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Q: postgresql manual plpgsql function declaration section not understand https://www.postgresql.org/docs/14/plpgsql-declarations.html#PLPGSQL-DECLARATION-PARAMETERS
CREATE FUNCTION concat_selected_fields(in_t sometablename) RETURNS text AS $$
BEGIN
    RETURN in_t.f1 || in_t.f3 || in_t.f5 || in_t.f7;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

is in_t alias sometable alias name? I try to replicate it by following:
create function conca_selected_col_emp( in_t public.emp) returns text as $$
    begin
    return in_t.name || in_t.department;
    end;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

Obviously, this will not work...

A: It should to work:
create table foo(a varchar, b varchar);

insert into foo values('hello', 'world');

create or replace function fx(arg foo)
returns varchar as $$
begin
   return arg.a || ', ' || arg.b;
end;
$$ language plpgsql;

postgres=# select fx(foo) from foo;
┌──────────────┐
│      fx      │
╞══════════════╡
│ hello, world │
└──────────────┘
(1 row)

or alternative syntax:
postgres=# select foo.fx from foo;
┌──────────────┐
│      fx      │
╞══════════════╡
│ hello, world │
└──────────────┘
(1 row)


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Chinese organisations turn Aerospace aircraft into unmanned aerial vehicle
Hamilton's Aerospace Ltd's turboprop P-750 light utility aircraft has been developed into an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in conjunction with a group of Chinese organisations for commercial and military applications.
The AT200 has been developed by Chinese company Star UAV with the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Engineering Thermophysics and other Chinese state organisations.
Launch customer SF Express, a Chinese delivery services company based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, and the second largest courier in China will acquire three AT200 for testing and evaluation. Test flights have already begun.
SF Express provides domestic and international express delivery.
The plan is to use the aircraft for unmanned cargo flights. The AT200 will carry 1500 kg over ranges of up to 2000 km.
Attracting interest from agencies outside China is how SF Express would integrate the AT200 into its intensive network of logistical support for the Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army, notably its new network of militarised islands in the disputed South China Sea.
Aerospace developed the P-750 from the legendary Fletcher Fu24 aerial topdressing machine. It is in widespread use around the world for tasks ranging from light freight to sky-diving.
The company says its extremely short capabilities put it in a class of its own.
It is certified in the US as well as NZ and is supported by major US firms including Pratt & Whitney, engine-makers.
In China where skydiving has taken off as a recreational activity, Aerospace's P-750 is used extensively because of its ability to carry up to 17 skydivers to jump height fast and effortlessly and to return quickly to pick up more thrill-seekers.
Last year the company was taken to court and fined $74,000 for breaking UN sanctions by shipping parts to North Korea.
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The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (US hull classification symbol CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the United States Navy (USN) or "Woolworth Carrier" by the Royal Navy, was a small and slow type of aircraft carrier used by the Royal Navy, the United States Navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II. They were typically half the length and a third the displacement of larger fleet carriers, slower, carried fewer planes, and more-lightly armed and armored. Escort carriers were most often built upon a commercial ship hull, so they were cheaper and could be built quickly. This was their principal advantage as they could be completed in greater numbers as a stop-gap when fleet carriers were scarce. However, the lack of protection made escort carriers particularly vulnerable, and several were sunk with great loss of life. The light carrier (US hull classification symbol CVL) was a similar concept to escort carriers in most respects, but were capable of higher speeds to allow operation alongside fleet carriers.
Escort carrier HMS Audacity
Escort carriers were too slow to keep up with the main forces consisting of fleet carriers, battleships, and cruisers. Instead, they were used to escort convoys, defending them from enemy threats such as submarines and planes. In the invasions of mainland Europe and Pacific islands, escort carriers provided air support to ground forces during amphibious operations. Escort carriers also served as backup aircraft transports for fleet carriers and ferried aircraft of all military services to points of delivery.
In the Battle of the Atlantic, escort carriers were used to protect convoys against U-boats. Initially escort carriers accompanied the merchant ships and helped to fend off attacks from aircraft and submarines. As numbers increased later in the war, escort carriers also formed part of hunter-killer groups that sought out submarines instead of being attached to a particular convoy.
In the Pacific theater, CVEs provided air support of ground troops in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. They lacked the speed and weapons to counter enemy fleets, relying on the protection of a Fast Carrier Task Force. However, at the Battle off Samar, one U.S. task force of escort carriers managed to successfully defend itself against a much larger Japanese force of battleships and cruisers. The Japanese met a furious defense of carrier aircraft, screening destroyers, and destroyer escorts, proving that CVEs could appear to have the same striking power as full CVs.
Of the 151 aircraft carriers built in the U.S. during World War II, 122 were escort carriers. Though no examples survive to this day, the Casablanca class was the most numerous class of aircraft carrier, with 50 launched. Second was the Bogue class, with 45 launched.
1 Development
2 Royal Navy
3 U.S. Navy service
3.1 Battle off Samar
4 The ships
5 Relative carrier sizes in World War II
6 Post-World War II
DevelopmentEdit
In the early 1920s, the Washington Naval Treaty imposed limits on the maximum size and total tonnage of aircraft carriers for the five main naval powers. Later treaties largely kept these provisions. As a result, construction between the World Wars had been insufficient to meet operational needs for aircraft carriers as World War II expanded from Europe. Too few fleet carriers were available to simultaneously transport aircraft to distant bases, support amphibious invasions, offer carrier landing training for replacement pilots, conduct anti-submarine patrols, and provide defensive air cover for deployed battleships and cruisers. The foregoing mission requirements limited use of fleet carriers′ unique offensive strike capability demonstrated at the Battle of Taranto and the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Conversion of existing ships (and hulls under construction for other purposes) provided additional aircraft carriers until new construction became available.
Conversions of cruisers and passenger liners with speed similar to fleet carriers were identified by the U.S. as "light aircraft carriers" (hull classification symbol CVL) able to operate at battle fleet speeds. Slower conversions were classified as "escort carriers" and were considered naval auxiliaries suitable for pilot training and transport of aircraft to distant bases.
The Royal Navy had recognized a need for carriers to defend its trade routes in the 1930s.[1] While designs had been prepared for "trade protection carriers" and five suitable liners identified for conversion, nothing further was done mostly because there were insufficient aircraft for even the fleet carriers under construction at the time. However, by 1940 the need had become urgent and HMS Audacity was converted from the captured German merchant ship MV Hannover and commissioned in July 1941.[2] For defense from German aircraft, convoys were supplied first with fighter catapult ships and CAM ships that could carry a single (disposable) fighter. In the interim, before escort carriers could be supplied, they also brought in merchant aircraft carriers that could operate four aircraft.
In 1940, Admiral William Halsey recommended construction of naval auxiliaries for pilot training.[3] In early 1941 the British asked the US to build on their behalf six carriers of an improved Audacity design but the US had already begun their own escort carrier.[4] On 1 February 1941, the United States Chief of Naval Operations gave priority to construction of naval auxiliaries for aircraft transport.[5] U.S. ships built to meet these needs were initially referred to as auxiliary aircraft escort vessels (AVG) in February 1942 and then auxiliary aircraft carrier (ACV) on 5 August 1942.[6] The first U.S. example of the type was USS Long Island. Operation Torch and North Atlantic anti-submarine warfare proved these ships capable aircraft carriers for ship formations moving at the speed of trade or amphibious invasion convoys. U.S. classification revision to escort aircraft carrier (CVE) on 15 July 1943 reflected upgraded status from auxiliary to combatant.[7] They were informally known as "Jeep carriers" or "baby flattops". It was quickly found that the escort carriers had better performance than light carriers, which tended to pitch badly in moderate to high seas. The Commencement Bay class was designed to incorporate the best features of American CVLs on a more stable hull with a less expensive propulsion system.[8]
Among their crews, CVE was sarcastically said to stand for "Combustible, Vulnerable, and Expendable". Magazine protection was minimal in comparison to fleet aircraft carriers.[9] HMS Avenger was sunk within minutes by a single torpedo, and HMS Dasher exploded from undetermined causes with very heavy loss of life. Three escort carriers—USS St. Lo, Ommaney Bay and Bismarck Sea—were destroyed by kamikazes, the largest ships to meet such a fate.
Allied escort carriers were typically around 500 ft (150 m) long, not much more than half the length of the almost 900 ft (270 m) fleet carriers of the same era, but were less than 1⁄3 of the weight. A typical escort carrier displaced about 8,000 long tons (8,100 t), as compared to almost 30,000 long tons (30,000 t) for a full-size fleet carrier. The aircraft hangar typically ran only 1⁄3 of the way under the flight deck and housed a combination of 24–30 fighters and bombers organized into one single "composite squadron". By comparison, a late Essex-class fleet carrier could carry a total of 103 aircraft organized into separate fighter, bomber and torpedo-bomber squadrons.
The island (superstructure) on these ships was small and cramped, and located well forward of the funnels (unlike on a normal-sized carrier, where the funnels were integrated into the island). Although the first escort carriers had only one aircraft elevator, having two elevators (one fore and one aft), along with the single aircraft catapult, quickly became standard. The carriers employed the same system of arresting cables and tail hooks as on the big carriers, and procedures for launch and recovery were the same as well.
The crew size was less than 1⁄3 of that of a large carrier, but this was still a bigger complement than most naval vessels. It was large enough to justify the existence of facilities such as a permanent canteen or snack bar, called a gedunk bar, in addition to the mess. The bar was open for longer hours than the mess and sold several flavors of ice cream, along with cigarettes and other consumables. There were also several vending machines available on board.
In all, 130 Allied escort carriers were launched or converted during the war. Of these, six were British conversions of merchant ships: HMS Audacity, Nairana, Campania, Activity, Pretoria Castle and Vindex. The remaining escort carriers were U.S.-built. Like the British, the first U.S. escort carriers were converted merchant vessels (or in the Sangamon class, converted military oilers). The Bogue-class carriers were based on the hull of the Type C3 cargo ship. The last 69 escort carriers of the Casablanca and Commencement Bay classes were purpose-designed and purpose-built carriers drawing on the experience gained with the previous classes.
Royal NavyEdit
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Originally developed at the behest of the United Kingdom to operate as part of a North Atlantic convoy escort, rather than as part of a naval strike force, many of the escort carriers produced were assigned to the Royal Navy for the duration of the war under the Lend-Lease act. They supplemented and then replaced the converted merchant aircraft carriers that were put into service by the British and Dutch as an emergency measure until the escort carriers became available. As convoy escorts, they were used by the Royal Navy to provide air scouting, to ward off enemy long-range scouting aircraft and, increasingly, to spot and hunt submarines. Often additional escort carriers also joined convoys, not as fighting ships, but as transporters, ferrying aircraft from the U.S. to Britain. In this case, the aircraft cargo could be doubled by storing aircraft on the flight deck as well as in the hangar.
