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De Boer isn't counting his chickens yet
Everyone around him may be talking about the championship. But not Frank de Boer. That was more or less the tone of his words during the press conference leading up to the home game against ADO.
Two days before a potential championship, Ajax's coach is sticking to his philosophy, meaning he is looking at each game as it comes and is only concerned with his own team. Not with Feyenoord, on whom Ajax is dependent to win. If ADO is defeated and Feyenoord doesn't take full points, then the fourth straight title is in the bag. "We can only influence our own result", says De Boer. "I do think that Feyenoord will do everything they can to rain on our parade. Even with an eye on second place."
According to the coach, Feyenoord, who in theory is still in the running for the title, is on a strong streak right now. "A solid team. When they're in good shape, they're hard to beat. Will they make it tough for us? I don't think they'll lose many points. The only ones who can make things tough for us are ourselves." With three matches to go and a six point lead, Ajax's prospects are good, but De Boer refuses to count his chickens before they're hatched. When asked if he will inform his players of the PSV-Feyenoord score during halftime, he says: "I'm not concerned with that. We just need to try to win and entertain the crowd. If others are already celebrating, that's their business."
On Sunday awaits ADO Den Haag, a team which has been unbeaten since Henk Fräser stepped in for Maurice Stein. The Den Haag team has remained undefeated for no fewer than nine matches in a row, and maintaining this seems to be in the cards. "Very good", says De Boer. In his opinion, ADO's success could have something to do with their modified game concept. "They're now playing with the point out in front, with two controlling midfielders. Before, they were playing with the point towards the back."
When asked about his raised voice during Friday's practice, De Boer answers simply that it wasn't anything more than business as usual. "Sometimes that just happens more. Players need to be woken up sometimes." These moments come from his desire for his players to always be sharp. Only then can they improve compared to previous seasons. Have they been successful? He says yes. "We've become more solid. Our goal was to play better as a team. That's going to be the guarantee for success." He's not bothered that Ajax hasn't had to make up a lot of lost ground this season. "We need to bring the same thing to each match, whether or not we're at the top or bottom of the rankings."
Looking ahead to Sunday's match (16:30), it's unsure whether Niklas Moisander and Thulani Serero will be able to play. That will be evaluated tomorrow, says the coach. He will also need to do without the suspended Daley Blind and Ricardo van Rhijn. Ruben Ligeon may take Van Rhijn's place tomorrow. Although he hasn't had much playing time in the first team, he stood his ground well when we came in against Feyenoord at home. He's also played a lot with the Ajax Reserves. "Ruben has played enough", says De Boer. "He's done well in the important matches. I have faith in him and he knows that. In his debut match against NAC, he passed with flying colours. If he hadn't been injured this season, he may have played more than he has."
To close, De Boer had praise for Bojan. The loaned out player from Barcelona seems to have finally found his rhythm. "It took a long time. But he's doing well and is approaching his level. I'm happy with that, especially in this very important part of the season."


DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (September, 6th) sold 8,837 store lambs.
Cheviot lambs averaged £43.72 (-£1.13 on the year) and sold to £130 gross for a pen of ram lambs from Burnbank, Isle of Canna.
"A good demand for the strongest lambs selling similar or slightly ahead of last year. All other classes proved more difficult to sell resulting in lesser averages by comparison."
Inverness & South: Chev wedder lambs - Lynemore Farm, Grantown on Spey, £53.
Chev ewe lambs – Free Farm, Tomatin, £61.
Black Isle & Mid Ross: Chev wedder lambs – Balloan, Conon Bridge, £54, Culgowrie, Urray & Broomhill, Fortrose, £51. Chev ewe lambs – Broomhill, £59.50, Balloan, £47, Culgowrie, £45.
Easter Ross: Chev wedder lambs – Boganbuie, Delny, £55.50, Milton Croft, Edderton, £54, Upper Bogrow, Edderton, £52. Chev ewe lambs – Boganbuie, £56, Milton Croft, £41.50.
North West Ross: Chev wedder lambs – Torgrianach, Ullapool, £60, 12 Bualnaluib, Aultbea, £59.50, Tournaig Estate, Poolewe, £55. Chev ewe lambs – Tournaig Estate, £55, 12 Bualnaluib, £44, 9 Midtown, Poolewe, £41.
Wester Ross: Chev wedder lambs – 11 Stirkhill, Inverasdale, £72, 1 Wester Alligan, Torridon, £68, 11 Diabeg, Torridon, £62.50. Chev ewe lambs – 14 Cove, Inverasdale, £55, 1 Wester Alligan, Torridon, £49, Jacob House, Lochcarron, £45.
Mid Sutherland: Chev wedder lambs – Ardchronie, Ardgay, £60.50, Syall, Ardgay, £58, Ardgayhill, Ardgay, £54.50. Chev ewe lambs – Ardgayhill, £67, Syall, £58, Hillview, Dounie, £52.
East Sutherland: Chev wedder lambs – Balnacuile, Spinningdale, £60.50, Kinnabad, Bonar Bridge, £60, Proncy Farm, Dornoch, £59. Chev ewe lambs – Balnacuile, £86, Proncy Farm, £60.
Caithness: Chev wedder lambs – Westfield Farm, Thurso, £55.
Skye & Outer Isles: Chev wedder lambs – Burnbank, Isle of Canna, £79, Isle of Canna, Canna, £61.50, Isle of Pabbay, Pabbay, £61. Chev ewe lambs – Burnbank, £69, Aisling, Annishader, £55.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April 17th) sold 595 store cattle and 81 breeding heifers. Store bullocks (287) averaged 225.3p and sold to 270.7p per kg for a pen of 410kg Charolais crosses from Kindeace, Alness, and £1,405 gross for a pair of 662kg Charolais crosses from Broynach, Thurso.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 16th) sold 6 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (1) averaged 216.0p (+6.7p) and sold to 216.0p per kg and £1,360.80 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 10th) sold 743 Aberdeen Angus, native bred and continental store cattle in a special show and sale and 15 OTM cattle. Aberdeen Angus bullocks (314) averaged 236.6p and sold to 285.7p per kilo for a pen of 357kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Clatequoy, Thurso and £1,300 gross for a 625kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Ardjachie, Tain Aberdeen Angus heifers (221) averaged 211.6p and sold to 251.9p per kilo for a pen of 516kg Aberdeen Angus crosses form Ardjachie and £1,300 gross for a pen of 547kg Aberdeen Angus crosses also from Ardjachie, Tain.
DINGWALL, Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd, (April 10th) sold 15 Young Farmers over-wintered cattle at their annual show and sale, kindly sponsored by Messrs Craiglands Quarry, Fortrose, Conan Vets, Conon Bridge and ABP, Perth. Bullocks (11) averaged 243.9p and sold to 285.0p per kilo for the 3rd prize unhaltered bullock, a 400kg British Blue cross from Scott Dingwall, Culbokie East, Culbokie, and £1,280 gross twice for the haltered reserve champion and 2nd haltered bullock, a 495kg British Blue cross from Duncan Munro, Invercharron Mains, Ardgay and also for the 1st prize unhaltered bullock, a 520kg Limousin cross from Scott MacRae, Shawpark, North Kessock.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 9th) sold 10 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (3) averaged 209.3p (-8.7p) and sold to 213.0p per kg and £1,373.50 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts, (April, 4th) sold 5,674 sheep of all classes including the annual spring sale of ewe lambs. Ewe lambs (3,266) averaged £73.26 (+ £3.44 on the year) and sold to £138 gross for a pen of Cheviots from Suisgill Estate, Helmsdale.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 3rd) sold 692 store cattle, 2 adult head of breeding cattle and 46 OTM cattle. Bullocks (383) averaged 227.8p and sold to 292.9p per kg for a 280kg British Blue cross from Shewglie, Glenurquhart and £1,270 gross for a pair of 637kg Simmental crosses from Greenvale, Dunnet.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (April, 2nd) sold 12 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (1) averaged 218.0p (+6.0p) and sold to 218.0p per kg and £1,329.80 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 26th) sold 11 prime cattle. Prime bullocks (3) averaged 212.0p (+3.0p) and sold to 214.0p per kg and £1,272.00 gross.
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (March, 20thth) sold 711 store cattle and 65 OTM cattle. Bullocks (369) averaged 223.3p and sold to 288.6p per kg for a 395kg Limousin cross from Park Farm, Nairn and £1,240 gross for a pair of 665kg Limousin crosses from Ashley, North Kessock.


