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Richmond, VA - HCA Virginia's hospitals have achieved the Healthgrades 2020 America's 250 Best Hospitals Award(tm).
The distinction places Chippenham & Johnston-Willis and Henrico, Parham and Retreat Doctors' Hospitals in the top 5 percent of nearly 4,500 hospitals assessed nationwide for superior clinical performance as measured by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems.
"These recognitions are a testament to our hospitals' commitment to patient safety," said Elizabeth Mikula, R.N., vice president of quality, HCA Capital Division. "I commend the teams for their outstanding achievement and dedication to providing the highest quality standards in patient care."
From 2016 through 2018, patients treated in hospitals receiving the Healthgrades America's 250 Best Hospitals Award had, on average, a 26.6 percent lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award, as measured across 19 rated conditions and procedures for which mortality is the outcome.*
During that same period, if all hospitals performed similarly to those achieving the award, 161,930 lives could potentially have been saved. For example, patients treated for respiratory failure in hospitals achieving the Healthgrades America's 250 Best Hospitals Award have, on average, a 24.5 percent lower risk of dying than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award.*
"It is apparent that the recipients of the Healthgrades America's 250 Best Hospital Award are dedicated to providing quality care for their patients," said Brad Bowman, M.D., chief medical officer, Healthgrades. "We congratulate the hospitals that received this award for their commitment to consistently providing top care and exceptional clinical outcomes for patients."
Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospitals consists of 758 beds and also includes Swift Creek Emergency Center. Henrico Doctors' Hospitals is a 767 licensed bed facility that consists of five community campuses, Henrico, Parham, and Retreat Doctors' Hospitals, West Creek Emergency Center and Hanover Emergency Center.
Recipients of the Healthgrades America's 250 Best Hospitals Award stand out among the rest for overall clinical excellence across a broad spectrum of care. During the 2019 study period (2015 through 2017), these hospitals showed superior performance in clinical outcomes for patients in the Medicare population across at least 21 of 32 most common inpatient conditions and procedures -- as measured by objective performance data (risk-adjusted mortality and in-hospital complications).
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Can I loan money to my ROBS?
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If I'm the trustee of the 401(k) plan and the president of the corp. (which is owned by the retirement plan), can i loan money to the corp. Or is that a prohibited transaction? Thanks!
Unfortunately, I think this would be classified as either a self-dealing prohibited transaction or a conflict of interest prohibited transaction from the regulation on retirement accounts. You can't use 401k funds that you're the administrator of and loan them to a business you own. You would be forced to charge interest, or it would be a gift, and this means you would personally profit off of the transaction. This wouldn't be fair to any employees you might have who are investing with you, and it isn't in line with the whole point of a ROBS.


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Earl May Quartet: Swinging The Blues with Barry Harris
Musicians: Earl May-bass, David Glasser-alto saxophone, Larry Ham-piano, Eddie Locke-drums, Barry Harris-piano
ÒIn this set of 13 selections comprising a mixture of familiar but revered pop standards, not-so-familiar Jazz originals, a confirmed Be-Bop classic and a couple of 1940s Basie staples, Earl May proves that a tasteful combination of the three basic elements in music: melody, harmony and rhythm with a fair amount of ÔswingÕ thrown in is always good, no matter whatÕs currently in vogue.Ó Frank Foster, was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra during the Ô50s and Ô60s and leader of the Count Basie Orchestra in the late Ô80s and early Ô90s.
Swinging The Blues, Blame It On My Youth, My Foolish Heart, Tea For Two, Blue Iridescence, Make Someone Happy, Under African Skies, Sioux Suite, My Old Flame, Confirmation, Wishes Are Starting to Don«t Come True, It«s So Divine, Lester Leaps In


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In Africa, local taxi companies and startups have been working hard to compete with Uber but the ride hailing company has managed to outmaneuver most of them. Uber, now in 10 sub-Saharan African cities, it might now be facing its first real challenge in Safaricom, East Africa's largest mobile phone network.
Safaricom—best known for the creation of world's most used mobile money platform, M-pesa—is launching a ride-hailing service in Kenya that will equip cars with free wifi, M-Pesa payment options, and connectivity on the Safaricom network. It will be called Little Cabs, according to the company's chief executive Bob Collymore.
If successful, Little Cabs may be another step for setting up Safaricom as a platform for a range of services. Through M-Pesa, Safaricom already offers users credit lines linked to local banks. A rural solar provider M-Kopa is also connected to M-Pesa.
Little Cab's success against Uber isn't guaranteed. The motivation for Little Cabs, according to Collymore, is to find new revenue streams and as Odipo Riaga, a tech blogger in Kenya, observes, Safaricom is not known to hang on to any venture for too long if it's not profitable. In contrast, Uber is ramping up its presence on the continent with launches in two new cities just this month, Kampala in Uganda and Accra in Ghana.
Smaller competitors may be getting better at competing and distinguishing themselves from Uber, especially as Uber drivers face protests, intimidation, and in some cases violence. In Kenya, a local ride hailing company Maramoja has repositioned itself to be a luxury taxi hailing service with a fleet of Mercedes, BMWs, and Range Rovers. In South Africa, Taxify, an Estonian ride service, has pinned its strategy on just being nicer to drivers and Afro in Nigeria lets customers haggle over prices.


Computex 2016 - Following up the GIGABYTE GTX 1080 G1 card from last week is the GIGABYTE GTX 1080 XTREME, as seen at Computex. Whereas the former appears to interested in striking a balance between temperature and performance, the XTREME seems to go all out.
For starters, GIGABYTE's second offering sports extra HDMI connectors, primarily for VR purposes. Then it "guarantees [...] higher overclocking capability." So it's safe to say it's not holding back, at least not much.
Other features include Windforce stack fans with alternate spinning design, 16.8M customizable colour lighting, aerospace-grade PCB coating, and four-year warranty with online registration.
As usual, no pricing or availability details are confirmed yet, but we'll keep you posted.


[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Need advice/help! New SSR 85c-2 with light rust on some of the internals. What should I do ?
I just picked up my New Armory USA SSR-85c-2 and when I got home and field stripped it, I found some light rust where the bolt carrier rail it pressed against the receiver, light rust around some of the rivets ( inside the receiver ), and some rust on the barrel where it enters the receiver. I tried to clean it with a tooth brush and gun oil like the Armory USA tech said to, and some of the rust isn't coming out. Will the rust stop now that it's oiled or should I send the gun back to the factory and hope they fix it the right way with a full disassembly of the rifle ?
Shouldnt have bought from GT. Vector or even a Chinese gun would be better.
Send that bad boy back!!!
what's this GT you guys are talkin bout?
I posted something nearly identical about 10 months ago re: an underfolder I bought from them built on their 1.6 receiver. After field stripping I found rust EVERYWHERE and no amount of gun oil and "0000" steel wool would get rid of it. They offered to re-park it, but others that went that route said they came back rusted again. So I returned mine and bought an Arsenal, Inc. instead.
Having learned my lesson I am now buying a Polish underfolder kit and will have it built up by one of the folks here on the board with a good rep and some integrity. Not sure what receiver I will use, but I do not want to give my business to GT even for parts.
I really like the gun and I hope that Armory USA does the right thing and completely strips the gun and cleans out all the rust not just repark the dam thing then ship it back!