The ships sent to the Royal Navy were slightly modified, partly to suit the traditions of that service. Among other things the ice cream making machines were removed, since they were considered unnecessary luxuries on ships, which served grog and other alcoholic beverages. The heavy duty washing machines of the laundry room were also removed since "all a British sailor needs to keep clean is a bucket and a bar of soap" (quoted from Warrilow).
Other modifications were due to the need for a completely enclosed hangar when operating in the North Atlantic and in support of the Arctic convoys.
U.S. Navy serviceEdit
Meanwhile, the U.S. discovered their own use for the escort carriers. In the North Atlantic, they supplemented the escorting destroyers by providing air support for anti-submarine warfare. One of these escort carriers, USS Guadalcanal, was instrumental in the capture of U-505 off North Africa in 1944.
In the Pacific theater, escort carriers lacked the speed to sail with fast carrier attack groups, so were often tasked to escort the landing ships and troop carriers during the island-hopping campaign. In this role they provided air cover for the troopships and flew the first wave of attacks on beach fortifications in amphibious landing operations. On occasion, they even escorted the large carriers, serving as emergency airstrips and providing fighter cover for their larger sisters while these were busy readying or refueling their own planes. They also transported aircraft and spare parts from the U.S. to remote island airstrips.
The attack on Pearl Harbor brought up an urgent need for aircraft carriers, so some T3 tankers were converted to escort carriers, USS Suwannee is example of how a T3 tanker hull AO-33 was rebuilt to be an escort carrier. The T3 tanker size and speed made the T3 a useful escort carrier. There were two classes of T3 hull carriers: Sangamon class and Commencement Bay class.[10][11][12]
Battle off SamarEdit
USS Gambier Bay, burning from earlier gunfire damage, is bracketed by a salvo from a Japanese heavy cruiser (faintly visible in the background, center-right) shortly before sinking during the Battle off Samar.
A major battle for these escort carriers was the Battle off Samar in the Philippines on 25 October 1944. The Japanese lured Admiral William Halsey, Jr. into chasing a decoy fleet with his 3rd Fleet. This left aircraft from 16 small and slow escort carriers in three task groups armed primarily to bomb ground forces; along with their protective screen of destroyers and slower destroyer escorts, with "Taffy 3" bearing the brunt of the fight. They faced a Japanese force of four battleships, including the formidable[13] Yamato, eight cruisers, and 11 destroyers. The American ships held off the Japanese.
The slow carriers could not outrun 30 kn (35 mph; 56 km/h) cruisers. They launched their aircraft and maneuvered to avoid shellfire for over an hour. They took dozens of hits, mostly from armor-piercing rounds that passed right through their thin, unarmored hulls without exploding. USS Gambier Bay, sunk in this action, was the only U.S. carrier lost to enemy surface gunfire in the war, and the Japanese concentration of fire on this one carrier assisted the escape of the others. The carriers′ only substantial armament—aside from their aircraft—was a single 5 in (127 mm) dual-purpose gun mounted on the stern, but the pursuing Japanese cruisers closed to within range of these guns. One of the guns caused critical damage to the burning Japanese heavy cruiser Chōkai and a subsequent bomb dropped from one of the task force's aircraft hit the heavy cruiser's forward machinery room, leaving her dead in the water. Several kamikaze aircraft were shot down by carrier gunners, with only USS St Lo lost to air attack. The Americans lost a similar number of ships and men to the Battle of Coral Sea and Battle of Midway combined.
Model of the Casablanca-class Gambier Bay at USS Midway museum
The shipsEdit
Main article: list of escort carriers by country
Many escort carriers were Lend-Leased to the United Kingdom, this list specifies the breakdown in service to each navy.
Long Island class: Two ships, one in USN service (USS Long Island) and one in British service (HMS Archer).
Avenger class: Four ships, one mainly in USN service (as USS Charger) and three in British service.
Sangamon class: Four ships, all in USN service.
Bogue class: 45 ships, 11 in USN service, 34 in British service as Attacker class (first group) and Ruler class (second group).
Casablanca class: 50 ships, all in USN service.
Commencement Bay class: 19 ships, all in USN service, including two that were accepted but not commissioned and laid up for many years after the war. Four more units were canceled and scrapped on the building slips. The Commencement Bay-class ships were seen as the finest escort carriers ever built,[14] and several units continued in service after the war as training carriers, aircraft ferries and other auxiliary uses.
In addition, six escort carriers were produced by the British during the war (all converted from other vessels).
The table below lists escort carriers and similar ships performing the same missions. The first four were built as early fleet aircraft carriers. Merchant aircraft carriers (MAC) carried trade cargo in addition to operating aircraft. Aircraft transports carried larger numbers of planes by eliminating accommodation for operating personnel and storage of fuel and ammunition.
HMS Argus 1918 UK 14,000 tons (net) 20 knots 18 converted liner
USS Langley 1922 United States 11,500 tons 15 knots 30 converted collier
Hōshō 1923 Japan 7,500 tons (standard) 25 knots 12 early fleet carrier
HMS Hermes 1924 UK 10,850 tons (standard) 25 knots 12 early fleet carrier
HMS Audacity 1941 UK 11,000 tons 15 knots 6 merchant conversion[15]
USS Long Island, HMS Archer 1941 United States and UK 9,000 tons 17 knots 15–21 merchant conversions
HMS Avenger, Biter, Dasher, USS Charger 1941 United States and UK 8,200 tons 17 knots 15–21 merchant conversions
Taiyō, Unyō, Chūyō 1941 Japan 17,830 tons (standard) 21 knots 27 converted liners
HMS Activity 1942 UK 11,800 tons (standard) 18 knots 10–15 merchant conversion
Bogue class 1942 United States and UK 9,800 tons 18 knots 15–21 45 conversions of C-3 merchant hulls
USS Sangamon, Suwanee, Chenango, Santee 1942 United States 11,400 tons (standard) 18 knots 31 converted oilers
Akitsu Maru, Nigitsu Maru 1942 Japan (Army) 11,800 tons (standard) 20 knots 8 liners converted to Hei-type landing craft carriers
Campania 1943 UK 12,400 tons (standard) 18 knots 18 merchant conversion
Vindex 1943 UK 13,400 tons (standard) 16 knots 15–20 merchant conversion
Nairana 1943 UK 14,000 tons (standard) 16 knots 15–20 merchant conversion
Rapana class (Acavus, Adula, Alexia, Amastra, Ancylus, Gadila, Macoma, Miralda, Rapana) 1943 UK 12,000 tons 12 knots 3 tankers converted to merchant aircraft carriers
Casablanca class 1943 United States 7,800 tons 19 knots 28 50 built as escort aircraft carriers
Kaiyō 1943 Japan 13,600 tons (standard) 23 knots 24 converted liner
HMS Pretoria Castle 1943 UK 17,400
tons (standard)
18 knots 21 merchant conversion
Empire MacAlpine, Empire MacAndrew, Empire MacRae, Empire MacKendrick, Empire MacCallum, Empire MacDermott 1943 UK 8,000 tons (gross) 12 knots 4 grain carrying merchant aircraft carriers
Empire MacCabe, Empire MacKay, Empire MacMahon, Empire MacColl 1943 UK 9,000 tons (gross) 11 knots 3 tanker merchant aircraft carriers
Commencement Bay class 1944 United States 10,900 tons 19 knots 34 19 built as escort aircraft carriers
Shin'yō 1944 Japan 17,500 tons 22 knots 33 converted liner
Yamashio Maru class 1945 Japan (Army) 16,119 tons (standard) 15 knots 8 converted tanker
Kumano Maru 1945 Japan (Army) 8,258 tons (standard) 19 knots 8–37 Type M cargo ship converted to Hei-type landing craft carrier
Relative carrier sizes in World War IIEdit
See also: List of aircraft carriers of the Second World War
Bogue-class escort carrier
Independence-class light carrier[16]
Essex-class fleet carrier[17]
Illustrious-class fleet carrier
495 ft (151 m) 625 ft (190 m) 875 ft (266 m) 740 ft (205 m)
69 ft (21 m) 72 ft (22 m) 92 ft (28 m) 95 ft (29 m)
Displacement:
9,800 t 11,000 t 27,100 t 23,000 t
1x 127 mm, light AA light AA 12x 127 mm, light AA 16x 114 mm
None 50–125 mm 150–200 mm 75 mm deck
17 knots (32 km/h) 31 knots (58 km/h) 33 knots (61 km/h) 30 knots
850 1,569 3,448 817 + 390
Post-World War IIEdit
The years following World War II brought many revolutionary new technologies to the navy, most notably the helicopter and the jet fighter, and with this a complete rethinking of its strategies and ships′ tasks. Although several of the latest Commencement Bay-class CVE were deployed as floating airfields during the Korean War, the main reasons for the development of the escort carrier had disappeared or could be dealt with better by newer weapons. The emergence of the helicopter meant that helicopter-deck equipped frigates could now take over the CVE's role in a convoy while also performing their own traditional role as submarine hunters. Ship-mounted guided missile launchers took over much of the aircraft protection role, and in-flight refueling abolished the need for floating stopover points for transport or patrol aircraft. As a result, after the Commencement Bay class, no new escort carriers were designed, and with every downsizing of the navy, the CVEs were the first to be mothballed.
Several escort carriers were pressed back into service during the first years of the Vietnam War because of their ability to carry large numbers of aircraft. Redesignated AKV (air transport auxiliary), they were manned by a civilian crew and used to ferry whole aircraft and spare parts from the U.S. to Army, Air Force and Marine bases in South Vietnam. However, CVEs were useful in this role only for a limited period. Once all major aircraft were equipped with refueling probes, it became much easier to fly the aircraft directly to its base instead of shipping it overseas.
The last chapter in the history of escort carriers consisted of two conversions: As an experiment, USS Thetis Bay was converted from an aircraft carrier into a pure helicopter carrier (CVHA-1) and used by the Marine Corps to carry assault helicopters for the first wave of amphibious warfare operations. Later, Thetis Bay became a full amphibious assault ship (LHP-6). Although in service only from 1955 (the year of her conversion) to 1964, the experience gained in her training exercises greatly influenced the design of today's amphibious assault ships.
In the second conversion, in 1961, USS Gilbert Islands had all her aircraft handling equipment removed and four tall radio antennas installed on her long, flat deck. In lieu of aircraft, the hangar deck now had no fewer than 24 military radio transmitter trucks bolted to its floor. Rechristened USS Annapolis, the ship was used as a communication relay ship and served dutifully through the Vietnam War as a floating radio station, relaying transmissions between the forces on the ground and the command centers back home. Like Thetis Bay, the experience gained before Annapolis was stricken in 1976 helped develop today's purpose-built amphibious command ships of the Blue Ridge class.
Unlike almost all other major classes of ships and patrol boats from World War II, most of which can be found in a museum or port, no escort carrier or American light carrier has survived: all were destroyed during the war or broken up in the following decades. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships records that the last former escort carrier remaining in naval service — USS Annapolis — was sold for scrapping 19 December 1979. The last American light carrier (the escort carrier's faster sister type) was USS Cabot, which was broken up in 2002 after a decade-long attempt to preserve the vessel.
The U.S. designed the Sea Control Ship[18] to serve a similar role; whilst none were actually built, the Spanish Principe de Asturias and the Thai Chakri Naruebet are based on the concept.
CAM ship
Merchant aircraft carrier
For complete lists see:
List of escort carriers by country
List of United States Navy escort aircraft carriers
List of sunken aircraft carriers
List of escort carriers of the Royal Navy
List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy
List of aircraft carriers of World War II
^ Hague 2000 p.83
^ Brown (2000) pp. 62–63
^ Friedman 1983 p.162
^ Brown (2000) p. 63
^ Friedman 1983 p. 165
^ Evans, Robert L. "Cinderella Carriers". United States Naval Institute Proceedings. August 1976. pp. 53–60.
^ Friedman 1983 pp. 159–160
^ World Aircraft Carriers List: US Escort Carriers, T3 Hulls
^ Outboard Profiles of Maritime Commission Vessels, The Tanker Designs and her Conversions, All Drawings by Karsten-Kunibert Krueger-Kopiske 2007
^ navsource.org, USS Mispillion (AO-105) (1945–1975)
^ NSA.gov COMINT Declassified Files (.pdf)
^ Friedman 1983, p. 199.
^ Brown 1995 p. 173
^ Brown 1977 p. 63
^ Sea Control Ship – GlobalSecurity.org
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Media related to Escort carriers at Wikimedia Commons
The Battle Off Samar – Taffy III at Leyte Gulf website by Robert Jon Cox
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Escort_carrier&oldid=999149735"