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But the first win of the year had historical significance for the program. Head coach Mark Campbell passed David Blackstock on the all-time wins list with Union's 76-68 overtime win against Rollins. It was Campbell's 510th win.
Blackstock was 509-89 in 18 seasons at Union, coaching the Lady Bulldogs to the 1998 NAIA national championship. Campbell, in his 17th season, is now 511-70. His teams have won four NAIA national titles, and last year's team won the Gulf South Conference championship in its first year of postseason eligibility at the NCAA Division II level.
Campbell talked for a few minutes Sunday about his relationship with Blackstock, who as the athletic director hired him, and what being part of Union has meant to both of them.
"I think we're just really thankful to be able to stay at the same place for a long time," Campbell said. "I think Union has given us everything we need to be successful."
A graduate of Lipscomb University, Campbell took over the Union women's program for the 1999-2000 season after Blackstock retired from coaching. Campbell appreciated not only his predecessor's high expectations for players but also his ability to relate to them and have fun.
Campbell regularly talks about the value he places on having good relationships with his players rooted in trust and honesty.
"I'm just grateful to follow somebody who's laid a foundation," Campbell said.
Seven of Blackstock's last eight Union teams won at least 30 games. Campbell's first squad won 28 games and every team after that won at least 30 until the move to NCAA Division II.
This year's team was picked to repeat as Gulf South Conference champions.
"I'm just really thankful my family's had a chance to be part of that culture he started," Campbell said. "It's just been an honor to be able to continue that."

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Chris Brown Calls Kanye West a 'Whole H*e'
XXL Staff Published: August 30, 2021
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Chris Brown has some wild words aimed at Kanye West following the release of the Chicago rapper's Donda album featuring a song Brown is on called "New Again."
On Sunday (Aug. 29), Chris Brown used his Instagram Story to vent about his feelings toward Kanye West, calling West a "whole hoe."
"Kanye a whole hoe," Brown wrote in his IG Story.
chris brown kanye west a whole hoe instagram story
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The exact issue Brown has with West isn't known, however, the rhymer's Donda album was released yesterday with a song titled "New Again" that features the singer. Seems like Brown may have an issue with his part on the song.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you for your mercy, make me new/Make me new again, make me new again/Make me new again, make me new again/I repent for everything that I'ma do again/Make me new again, make me new again/Make me new again," he sings along with West on "New Again."
After multiple delays and various release dates, West finally unleashed his Donda album on Aug. 29, but not without its issues. Apparently, there was a delay with the song "Jail, Pt. 2," which features DaBaby, Francis and the Lights and Marilyn Manson. According to text messages West shared from Abou "Bu" Thiam, the MC's manager, DaBaby's verse couldn't be cleared initially. However, Arnold Taylor, founder of South Coast Music Group—the label DaBaby is signed to in partnership wtith Interscope Records—denied those claims. By the end of the day yesterday, "Jail, Pt. 2" featuring DaBaby was added to the album. The original version of "Jail" featuring Jay-Z and Francis and the Lights remains on Donda.
West also claimed that the album was released by Universal Music Group without his approval.
Listen to Kanye West's "New Again" featuring Chris Brown below.
Every Artist and Producer Kanye West Worked With on Donda Album
Here are the rappers and producers who have contributed to Kanye West's 10th studio album, Donda.
Source: Chris Brown Calls Kanye West a 'Whole H*e'
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If you would like to meet with Ms. Thomas, please email her at jen.thomas@dc.gov to arrange a mutually agreeable date and time.
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Q: RegEx to redirect certain URL path I am trying to create a rule that redirects /parent/special/{anything} to /parent/{anything}. In other words to remove the "special" from the URL if it is there after "parent". This is for a .NET application, more specifically for http://urlrewriter.net. Can someone help with this?

A: If you're using a PCRE compliant language, you could use this:
(\/\w+\/)(?:special\/)?(.*$)

And replace with: $1$2.
Example: http://regex101.com/r/uM8rA7
If you specifically want /parent, just replace \w+ with parent.
Edited to allow for anything after /special.

A: The following regex:
(\/\w+\/)special\/

Would capture the /parent/ path only if it's followed by special.
Check it here

A: It's actually very simple, try this:
Redirect all requests from: parent/special/(.*)
to: parent/$1
If you're using Apache, the RewriteRule would look like this:
RewriteRule parent/special/(.*) parent/$1 [R=301]

A: you can try this:
sed -i 's/parent\/special/parent/g' file.txt

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Q: Function only working for last call I have written a custom function in jQuery which is called loadFileList. It is supposed to gather some information about files on the server and display them into a div. It takes an ID list as parameter so it knows which files to display.
  $.fn.loadFileList = function($IDList){
    copy = $(this);
    $(this).html("");

    $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "https://www.domain.com/index.php?action=getFileList",
        data: { IDs:$IDList }
        }).done(function( jsonList ) {
            files = JSON.parse(jsonList);

            for(i=0; i < files.length; i++) {
                copy.append('
'+ files[i].data.title +'
');
            }
        });
};

This function is globally stored in a js file called functions.js and the function itself is then called from an inline js in a webpage like this:
$("#file-container").loadFileList("55,80,21");

The problem now is if I want to add more than one file list for example
  $("#file-container-1").loadFileList("55,80,21");
  $("#file-container-2").loadFileList("77,4");

only the last one is working. I am sure this is just a problem with references in jQuery but I just don't know how to solve it. Thanks for your help!

A: As Jason P mentioned as comment, you need to make the variable local.
Local means that the variable only exists within the function. You do this by declaring it in the function:
$.fn.loadFileList = function($IDList){
    var $copy = $(this);
    $copy.html(""); // refer to the variable, you've just selected it
};

In your current code the variable copy is global (document-wide). If one function changes the value, all others will use that same value, as if you defined it outside the function.

Offtopic:
I took the liberty of renaming copy to $copy, it's someone common to define a jquery object to a variable with a $ prepended, so you can tell the difference. Also, you might want to rename it to something like $elem, copy sounds a awefull lot like a function, that might confuse people.


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Monoprotic Acid Definition
Chemical Laws
Projects & Experiments
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A monoprotic acid, such as nitric acid (shown here), donates one hydrogen or proton. Laguna Design / Getty Images
by Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and is a science writer, educator, and consultant. She has taught science courses at the high school, college, and graduate levels.
A monoprotic acid donates only one proton or hydrogen atom per molecule to an aqueous solution. This is in contrast to acids capable of donating more than one proton/hydrogen, which are called polyprotic acids. Polyprotic acids may be further categorized according to how many protons they can donate (diprotic = 2, triprotic = 3, etc.).
The electrical charge of a monoprotic acid jumps one level higher before it gives away its proton. Any acid that contains just one hydrogen atom in its formula is monoprotic, but some acids that contain more than one hydrogen atom are also monoprotic. In other words, all single-hydrogen acids are monoprotic but not all monoprotic acids contain only a single hydrogen.
Because only one hydrogen is released, the pH calculation for a monoprotic acid is fairly straightforward and predictable. A monoprotic base will only accept a single hydrogen atom. See below for examples of acids that donate only one proton or hydrogen in solution and their chemical formulas.
Monoprotic Acid Examples
Hydrochloric acid (HCl) and nitric acid (HNO3) are common monoprotic acids. Although it contains more than one hydrogen atom, acetic acid (CH3COOH) is also a monoprotic acid as it dissociates to release only a single proton.
Polyprotic Acid Examples
The following examples are polyprotic acids that either fall under the category of diprotic or triprotic.
Diprotic acids
Sulfuric acid: H2SO4
Carbonic acid: H2CO3
Oxalic acid: C2H2O4
Triprotic acids
Phosphoric acid: H3PO4
Arsenic acid: H3AsO4
Citric acid: C6H8O7
What Is a Polyprotic Acid in Chemistry?
Know What a Strong Acid Is in Chemistry
Here's What an Acid Is in Chemistry
How to Work a Polyprotic Acid Problem
Diprotic Acid Definition
What Is a Weak Acid?
Chemical Structures of Acids
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Understand the Relationship Between pH and pKa
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Trin-i-tee 5:7 is the debut album by American gospel group Trin-i-tee 5:7. The album spawned three singles "Oh! Mary Don't You Weep", "God's Grace", and "You Can Always Call His Name". The album became certified gold in 2000. The album debut at No. 139 Billboard 200, No. 1 on the Top Gospel, No. 2 Christian Albums, and No. 4 Heatseekers, 20 R&B charts. This was the first and only album to feature original member Terri Brown who would leave following year. In 2011, Taylor and Hayes re-recorded the remix of "God's Grace" from their Angel & Chanelle album with the original versions to the song. R. Kelly wrote the single "God's Grace".

