Responsive Web Design is a key solution to correct page viewing on screens of all sizes. Different devices that have different screen sizes appear every day, so designing in pixels for either desktop computers or smartphones is a thing of the past. This is why it's so important to study the principles of responsive web design – a design that compares the adaptability and flexibility of a web page and can be effective in our multi-device age.
It seems that this could be the same thing. However, both of these types of web design complement each other and can be used for different types of tasks.
When a screen size is getting smaller, the page content begins to use more vertical space and the elements begin to get push down. This is what is called the flow. It could be difficult to understand if you only previously used fixed size elements, but it will really make sense when you get used to it.
A page can be view on a desktop screen, mobile screen or anything else. The pixel density on different screens can vary, so we need flexible units that work everywhere. Responsive design is an example where relative units like percents become very useful. So making something 50% means that it will take half of the screen no matter the device.
Breakpoints allow you to change the location of blocks when you use a screen of a certain size. For example, if there are three columns on a desktop, this could be only one column on a mobile device. How you arrange the breakpoints depends on the content of a web page. If the content breaks, then you might need to add a breakpoint. But be careful with this – you can get confused when it's difficult to understand what is influencing what.
Content, which takes up the entire width of a page, might look great if it's displayed on a mobile. But showing the same content on a TV screen width can look not so great. This is when max/min values help. For example, if you set the size of the block 'width: 100%' and 'max-width: 1000px', the content will fill the screen, but won't go over 1000 pixels.
If you have a lot of elements that depend on each other, then it could be difficult to control them. Therefore wrapping elements in one container keeps them more understandable and easier to control. This is an example when pixels can help you. This can be useful for the elements which you don't want to adapt to the size of the screen, like logos and buttons.
From a technical point of view there is not any difference: you can start a project from a smaller screen (mobile) and go to a bigger (desktop) or vice versa. Often people don't know what approach to choose first. Think first and choose which one works better for you.
Do you want to have a great looking Futura or Didot on your website? Then use webfonts!
Although they look nice, remember that each font will be downloaded and the more you have of such fonts the more time will be needed to load a page that has them. On the other hand, system fonts are downloaded instantly, except in the situation were a user doesn't have them locally. In such a case the browser will use a default font.
Does your image have lots of details and impressive effects? If yes, then use a bitmap image. In other cases, use vectors. For Bitmap images use a jpg, png or gif, and for vectors it would be better to use a SVG or an icon font. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Any way, you have to keep in mind the size of the images – no picture should be published on a website without optimization. Vector images are often tiny, but some older browsers won't support them.
These are the basic principles of getting a better responsive web design for mobile pages. But each site is unique so it can be best to use several additional development tips for gaining a better design and usability.


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Waiting for the Maxine, aka "Murder She Wrote" Chair to take flight was an exercise in patience. It was a hot summer day in 2016 when I spotted the old antique balloon-back chair at Habitat for Humanity's ReStore.
My cousin Maxine was in town, so with her rented compact car, we hauled the chair up to Burkcraft Furniture Company where I had been apprenticing for the last 18 months.
It was mid-summer and the shop was stacked to the rafters with upholstery jobs. A commercial contract for Xerox took up most of the shop floor so the balloon-back got pushed into the crevices – then eventually to a storage locker where it collected more dust.
It wasn't until winter that I convinced Berkley to retrieve the chair from lock-up. Part of what I love most about Berkley and Pam – proprietors of Burkcraft Furniture Company – is that they're very supportive of my endeavours.
But the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry so naturally, the Maxine Chair hit a few snags: The decorative trim nails were over a month on back order; the matte-black stain I initially used started to rub away the base stain, and the scrap piece of ostrich print leather that I originally planned for wasn't large enough to cover the seat.
I would be remised without adding that many wonderful things also happened during the saga of the Maxine Chair. The most important being that my brother returned from living out west and started helping out in the shop. A suitable piece of scrap leather to replace the ostrich print was discovered. And I actually fell in love with rooster tail feathers. So much so that I stockpiled a few. Expect to see more feathers in upcoming projects.
Spring is finally here and the Maxine aka "Murder She Wrote" Chair is complete. I named it after my cousin, Maxine who helped me get the chair to the shop and who possess all the glamour and charisma I think this chair captures.
Going forward, projects should roll off the workbench more efficiently. My brother is a quick study at the upholstery trade and wants to be part of the vision I (now we) have for Hollis Newton. Thank you bro! Thank you Maxine!
Lovely looking chair, the change from old to reborn is magnificent!
Amazing! It turned out gorgeous!
So lovely! I plan to learn how to upholster very soon. Great job!
Yes, you absolutely should, I'm sure you'll be really good at it too! Thanks!
that transformation is impressive! Very creative and artistically executed.


