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50 States - Iowa
In an earlier entry of the 50 States series, I pointed out that the tourism office for Nebraska had its work cut out for it. However, its neighbor Iowa is perhaps underachieving. For a state with a reputation as a boring cornfield, the region had a lot more to offer than I would have guessed.
We used Des Moines as our home base. Des Moines was a surprisingly cosmopolitan place with a delightful riverfront park and an incredible amount of public art.
One must-see for me was the Pomodoro sphere at a regional insurance company's headquarters building which also had a lobby full of avant garde works.
Des Moines is also the state capitol and the grounds of its state house are crowded with the usual kitsch like replica Liberty Bells and Statues of Liberty but they also have lots of oddly suggestive metaphorical statuary.
We took a day trip across the state and our first stop was at the Maytag Cheese dairy which makes restaurant grade bleu cheese. The dairy is owned by descendants of the founder of the appliance company with the same name but is not affiliated with the washer makers.
We ended up in another area not coincidentally named after an appliance manufacturer, the Amana colonies. These towns were the homes of a communitarian religious sect where there was no private property. Many of the former communal houses still exist and the common dining halls have been converted to homestyle German influenced restaurants.
But perhaps Iowa's biggest attraction even many years after the book and movie peaked are the Bridges of Madison County. There are seven of them and it is nearly a full day to hunt them all down. But they are worth the effort.
In addition to the bridges themselves, the town of Winterset is undeniably quaint. You can even sit at the same lunch counter stool Clint Eastwood sat on.
Iowa was a decidedly delightful destination, well worth a stop in one's travels.
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50 States - Tennessee
Of the 50 states, our very first trip to Tennessee was a getaway vacation to the Pigeon Forge region of the Great Smokies. It was our last fling before the birth of our son. It would be over a decade before we made it back through again.
Long before I became a bourbon snob, I went to the Jack Daniels distillery, infamously in the dry county of Moore County, Tennessee. This was my first tour of a major distillery and it had a lot of folksy charm. You could see the wood palates being made into charcoal for the famous charcoal filtering. Said filtering being about the only substantial difference between a Tennessee whiskey and a bourbon, the former being technically a sub-class of the latter.
This was in 2003 and I was accompanying my wife to a teacher conference in Nashville. Nashville itself is the country music capitol and noplace more so than along Broadway where over a dozen bars have up to four bands a night working mostly for tips. It's a music smorgasbord. Just a block off of Broadway is the historic Ryman Auditorium which looks like a church from the outside but was designed from the start as a music venue. Part of the fun of watching the TV show Nashville is spotting places in town I've seen.
Nashville also has some unique tourist attractions for specific definitions of 'unique'. The oddest is the full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece. This building is a recreation of the ruins most people are familiar with down to the statues on the inside.
A few years later we passed through Tennessee again, this time stopping in Memphis which has a musical history of its own. And the most famous spot in Memphis is Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley. As perhaps the ultimate tacky tourist attraction, Graceland is so frozen in time as to be a historical document. It's tough to pick which room is the most over the top but my money goes on the media room with three TVs, one for each network.
And that only touches on the tip of all Tennessee has to offer. There is blues on Beale Street and the mountain getaways of Pigeon Forge. If you want good food, strong booze, or plentiful music, the state has something for everybody.
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BooksFirst: April-May 2014
Alison Wonderland by Helen Smith
Audiobooks Bought
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Lunatics by Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel
Screw Everyone by Ophira Eisenberg
One More Thing by B.J. Novak
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
The Hammer of Witches by Shana Miwalski
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis
Books Heard
Swamplandia by Karen Russell
The Fault In Our Stars by John Greene
One of the most recommended books of 2013 from the podcasts I listen to was Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain. As the title suggests, the story takes place at a football game, a Thanksgiving Day Dallas Cowboys game shortly after the beginning of the Iraq War to be exact. Billy Lynn is one member of a squad being honored during a halftime performance by a pre-break-up Destiny's Child.
The technical tour de force is that with a very minimum of flashbacks, the entire novel takes place between the arrival and the departure of Billy and his fellow squad members at the stadium. And a lot happens in between. It's almost unfair to go into all the incidents and running stories but they involve cheerleaders, Hollywood agents, greedy sports team owners, and jingoistic fans.
