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Stunning! The view and the apartment. But as much as I'm blown away by the history outside the windows it's the interior that has me swooning. Think classicism meets contemporary values, new and old balanced just so but with a slight misalignment for the brivido, the frisson, the thrill. The beautiful old bones, the stark beauty of the white walls, the bespoke furniture, the light all create this urban classic by Rome-based architect and designer Stefano Dorata.


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My Passport Studio ultra-portable hard drive with customizable e-label is the high performance drive packed with features for Mac users on the go.
increasing both performance and the drive's longevity."
Walton Chaintech, a company which manufactures lots of products like SSDs, Memory Modules, Memory Cards and Graphics Cards, does also produce Flash Drives. The AstroDrive 266X I have received for review is the smallest in the series, maroon colored. The flash drive has very good performances right out of the box, but Walton Chaintech also included a special utility on the drive to boost the performance even more.
With all the reviews on KitGuru in the last month there is a good possibility you have already bought a new system, perhaps even one for media entertainment.
If so, the review today will be of particular interest as we will be looking at a 2 bay NAS system from Synology. NAS systems are a huge benefit for a home enthusiast user as they offer vast storage which can be accessed from any computer on your network.
Quote: "The Corsair Force and Reactor 120GB SSDs with SandForce SF-1200 and JMicron-JMF612 controllers arrived Technic3D. New available in 120GB and 240GB configurations. Results in extreme performance with up to 285MB/s sequential read and 275MB/s sequential write speeds? We will check this against other SSDs from Intel and Western Digital in Windows 7."
If you're looking for an insanely fast external drive, then you've gotten it.
Kingston HyperX 1600/1866 1.25/1.35v DDR3.
If you are a system builder looking for the absolute lowest power consuming PC then RAM may be something thats overlooked. Extremely low voltage RAM like the kit of HyperX we have here today can really help bring down power usage. This can be a great building block for an extremely low power PC. This also future proofs your components in a way since Intel has stated that the next generation of CPU's will use even lower voltage DDR3 than what is common today. However we will be using this RAM on an AMD based system which does not require the RAM to run at 1.65 volts or lower. This may be the case in a lot of computers since AMD makes some of the most power efficient CPU's currently available.
Kingston LoVo 1866 Memory Review.
Quote: With more people interested in green hardware, Kingston have thrown their hat into the ring.
Quote: "At CES every solid state drive manufacturer we met with was raving about the SandForce controller, the new controller that is going to bring blazing speeds to solid state drives and bring current solid state drives in the budget category with these new drives being in the enthusiast category. The controller from SandForce is the SF-1200 which is a small step down from the enterprise SF-1500 controller. Corsair has designed a new line of solid state drives around this controller called the Force Series, which is available in 100GB and 200GB versions. Today we will be looking at the 100GB version whi ch boasts very impressive very impressive read and write speeds at 285MB/s and 275MB/s respectively. Let's check it out!"
The AH522 USB 2.0 USB flash drive from Apacer is made from high quality materials, including zinc alloy and electro-polished components. AH522 drives offer up to 16 GB of storage and high read/write performances.
QUOTE: "It's almost hard to believe that nearly a whole year has passed us by since my mid year roundup for 2009. However, we must believe, because it means that much has been taking place in our great big wide world and to no lesser extent in the much-fabled world of audio. Which brings me to 2010; this has been a time of catch up I suppose for the multimedia audio industry.
As our love and demand of all things portable, silver and not entirely necessary (in a life and death sense) grows to unspeakable levels, the market for docks and headphones of innumerable different iterations come to fruition, as has been the tale to date in 2010."
Article Clip: Every one is trying to cut back on the expenses now a days. So on the budget shopping is becoming an art. When it comes to the audio systems picking the right one could be a difficult task as well. Just about a year ago Eagle Tech USA has released Arion ET-AR504LR-BK 2.1 Soundstage. You can find our review of this system right here. The system was a success as it has great value for the low price. Today Eagle Tech USA has released a new version Arion, ET-AR506-BK 2.1 Soundstage.
Summary: "One year ago we reviewed the ZaReason Ion Breeze computer that was built around NVIDIA's ION platform with an Intel Atom CPU, but today we are looking at our first ZaReason notebook and it boasts some very high-end hardware. The Verix 1656 is one of ZaReason's highest-end notebooks and its powered by a quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU (with Hyper Threading to make for eight logical cores in this mobile computer), a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M GPU, and a 15.4-inch 1680×1050 display. The ZaReason Verix 1656 also has a very nice brushed-aluminum exterior."
QUOTE: "AMD for a long time said that it would cede the netbook market to Intel and simply offered no parts that were appropriate for netbook use to compare against the Intel Atom parts. That has changed over the last several months with AMD now offering up its own line of CPUs aimed at netbooks and ultraportables called the Athlon Neo X2.
Today I have the MSI Wind U230-040US on my test bench and at first glance, the machine looks great. The screen is larger than you typically see with an Intel-based netbook and the keyboard is large as well. The real question is if the AMD hardware has what it takes to compete against the Atom line that dominates the market today."
Quote: "Honestly both the Griffin Elan Passport for iPad and Elan Sleeve for iPad are excellent cases for your iPad. They will both protect and look great while doing it. The materials seem very durable and the craftsmanship is high quality. With the design exception of the power/sleep button being covered on the Elan Passport, both models have been flawless to work with. I can easily recommend both products. As a word to the savvy shopper out there, never pay MSRP as it is usually way too high, just as in this case. The MSRP for the Elan Passport for iPad is $49.99 from the Griffin site, however you can find it on Amazon.com for less than $30. Also the Elan Sleeve is also $49.99 from the Griffin site and just $28 on Amazon.com. Finding great deals online on Griffin products is something I've found consistently and I commend them on allowing it to happen that way. So many companies today price their products right out of the market. Griffin is smarter than that."
Today I'll be taking a quick look at the BTA-3210 Micro USB Bluetooth Adapter from Cirago. It is a very simple dongle that can give Bluetooth capability to laptops or computers without built-in Bluetooth functions. There isn't a heck of a lot one can say about a device this straightforward, but let's take a look at how well it functions and what it looks like.
Quote: The amazing thing about events like Computex is that there are actually two shows. The first is the computer stuff we are there to see, while the other has to do with the Computex Showgirls. In some ways the Showgirls are more popular than the products they are there to support.
DESCRIPTION: Most PC users are familiar with the 4GB system memory limitation of 32-bit Windows Operating Systems, which is why 64-bit computing has become the standard for computer enthusiasts. Occasionally though, a computer system will not report the correct amount of RAM installed. In this article, our 64-bit Windows 7 test system had 6.00 GB of installed memory but indicates only 4.00 GB usable RAM available. While some may dismiss this as a case of defective RAM, you might be surprised by the culprit. Benchmark Reviews troubleshoots Installed Memory vs RAM Usable by Windows.
"Its tiny size makes it an easy addition to any home or small office and it packs an impressive amount of power for backup, storage, and other basic server functions. Add some RAM, hard drives, and an operating system, and you'll have a server that is customizable for your environment without spending an excessive amount of cash."
Quote: Summer is just around the corner, accompanied by Independence Day in the USA and Canada Day in Canada, so let's give away some prizes to celebrate! NZXT is teaming up with Bigbruin.com to sponsor another great give away! Up for grabs are three items from the NZXT line up; a Tempest EVO case, an Avatar gaming mouse, and a Sentry 2 fan controller.
On my daily rounds, I pick up all kinds of good lil' tidbits for article ideas. Most of them are relating to Windows flaws or Anti Mac articles, but none of them really cut the mustard. However, today I am going to pound my fist against the wall at those of US that thought we had less to worry about. Yeah, we are Linux advocates, and we overlook security sometimes. Today I was introduced to a statement by UnrealIRCd detailing a trojan packaged with their IRCd (Internet Relay Chat deamon) for Linux. This obviously represents one FATAL flaw with the Linux faithful; the blind trust we have for the most of the Linux community and the lack of attention we pay to what we are installing or downloading. This time, it leads us to a backdoor that grants an evildoer the ability to run ANY command with the user's privileges running the daemon.
Summary: Review of the Samsung ML-2525W monochrome laser printer, which comes with wireless networking capability.
"I was recently lucky enough to be given an opportunity to take part in the StarCraft 2 beta, thanks to the good folks here at Heaven Media and I'd like to share my thoughts with you on how the game is shaping up so far. First though I have a few confessions to make…"
Did not mean to come here but yet here I am. I reckon I've alot more free time then I know exactly what to do with!
My windows 7, ocffie, Photoshop, and other programs take less than 50gb. And this has 60GB, perfect for me. I installed Windows 7, and all programs in this SSD, and all my other data in a eSata hard drive. This set up is perfect for me. My old laptop is now running like a rocket.