Track listing
 "I Won't Turn Back"
 "God's Grace"
 "You Can Always Call His Name"
 "Oh! Mary Don't You Weep"
 "Saved Boy (Interlude)"
 "Pray for Awhile"
 "Good for Me"
 "God's Blessing"
 "Sunshine"
 "With All My Heart"
 "Respect Yourself"
 "Holy & Righteous"
 "Call His Name"
 "Trin-i-tee (Interlude)"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

Trin-i-tee 5:7 albums
1998 debut albums

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We've been waiting a long time for the Toyota FT86 Literally, because we've seen a lot of the concept. But figuratively, too: Toyota is promising the FT-86 will deliver a return to sports car purity that is driven by feel and intuition, not lap times and lateral grip levels. We've wanted a car like that for a long while.
"Sports cars have gotten boring," Toyota says. "They're only interested in going fast." The FT-86 is meant to amend that, to bring speeds down but take the enjoyment up, not unlike the Caterham 7 Supersport which we've fallen for recently.
The FT-86 is on a new platform that has been co-developed with Subaru (whose Subaru BRZ will be distinctly similar). We still don't have all the technical details because it's some way from launch – sales start in June 2012, following the production car's unveiling at the end of November 2011.
What I can tell you is that it's "as small as possible for a four-seater sports car," which means it weighs 1280kg. It has a 2.0-litre flat-four petrol engine in the front, naturally aspirated, which is supplied by Subaru but gets Toyota's D4-S direct injection system. It makes 197bhp.
The key things to add are these: it drives the rear wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox and a Torsen limited-slip differential. And the tyres are the same modest 215/45 R17 items you'll find on a Toyota Prius.
Oh, and the ESP can be completely switched off.
As much fun as you'd hope. I drove a disguised car on a deserted airfield last May (wasn't supposed to be able to tell you about it until the end of November, and it still makes me smile to think about it now.
First impressions: it feels light and compact, a bit like an MX-5. The driving position is low, straight and snug, with grippy front seats (and not a lot of room in the back).
The Toyota FT-86 feels quick enough, too, with a precise if a touch notchy gearchange, and an engine note that's a bit growly – there's not much flat-four burble. Tweaking the NVH is high on Toyota's 'to-do' list. It has a broad power curve - it revs to 7500 but there's no desperate need to wind it that far past the mid-range.
It's hard to accurately guage the ride on a concrete airfield, but the FT-86 feels quite deftly set-up, light on its feet, with a touch of tyre roar that's to be expected.
It steers easily too. At 2.5 turns lock-to-lock the steering's quick without being hyperactive, and is light-to-middling in weight. It all adds to the impression that this is going to be an easy car to get along with.
Find a corner and you'll find some roll, but its rate is well contained. The FT-86's weight distribution is 53/47 per cent front/rear, so it'll nudge into steady-state understeer if you're on a constant throttle, where it grips moderately well and is pleasingly poised.
The great thing about the FT-86 though is, as promised, it really handles. It lets you choose how you want to corner. Add any amount of power and it'll turn at least neutral. Trail the brakes into a bend, give a mid-corner throttle-lift or, well, just give the steering a bit of a bung and lots of throttle and it'll either straighten its line or give you armfuls of oversteer, utterly as you prefer.
There's still a bit of tweaking to do on the damping, but it's 90 per cent of the way there. As it is, in third gear the FT-86 will run out of power to keep a long slide going (if you like that sort of thing), so inevitably it takes momentum rather than power to play games with the chassis. But if you add more power to compensate then you'll want a turbo and bigger stoppers too, and that adds weight, and, well – that's where the downward spiral starts, right?
"The key development for the FT-86 is that it's a front-engined, rear-drive car with intuitive handling," says Toyota.
I suspect those who do won't regret it. The Toyota FT-86 will need a change in attitude: this car's not about delivering ultimate acceleration or lap times, it's just about having fun.
The FT-86's modest limits and power mean that it should prove enjoyable on the road: you'll be able to get more out of it, more often, than you could a much faster and more theoretically capable sports car, whose reward is more often than not limited by visibility and sensibility.
It'd be terrific fun on a track day, too. It's light enough to not wear out its consumables quickly and, while an FT-86 wouldn't be the fastest way around a circuit, there aren't too many cars out there – certainly not at its predicted £20k-odd price tag – that could put a bigger smile on their driver's face.
This really does excite me. It uses the formula that I think all fun cars (hot hatches, coupe's, etc) should use but has been sadly lacking from the market in recent years.
I am going to wait until it finally arrives on the market but this could be the car I would change the Integra for.
Will it really be £20k?
Awesome. If this is all true, then Toyota have just become my favourite car manufacturer.
I think this may be my ideal car - two doors, four seats, light weight, rear-drive, compact and not silly-expensive. I can never understand why so many driver's-cars lack space for luggage and people. Surely if you like driving a car, you'll probably want to take it places that require the carrying of more than hand-luggage?
(1) Rear seats that fold down, at least a bit, even if they can't go flat.
(2) Make 6th gear a long-legged 'overdrive' - comfortably over 40mpg on the motorway at the legal limit would be lovely.
This is the first drive report I have been looking forward to for as long as I can remember. At c.£20k, this is exactly the car I've wanted for YEARS.
I can honestly say that I haven't been excited about test driving a new car for as much as I do with the FT-86 in a long time. And this review just makes the wait even harder!
What the hell is going on with that interior though..?! It looks about as unsporty as it's possible to make the interior of a car. I would seriously consider buying this car but this could be a deal-breaker for me..
I'm really looking forward to this car too - could end up being the newest car i've ever bought with my own money (though still wouldn't buy a new one).
I thought that all the hype would have been preceded by a boring, hefty and overpriced car. This looks fantastic. Honestly, I want one, and I think that I really am going to buy one. It's got a naturally aspirated petrol engine, it's RWD, it has a proper manual gearbox, it costs £20,000, and with Subaru and Toyota mechanics, it's sure to be bulletproof. This appears to be an incredible little car, one that I thought that we'd never see the likes of again. I can't wait to get my hands on one. Thanks Toyota, for a true petrolhead's sportscar for the people.
Modest grips levels with 215 wide tyres? It's hardly a lightweight either but it will be plenty adequate for the road.
215/45/R17s have been common on Subarus for quite a while. The 2.5 MkIV Legacy has had them since 2003 as well as the facelifted MkIV 2.0 from 2006. The 2006/2007 Impreza WRXs also had 215/45s. Grip levels will be more than enough with a N/A 200 bhp.


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Support Cast Enlivens Comic Madness of 'Sex Tape'
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Joining Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel in Columbia Pictures' new comedy "Sex Tape" are co-stars Rob Lowe (TV's "Parks and Recreation"), Rob Corddry ("Warm Bodies") and Ellie Kemper (TV's "The Office").
In the film, Jay (Segel) and Annie (Diaz) are a married couple still very much in love, but ten years and two kids have cooled the passion. To get it back, they decide – why not? – to make a video of themselves trying out every position in THE JOY OF SEX in one marathon three-hour session. It seems like a great idea, until they discover that their most private video has gone public. In a panic, they begin a wild night of adventure – tracking down leads, roping in friends, duping Annie's boss – all to reclaim their video, their reputation, their sanity, and, most importantly, their marriage.
Rob Corddry and Ellie Kemper
Jay and Annie's first stop is the home of their closest friends, Robby and Tess (Corddry and Kemper), who become their accomplices in tracking down the remaining devices.
"The scene when Annie and Jay come over to Robby and Tess's house to suss out if they know about the sex tape was so much fun to shoot," says Kemper. "It was a wonderful game that the four of us played, with Annie and Jay reading Robby and Tess's sheepishness, as if they were trying to hide something. The misunderstanding and awkwardness before the truth comes out was really fun to play."
"It turns out that this evening is Robby and Tess's 12th wedding anniversary, so they're eager to do something besides hang around and watch TV," continues Corddry. "They are just so intrigued by the whole thing that when they get the opportunity to help out by insinuating themselves in the adventure," he chuckles, "they are thrilled."
Of course, Robby finds a way to make the situation even more uncomfortable. "My character is pretty delighted from moment one," he says. "At first, he has this anticipation – and then he has great admiration for Jay's endurance and for Annie overall. He becomes a great fan of her work."
As if it wasn't mortifying enough to have to face their friends, Jay and Annie also come to realize that their entire future may be at risk. Annie's pastime – recording her thoughts as a wife and mother on her blog – could be about to hit the big time if the multinational toy company Piper Brothers decides to purchase it. The decision rests with the mild-mannered, family-values CEO, Hank Rosenbaum (Lowe), who's supposed to be reviewing the blog this weekend on an iPad that Annie has graciously supplied.
"In their madness, Jay and Annie rush out the door in the hysteria of 'How do we get this thing back?'" Diaz explains. "They show up on Hank's doorstep, without any plan or explanation of why they're there – they just need to find that iPad."
And Annie and Jay will stop at nothing to find it. "So while Jay is ransacking my house," says Rob Lowe, who plays Hank, "Hank co-opts Annie into his very surprising and unbelievably bizarre world that no one, including she, would ever see coming—which is why I wanted to play this character, along with the fact that the script made me laugh out loud. I didn't want to play an uber-smoothie, good-looking CEO charm bomb; that's been done. Instead, I'd describe Hank as 'hail fellow well met' – a Silicon Valley power dweeb with a secret."
"Hank could have been a more brash and aggressive character, but Rob did something unexpected and made him into this upbeat, spirited guy with a really complex life who and is, ah, dealing with some issues," says Diaz. "He has a buoyancy that Annie understands and is drawn to—they have an amazing night together."
Opening across the Philippines on August 13, 2014, "Sex Tape" is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.
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Hachijo Island is located 178 miles directly south of Tokyo. Unlike many folk taiko traditions based on religious rituals, Hachijo Daiko emphasizes community, expression, honesty, and thoughtfulness.
On Hachijo, taiko is part of everyday life. A taiko drum can often be found sitting in the corner of a local bar, for example, where farmers and fishermen celebrate music with family and friends.
Hachijo Aikoukai - a club dedicated to studying, celebrating, and loving the art of taiko from Hachijo island.