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BioZyme® introduces fermentation product to enhance egg quality
SPONSOR Processing Product quality and safety Egg quality
New research grant to award biannual program funding
SPONSOR Equipment & innovation Digital innovation Research and innovation
Government and regulatory Policy and regulation Markets and economics
Bill to Reform Federal Ethanol Mandate Introduced in House
US - Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Steve Womack (R-AR) and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform Act to help ease concerns created by the ethanol mandate and protect consumers, energy producers, livestock and poultry producers, food manufacturers, retailers and the US economy.
"I commend Congressmen Goodlatte, Costa, Womack and Welch for their leadership in introducing this legislation that will provide much needed relief to US chicken producers and family farms that raise chickens," said National Chicken Council President Mike Brown. "After EPA's refusal last fall to grant a waiver from the RFS in the face of the worst drought since the 1950s, it is abundantly clear the RFS is broken and needs to be reformed."
The legislation eliminates the conventional biofuels mandate, beginning in 2014, and rescinds the requirements of blending up to 15 per cent ethanol into the fuel supply.
Mr Brown noted that since the RFS was enacted, chicken producers alone have incurred $35 billion in cumulative additional feed costs.
"We have witnessed a dozen poultry companies file for bankruptcy, be sold or simply close their doors, due in large part to the extreme volatility and record high cost of corn associated with ethanol's insatiable demand," he said.
"Chicken producers are certainly not anti-corn; and we're not even anti-ethanol. What we are against is a government mandate that artificially inflates the price of corn, picks winners and punishes losers among those who depend on it. The Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act seeks to level this playing field by embracing free market principles," Mr Brown concluded.
Also, Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) and Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced a separate bill, the Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act, which would solely zero-out corn from the RFS. NCC also supports this legislation as another vehicle to help alleviate the economic harm caused by the federal government's misguided ethanol policy.
AO-Biotics EQE is the first postbiotic of its kind
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Which modems and fax boards do you recommend for Joyfax Server?
In general, we recommend you to avoid using low-cost modems for faxing, since such modems are usually only tested for data and Internet connections and do not work very reliable in fax mode.
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ISDN: AVM-Fritz PCI or -USB (2 channels), click here for help!
We don't recommend that you use USB modems, most of them have a RELEASE problem, and the Windows may crash if you are trying to install mulit-USB modems.
Please DO NOT confuse the model 3090 with the 3095, we did not experience good results with the modem 3095, it has a nasty habit of refusing to be reset from software and will not release the phone line after a period of fax activity.
In addition, we DO NOT RECOMMEND using SOFT MODEM modem, such as: Trendnet TFM-560U(Agere System USB 2.0 Soft Modem), PCI Modem with SmartSP, Conexant D850 PCI V92 Modem, etc.


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richardmitnick 11:18 am on August 31, 2016	Permalink Reply
Tags: AAS NOVA ( 346 ), Astronomy ( 8,364 ), Basic Research ( 11,458 ), Monitoring Holes in the Sun's Corona, NASA SDO ( 15 ), Solar Activity ( 6 )
From AAS NOVA: "Monitoring Holes in the Sun's Corona"
Susanna Kohler
A view of a hole in the Sun's corona from the Solar Dynamics Observatory. A new study tracks the trend of coronal holes from 1975 to 2014. [NASA/SDO/helioviewer]
NASA/SDO
Coronal holes form where magnetic field lines open into space (B) instead of looping back to the solar surface (A). [Sebman81]
Source of the Fast Solar Wind
As a part of the Sun's natural activity cycle, extremely low-density regions sometimes form in the solar corona. These "coronal holes" manifest themselves as dark patches in X-ray and extreme ultraviolet imaging, since the corona is much hotter than the solar surface that peeks through from underneath it.
Coronal holes form when magnetic field lines open into space instead of looping back to the solar surface. In these regions, the solar atmosphere escapes via these field lines, rapidly streaming away from the Sun's surface in what's known as the "fast solar wind".
Coronal Holes Over Space and Time
Automated detection of coronal holes from image-based analysis is notoriously difficult. Recently, a team of scientists led by Ken'ichi Fujiki (ISEE, Nagoya University, Japan) has developed an automated prediction technique for coronal holes that relies instead on magnetic-field data for the Sun, obtained at the National Solar Observatory's Kitt Peak between 1975 and 2014. The team used these data to produce a database of 3335 coronal hole predictions over nearly 40 years.
Latitude distribution of 2870 coronal holes (each marked by an x; color indicates polarity), overlaid on the magnetic butterfly map of the Sun. The low-latitude coronal holes display a similar butterfly pattern, in which they move closer to the equator over the course of the solar cycle. Polar coronal holes are more frequent during solar minima. [Fujiki et al. 2016]
Examining trends in the coronal holes' distribution in latitude and time, Fujiki and collaborators find a strong correlation between the total area covered by low-latitude coronal holes (holes closer to the Sun's equator) and sunspot activity. In contrast, the total area of high-latitude coronal holes (those near the Sun's poles) peaks around the minimum in each solar cycle and shrinks around each solar maximum.
Predicting the Impact of the Solar Wind
Why do these observations matter? Coronal holes are the source of the fast solar wind, so if we can better predict the frequency and locations of coronal holes in the future, we can make better predictions about how the solar wind might impact us here on Earth.
Periodicity of high-latitude (orange) and low-latitude (blue) coronal-hole areas, and periodicity of galactic cosmic rays detected at Earth (black). The cosmic rays track the polar coronal-hole area behavior with a 1-year time lag. [Fujiki et al. 2016]
In one example of this, Fujiki and collaborators show that there's a distinct correlation between polar coronal-hole area and observed galactic cosmic rays. Cosmic rays from within our galaxy have long been known to exhibit a 22-year periodicity. Fujiki and collaborators show that the periodicity of the galactic cosmic-ray activity tracks that of the polar coronal-hole area, with a ~1-year lag time — which is equivalent to the propagation time of the solar wind to the termination shock.
Polar coronal holes are therefore a useful observable indicator of the dipole component of the solar magnetic field, which modulates the incoming cosmic rays entering our solar system. This coronal hole database will be a useful tool for understanding the source of solar wind and the many ways the wind influences the Earth and our solar system.
K. Fujiki et al 2016 ApJ 827 L41. doi:10.3847/2041-8205/827/2/L41
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There are many reasons why trx training is being preferred by many above any other form of training. A few of these reasons are being given here.
It is just one exercise too. But there are a number of exercises that can be done with trx. In fact, the whole body can be exercised with this one tool.
The resistance can be increased or decreased as per the requirement. Thus depending on the kind of exercise that you want and the type of body you have, you may adjust the resistance. This makes it an absolutely safe piece of equipment for people of all ages and types.
This is a portable piece of equipment. This means that you can take it with you anywhere that you want. This means that even if you are on a holiday, you do not have to miss your exercise any longer. Simply carry your trx with you and you would be able to exercise anywhere that you want. This is a big boon for fitness freaks and for those who travel a lot but do not wish to miss on their exercise regimen.
The amount of functionality provided by trx is much higher than that provided by other expensive pieces of equipments. This means that it is a highly affordable option. Thus rather than spending money on buying a number of equipment in order to exercise various body parts, it turns out much cheaper to opt for trx only as that is enough to exercise the complete body.
Trx allows suspension training. In this the centre of gravity of the body change as the body moves. With muscles, the centre of gravity is changed deliberately. This leads to a much more effective way of exercising.
Trx suspension training makes use of functional movements as well as dynamic positioning. Thus abs muscles are exercised, but not by lying on the floor. Rather, moving the body and working on the abs is much more effective. After all, no body workout can be completed without working on shoulders, chest, arms, back, hips and legs. This is exactly what trx helps to achieve.
In fact, trx allows the body to do workout at various angles. This way a person can integrate the benefits accruing out of different activities such as swimming, running, jogging, cycling and more into just one form of exercise being performed on trx. This way the effectiveness of exercising increases all due to making use of trx. Suspension training requires moving in various planes. On the other hand, sitting or standing and then exercising means that only one set of muscles is being exercised. But trx ensures that multiple sets of muscles get exercised at the same moment.
People also need to exercise their postural as well as stabilizing muscles. This is important for the complete workout of the body and to get optimal results. This is not possible when a person sits on a bench, seat, floor and so on. Thus it helps in improving the posture of a body, stabilizing the joints, movement of muscles and so on.
The trx ensures that you do interconnected exercises. This means that coordinated effort is required. This helps to make the nervous system stronger, the functional muscle mass increases and the motor patterns become stronger and coordinated.
Strength training can now be done through all the three planes at the same time with trx.
This clearly indicates how effective trx is as compared to other standard exercise equipment and hence people are readily opting for it.