We will be scheduling different events throughout the school year. Please see the calendar to the left for current and up-coming events. Click through to see what exciting things will be happening at The Grant Academy.


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The first number represents the diameter of the tap in millimeters, the second number is the distance between the threads in millimeters.
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Here are all of the books I acquired in August! August is my birthday month and I got a Barnes & Noble gift card and used it to buy some of the books on this list.
Cover images acquired from Goodreads except the Alex Rider series covers were acquired from Barnes & Noble.
I have already read the Wonder Woman book!


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Q: Can't find package module after installation I installed the package in the following way:
cd /work/waterhouse_team
git clone https://github.com/freemao/schnablelab.git
added "export PYTHONPATH=/work/waterhouse_team/apps/schnablelab:PYTHONPATH" to ~/.bashrc
. ~/.bashrc

I ran
cd /scratch/waterhouse_team/tmp2
/scratch/waterhouse_team/tmp2> python -m schnablelab.imputation.GC vcf2map freebayes-gbs.gvcf-gt30.vcf.gz gc.map

but I got python: No module named schnablelab.imputation.
What did I miss?

A: I think it should be:
export PYTHONPATH="your/path:$PYTHONPATH"

You miss the $ .

A: I think your path addition is one level too deep.
If you expect to find schnablelab.imputation.GC as an importable module, then the parent directory of that module needs to be in your path.
i.e. you need /work/waterhouse_team/apps in your path, not /work/waterhouse_team/apps/schnablelab.
And you also need the dollar sign so the existing path is maintained, as @Raydel Miranda pointed out.

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Handbook of Aviation Human Factors
John A. Wise
V. David Hopkin
Daniel J. Garland
Published December 16, 2009 by CRC Press
Published April 19, 2016 by CRC Press
Book Description Table of Contents Series Editor(s) Instructor Resources Support Material
A complete examination of issues and concepts relating to human factors in simulation, this book covers theory and application in space, ships, submarines, naval aviation, and commercial aviation. The authors examine issues of simulation and their effect on the validity and functionality of simulators as a training device. The chapters contain in depth discussions of these particular characteristics and issues. They also incorporate theories pertaining to the motivational aspects of training, simulation of social events, and PC based simulation.
A Historical Overview of Human Factors in Aviation, J.M. Koonce and A. Debons
Aviation Research and Development: A Framework for the Eff ective Practice of Human Factors, or "What Your Mentor Never Told You about a Career in Human Factors…" J.E. Deaton and J.G. Morrison
Measurement in Aviation Systems, D. Meister and V. Gawron
Underpinnings of System Evaluation, M.A. Wise, D.W. Abbott, J.A. Wise, and S.A. Wise
Organizational Factors Associated with Safety and Mission Success in Aviation Environments, R. Westrum and A.J. Adamski
Human Capabilities and Performance
Engineering Safe Aviation Systems: Balancing Resilience and Stability, B. Johansson and J. Lundberg
Processes Underlying Human Performance, L. Bainbridge
Automation in Aviation Systems: Issues and Considerations, M. Mouloua, P. Hancock, L. Jones, and D. Vincenzi
Team Process, K.A. Wilson, J.W. Guthrie, E. Salas, and W.R. Howse
Crew Resource Management, D.E. Maurino and P.S. Murray
Fatigue and Biological Rhythms, G. Costa
Situation Awareness in Aviation Systems, M.R. Endsley
Personnel Selection and Training, D.L. Pohlman and J.D. Fletcher
Pilot Performance, L. Hitchcock, S. Bourgeois-Bougrine, and P. Cabon
Controls, Displays, and Crew Station Design, K. Liggett
Flight Deck Aesthetics and Pilot Performance: New Uncharted Seas, A.J. Gannon
Helicopters, B.E. Hamilton
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, N.J. Cooke and H.K. Pedersen
Flight Simulation, W.F. Moroney and B.W. Moroney
Air Traffic Control, M.S. Nolan
Air-Traffic Controller Memory, E.S. Stein, D.J. Garland, and J.K. Muller
Air-Traffic Control Automation, V.D. Hopkin
Aviation Operations and Design
Air Traffic Control/Flight Deck Integration, K. Kerns
Intelligent Interfaces, J.M. Hammer
Weather Information Presentation, T.A. Lindholm
Aviation Maintenance, C.G. Drury
Civil Aviation Security, G.D. Gibb and R.J. Lofaro
Incident and Accident Investigation, S. Baker
Forensic Aviation Human Factors: Accident/Incident Analyses for Legal Proceedings, R.D. Gilson and E.L. Facci
Human Performance Modeling

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Ethiopia's prime minister Abiy Ahmed is rewarding women's contributions to the nation's progress.
The record 50% female representation is a win for the new premier who has undertaken strategic and radical reforms, both domestically and externally, since coming to power in April. The sweeping reshuffle is also a win for Ethiopia's diverse federalism: with over 80 ethnicities, the Horn of Africa nation has long been dominated by few groups. Abiy himself was elected on the back of protesters who for three years demanded land reform, full political participation, and an end to human rights abuses in the country.
Click here to read the full article published by QZ on 16 October 2018.


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Our packaging materials can retain the products' quality and newness even under extreme shipping and handling conditions. Our packaging provides optimum physical protection. In order to keep our offerings in safe and secure conditions, we have developed a storage unit and keep it updated with the defined industry standards.
Details : Coversyl (trade names Coversyl, ) is a long-acting ACE inhibitor. Coversyl is used for patients with stable coronary artery disease to reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality or nonfatal myocardial infarction.


