_t pt)         {fLeadMin = pt;}
   void SetAveMultiInTrans(Double_t mult) {fAveMultiInTrans = mult;}

   void SetUseHybridTracks(Bool_t useHybrid) {fUseHybridTracks = useHybrid;}

   /// Implementation of interface methods
   virtual void UserCreateOutputObjects();
   virtual void Init();
   virtual void LocalInit() {Init();}
   virtual void UserExec(Option_t *option);
   virtual void Terminate(Option_t *option);

 private:

   AliAnalysisTaskSEDvsRT(const AliAnalysisTaskSEDvsRT &source);
   AliAnalysisTaskSEDvsRT& operator=(const AliAnalysisTaskSEDvsRT& source);

   virtual Double_t CalculateRTVal(AliAODEvent* esdEvent);
   virtual ULong64_t GetEventIdAsLong(AliVHeader* header);
   virtual TObjArray* FindLeading(TObjArray* array);
   virtual void QSortTracks(TObjArray &a, Int_t first, Int_t last);
   virtual TObjArray* SortRegions(const AliVParticle* leading, TObjArray *array);
   virtual TObjArray* GetMinMaxRegion(TList *transv1, TList *transv2);
   TList *fOutput;         //!<! list to send on output slot 1
   TList *fListCuts;       ///list of cuts
   TList *fOutputCounters; //!<! list to send on output slot 3
   TList *fListQAhists;    //!<! list of QA plots on output slot 4

   Double_t fUpmasslimit;  /// upper inv. mass limit for histos
   Double_t fLowmasslimit; /// lower inv. mass limit for histos
   Int_t fNMassBins;       /// nbins for invariant mass

   AliRDHFCuts *fRDCutsAnalysis; /// cuts for analysis

   TH1F *fHistNEvents;     //!<! hist. for number of events
   TH1F *fGlobalRT;        //!<! hist for RT distribution without D-meson selection
   TH1F *fHistPtLead;      //!<! hist for pT distribution of leading track
   TH3F *fRTvsZvtxvsMult;        //!<! distribution of RT as function of z of primary vertex and tracklet multiplicity
   TH1F *fNChargedInTrans; //!<! hist for NChargedDistribution
   TH1F *fNChargedInToward; //!<! hist for NChargedDistribution
   TH1F *fNChargedInAway; //!<! hist for NChargedDistribution
   TH1F *fNCharged; //!<! hist for NChargedDistribution
   TH1F *fPhiDistribution; //!<! hist for Phi distribution of charged particles
   TH1F *fEtaDistribution; //!<! hist for Eta distribution of charged particles
   TH1F *fPTDistributionInToward; //!<! hist for Pt distribution of charged particles in Toward region
   TH1F *fPTDistributionInTransverse; //!<! hist for Pt distribution of charged particles in Transverse region
   TH1F *fPTDistributionInAway; //!<! hist for Pt distribution of charged particles in Away region
   TH1F *fPTDistributionGlobal; //!<! hist for Pt distribution of charged particles in all regions
   TH1F *fPhiDistributionGlobalTracks; //!<! hist for Phi distribution of selected global tracks
   TH1F *fPhiDistributionComplementaryTracks; //!<! hist for Phi distribution of selected complementary tracks
   TH1F *fPhiDistributionHybridTracks; //!<! hist for Phi distribution of selected hybrid tracks
   TH2F *fPhiEtaDistributionHybridTracks; //!<! hist for PhiEta distribution of selected hybrid tracks

   AliNormalizationCounter *fCounter;  //!<! Counter for normalisation
   Bool_t fReadMC;         /// flag for reading MC
   Int_t  fMCOption;       /// 0 = keep all cand, 1 = keep only signal, 2 = keep only bkg
   Bool_t fUseBit;         /// flag to use bitmask
   Int_t fAODProtection;   /// flag to activate protection against AOD-dAOD mismatch
   /// -1: no protection, 0: check nEvents only, 1: check nEvents + TProcessID names

   Int_t fPdgSpecies; /// pdg code of analysed particle
   Bool_t fLctoV0;    /// flag for Lc->pK0 analysis
   Bool_t fisPPbData; /// flag for pPb running

   Double_t fEtaCut;  /// cut on eta for RT track counting
   Double_t fLeadMin; /// minimum pt for leading