The only complaint, and one that I was aware of because of reviews beforehand, is that Billy as a nineteen-year-old enlistee is perhaps a bit too sophisticated in his worldview. As a first person narrative, he thinks A LOT. Also, some of the irony from hindsight is just a little too pat. But the book is a great look at a rather specific time and place.
Shana Miwalski is the second member of the OverthinkingIt.com website whose book I've read. John Perich has written two thrillers, reviewed here and here. Miwalski is working in a different genre, young adult historical fantasy. In her Hammer of Witches world, the era of Christopher Columbus has real magic which is being suppressed by an organization parallel to the never-expected Spanish Inquisition.
Like Harry Potter, Baltasar Infante is a presumed orphan who is unaware of his powers and destiny until he joins an expedition to the yet unfounded New World. There he must battle multiple other magical factions.
The book is strongest in Spain as young Baltasar figures out his true heritage. The story bogs down when they all reach Hispaniola and the magic starts flying fast and furious. The magic itself is clever and internally consistent but there is no real explanation of how it remains so hidden if it is so powerful and widespread.
Columbus as a character is cut down the middle between the noble explorer of grade school history and the evil genocide of, say, Orson Scott Card's Pastwatch (a book I have tried multiple times to finish). By being ambiguous on Columbus, it pulls its punches a little. There are a couple of strong female characters in the book and it is a quick read but I'm not sure it really breaks new ground.
Anything by Michael Lewis is worth reading and Flash Boys is no exception. It is an exceptionally technical story about how a stock trader discovered that this orders were being front-runned by high frequency trading (HFT) programs that were using advantages measured in nanoseconds. It's a maxim that the real scandal is not always what is illegal but what is perfectly legal. And front-running is not only perfectly legal, it seems like the means to do it were deliberately baked into the system.
In some ways this book is a good counterpoint to his very first book Liars' Poker in that it shows just how much the world of finance has changed in just a few decades. Rather than loud mouthed Big Swinging Dicks, the real money is made by secretive quants running obscure algorithms to make low margin high volume trades.
That front-running is intrinsically unfair seems obvious but regulators and brokers seem oddly indifferent to it. The one hero is Brad Katsuyama who not only discovers how he is being sniped but sets up an exchange designed to deliberately negate the advantages the HFT programs have.
The book is fairly short and often reads like a padded out magazine article which may be what it started out as. There are certain break points where the topic and point of view change. And the book should be generating more outrage than it has.
Another light fantasy is Alison Wonderland which I bought on my Kindle based on some good blurbs and a deep discount from Amazon. I am a sucker for Lewis Carroll related whimsy but this novel only had the thinnest of connections, mostly the character's name.
Alternating between first person and third person segments, it tells of a woman working for an odd detective agency that gets tangled up with an incompetent secret conspiracy. Also involved are genetic experiments gone wrong, baby-snatching new age hippies, and un-whacky neighbors.
The novel keeps crossing the line between absurd and merely silly. The improbable events stack up without ever really paying off. Characters drift in and out and random. And none of the story threads really tie together. I really tired to like this book but could never just get into the spirit of it.
Swamplandia is another award-winning novel that came highly praised by sources I respect. But it too had some serious flaws. I love tales from southern Florida but I lean towards the Dave Barry/Carl Hiaasen absurdist branch. Karen Russell's variety of Florida Gothic is much more ochre-colored than the dark humor I prefer.
The story takes place around a tourist attraction which is seedy and run down by even Florida standards. Swamplandia is an alligator wrestling theme park of dubious authenticity which has fallen on hard times. Our heroine, Ava Bigtree goes on a Dante-esque quest to rescue her mentally ill sister from ghosts who may or may not be hallucinations. Meanwhile her brother goes to work at a rival theme park with an equally Dante-esque motif.
Like Alison Wonderland, it alternates between first person and third person segments which gives it the feel of being two separate stories mashed together. It seems that the Ava parts were expanded from an award-winning short story while the Kiwi sections are original to this novel.
Part of the difficulty with the novel is the odd jargon and syntax. The Bigtrees call alligators "Seths" and what is amusing at first just becomes eventually tiresome. And the symbolism of Ava's red seth is troublesomely obvious as it is associated with a disturbingly brutal portion of the book. The humor and wry observations don't really make-up for the gut-punching darkness.