MATTHEW COLCOMBE led Longley Park to the last promotion place in the Yorkshire Division Seven Team championship at Teesside to advance the Huddersfield club to the Division Six event at Silkstone on May 5.
Colcombe shot 72 73, losing out on the prize for the best second round on a countback.
Importantly, teammate Adam Walker improved by 11 shots on his first round with an outstanding 70 and Jack Doherty was nine strokes better over the second circuit as Longley finished six shots better than Doncaster in the chase for the last promotion spot.
Tankersley Park carried off the title by a 12 strokes margin ahead of Headingley, while Halifax were among those to miss out on promotion.
Promoted: 591 - Tankersley Park. 603 - Headingley. 606 - Silkstone. 617 - Scarcroft. 621 - York. 623 - Longley Park: M Colcombe 72 73, A Walker 81 70, J Doherty 86 77, I Senior 81 83.
Remain in Division VII: 629 - Doncaster. 630 - Bridlington. 632 - Rudding Park. 635 - Halifax: M Birkett 76 79, C Lander 80 74, J Smith 76 84, T Pollard 80 86.
Relegated to 2011 preliminary round: 638 - Sandhill. 640 - Barnsley. 653 - Silsden. 662 - Woodhall Hills. 665 - Filey. 675 - Ganstead Park.


Ebenezer Falls, Washington…a sleepy burg or murder central?
The game is afoot…again, as amateur sleuth Stevie Cartwright plunges head first into another murder investigation. With twists, turns, and suspects aplenty, this one will keep you guessing from start to finish.
USA Today bestselling cozy mystery author Dakota Cassidy serves up mayhem and murder in The Old Witcheroo, Book 4 of her bestselling series, Witchless in Seattle Mysteries.
When last we met, dear friends, a man had come calling, claiming to be Crispin Alistair Winterbottom, my dead British ex-spy. A notion I'd find ludicrous, if the handsome imposter didn't, in fact, look exactly like my dead British ex-spy. But there's no time for that mystery when a quiet walk on our private stretch of beach turns up something far more pressing—another tragedy in my beloved small Washington town.
The good man who's become the number one suspect.
Along with my Spy Guy Win, my bat familiar Belfry, our rescue dog Whiskey, and even an unexpected new friend or two, I'm jumping back into my Sherlock shoes to catch the cleverest killer yet!
This cozy mystery has a complete cast of oddball characters from witches to ghosts and bats to psychics. Witchless In Seattle Mysteries is a spin-off of Dakota Cassidy's bestselling paranormal romance series, A Paris, Texas Romance.
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Armadillo is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange with a mandate to acquire, explore and develop base and precious metals properties throughout North America.
We are headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia and have recently joint ventured with another TSX listed company to develop the Waverley-Tangier silver/zinc/lead property in the Revelstoke Mining District, British Columbia. We also continue to seek out other properties to add to our portfolio.


Monrovia – The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has relegated Invincible Eleven (IE) FC to the third division.
It follows their refusal, despite a reminder on 10 April, to pay a fine of L$150,000 for refusing to honor a league match away to Nimba Kwado FC in Sanniquellie, Nimba County on 6 April.
Chapter eight, article 10 of the rules governing the Orange-sponsored LFA national league imposes a penalty on clubs refusing to honor league games.
"Without prejudice to any provision in these regulations, the LFA reserves the right to take the appropriate disciplinary actions, including fines, expulsion and relegation against any club, which withdraws from the competition or fails to honor any of its matches," said LFA secretary-general Isaac Montgomery.
Points obtained by clubs from playing IE will be extracted, including Mighty Blue Angel's 3-1 win at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium on 9 April.
Meanwhile Junior Professionals have paid the fine of L$150,000 following their refusal to honor a league match away to Nimba Kwado on 26 March.


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One of the most beautiful things about viewing the solar corona during a total solar eclipse is the light from the corona itself
The very dark color of the moon can be used to calibrate X-ray imagers to properly record the 'zero signal' state, while the eclipse will block out the disk of the sun letting the light from the mysterious inner corona within 100 km of the solar photosphere shine into various experiments for detailed study.
This page introduces you to some of the unique observations – Why is it that the corona shines with such a unique color and texture?
The year was 2001 – the first of the new millennium. It was also the year astronomers reached a historic milestone: they had catalogued more planets orbiting distant stars than the eight we knew about in our own solar system!.
There are many features of the sun that will likely be seen during the total solar eclipse including the spectacular corona, helmet streamers, the thin red ring of the chromosphere, and perhaps a few prominences.
One of the most beautiful things about viewing the solar corona during a total solar eclipse is the light from the corona itself.
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It took more than 20 years to broadly accept that mankind is causing global warming with the emission of greenhouse gases. Why have warnings about climate change been ignored ?
Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and scientists are more than 95% certain that it is primarily caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities.
How does the solar eclipse affect the atmosphere on Earth? Participate in a nation-wide science experiment by collecting cloud and temperature data.
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A total solar eclipse is when the Sun is completely covered by the Moon. This diagram illustrates in more detail what happens during a total eclipse:
A partial solar eclipse is when the Moon covers only part of the Sun, taking a "bite" out of it.
An annular eclipse occurs when the Moon covers the centre of the Sun, but not its edges, leaving a ring (or annulus) of the Sun visible around its edges.
What happens in the atmosphere and on Earth 's surface when the Sun's light is blocked, even temporarily?
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Siara Chavez wasn't the only student on her Flowery Branch High School team that was surprised to take first place at the 39th annual Odyssey of the Mind World Finals held at Iowa State University May 23-26.
It's a stiff competition that challenges students to be innovative creators and inventors using science, technology, engineering and math education.
A rising sophomore, Chavez said the team was a little disappointed in its performance after winning a state and regional event to advance to the world championship.
What the students invented, at least for the uninitiated, might resemble the cartoons of Rube Goldberg machines, which perform simple tasks in an indirect and complicated manner.
But what the FBHS Odyssey team created was as complex as it gets with a $145 budget limit that required using recycled materials and natural substances, like water and air.
It was a joke that went off well despite the team's concerns.
Chavez said the few hiccups they experienced in their demonstration either went unnoticed by the judges or were resolved quickly enough not to hurt their score.
In retrospect, "We were beating ourselves up," Chavez said.
So when they were announced as first-place winners, the disbelief took some time to wear off.
"A couple of us were in shock," said Lydia Ebbs, a rising junior.
But tears of a different, joyful kind came when the gold medal was slipped over their necks like Olympic champions.
The team also created a "beautiful day" emoji, with Styrofoam as its core, which could transform into a "fear" emoji.
Ebbs said winning the world championship in their division felt like coming full circle.
Aaron Turpin, assistant superintendent of technology with Hall County Schools who coaches the FBHS Odyssey team with his wife, Darcie, said the team has come close to winning in recent years.
But this year's team had a special chemistry, and everything finally came together.
"It's definitely a supervisory role," he added.
The competition has strict rules that require teams receive no outside help or influence, be it from teachers, parents or their peers.
As an analogy, Turpin described how a baseball team has a hitting coach, a base-running coach, a fielding coach and others who specialize in a particular facet of the game.
But the Odyssey team members are left alone to figure it out themselves.
In fact, Turpin said, the students are individually interviewed by the competition judges to determine if their designs are unique and created independently.
The teamwork was exceptional, and these students' creative abilities will help them "flourish in age of automation," Turpin said.
"They have the ability to look at problems and issues multidimensionally," he added.