   Double_t fAveMultiInTrans; /// average multiplicity in transverse region

   Double_t fPhiLeading;      ///  phi of leading particle
   TH3D *fPtvsMassvsRTToward; //!<! output hist for mass vs RT (for candidates toward)
   TH3D *fPtvsMassvsRTAway;   //!<! output hist for mass vs RT (for candidates away)
   TH3D *fPtvsMassvsRTTrans;  //!<! output hist for mass vs RT (for transverse candidates)
   AliAnalysisFilter* fTrackFilter[18]; //! track filter
   AliAnalysisFilter* fTrackFilterGlobal; //! filter to select global tracks
   AliAnalysisFilter* fTrackFilterComplementary; //! filter to select complementary tracks
   Bool_t fUseHybridTracks; /// flag to chose the tracks to use for RT calculation

   Bool_t fUseNsparse;        /// switch to give nsparse in output
   THnSparse *fOutNsparse;    //!<! output THnSparse for RT analysis

   /// \cond CLASSIMP
   ClassDef(AliAnalysisTaskSEDvsRT,5); /// charmed hadrons vs. RT task
   /// \endcond
};

#endif

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QB Quiz
10 Brutally Ruthless Acts Done by The Avengers – Ranked
Brutally Ruthless Acts Done by The Avengers
Brutally Ruthless Acts Done by The Avengers:
While they put on a very happy face, the Avengers also have their fair share of deep, dark secrets. They are the Earth's Mightiest Heroes but they are sometimes also the World's most ruthless heroes. Throughout history, the Avengers have taken part in numerous bloody battles against cosmic giants and cunning, sinister entities. And sometimes, they have really lost their calm and composure to the extent that their actions could be downright questionable. It is about time that the heroes we so truly love and idolize are brought to trial. It is time for them to face the consequences of their actions. It is time for us to know.
1. The story of the West Coast Avengers
It started out as a noble cause. The western coast of America was a pretty lawless place and remained unsupervised due to the fact that the Avengers could not allocate enough time to police it. As a result, Vision decided to send Hawkeye to the State of California and lead a new team of superheroes called the West Coast Avengers. And the rest is practically history. The West Coast Avengers are infamous for being one of the stupidest and most useless superhero teams to ever exist. They were so freaking incompetent that Hawkeye had to disband the team and lived a huge chunk of his life in shame of not being able to make it as a leader.
2. Using Child Soldiers
In the far future, when the Avengers are no more, Iron Lad aka Nathaniel Richards travels to the timeline bearing bad news. Vision, the sole surviving Avengers at the time, decides to stop this new threat by forming the Young Avengers. There is only one flaw to this grand plan – the Young Avengers are literally minors. Most of them are not even of the legal drinking age. The fact that Vision, one of the most level-headed of the Avengers, could allow children to fight a man's war is something that would irk us forever. No matter what the reason may be, using children as soldiers in your crusade means absolute insanity. Period!!
3. Objectification of Women
And when we say objectification, we mean it. All these years, a lot of female superheroes have joined the Avengers and been a part of the founding members. There was the Wasp, the Black Widow, and even the Scarlet Witch. During the starting years of the Avengers, particularly the golden age of superheroes, most of the female superheroes were nothing but eye candy and romantic interests for the more well-established and popular superheroes. The Wasp was the girlfriend of Iron Man and Tony Stark periodically mistreated her when they were together. Hawkeye only saw Scarlet Witch as a score when she first joined the Earth's Mightiest heroes. When Black Widow first joined the Avengers, she was supposed to seduce Iron Man and steal high-tech secrets off his laboratory.
4. Killing off people of colour
It is one thing to use people as a subject matter in the prima facie of a plot. It is another thing to kill them off to help the story move forward. It does not give a good message. When the Avengers split into two teams during the Civil War Two arc, one of the most notable casualties of the war was none other than War Machine aka Rhodey. That proved to be a pivotal point in the character development arc of Captain Marvel. But there was a huge backlash – and that was mainly because Marvel Comics particularly had a tendency to kill off minority characters in the middle of the issues. Avengers were no exception.
5. Responsible for the global massacre of mutants
They may be the Earth's mightiest Heroes but for some reason, they cannot let go of the chip in their shoulders they have for the X-Men. The Mutants almost always get on the Avengers' nerves and the Avengers always respond in kind, with the greatest amount of force and ruthlessness possible. After the mutant population all over the world reduced to a bare minimum, the X-Men took it upon himself for the resurrection of the mutant race by harnessing the power of the Dark Phoenix. The Avengers decided to oppose them, and instead of providing an alternative solution, they could only stand in the X-Men's way. The result was an absolute bloodbath with both sides losing a lot of prominent members.