Teen fiction has been dominated by dystopian fantasies like the Hunger Games series (reviewed here and here) but the hottest book of the past couple of years has been the cancer weepie The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. My entry into John Green was through his YouTube Vlog Brothers series which are quickly edited stream of conscience videos. I wasn't too sure how that frantic voice would translate into a novel length story. Very well as it turns out.
The story of the novel and the forthcoming major motion picture is about a teenage girl with near-terminal (if that can be such a thing) cancer who meets a hunky cancer survivor at a support group meeting. But as one might expect, the course of true love doesn't run smooth. You just know someone's going to be crying by the end of the book, most likely the reader. Since I was listening to the audiobook it made for some tough driving in places.
What makes the book different is the humor, which is mostly John Green's voice. Hazel and Augustus have chemistry that just leaps out. Their banter is both witty and heartwarming. One tirade about eggs being unfairly pigeonholed as a breakfast food is hilarious. The book deliberately subverts a lot of the tropes when telling stories about dying teenagers. It's reputation is well-deserved and definitely merits an audience beyond the teenaged girl vlogger audience Green has cultivated.
I've been on a bit of a Dave Barry tear lately and a friend recommended a book he cowrote with Alan Zweibel called Lunatics. The titular crazy men are two soccer dads from suburban Jersey who let a refereeing dispute get way out of hand. And I mean WAAAAY out of hand. When I accused Insane City of not living up to the promise of its title, no such charge will stick with this book. Each situation the two gets more and more outrageous. The point of suspension of disbelief is reached real early in the book and every thing after that gets more and more ludicrous.
The highlight of the book occurs very early and involves a Prius on the George Washington Bridge and a runaway lemur. By the time the various international incidents start occurring, the shark has been jumped.
The majority of the book is told as alternating first person narratives and the two characters do have very distinct personalities. On the audiobook they are read by the two authors which adds quite a good bit of texture. Towards the end when the point of view shifts to news report parodies, it starts to lose its immediacy.
A little Barry goes a long away and Lunatics goes on way too long.


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GAME PS5 restock news – Start date and time for next PlayStation 5 stock drop
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PS5: Sony unveil pricing for PlayStation 5 console
Good news for console hunters this week after it was revealed that GAME would be hosting one of the next PS5 stock drops.
The UK retailer has been one of the best places to purchase a PlayStation 5 in Blighty during 2021.
And it appears that a PS5 restock could happen later this week or be delayed until sometime in December.
All reports should be taken with a pinch of salt as it's possible that last-minute changes could be made to the scheduling.
The news has been shared by PS5 Stock UK – a reliable stock tracker account on Twitter – which is known for providing the best guides on what's happening next.
The GAME PS5 restock reportedly occurs between December 9 and December 10 and could include thousands of consoles.
And if it does materialize, gamers are being warned to be ready to try and buy a PS5 between 8am GMT, and 11am GMT.
They posted on Twitter today: "Possible PlayStation 5 Restock This Week By GAME – 9th or 10th December – 9am-11:30am GMT – To be dispatched by 17/12."
Other retailers are also expected to join the list next week, with Amazon reportedly restocking before the end of the month.
The Amazon UK restock was tipped to go live on the morning of December 8. Unfortunately, however, the stock drop failed to materialize.
Instead, it looks like the Amazon stock drop will take place next week between 8-9am GMT.
"Looks like Amazon UK drop should be taking place next week Wednesday (8-9am). Their last drop was 17/11 which was their biggest drop ever, therefore a drop was expected today. Seems that the drop drought is slowly beginning.
"We should have some Argos news coming soon for you."
Knowing when a PS5 restock is happening can be vital, but it's also worth knowing how each retailer handles its shipments.
And here are a few examples of how best to try and buy a PlayStation 5 console from leading UK retailers:
ARGOS: The Argos website is notorious for crashing and being unable to complete purchases when site traffic is high. Stock trackers suggest using the mobile Argos app and keeping an eye on local store listings.
AMAZON UK: Amazon UK runs better under strain but still comes with a few kinks worth mentioning. Having an account set up with your card details is a good start, and gamers should also try adding a console to their wishlist before checking out.