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Eye On Sports Media: Eye on Sports Media Turns 2 Today!
Eye on Sports Media Turns 2 Today!
Two years ago today, Eye on Sports Media was started as an experiment. Our company, The Cayuga Group LLC, was looking for some data points as to the effectiveness of social media starting outside a cocoon we in the IBM Lotus Software community have come to refer to as "The Yellow Bubble."
As an IBM Business Partner, we wanted to look at the strengths and weaknesses of Google Blogger as a web content management tool compared to comparable tools offered in the IBM Lotus Software toolkit. We also wanted to see if there was any truth to the notion that lots of content equaled huge Google Ads revenue as being touted by "pundits" around the web.
Personally, I knew if I wanted to do this, I wanted to write about a topic I enjoyed. After talking to a few colleagues, they all seemed to say that since I occasionally wrote about sports media over on The Business Controls Caddy, why not look at that as a focus topic. Hence the birth of this site.
The site was originally launched using a generic Google Blogger template at http://sportsontheair.blogspot.com/. We had already purchased eyeonsportsmedia.com as a domain name, but were not ready to use it until we could reach a point of being able to see if a site was better received with a "blogspot" domain or with a definitive publication title.
Since then, we have made two major changes to the site design, striving to make it look more like a publication. Why? Because even though the site has a number of blog-type posts, we market it as an e-magazine, not a blog.
Along the way we have learned quite a bit about the Google Blogger platform.
While quite a number of people use it around the world, and it is quite "easy" to use for novice users, it is far from the ideal tool to use for heavy duty publishing and content management. The rich text editors (both the old and the new) for publishing content lack much of the basic functionality of other web-based rich text editors. In fact, the interface of the "new and improved" editor is a ghastly combination of bad tools that, among other things, will decide what date a post should have, even if it was previously published/posted.
The Google blogger platform also has a bad habit of doing things that lead to unneeded code bloat in a web page. For example, the simple task of adding an image to a document adds hundreds of characters to the code required, gives the images unusable file names, and does not allow you to easily re-use these images in later posts. It also has a habit of thinking it knows more about what you are trying to do with behind the scenes code than you do when you have hard-coded it.
It is also horrible as a web content management solution. As a company that has worked with IBM Lotus Software for years, we gag when we see how difficult it is to do things that we do in seconds on the IBM Lotus Notes and Domino platform.
Oh and the whole "Google Ad" thing? It may work for people with specific niche topics and for people who post pilfered content on pages loaded with nothing but ads (try doing a Google search for "Blogger Templates" and you will see what I mean). But as a whole it does not work that well.
So Why Have We Stayed With the Google Platform?
Like all things in life, projects take unexpected twists and turns. This site started taking on a life of its own, While we don't generate a lot of revenue from ads, we reach a business demographic that many other serious sites would envy. We will write a subsequent post about our demographics.
However, we have stayed on this platform for a number of reasons.
The first is one that you will not get Google to admit to on the record: Any posts to the blogger platform get preferential treatment in the Google search algorithm. In simpler terms, post on the platform rise to the top of search results faster than any others.
The second is that this site is a lot like a development sandbox for the company. We are able to try out the latest tools and gadgets from Google to examine the pros and cons. As a technology company, it is important that we "know our enemy" (i.e. Google Apps) so that when we speak to customers and potential customers, we can speak from facts and not other people's opinions. Sometimes you will see broken code or something that does not quite work like you might expect. That is because we are tinkering and have no choice because there is no true development environment for the Google Blogger platform. Sure you can hack away with test blogger accounts, but that has a while host of other issues.
Third, and this will probably resonate more with any geek readers we may get, we are working on tools to connect data from IBM Lotus Notes and Domino to Google Applications like Blogger. And trust me, this is no easy feat. People who say IBM writes poor documentation would suffer even more if the had to deal with the ever changing Google coding interface (the "API") and the woeful lack of working documentation and code to use it.
So What is In Store for Year 3?
As I said earlier, things sometimes take on a life of their own, and you never know where the road will lead.
With a solid two years of data under our belt, we are making some changes both within our company and on this site.
This site has been extremely well received by the sports media community, and some of our breaking stories have been cited on SportsIllustrated.com, ESPN.com, and in the Sports Business Journal. We have provided expert comment for the Atlanta Journal Constitution and other publications.
But unlike most technology companies, we also know that efficiencies can be gained without a heavy investment in technology. The best gains are found when looking at business processes and procedures. That is why we have launched the "Best Practices" section on this site.
We have also worked informally, on a pro bono basis, with a number of television networks behind the scenes, offering advices, suggestions, and comments. But pro bono does not pay the bills, so will will be expanding our service offerings in business process modeling and re-engineering to include sports teams, leagues, and media outlets. This will include working with them to conduct self-assesments, looking at technical vs non-technical changes that can be made to operate more effectively and efficiently, and taking a hard look at how they are or are not using social media.
Yes, I said the "Social Media" thing. But we are not like the so-called social media/social networking experts out there who offer nothing but fluff, throwing things against the wall and seeing what sticks. We have been working with collaboration and network tools, combined with business best practices, while some of them were still hyping themselves through crying in their cribs. We approach it from a solid understanding of what collaboration is, how to use it, how to identify the risks, and how to manage it.
But What About the Web Site?
So stand by, the best is yet to come!
So I want to say a special thank you to all of our regular visitors, fellow sports bloggers and writers who have linked to our content, and to all of the excellent media relations people from the biggest networks down to the smallest regionals for working with us to keep the quality of this site where we want it to be. We have made a few missteps along the way, but we have learned:-).
We are not, and never will be, a Deadspin. And as I have told a number of network media relations staff, if we ever reach that point, it is time to shut down.


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Kings was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925.

It was created in the British North America Act, 1867. The riding was abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Hants—Kings riding. It consisted of Kings County.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

See also

 List of Canadian federal electoral districts
 Past Canadian electoral districts

References

External links
 Riding history for Kings (1867–1924) from the Library of Parliament