6. Hunted down humans
There is another world where the Avengers ended up becoming the personal blood-hounds of a mutant dictator that ruled the world. And their job was killing the oppressed minority. In the House of M reality, the world has seen a dramatic turn of events. The mutants are now the majority and the humans are now the minority, thanks to Scarlet Witch's Chaos Magic changing the very fabric of reality. In this world, Magneto is now the ruler of the free world. And he uses the Avengers to kill the remaining humanity. We have seen superheroes being used as government agents but one megalomaniac turning the world's only hope into his hit-men is just wrong.
7. Created a murderous Artificial Intelligence that took over the world
Enter Ultron – the one major threat to the Avengers who has the ability to take down the entirety of the Earth's mightiest heroes in one sweep. Ultron has been a throne at the Avengers side and will continue to remain so. But here's a fun fact – Ultron could have been so easily avoided if the Avengers did not allow it. Ultron was brought out of necessity. He was the creation of Hank Pym, who had lost faith in the Avengers and wanted a universal guardian for the people of Earth. If the Avengers had not forsaken Hank Pym to his own devices and assured him that they are doing everything they can to keep the world safe and just been there for Hank Pym (who was in a very dark place at that time), Ultron would have never been born and the Age of Ultron timeline would have only remained a distant memory.
8. Let the Hydra take over
You could say that they did not see that coming. But let us tell you this – they are supposed to be the world's last line of defense. If they do not do their homework in time and in a proper manner, who will?? The Secret Empire arc showed the gaping holes in global security.
The very leader of the Avengers turned out to be a secret sleeper agent working for Hydra all this time. There is no excuse for slacking off of this caliber. Literally no one in the Avengers saw this coming, which is quite disturbing as a matter of fact.
9. Increase the mutant-human divide
Two powerful mutants decide to use their powers to travel back in time and kill a Celestial, their reason being that they intend to gain god-like power and conquer the world. The Avengers and the X-Men both intervene and fail miserably. The Apocalypse Twins manage to not only destroy Earth but also stop the Avengers in their tracks. They are eventually defeated but the damage is done. The Avengers no longer trust the mutant heroes. The solution that they concur on is that the only way to stop this from ever happening is by teleporting all the mutants on Earth to a different planet so that each community could live their lives in eternal harmony, isolated from each other for good. This backfires in the sense that the mutant-human divide only deepens.
10. The Superhero Civil Wars
There have been two Civil Wars in Marvel Comics and no matter how you look at it the actual losers have been the innocent who was caught in the cross-fire. The first Civil War took place in retaliation to the Superhuman Registration Act.
The second Civil War happened with respect to the rise of differences in ideologies regarding how to use an inhuman that could see the future in terms of fighting and/or preventing crime. What was staggering is the fact that a lot of innocent people died fighting someone else's battle or after being caught in the cross-fire. Both Civil Wars led to a massive loss of life and property and the primary reason both the times was that the Avengers could not keep it together.
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Chicago Cubs baseball player Alexander, co-owner William Wrigley Jr and manager Bill Killefer standing behind a batting practice backstop on the field at Weeghman Park in 1922.
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Ariel view of the sold out crowd in the grandstands at a game Wrigley Field in 1927.
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The Chicago Cubs take the field during a World Series game against the Philadelphia Athletics at Wrigley Field in 1929.
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Samuel Breaden, (left) president of the St. Louis National League club, and P.K. Wrigley, president of the Chicago Cubs, shown at the meeting of league officials in New York, on Jan. 18, 1935. The status of the Boston Braves was discussed. Braves field in Boston had been leased to a kennel club for dog racing. Some club owners refuse to play there as result.
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Boston Red Sox, Bobby Doerr, left, scores from third base in the seventh inning to give the American League a 2-1 victory over the National League in the All-Star game, July 8, 1947, in Chicago, Ill. Stan Spence of the Washington Senators goes down to first base with his pinch hit single.
Brooklyn Dodgers' legend Jackie Robinson, left, boxer Ezzard Charles, and Chicago Cubs' Andy Pafko pose together at Wrigley Field on May 16, 1951. Pafko, a four-time All-Star, played on the last Chicago Cubs team to reach the World Series. On Oct. 8, 2013, Pafko died at the age of 93 of apparent natural causes. Pafko also played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, alongside Robinson, and the Milwaukee Braves, and played in four World Series during 17 years in the major leagues.