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Motorists urged to be extra cautious during fall months to avoid deer collisions
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FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources urges motorists to exercise caution while driving during the fall months because vehicle collisions with deer typically increase during this time of year.
"Because West Virginia has an abundant white-tailed deer population, there are more opportunities for collisions, especially during the peak breeding season in October and November when deer are more active," said Tyler Evans, DNR Wildlife Resources Section wildlife biologist. "On average, about 40 percent of deer-vehicle collisions in West Virginia take place between October and December."
The state's rugged terrain also contributes to collisions, as high-quality deer habitat often is in valleys where conditions allow for agricultural production and more natural food sources. Winding, hilly roads bordered by forests also reduce the distance drivers can see animals ahead, increasing the chances of collisions.
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Peter Thiel: Facebook is Undervalued
by Jacob Friedman — in United States
Peter Thiel, the notoriously contrarian Silicon Valley VC stalwart and President of Clarium Capital, surprised the audience at TechCrunch Disrupt by stating that "Facebook is undervalued."
Thiel claimed that Facebook was the most likely company to be undervalued by Silicon Valley VCs. "Back in 2008, we heard talk of another tech bubble, because people thought Facebook was overvalued at $500 million. Flash forward to today, and it's clearly worth a lot more than that."
Thiel also claimed that a long-term investment in Google would be a weaker investment than a similar investment in Facebook.
Thiel's remarks were largely motivated by his understanding of the tech sector. Where many analysts see companies like Microsoft and Oracle as tech sector monoliths, Thiel believes that the size of these companies hinders their innovation and actually prevents them from being classified as true tech companies. While he doesn't see Google as fitting into this category yet, he says the case for Google as a tech company is "complicated."
By contrast, Thiel says that Facebook is far more aggressive in terms of constantly changing and overhauling their product. In this way, Thiel says, Facebook tends to be more than the sum of its valued parts.
Thiel also took the opportunity to announce his "20 Under 20" fund for young technologists. The fund plans to offer $100,000 grants to 20 teenaged technologists each year to drop out of school to start tech firms. Thiel believes that young entrepreneurs should be better able to take risks to further their ideas, and so his fund hopes to fund their innovative ideas.
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CAPULET, PARIS, and PETER—a servant—enter.
But Montague is bound as well as I, In penalty alike. And 'tis not hard, I think, For men so old as we to keep the peace.
Montague has sworn the same oath I have, and is bound by the same penalty. I don't think it should be hard for men as old as us to remain peaceful.
Of honorable reckoning are you both. And pity 'tis you lived at odds so long. But now, my lord, what say you to my suit?
You both have honorable reputations. It's a pity you've been enemies for so long. But, now, my lord: how do you respond to my request?
But saying o'er what I have said before. My child is yet a stranger in the world. She hath not seen the change of fourteen years. Let two more summers wither in their pride Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.
By repeating what I've said before. My child is still extremely young. She's not even fourteen years old. Let's allow two more summers to pass before we consider her ready for marriage.
Girls who are younger than your daughter have become happy mothers.
And too soon marred are those so early made. Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she. She's the hopeful lady of my earth. But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart. My will to her consent is but a part. An she agreed within her scope of choice, Lies my consent and fair according voice. This night I hold an old accustomed feast, Whereto I have invited many a guest Such as I love. And you among the store, One more, most welcome, makes my number more. At my poor house look to behold this night Earth-treading stars that make dark heaven light. Such comfort as do lusty young men feel When well-appareled April on the heel Of limping winter treads. Even such delight Among fresh fennel buds shall you this night Inherit at my house. Hear all, all see, And like her most whose merit most shall be— Which on more view of many, mine, being one, May stand in number, though in reckoning none, Come, go with me. [To PETER, giving him a paper] Go, sirrah, trudge about Through fair Verona. Find those persons out Whose names are written there, and to them say My house and welcome on their pleasure stay.
Girls who marry that young grow up too quickly. All of my other children are dead and buried in the earth, so all hopes on this earth rest in her. But you may woo her, kind Paris. Win her love. My permission for you to marry her is only part of the bargain; she must also agree to marry you. Then my blessing on the marriage will confirm her choice. This very night I'm throwing a party that I've hosted for many years. I've invited many guests, many close friends. I'd like to invite you as a most welcome guest. At my humble home tonight, you'll see see young women like stars that walk the earth and light the sky from below. Like all lusty young men, you'll be delighted by the young women who are as fresh as spring flowers. Look at them all, and choose whichever woman you like best. Amidst all these girls, you may no longer think that my daughter's the most beautiful. Come with me.
[To PETER, handing him a paper] Go, sir, walk all around Verona. Find the people whose names are on this list and tell them they're invited to my house tonight.
Find them out whose names are written here? It is written, that the shoemaker should meddle with his yard and the tailor with his last, the fisher with his penciland the painter with his nets. But I am sent to find those persons whose names are here writ, and can never find what names the writing person hath here writ. I must to the learned in good time!
Find the people whose names are on this list? It's written that shoemakers and tailors should use each others' tools, and that fisherman should play with paints while painters should play with with fishing nets. But now I've been sent to find the people on this list, and I can't read. I'll have to ask somebody educated to help me.
Tut man, one fire burns out another's burning. One pain is lessened by another's anguish. Turn giddy, and be helped by backward turning. One desperate grief cures with another's languish. Take thou some new infection to thy eye, And the rank poison of the old will die.
Come on, Romeo. Starting a new fire will put out the old one. An old pain is lessened by the arrival of a new one. If you make yourself dizzy, you can cure yourself by spinning in the other direction. A new grief will cure an old one. Stare obsessively at some new girl, and your former lovesickness will disappear.
The plantain leaf is excellent for that.
For treating your injured shin.
Why, Romeo, have you gone crazy?
Not mad, but bound more than a madman is,Shut up in prison, kept without my food,Whipped and tormented and—Good e'en, good fellow.
No, though I'm bound more tightly than any mental patient is. I'm locked in a prison without food. I'm whipped, tortured.
[To PETER] Good evening, good fellow.
God 'i' good e'en. I pray, sir, can you read?
A blessed good evening to you. Excuse me, sir, do you know how to read?
Yes. I can read my fortune in my misery.
Perhaps you have learned it without book. But I pray, can you read anything you see?
Perhaps you've memorized it. But, I beg your answer, can you read anything you see?
Yes, if I know the letters and the language.
You speak honestly. Have a nice day.
Stay, fellow. I can read. [He reads the letter] "Seigneur Martino and his wife and daughters; County Anselme and his beauteous sisters; The lady widow of Vitruvio; Seigneur Placentio and his lovely nieces; Mercutio and his brother Valentine; Mine uncle Capulet, his wife and daughters; My fair niece Rosaline and Livia; Seigneur Valentio and his cousin Tybalt; Lucio and the lively Helena." A fair assembly. Whither should they come?
Stay, man. I can read. [He reads the letter] "Signor Martino and his wife and daughters; Count Anselme and his gorgeous sisters; Vitravio's widow; Signor Placentio and his lovely nieces; Mercutio and his brother Valentine; my uncle Capulet and his wife and daughters; my fair niece Rosaline and Livia; Signor Valentio and his cousin Tybalt; Lucio and the lively Helena." That's quite a lovely group of people. Where are they supposed to go?
To supper. To our house.
Indeed, I should have asked thee that before.
Indeed, I should have asked you that earlier.
Now I'll tell you without asking. My master is the great rich Capulet, and if you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray come and crush a cup of wine. Rest youmerry!
I'll tell you so that you don't have to ask. My master is the great, rich Capulet. And as long as you are not a Montague, I invite you to come and drink a cup of wine at our house. Have a nice day!
At this same ancient feast of Capulet's Sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves With all the admired beauties of Verona. Go thither, and with unattainted eye Compare her face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.
Rosaline whom you love so much is going to attend Capulet's traditional feast, along with all the beautiful woman of Verona. Go there and, without bias, compare her to some of the girls I'll point out to you. I'll show you that the woman you think is as beautiful as a swan is in fact as ugly as a crow.
When the devout religion of mine eye Maintains such falsehood, then turn tears to fires, And these, who, often drowned, could never die, Transparent heretics, be burnt for liars! One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun.
If my eyes ever show me such a lie about the woman they worship, then may my tears turn into flames. That way my eyes, which never drowned in all my tears, may be burned for being such clear liars! A woman more beautiful than my love? The sun has never seen anyone as beautiful since the world began.
Tut, you saw her fair, none else being by, Herself poised with herself in either eye. But in that crystal scales let there be weighed Your lady's love against some other maid That I will show you shining at the feast, And she shall scant show well that now shows best.
Oh come on. You decided she was beautiful when no one else was around and there was no one to compare her to except herself. But if instead you compare her to some other beautiful woman who I'll point out to you at this feast, you'll see that she's far from the best.
I'll go along, no such sight to be shown, But to rejoice in splendor of mine own.
I'll go along with you—not to look at other women, but to rejoice in my love's beauty.
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The LeRoy Neiman Art Center is holding a special treat that was designed by creative women whose artistic contributions will be on display to celebrate Women's History Month and beyond. "Women's Work" highlight the work of 10 New York artists: Amber Doe, Beatrice Lebreton, Chanel Kennebrew, Kathleen Granados, Monique Schubert, Myrah Brown Green, Nancy Elsamanoudi, Valerie Deas, Wilhelmina Grant and Xia Gordon.
Their backgrounds, experiences and media vary widely. They are emerging, mid-career and established. They are self-taught and academic, and their perspectives on the world around them are many. Through her art, however, each has a personal message to share, and "Women's Work" brings these imaginative stories and distinct personalities together to convey the breadth of their experiences and perspectives on life.
Many of the ideas that stimulate Grant's work are reflective of her interpretations of contemporary social issues, including violence against women and women's health. Doe's installations are inspired by the African-American quilt-making tradition of storytelling.
Elsamanoudi's biomorphic forms investigate the tension created in the merging of culture and nature. Kennebrew's bold photo collages explore the roots of American female beauty aesthetics. Lebreton employs intricate embroidery, painting and poetry to honor women's bodies. Granados uses personal items and fibrous materials to explore intimate spaces and the relationship between personal histories and collective memory. Deas uses textiles and collage to express ideals of feminine grace. Green's linoleum cut prints are founded in world symbols, spirituality and women's concerns. Schubert's mixed media paintings reflect the ambiguous dynamic of intimate relationships. Finally, Gordon illustrates innermost emotions that sometimes cannot be conveyed in words.
An artist talk will take place on Saturday, March 29 from 4-6 p.m. The exhibition runs from March 11-April 26. The Arts Horizons LeRoy Neiman Art Center is located at 2785 Frederick Douglass Blvd. in New York City. For more information, visit www.neimancenter.org.