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Q: yii multiple inner joins I am trying to write a query in yii. I have the following which works
$criteria = new CDbCriteria;
$criteria->condition = "($column = :id)";
$criteria->params = array(":id" =>  $id );
$rows = Jobs::model()->with('pROJ')->findAll($criteria);

This returns the model of Jobs in array. I need to write the following query in yii to return a model
SELECT jobs.JOBNO, jobs.STATUS, projects.ORDERNO, jobs.PROJID, jobs.NAME, jobs.SEQ, jobs.PCENTDONE, jobs.EARNED, jobs.VALUE, jobs.DATEIN, jobs.DATEDONE, jobs.DATEDUE, jobs.SENTBACK, jobs.ORIGTAPES, jobs.COMMENTS, projects.CATEGORY, orders.BIDNO
FROM (jobs INNER JOIN projects ON jobs.PROJID = projects.PROJID) INNER JOIN orders ON projects.ORDERNO = orders.ORDERNO
where jobs.projid =     3002001
ORDER BY jobs.JOBNO, jobs.PROJID

I have tried the following but it does not work
$rows = Yii::app()->db->createCommand()
            ->select('jobs.*, projects.ORDERNO, projects.CATEGORY, orders.BIDNO')
            ->from('jobs, projects, orders')
            ->join('projects p','jobs.PROJID = p.PROJID')
            ->join('orders o', 'p.ORDERNO = o.ORDERNO')
            ->where('jobs.projid=:id', array(':id'=>$id))
            ->queryRow();

I get the following error
CDbCommand failed to execute the SQL statement: SQLSTATE[42S22]: Column not found: 1054 Unknown column 'jobs.PROJID' in 'on clause'. The SQL statement executed was: SELECT `jobs`.*, `projects`.`ORDERNO`, `projects`.`CATEGORY`, `orders`.`BIDNO`
FROM `jobs`, `projects`, `orders`
JOIN `projects` `p` ON jobs.PROJID=p.PROJID
JOIN `orders` `o` ON p.ORDERNO=o.ORDERNO
WHERE jobs.projid=:id

I have updated to
$rows = Yii::app()->db->createCommand()
                ->select('jobs.*, projects.orderno, projects.category, orders.bidno')
                ->from('jobs')
                ->join('projects p','jobs.projid = p.projid')
                ->join('orders o', 'p.orderno = o.orderno')
                ->where('jobs.projid=:id', array(':id'=>$id))
                ->queryRow();

but i still get the error. All columns in mysql are CAPS
CDbCommand failed to execute the SQL statement: SQLSTATE[42S22]: Column not found: 1054 Unknown column 'projects.orderno' in 'field list'. The SQL statement executed was: SELECT `jobs`.*, `projects`.`orderno`, `projects`.`category`, `orders`.`bidno`
FROM `jobs`
JOIN `projects` `p` ON jobs.projid = p.projid
JOIN `orders` `o` ON p.orderno = o.orderno
WHERE jobs.projid=:id

A: As @DCoder said: your select should now read select('jobs.*, p.orderno, p.category, o.bidno'). For consistency you should also alias jobs as follows
$rows = Yii::app()->db->createCommand()
            ->select('j.*, p.orderno, p.category, o.bidno')
            ->from('jobs j')
            ->join('projects p','j.projid = p.projid')
            ->join('orders o', 'p.orderno = o.orderno')
            ->where('j.projid=:id', array(':id'=>$id))
            ->order('j.jobno,j.projid')
            ->queryRow();

A: I think you should remove projects, orders from ->from('jobs, projects, orders') and may be you should lower the case of jobs.PROJID as your error message says that it couldn't find the column.

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\section{Symmetric pulse}

Figure~\ref{fig_sym} shows the evolution of the $T^8_\text{comp}$ and AFM order parameters in a photo-doped system with $U=8$, $\Omega=3.5$, $a=1$ for two types of excitations: (i) pulse applied only to orbital 3 (solid lines, same as in Fig.~\ref{fig_afm_u8} of the main text), and (ii) pulse applied to all three orbitals (dashed lines). While $T^8_\text{comp}$ is more strongly suppressed by the second pulse, because of the larger density of doublons and holons produced, the result remains qualitatively the same. The photo-doping rapidly melts the AMF order, while the composite order survives for much longer times, resulting in a metastable I,PM,C state.

Since orbitals $\alpha=1,2$ have little spectral weight near $\omega = \pm \tfrac{\Omega}{2}$ (see Fig.~\ref{fig_spectra} of the main text), most doublons and holons are produced in orbital $\alpha=3$, even if the pulse is applied to all orbitals.

\begin{figure}[b]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[angle=0, width=0.49\columnwidth]{plot_all_w35.pdf}
\hfill
\includegraphics[angle=0, width=0.49\columnwidth]{plot_all_w35_log.pdf}
\caption{Time evolution of the $T^8_\text{comp}$ and AMF orders after a photo-excitation, plotted on a linear (left) and logarithmic (right) scale. Solid lines show simulations for a pulse applied to orbital $\alpha=3$ and dashed lines for a pulse applied to all three orbitals. The parameters are the same as in the main text ($U=8$, $\Omega=3.5$, $a=1$).
}
\label{fig_sym}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\section{Local density matrix}

It is also instructive to explore the local density matrix and local entropy of the photo-doped system \cite{Werner2020}. We have measured $\rho_{\mu\nu}=|\mu\rangle\langle\nu|$ in the space of half-filled states with one empty, one singly-occupied and one doubly-occupied orbital ($12\times 12$ matrix). The left panel of Fig.~\ref{fig_entropy} plots the evolution of the eigenvalues $e_1,\ldots,e_{12}$ of $\rho$ after the photo-doping pulse and the right panel plots the local entropy defined as $S_\text{loc}=-e_1\ln _1-e_2\ln _2\ldots -e_{12}\ln e_{12}$.   The corresponding results for the thermalized state at $T=1.42$ are indicated by the red dashed lines.

In the initial I,AFM,C state, a single eigenvalue close to 1 dominates, because of the unique dominant $|dh\rangle_{12}\otimes|s\rangle_{3}$ state, and this results in a low $S_\text{loc}$. In the thermalized state without symmetry breaking, there are two groups of six eigenvalues (dashed lines), associated with ``bonding" and ``anti-bonding" combinations of doublons and holons. The hidden state has a distinctly different eigenvalue structure. Here, the largest eigenvalue becomes doubly degenerate, because of the spin symmetry in $|s\rangle_\gamma$, while the orbital symmetry breaking results in a gap to the eigenvalues of the four sub-dominant states and a reduced $S_\text{loc}$.