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urbi's official launch
In News by Aleisha Orr September 20, 2017
The idea of using an app on a mobile phone to access a bike would have been pretty mind boggling in 1965. After-all, the first mobile phone was still almost a decade away from being made.
Back then a group of people painted a fleet of bikes white and left them across Amsterdam for anyone to use and leave behind for the next person.
The bike-share concept has come a long way since beginning all those years ago and it has now arrived in Perth's north.
Our app-activated bike-share network was officially launched in Joondalup on Monday. We are so excited to have our innovative, sustainable system up and running. It was great to see so many people making the most of pedal power and having a go on our bikes. The launch marks the start of the one year trial we are running for the City of Joondalup. Not only did we have Deputy Premier Roger Cook and Joondalup Mayor Troy Pickard with us for the event but loads of people who live, work or study in the area came along to give our urbi bikes a go.
The event also marked the start of a relationship with the Edith Cowan University Student Guild which offers students at the uni, special discounted rates when using urbi. It was on college campuses in the 1990s that the bike-share concept really gained ground, so it was fitting that the beginning of urbi's first bike-share network was marked at ECU.
We are looking forward to expanding the network, by adding to the existing eight bike stations already operating and can't wait to see how it helps connect people to not only the places they are going but to their community.
Check out our Facebook page to see all the fun from the launch event.