The UK's Channel 4 and NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises' U.S. streaming channel Seeso have ordered a second season of dysfunctional family dramedy Flowers. The six-part series from Will Sharpe stars The Night Manager and Broadchurch's Olivia Colman and The Mighty Boosh's Julian Barratt. Season 1 aired in the spring in the UK and the U.S. Naomi de Pear is exec producing under her new label Hootenanny, which is being launched within Jane Featherstone's London-based Sister Pictures. Diederick Santer exec produces for Kudos.
Shooting is due to begin next year on Flowers as Deborah (Colman) and Maurice (Barratt) face a new era of their marriage — and whether they can survive the challenges laid bare in Season 1. Those include his suicide attempt, her infidelity and their grown-up twins' inheritance of their emotional foibles. Daniel Rigby (Black Mirror) and Sophia di Martino (The Darkest Universe) also star, as does Sharpe.
The renewal comes as de Pear launches Hootenanny at Sister with an initial focus on scripted comedy series. The former Kudos exec joined Sister in June and is concurrently working with Featherstone on a batch of new drama projects.
Hootenanny also will oversee for Channel 4 The Bisexual, which was announced in Edinburgh in August. From Iranian-American filmmaker and Girls alum Desiree Akhavan, it's a look at the difference of dating men and women from the perspective of a person who finds herself doing both.
De Pear began her career performing live comedy before becoming a script editor and associate producer. From 2012-15 she was Head of Development at Kudos, developing such shows as Humans and River and working on The Hour and Spooks. In 2015, de Pear stepped into a producing role at Kudos with the first season of Flowers. The series' second season will be distributed by Endemol Shine International.


Do you know this company sirbobet.com?
It is advertising that offers free arbitrage and it never puts limits or close accounts. Really?
Is anyone a member? Have experience with this company?
Nothing in the mailbox. We would advise proceeding with caution.
Gregor, don't put a penny on that.
I am also an arber and I studied hard this one.
Sirbobet only allows withdraws of the same value of the deposit. All winnings must stay there to be played.
I also ask BMR to put this on the red-list.


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Sussex walk around Harting Down
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The village of South Harting and Harting Down seen from Beacon Hill
Hazel Sillver
Enjoy beautiful views, woodland, and wild flowers on this circular downland stroll with Hazel Sillver
Harting Down
This 550-acre section of the South Downs is a nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest, managed by the National Trust. The fragile, beautiful, and rare chalk grassland here provides a vital habitat for wildlife: in summer, the abundance of wild flowers attracts a wealth of bee and butterflies; grasshoppers and damselflies roam the meadows; and the sound of skylarks fills the air. As well as the high downland that provides dramatic views over the Weald, there are tranquil wooded valleys that harbor ancient yew trees – one of the yew woods here is known as 'the darkest place on the downs'. Harting's high ground has a rich history: Beacon Hill was once an Iron Age hill fort, and there are remnants of cross ridge dyke ditches that are thought to have been a check point on the old transport route than ran along the ridge. Long ago, the downland here would have looked and felt very different: coated with dense forest that was inhabited by wild boar, lynx, and wolves. For further information, go to nationaltrust.org.uk/harting-down.
Where to refuel
The White Hart inn (GU31 5QB ; 01730 825124; the-whitehart.co.uk) in South Harting serves delicious à la carte restaurant food, as well as hearty pub fare, sandwiches, and a children's menu. There is also the nearby Royal Oak pub just off the B2141 at Hooksway, as well as the White Horse pub further south on the B2141.
• Location: South Harting, near Chichester, West Sussex
• Distance: 3.7m (6km) – an hour to 90 minutes' walk
• Terrain: lots of up and down; grass, dirt, and chalk paths
• Where to park: In the National Trust Harting Down car park just off the B2141 south of South Harting village.
1. From the car park, head east across the wide grass and go through the gate. Head straight on, but very soon bear left on a narrow path, before continuing east upon a chalk path towards a clump of trees.
2. Stay on this path, which eventually leads downhill through trees and scrub.
3. At the bottom of the hill where paths cross, maintain direction, heading straight on up the steep hill, eventually going through a gate.
4. At the top of Beacon Hill, keep walking east. Then at the bottom of the hill, where paths cross, head right. Eventually, the wide grassy path runs alongside fencing towards trees.
5. At the sign, head right on the South Downs Way. The path eventually takes you through a gate, and between hedgerows.
6. At the signpost, head left on the bridleway. The wide grassy path leads downslope.
7. At the bottom of the hill, where paths cross, head uphill on the narrow path into woodland, soon passing old yew trees.
8. At the beech tree and the signpost, turn right. Ignore the path heading left, and keep straight on through the gate. The path leads between woodland and a field. Eventually go over the stile on your right, and head left, walking along the edge of the field.
9. Go through the gate on your left (putting roaming dogs on leads because the road is now close), and head right on the winding narrow path that leads through trees, back to the car park.


The first Baller who moved to The Netherlands was Julius Friedrich Willem, born in 1859 in Ditfurt, Sacksen-Anhalt, Germany. In 1886 he married Ida Frederica Francisca Carolina Fischer. Genealogical research has shown that every Baller in Holland is a descendant of Julius Baller and Rieka Fischer.
Like almost every family, the Baller-family has a long history. Tracing back the story of Julius Friedrich Willem led us to the year 1796. However, before that year 'Ballers' might have existed as well. The problem is that there is not much written down about that period. This means that our family tree is limited to the period of which written accounts have been found. As far as we know, going back further in time is impossible.
Our ancestors have led quite interesting lives. In the other chapters some of their stories have been written down.


"章法"乃篇章内容的逻辑结构。通过对篇章架构的分析可求得其规则。关于李清照的研究不胜枚举,但至今还没有人对其诗词的章法结构作研究。因此,本文对李清照的诗词作品进行系统化的章法学研究。主要有四个方面,分别是情景构设、内外挪移、对比手法以及虚实描写。厘清李清照诗词中的章法有助于理解"易安体"的内涵。南宋时有不少文人效仿李清照诗词章法,这说明李清照创作中所体现的章法对后世影响颇深。Organization of writing refers to a logical and structural content framework. This feature can be concluded by analysing a piece of literature work. Li Qingzhao is the best female poet in Classical Chinese Litearture. Numerous research centralized on her had been very productive and comprehensive. However, none has been done on analysing the organization of writing of Li's poems and Ci-poems to date. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to perform a systemic analysis on Li's organisation of writing. The focus of this research will consist of four parts, mainly on the incorporation of emotion and scene; the aesthetic space; the contrast skill; the concrete and the illusory. Elaborating Li's organization of writing would aid in achieving a better understanding of "Yi-An Style" (易安体). During the Southern Song Dynasty, many literati were imitated by Li's organization of writing. This shows that Li has a profound influence that was significant and relevant even for later generations.