\section{Susceptibility for orbital symmetry breaking}

To study the susceptibility for orbital symmetry breaking, we apply slightly different interactions to the three orbitals: $U-dU$, $U$, $U+dU$ for $\alpha=1,2,3$. While the low-temperature PM insulating state has a very large (but non-diverging) susceptibility (see line with circles in Fig.~\ref{fig_susc}) this is not the case at the effective temperature $T_\text{eff}=0.38$ of the photo-doped state (line with crosses). This suggests that the susceptibility for orbital symmetry breaking does not play a dominant role in the stabilization of the hidden state.

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\includegraphics[angle=0, width=0.49\columnwidth]{plot_eigenvalues_b30m0_u8_pumpa1_w35_afm_o3_h001.pdf}
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\includegraphics[angle=0, width=0.49\columnwidth]{plot_rho_b30m0_u8_pumpa1_w35_afm_o3_h001.pdf}
\caption{Photo-doped I,AFM,C state with $U=8$ and initial $T=0.033$ ($\Omega=3.5$, $a=1$). The left panel shows the evolution of the eigenvalues $e_1$,\dots,$e_{12}$ and the right panel the evolution of the local entropy $S_\text{loc}$. Red dashed lines indicate the values reached in the thermalized state with $T=1.42$. In the right panel, we also show the analogous results for simulations starting from the I,PM state (blue lines, thermalized state with $T=0.92$).
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\includegraphics[angle=0, width=0.5\columnwidth]{plot_orb_susc.pdf}
\caption{$T^8_\text{comp}$ in PM equilibrium states at $T=0.033$ (circles) and $T=T_\text{eff}=0.38$ (crosses) for interactions $U-dU,U+dU,U$ in orbitals $\alpha=1,2,3$ ($U=8$). The dashed line shows the value in the initial I,AFM,C state.
}
\label{fig_susc}
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José Peralta, Gabriela Peretti, Eduardo Romero, Gustavo Demarco, Carlos Marqués, "Quality Assessment of Transient Response Analysis Method for Detecting Radiation-Induced Faults", Journal of Quality and Reliability Engineering, vol. 2011, Article ID 396297, 8 pages, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/396297
Quality Assessment of Transient Response Analysis Method for Detecting Radiation-Induced Faults
José Peralta,1 Gabriela Peretti,1 Eduardo Romero,1 Gustavo Demarco,1 and Carlos Marqués2
1Mechatronics Research Group, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Avenida Universidad 450, 5900 Villa María, Argentina
2Electronics and Instrumentation Development Group, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Medina Allende S/N, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
Academic Editor: Suk joo Bae
Received17 Jan 2011
Revised12 Jun 2011
Published09 Aug 2011
We evaluate the ability of transient response analysis method (TRAM), a simple test strategy proposed for filters, to detect deviations in circuit specifications beyond established limits. Particularly, we focus our attention on deviations produced by displacement damage in integrated resistors. This damage is produced by the impact of high-energy particles like the encountered in space environments. For this purpose, we formulate a simple deviation-fault model that takes into consideration the degradation addressed. Additionally, more transient response parameters are taken into account in order to improve the fault coverage. We adopt for our evaluations two typical second-order filters as cases of study. For these filters, the simulation results show that TRAM reaches excellent fault coverage for both filters, suggesting that its use in space applications is encouraging.
In space applications, the systems operate in a harsh environment without easy access for maintenance. For this reason, it is desirable to employ circuits with self-testing functionalities that can be part of a self-repair or fault tolerance strategies. The self-test determines if a given system/subsystem suffered degradation in its functional parameters that can compromise the safe operation of the whole application. For analog circuits, a common approach for test is checking the functional specifications of the circuit under test. In this sense, a circuit is accepted as fault-free if all specifications are complied. However, functional test imposes strict demands on test circuitry and test time that has motivated the proposal of alternative strategies [1, 2].
Transient response analysis method (TRAM) is a simple test strategy proposed for filters implemented as a cascade of second-order sections [3, 4]. The conceptual simplicity of TRAM and the relatively simple measurements required make this test scheme appealing for a wide range of applications. In this method, the filter is partitioned into second-order sections. Each section is excited with a step, ramp or parabola input signal. It is assumed that a faulty filter is detected by observing changes in one or more parameters of the section transient response.
The evaluation of TRAM ability for detecting faults in production environments using parametric fault models is presented in [5, 6]. In order to explore the performance of TRAM in space applications it is necessary to employ different fault models. This fault model should represent a specific damage but keep reasonable the computational cost of fault simulations. Due to this fact, it becomes necessary to relate the fault model with the degradations usually observed in space.
One of the major concerns in space applications is the susceptibility of electronic components to ionizing radiation. Several effects, like total ionization dose (TID), single-event transient, analog single-event transient, and single event gate rupture, are observed and characterized [7, 8]. TID effects are very significant due to the progressive deviation they produce in the circuital parameters that can cause the performance degradation of the whole application [9–11].
By other way, the so-called displacement damage (DD) occurs in semiconductors due to the impact of particles with high enough energy to create defects in the crystalline lattice of silicon. These defects may migrate and disappear by recombination with other defects in the substrate. However, a few of them can agglomerate to form small but more stable defects. DD affects important material parameters like the free carriers mobility and density and their associated generation and recombination processes. This has significant impact on the electrical properties of the irradiated material [12], increasing the values of the diffused resistances. In extreme cases, under radiation of high flow of protons, the resistivity of the material increases drastically producing high-resistance layers [13, 14]. DD has been widely studied for military applications that must tolerate high neutron fluence but it was almost neglected for space applications up to recent past years. Due to new orbits increasingly located in the so-called trapped proton belt, the space industry has now to take into account the proton-induced displacement damage in the radiation analysis [15]. Consequently, the test schemes to be used in space applications should be evaluated for determining their ability for detecting faults induced by this mechanism.
In this work, we present an exploratory study on the ability of TRAM for detecting deviations in the circuit specifications beyond established limits. Two second-order filters are adopted as cases of study for performing our evaluations. The deviations are considered to be caused by DD in the resistances of the circuit producing a raise in the values of these components. The adoption of a deviation-fault model related to the physics of the degradation and the proposal of taking into account more parameters of the transient response than those evaluated in previous work [3, 4, 6] are the main contributions of this paper.
2. Transient Response Analysis Method
For the sake of clarity, this section presents some basic concepts related to TRAM. Further details can be found elsewhere [9, 10].
As explained in Section 1, TRAM is a test methodology for second-order filters. It can be extended to higher order filters designed by cascading second-order sections. In TRAM, the second-order filter is excited with an input signal that causes a transient underdamped response. In test mode, the filter is disconnected from its normal input and output, and it is divided into its second order blocks using analog switches. Each block is connected to an input signal. According to the block characteristic, the stimulus could be step, ramp, or parabola, and it is generated with on-chip resources.
Figure 1 shows the test configuration for one section. During the test mode, switches SW1 and SW2 isolate the CUT, while SW3 and SW4 connect the input stimulus and the response evaluation module. SW1 and SW2 remain closed in normal mode, while SW3 and SW4 are open.
Test configuration for a second order section.
It is assumed that a fault in the filter will produce a change in the time occurrence of the peak () or in the overshoot (OS) of the output transient response. In this work, we consider additional parameters of the transient response with the goal of increasing the fault detection. These are the delay time (), rise time (), and settling time (). Figure 2 shows all the parameters considered in this paper. They are referred in this work as test parameters (TPs).