GAME: GAME is a UK retailer that offers the most regular stock updates for PS5 consoles. However, console hunters have been warned to use Guest Checkout, as this option is less likely to crash when completing a purchase.
CURRYS: Currys does not host purely digital restock events and there has been no indication when they might offer more consoles online. The retailer chooses to sell the PlayStation 5 via its brick and mortar stores via a ticketing system. Those interested must sign up on the Currys PS5 page to have the chance of being selected, which will then be followed by waiting until the next shipment of consoles arrives.
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Developed by Google's Chrome development version Chrome OS, Chromium OS is a Linux-based operating distribution system whose first source code was published in 2009. Chromium OS is basically an open-source operating system that is designed for browsing the World Wide Web and running web applications. Chromium OS is similar to Chrome OS and is designed with a web browser engine oriented towards running web-based applications instead of desktop or mobile applications. Based on the monolithic Linux kernel, Chromium OS features a user interface which is a Chromium-based browser. Currently, Chromium OS is in a working state and comes preinstalled in Google's Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, Chromebit, and Chromebase.


Technology companies are fighting a behind-the-scenes battle in California to undermine new privacy legislation before it comes into effect.
The California Consumer Privacy Act was approved back in June following an extraordinary game of chicken between grassroots campaigners and lawmakers. It will give new rights to the state's 40 million inhabitants, including the ability to view the data that companies hold on them and, critically, request that it be deleted and not sold to third parties. It's not too far off Europe's GDPR.
A 20-page letter [PDF] from a 38 different trade groups, led by the California Chamber of Commerce and sent to key Californian lawmakers, outlines in precise detail the changes that tech companies want made to the law before it comes into effect – and some of them have privacy advocates up in arms.
The letter complains about the "hastily passed" law and proposes amendments that would "address drafting errors, and fix aspects of this bill that would be unworkable and that would result in negative consequences unintended by the authors."
Critics charge however that some of the proposed changes would effectively kill off the law's key elements. Proposed changes include deleting the term "specific pieces" which would have the effect of allowing companies that hold your data to give consumers vague responses like "browsing history" to requests for data rather than precise details such as which websites they have associated with your profile.
The companies would also like to delete a key part of the law that gives consumers the right to ask for their personal data in a "readily usable" format – something that would make it much easier to share, analyze and move data. Without this provision, companies will be able to provide your personal data in a format that is much harder to make sense of, search through, or send to others to analyze. Think PDF instead of spreadsheet.
Other changes are clearly designed to protect Google's and Facebook's business models where they gather vast amounts of data on individuals and package it to sell to third party advertisers.
Tech companies claim that because they don't provide identifiable information to advertisers – i.e. they can advertise to 18-30 year-old men who live in a specific geographic radius and are interested in video games but they don't get the specific names of those people – that there are no privacy issues.
But privacy advocates argue that the companies gathering and selling that data are running amok and gathering all sorts of highly personal data that they sell on. Users should be allowed to see what data is held on them and demand it be deleted if they don't want a company to know that about them, they argue.
There are some very specific proposed changes that would effectively allow Facebook, Google et al to keep doing what they are doing despite the clear intent of the law to give the user more control over their data.
For example, Big Tech proposes the complete deletion of a section about profiles that "reflect the consumer's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, preferences, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes." In other words, the most disturbing personal data that companies have on you.
It also attempts to write into the law that the definition of "personal information" not include "aggregate consumer information nor information that is deidentified, pseudonymized, or publicly available information..."
In other words, Google and Facebook's extremely valuable packages of consumer information would be specifically written out of the law.
And while the letter steers clear of offering precise wording changes over the critical issue of targeted advertising and whether consumers will be given a right to refuse the use of their data for advertising, it makes it plain that tech companies will be pushing on that too.
The final version of the privacy act "should clarify that the law does not to require an opt-out of all advertising," the letter argues. "Online advertising allows companies to reach audiences that are likely to be interested in the companies' products or services in a privacy protective way, which does not require the online platform to identify the consumer to the business in order to deliver the business's advertisement."
Which is a policy wonk way of trying to make sure that consumers can't pre-emptively stop companies from selling their data. It would result in you having to periodically contact every company that has data on you and insist they delete it, rather than be able to say upfront "you can't sell this data."