Former federal electoral districts of Nova Scotia

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August 30th, 2007杂谈汽车之二:《Forbes》转贴:中国能救Chrysler吗?
Posted by hwarrensen in Uncategorized
Joann Muller 09.03.07
Chrysler, with a new owner and a new boss, is placing a big bet on a fledgling Chinese automaker.
The Chery A1 is a cute little car. It's a four-door hatchback, with a 1.3-liter engine, dual air bags and antilock brakes. The two-tone interior, with air-conditioning, power windows and a CD player, is surprisingly appealing for a car that sells for just over $7,000 in China.
It may not quite live up to American standards. The engine needs refinement, and some parts don't fit as well as they should–not to mention concerns about the safety of anything made in China these days. But it's just the type of low-cost small car Chrysler needs if it hopes to grow both here and overseas. Divorced in August from Germany's DaimlerChrysler (nyse: DCX - news - people ), it has a new owner, Cerberus Capital Management, and a new chief executive, former Home Depot (nyse: HD - news - people ) boss Robert L. Nardelli.
The automaker's future hinges less on a change in ownership than on a change in strategy. Right now Chrysler is a regional player, with all but 8% of its $62 billion in sales coming from North America, compared with General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ), which gets half its sales from overseas. And Chrysler is overly dependent on gas-guzzling trucks: 68% of its U.S. sales are pickups, minivans and SUVs, compared with 60% at GM. Yet Chrysler, which lost $2 billion in the first quarter, can't afford the $1 billion or more it would take to develop a new generation of minicars. Nor does it have the small, efficient engines it would need to power them. Chrysler's smallest offering now is the Illinois-built Dodge Caliber. Considered a subcompact in the U.S., it is still too long (174 inches) and wide (69 inches) for many foreign markets.
Chrysler's small-car solution, instead, lies with Chery Automobile, a Chinese carmaker with bold ambitions of its own. Chery has been building cars for just eight years but is already China's fourth-largest auto manufacturer, with sales of 300,000 vehicles in 50 countries last year, and plans to sell 1 million cars a year by 2010.
Enticed by that growth, Chrysler President Thomas LaSorda–the architect of Chrysler's turnaround strategy before the arrival of Cerberus and Nardelli–signed a deal with the fledgling company in July. Starting next year Chery will build up to 100,000 vehicles, similar to the A1, that will be sold under the Dodge brand in emerging markets. By 2009 Chrysler and Chery plan to co-develop another small car, perhaps the Dodge Hornet, which would be good enough for the U.S. market. The Hornet would be the first Chinese-made car sold by a big automaker in the U.S. "It allows us some speed to market and to position Chrysler where we might have a product void," Nardelli said on Aug. 6, his first day on the job.
This may not be the best time to be talking about importing anything from China, given the recent safety problems of toys, dog food and toothpaste. Indeed, a Chery sedan failed badly in a recent independent crash test in Russia. That car won't be sold in the U.S., but the test didn't help Chery's reputation. Chrysler says it will work closely with Chery to make sure the cars it sells meet all safety and emissions laws. "If we put our brand on stuff, sometimes you only get one chance," LaSorda admits. "And if it's not right, you pay the consequences."
Chrysler must also worry about its engineering know-how walking out the door. As with most Chinese manufacturers that learned the business by tearing down cars and reengineering the parts, Chery has run into a few skirmishes over intellectual property rights. In 2003 its QQ minicar debuted six months before a nearly identical car built by General Motors in Korea, the Chevrolet Spark. GM sued Chery in China, accusing the company of copying its design. GM lost.
"Chrysler took a silver plate and gave it to them," says Erkut Uludag, a partner in the Detroit office of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, referring to the latest deal. By collaborating with an established American carmaker, says Uludag, Chery will quickly learn lessons that otherwise would have taken years, like how to nurture a brand in the U.S. or build a dealer network. Chery officials don't hide their desire to sell cars under their own brand in North America. "The U.S. and Europe are the toughest markets in the world. It's where you validate yourselves," says Lin Zhang, general manager of Chery's international division.
LaSorda responds that Chinese automakers are coming to the U.S. sooner or later anyway, moving even faster than the Japanese and Koreans. Many cars sold in America already have a substantial number of Chinese components, including engines. And General Motors' next Buick will be co-developed with Chinese engineers. It's only a matter of time before Buicks are exported from China as well.
Chery rose up in Wuhu, an industrial city of about 700,000 in China's impoverished and mountainous Anhui province, a five-hour drive from Shanghai. In the late 1990s provincial leaders decided to quietly form an auto company in Wuhu, even though the Chinese government had issued restrictions that limited automaking to a handful of joint ventures between foreign automakers and state-owned Chinese partners. They recruited Anhui native Yin Tongyao, an executive at Volkswagen (other-otc: VLKAF.PK - news - people )'s Chinese joint venture, to launch the operation, using tools purchased from the outdated factories of established manufacturers.
Chrysler started doing business with Chery four years ago, when it was building just 90,000 cars per year. Back then Chery bought engines from Chrysler's Brazilian operations. Today Chery makes its own engines–20 different ones, ranging from a tiny 0.8-liter up to a 6-cylinder now undergoing testing–with the help of avl, an Austrian engineering firm.
Chery sprang to prominence recently amid a well-publicized plan by entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin to export 250,000 Chery-built luxury cars to the United States. Chery eventually dumped Bricklin in favor of Chrysler, and even Bricklin admits it was a logical decision. "Chery realized they were not capable of doing what I wanted to do," he says.
By the end of August Chery will celebrate making its one millionth car. Its complex is more vertically integrated than most U.S. factories–stamping body panels and building engines and transmissions, along with cars, all on one site. This year it will produce 400,000 cars in two shifts.
Yet its plants aren't especially up to date. While the paint shop is as modern as any U.S. factory's, workers wearing respirators (but no eye protection) still use small paintbrushes, rather than automated tools, to slather sealant on critical weld spots.
Managers tout the Chery Production System, or CPS, which is modeled after the vaunted Toyota (nyse: TM - news - people ) Production System, but the factory lacks the clockwork efficiency of a Toyota plant. Chery's vehicle assembly line runs at a rather slow pace, churning out one car every 120 seconds compared with half that at the best North American plants. As in most auto factories, the majority of final assembly is done by manual labor, but even here, Chery's operations seem less efficient. Workers scamper over the car's frame–and each other–to attach seats, instrument panels and wiring harnesses. Even supplies are handled inefficiently, with rows and rows of auto parts stacked up along the assembly line, awaiting installation.
Chery might be ready to take on the world in five to ten years. By then Cerberus might just be looking for a buyer for Chrysler.
Additional reporting by Fara Warner.
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China: 'Men Should Listen to Their Wives'
In Shanghai, the women wear the pants, or so the saying goes. Not that the city's women are particularly masculine or coarse, it is just that their men have an age-old reputation for being, well, a little on the soft side.
The "little men of Shanghai" have been derided for years in folk tales, novels, theatre and, more recently, in films, television dramas and, most mercilessly on the Internet. Invariably, they are depicted as henpecked husbands who willingly subject themselves to a life of servitude at the beck and call of their wives.
Now, Shanghai men are fighting back. No, they are not seeking to overthrow the rule of the wives. They are, instead, trying to teach their fellow countrymen a thing or two about family harmony. The message: Men should listen to their wives.
Hauling two plastic bags full of fresh vegetables and meat from a neighbourhood market, Shao Zhenhua, a 30-something marketing manager for the Shanghai Film Centre, which runs a downtown multiplex, says he "loves" cooking and washing at home. Doing the housework is part of his "family tradition," the young executive said proudly.
Historical reasons
Of course, doing the chores is also very much symbolic, said Lan Huaien, a prolific writer and public commentator on social issues and gender studies in Shanghai. "It is a way for Shanghai men to show how much they love and cherish their wives," she said. That, she added, is what sets Shanghai men apart from those in the rest of the country.
Lan and other scholars trace the origin of the "little Shanghai men" to the late 19th and early 20th century, when exposure to foreign influence brought dramatic changes to the social and economic fabric of Shanghai while the rest of China remained in the clutches of feudalism. These changes in Shanghai fuelled rapid growth in the service sector, which, in turn, created a strong demand for women workers.
As a result, Shanghai women joined the workforce and gained financial independence long before women in other parts of China. In those early years of development, there were more jobs available in Shanghai for women than for men. In many Shanghai families, the women were the breadwinners.
In one of her books, Lan wrote that women are usually better-suited for jobs in the traditional service industry. The woman's role in the family changed because it was often easier for them to find jobs than the men; a phenomenon that seems to hold true even today.
Ask Paul Pan, a 27-year-old junior executive at a foreign owned company. "My wife is a successful advertising company executive," he said. "She has no time for cooking and other household chores," he added. So, Pan is the one in the family doing all those duties. Besides, "my wife is a terrible cook," he said.
Showline Chang, a psychologist with a PhD from a US university, said Shanghai men learn to show more respect and care for their spouses by observing their parents when they are growing up. To the average Shanghai man, "it is never a matter of right or wrong," she said. "It is just the right thing to do."
Pan said he used to feel rather embarrassed when colleagues from outside Shanghai made fun of his "deference" to his wife. "They think I am a wimp," Pan said. Slamming his fist on the table in a coffee house, Pan declared: "I am not a wimp. I am just not boorish like the rest of them."
A widely read commentary, "Oh! Shanghai Men," published in several newspapers in Shanghai in 1990, further strengthened the stereotype. The article was written by Lung Yintai, who made a name for herself on the Chinese mainland as a strong critic of the Taiwan authority.
Zhang Yu, a renowned local pianist who divides her time between Shanghai and Paris, sighed that "'hen-pecked-ness' is actually politeness to the female."
She believes that in Western countries doing chores has never been equal to being henpecked. "Partly because of the colonial history, Shanghai men have learnt the courtesy of Western gentlemen and show more respect to women."
She jokingly added that men from other parts of China are only rude about Shanghai men because they are jealous of their fortune in having Shanghai women whom they consider to be arguably the "best" women in China as their wives.
James Dai is a Chinese Canadian who emigrated to Toronto, Canada, five years ago. He has returned to China and is now a senior architect with a renowned property developer in Shanghai.
"As far as my knowledge goes, at least 60 per cent of the decision to buy a house is made by the woman in the family."
Dai admitted that he sometimes asks for advice from his wife for his designs. After all, he said, women are the decision makers.
This is a view interior designer Yu Kuai confirms.
Yu, senior designer for the Shanghai Modern Architecture & Design Company, said that at least 70 per cent of the time it is the women in a family who have the final say on how to decorate a new apartment.
"Women are very concrete in their thoughts. They will directly tell you which colour they like, however, their husband will analyze the wife's favourite, and explain it to the designer. Sometimes the husband will offer two similar colours for designers' consideration," he said.
The only things a husband will get to decide on, said Yu, are the electric wires and pipes.
"Women definitely have a dominant impact on the design of the bathroom, for the colour and pattern of the ceramic tiles and the brand of toilet, but the husband will ask how the pipes are laid," Yu said.
Yu concludes that the most frequently asked questions by husbands are "price, the material for floors and electricity safety."
When it comes to the traditionally male topic of cars, the situation is a bit different.
Chen Yixuan, a marketing executive for Shanghai VW Corp, said the final decision on which car to buy will only be made after a thorough discussion between husband and wife.
"Usually, the main priority for both husbands and wives is price. But after that, wives care more about colour, appearance and comfort while husbands are more concerned with horsepower, functions and interior gadgets."
In the VW range, Chen said, women generally prefer the compact Polo, while men go for the larger Passat.
Singaporean co-founder and Web designer of wow-her.com, Lydia Yan, now lives in Shanghai.
Singaporean men are also sometimes branded with the "henpecked" label, she said, something they have learned to shrug off.
"Shanghai men are more savvy, polite and well-mannered than Singaporean men, generally speaking. Shanghai men have their own appeal just as Singaporean men do," she added with a smile.
According to Yan, "hen-pecked-ness" or eagerness to please a woman, is all part of the attraction of Shanghai men.
"For some women, that is the most charming part of a man," she said.
Han Lei, a Shanghai local government official who is engaged by the stereotype, was eager to defend himself.
"The misunderstanding of Shanghai men comes from narrow-minded people. We Shanghai men not only know the importance of supporting the family financially, but we also know the importance of emotional support and always show consideration to our wives."
A viewpoint academic Lan agrees with: "Shanghai men like to show they care for their wives and families. However, they can be embarrassed to admit it because they think they will be ridiculed if they do," she said.
Rumour has it that Lung once admitted her "Shanghai Men" piece was supposed to praise rather than ridicule the thoughtfulness of men in the city.
Unfortunately, instead of helping rehabilitate the reputation of Shanghai's men, the misunderstanding of her compliments as sarcastic mockery added to the weight of prejudice against them.
But Internet impresario Lydia Yan believes times are changing and while Shanghai men may appear in thrall of their wives, they are no wimps when it comes to sorting out their differences with other males.
"Shanghai men have a kind of street-smartness," she said. "They know how to deal with disrespect from so-called real men from elsewhere in China."
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È conosciuta principalmente per aver interpretato il ruolo della detective Amy Sykes nella serie televisiva Major Crimes.