Step response of a second-order low-pass filter. , OS y are shown.
The measurement of TPs could also be done on chip, and different schemes could be used for this task, for instance, the response evaluation module proposed in [10], which uses very simple digital modules. It should be noted that the complexity of the built-in self-test (BIST) grows with the number of test parameters to be measured during the test phase. Consequently, the number of test parameters to be considered is a result of a tradeoff between quality of test and test complexity.
The values of the test attributes can be obtained by evaluating the expressions (1), where is the natural undamped frequency and is the damping factor. They characterize the dynamics of a second order filter [16] and are referred in this work as test parameters (TPs).
Functional specifications of second-order filters to be considered in this work, pole frequency (), and pole quality factor () are related to , and as follows:
3. Filters under Test
The first case study is a benchmark band-pass filter [17], and the second case is a low-pass filter [18]. From here on, these circuits are appointed as Filter 1 (Figure 3) and Filter 2 (Figure 4).
First filter under test (Filter 1). Resistance values are expressed in ohms and capacitors in farads.
Second filter under test (Filter 2). Resistance values are expressed in ohms and capacitors in farads.
From a simple analysis of the filters topologies, it is possible to obtain expressions (3) to (6). These expressions relate the specifications with the values of the components of Filter 1 and Filter 2, respectively. Expressions (7) and (8) relate to the components of the filters under test and are necessary for the evaluation of TPs expressions (1). In (7) and (8), and represent the damping factors for Filter 1 and Filter 2, respectively. Equations (1) to (8) are required for the fault injection procedure to be explained in the next section
It should be mentioned that these filters have been selected as cases of study to perform our exploratory study on the ability of TRAM to detect the addressed faults. As it is widely accepted in the test community, it is impossible to formulate a general test strategy valid for all analog circuits [1]. The efficiency of a given test strategy may be excellent for some circuits but very poor for other circuits. Consequently, the test strategies have to be carefully evaluated by means of extensive fault simulations campaigns on a case-by-case basis.
4. Evaluation of Tram Quality
4.1. Fault Injection Procedure
A fault injection procedure is required to determine the TRAM ability for detecting deviations in the functional specifications beyond their tolerances. For doing this task, the fault injection has to generate a sample of faulty circuits presenting different departures from its specifications. One alternative for generating this sample is to arbitrarily deviate the filter specifications [19], but this option ignores the correlation among them, not making it very realistic. A second alternative is the injection of deviations in the components (low-level parameters) of the system under test, for example, deviations in capacitors and resistances to obtain deviations in the functional specifications. Several authors propose the use of this approach, employing different fault models and procedures [20–23]. Nevertheless, the deviation patterns of the components are not related with the physical process of degradation. For instance, a resistance may adopt larger or smaller values outside its tolerance limits. This behavior may occur in a production environment, but may not be realistic for in-field test applications where the devices are subject to physical phenomena with known consequences.
We propose a fault injection procedure addressing a specific degradation. Particularly, we consider that the resistances of the CUT are affected by DD. As it was mentioned, this damage raises the values of the integrated resistors.
In order to model this effect, we deviate the mean value of the resistances distribution while preserving the standard deviation. The use of the model is illustrated in Figure 5, for the case of the resistor R1.
Effect of the fault injection using the proposed fault model.
For selecting the deviations in the mean values to be used in the fault injection process, it is necessary to relate them with the proton fluencies that can be observed in typical orbits.
There are different models for predicting the proton flux given the orbit of the spacecraft. Nowadays, the model usually employed is the so-called AP-8 [24, 25]. From the data reported in these documents, it is determined the proton flux as a function of both altitude and energy. As an example, let us consider only 10 MeV protons. For this energy, it is observed a peak of 1.0 + 5 protons/cm2·s, at an approximate altitude of two earth radii. By other way, from the experimental results reported in [26], it is possible to determine that the DD produced by 10 MeV protons causes deviations close to 40% of the nominal value of the silicon resistivity for a fluence near to 1.5 + 13 protons/cm2. According to the above-mentioned model, this 10 MeV proton fluence can be reached in 5 years. However, it should be mentioned that a given device in orbit is subject to protons of a wide range of energies. Particularly important are lower-energy protons that cause higher damage. Consequently, the combined effects of the flux of protons of different energy enhance the damage, causing that deviations can even occur in less time.
On the other hand, previously reported results [8] show that capacitors present low sensibility to radiation effects. This assumption is based on evaluations done on metal-metal or poly-poly capacitors. For this reason, in the fault injection scheme they are considered as fault-free and show a normal statistical distribution defined by the production process. On the other side, operational amplifiers also show radiation effects. However, it is assumed that feedback will make these effects negligible.
By using the previously presented equations, it is possible to obtain the data for characterizing the test. Another possibility is to measure the parameter values from SPICE simulations, but this alternative presents a considerable higher computational cost than the direct evaluation of the expressions (1).
4.2. Specification Limits
Functional specifications limits are set for and for the filters adopted as cases of study. The nominal values of these parameters are calculated with (3) to (6) using the resistances and the capacitors values shown in Figures 3 and 4. The lower specification limit (LSL) and the upper specification limit (USL) are established at ±10% of the specification nominal values (Table 1). Here, the specification limits are arbitrarily established for demonstrative purposes and can be changed according to the application needs.
Filter 1 Filter 2
(rad/s) (rad/s)
LSL 1.000 0.636
Nominal value 1.111 0.707
USL 1.222 0.778
Nominal values, LSL and USL of the functional specifications of the filters.
4.3. Limits for the Test Parameters
The limits of the TPs to be considered during the test have to be established, because they are used to declare a circuit as faulty if at least one of these limits is exceeded. For this purpose, it is necessary to characterize the behavior of the circuit under fault-free conditions.
In the plane -, (the so-called space of specifications) the domain limited by LSL and USL (from Table 1) defines an acceptance region As. A circuit is considered as fault-free if all its specifications are satisfied, that is, the values of and are inside As. By mapping As into the space of TPs, a new acceptance region in this space is obtained. For this mapping, we use expressions (1) to (2). In the operative phase of the test, a circuit is declared as fault-free if all TPs are within the acceptance region.
In order to show in a graphical way how the acceptance region in the TPs space is obtained, we consider the simplest case of only one TP. For this parameter and using the corresponding expression (equations (1) to (2)), it is possible to obtain the plot depicted in Figure 6. In this figure, the limits of the acceptance region in the TPs space are defined by the maximum and minimum of the surface. As can be seen from this example, the analysis of the behaviour of the TPs inside the domain defined by the acceptance region As can be easily performed in a graphical way. In this sense, cumbersome analytical handling of expressions (1) to (2) is avoided by using this graphical aid. For this reason we plot each TP (for the filters under test) in order to determine the TPs limits.
Acceptance regions. Mapping between specification and TPs spaces.
Figures 7–11 display the TPs plots for Filter 1. Filter 2 shows a similar behavior and for this reason, its related plots are not shown in this paper.
plot for Filter 1.
OS plot for Filter 1.