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Expedition KARLAG; Welcome Back To Fucking Scandinavia
When I got off the Aeroflot plane at Kastrup Airport, jumped on the busy underground train over the Strait Of Öresund back to my hometown of Malmö, I realized one thing:
"Life will never ever be the same again."
All around me I had people who seemed to have very little perspective on true understanding of life. Everyone of them seemed to be lost in their own personal world and did their uttermost not to by disturbed by anything. I saw one middle aged couple who didn´t even move their feet or baggage when a young frustrated and flushed woman tried to pass them with a stroller. To avoid having to bother them to help her, she lifted her heavy stroller with two toddlers, but got stuck in a suitcase belonging to another upper middle aged couple. They hissed at the young woman and angrily pulled their suitcase closer to themselves. Nobody even cared to help her. Not one person in the carriage. At least until she had fought her way through the crowd and a young Arab looking man helped her negotiate a place to sit. Her toddlers were screaming their heads off. And, especially the middle aged people in the carriage, looked at her with distaste.
"Welcome back to Fucking Scandinavia" , I told myself and thought: "It will be harder than ever to return home this time."
Kazakhs forced out of their culture, lifes b the Soviet cheka when they arrived and created a penal colony in Karaganda.
I felt like I was carrying the most important knowledge I have ever brought with me home from a journey, a deep insight into the most evil and the most kind sides of humankind. I had spent three weeks meeting some of the most extra ordinary people I have ever met, those who survived the most evil and repressive system ever forced up on humankind, the insane and the hight of true stupidity, Josef Stalin´s vast system of forced labor camps for internal exile and prisons which goes under the name of GULAG, which is an acronym from Glávnoe upravlénie ispravítelʾno-trudovýkh lageréĭ and translates pretty much as The Main Directorate of Corrective Labor Camps. Though I had read many books on the subject, like Aleksandr Solzhenytsin´s many literary works on the subject, other writers such as Janus Bardach, Varlam Sharlamov, Robert Conquest, Steven A. Barnes and many others, this time it felt like I had personally for a brief moment entered into this terrible time of history. I had spent almost all hours of 21 days in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, where the biggest penal colony of all, KARLAG, was situated. KARLAG means Karaganda Corrective Labor Camp. I spent this time together with the other members of the team. Theo, Ken, our great translator and now close friend, Yulija, our charismatic driver Valera and Nurshat, one of the bravest and most intelligent people I have ever met, who´s mother had been part of this evil history. Well, many people who we came across in Karaganda, had in one way or the other had their lifes affected by this crude decision by the paranoid dictator Josef Stalin and the henchmen around him, to dominate his own people and to force them into labor, as part of an economic idea, (which failed of course) not caring how many of them and their lives they completely ruined. That is still the truth for many today, almost 62 years after the death of the Georgian.
The knowledge and emotions I have brought with me home feel infinite. I realized there on the train, that it will always be very difficult for me to live in such a spoilt society as the one´s we have today in the West. When I looked at the people on the train and once I got off it, I stopped in the central hall and watched people before my happy family would turn up and meet me, and I didn´t see one person smiling or showing any kind of compassion for anything. All I saw was people who´s only focus seemed to be: Me, me, me. I eyed a book store from a distance and it seemed like the only books dealt with:
"Look at me, I want to show myself."
I am one of them I know. But somehow I feel this journey to Kazakhstan has changed me profoundly forever. After listening to these extremely emotional stories from the survivors and meeting these always interesting people of the city of Karaganda, I realized why I have always loved my time in post-Soviet societies. People have gone through lots of pain and have perspective of life. And they seem to have the ability in general to put small matters into a bigger picture and not like us, who spend so much time on watching, reading and listening to utter nonsense. Well, this junk culture have affected the East as well. It is today a global problem, I believe. To quote the most important writer of our time, Aleksandr Solzhenytsin, maybe it is due to:
"…the general spiritual decline of humanity."