In effect, personal data deletion would become like unsubscribing from unwanted emails: every few months it's up to you to go and insist you no longer be sent any more emails. And then, of course, a few months later you are back to where you started.
The letter also proposes giving companies longer to respond to requests – 45 days no less – and they want to push back implementation by a year.
Of course amid the self-satisfying proposals there are also quite a few good suggestions for tightening up the law. Which is, of course, how lobbyists find their way into lawmakers' offices: by being useful. Right before they propose changes that suit their business model to the detriment of the law's intention.
In response, privacy advocates are pushing back.
They've sent their own letter [PDF] in response to Big Tech's letter urging lawmakers not to make many of the changes.
"On behalf of 39.5 million Californians, the undersigned state and national organizations strongly urge you to reject recent proposals to weaken the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")," it begins, before arguing that "the majority of the Chamber letter's proposed changes are substantive in nature and would fundamentally water down the CCPA's privacy protections."
It goes on: "Even when the letter does identify a provision where a technical fix is needed, the proposed solution is often excessive in nature and would run counter to the clear intention of the legislation."
Perhaps most significantly, it takes on the core argument that the current law is "unworkable" by arguing: "What is allegedly 'unworkable' today will be workable once companies comply with the law."
This effort to try to rewrite the law was always inevitable after lawmakers in Sacramento were basically forced to pass the legislation in record time in order to prevent a similar proposal being put on the California ballot by three determined citizens.
Under California law any one with sufficient backing can propose a change to state law – and a proposal by real estate developer Alastair Mactaggart, former civil servant Rick Arney and former CIA analyst and lawyer Mary Stone Ross to introduce a real privacy law looked extremely likely to pass.
Laws passed by ballot measure are much harder for lawmakers to change, so Sacramento reached a deal with the authors in which they promised to pass the Privacy Act if they pulled their ballot measure. The act was signed into law literally hours before a ballot deadline came into effect.
Everyone accepted as a result of the rushed process that the law would need to be tightened up subsequently, and so an 18-month window to make "technical, clean-up amendments" was introduced.


Watch American Flat Track racing on your big-screen TV!
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 27, 2018) – American Flat Track, the world's fastest growing motorcycle sport, is proud to announce a multi-year renewal with NBCSN and a move to highly-coveted, weekend afternoon programming slots within two weeksof each event.
AFT posted strong viewership numbers in its inaugural season on NBCSN and reached nearly two million viewers last year. With a weekly programming schedule, the sport gathered a loyal fan base that tuned in to NBCSN's primetime motorsports block everyThursday night. This season, AFT's one-hour, tape-delayed telecasts will premiere on weekend afternoons on NBCSN, often directly following or preceding the network's NASCAR, IndyCar, and Pro Motocross coverage.
American Flat Track is the most historic form of American motorcycle racing and is entering its 65th season with significant momentum. Comprised of two diverse and highly-competitive classes, the series is headlined by powerful, twin-cylinder motorcycles in AFT Twins presented by Vance & Hines while riders mounted on spirited, 450cc single-cylinder machines battle it out in the AFT Singles division.
With nearly 85 million subscribers, NBCSN is the Home of Motorsports in America. In addition to providing coverage of American Flat Track, NBCSN is also the home for NASCAR, IndyCar, Mecum Auctions, Lucas Oil Pro Motocross.
In addition to the 18 weekend premieres, NBCSN will provide a weekday re-air of each show before they will become available on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. FansChoice.tv, a cornerstone of American Flat Track's digital strategy, will continue to provide live streaming coverage of every round on the 2018 calendar.
The 2018 season will begin on March 15 at Daytona International Speedway, as American Flat Track returns to a one-of-a-kind race course built on the famous tri-oval at the "World Center of Racing." This year's Harley-Davidson TT presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys will see faster and more furious racing action thanks to a fresh track redesign featuring wider corners, a faster straightaway and the biggest jump on the calendar. General Admission tickets start at just $30 and are on sale now. Get yours today by visiting Daytona International Speedway's website at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.
American Flat Track is the world's premier dirt track motorcycle racing series and one of the longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing in Daytona Beach, Fla., the series is highly regarded as the most competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing on the globe. For more information on American Flat Track, please visithttp://www.americanflattrack.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check us out on Instagram, live stream the events atFansChoice.tv and catch all the American Flat Track racing action on NBCSN.