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Overseas Headlines – April 30,2018
Fed Far From Ready to Declare Mission Accomplished on Inflation
The Federal Reserve is closing in on its elusive 2 percent inflation target but that doesn't mean policy makers are ready to pronounce mission accomplished. The central bank's preferred measure of inflation probably clocked in at that level last month after spending much of the past six years below target, government data due out on Monday are expected to show. "We think it's good news but let's not declare victory yet," is how Ethan Harris, head of global economics research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York, predicted Fed officials will react to the numbers. The uptick in inflation won't knock policy makers off their path of gradual increases in interest rates although it will eventually prompt them to pencil in four hikes for this year, instead of the three currently forecast, said Peter Hooper, chief economist for Deutsche Bank Securities in New York. After raising rates in March, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues are expected to hold policy steady at a two-day meeting starting Tuesday. They won't provide a quarterly update of their projections for the rate path until they get together again in June. Other data to be released this week probably will buttress the case for higher rates. In particular, economists are looking for payroll growth to recover to 190,000 in April from 103,000 in March while unemployment edges down to 4 percent from 4.1 percent. The jobs numbers will be announced on Friday. A hardening in expectations for Fed rate rises contrasts with signs that other central banks are taking a lower gear on the road away from easy monetary policy.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-30/fed-far-from-ready-to-declare-mission-accomplished-on-inflation
Europe Wobbles as Central Banks Rethink Stimulus: Economy Week
The European economy is wobbling after its fastest growth in a decade, prompting central bankers across to continent to ponder just how fast they want to remove monetary stimulus. This is among the topics in our weekly wrap up of what's going on in the world economy. German business confidence slid to the lowest level in more than a year, the Ifo Institute reported this week, with sentiment also deteriorating in Italy and France. The data underscored concerns that the euro-area is hitting a soft patch with French economic growth cooling in the first quarter. At the European Central Bank, there are reasons for policy makers to be unfazed by the slowdown. President Mario Draghi is for now skirting the debate over when to end asset purchases even as some officials suggest he may now wait until July to outline a plan. The ECB isn't alone on wondering if it's racing away from easy money too easily. Sweden's Riksbank pushed back a plan to raise interest rates for the first time in seven years. Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz has also said more work is needed to heal the scars of the crisis, while the Bank of England has raised doubts over whether it will hike interest rates in May. The Bank of Japan maintained its stimulus program on Friday, while removing language that committed it to delivering 2 percent inflation by fiscal year 2019. Turkey this week raised its key rate by more than expected. Hungary left its unchanged, while Russia and Colombia could cut on Friday.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-27/europe-wobbles-as-central-banks-rethink-stimulus-economy-week
European Economy Loses Thrust in Risk for Global Expansion
Europe's economy lost momentum in the first quarter as expansions slowed from France to the U.K., threatening to undermine the global growth the continent previously helped power. Figures from across the region pointed to a softer trend in the early part of the year, and U.S. first-quarter data also showed activity weakened in the world's largest economy. Still, U.S. annualized growth of 2.3 percent beat economists' estimates that it would slow to 2 percent. The latest numbers in Europe included a slump in French economic growth and a stabilization in euro-area sentiment after three straight declines. In the U.K., the economy came to a near halt, putting in its worst performance in more than five years. While the slowdown is partly due to storms that ripped through the region, and most officials have played it down, the European Central Bank acknowledged the shift on Thursday. If it persists, it could increase caution among policy makers about plans to pare back stimulus this year. A similar story has emerged in the U.K., where the weak data prompted investors to slash bets on an interest-rate increase in May, something once seen as a near certainty. "Manufacturing just got stung in the first quarter," said Claus Vistesen, an economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics. "We could slow a little bit further. The question is how policy makers react to this, because policy makers, for whatever reason, are very skittish toward data on the downside." The pound plunged more than 1 percent against the dollar on Friday amid the changing outlook for Bank of England policy. U.K. consumer confidence declined this month, with the uncertainty surrounding Brexit continuing to take a toll on the mood among households.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-27/draghi-s-economic-moderation-rears-its-head-in-french-slowdown
China's Economy Gives Little Sign of Slowdown as PMIs Hold Up
China's economy is giving little sign that a slowdown is approaching, with services strengthening and manufacturing remaining robust. The official manufacturing purchasing managers index stood at 51.4 in April versus the 51.3 estimate in a Bloomberg survey and 51.5 last month. The non-manufacturing PMI, covering services and construction, rose to 54.8, the statistics bureau said Monday, beating estimates. Levels above 50 indicate improvement. In the face of persistent threats to the trade outlook from a dispute with the U.S. and the impact of a credit clampdown, policy makers have expressed fears that the economy could slow more sharply than the cyclical moderation that's already anticipated. That said, a cut in the amount of funds that lenders must park at the central bank has buoyed markets, and a mission to China by U.S. trade officials in the coming days may ease tensions. "We believe the government will manage the situation well and won't let a trade war take place," said Shen Jianguang, chief Asia economist at Mizuho Securities Asia Ltd. "Domestic consumption is also resilient, and only investment — local government investment in particular — has slowed a bit, and that's aimed at controlling debt." A gauge of new export orders edged down to 50.7 from 51.3, though remained broadly in line with readings over the past several months. New orders also slipped, to 52.9 from 53.3. Input prices decreased slightly to 53. Inventories of finished goods, stockpiles of raw materials, backlogs of work and employment all remained about in line with prior readings. "The numbers are pretty solid," Zhu Haibin, chief China economist at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Hong Kong, said in a Bloomberg Television interview. "This news suggests growth momentum is still fine," though risks still remain, he said. The statistics bureau cited steady production growth and stable demand, according to a statement released with the data.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-30/china-march-factory-gauge-holds-up-as-services-beat-estimates
Southeast Asian Stocks Are Set for Worst Rout Since '16
After climbing to records this year, equities in Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia are now looking less like the bets that made them global winners. The MSCI Asean Index has dropped 0.5 percent this month and is poised for the third monthly decline and its longest losing streak since an 8.4 percent, four-month rout that ended in November 2016. Investors who bought Southeast Asian stocks seeking shelter from U.S.-China trade war tensions now face domestic issues that have dragged regional markets amid a surge in U.S. Treasury yields. The declines are "driven by capital markets and fund flows," said Alan Richardson, portfolio manager at Samsung Asset Management, whose fund has outperformed 94 percent of its peers on a five-year return basis. "It won't affect growth fundamentals. Volatility is your friend if you know how to use it." Richardson said Vietnamese stocks have "peaked." The VN Index climbed to a record on April 9, and it's declined 13 percent since then. Indonesia and Thailand suffered the biggest foreign outflows in Southeast Asia from its stock markets this year over mounting domestic political and economic concerns. Prior to that, equities in the region had rallied from a 2016 low, pushing valuations to the highest since at least 2009 in January before concerns over inflation and interest rate hikes sparked a global selloff in February. The region's stocks are still more expensive than other Asian peers currently.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-29/once-winners-southeast-asia-stocks-set-for-worst-rout-since-16
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Ex-Boy Scout leader gets 12 to 20 years on sex abuse charges
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — A former troop leader was sentenced to 12 to 20 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to two counts of criminal sexual conduct stemming from Michigan's review of child sexual abuse lawsuits against the Boy Scouts of America.
Mark Chapman, 51, of New York was accused of sexually assaulting two boys at the time he was a scoutmaster in the Detroit suburb of Roseville, where he also worked in and attended The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Chapman received sentences of 12 to 20 years and 10 to 15 years to be served concurrently.
Chapman pled guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct and second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
"Today's sentencing sends a clear message that those who prey upon children will be punished," Michigan Attorney Geneneral Dana Nessel said in a statement. "As our review of allegations made against adults in the Boy Scouts of America continues, I encourage those with information to come forward and share their story."
Starting in 2000, one victim was abused at the church — where the troop sometimes met — and other places from the time he was 13 or 14 until he was 17, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
The second victim was assaulted for years beginning when he was about 11.
The Michigan charges were announced March 9, before Chapman's parole from a New York prison where he served more than nine years for child abuse convictions there. A victim in New York also is one of the alleged victims in Michigan.
The attorney general's office and the Michigan State Police last year launched a joint review of what now are 5,000 civil claims forwarded by the Boy Scouts. A completed review of 550 claims resulted in roughly 60 inquiries being sent to state police for further investigation.
The Boy Scouts in February reached a tentative settlement with a bankruptcy committee representing more than 80,000 men who say they were molested as children by Scout leaders and others. All told, the compensation fund would total more than $2.6 billion, which would be the largest aggregate sex abuse settlement in U.S. history.
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The main function is `myPLS_analysis.m`, which will run the following steps:

## PLS steps
- Data normalization
- Cross-covariance matrix
- Singular value decomposition
- RSFC & behavior composite scores
- RSFC & behavior loadings

## Requirements
Requires SPM8/12 for loading & reading volumes, and for visualisation (@slover functions).

## Credits
These functions were modified from the original code written by Dimitri Van De Ville, Daniela Zöller, and Valeria Kebets.
The code is maintained by Daniela Zöller and Valeria Kebets, and is available at https://github.com/danizoeller/myPLS). In addition to myPLS functions, it includes subfunctions borrowed from the PLS toolbox by Rotman Baycrest (https://www.rotman-baycrest.on.ca/index.php?section=84).

If you have issues, please email Valeria Kebets (valkebets@gmail.com).


The variance, denoted with the symbol S2, is the mean of the squared deviation scores. Because the variance is responsive to the value of each score in a distribution, the variance uncovers differences in variability that less sophisticated measures of variability (e.g., range) do not.
The numerator of this expression, the sum of the squared deviations from the mean, has its own abbreviation; it is known as the sum of squares, or SS.
The variance finds its greatest use in more advanced statistical procedures, particularly in statistical inference.
The calculated value of the variance is expressed in squared units of measurement. Not only is a "squared word" difficult to understand in its own right, but the squaring is problematic on more technical grounds as well: If the scores of one distribution deviate twice as far from the mean as those of another, the variance of the first distribution will actually be four times as large as that of the second. Because of this, the variance is little used for interpretive purposes.


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Sappy est une chanson du groupe de grunge Nirvana.

Ce morceau apparaît dans la compilation The Best of the Box sortie en 2006 et l'édition Deluxe du premier album du groupe, Bleach sorti en 2009, 12 ans après la mort de Kurt Cobain, leader du groupe.

Ce titre mélange le punk rock et le grunge (sa durée est de 3 minutes et 28 secondes).

Origine

L'origine de cette chanson remonte au moins à 1987, et a été enregistré à plusieurs reprises en studio. Apparemment, Kurt Cobain n'a jamais été complètement satisfait avec n'importe quelle version. Elle a été enregistrée en studio de différentes manières (Smart Studio sessions en ) et les paroles ont changé au fil des ans. La version finale a été enregistrée par Steve Albini à Pachyderm Studios en 1993 lors des sessions de l'album In Utero et libérée en piste cachée sur la compilation pour le Sidaction américain No Alternative. Cependant une version solo acoustique datant de 1988 intitulé Sappy Sad existe. La voix de Cobain y est grave et triste.

La version de 1993 est plus brute, pas d'introduction musicale, juste cette voix parfois douce sur les couplets, parfois éraillée sur le refrain, faisant avancer la chanson sans jamais monter dans ses derniers retranchements. La rythmique basse/batterie est , les lignes de basses sont soutenues, le riff est simple et mélodieux, les guitares sont plus étouffées et épaisses. Cobain utilisa un ampli dont la moitié des lampes étaient grillées pour obtenir cet effet étouffé et brut. Un enregistrement minimaliste basé uniquement sur la prise de son et la pose minutieuse des micros.

La chanson fut longtemps baptisé Verse/ Chorus/ Verse (Couplet/ Refrain/Couplet) par les bootleggers. Mais le titre officiel est bien Sappy, le bassiste Krist Novoselic l'a confirmé afin d'éviter toute confusion.

Les critiques musicaux ont bien essayé de décrypter cette chanson en essayant de percer l'univers de Kurt Cobain, son sens figuré, poétique et sarcastique. Certains ont dit que la chanson était sur les méfaits de la religion, d'autres sur l'anti-capitalisme ou bien la dépression. Il semblerait que Cobain ait écrit cette chanson à propos de sa tortue de compagnie en utilisant la deuxième personne mais rien ne dit que le sens n'a pas dérivé avec les modifications apportées au fil du temps.

Cette chanson est devenue un des morceaux préférés des fans devenant par la suite une chanson fréquemment demandés lors de concerts de 1994, même Fun Radio à l'époque l'a diffusé sur ses ondes.

Le titre est aussi présent dans la compilation collector With The Lights Out (2004) sous forme de vidéo.