Yesterday was a much needed "day off" (especially since I'd found myself in an unexplainable depression the day before). A day off which included a trip to a UPS center in cerritos to pick up our existing ceiling tiles, my dad coming over at 7:30 am to install our Pandora sound system. We can now get radio from Africa and around the world, for those late nights involving black light and body paint. The day also included Steven going with our handyman at 9am to get stuff to do our floor, a drive to Anaheim because it was the only Dunn Edwards that had the supplies we needed.
My god Anaheim is a complete dump. Its Van Nuys on steroids- flat, industrial, nondescript. That is until you enter the disney-fied area. Landscaping, cute bus stops, and clean clean clean. Oh Disney. Where would we be without you?
Honestly, just getting off the the 6 block stretch where we work and live was a break. Its a great area, but it can get claustrophobic without you even realizing it. I've been reading Steven King's "The Dome" for the past few months, and I have moments where I feel like I live under one.
After that we came back from Anaheim, Steven installed the rest of the ceiling tiles, and I set to work on my project, staining our front bench!
The salon came with a bench in the front, bolted to the ground. Its good and bad, random people definitely sit on it all day, but its been useful for clients who want to go outside and make phone calls, hang out with their kids, etc.
It definitely doesn't match our "look" however, so I took it upon myself to stain it. I'm also replacing the pot outside with a modern white one, filing it with rocks and cactus. Here's the before, stay tuned next week for an "after" shot!
We've passed by an Acapulco restaurant right around the corner from us almost every day since we've moved down here. As far as Acapulcos go we thought the view might be worth stopping in for, and we were right.
We desperately needed some tequila.
we may have gone overboard ordering two tequila flights to go with our margaritas, but it made salon clean-up later, and bath time, all the more fun.
Today after some haircuts, we start our floor! It's been our biggest challenge. We had enough people scare us out of ripping up the tile, but the color had to go! We thought we could epoxy it, and found out it wouldn't work. Some people told up we could stain it, then we found out it wouldn't take. So now we're painting it with a sealant on top. Fingers crossed! It will be finished on Monday. Before and after photos on that bad boy for sure. Away we go!


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Community Directory - Bendery
The town of Bendery was founded in 1408 as a fortress Tigina (Osman Empire). Then in 1812, Bendery as part of Bessarabia joined Russia. In 1918-1940 the town found itself on the territory of Romania. In the period between 1944 and 1989 it belonged to the USSR. Beginning with 1990, Bendery is in Pridnestrovye/ Transdniestria. It is 64 kms from Kishinev. Its total population is 93,000 people.
The first references to the Jewish history in Bender are dated by the early 18th century when a synagogue was built on the fortress territory. By 1930, there were 8,000 Jews in the town, while at the end of 1980s, the Jewish population counted 6,000 people. Nowadays the Jewish population of the town and two peripheral settlements is 1000 people.
Council of Jewish Organizations.
Chairperson – Yuri Grinfeld.
Phone (373-552) - 43354
The Council unites main local Jewish organizations. Coordinates joint city events organized by the Jewish organizations.
Branch of Tiraspol Communal Welfare and Cultural Center "Hesed"
Coordinator – Liubov Strukova
Phone – (373-552) – 29504,
Center "Halom" is a new community structure that unites welfare, cultural and educational programs being the successor of Hesed and JCC.
Welfare programs: Number of clients in the city (including children) – 350 • Food packages • Meals – on – Wheels • Hot meals • Fresh food sets • Home care • Warm homes • Medical equipment loan • Medical consultations • Medicines distribution • Day Center Meals distribution through shop smart-cards
The main cultural programs: Jewish holidays • Synagogue • Museum • Intellectual games • Family club • Library • Art studio • Vocal group • Dance group • Theatre studio • English courses • Hebrew courses • Women club "Chava"
Jewish Sunday school. Director – Malvina Vaiman . About 40 children attend the school learning Jewish traditions, music, and Hebrew. Religious Community. From 40 to 60 people attend Shabbat and Jewish holidays at the synagogue.


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The role of Information Technology trends in planning an Information Technology led development strategy for Sri Lanka
L Munasinghe ,
Department of Industrial Management, University of Kelaniya, LK
DPW Jayawardena
Department of Industrial Management, University of Kelaniya
Keywords: IT application areas; IT trends; Software industry; IT education and training
DOI: 10.4038/josuk.v1i0.2758
J Sci.Univ.Kelaniya 1 (2003): 99-117
Keywords: IT application areas , IT trends , Software industry , IT education and training
How to Cite: Munasinghe, L. and Jayawardena, D., 2011. The role of Information Technology trends in planning an Information Technology led development strategy for Sri Lanka. Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 1, pp.99–117. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/josuk.v1i0.2758
Published on 25 Jan 2011.
Munasinghe, L. and Jayawardena, D., 2011. The role of Information Technology trends in planning an Information Technology led development strategy for Sri Lanka. Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 1, pp.99–117. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/josuk.v1i0.2758
Munasinghe L, Jayawardena D. The role of Information Technology trends in planning an Information Technology led development strategy for Sri Lanka. Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka. 2011;1:99–117. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/josuk.v1i0.2758
Munasinghe, L., & Jayawardena, D. (2011). The role of Information Technology trends in planning an Information Technology led development strategy for Sri Lanka. Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 1, 99–117. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/josuk.v1i0.2758
Munasinghe L and Jayawardena D, 'The Role of Information Technology Trends in Planning an Information Technology Led Development Strategy for Sri Lanka' (2011) 1 Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka 99 DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/josuk.v1i0.2758
Munasinghe, L, and DPW Jayawardena. 2011. "The Role of Information Technology Trends in Planning an Information Technology Led Development Strategy for Sri Lanka". Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka 1: 99–117. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/josuk.v1i0.2758
Munasinghe, L, and DPW Jayawardena. "The Role of Information Technology Trends in Planning an Information Technology Led Development Strategy for Sri Lanka". Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka 1 (2011): 99–117. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/josuk.v1i0.2758
Munasinghe, L.and D. Jayawardena. "The Role of Information Technology Trends in Planning an Information Technology Led Development Strategy for Sri Lanka". Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, vol. 1, 2011, pp. 99–117. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/josuk.v1i0.2758