Everyone of those we met, possibly with one exception, believed in a higher being. That was a real wake up call for me personally. I have only believed when I have been in trouble and have had no one else to turn to. And this time has taught me to fully understand why writers, film makers and so on in this part of the world, are so much better than we in the West to explain pain and love, the most evil to the best. So, today I worry how we as film makers can make these people justice since we have absolutely no perspective ourselves on pain and suffering in comparison. I thought I did, before, but that notion has been completely wied out now. I will never ever complain about anything again. Just relish the opportunity that my children have been given by being born in this priviliged world. But I need to see beyond the junk and nonsense of our time. Personally. For my girls sake.
I had intially feared the profound emotional hardship involved in meeting these amazing people who survived. I am very sensitive and stories like these have a tendency to make me a wreck for a long time. But as always, life taught me a harsh lesson for the better. Even though the interviews made us cry both on the outside and inside, it most of the time ended up us feeling positive and happy.Mainly because no matter how much hardships, and no matter for how many years, these people went through, they still came out being positive and in many circumstances, forgiving at the end. That was just an utter shock for me, who I imagine, would have felt a feeling of revenge. Some of them did, but with age and years gone by, they´re over 80 and instead come across as forgiving people. Though they all stated, that it would be weeks of pain and memories haunting them after the interviews, since they had to revisit the ordeal of life, death and pain. It would almost ruin them, but they still did the interviews, because they wanted their stories to hopefully lead to that nothing like this would ever happen again.
I was in quite in a daze when I first came back, almost blind for weeks until I started to open them again. The big Middle Eastern migration had arrived to Europe and this was a field day for those low cultured people who wanted nothing to do with other people, especially those who are different, but want to impose laws and a society of ignorance and fear. Like the Swedish Democrats and their ilk in the rest of Scandinavia and Europe. These people have learned nothing from our past and troubled recent history. And I realized what Aleksandr Solzhenytsin (yes, yes, he is my new hero!) said in a one of his last interviews, on the subject of being a creative person, a writer, a film maker or anyone within art, that he was right, because he said that we today create to sell, not to make a difference and only to please millions of people. People who haven´t the capacity to understand. And that fact is another piece of knowledge I bring back with me from Karaganda. Most people just don´t have the capacity to put things into perspective, the bigger picture, they just judge without any thought. Even though we have such a possibility to educate ourselves with the arrival of Internet and so on, it seems we are even getting dumber by the day. We even accept the existence of a political party basing their politics on hate and fear. And that makes me scared for the future, because another deep piece of knowledge I brought back from Karaganda, was the fact that the bolsheviks built their Soviet society on the most stupid people they could find in society. They got rid of the intellectuals, the educated and threw the terrible penal code of article 58 at them -traitors of the motherland- and those who came to power, where the dumbest, the most emotionally dead and the most unsensitive of all Soviets. Like most of the commanders and camp guards at KARLAG. And the other camps spread all over the Sovietunion during the Stalin era. That is one reason they were able to destroy the life´s of millions of people who had done absolutely nothing, but in many instances, where in the wrong place at the wrong time. Is that a society we want back?
Camp commander at KARLAG, smiling after destroying people´s life and for those of them who survived and are alive today, they blame the system that they were taught every day that those in camp where lower than animals. Or it was them or we. Photo copyright: Museum of Memory of the Victims of Repression
This visit have also pushed me in the direction of activism. For the future. We cannot allow this time happen again. But, even though we all got an inside into the darkest corners of human kind, undescribable evil, we came across the most positive aspects of life and humankind. The ability to survive, the ability to forgive and the ability to continue living with such enormous pain and suffering. They´re the strongest people I have ever come across. And, I was fortunate to come across a super team of people, thanks to Dr Nurlan Dulatbekov of the Bolashak University for his great help and support, from my partner of the documentary, the hard working, generous and very kind Theo, the ever analytical, funny and writing Ken, charming, hard working and strong minded Yuliya, the character of all characters, our driver Valera and Nurshat, one of the most impressive human beings I have ever met. Completely fearless.
Meet the most impressive of humans in a series of interviews and reflections coming up.
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Фернандо Гаго (,  10 квітня 1986, Сьюдадела) — аргентинський футболіст, півзахисник клубу «Бока Хуніорс» та національної збірної Аргентини.