Chanson de 1993
Chanson interprétée par Nirvana

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Lizzo rags on the haters with help from Cardi B on 'Rumors'
Fame in the age of social media kind of sucks — but not even the troll-iest troll can get Lizzo down for long.
That's the message of the singer's new single, "Rumors," which dropped Friday accompanied by a Greco-Roman fantasia of a music video starring Lizzo and her guest on the track, Cardi B.
"Last year, I thought I would lose it/ Read s— on the internet," Lizzo admits, "My smoothie cleanse and my diet/ No, I ain't f— Drake yet."
In the chorus of "Rumors," which rides an ebullient, horn-accented groove, Lizzo takes aim at the haters "spending all your time trying to break a woman down," then reminds them: "Realer s— is going down, baby, take a look around."
"Rumors" is Lizzo's first single since 2019's "Cuz I Love You" album, which after years of work on the margins of show business brought the singer fully into the mainstream. The LP made Lizzo the most-nominated artist at the 62nd Grammy Awards in 2020 with eight nods; she won three prizes, including best pop solo performance for "Truth Hurts," which spent seven weeks atop Billboard's Hot 100.
For Cardi B — who appeared alongside Lizzo in 2019's "Hustlers" movie — "Rumors" follows her recent cameo on Normani's "Wild Side" and comes nearly exactly a year after "WAP," her smash collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion.
In a YouTube livestream before the "Rumors" premiere, Lizzo said the new song "has been a long time coming for your girl," adding that she'd written the song in February.
"If you thought that I was ratchet with my ass hanging out,/ Just wait until the summer when they let me out the house," she sings in "Rumors."
Lizzo is scheduled to play a number of festivals this fall, including a headlining appearance — the first ever by a woman — at Tennessee's Bonnaroo in September.
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As announced in previous years, the university is continuing the transition of the Technology-enriched Learning Environment (TELE) program for undergraduate students to a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) model. Under BYOD, the university provides the same curriculum-specific software but the student provides their own personal computer. In so doing, we provide the student with device choice and a much lower TELE ancillary fee.
Last September, the university successfully introduced BYOD TELE to students in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Business and Information Technology (with the exception of Game Development and Entrepreneurship program).
As in the first and second phase of BYOD, Information Technology Services will identify minimum hardware standards to guide students' choice of technology. Returning students will be offered an opportunity to buy their existing UOIT-provided TELE device. For students whose own device becomes unavailable, a short-term rental program will be available through the Library.
Please note that this change does not affect students in Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (students who will be in Year 2 - 4 starting in the 2019 Fall semester). Those students will continue to participate in the Laptop TELE model as in previous years.
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NEW YORK – Even as Mayor Michael Bloomberg ladles out billions of dollars to contractors in questionable deals, the multimillionaire former businessman is trying to cut pay of 10,000 of the city's municipal trades workers. That's forced their union, AFSCME District Council 37, to battle him on both issues.
The union's response is by publicity and via Congress and courts. The council has released reports detailing the $9.2 billion-plus Bloomberg has spent on more than 18,000 contractors. And on May 22, 11 Democratic U.S. representatives asked the federal government to probe the spending, since many of these dollars are federal funds.
Meanwhile, District Council 37 and other city unions got a state judge in Manhattan to temporarily halt Bloomberg's pay and benefits "prevailing rate" changes. Those changes would have cut pay, sick leave, and vacation time for 10,000 municipal trades workers. A hearing on the case is scheduled for June 13.
"This is a morally reprehensible assault on the wages and benefits of the city's blue-collar workers – laborers, sewage treatment workers, highway repairers, locksmiths, plumbers, electricians, and more – men and women who use their smarts, their skills and their strength to do the hardest, dirtiest jobs that help make this city run," Council 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts said of Bloomberg's prevailing rate cuts.
District Council 37 has released reports, beginning in 2009, about waste and high costs in Bloomberg's contracting out plans, and showing how using city workers instead can save money. The total is more than $9 billion for at least 18,000 contracts.
The lawmakers sent their request for a federal probe of those contracts to the Government Accountability Office on May 22. They acted just after Bloomberg announced the city had a $500 million mid-year budget gap, which he was going to close largely via a $466 million settlement with just one of the contractors.
But the lawmakers sought the GAO probe after city Comptroller John Liu's office found "fraudulent contract bidding processes, questionable payments, and lack of proper oversight." With federal dollars involved, and "without clear oversight, the time is due for a federal agency to probe into the allegations of waste," District Council 37 said.
Bloomberg ordered the prevailing rate cuts for the city trades workers on April 11. A month later, Supreme Court Judge Manuel Mendez halted his scheme. The unions said Bloomberg didn't follow city procedures-including public notice – before the cuts.
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Angolan authorities in Huíla Province in the southwest have arrested three Nigerian nationals allegedly for kidnapping a Chinese, local media confirmed.
According to Jornal de Angola, the Nigerians had also robbed the Chinese of $11,700 (Kwanzas 12m) over ransom demand. The paper said the Nigerian used guns to execute their crime.
The Chinese national, a 53-year-old bricklayer, was reportedly kidnapped at Arimba commune and held for 72 hours by the criminals. He was freed after a ransom was paid, Jornal de Angola reported.
It added that the three Nigerian nationals were later arrested in the capital Luanda.
"They are living legally in Angola," the Huíla Province Criminal Investigation Services head, Mr Alberto Sawana, was quoted as saying.
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Q: Qt Data Model With Two Different Views All, I am having trouble determining a good way to handle this.  I have a Data Model, which we will call MyData.  I have modelled my data as a QObject and thus it has signals and slots.
To modify any data in the model, you can either connect to its slots, or directly call the slots.  When that modification occurs, the model signals that its data has changed. eg:
class MyData : public QObject
{
   ...
public slots:
     void AddPoint(QPointF);

signals:
     void AddedPoint(QPointF);
};

void MyData::AddPoint(QPointF p)
{
    //added the point
    emit AddedPoint(p);
}

Now my views are two seperate things:

*

*I have a QGraphicsViewwhich represents the point using QGraphicsEllipseItem

*I have a QListView which uses a QAbstractItemModel to list the points.

I sync these two graphical views using signals and slots (I subclasses QGraphicsItem to inherit from QObject).
The question: When a table makes the change, it signals MyData, which in turn signals AddedPoint which is connected to the QGraphicsView.  However, MyData::AddedPoint is also connected to the table, and thus two identical points are added when it attempts to sync.  Could anyone offer any advice on how to proceed?

My thoughts and ideas so far:

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*I could check if the point exists, and prevent repeats.  Works great for insertions, not so great for removal and updating.