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Q: Is there a hotkey to remove a bookmark? Ctrl + D hotkey bookmarks the current page, but can't be used to remove the bookmark. Without using mouse, the only way I know to delete a bookmark is pressing Tab ↹ six times + Enter after using this hotkey.
Bookmarks sidebar (Ctrl + B) doesn't highlight the currently active tab.
I frequently save articles to my "read later" folder and removing them after reading is  a slight hassle.

A: Ctrl + D to open the pop-up and then Alt + R (R is underlined in "Remove Bookmark" when you press Alt).
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Coughing is a reflex action that all humans, and most animals have. Your dog is no exception. As we breathe, we can inhale a variety of irritants such as dust, bacteria and other foreign particles. We also have our own bodily fluids and mucus which can irritate our throat, lungs and airway.
The purpose of a cough is to clear the airway so that we can breathe efficiently. It is a rapid, forceful expulsion of air from the lungs. In some cases, a single cough is enough to clear the irritation in the lungs, but where caused by illness or prolonged exposure to whatever is causing it, sometimes a patient may suffer from chronic coughing.
If your dog coughs occasionally it shouldn't be cause for concern. After all, he lives much of his life following his nose and so is bound to inhale all kinds of things! However, repetitive coughing could be a symptom that there is a more serious underlying cause.
Not all coughs sound the same, and the way your dog's cough presents may help you and the veterinarian of Conneaut Creek Veterinary Clinic to identify what is causing it.
There may be many different reasons why your dog is coughing. Let's take a look at some of the most common causes.
Dogs are just as prone to getting a sore throat as we are. When this happens, the throat becomes swollen and inflamed, making the airway narrower and foreign objects and irritants more likely to become trapped.
Coughs associated with sore throats tend to sound high-pitched, and are accompanied by gagging. Make an appointment with our veterinarian to get your canine companions' throat checked and see if any medication may help.
Allergies are just as common in dogs as in humans. If your dog has an allergy to dust, pollen or another irritant that he is regularly exposed to, he may have a persistent cough. If you believe that allergies may play a part in your pet's cough, make an appointment with our vet to discuss allergy testing.
Kennel cough is an extremely common virus that is normally transmitted in boarding kennels, doggy day care centers, or anywhere else that groups of different dogs congregate such as parks or training clubs. It is characterized by a deep, dry cough that sounds almost like a bark.
Thankfully, kennel cough is treatable with medication and a short incubation period. However, left untreated, it can lead to more serious conditions including chronic bronchitis and pneumonia.
If your doggy has a wet, phlegm-like cough, it could be indicative of a problem lurking in his lungs. You may also notice that your canine's breathing is labored when he isn't coughing. Pneumonia is the most common cause of repetitive, wet-sounding coughs and it is a condition that can be life-threatening if left untreated. If your dog has this type of cough, make an appointment with our veterinarian as soon as possible.
It may surprise you to know that coughing can also be a sign of a serious problem with your dog's heart. When the heart isn't working properly, fluid can start to accumulate in the lungs, causing your pooch to emit a cough that is most prevalent when he is sleeping or lying down. If your furry friend regularly coughs in his sleep or when he is resting, don't take any chances. Instead, take your dog to see our vet as soon as you can.
In addition to the causes listed above, some other conditions can also make your dog suffer from prolonged periods of coughing. These include the canine influenza virus, chronic bronchitis, distemper and heartworms. In extremely rare cases, excessive or prolonged coughing could also be a sign of cancer.
As a responsible and caring dog owner, you want to ensure you are doing everything you can to support your furry friend to live a long and happy life. While the occasional cough is not unusual, if your dog is coughing more than usual, don't wait to get him checked out by the veterinarian of Conneaut Creek Veterinary Clinic. The sooner you contact us and find out the cause of his cough, the quicker he can return to full health.