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Ministry pushes use of steel over concrete in infrastructure sector
Sanjeev Kumar Nayak
May 19, 2018,
As for the housing sector, the Steel Ministry plans to provide affordable homes made of steel which are cost-effective and more durable.
The Ministry of Steel has asked steel PSUs such as Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) to improve on their marketing strategies to project steel as a construction material better than cement or plastic, with an aim to boost domestic consumption of the alloy.
The ministry is trying hard to convince its counterparts handling infrastructure sectors such as surface transport, housing and railways by highlighting the merits of using steel and slag in constructing bridges, roads and buildings.
The life of a steel bridge is 80 to 100 years, while the concrete one needs a complete overhaul in 40 to 50 years, it says. It also takes half the time to erect a steel bridge compared to their concrete counterparts. Studies have shown that steel slag is a better material than others for road construction.
The Transport Ministry has formed a task force to look into the matter.
India is one of the world's largest steel producers and the sector has been a major contributor to the country's manufacturing output. But the industry is facing problems for the last couple of years owing to a number of reasons, mainly cheap imports and low domestic consumption.
It has prepared prototypes of steel which cost less than Rs 2 lakh a unit and are three times more durable than the present structure. The ministry has even prepared prototypes of affordable house for the Rural Development Ministry. Though Railways has been using steel in building bridges across rivers and tough terrain for more than a century now, the Steel Ministry wants them to use it also in the construction of small culverts etc and even station buildings and
The drawback of concrete is its low ductility and resistance against vibrations. It's brittle in nature and has low fatigue value in comparison to steel, the ministry explains.
Though use of steel may push the cost up by 10% to 15%, the steel ministry's point is that the longevity factor would make up for the extra cost in the long run, ultimately benefiting all stakeholders.
SAIL has embarked on a campaign, "SAIL Structurals: The Future of Steel Design" to drive the point home. "Structurals" are the steel products with applications in structures such as angles, beams, channels and sections going into the invisible skeleton of huge structures. The steel major has been producing these structurals since 1960s.
The initiative aims at further promoting the structurals that are one of the primary inputs in any kind of construction project worldwide. There is a growing need for them in the infrastructure sector where specialised beams, angles, flanges and joists are required to complete projects more efficiently in terms of design, construction time, strength and cost.
Speaking to The Sunday Guardian, SAIL director Soma Mandal said, "Continuous innovation is going on to make structures in all areas smarter and ever more user friendly. Use of steel has become inevitable in gigantic, multi-storied constructions like residential projects, commercial spaces, sports complexes and transport infrastructure like airports, flyovers, bridges, sea-links, industrial buildings, hospitals, hotels and metro lines."
SAIL is now producing more customised grade structurals like SAILMA, seismic resistant grade and corrosion resistant steel at its Durgapur and IISCO steel plants.
Its parallel flanges score over the conventional fabricated beams in terms of product flexibility, mechanical efficiency, ease of fabrication, speed of construction, product quality and cost effectiveness.
Mondal said that the steel major has envisaged a three-pronged strategy focusing on effectiveness of sales force, market development and market-oriented production to give a massive boost to sales and marketing of the smart structural under the brand name NEX. She said with the government developing 100 smart cities, use of the alloy will be economical due to low life cycle cost and give these cities a strong and sustainable foundation.
"As part of the initiative, we will organise seminars on the subject across the country to be attended by architects, designers, consultants, project owners, infrastructure development companies, business owners, government representatives and customers," she added.
The Maharatna PSU is also exploring the possibility of getting the popular designing software used by most designers in India to include its structurals in their programmes.
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Aquifer types
Categories: Hydrology | Groundwater Resources | Glossary
Types of aquifers
3 Flow velocity
An unconfined aquifer
An aquifer is a water bearing layer in the underground. See also: Aquifer.
There are all kinds of aquifers. The most commonly used types are the confined (or artesian) aquifer, the unconfined (or free, phreatic) aquifer and the semi-confined aquifer. There are also complex aquifer systems consisting of a number of different aquifer types.
confined (artesian) aquifer
A confined (artesian) aquifer is an aquifer bounded both at the bottom and at the top by an impermeable stratum (aquiclude) and fully filled with water which is usually under (artesian) pressure. When perforating a hole into the ground until reaching the confined aquifer, one will see the water level in the hole rise to above the top of the aquifer and perhaps even above the land surface. In the latter case the water will flow out from the hole over the land surface. In the upstream part the confined aquifer gradually changes into an unconfined aquifer (see below) which forms the recharge zone where rain water reaches the water-table.
The Al Hasa oasis around Al Hofuf near Dahran in Saudi Arabia is underlain by an enormous artesian aquifer and there are a multitude of natural cracks through which the groundwater pours out. The spring water is hot as it comes from a great depth. The aquifer carries fresh water even into the sea and to the island of Bahrain. The aquifer is fed by the infiltration of rain water falling in the hilly central plateau of the peninsula. Although the annual rainfall is low (only 400 mm), the runoff from the hills can be considerable and it collects in the local depressions. Here, part of the water has time to infiltrate and percolate to the underground before it evaporates. The depressions have enough natural vegetation to serve as rangeland for large herds of camels.
An unconfined (free, phreatic) aquifer is an aquifer underlain by an impermeable stratum, but the top of the the aquifer consists of soil layers that are permeable enough to provide easy passage of water, at least in vertical sense. Such an aquifer has a free water table or phreatic surface.
When perforating a hole into the ground until it fills with water, and letting the water come to rest, the water level in the hole can be observed and it indicates the level of the water table in the aquifer outside the hole. Many alluvial fans and river plains have unconfined aquifers in the upper part of the sediment deposits.
The Indus basin in Pakistan provides examples of extensive and deep unconfined aquifers. Where the water quality of the aquifer is acceptable, the aquifer is intensively pumped from wells, mostly for irrigation purposes. South of the barrage near Sukkur, the groundwater quality worsens due to salinity.
semi-confined aquifer
A semi-confined aquifer is an aquifer underlain by an impermeable stratum and bounded at the top by soil layers of relatively low permeability (hydraulic conductivity), especially in horizontal sense. These layers form the semi-confining layer (the aquitard) in which a free water table is found.
The flow of water in the top layer is mainly vertical while the horizontal flow is negligible. Semi-confined aquifers are often found in river delta's and coastal plains.
When drilling a hole into the semi-confining layer until reaching the aquifer proper and placing a tight fitting tube in the hole (this is a piezometer), one may observe that the water level in the tube (the piezometric level) is either above, at, or below the level of the water-table in the semi-confining layer. When the piezometric level is above the level of the water table, the aquifer has an overpressure and groundwater will flow upwards from the aquifer into the semi-confining layer. When, reversely, the piezometric level is below the level of the water-table, the aquifer has an under-pressure and there will be downward flow of water (deep percolation, natural drainage) into the aquifer.
The Nile delta in Egypt is gives an example of a semi-confined aquifer with an upper, semi-confining, layer of dense clay soil with a relatively low hydraulic conductivity overlying thick course textured sediments with a relatively high hydraulic conductivity. In the upper part of the delta, towards its apex near Cairo, the aquifer has an under-pressure and the topsoil drains naturally to the aquifer. This is the recharge zone of the aquifer. More to the north the situation gets reversed: the groundwater seeps from the aquifer up into the topsoil and the water-table is shallow. If there is no drainage system, the seepage water will evaporate and leave salts behind.(See also: "Soil salinity" and "Land drainage" ). The discharge zone of the aquifer further extends into the Mediterranean sea.
Flow velocity
Although aquifers can transport large quantities of water, the velocity of the flow is slow.
For example, assuming an aquifer with a very high hydraulic conductivity of 100 m/day and a relative large hydraulic gradient of 1% (i.e. 1 m hydraulic head loss over a distance of 100 m), the (apparent)flow velocity is only 1 m/day, which is very small compared to the water velocity in rivers and channels. With this velocity, an aquifer of 100 m depth transports 100 m3/day per m width or 100000 m3/day per km width.
Most aquifers have a flow velocity that is much smaller than 1 m/day.
types WHO-Lexicon page (translations and examples)
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Soil hydrology
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An overview of land forms and aquifer types can be consulted in chapter 2: "Groundwater Investigations" of ILRI publication 16: "Drainage Principles and Applications" in: http://www.alterra.wur.nl/NL/publicaties+Alterra/ILRI-publicaties/Downloadable+publications/
An example of free software on a spatial-agro-hydro-salinity groundwater model based on a polygonal network SahysMod that gives the opportunity to differentiate unconfined and semi-confined aquifers can be downloaded from : [1] , with an explanatory paper : [2]
Calculations of the drainage of aquifers by a well field in unconfined and semi-confined aquifers can be done with a computer program WellDrain downloadable from : [3] , with an explanatory paper : [4]
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I used my mobile phone to listen to 90.5MHz FM channel and confirm that there was indeed a working FM channel at that. Actually, there has to be multiple channels in this band.
In many FM radio examples, it is possible to observe multiple bands of FM channels. Unfortunately for me, I cannot see a single one. I feel that there is something wrong with my setting in GNU radio. I post the settings I have applied to each box below.
As Marcus Müller has requested I ran the command to find the daughter board I am using. My output is stated below.
To support Marcus's second answer, I post an image of the inside of my USRP N210 below.
It would be really great if my mistake can be spotted.
this is typically the symptom of a not properly connected daughterboard, or one with broken power rails; less often, sign of a corrupted daughterboard eeprom.
Please try to take out and plug back in your daughterboard (you still haven't told us which daughterboard model you're using!), and try again.
The antenna I tried earlier was a 868MHz antenna.
So, no chance you get good reception at 90 MHz, then, right?
I don't see anything wrong with your basic GNU Radio flow graph, so it is likely a hardware configuration issue.