*What I think is best the best approach: In the MyData slots, block the sender() for a second, then unblock.

Edit: MyData is really a "controller/interface" class, the real model uses OpenCV types and as thus I would like to keep it separated from the Qt architecture.

A: You could derive from QAbstractListModel like this:
class MyData : public QAbstractListModel
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    enum CustomRoles {
        PositionRole = Qt::UserRole + 1,
        BoundingRectRole
    };
    MyData(QObject *parent = 0) : QAbstractListModel(parent)
    {
        QHash<int, QByteArray> roles;
        roles[PositionRole] = "Position";
        roles[BoundingRectRole] = "BoundingRect";
        setRoleNames(roles);
    }
    int rowCount(const QModelIndex & parent = QModelIndex()) const
    {
        return points.count();
    }

    QVariant data(const QModelIndex & index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const
    {
        if (index.row() < 0 || index.row() > points.count())
             return QVariant();

         const QGraphicsEllipseItem &p = points[index.row()];
         QVariant actualData;
         if (role == Qt::DisplayRole)
             actualData = "some point";
         else if (role == PositionRole)
             actualData = p.scenePos();
         else if (role == BoundingRectRole)
             actualData = p.boundingRect();

         return actualData;
    }

public slots:
    void addPoint(int x, int y)
    {
        beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), rowCount(), rowCount());
        QGraphicsEllipseItem *it = new QGraphicsEllipseItem(0,0, 5, 5);
        it->setPos(x,y);
        points << it;
        endInsertRows();
    }

private:
    QVector<QGraphicsEllipseItem*> points;
};