Biografia
Kearran Giovanni nasce in una piccola cittadina del Texas. Diplomata al Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, di Cincinnati inizia la sua carriera di attrice nel 1999 trascorrendo la maggior parte della sua carriera a Broadway.

Ha recitato al fianco di Hugh Jackman nel pluripremiato spettacolo Hugh Jackman, back on Broadway. Sempre a Broadway ha recitato in Big Fish: A Musical of Mythical Proportion nel ruolo di Josephine in cui è stata co-protagonista al fianco di Michael C. Hall.

In televisione si ricordano i ruoli della detective Amy Sykes nella serie televisiva Major Crimes, nel ruolo di Dr. Vivian Wrighte nella soap televisiva Una vita da vivere, in alcuni episodi di Law & Order, di Royal Pains e di Beauty and the Beast.

Filmografia

Televisione
 Una vita da vivere (2009-2012)
 Royal Pains, episodio Addio ai Barnes (2012)
 Major Crimes (2012-2018)
 Beauty and the Beast, episodio Un amore difficile (2013)
 Designated Survivor, episodi Le direttive del partito e Il nono seggio (2017)
 Dynasty, episodio Io non rispondo a nessun uomo (2018)
 Bull, episodio Il tassello mancante (2018)
 Suspicion, regia di Brad Anderson - film TV (2018)
 Black Lightning, 7 episodi (2018-2019)
 The Resident, 6 episodi (2019-2020)
 American Soul, 5 episodi (2020)