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Blog: Abu Dhabi Qualifying
Date: 22nd November 2014 at 5:51pm
Nico refuses to go quietly
'Nico is not going quietly' mused Damon Hill afterwards. And he was spot on. It's been a recurring theme of F1 in 2014. Along with that whatever else has occurred, on the Saturdays Nico Rosberg has been the man. In the season's final Saturday in Abu Dhabi he was the man again, claiming another pole position.
And this was a scrum won against the head, as for much of the weekend it seemed Lewis had matters well in hand. The Yas Marina track is one on which he specialises, and it looked that way again. In Friday practice he was king, and while Nico sudden pulling out of a time three-and-a-bit tenths quicker than Lewis's in Saturday morning's FP3 put a timid kitten among the pigeons, come the qualifying session it seemed order had been restored. Lewis was quicker in Q1 and set a mark a whole half a second under Nico's best in Q2.
But Q3 is the thing, and therein Nico whizzed around first with a 1m 40.697, almost six tenths under anything he'd done before. And whether related or not Lewis suddenly got scruffy, locking a wheel on two on the way to cutting the beam some three tenths over Nico's time.
Then in the final runs Nico found more with a 1m 40.480, and once again Lewis's brakes seemed a little grabby at the same moment. While he improved his time the gap to Nico's raised bar remained similar. Second place was all he could muster.
It seems another recurring theme of the year too, that at the vital part of qualifying small, sometimes nearly imperceptible, errors can creep into Lewis's repertoire. Whether due to tightening up at the crucial moment or not. As Martin Brundle wondered when the guns fell silent today it would be fascinating to see his comparative telemetry of Q3 and, say, the quali simulation in FP3 where he usually excels, particularly on braking pressure. Nico meanwhile, as an admiring Mark Webber watching on noted, 'nailed it'. Again.
Niki Lauda, drilling to the core as usual, reckoned 'it was impressive how Nico got his two laps together…the second one was an unbelievable one perfect lap…and Lewis made some small mistakes, this is the reason.'
And the demeanours on show in the post-qualifying press conference appeared to betray the respective pressure situations of the two Merc pilots. Nico all smiles, excited chatter, even cracking jokes. Lewis meanwhile with an extreme economy on his prose and animation. Nico therefore reflected Damon Hill's words noted at the outset literally as well as metaphorically.
Yet for Lewis, in yet another recurring theme, he can draw succour from the names roll off the tongue – Austria, Britain, Hungary, Japan, America – of races this campaign wherein Lewis has endured a difficult qualifying, even on occasional outwardly close to down and out, but overnight regrouped and been magical come the race. You wouldn't bet a penny against similar happening again this time. Niki Lauda indeed promised that while Lewis will be 'upset' right now, tomorrow he – as will Nico – be 'reset'.
And of course Lewis doesn't have to beat Nico tomorrow, but therein lies a lot of Lewis's conundrum. As Brundle noted in previous weeks 'Lewis doesn't do second very well'. And his previous attempts to go against his instincts and drive within himself in a title showdown have been borderline-painful. Possibly reflecting this Lewis reiterated once again today that there will be no change to his usual approach.
And the probability surely remains with him. As previously argued, and whatever his difficulties today, only the unusual can deprive him of the title.
Nico too was minded afterwards that – for a few reasons – this is only the start of what still is a lengthy journey to the crown for him: 'A great day again today for sure' he said, 'I was really happy with the set-up, it all worked out well. But of course it's only one step, a very small step, because this weekend it's about the championship, not about pole position or anything.'
Lewis admitted meanwhile that he didn't make the best of things: 'I generally didn't have the best of laps…the car was fantastic.' And he agreed with his title rival on one point at least: 'Tomorrow is the special day.'
One thing that Nico has been hoping for is other cars getting between him and his title antagonist. From Friday practice that looked a long way off, there then being almost eight tenths per lap to the first one not in silver. But the rest got a bit closer to today, particularly in the hands of Valtteri Bottas. Indeed in his final run he lit the timing screens purple in the first two sectors, but it was not enough to split the haughty Mercs even before they set their own final times. It remained close however, and in the final shake out Bottas was within two tenths of Lewis.
Nico watching on was very mindful of the score: 'Valtteri said he got his perfect lap together' he said, 'it would have been great if somehow there would have been a Williams between us, but that could always happen tomorrow.'
Bottas however concentrated on his own position, and didn't reckon he could make Nico's wishes come true. 'As we've seen before Mercedes normally has more of an advantage on Sundays than on Saturdays' mused the Finn, 'it could be difficult, but for us the target is to finish as high as possible, and if something's going to happen and if we have the pace then there's no doubt we'll try to move forward…this race is no different to any other for me.'
Felipe Massa was next up, followed by the once-again mighty Daniel Ricciardo – who was almost unnoticed in setting a mark upwards of half a second under that of his team mate Sebastian Vettel, who nevertheless starts one place shy in sixth (there is though some possible trouble brewing for the Bulls due to front wing flexing…). Daniil Kvyat, who of course if to partner Ricciardo in Vettel's stead at Red Bull next year, signed off from Toro Rosso in style with P7, his best lap extremely close to Vettel's mark.
Jenson Button was next up in P8, no doubt with his future still in the balance taking no pleasure from once again getting one up on his young team mate, followed by the Ferraris, Kimi Raikkonen ahead after Fernando Alonso erred on both of his Q3 laps.
It's ironic that even now the persistent discourse of this campaign's intra-Merc title fight is that Lewis is the one with the raw pace and Nico is the cerebral one – perhaps showing the sport's weakness of framing all battles as akin to Senna vs. Prost.
But its suitability herein has been limited as for all that some seem determined to typecast Nico, and for all that the wins ratio of the two is touted, in 2014 the German has been the qualifying master, today winning his 11th pole position to Lewis's seven. A ratio almost as impressive as Lewis's advantage on victories. F1 in more than one way has stepped through the looking glass in 2014.
Looking ahead to when it really matters tomorrow Nico noted: 'I need to get the job done…I'm sure it's going to be a great battle between the two of us, and then of course I hope for more than that…some sort of help from Lewis or anything…'.
Kind of sums the thing up. Lewis as outlined is in the box-seat, wherein only the unusual will take the title away from him. But there was something very usual as far as this year is concerned about today's qualifying. Nico on top, and striking back just when we started to venture that he was dealt with. Doing everything that he can. And refusing to go quietly.
Author: Graham Keilloh
TWITTER: @TalkingaboutF1
Blog: talkingaboutf1.com