It was a frosty morning on the upper Klamath River yesterday. My clients Jeff Howard and Russ Hickley of the California Fly Fishers Association drifted and swung some frozen flies in the early part of the morning but by lunch time the sun was out for a while and warmed everything up. The guys landed some nice Steelhead before and after lunch, using egg and nymph patterns under an indicator as well as on the swing, using big streamers. We also landed a fairly clean hen while I was showing the guys where to swing a fly. I'm amazed at how hard that Salmon fought so late in the season got the heart pumping hard thinking it was a 15 pound Steely, especially with the long runs she made, but it was still fun anyway. Check out the pictures of Jeff and Russ's trip it was their first time in a drift boat and fishing the upper Klamath for Steelhead.


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Even during the dog days of summer, material handling and logistics companies continue to donate their time, money, and services to nonprofit organizations. Here are just a few recent examples:
For the fourth consecutive year, Kiva Systems has hosted the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Women's Technology Program (WTP). The program provides a rigorous academic experience for female high school students who want to explore engineering through hands-on classes, labs, and team-based projects. In July, more than 40 young women from WTP visited Kiva's headquarters, where they learned about the company's robotic technology and watched a demonstration. For more information about the MIT Women's Technology Program, go to http://wtp.mit.edu.
Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. Inc. (TMHU) is partnering with its network of Toyota Industrial Equipment (TIE) dealers to expand its "Giving Veterans a Lift" program. For every veteran hired as a service technician by a TIE dealer in 2012, TMHU will match a dealer's donation (up to $500) to Hire Heroes USA, in honor of the newly hired veteran. Hire Heroes USA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating job opportunities for U.S. military transitioning service members, veterans, and their spouses. For more information about Toyota's program, go to www.toyotalifttech.com. To learn about Hire Heroes USA, go to www.hireheroesusa.org.
Cargo Services Inc., an Indiana-based global freight forwarder, has signed on for its fifth year as campaign title sponsor for Indiana Books for Youth. Run by the Indiana Department of Child Services and Indianapolis Colts football team, the campaign provides foster children statewide with backpacks filled with age-appropriate books. The 2012 campaign kickoff was held at Cargo Services client company Haynes International in Kokomo, Ind. Representatives from the Colts franchise joined company representatives to distribute backpacks to foster children from the area. During the event, foster children and their families also visited the Colts in Motion traveling museum, got autographs from Colts cheerleaders, and took pictures with the Super Bowl Trophy. Visit www.colts.com/booksforyouth for information about the program.
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January 14, 2018 Materials Characterizationinfrared, infrared spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, materials characterization, materials science, spectroscopyCaptain Corrosion
Infrared (IR) #spectroscopy is a powerful technique that allows to obtain information about the chemical structure of a variety of substances by utilizing infrared electromagnetic radiation. In this science video we will discuss the basics of this technique with the help of 3D animations and also perform a practical demonstration, where we study a Teflon substrate with ATR technique. The video was made by Captain Corrosion OÜ in collaboration with Uno Mäeorg (Associate Professor in Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu).
Educators can download some of the animations used in the video from our online library to enhance their courses.
November 9, 2016 Materials Characterizationelemental analysis, spectrometer, spectroscopy, technology, x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, XRFCaptain Corrosion
X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) is one of the most common techniques used for studying the elemental composition of different materials. In this materials characterization method the sample is irradiated with x-ray radiation, which knocks out electrons from atoms, leaving them in an excited state. During the relaxation of these atoms the excess energy is released in the form of x-ray radiation. The energy and intensity of this radiation however depends directly on the composition of the material. Therefore it is possible to study a materials composition by detecting the x-rays that come out of the sample. Watch our video to learn more!
January 1, 2016 Materials Characterizationdetector, energy, ion, ion gun, ion-tof, iontof, LEIS, Low-energy ion scattering spectroscopy, materials characterization, materials science, spectrometer, spectroscopy, spektroskoopia, surface, surface sensitive, technique, vacuum, vacuum systemCaptain Corrosion
Low-energy ion scattering spectroscopy (LEIS) is an exciting technique that allows to study the structure and chemical composition of a materials surface.
In this materials characterization method the sample is bombarded with a stream of ions and the positions, velocities and energies of the scattered ions are observed. The energy of scattered ions depends on the mass of the target, so there are distinct peaks in the energy spectrum of the scattered ions. These peaks give information about the samples elemental composition. The uniqueness of this technique lies in its sensitivity to the very first atomic layer on a sample and with forward scattering setup it is even capable of directly observing hydrogen atoms.