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by Jackson Truax
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12 Years a Slave has begun awards season with a strong showing, leading the field in Independent Spirit Awards nominations among other accolades. The film is connecting with audiences as well, having already earned over $33 million in ever-widening release.
One of things that makes 12 Years a Slave one of the year's best films is the consistent strength of a remarkably varied ensemble cast. A-list actors, Oscar-nominees, veteran character actors, and heretofore unknowns of all shapes, ages, colors, and sizes, throw themselves into their roles with remarkable dedication, many making a great impact with little screentime. It's a great triumph when an actor is a standout in a cast full of standouts, and Sarah Paulson (TV's "American Horror Story") stands out as Mistress Epps, the exceptionally cruel yet tormented wife of brutal slave owner Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender).
In celebration of the film's success, I recently enjoyed a spirited and insightful conversation with Paulson about building her character and filming 12 Years a Slave. Here's what she shared with me about being scene partners with Fassbender, preparing for the violence she perpetrated against Epps favorite slave Patsey (Lupita Nyong'o), and the emotional challenges of filming 12 Years a Slave.
Jackson Truax: I know you auditioned for director Steve McQueen by putting yourself on-tape. Concurrently, the film was going into production very quickly after being greenlit. What was the process of your audition, and then very quickly being on-set?
Sarah Paulson: I found out quite quickly that I got it. I had made the tape…on a Thursday in New York City, having gotten…not the full script, just the audition scene. The audition scene was the scene where I eviscerate Michael's character in front of our slaves… I got the material on a Wednesday night. [My agent] said to me, "This is moving very quickly… In fact, I think there's an actress he's already interested in. So if you're going to do this, if you respond to the material, you need to do it right now…" I went to a random casting director's office, who was not even affiliated with the project… They didn't know how to advise me or what to tell me to do… I just went ahead and did it… It went to [Casting Director] Francine Maisler's office… I got a phone call on Friday from my manager. She said to me, "Steve McQueen is…very intrigued by your tape." I [thought] "What does that mean? Does that mean that there's going to be any next step? Or is it just 'Hey, good job on the tape. We're still going to cast the other actress.'" I think…Monday morning, I got a call saying "He would like to move forward with you." I just couldn't believe it. Then it became a little bit dicey because of dates. Because I was supposed to start "American Horror Story" at the same time I was supposed to be shooting 12 Years a Slave. The dates for 12 Years a Slave were completely locked because Michael [Fassbender] was going to leave to do The Counselor immediately following. And all of my stuff is tied to his character… Also, they were dealing with New Orleans and Hurricane season… It was actually [co-creator] Ryan Murphy who started production on "American Horror Story" second season a week later to help accommodate my schedule.
JT: You've said that John Ridley's screenplay gave you everything you needed in figuring out who Mistress Epps was. But did you do any additional research, either into Mistress Epps specifically, or other women who might have been in a similar position?
Paulson: I did and I didn't. I read the book… I think what was hard for me in terms of researching too much about her…I was afraid of trying to portray some kind of undercurrent or underbelly of kindness, if I found too much about her that contradicted, or made me think twice, about the way she was depicted in John Ridley's screenplay and what was needed for this story. I was afraid of trying to do that thing that you often want to do, because you want your character to be liked. Or you want to be liked as a performer… I did think about, when playing her, about what her circumstances were. But I didn't want to let in too many stories of how difficult it was for women in this time… I certainly took all of the information in. But I was afraid of making her too soft… So I tried to take as much I as could…from the screenplay text… That was, for me, the most helpful thing for me to do.
JT: Your most frequent scene partner was Michael Fassbender, who has rightfully earned a reputation as one of the best actors working today. What did he give you as a scene partner?
Paulson: There is something about Michael, both in this role, and I think in most of his work…something I saw up-close and first-hand. He's a dangerous actor… There's always a sense of spontaneity. There's a great sense of the unknown with him, which I thought was so perfect for Epps. Because he's like a livewire. He could go off at any moment. You never know what it's going to be… It kept me leaning forward… It kept me more on my front foot and ready to spring into action, like a cat, at any moment… Depending on whatever curve he threw in my direction, I had to be ready to pounce… I feel like Mistress Epps is a person who is at the ready all the time. Because she lives with Mister Epps and is so acutely aware of what a livewire he is. And that he his dangerous. And that you never know what he's going to do… I was about as alert as I think I've ever been on any set ever for what might be coming my way. It was a great lesson in being completely present and in the moment. And it was Michael's danger…that helped keep me there. It helped me screw my feet into the ground. Because there's something about Mistress Epps that I always thought of as kind of immoveable, in both her belief system, and in her heart that I always believe was a bit stoney.
JT: The scene in which you throw the decanter at Patsey's head stands out as one of the film's most disturbing. What sort of rehearsal did you do, and what were the biggest challenges in filming it?
Paulson: The biggest challenge of filming it, was just emotionally. For me as a human being, to look at the face of Lupita, of whom I am incredibly fond. And we had a wonderful off-camera relationship. To turn that part of my brain off… And put myself in the mindset of this woman. That I would be so enraged, and so threatened and terrified by her… That my husband was so taken with her purity. And hurled a leaded canter at her face… When's someone's coming at you… You always kind of shrink away from it. So you can imagine what it would be like if your task was to throw something at full speed, and with full force, at someone with the intent…of harming someone greatly and hitting them square in the face. I had to resist that part of me that had to pull back my throw… So that was incredibly challenging… The logistics of it…I ended up throwing that decanter into a furry pad that had an X on it, which was supposed to stand-in for Lupita's face. What I ended up throwing at Lupita was a rubberized, foam cut-up of the decanter. Which also presented difficulties because it was very light at times, zero weight. So I had to find a way to make it look weighted in my hands before I threw it. The first time I threw it, I threw it right at Lupita's feet. I think I was so afraid of hurting her. It goes against every instinct I have as a person, to throw something at someone's face. So it was challenging in every respect.
JT: In contrast, you played a couple of scenes where the cruelty of Mistress Epps feels just as real, but you're either observing or expressing it without a lot of dialogue. What were the challenges of communicating your character in those underplayed moments?
Paulson: To me, those are always the most exciting things to do. I hope I pulled it off. Some of my stuff is unspoken. It's what's, hopefully, behind my eyes. Even though I am perpetrating terrible violence, and even though I am really urging my husband to perpetrate terrible violence, that there is something behind my eyes that communicates her own internal turmoil and her own internal incitement to her own bigotry and her own jealously. And those things are always hard to play. Because you never know if it's going to read… I just tried to have my inner life be as close to the surface as I possibly could have it without it spilling out too much. Because Mistress Epps is certainly not one to reveal what her true heart it. She spends a lot of time covering and communicating only her hardness… I tried to have a laser-like focus as Mistress Epps. It was very important to me that you didn't see the ripples underneath the surface.
JT: Did you try to get in a certain mental or emotional space and stay in character in that regard through the duration of filming? Or did you have to re-prepare and get yourself to where you needed to be for any given scene?
Paulson: I had to re-prepare myself for what I had to do in any given scene. I know every actor works differently. And I work sometimes differently depending on the part. This was one of those that I couldn't fit in that head and heart-space that she was existing in when I wasn't filming. I couldn't do it. I spent too much time with Lupita going shopping…on our days off to live in some kind of hard-hearted, completely unaware place. I couldn't exist there. It was too hard on my heart to do that. I had to call it forth when I was ready to shoot it. I couldn't sustain that outside of when the cameras were rolling… I have done that with other parts… I couldn't do that with this one.
JT: It's been said that the set helped create one of the most accurate depictions of the American South during slavery that's ever been put on film. When you were in those costumes and settings and locations, what did that give you as an actor or add to your performance?
Paulson: The location, the costumes, the hair, the make-up, the underpinnings that I was wearing. All of it lends itself so much to fueling a performance and to coloring things. I also think it was another testament to Steve. We were in one of the most beautiful places in the world. That plantation, we shot at this place called the Felicity Plantation… It was exceedingly hot. But the place was incredibly beautiful. But that's what it looked like then, too. And all the same horrors were…being perpetrated against those that were enslaved. So it all lent itself incredibly well to telling the story. And certainly as an actor, to be standing in those rooms that people used to walk around… And in the fields where the slaves were picking cotton… It was emotional. It was hard. You could feel the ghosts of the past there. Which I think only helps. I can only speak for myself. But I know it helps me enormously.
JT: You've said that being in this movie is the coolest thing that's ever happened to you. If you were to be nominated for or win an award for your work, or the film won Best Picture, or the cast were recognized in a significant way, what would that mean to you, personally and professionally?
Paulson: Personally, it would be a childhood dream come true. To be recognized by your peers… It makes you feel that you brought something to the table that people appreciate. It just means everything. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't mean the work won't stand as true or as tall. When that kind of recognition comes…at least for someone like me, who's wanted to be an actor since I was a tiny person. It just would make me feel like my career choice wasn't a mistake. And that perhaps I'll get to stick around for a while.
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Q: How do we solve a polynomial where all roots are imaginary(complex)? I had a problem with a specific question from my textbook. This is the question:
Prove that $1+i$ is a root of the equation
$z^4 + 3z^2 - 6z + 10 = 0$. Find all other roots.
Answers: $1-i$, $-1+2i$, $-1-2i$