What: A groundbreaking ceremony will celebrate the much-anticipated start of construction to the New Yolo Courthouse for the Superior Court of California, County of Yolo, in Woodland.
Who: The ceremony will include remarks by California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Presiding Judge Steven M. Basha, Former Presiding Judge David Rosenberg, Assistant Presiding Judge Kathleen M. White, and Court Executive Officer, James B. Perry.
When: Friday, April 5, 2013, 12 p.m.
Why: The event commemorates the beginning of construction of the new Yolo County courthouse, which will include 14 courtrooms in 163,000 square feet. The court's new home features significant improvements in security, with separate hallways for the public, staff, and in-custody defendants, as well as better safety, access, and efficiency for visitors and staff. It also solves the court's current space shortfall, replaces obsolete buildings, and consolidates operations in a single building. The new five-story building will feature a curved façade at ground level, with a four-column portico entrance reminiscent of the old historic courthouse. Designed by the Fentress architectural firm, in association with Sacramento's Dreyfuss & Blackford Architects, the new courthouse will be the most significant civic building constructed in Woodland in nearly a century. Yolo's courthouse is the first new courthouse funded by Senate Bill 1407, through trial court user fees, to go into construction, which will be managed Hensel Phelps Construction.
Completion is scheduled for spring 2015, after which the county, which owns the current courthouse, will use the vacated court space for county agencies. For more information, visit the California Courts website at www.courts.ca.gov/facilities-yolo.htm.
Members of the media wishing to attend the ceremony should contact Rocio Vega at 530-406-6838, for directions, parking information, and other background information.


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Rep. John Lewis on 90th Anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birth
"This year, this January, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 90 years old, had he lived. If he were here today, he would marvel at the great distance we have come and the progress we have made to lay down the burden of our nation's dark past. The election of President Barack Obama would have been a high point for him, and the idea that such a wholesome, loving example of family unity represented the American family ideal for almost a decade would have meant a great deal to him. The building of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the front yard of America--the National Mall--would be another marker of success.
"In the last years of his life, Dr. King said the struggle had shifted from an extension of rights black Americans and others were long overdue to a struggle for true equality. Today's accomplishments, like the growing number of women and people of color who are now elected to Congress, are important down payments on the kind of equitable democracy Dr. King worked to help create for every American.
"But he would also remark on the great distance we still must travel before we finally lay down the burden of race and class in America. Violence has escalated, not abated, since he died. It is everywhere in our homes, our communities, our nation and our international relationships. Security and fear have eclipsed democratic mandates and overcome efforts to work toward peace.
"The wealth gap today is wider than it was in the 1960s. The dramatic effects of climate change threaten the survival of entire cultures, yet they are denied and left unaddressed. Our infrastructure is crumbling, wages have been stagnant for decades, our voting system is so filled with holes that it has been tampered with by outside forces, and the quests for money and individual ambition have replaced the social motivations that drove Dr. King. There is an urgent need to do more than simply review the messages of Dr. King and then tuck them away.
"King's life and his message must become our mandate. Each and every one of us must commit to do all we can to recapture what our democracy has lost and innovate new ways of creating equity, love, and peace. If you see something that is not right, say something. Do something. We are the change we have been seeking."