Клубна кар'єра
Вихованець футбольної школи клубу «Бока Хуніорс». Дорослу футбольну кар'єру розпочав 2004 року в основній команді того ж клубу, в якій провів три сезони, взявши участь у 70 матчах чемпіонату. Більшість часу, проведеного у складі «Бока Хуніорс», був основним гравцем команди. За цей час двічі виборював титул переможця Рекопи Південної Америки.

Своєю грою за цю команду привернув увагу представників тренерського штабу клубу «Реал Мадрид», до складу якого приєднався 19 грудня 2006 року за 20 400 000 євро. Відіграв за королівський клуб наступні чотири сезони своєї ігрової кар'єри. Граючи у складі мадридського «Реала» також здебільшого виходив на поле в основному складі команди. За цей час додав до переліку своїх трофеїв титул чемпіона Іспанії. Проте після приходу до клубу Жозе Моурінью втратив місце в основі.

До складу клубу «Рома» на правах оренди до кінця сезону приєднався 31 серпня 2011 року. За сезон встиг відіграти за «вовків» 30 матчів в національному чемпіонаті.

19 липня 2012 року півзахисник підписав контракт з «Валенсією» строком до 30 червня 2016 року. Проте закріпитись в складі «кажанів» не зумів і на початку 2013 року був відданий в оренду в «Велес Сарсфілд» до кінця сезону.

Влітку 2013 року за 1,7 млн євро повернувся в рідний «Бока Хуніорс», з яким підписав контракт на три роки.

Виступи за збірні
Протягом 2005–2007 років залучався до складу молодіжної збірної Аргентини, разом з якою став молодіжним чемпіоном світу 2005 року. Всього на молодіжному рівні зіграв у 15 офіційних матчах.

Разом з олімпійською збірною Аргентини U-23 виграв Олімпійські ігри 2008 року в Пекіні.

7 лютого 2007 року дебютував в офіційних матчах у складі національної збірної Аргентини в товариському матчі проти збірної Франції. В тому ж році був включений до списку гравців Копа Америки 2007, ставши основним гравцем збірної. Проте Дієго Марадона не включив його до заявки на чемпіонат світу 2010 року.

Влітку 2014 року потрапив до заявки збірної на чемпіонат світу 2014 року в Бразилії, де регулярно виходив на поле.

Наразі провів у формі головної команди країни понад 50 матчів.

Статистика виступів

Статистика клубних виступів
 Станом на 18 березня 2012 року

Особисте життя
27 липня 2010 року одружився з аргентинською тенісисткою Хіселою Дулко.

Титули і досягнення
 Чемпіон Аргентини (2):
 «Бока Хуніорс»: 2005, 2006
 Переможець Південноамериканського кубку (1):
 «Бока Хуніорс»: 2005
 Переможець Рекопи Південної Америки (2):
 «Бока Хуніорс»: 2005, 2006
 Чемпіон світу серед молодіжних команд (1):
 Аргентина U-20: 2005
 Олімпійський чемпіон (1):
 Аргентина U-23: 2008
 Чемпіон Іспанії (2):
 «Реал Мадрид»: 2006-07, 2007-08
 Володар Кубка Іспанії (1):
 «Реал Мадрид»: 2010-11
 Володар Суперкубка Іспанії (1):
 «Реал Мадрид»: 2008
 Володар Кубка Аргентини (1):
 «Бока Хуніорс»: 2015
 Віце-чемпіон світу: 2014
 Срібний призер Кубка Америки: 2007, 2015

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Посилання

 Статистика виступів на сайті national-football-teams.com

аргентинські футболісти
Гравці молодіжної збірної Аргентини з футболу
Футболісти «Бока Хуніорс»
Футболісти «Реала» (Мадрид)
Футболісти «Роми»
Аргентинські футбольні легіонери
Футбольні легіонери в Іспанії
Футбольні легіонери в Італії