A: Guide:
Notice that all the coefficients are real. Hence if $1+i$ is a root, its conjugate is a root of the polynomial as well. From there we can form a quadratic equation $p_1$ with these roots as the root.
We can denote then divide $z^4+3z^2-6z+10$ by $p_1$ to obtain another quadratic equation and solve it.

A: If $1+i$ is a root then since our polynomial has real coefficients, we see that also $1-i$ should be a root of the equation.
Thus, our polynomial should be divisible by $z^2-2z+2$, which gives the following trying:
$$z^4+3z^2-6z+10=$$
$$=z^4-2z^3+2z^2+2z^3-4z^2+4z+5z^2-10z+10=$$
$$=(z^2-2z+2)(z^2+2z+5)=((z-1)^2+1)(z+1)^2+4)=$$
$$(z-(1+i))(z-(1-i))(z-(-1+2i))(z-(-1-2i)).$$
Now, we see that $1+i$ is indeed the root and we got the answer:
$$\{1+i,1-i,-1+2i,-1-2i\}$$


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Shining a Light on Drug Industry Influence
With the impact of the opioid crisis continuing to unfold, Georgetown convened health professionals in June for a hard look at what is happening now and what can we do better going forward, as a...
Georgetown Mourns the Passing of an Inspirational Alumni Leader
Arthur Calcagnini, C'54 (1933-2019)
Ana Khouri (L'19) and Dean William M. Treanor Welcome Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez (MPP'07)
"I am proud to be a public policy graduate, and I always remember the lessons I took from Georgetown in my daily activities," President Iván Duque Márquez said.
Mikie Sherrill (L'07) Returns to Washington as a Member of Congress
The use of torture and rendition in the Middle East and the indefinite imprisonment of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay spurred Rep. Sherrill to pursue a Georgetown Law degree.
Street Law Student Alum Patrick Campbell (C'92): Standing on Others' Shoulders
Patrick Campbell's (C'92) experience being taught by Georgetown Law students as a D.C. high school student in the Street Law program paved the way for his future success as a lawyer.
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus John G. "Jack" Murphy Jr. (L'61)
Alumnus and Professor Emeritus John G. "Jack" Murphy Jr. (L'61), who joined the Georgetown Law faculty in 1965, has passed away.
Sophie Huvé (L'17): Advocating for Women on a Global Stage
Sophie Huvé (L'17) was the first researcher to systematically review how UN sanctions have been used in the past decade to combat weaponized sexual violence.
What's in My White Coat?
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Q: Android : Error retrieving parent for item I am using this compile 'com.miguelcatalan:materialsearchview:1.3.0'  library and when I compile it with gradle it gives me this error
Error:(3) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Inverse'.
Error:(18) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Button.Colored'.
Source : https://github.com/MiguelCatalan/MaterialSearchView
Please help me solve it and tell me why this is happening

A: This library has this dependency:
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.0'

Error:(3) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Inverse'.

The reason of this issue is your compileSdk.
The appcompat v23 requires
compileSdkVersion 23

There is a general rule for support libraries:
The library major version number is the minimun compile sdk version.


DETROIT — Technology originally designed for the U.S. military now has a second use: helping those with tremors eat and live better.
A high-tech spoon — fitted with a tiny computer and sensors such as those in a camera or cellphone — softens the effect of essential tremors by sensing their direction and strength and moving the device in the opposite direction.
"In some ways, it seems too simple to be true," said Dr. Kelvin Chou, a University of Michigan neurologist and essential tremors specialist whose patients helped test the device.
For essential tremor patients, simple daily activities — eating, applying makeup — can be impossible.
"Not being able to feed yourself or groom yourself — that takes a big emotional toll," said Anupam Pathak, CEO of Lift Labs, a California-based start-up company that makes the device.
The idea ignited after Pathak began as a doctorate student in engineering at the University of Michigan. He had been working on research to help stabilize military equipment for U.S. soldiers in the middle of combat, and over time, he began wondering whether the technology could help those whose hands tremble.
With funding from the National Institutes of Health, Pathak developed the LiftWare, a device that assesses movements thousands of times in a single second.
To test it, he turned to the university, where doctors at the U-M Health System treat 400 to 500 patients a year for hand shakes caused by essential tremor, a common movement disorder. It is estimated that 1 in 20 people worldwide have a degree of essential tremor.
Chou said the spoon worked surprisingly well for the 15 adults who tested it.
All had moderate essential tremor.
He said the results were "amazing," especially considering how socially limiting essential tremors can be. Patients often stop eating in front of others and no longer go out with friends and loved ones.
In the worst cases, they cannot feed themselves at all. Just 10% are candidates for surgery that treats the tremors.
"One of the worst things about essential tremor is that people feel like they have to be alone. This changes things for people," Chou said.
The device may not work for everyone with tremors. With many patients with Parkinson's disease, for example, the tremor improves when they are performing a task such as eating. However, those whose tremors interfere with eating stand to benefit from the device, Chou said.
The spoon and its advanced microelectronic technologies come with a hefty price tag: $295. Lift Labs and the International Essential Tremor Foundation have established a campaign to give the spoons to those with limited income.
Chou and Pathak said the same technology could be fitted with pieces to help those with tremors execute other daily activities, such as applying makeup or using hand tools. A fork and a soup spoon attachment will be available in the coming months, Pathak said.