The lower and upper limits for each TP are named in the following as lower tolerance limit (LTL) and the upper tolerance limit (UTL), respectively. These limits are reported in Table 2.
TP Filter 1 Filter 2
LTL UTL LTL UTL
Limits for TPs.
Based on the procedure used to define the limits of the TPs, all circuits that fulfill the functional specifications, will present a value inside the acceptance region in the TPs space. In other terms, and without considering the measurement noise, the probability that circuits comply with specifications and fail the test is null.
4.4. Fault Simulation and Test Compaction
The evaluation of the TRAM quality and the selection of the test parameters to be considered for improving the fault coverage are carried out by means of fault simulation, using the deviation-fault model described in Section 4.1. For the fault injection, we implement several 10000-sample Monte Carlo simulations, where each element in the samples represents a possible built filter. For the samples, we obtain the functional and the test parameters. A component without degradation presents normal distribution with a mean equal to its nominal value and a standard deviation of 3% of the nominal value.
The fault injection allows obtaining different proportions of bad and good circuits in a sample, with an underlying degradation process related to the physics of displacement damage that was previously discussed. Several samples are generated by injecting deviations in the mean of the resistance distribution, from 10% to 30% of its nominal value, resulting in a multiple fault injection scheme. In all samples, a circuit that presents its functional specifications inside As is considered as good, otherwise it is considered as bad.
The expression for the fault coverage (FC), which represents the probability of rejecting circuits that do not meet functional specifications, is where NFT is the number of filters that fail the test, and NFS is the number of filters that do not comply with the functional specifications. As it was previously mentioned, the probability of false positives is zero, that is, there are no circuits fulfilling the specifications that fail the test.
The FC value is evaluated for different combinations of TPs. This metric is used to perform a test set compaction by selecting only the combinations of TPs that present better FC values.
4.5. Fault Injection Results
The fault simulation results for Filter 1 are reported in Table 3, while the results for Filter 2 are reported in Table 4. Columns 2 to 6 in these tables are labeled with the deviation percentage in the mean value of the resistances used in the simulation process. The TPs used as test criterion are listed in the first column with the corresponding FC percentage value in each row. In each case, the "+" means that the set of TPs are assessed jointly and that the filter is considered bad if at least one of them is beyond tolerance limits. It is worth to clarify that all individual TPs of the set must be within its acceptance range to accept a circuit as fault-free.
TPs under evaluation Mean deviation
OS 3,40% 1,00% 0,70% 1,00% 0,50%
OS + 49,40% 76,30% 95,90% 99,60% 100,00%
OS + 9,50% 17,50% 47,50% 81,40% 96,50%
OS + + 49,40% 76,30% 95,90% 99,60% 100,00%
OS + + 13,80% 31,10% 67,90% 93,80% 99,50%
46,90% 75,90% 95,80% 99,60% 100,00%
+ OS 36,40% 65,90% 92,90% 99,60% 100,00%
+ OS + 49,40% 76,30% 95,90% 99,60% 100,00%
+ OS + + 49,40% 76,30% 95,90% 99,60% 100,00%
7,00% 17,00% 46,90% 80,90% 96,40%
12,70% 31,10% 67,80% 93,80% 99,50%
FC obtained for Filter 1.
OS + 8,20% 40,00% 87,50% 99,50% 100,00%
OS + 0,20% 0,40% 7,20% 34,40% 74,30%
OS + + 8,20% 40,00% 87,50% 99,50% 100,00%
OS + + 1,20% 15,70% 60,40% 95,10% 99,80%
8,20% 40,00% 87,50% 99,50% 100,00%
0,00% 0,30% 5,60% 33,90% 76,40%
+ OS 0,00% 0,30% 5,60% 33,90% 76,40%
+ OS + 8,20% 40,00% 87,50% 99,50% 100,00%
+ OS + 0,20% 0,40% 7,30% 35,40% 77,10%
+ OS + + 8,20% 40,00% 87,50% 99,50% 100,00%
+ OS + + 1,20% 15,70% 60,40% 95,10% 99,80%
+ OS + 1,00% 15,60% 60,10% 95,00% 99,80%
4.5.1. Filter 1
For this filter, the best results for FC are written in bold font in Table 3. This table shows that the use of and OS, the commonly test attributes in TRAM, does not show the best results. For small deviations (15%), FC values higher than 77% are reached when using two or more TPs in the test (, and ).
In order to reduce the test time, cost, and power consumption, the number of parameters to be considered should be traded-off with FC. The best case is obtained by monitoring only two parameters (). The FC is reasonably good for low deviation faults and becomes excellent for moderated deviations.
It must stand out that using as a unique parameter, the FCs are 2% lower than the previous case. Even for moderate deviations in the resistances, FC is excellent under this condition. Due to the small differences observed among the FC values, this could be the most interesting option since it combines high fault coverage with a relatively low hardware overhead.
The simulation outcomes for this filter (reported in Table 4) show that the best results are obtained for the same combination of TPs used for Filter 1. However, the FC values are significantly lower for Filter 2, especially for low or moderate deviations. The best results are written in bold font in Table 4. In these cases, the FC values become excellent when the deviations in the low-level parameter are higher than 20%. Once again, deserves a special mention, since the FC values yielded by this test attribute are 2.5% lower in the worst cases, making it very attractive when circuital complexity has to be avoided.
In this paper, we presented an evaluation of the ability of TRAM for detecting deviations in the specifications beyond preestablished limits. It was assumed that the deviations in the specifications were produced by DD in the diffused resistors of the filters under test. This kind of damage can be induced by radiation fields in space environments and produce an increase in the value of the resistors.
It was performed an extensive fault simulation campaign in order to characterize the test. The obtained results showed that, for the addressed cases of study, TRAM could reach outstanding FC values. The best FC values were obtained by monitoring Td with other test parameters. However, they did not remarkably improve the FC obtained by monitoring only the Td parameter only. Therefore, a very good test strategy with a reduced hardware overhead can be obtained by choosing this option. The results obtained are very encouraging, especially for applications in space environments.
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Officials at LeapFrog announced a third-party developer network Thursday to follow up the launch of its FLY pentop computer, which is set for release in the fall.
HP , Disney and several other companies have already signed on to provide new applications and products to supplement the New York-based company's FLY platform.
"Since we began development of the FLY pentop computer, LeapFrog has actively engaged a select group of companies in conversations around what this innovative new computing platform will mean to students of all ages over time," Jerry Perez, LeapFrog president, said in a statement. "These prominent companies have seized on the opportunity to help us invent the future and to offer compelling new learning, entertainment and gaming experiences on the FLY pentop computer."
Using a FLY pentop computer, based on optical-scanning technology created by Anoto, and LeapFrog's FLY paper, a user can draw an object and interact with that object by hand, depending on the software application. So, for example, a user can load the piano application, draw a piano on the FLY paper and make music. Officials also hinted at calculator and English to Spanish translation programs.
The digital pen is expected to retail for $99, and applications will range anywhere between $7.99 and $29.99.
Details on the developer network are sketchy, however. Officials said in a statement the initiative is a licensing and marketing opportunity for third-party publishers, technology companies and any other interested parties.
LeapFrog officials were not available for comment at press time.
HP is working with LeapFrog to incorporate its digital paper form technology into upcoming LeapFrog products. The HP Forms Automation System prints out a business form containing tiny dots denoting its position on the form. An HP digital pen captures pen strokes and stores it in memory, where it can be subsequently uploaded and merged with the digital form to create a completed document. It can then be saved as a PDF.
"HP supports LeapFrog's vision for its FLY pentop computing platform," Frank Cloutier, HP imaging and product group chief technology officer, said in a statement. "We are excited to explore the possibility of expanding the use of intelligent printed paper to a broader world of learning and entertainment opportunities at home, school and work."
Disney Publishing is licensing one of its comics brands, W.I.T.C.H., to LeapFrog for an application, while NBC Universal is working with the company to produce a co-branded news application for users.