What is run between RunOnceEx and Run on XP based PE?
I have here a strange little bug that came right out of nowhere.
A user reported a problem with my NaughtyPE project. Namely that a message box pops up stating "Installation failed".
Can't remember having this problem 2 years ago, when the project was uploaded. But now i can reproduce it.
The Installation in question happens after the end of RunOnceEx commands, but before the Run commands are executed.
Does anyone know what keys are processed between those two?
PS: There are no further DllInstall commands to be found in the registry outside of the two named Run keys.


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Liska Lab
Lab Profile
Vaclav Liska
Papers & Results
Laboratory of Cancer Treatment and Tissue Regeneration
Václav Liška et al. at the Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Czech Republic
The Laboratory of Cancer Treatment and Tissue Regeneration, led by Assoc. prof. Václav Liška, M.D., Ph.D., is one of the laboratories of the Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Czech Republic.
The main research focus of the lab is regeneration of parenchymal organs in relation to extensive surgical procedures. Our goal is to develop and/or experimentally verify all possibilities to improve the surgical treatment of patients with cancers, especially liver malignancies. The core of our work is experimental surgery in large animal models, which is supplemented by closely interconnected research of imaging methods, organ structure and perfusion, and clinical aspects of cancer treatment as well as by development of in-house image analysis and mathematical modelling software. We also focus on tissue engineering strategies to evaluate the use of a porcine-derived scaffold (obtained via decellularization) as matrix to be functionalized in vitro with in-house developed bioreactors.
In our experimental surgery projects, we have established (in domestic pig) experimental models of steatohepatitis associated with chemotherapy, toxic alcoholic liver disease, and biliary cirrhosis.
We also develop software for advanced image analysis to predict regeneration capacity of the liver parenchyma and diagnose focal and diffuse liver diseases. Computational modelling features developed in collaboration with the Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, are being continuously implemented in the software.
We also focus on imaging of portal system microcirculation and we explore the possibilities to apply our findings in clinical practice.
We are exploring the possibility to use decellularized porcine tissue as scaffold for the in vitro functionalization with human cells in our own bioreactors for tissue engineering.
We closely cooperate with the Labs of Pharmacogenomics, Translational Cancer Genomics, Tumor Biology and Quantitative Histology and we try to transfer their research results to our clinical requirements and applications.
Long-term research aims
regeneration of liver parenchyma and liver surgery
liver and other tissue decellularization for regenerative medicine
portal micro- and macrocirculation
reconstruction of portal system
surgical and oncological treatment of malignancies
immune system behaviour during progression of tumour disease
The Summer School
Each summer, the team of the Laboratory of Cancer Treatment and Tissue Regeneration organise the international Summer School of Experimental Surgery for pre-graduate medical students.
The course lasts two weeks and aims not only to teach the students surgical techniques and procedures in extensive practical exercises, but also to introduce them to the possibilities, limits and boundaries of the field as well as to the related areas of biomedical research. The for the purposes Summer School, we also run moderately popular Facebook page and Youtube channel.
(selected members' names are hyperlinked to their respective ORCID profiles)
Prof. Václav Liška, M.D., Ph.D., Head of Laboratory
Prof. Vladislav Třeška, M.D., Ph.D., Head of Surgery Department
Main team members
Vladimíra Moulisová, M.Sc., Ph.D., biochemist
Jan Brůha, M.D., Ph.D., surgeon
Richard Pálek, M.D., Ph.D., surgeon
Jáchym Rosendorf, M.D., Ph.D., surgeon
Ondřej Vyčítal, M.D., Ph.D., surgeon
Petr Hošek, Ph.D., statistician, biomedical engineer
Miroslav Jiřík, M.Sc., Ph.D., software engineer
Lenka Červenková, MVDr., PhD student, phatologist
Maria Stefania Massaro , M.Sc., PhD student, biomedical engineer
Robert Polák, M.D., PhD student, surgeon
Sima Šarčević, M.D., PhD student, surgeon
Roshan Kumar Singh, M.Sc., PhD student
Zuzana Fišerová, assistant
Petra Havlíčková, B.Sc., assistant
Lenka Kuberková, assistant
Nela Štorková, Ph.D., M.Sc., assistant
Marek Brousil, medical student
Ondřej Brzoň, B.Sc., medical student
Táňa Drhovská, medical student
Lucie Kepková, medical student
Filip Kout, medical student
Pavel Krystl, medical student
Jan Ševčík, medical student
Lukáš Plzák, medical student
Tomaš Polenda, medical student
Daniel Vydra, medical student
Main collaborators from other faculty departments
Jiří Škorpil, M.D., Ph.D., University Hospital Pilsen
Jan Benes, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation
Lada Eberlová, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anatomy
Lukáš Bolek, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Biophysics
Jiří Dejmek, M.Sc., Ph.D., Department of Biophysics
Martina Grajciarová, MVDr., Department of Histology and Embryology
Anna Malečková, M.D., Department of Histology and Embryology
Zbynek Tonar, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., Department of Histology and Embryology
Jitka Černohousová, M.Sc., M.A., Department of International Relations
Kristýna Bajcurová, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Imaging Methods
Eva Korčáková, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Imaging Methods
Hynek Mírka, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Imaging Methods
Jaroslav Hrabak, M.Sc., Ph.D., Department of Microbiology
Ondřej Fiala, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Oncology
Milan Stengl, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Physiology
Radka Václavíková, M.Sc., Ph.D., Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics
Simona Šůsová, M.Sc., Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics
Tomas Sychra, M.D., Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics
Filip Ambrozkiewicz, M.D., Ph.D., Laboratory of Translational Cancer Genomics
Andriy Trailin, M.D., D.Sc., Ph.D., Laboratory of Translational Cancer Genomics
We have also created the book Experimental Surgery, which serves as a textbook for the Summer School, but we believe that it can be useful for many medical students and Ph.D. students interested in surgery and biomedical research in general.
In 2018, the book was awarded the Maydl Prize of the Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně.
Liska V. (ed.) et al. Experimental Surgery. Pilsen: Nava, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7211-490-0.
Laboratory of Cancer Treatment and Tissue Regeneration | Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University
Address: alej Svobody 1655/76, 323 00 Pilsen, Czech Republic | Phone: +420 377 593 825 | E-mail: vena.liska@skaut.cz; nela.storkova@lfp.cuni.cz, Lenka.Kuberkova@lfp.cuni.cz, Petra.Havlickova@lfp.cuni.cz


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A weekly founded in 1995 was unique for a long time because of being oriented for the English-language audience. From recent time it is also published in Ukrainian and Russian languages. You can find it in our cafés in Kyiv and Kharkiv.


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Bounty suspensions upheld from NFL; "not all" the same though
By Gene Higginbotham
Sept 5, 2012; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray/THE STAR-LEDGER via US PRESSWIRE
The NFL has upheld and re-issued the suspensions for current and former New Orleans Saints players Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, Scott Fujita, and Anthony Hargrove. But some of the stipulations of the suspensions may have changed according to one report.
NFL analyst Mike Florio has said that when asked the question if the same penalties originally given were standing fast, the NFL said "It's not that simple" and "not all."
The penalties first handed out were: Vilma(suspended entire season), Smith(suspended four games), Fujita(suspended three games), and Hargrove(suspended eight games).
Florio also felt like the suspensions could be for "credit" for games that have already played out. Not long after that prediction, he reported that a source said Vilma's suspension has been changed from a full season to just the remainder of this season.
He then further stated that Fujita's suspension was reduced to one game, Hargrove's to seven, and that Smith's would stand at four games. A blow especially to Hargrove considering it would mean close to the rest of the season(Week 13) before he'd be able to come back.
Of course the fight isn't over yet because the consensus is that the players will exercise their right to appeal the suspensions to see if NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell truly has jurisdiction over the matter and by right has the ability to issue the penalties.
It's also very likely the players will ask for an injunction to allow them to keep playing until the matter is final. While the players and the NFL want this issue to be resolved and put to bed, it doesn't seem like it will happen anytime soon.
* Update(4:19 p.m. Central)–According to the revised suspensions, Hargrove has been given credit for 5 games. He will only need to serve a 2 game suspension if he signs with a team.