Home Why do I need a VPN for Windows?
Unfortunately, browsing isn't as safe as it seems: websites gather a lot of personal information including IP address, visited pages and viewed content, and so on. Some sites block access for users from specific regions by checking their IP. How to resolve these two problems, if you use your personal computer or Windows smartphone for surfing the Net? With a VPN for Windows, you will overcome these limits.
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You can access websites that are blocked in your country.
Fair VPN providers don't keep browsing logs and do not disclose clients' information.
You're free to use different server locations which may improve speed and user experience.
Now let's observe three popular Windows VPN solutions.
How to pick up the best VPN for Windows?
Offering over 60 server locations, IPVanish features a thoroughly thought interface with intuitive navigation and a wide range of options. It's considered to be one of the best VPN for Windows 10 due to the fact it allows for torrenting and other P2P traffic. IPVanish ensures a decent level of protection thanks to 256-bit encryption (many rivals don't have such feature). One of the main IPVanish drawbacks is a relatively high price ($4.87/month for a 1-year subscription) and absence of free trial.
If you need highly reliable and safe VPN software for Windows 10 and earlier versions, opt for NordVPN. The vendor offers servers in 62 countries and Double VPN protection. The last feature, however, takes a toll on the speed that's close to average. NordVPN can be used for torrenting and supports P2P traffic, and it does not keep logs. As for the price, NordVPN is expensive if you order it for a short term ($11.95 per month VS $4/monthly for a 2-year subscription).
ExpressVPN offers another advanced Windows 10 VPN ExpressVPN. The user is free to choose from 94 server locations, and the software is jam-packed with great options: multiple VPNs, kill switch technology, and server recommendations. It ensures strong data encryption and allows for torrenting. There's only one serious drawback: ExpressVPN isn't cheap with one month of use worth $12.95. Even if you order a 1-year subscription, it will cost over $6/month. Please note that ExpressVPN supports only three simultaneous connections.
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Q: How to order an sklearn Gaussian mixture model (gmm) by mean values for image segmentation application of gmm_model.predict I use the gmm to create a binary image from a grayscale image - effectively to segment particle regions with higher gray value than surroundings (Figure ai and bi). However, the particle region is assigned to 1 or 0 (True and Falsae for my purposes) depending on the order gmm components are found - see Figure aii and aii.

I think the gmm_model from which gmm_labels = gmm_model.predict(particle_img.reshape((particle_img.size,1)) are obtained needs to be ordered by the gmm_model.means_ somehow, but I am not sure how to do this.
Then to completion:
segmented_img = gmm_labels.reshape(particle_img.shape[0],particle_img.shape[1])
Any help much appreciated.


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It may not be your fault, but it is your responsibility.
"When's the last time you took responsibility over everything in your life," writes Mark Metry in his book, Screw Being Shy.
It was one of those passages where you have to close the book, look up at the ceiling, and ponder.
It makes you think, "Have I taken responsibility over everything in my life?"
Most people relate fault with responsibility.
It wasn't your fault your parents split up when you were 9.
It wasn't your fault that your company forced you to take early retirement.
It wasn't your fault that you were abused as a child.
It wasn't your fault that your little brother died.
But it is your responsibility for who you become over that event.
When you break the word responsible down, it's response-able. It's the ability to respond through action.
You may feel powerless in your life because you always mentally go back to that event, but if you want to reclaim your power in your life, then you're going to have to claim responsibility over it.
Sadly, most people never get this far because they look at responsibility and fault as the same thing, and they say, "It's not my fault." And you are right. It's not your fault, but if you can take responsibility over it, you'll claim your power and get to choose and shape what happens for your life ahead.
You can't go back to that situation, whether it's a person, a company, or an event. If you're always laying blame, then you'll remain powerless and a victim for the rest of your life.
How can you blame or change something that's not in your control?
You can't change that other person. You can't change your company's decision, but you can claim responsibility, make a decision, and act.
When things happen in our lives, people will tell us to get over it, right? That's hard to do. It's hard to get over certain events that rocked you, but you can begin to distance yourself from the event by claiming responsibility.
My life got worse and worse because I didn't take responsibility over everything in my life. It was so much easier to blame, explain, or excuse rather than to take responsibility and say, "I own it."
It's not to diminish that some of the events that happened in your life weren't horrific, but many times we get stuck because now that we're a little older wiser, we want to go back to those situations where we were powerless, and now that we have a little power, we want to right all the wrongs.
There are no erasers in life, but you can add pages.
If you begin to take responsibility for your life, you'll be unrecognizable a few years from now.
But what if it was your fault?
I've made many terrible decisions and hurt people in the process. They were my fault, and today they're my responsibility.
I can't change what's been done, but I can claim responsibility for who I become over those events.
Just because things happen in your life does not mean that's the track for the rest of your life, but the only way you're going to start changing is by first taking responsibility.
It's a tough pill to swallow, especially when people or your mind tries to bring you back to those events, but if you learn to instantly clip it off by saying, "I take responsibility over everything in my life," everything will change for you.
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CallVU, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based developer of mobile digital engagement platforms for contact centers, raised $3m in funding.
The round was led by Liberty Global Ventures, the investment arm of Liberty Global, (NASDAQ: LBTYA), AfterDox Angel Investment Group, 2B Angels and NICE (NASDAQ: NICE). They joined existing investors Explore. Dream. Discover Investment Group, Plus Ventures and 2B Angels.
The company intends to use the funds to expand its global reach and strengthen marketing efforts, opening offices abroad and growing its workforce by adding sales, product management, software development and marketing experts.
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Cars > Off-Road
Don't panic: The new-gen Ford Bronco won't look this bland
The prototype vehicle in the teaser video is not the final version
There is no way this is the shape of the new Bronco. SCREENSHOT FROM FORD
Those who've had the misfortune of reading my past articles should know by now that my taste in SUVs is of the boxy, no-frills variety. You know…Land Rover Defender…Mercedes-Benz G-Class…Suzuki Jimny. I like my off-road wheels dripping with machismo. Not Donald Trump's weak-ass concept of manhood, mind you, but the kind you think of when you see Charles Bronson. In this sense, there's one sport-ute that can out-Bronson all the above-mentioned vehicles, and that's the Ford Bronco.
If you've been following automotive news in the last few months, you know that the American automaker is bringing back the model it retired in 1996 after having nurtured it through five generations starting from the '60s. The firm already showed off a Bronco R race prototype back in November, with the official vehicle expected to be unveiled to the world this coming spring in the US (which usually means it will be timed around the New York Auto Show).
Surely, Ford is just trolling us with this vehicle. SCREENSHOTS FROM FORD
Last week, Ford shared a video of the new Bronco's camouflaged prototype being tested in the Mojave Desert by professional off-road racer Brad Lovell. Now, it didn't escape the attention of viewers that even in its masked appearance, the vehicle featured in the video had a pretty unremarkable shape—almost like a Ranger pickup with a camper shell.
"Well, let's hope it doesn't look anything like that," said one person on YouTube.
"The design doesn't remind you of the old-school Bronco, which everyone is waiting for," commented another.
But perhaps the most sensible statement (or so I wish) is this message from one observer: "The body shown in the video is just a mix of different trucks and not the final product. What they are testing are the frame and the suspension."
Indeed, Ford stresses in the video caption: "Experimental Bronco prototype. Not final vehicle." Thank heavens.
Someone please set this thing on fire. Do it now! SCREENSHOTS FROM FORD
The new-generation Bronco will reportedly be based on the Ranger and not the usual F-Series like before. As such, it will be a midsize SUV model instead of a full-size one. Even so, it should be significantly bigger than the original version, which was classified as a compact sport-utility vehicle.
We would like to think Ford is too smart to bungle the design of the new Bronco. Then again... SCREENSHOT FROM FORD
The Bronco's return further reinforces Ford's product strategy of focusing on SUVs and pickups, especially in North America. Will this model come to our market? We sure hope so. It would be a tragedy if Ford Philippines didn't launch it here. Just keeping our fingers crossed that it won't suffer from the same mechanical gremlins that have plagued Ford vehicles in recent memory.
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