In my experience, the most common software reason for getting no visible signal is incorrect gain settings. Is 15 dB an appropriate middle-of-the-road setting or is it too low or too high? I don't know what the minimum and maximum supported by the hardware are, but the FFT plot looks more like an overload than below-the-noise-floor, so try reducing it.
In extreme cases, such as if you live near a broadcast station, you might even need an external attenuator.
You have selected antenna port RX2. Is your antenna actually plugged into that port, or a different one?
This happens more often than one would think: Are you sure your antenna is suited for the band? I've talked to way too many people that complained about bad reception, then to proceed to show they were using a 2.4 GHz antenna for 433 MHz.
If you really see nothing but this ca 0.005 amplitude peak in the middle, I'd argue you've got LO leakage. However, you have a very wide "hill" around that, as if lots of interference gets mixed down there. That is strange.
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Roundup: Wolverines on top of NJAC football poll
Aug 12th, 2019 · by Delaware State News · Comments:
The New Jersey Athletic Conference's coaches expect Wesley College to get back to the top of the league's football standings this fall.
The Wolverines, who didn't win the NJAC title last year after capturing it in their first three years in the conference, topped the league poll that was announced on Monday.
Wesley went 7-4 last fall in its first season under head coach Chip Knapp. The Wolverines' four NJAC losses came by a total of five points.
Wesley capped off the season with a 42-14 victory over Westminster in the ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl,
Wesley returns five all-conference players including senior running back E.J. Lee, senior wide receiver Ruhann Peele, junior defensive back Isiah Mitchell, senior defensive back Coray Williams, and the NJAC Special Teams Player of the Year in senior wide receiver/returner Corterris Simpson.
Salisbury University, which went 8-3, was picked to finish second while Montclair was voted third in the poll. Wesley and Montclair both received three first-place votes.
Local auto racing
Bunting posts Big Block win: Multi-time Big Block Modified champion H.J. Bunting scored his first win of the season at Delaware International Speedway.
Bunting, who is traditionally red-hot in the summer months, has had a challenging season. But on Saturday night Bunting unloaded fast, won his heat race, and redrew the second position for the feature event.
On lap 17, a single file restart allowed Bunting to make his most serious challenge on leader Jordan Watson. Bunting dove to the bottom of turns one and two and again in turns three and four.
Watson maintained the lead but ultimately slowed on the backstretch on the next circuit with a broken rear, handing over the lead to Bunting, who went unchallenged the rest of the way.
Kevin Scott Jr. held off the dominating duo of Amanda Whaley and Donald Lingo Jr. to capture his first Late Model feature of the season.
Derek Magee took advantage of his front starting position, becoming another first-time 2019 winner in the Late Model division.
Scott Hitchens continued his dominating season in the Crate Modified division, taking the lead on lap one and having no real threats to capture the victory.
Jason Musser won the 15-lap Modified Lite feature event. The Delaware Super Trucks saw a familiar face with David Smith taking the victory while the Delmarva Chargers event was won by Robert Pac.
Delle Donne wins fifth weekly award: Delaware native Elena Delle Donne was named the WNBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the fifth time this season.
She led Washington to a 3-0 record with wins over the Las Vegas Aces (99-70), Indiana Fever (91-78) and Minnesota Lynx (101-78). For the week, Delle Donne averaged 22.5 points per game, 9.0 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists per game.
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Year : 2020 | Volume : 11 | Issue : 1 | Page : 25-28
The double jeopardy of leukemia and dengue: A report of three cases
Reshma Gopal Kini, Christol Blanch Moras
Department of Pathology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date of Acceptance 18-Nov-2019
Dr. Reshma Gopal Kini
Department of Pathology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka
DOI: 10.4103/joah.joah_66_19
Dengue is predominantly a self-limiting illness. The association of dengue with new onset of leukemia has been rarely reported. We describe herein a series of three patients diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, and acute promyelocytic leukemia who presented with concurrent dengue infection at a tertiary care institute in the southwestern coastal region of India. In spite of the different types of leukemias, we observed similar trends in their blood parameters, which were comparable with those of nonleukemic dengue patients. The transfusion profile of each of these patients is described. We could conclude that even in the presence of leukemia, dengue tends to be self-limited. No such comparative case reports have been published so far, and with an increasing incidence of dengue in the world, the occurrence of the two might not remain a remote possibility.
Keywords: Dengue, leukemia, lymphoblastic, myeloid, promyelocytic
Kini RG, Moras CB. The double jeopardy of leukemia and dengue: A report of three cases. J Appl Hematol 2020;11:25-8
Kini RG, Moras CB. The double jeopardy of leukemia and dengue: A report of three cases. J Appl Hematol [serial online] 2020 [cited 2021 Jan 19];11:25-8. Available from: https://www.jahjournal.org/text.asp?2020/11/1/25/280547
Dengue has become ubiquitous with the World Health Organization, estimating 3.9 billion individuals at risk.[1],[2]
Classical dengue is a self-limiting disease. The risk of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) is the highest. During days 2 to 10 of illness, and this period is considered critical. Synchronous diagnoses of dengue and leukemia are rarely reported; hence, the effect of one on another remains unexplored.[3],[4]
A 32-year-old male presented with fever of 5 days, melena, hepatosplenomegaly, and petechial rashes. The patient tested positive for immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG anti-dengue using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A diagnosis of DHF was considered. Laboratory investigations on the day of admission (Day 6) and subsequent days are presented in [Table 1]. Peripheral blood smear examination (PBSE) later in the day revealed atypical lymphocytes as well as 31% blasts. The diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) was confirmed by flow cytometry. Serum transaminase levels were mildly elevated. The patient received eight units of random donor platelets (RDP) on the day of admission (day 6) and 2 units RDP on day 16 and required no further transfusions throughout the induction phase of chemotherapy.
Table 1: Hematological parameters of Case 1 from day 6 to day 13
A 61-year-old female presented with a fever of 5 days duration and had massive splenomegaly. Investigations on the day of admission and up to a week thereafter are represented in [Table 2]. PBSE showed the features consistent with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) which was confirmed by the presence of P210 transcript. The patient became afebrile on day 10. She went on to have an unexceptional course during the treatment.
Table 2: Case 2 hematological parameters of Case 2 from day 6 to day 12
A 54-year-old male presented with excessive bleeding following tooth extraction. On the day of the presentation, the patient was seronegative for dengue. Hematological investigations throughout his admission are presented in [Table 3]. PBSE on the day of admission revealed leukoerythroblastic picture with 10% atypical cells. A diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML) was confirmed by the detection of PML/Rara transcript. He was started on arsenic trioxide on day 8 of admission and developed fever on day 11 (day 1 of illness). Fever continued unabated for 4 days. On day 8 of illness, he developed abdominal pain, acute breathlessness, and fall in blood pressure. Liver dysfunction became evident. The patient developed ascites and pleural effusion both of which are features of Dengue Shock Syndrome. The diagnosis of DSS was however not thought of uptil the time patient developed marked refractory thrombocytopenia and repeat test for dengue turned out to be positive. Prothrombin time and activated thromboplastin time and D-Dimer assays remained normal despite low fibrinogen levels. The patient died on the very same day.
Table 3: Laboratory parameters of Case 3
Anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia/leukocytosis with fever, and bleeding manifestations are the elements encountered in leukemias and dengue and can present a diagnostic dilemma.
The molecular pathogenesis of ALL, CML, and APML are different. However, during dengue, they showed similar trends in blood parameters. In all three cases, a gradual drop in white cell count (WCC) and platelet count (PC) was noted after 4–6 days of illness [Figure 1] and [Figure 2], i.e., during the critical period and the fall in PC was consistent despite RDP transfusion in cases 1 and 3. The trends of WCC and PC observed here are very similar to those of nonleukemic dengue patients observed by Chaloemwong et al.[5]
Figure 1: Trends in white cell count in Cases 1, 2 and 3
Figure 2: Platelet counts in Cases 1, 2, and 3
The interesting phenomenon in fall of blast counts which in all three cases hit nadir on day 9 rather confirms the marrow suppressive nature of dengue [Figure 3].
Figure 3: Trends in blast counts in Cases 1, 2, and 3 showing gradual decrease from day 6 to 9
Hemoglobin and hematocrit paralleled each other and at no point showed a warning sign of DHF or DSS. Elevated transaminase levels which is a strong predictor for DSS was seen only in case 3.[6]
Garcia et al. reported refractoriness of the PC in acute myeloid leukemia with dengue. Our observation was similar in Case 3. Commencement of chemotherapy after hematological recovery from dengue (critical period) in Case 1 might be the cause of why he required lesser number of transfusions as opposed to Case 3. Furthermore, in APML, loss of the promyelocytic-leukemia-gene product, which is an important restriction factor against dengue viruses, may have blunted the host defense[7]
Dengue must be tested for in patients with leukemia who have cytopenia that are unresponsive to transfusion. Blood parameters irrespective of the type of leukemia show comparable trends during dengue episodes. The critical period for dengue is during 4–10 days of illness, and prompt diagnosis of both diseases with supportive treatment determine the outcome.
World Health Organization. Epidemiology. World Health Organization; 2019. Available from: https://www.who.int/denguecontrol/epidemiology/en/. [Last accessed on 2019 Oct 16].
National Guidelines for Clinical Management of Dengue Fever; 2014. Available from: http://www.pbhealth.gov.in/Dengue-National-Guidelines-2014%20Compressed.pdf. [Last accessed on 2019 Oct 16].
Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever; 2009. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/resources/denguedhf-information-for-health-care-practitioners_2009.pdf. [Last accessed on 2019 Oct 16].
Garcia L, Dias D, Bellesso M, Vargas J, Aranha M, Lopes A. Fight for platelets: AML diagnosed during dengue fever: Case report. Blood 2015;126:4903.
Chaloemwong, J.; Tantiworawit, A.; Rattanathammethee, T.; Hantrakool, S.; Chai-Adisaksopha, C.; Rattarittamrong, E.; Norasetthada, L. Useful clinical features and hematological parameters for the diagnosis of dengue infection in patients with acute febrile illness: A retrospective study. BMC Hematol. 2018, 18: 20.
Tewari K, Tewari VV, Mehta R. Clinical and hematological profile of patients with dengue fever at a tertiary care hospital – An observational study. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2018;10:e2018021.
Giovannoni F, Damonte EB, García CC. Cellular promyelocytic leukemia protein is an important dengue virus restriction factor. PLoS One 2015;10:e0125690.
[Table 1], [Table 2], [Table 3]
Kini RG
Moras CB
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promyelocytic