Now you can add this model simply to your QListView and in your QGraphicsScene connect to the rowsInserted(...) and/or rowsRemoved(...) signal of the model.
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Coronavirus lexicon: what do the words mean?
By: Beth Ireland, Kayla Belec Last Updated: May 7, 2020
UPDATE: In the state of Indiana, Governor Holcomb has begun his reopening plan. We've updated this article to include some of the new terms being used but for more information on the new plan and phases, visit the website: https://calendar.in.gov/site/gov/event/governor-announces-roadmap-to-safely-reopen-indiana/
The coronavirus has affected us all in some way. From self-quarantines and social distancing to school shut-downs and temporary business closures, we're all working hard to keep each other safe and healthy. With that has come a new common set of words surrounding this crisis. What do they all mean? We consulted a few trusted resources to give you this overview and remind everyone to please stay educated, healthy, and safe with factual information from the CDC and your Indiana State Health Department.
What is COVID-19 and why is it so unique?
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China."
There are several different coronaviruses already around, like SARS. The COVID-19 virus, however, is a novel virus as it has never been seen before in humans, meaning we do not have the antibodies built up to defend our bodies against it. This is why it is spreading widely and quickly, creating a pandemic.
What is social distancing and why do we need it to flatten the curve?
There's been a lot of talk about "flattening the curve" and why that's important. To stop a huge spike of people being infected with the COVID-19 virus, which would overwhelm hospitals and medical centers, we can slow the rate of infection through social distancing practices like self-quarantine.
** Update** Many states, including Indiana, have moved to shelter-in-place or stay at home orders in order to keep residents from contracting and spreading the COVID-19 virus.
The best way to illustrate how crucial it is to flatten the curve is to see a visual. Here is a graphic that visualizes the impact social distancing practices can have on slowing down the sudden increase of infections.
Who are the people at greatest risk?
Although symptoms of COVID-19 have been compared to flu-like symptoms, this virus represents a life-threatening risk to many, including the elderly and those who have existing illnesses or are immunocompromised. Because there is no vaccine to counter COVID-19, a number of people with weakened immune systems are at greater risk when it comes to catching the virus.
High-risk individuals include:
Elderly people
People with cardiovascular disease
People with diabetes
People with lung disease
People with chronic respiratory disease
People battling cancer
People with hypertension
Anyone who is immunocompromised, has an immune deficiency or has a weakened immune system due to a previous or current illness, treatment, or medical history
Remember, though—disease can make anyone sick, regardless of age, race, or ethnicity.
How can we help those at risk and stop the spread?
The best way to avoid spreading this disease to those who are most threatened by it is to be diligent in practicing social distancing and sanitation. Here's a run-down of the most applicable practices.
Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds, frequently. Wash them after using the bathroom; before and after preparing food; after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose; after being on your cell phone. Helpful tip: sing or recite your ABCs while washing to ensure you're hitting 20 seconds (make it a game with kids!).
Avoid touching your face. Especially with unwashed hands, steer clear of touching your nose, eyes, and mouth.
Cover coughs and sneezes with tissues. Throw the tissues away.
Clean and disinfect frequently
Wear a mask. It's important to wear a mask hen going out in public or in an environment where you may come in close contact with another person, especially those who are at high risk.
Social Distance. When going out, stay six feet away from others to avoid the spread of the virus.
STAY HOME. Social distance. Self-quarantine. Stay out of contact with people as much as possible, and try to give the people you're sharing space with a 6-foot berth.
Coronavirus Lexicon
Here's a quick look at all the words surrounding the COVID-19 that have become regular in conversations.
Coronavirus: Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a new strain discovered in 2019 and has not been previously identified in humans.
Pandemic: A disease epidemic that has spread across a wide region, such as a country or the world. In the case of COVID-19, this pandemic is worldwide.
Flatten the curve: This phrase refers to the attempt to slow down the sudden surge of COVID-19 infections that have the potential to overwhelm medical resources. This is best depicted in a visual representation.
Social distancing: Keeping six feet away from others while in a public setting to reduce the spread of contagious disease.
Quarantine: A period or place of isolation in which people (or animals) who might have been exposed to an infectious disease are placed to prevent the disease's spread. Many who have been exposed or diagnosed to COVID-19 are in quarantine.
Self-quarantine: In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many individuals are practicing self-quarantine as a form of social distancing, refraining from interactions with others and remaining in their homes to avoid the disease's spread.
Immunocompromised: We've heard this word a lot in the last few weeks to describe those who have compromised immune systems and are at greater risk when contracting COVID-19.
N-95 respirator mask: This is a respiratory protective device designed to achieve a close facial fit and most efficient filtration of airborne particles. Hospitals and healthcare facilities are experiencing a shortage in these right now. U.S. laws are being enforced to respond to this problem; in the meantime, here's how crafty people can help: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2020/03/20/calling-all-people-who-sew-and-make-you-can-help-solve-2020-n95-type-mask-shortage/.
Shelter-in-place (Stay at home ): A government-mandated order to stay at home and only leave for essential needs like medicine, groceries, or essential workers going to work.
Lockdown/Shutdown: A lockdown is very similar to shelter-in-place orders but may come with stricter regulations for citizens, such as curfews or fines/arrests. Citizens may still leave their homes for essential needs. Regulations will vary depending on state and local governments. Governor Eric Holcomb lists Indiana state regulations here: https://www.in.gov/gov/files/Executive%20Order%2020-18%20Cont%20Stay%20at%20Home%20Restaurants%20Govt%20Ops.pdf
PPE: Personal Protective Equipment used, mainly in the medical field, to protect healthcare workers or those who are working directly with the public at this time. These include masks, gloves, face shields, goggles, aprons, and gowns.
Ventilator: A machine used to move air in and out of a patient's lungs. It is used on those who cannot breathe on their own or have severe difficulty breathing.
Non-medical masks: Face coverings made from cloth that a person can wear in areas where social distancing is more difficult, like grocery stores, to help protect from contracting or spreading coronavirus. These can be made from old t-shirts or scarves and are an excellent way to stay protected without using resources needed for healthcare workers and essential workers. The Center for Disease Control shows you how to make your own masks here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html
Asymptomatic: A person who is carrying the coronavirus but has no visible physical symptoms. Though not sick themselves, they can still spread the virus to others, which is why it is important to adhere to stay-at-home orders as well as following the CDC's guidelines on handwashing, not touching your face, remaining six feet apart from others, and wearing a face-covering when out in the public.
Symptomatic: Someone who is showing symptoms of the COVID-19 virus such as high fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. People displaying symptoms of COVID-19 should contact their health care professional and avoid public places. If the symptoms worsen, seek immediate medical help.
Reopen: Many states have put plans into effect to allow business and public places to open up again while adhering to strict guidelines on how to keep people distanced and safe.
Indiana Back on Track: Indiana state's plan to reopen the state over several phases. More information can be found here: https://www.backontrack.in.gov/
Some of the positive things happening right now
There are some good things happening locally while we wait.
Locally, many people are stepping up to help one another: https://nwi.life/article/pandemic-sparks-epidemic-of-people-helping-people-in-northwest-indiana/
Here's how some of our local organizations are responding:
https://nwi.life/article/region-business-helping-community-during-covid-19-response/
The best place for accurate information about the virus is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
You may also find valuable local and state information at the Indiana State Department of Health, where you can also subscribe to a newsletter that will send you electronic updates. https://www.in.gov/coronavirus/
For more information from your local trusted hospitals, visit:
https://www.porterhealth.com/covid-19
https://www.comhs.org/coronavirus
https://www.laportehealth.com/covid-19 https://www.methodisthospitals.org/about_methodist/covid-19-novel-coronavirus-update/
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I love Safavieh rugs. This was perfect for my little girl's room. Has held up very nice the 4 yrs. I've had it.
This is a gorgeous area rug and perfect size for my 3 yr old daughter's room. The colors are great and Safavieh make the best area rugs. I highly recommend this area rug!
Love this rug. Be careful, it looks lavender in the picture but it is really light pink with blue and teal accents. I needed a pink and a lavender rug so I kept this as the pink rug because it was so pretty for a little girl's room.
This was not a good buy for me. When sitting on the rug, our clothes get fully of debris that falls off the rug. I have vacuumed and that doesn't help. Do do not recommend.
Ordered for my little girls room, colors are perfect, quality seems great, couldn't be happier!! It's too cute!
Looks incredible in my daughter's nursery.


A stone from Kunisada's grave.
The neighbors would say it was playing the Mars Volta too loudly…over and over.
Museum curator. I looked after the William Blake collection.
Alfred Sisley. Matthew Barney. Philip Guston.
See more of Christopher Bucklow's work here.


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Robert Keith Pringle (12 March 1802 – 12 January 1897) was a Scottish civil servant in the Bombay Presidency.

He was one of 11 children — five sons and six daughters — born to Alexander Pringle of Whytbank and Mary, daughter of Sir Alexander Dick, 3rd Baronet of Prestonfield.

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He was appointed the first Chief Commissioner of Sind in 1847.

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British East India Company civil servants
1802 births
1897 deaths


BEIJING: China's top coal producer China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd said on Friday it has started building its first offshore wind plant with an installed capacity of 300 megawatts (MW) as part of its clean energy development strategy.
The plant will generate 813.5 million kilowatt hour a year when connected to the grid, equivalent to 20 percent of annual electricity consumption in Dongtai where the plant is located, the group said on Twitter-like Weibo.
Once operational, the plant is expected to save 268,500 tonnes of coal and emit 590,600 tonnes less of greenhouse gas every year.
At the end of last year, Shenhua had an installed power capacity of 56,288 MW with wind capacity of 15.8 MW and hydropower capacity of 125.2 MW.
China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, plans to raise its non-fossil fuel portion of primary energy consumption by 2020 to 15 percent from 12 percent.