If you have ever been convicted of marijuana possession in Canada, you will need a US Entry Waiver in order to travel to the US.
How does the US view marijuana possession?
Although Canada generally considers a small amount of marijuana (less than 30 grams) a summary offence, for the US government it is considered serious. Even though some US States have legalized recreational or medical marijuana, the federal government continues to view possession as a crime. Border officials refer to federal law, not the laws of the state you are entering.
There is also no exemption as a petty offence. Drug offences are not considered petty offences by the United States.
Conditional or absolute discharge: A discharge is a finding of guilt even though the record will eventually disappear. It is not necessary for you to have a criminal record. The US government will bar you if they can reasonably believe that you committed an illegal act. Another problem is that when your record disappears, it won't necessarily disappear from the records of the US. The US will not seal your record after the one- or three- year period.
Admitting to marijuana use: When you enter the United States you can be pulled over or pulled aside for a random search or questioning. If they turn up things like magazines, T-shirts or paraphernalia, they might ask you if you use marijuana. Even if you haven't been convicted of marijuana possession, you can be turned away.
Having marijuana or marijuana residue: Often border guards can turn up residue or joints that were forgotten by the owner or dropped by friends. If they do find marijuana you can be charged.
If you have any reason to believe that there might be residue in your car, you might want to use another method of transportation.
If you are asked about marijuana use, most lawyers who have spoken publicly on this issue are recommending that you simply keep your mouth shut. If you do this you will be turned back, but you can probably return without a waiver. If you do admit to it, you've basically admitted to a criminal offence in which case, you will need to get a waiver.
If you have a marijuana conviction or discharge on your record, you will need to get a US Entry Waiver. Any Canadian denied entry to the US will also need a waiver. A US Entry Waiver is granted up to five years and allows you to travel freely.
To learn more about the US Entry Waiver and find out if you need one, contact us today at 1-866-972-7366.
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Thomas Frohne is a Vice President with Robert Half Legal's consulting solutions practice. In this role, he partners with corporate clients and top law firms to identify solutions to help them streamline operations, mitigate risk, and significantly reduce costs associated with eDiscovery. With 15 years of experience in the legal field, Mr. Frohne has a primary focus on forensic collection and analysis, ESI processing, cost-effective managed document review solutions, and eDiscovery project management and consulting. Mr. Frohne also regularly consults with Am Law 200 law firms, Fortune 500 corporations, and privately held businesses regarding processes and procedures surrounding document and data management, class action litigation, government investigations, and cost-containment strategies within the compliance, regulatory, audit, and privacy sectors.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Frohne served as Director of Legal Projects for Robert Half Legal, overseeing the Minnesota and Missouri markets. Before joining Robert Half, he served as the Litigation Support Manager at an Am Law 100 firm in Minneapolis for 12 years. In this role, he worked directly with attorneys throughout the firm on matters that involved complex discovery issues and technology needs, assisted with early case assessment, managed all phases of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) for large matters, assisted with deposition and trial strategy, and consulted on a range of additional topics in order to create efficient, cost-effective project solutions for clients.


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President Barack Obama to attend Maryland vs. Oregon State on Sunday
By Kevin DoyleNov 15, 2013, 6:18 PM EST
Barack Obama has made it known that basketball is his sport of choice. There are countless pictures and videos of him playing the game, and every March he fills out his own NCAA Tournament bracket with ESPN's Andy Katz from the Oval Office.
With Oregon State in town playing Maryland in College Park on Sunday evening, Obama will see his brother-in-law — Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson — coach against the Terps, Daniel Martin of CSNBaltimore.com reported. Robinson is the older brother of First Lady Michelle Obama.
Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon commented prior to learning that Obama would officially be attending Sunday evening's game: "I think it would be great. It would be pretty cool for everybody, for our team and for their team…Hopefully it makes the teams play even harder than they were going to play. We'll see. We'll see what happens."
This isn't the first time that Obama will have made an appearance at a college basketball game as President. In 2012, Obama attended the First Four in Dayton, OH with British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Predictably, security will be at an all-time high at the Comcast Center. Maryland forward Evan Smotrycz said, "The loading dock will probably be shut down, high security. But it'll be cool. I'm sure people are excited." The university has instructed fans to "arrive as early as possible," and also included a list of items that are prohibited.
Maryland and Oregon State both enter the game with 1-1 records.
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Those of you who follow me on Instagram or Facebook, may have seen glimpses of my sister's off the grid Tiny Home in Maui, Hawaii. Zeena, her husband, and his father poured almost 2 years of nights and weekends into building the little dreamboat. Last year they introduced a baby into the mix and the results are just adorable. She recently started a blog to tell the story of the Build and how the 3 of them Live and Thrive in the small space.


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The UWA Aquatic Centre provides a full range of swim squads for athletes of all ages and levels. This ranges from introductory squads to national development squads. Squads are split between fitness and competitive pathways.
UWA Swim Squads (UNISWIM) run on a seasonal basis. The Summer season commences at the beginning of Term 4, includes the January School holidays and runs until the end of Term 1.
The Winter season commences at the beginning of Term 2, includes the July school holidays, and runs until the end of Term 3.
Squad clinics may run during April and October holidays. This is subject to demand.
Click the headings below to see which squad is the best fit.
The Junior White Squad is an introductory squad. Athletes will be trained to develop skills and abilities in all four competitive strokes with correct technique. They will also be taught the art of 'turns', use of the pacing clock, general rules and etiquette of squad training.
Athletes are requested to attend at least one session per week. Naturally, more than one session per week will be more beneficial in consolidating basic skills, leading to being promoted to the next level with the Development Pathway - Junior Green.
Training sessions for Junior White Squad members is for 45 minutes duration and is available every week day afternoon, Monday through to Friday, along with some mornings at both HBF Stadium and UWA, and Saturday morning at UWA.
Once promoted to Junior Green swimmers are requested to attend at least two to three sessions per week. Squad sessions are of one-hour duration.
While the main objective of this squad is still stroke development, an increasing emphasis is placed on improving endurance, introduction of split-strokes, drills, starts, turns and finishes.
Junior Green Squad training is available every week day afternoon, Monday through to Friday, along with some week day mornings at both HBF Stadium and UWA, and Saturday morning at UWA.
After achieving all the required competency levels in Junior Green, athletes can then be promoted to the Junior Blue Squad. Progression into this level is largely based on skill acquisition and training attendance.
The Junior Blue Squad focuses on correct technique and more advanced skill development while gradually increasing distance and endurance each session. With frequency in the water being critical for accelerated development, Junior Blue squad swimmers attend a minimum of three sessions per week. The greater level of commitment towards their swimming allows for the athletes physiological capacities to expand through swimming at higher intensities. We find this has a positive impact on other sporting activities the athlete engages in. More advanced skills are also refined, such as Medley turns and racing skills.
Junior Blue Squad Members are encouraged to compete at Club Nights and are always welcome to join the UWA West Coast Swimming Club if they wish to go further in the competitive pathway. Training sessions for Junior Blue Squad members is for one hour and 15 minutes in duration and is available every week day afternoon, Monday through to Friday, along with some week day mornings at both HBF Stadium and UWA, and Saturday morning at UWA.
The training objective for the Junior Gold Squad is to further enhance stroke technique and skill development, with race-specific training in preparation for competition.
Junior Gold swimmers improve their speed and endurance by attending at least four sessions a week. Each training session is for an hour and a half.
It is preferred that swimmers within the Junior Gold Squad become members of the UWA West Coast Swimming Club so they are able to develop through Club Nights and at various Club competitions throughout the year. Many committed Junior Gold athletes go on to become some of the best junior swimmers in Western Australia; becoming eligible to compete on behalf of the Club in individual and relay teams at Junior Championships.
Training sessions for the Junior Gold Squad are available every week day afternoon, Monday through to Friday, along with some week day mornings at both HBF Stadium and UWA, and Saturday morning at UWA.
Selection into the Emerging National Squad is at the discretion of Senior Coaches in accordance with a swimmers current level of ability, commitment, and capability of maintaining the level of training expected. A minimum attendance of five sessions per week and at least one strength and conditioning session is recommended per week.
Swimmers are expected to attend Club Nights and enter specific sanctioned swim meets at the discretion of their Coach. Not only will these swimmers be striving to perform well at State Championships, but girls 13 years and over and boys 14 years and over will also aim to qualify for National level competition.
Training sessions for the Emerging Nationals Squad are available every week day afternoon, Monday through to Friday, at both HBF Stadium and UWA, along with land sessions some mornings at HBF Stadium, and Saturday morning at UWA.
This Squad is for competitive swimmers who are seeking to achieve qualifying times to compete at National Championships. Athletes are required to attend 6 – 8 sessions per week.
Entry to this Squad level is at the discretion of Senior Coaches for highly competitive swimmers. By this stage, swimmers should have a clear understanding of what their goals are and will spend more time training for specific events.
A high level of commitment will be expected along with a mature and responsible attitude towards training. A minimum attendance of least six to seven pool sessions in addition to two strength and flexibility dry land sessions per week.
Training sessions for the Developing National Squad are held at HBF Stadium.
This Squad is for competitive swimmers who are seeking to make finals or medal at Open/Age National Championships. Athletes complete individualised training programs where a very high level of commitment is required. Athletes are required to attend 8 – 10 sessions per week.
The training program designed by our professional coaches aims to prepare athletes both physically and mentally toward peak performance.
Specified sessions are offered to competitive swimmers focusing on certain strokes and distances at an elite level of competition. Some may go on to be selected for a National Team.
Training sessions for the Performing National – Age squad are be held at HBF Stadium.
This squad offers swimmers 13 years or older an active lifestyle through swimming. Coaches will continue to refine and build skills together with achieving a high level of fitness.
This Squad is suitable to swimmers actively involved in other sports.
Training sessions for the Swim Fit Squad are available every week day afternoon, Monday through to Friday at UWA, along with Saturday morning at UWA.
This squad offers those swimmers 13 years or older, who wish to pursue a high level of training but not interested in competing within the sport of swimming. Coaches will continue to refine and build skills together with achieving a high level of fitness.
This Squad is suitable to those swimmers actively being involved in other sports.
Training sessions for the Performance Fitness Squad are available every week day afternoon, Monday through to Friday at UWA, along with mornings at UWA Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Get fit with friends in the exclusive UWA Student Swim Squad.
This squad is recommended for swimmers who swim with reasonable technique and are interested in improving their fitness. Training can include time trials, training tips, or just swimming for exercise.
Come along for a FREE swim session before you commit to the Semester. No need to book - just come on down and experience a great session.
Training sessions for the UWA Student Swimming Squad are available Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at UWA.
Squad payments are made on our website and are to be paid in full prior to the commencement of the term/season.
Please call the UWA Aquatic Centre on 6488 2277 to change or add sessions. If a session is being added, the additional fee will need to be paid at the time of booking.
Got a question for the Squads Coordinator or looking to transition between squads? Get in touch below.
UWA Swim Squads are based at both the UWA Aquatic Centre and HBF Stadium.
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If you have further queries, contact one of our UWA Aquatic Centre team members.