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2020 Was the Year of the Micro-Wedding. Are They Here To Stay?
With COVID-19 still a threat, some couples cling to smaller gatherings. Others are planning the large parties they miss, hoping they can make them happen.
January 12, 2021 | Love
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Kathleen Ginevra can picture a fall 2022 wedding in the mountains of North Carolina or Virginia.
But setting plans in stone has been difficult. Even though her date is nearly two years away, the threat of COVID-19 still lingers.
"I feel like we're a little behind just because we can't book anything until we have a venue," said Ginevra, 23.
"And all the venues we like are trying to wait until the pandemic passes to book any more weddings."
Social distancing guidelines and safety mandates changed the way many weddings looked in 2020. What's unclear is how many of these changes are here to stay in the longer term.
Before the pandemic, U.S. weddings were big: 131 guests on average, with spending topping over $33,000 according to The Knot.
COVID-19 has changed that. The New York Times wedding section, once awash with large gatherings, is now full of elopements; on top of a mountain, at a college campus, near an abandoned carousel.
Some 2020 weddings still had guests but on a much smaller scale — often called "micro-weddings" — due in part to a patchwork of restrictions that looked different state by state. South Dakota allowed indoor groups of hundreds; Massachusetts limited groups to 25.
In Las Vegas, photographer Gaby Jeter didn't shoot any weddings larger than 10 people in 2020, consistent with the state's guidelines. All of her larger weddings were postponed.
Las Vegas wedding photographer Gaby Jeter anticipates elopements and micro-weddings will continue to rise in popularity. | Credit: Photo submitted by Gaby Jeter
But Vegas is known for spontaneous weddings, drive-thru wedding chapels, Elvis impersonators. Jeter has been shooting desert weddings, micro-weddings and elopements there since 2011.
"It's totally fun and classic, I think that the trend will continue to grow as gatherings and travel remain limited in 2021," Jeter said.
"Couples want to avoid the stress and expenses that come with big weddings and want to focus more on each other and the moment. Elopements are perfect for that."
Not all micro-weddings are created equal
Constant changing and often unclear guidelines made wedding planning more challenging, said Andrew Roby, a Washington, D.C.-based event planner. He planned nearly 20 micro-weddings in 2020.
Roby said some couples with bigger budgets used their smaller guest lists as an opportunity for more lavish parties, with over-the-top decor, tasting menus and more customized meals.
"Couples have already saved up the money for a larger wedding and are willing to indulge for their intimate wedding as it's not really breaking the bank," he said.
"The rest is being used for a fun getaway once things improve."
But some couples didn't go all-out. Josh Olson, a Minneapolis-based wedding photographer, said many of the 15 weddings he shot between August and November used the guidelines as an opportunity to get more DIY, more personal.
Think: backyard weddings and homemade cakes.
"There are some people that feel more comfortable having 15 people show up to a backyard and then you have a picnic afterwards and that's the most authentic way to celebrate for you," he said.
"And I think that as you see that represented, you just have more permission to feel like that's a viable option, you know?"
Washington, D.C. event planner Andrew Roby anticipates live-streaming weddings will continue to be popular in 2021. | Credit: Photo submitted by Andrew Roby.
Jeter said one couple from Philadelphia originally planned a large destination wedding in Italy.
Instead, they held a micro-wedding in Joshua Tree National Park with close friends and family.
"They found a beautiful rental home to hold their celebration in on Airbnb and ordered local Chinese takeout. It was perfectly 2020 and I loved it," Jeter said.
Micro-weddings and elopements were a growing trend even before 2020, for folks who wanted to save a little money or weren't too fond of the traditional wedding.
An assessment of risk
Still, there are couples like Ivy Estenson, 27, and her fiancé, who have missed the fun of a big wedding. They've invited 200 people to their August 2021 wedding, expecting 150 will show up.
"The main reason I'm having a wedding is so we can dance," she laughs. "So I'm very hopeful that we can do that."
The couple originally planned to get married in August 2020. They postponed for 2021 rather than have a smaller celebration.
"The day of our planned date was really hard just thinking about what all would have been going on. I could get choked up talking about it right now," she said.
"Now, whether or not we can have our dream wedding, we're going to get married. And we know the ultimate important thing is being married for the rest of our lives. So that's kind of reinforced the values we have."
Choosing to have a wedding during a pandemic isn't just about navigating an obstacle course of state guidelines. It is also, in many cases, a careful assessment of risk. It has to be.
Minneapolis wedding photographer Josh Olson said the pandemic has given couples permission to have smaller, more personal gatherings. | Credit: Nicole Feest / Photo submitted by Josh Olson.
Weddings became infamous superspreader events in 2020 after several events were linked to COVID-19 deaths of people who didn't attend; including an August wedding in Maine and a November wedding in Washington state.
New Coronavirus vaccines have given some couples hope that things could be back to "normal" soon. But it's not clear when soon will be — with some estimations that vaccines won't be available to all Americans until summer 2021.
Roby anticipates livestreaming weddings will continue to be popular in 2021, as folks continue to have varying levels of comfort with public events. Live streams were his most-requested wedding feature last year.
But there are signs of Coronavirus caution fatigue. At the beginning of 2020, Olson was scheduled to photograph a full slate of weddings through May, June and July. All were cancelled due to the pandemic.
However, by late July, many of those weddings had been rebooked for the late fall, rather than waiting for an unknown future without the virus.
Ginevra wasn't invited to any weddings in 2020, but has six to attend in 2021.
So far, the pandemic hasn't made Ginevra and her fiancé reassess their budget or guest count, since the wedding is still two years out. They're planning on between 100 and 150 people.
"We want everyone we love to be able to make it, and I'm afraid more people will avoid it because they don't want to get sick," she said.
"Which is totally valid, but still sad."
History of getting hitched
Throughout history, American weddings have always been at the whim of the greater economic and social climate. But no matter the circumstances, folks have continued to get hitched.
In the early part of the 20th century, weddings were larger and more commercialized as the nation urbanized. Then, the Great Depression hit, and weddings went intimate again.
"You go back to more homespun styles of celebration, where people are making their dresses, or they're buying more practical suits that they'll be able to use on more than one occasion," said Karen Dunak, associate professor of history at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio.
After World War II, Americans found themselves in a time of unexpected prosperity. Many folks rejected the penny pinching of the 1930s and 1940s.
"So marriage and family and weddings become very familiar to what we know today, that you have these big white weddings that are events with a lot of consumer expenditure," she said.
Modern American weddings, pre-pandemic, continued to be big, expensive gatherings. But the Coronavirus pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the economy. The U.S. lost 140,000 jobs in December.
That doesn't mean all weddings will necessarily return to the simple, do-it-yourself celebrations of the Great Depression.
Rather than the "great equalizer" it was mythologized to be, the pandemic has deepend economic inequality. The middle and working classes are hurting, but the rich are getting richer.
Dunak anticipates weddings in 2021 and beyond will continue to emphasize this rift. People will celebrate in a way they think is safe, in a way they can afford.
That will look drastically different depending on the couple.
"The way people celebrate their wedding is very much a declaration of who they are," she said.
At the same time, weddings say a lot about who we are politically. That may be even more apparent in the years to come, given our political climate where even science has become polarizing.
"I think people who are inclined to be more careful in the face of the pandemic may go the route of more careful weddings, that they will be smaller, more intimate," Dunak said.
"People who reject the science of the pandemic or who believe masks are a political statement may have weddings that are bigger and bolder than ever before, as a way of declaring their views on everything."


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Why fans deserve a fifth Indiana Jones movie
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