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I liked this post Joni. So interesting to see how others do it and to learn more about others psychic abilities. I plan to take your class soon.


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30 Years of Senate Coverage: How C-SPAN 2 Changed History
Three decades ago this week, an important part of how American democracy is covered was forever changed. C-SPAN, known for its long-format and uneditorialized televising of U.S. federal government proceedings, launched the first of its spin-off networks, C-SPAN 2, which provides live coverage of the U.S. Senate, and reaches over 95 million U.S. homes. This might be taken for granted in today's 24-hour live streaming news cycle, but it was very much a novelty to allow TV cameras onto the Senate floor back in 1986. Floor proceedings of the House of Representatives had started airing in 1979, but Senate proceedings were kept off air, mainly due to apprehensions that Senators would be too concerned about their own personas on television than with actual legislation.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell admitted to having been one of those naysayers, and even voted against televising the Senate, something he now says was a mistake on his part. "The American people are entitled to see our debates," said McConnell. He further commented that he doesn't think the cameras have changed the way the proceedings play out. In his opinion, the meetings are much more civil than presidential campaigns or Senate re-election campaigns. "They [the viewers] get to see that we don't hate each other, that we have a collegial environment, that there are a lot of intelligent people here that are trying to do what they think is in the best interest of the country, and they'd be denied all that if not for C-SPAN covering the Senate."
The value that the added transparency that the cameras brought to the Senate floor was not lost on many of the key Senate players of the time. Senator Majority Leader Bob Dole at the time even lamented how much America had lost due to the lack of television Senate coverage. No one could view the debates that were held throughout the first thirty years of television, including the battles over civil rights and the Vietnam War.
And thus, with the airing of the first Senate meetings began an era in which the public was granted the opportunity to witness key legislative moments and trials that have shaped our nation's history. In a piece in the Washington Post, Arizona Sen. John McCain (R) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) both commented how the Senate impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton was an important incident that audiences needed to see–how the voting resulted and how the Senate handled the case as an obstruction of justice.
And while there have certainly been Senators that do use the cameras for self-promotion purposes, the core messaging of the debates on the Senate floor is what viewers walk away with. Voters are left to form their own opinions and perspectives for themselves.
Today's social media debates and video clip sharing of the Senate sessions reach a lot more people, and encourage more involvement into the civic issues of our time, but perhaps one of the most valuable components of C-SPAN's coverage is its video library that holds archives of every session since 1987—a historical record that will continue to serve and enlighten generations to come.
A more informed and engaged public is indeed what the Internet and television world strives for, and it's achieved by networks like C-SPAN that remain true to their mission, which is to give the public uninterrupted coverage into all facets of the U.S. political process. The airing of the Senate proceedings is just one tool that helps viewers and future voters get a better glimpse of how our government works while keeping up with the technology and media consumption habits of our time. [The network covers so much content over large geographic regions in short periods of time, as we learned when our video crew captured how C-SPAN covered the New Hampshire Primary this past February.] As co-CEO Susan Swain told us earlier this year, technology continues to advance, "but the core product of C-SPAN, which is giving people a front row seat for national events, is really what it has been since the very beginning."
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Lady Liberty and her Italian Family
Did you know that Lady Liberty's ancestor is Italian? Follow us on this historical journey!
The carver of the most famous modern sculpture in the world is Amilcar Hasenfrantz, known by his pseudonym Frédéric-August Bartholdi. He was a French artist who lived and worked in the Nineteenth century. His most famous work is indeed Lady Liberty. The sculpture's full name is Liberty Enlightening the World, and it was a gift the French gave to the United States in 1886. It immediately became the symbol of New York City and the entire country.
The construction of Lady Liberty has a winding and difficult story. Everything started in 1845 when Edouard Laboulaye pronounced the famous sentence: "If a monument should rise in the United States, as a memorial to their independence, I should think it only natural if it were built by united effort – a common work of both our nations, France and the United States". This sentence inspired our sculptor, who decided to discuss his ideas with Laboulaye.
At first, the project was not directed at the United States for all intents and purposes. Bartholdi initially decided to build a lighthouse for Port Said, in Egypt. In the original idea, the lighthouse was supposed to have the appearance of an Egyptian peasant woman holding a torch. It was inspired by the ancient Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The story goes that the Colossus of Rhodes was a 32-meter sculpture portraying Aeolus, the Greek god of wind. Unfortunately, an earthquake caused it to collapse in 226 BC, so that – if we wanted to depict it – we could only rely on ancient tales and our imagination.
For obvious reasons, Bartholdi could not see the Colossus of Rhodes in person, so he decided to go and see what most resembled it in size, which was the Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo. In Arona, a less-known Italian municipality, you can find this gargantuan statue, usually known as Sancarlone.
Carlo Borromeo, commonly known today as Saint Charles, was cardinal and archbishop of the Catholic Church during the second half of the Sixteenth century. He was born in Arona, a town located on the touristic side of Lake Maggiore's shores, in northern Italy. The Colossus project was built based on Cerano's sketches. The statue was made by Siro Zanella and Bernardo Falconi and it was assembled with copper plates, hammered together, and attached with nails and iron rods. The statue was concluded in 1698, after seventy-four years of work, and it is 23,5 meters high.
In 1870, during a trip to the United States, the aims of the statue changed, and Bartholdi and Laboulaye decided to propose their idea to the US authorities, who willingly accepted. The statue was no longer going to be placed in Egypt but in New York.
Bartholdi, along with Gustave Eiffel, set himself the goal of doubling the height of the Italian Colossus, and he succeeded! Lady Liberty is in fact twice as tall as the Sancarlone, with her forty-six meters height.
If Bartholdi dealt with the making of the statue itself, Eiffel devoted himself to the support, which was designed with lattice-work columns and beams. Furthermore, Eiffel had the idea of isolating the cladding with asbestos impregnated in shellac, precisely to prevent the galvanic corrosion that would result from the contact of the various metals.
Initially, they thought of building the statue directly in the States, but Bartholdi opted for building it in France, reserving an entire worksite for its construction. After its realization, Lady Liberty would be disassembled for transport and later reassembled on Beldoe's Island, known today as Liberty Island. That little island was government property, and – thanks to President Grant – it was not difficult to obtain the required permits to place the statue there. Lady Liberty was brought by sea in a small ship, which had to make several trips to transport everything.
When Lady Liberty was finally brought to the United States, it did not actually have a plinth due to a lack of funds. With New York Times' support, they were able to obtain the money through private funding. The statue was finally inaugurated on October 28, 1886, ten years after the initial project. It was not until 1924 that Lady Liberty was elevated to national monument status. Now that you're in Italy, you could consider the idea of spending an entire weekend on Lake Maggiore and admiring the colossus that inspired the statue we keep in our hearts since our childhood. In addition to an in-depth study of art history, you could also enjoy breathtaking landscapes and – during the warm months – you could bathe in the lake, which is one of the major area attractions.
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ANAHEIM -- Albert Pujols, Cameron Maybin and Luis Valbuena each homered and Alex Meyer dominated for six innings as part of a two-hitter, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat Kansas City 9-0 on Saturday to snap the Royals' six-game winning streak.
Maybin hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, Pujols had a two-run shot in the fifth and Valbuena added a three-run homer in the seventh.
Meyer (3-3) pitched the best game of his young career, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out nine.
Rookie right-hander Jake Junis (2-1) got the first loss of his career, surrendering five runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He did not walk a batter and struck out six.
The Royals had at least 10 hits in each of their last four games, but Meyer and relievers Blake Parker, Cam Bedrosian and Yusmeiro Petit combined to shut them down.
Pujols' 602nd career homer gave him 1,865 career RBIs, moving past Mel Ott into 10th place on baseball's career list. It was Pujols' 11th home run of the season.
With Bedrosian back and the anticipated return of Huston Street on Tuesday, the Angels bullpen is approaching good health. A myriad of relievers have performed in their place. The Angels bullpen is fourth in the majors in wins (14), seventh in strikeouts and eighth in ERA (3.62).
"These guys have really been holding up well," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Angels: RHP Matt Shoemaker (forearm tightness) was placed on the 10-day disabled list, though no starter has been named for his next turn in the rotation Tuesday. RHP Parker Bridwell was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake to take his roster spot. … Bedrosian (groin) was also activated from the DL and RHP Daniel Wright returned to Salt Lake. Bedrosian last pitched April 21. … OF Mike Trout (thumb surgery) is expected to start holding a bat next week.
Royals: LHP Jason Vargas (9-3) will take the majors' second-lowest ERA (2.10) into Sunday's series finale against the Angels. He has held opponents to two or fewer runs in 10 of his 13 previous starts.
Angels: RHP JC Ramirez (6-4) is scheduled to make his 13th start of the season. Ramirez, a career reliever until four games into this season, threw a career-high 111 pitches in his last outing.