A magic explosion box is an explosion box with design pieces that seem to float over the opened box. If you look closely you can see the acetate strips holding up the white butterflies. They slide through slits in the corners of the center (green) square.
For design inspiration, take a look at the unbelievably gorgeous boxes on Elaine's site.
I referred to Elaine's tutorial to make this 16th birthday explosion box, but designed mine as a 3" cube, which allowed me to fit both box and lid on one piece of 12" x 12" card stock.
One source for instructions for the tealight cake is Splitcoast Stampers. Do a Google image search on "tealight cake" to see many, many variations.


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Q: How Can I Update a Single Instance of a Class Across Many View Controllers? Good morning,
I'm designing an application that be used to conduct surveys. A user will open the application, create a "New" survey, answer the associated questions, and then receive some output.
The survey is rather convoluted. Basically, the person is going to be answering the same series of questions about each of their family members. Once the questions are complete, the user will allow the application to take all of that information and perform a certain number of calculations and return a result.
I have a class, called "Survey," which contains properties for the user's basic information (Name, Email Address, etc). I also have a class called "indQuestions," which contains properties that need to have values set for each member of the family (Each one will have a height, weight, DOB, income, etc). Based on the size of the family, the Survey instance will have any number of instances of "indQuestions."
Now, I have to create a single instance of Survey when a new survey is created, but that instance of Survey has to contain X number of instances of indQuestions, and multiple Surveys need to be created based on whether the user wants to do a second survey, change answers to compare returned values, etc for whatever reason.
My application contains many UIViewControllers, since the survey is long and not everything can fit on one page, but the survey is cumulative, and it requires me to be able to access information on each UIViewController that was entered in previous UIViewControllers.
I considered creating a Singleton instance of my Survey class, but ultimately, there has to be multiple instances of Survey, since the customer may opt to do the survey multiple times. Also, the customer has to be able to add an unknown number of instances of "indQuestions" to accommodate the size of the family. Ive been wracking my brain trying to figure out how to find a way to both make a single instance of Survey (and its associated values) available across multiple views while also allowing for the dynamic creation of multiple family members.
I would appreciate any guidance that you can provide. I don't know how to progress with this.
Follow up:
Okay, so I assume I'd use the following instance to create a new survey?
+ (instancetype)startNewSurvey {
  static Survey *_instance;
  static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
  dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
    _instance = [[Survey alloc] init];
  });
  return _instance;
}
@end

Would I then use the activateSurvey method to pass the startNewSurvey instance into activeSurvey? I'm trying to follow the logic.

A: It sounds like you could really benefit from using an sqlite database for your Surveys, but if it's too much work or falls too far out of the design of your application, you could use this kind of strategy:
@interface Survey : NSObject
+ (instancetype)startNewSurvey;
+ (instancetype)activeSurvey;
+ (NSArray *)allSurveys;
+ (void)removeSurvey:(Survey *)survey;
+ (void)activateSurvey:(Survey *)survey;

@property (strong) NSMutableArray *indQuestionsObjects;
@end

It allows you to effectively have a singleton, but track multiple instances at the same time. Rough implementation follows:
@implementation Survey
static Survey *__activeSurvey = nil;
static NSMutableArray *__allSurveys = nil;
+ (instancetype)startNewSurvey {
  if (!__allSurveys) {
    __allSurveys = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
  }
  Survey *survey = [[Survey alloc] init];
  [__allSurveys addObject:survey];
  return survey;
}
+ (instancetype)activeSurvey {
  if (!__activeSurvey) {
    __activeSurvey = [self startNewSurvey];
  }
  return __activeSurvey;
}
+ (NSArray *)allSurveys {
  return __allSurveys;
}
+ (void)removeSurvey:(Survey *)survey {
  if (survey) {
    [__allSurveys removeObject:survey];
  }
}
+ (void)activateSurvey:(Survey *)survey {
  __activeSurvey = survey;
}

- (instancetype)init {
  if (self = [super init]) {
    _indQuestionsObjects = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
  }
  return self;
}
@end

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Real Madrid v Toronto Match Thoughts
by David on August 8, 2009
Last night I went to the Real Madrid v Toronto game at BMO Field in Toronto. The tickets were my Fathers Day gift to my dad. When I was a kid, my dad had taken me all over England to watch Coventry City and because of him I got to stand in the Kop, watch a Cup Final at Wembley and see the best players in the world play in the 60's and 70's.
We were both excited to add the names of Ronaldo and Kaka to the list of great players that we had seen live. This was also my first trip to BMO Field and I had heard a lot about the stadium and the fans, and was looking forward to the experience.
BMO Field and Real Madrid lived up to my expectations. BMO Field is the first soccer stadium that I have gone too that captures the experience and atmosphere of a European game. It seemed that half the Toronto fans were wearing red scarves that were held aloft throughout the game, and the singing of songs created a great atmosphere.
As for Real Madrid they were so impressive. This was the first time that I had seen Ronaldo and Kaka live, and the first thing that struck me about them was how big and strong they are. Ronaldo's goal came after he out jumped a Toronto defender by at least a foot, then quickly ran to get the return pass from Benzema before calmly slotting the ball in the back of the goal. Late in the first half Real Madrid had a free-kick just outside the Toronto penalty box and you could feel the atmosphere change in the stadium as everyone thought Ronaldo was going to take the free kick.
What I found really funny was the booing that Ronaldo got whenever he touched the ball in the first half. However, when he scored the whole stadium erupted in cheers. I guess that sums up a lot of fans love/hate relationship with Ronaldo.
This was Kaka's first game for Madrid, and while he is behind the others in terms of match fitness, he always seemed to make the correct pass. He is so intelligent and his control in tight spaces in really amazing.
Madrid had an interesting formation with Raul, Benzema and Ronaldo up front with Kaka playing just behind them. That is a powerful attacking quartet but against better opposition it might leave Madrid a little vulnerable at the back. It will be interesting to see which of those superstars is on the bench when Madrid travels in the Champions League.
Overall it was a great night and I am already looking forward to returning to BMO Field with my new TFC scarf for an MLS game.


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