The Indian equity market is scaling new highs on regular intervals since January. What's the driving force?
The Indian equity market is driven by optimism on pickup in industrial activity along with robust consumer demand, aided by strong rural demand. It reflected in Q1FY19 earnings. The infrastructure, leading indicators (cement volume growth, tendering activity, etc.) also pointed out a marked improvement in capex activity outlook. The TINA ('There is no alternative') factor remains for equities, as physical assets stay unattractive while monthly flows into equities continue, thereby keeping the underlying strength intact.
Foreign investors have returned to the Indian market in the past two months, but the flows are quite tepid and reversible. What's is your take on FPIs investment behaviour?
While the foreign portfolio investment flows have been tepid here; outflows are seen in other key emerging markets (EMs), including Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and South Africa. It's being driven by the US, which continues to move on quantitative tightening and rate divergence path, and is brewing trade war with China as well as other countries. Most EMs have started to respond to this twin challenge by taking a more hawkish stance on rates and defending their currencies by using forex reserves. But India is a domestic driven economy with macro perspective looking relatively stable and the Reserve Bank of India's response has been largely neutral.
Monsoon rains have been quite uneven with deficient rains in eastern states and excessive in southern states. How will this impact the market?
The cumulative rainfall across India is below 7 per cent of LPA with precipitation near normal in the central and northwest regions (-6 per cent of LPA), surplus in the southern region (+11 per cent of LPA) while deficient in the northeastern region (-28 per cent of LPA). But in terms of distribution, 77 per cent of the country has received normal to positive rainfall, while 23 per cent deficient precipitation. We don't expect this to cause any meaningful reduction in grain production, which stood at an all-time high in FY18. With adequate buffer stock, the same is not expected to be inflationary in nature as well. Domestic farm sentiment is positive largely tracking double-digit rise in MSPs and fairly widespread rainfall distribution especially in the key agrarian states. Therefore, monsoon progress, so far, is likely to have a positive rub-off on the market sentiments.
What should be the MF investment strategy when many mutual funds investors have seen their portfolio value shrink with selling in the mid- and smallcap stocks?
The recent correction in mid- and smallcap has to be viewed in conjunction with the significant return (BSE midcap and BSE smallcap index with ~ 250 per cent return since September 2013 till December 2017). Such corrections after significant rally are normal and in fact desirable. In terms of MF flows, we don't expect these structural SIP flows to slow substantially. Lump sum flows, however, may continue to remain volatile on broader market environment and sentiment. Midcap and small funds inherently are more volatile than largecap funds, especially after having significantly outperformed in the last 4-5 years. Thus, while lump sum may be avoided, SIPs should be continued with a long-term investment horizon.
Q1 earnings season is over. What's your assessment of the corporate performance?
The Sensex firms (ex-banking space) reported stellar operational performance in Q1, primarily driven by robust consumer demand and low base due to transition period before GST implementation (Q1FY18). Net sales for the quarter are up 24.2 per cent, which coupled with improvement in Ebitda margin led to 27 per cent growth in operating profit. PAT for the quarter was up at 15.7 per cent YoY. Notably, asset quality concerns at public sector banks seems to be fading away with Q1 being the first quarter witnessing sequential (QoQ) decline in GNPA & NNPA. On the consumption front, the double-digit volume growth in the auto (~19 per cent YoY) and FMCG (~12 per cent YoY) space was also encouraging thereby depicting overall demand recovery. With worst behind us in the banking space, pickup in industrial activity and upbeat farm sentiment, we are eyeing a healthy 20 per cent earnings growth over FY18-20E.
The rupee has weakened and crossed the 70 per dollar mark; How it is going to impact earnings next quarter?
A weakening currency is fundamentally positive for export-oriented industries and consequently, we expect sectors like IT and pharma to witness currency-related bump up in topline and profitability. Similarly, pockets with foreign debt and imports, would tend to be impacted owing to the rupee depreciation.
How do you see oil price movement and its impact on the Indian equity market?
With a given demand scenario, the crude price is likely to be driven by supply side factors. While geopolitical events like Iran sanctions and Venezuela crisis have supported the upward trajectory in crude prices, continued rise in the US output has allayed the upward pressure on prices. Crude prices are expected to remain range-bound given the high probabilities of Opec deciding to raise output and continued supply growth from the US. But risks to this assumption can't be neglected. Any strong restrictions on Iran's oil buyers can lead to supply disruptions. In case crude prices go up from the current levels, it might have a burden on India's CAD as well as an inflationary impact in the economy.
Small and midcap indices are moving up again. What's your view on broader Indian market versus the largecaps where a fresh rally is on since end June?
We continue to like broader market over largecaps. We also note that the market is witnessing a strong divide in valuations across quality and ordinary businesses notwithstanding market capitalization, which warrants that investors should be stock specific now. Emphasis should be on buying business, which are run in a capital efficient way and possess sustainable growth prospects.


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