One of the main components of the system is the ion gun, that shoots ions at the studied substrate. The most widely used ions for that purpose are ionized noble gas or alkali atoms. Noble gas such as helium, neon or argon is ionized with electrons, giving them a positive charge. Alkali ion beams can be created by heating alkali wafers. In low-energy ion scattering spectroscopy the ions usually have an energy from 500 eV to 10 000 eV. The precise desired energy of the ions is obtained by applying a suitable accelerating voltage.
Before interacting with the substrate, the ions first need to pass through the ion beam manipulator, that narrows the beam and also filters the ions based on mass and velocity. For some experiments the ion beam is also chopped with an unipolar electrical chopper – a pulsed-wave generator, that lets through ions only when no voltage is applied. As a result the ion beam leaves the ion beam manipulator in pulses. By using short ion pulses, one can separate backscattered primary ions, for example He, from sputtered ions of different masses by time gating. This makes it possible to detect signals that would otherwise be buried in the background that is caused by ions sputtered from the sample surface.
The sample itself is attached to a special holder that allows the operator to adjust the position and angle of the sample for different experiments. When the ions hit the substrate, different interactions take place. Some ions are scattered at a certain angle and also their energy will be different after the impact. Some ions however become neutral as they pick up electrons from the substrate. The ions may also be implanted into the material or deposited on the substrate surface. The primary beam ions may also kick out electrons or atoms from the substrate and the atoms may even be ionized in the process. Radiation may also be emitted from the substrate as the excited atoms undergo a relaxation process.
The electrostatic analyzer is commonly used to detect the velocities and energies of the scattered ions. In this hemispheric device an electrical potential is applied between the inner and outer wall. The outer wall with positive potential repels the positive ions and the inner wall with negative potential attracts the positive ions. Neutral particles are unaffected by the field and hit the wall and thus never reach the detector. Positive ions with too low energy are pulled to the inner wall and also don't reach the detector. If the cations energy is too high however then it simply hits the outer wall. Only if the ions energy is just right, it can pass through the analyzer and create a signal by interacting with the detector. By changing the potential between the walls, the operator can scan through a wide energy range in order to find out the energy of the emitted particles. In newer systems however a double toroidal analyzer is preferred as it integrates the signal over the scattering azimuth, so the intensity is some orders of magnitude higher compared to a hemispherical analyzer. The drift tube is used in TOF experiments in order to detect the energies and velocities of the scattered ionic and also neutral particles. Neutrals can easily be seperated from ions with the accelerator. There are two types of detectors that are commonly used – channel electron multipliers and microchannel plates. If the ion or a neutral particle with sufficient energy hits the detector then a cascade of secondary electrons is created and the signal significantly amplified. Microchannel plates also give information about the particles position but that comes at the cost of sensitivity.
Measurements with low-energy ion scattering spectroscopy are performed in ultra-high vacuum in order to avoid interactions with the surrounding gas. Having a good vacuum also ensures that the studied substrate and system parts are clean. Ultra-high vacuum is achieved with turbomolecular and ion pumps with the help of rough vacuum pumps.
Samples that have been exposed to open air are always contaminated for this type of surface sensitive characterization method and therefore they need to be cleaned inside the system in vacuum with appropriate equipment. Common ways to remove the contaminated top layer are sputtering, annealing or exposing to atomic oxygen.
There are of course few other surface sensitive materials characterization techniques such as XPS, AFM and SEM but each of them has distinct advantages and disadvantages. Therefore they are often used together when studying novel nanomaterials as they compensate each others weaknesses and allow to get a better overview.
November 16, 2015 Materials Characterizationcobalt, cobalt 60, cobalt 60 isotope, danger, dangerous, dangerous radiation, gamma radiation, gamma ray, gamma rays, hazard, how to block nuclear radiation, ionizing radiation, isotope, materials characterization, nuclear, nuclear radiation, penetration, radiation, radiation hazard, radiation protection, radiation sicknessCaptain Corrosion
Nuclear radiation is emitted from a material when the nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting ionizing radiation. The emitted radiation consists of gamma rays, alpha particles (He2+), beta particles (high energy electrons or positrons) and conversion electrons. From these components gamma rays are most dangerous for humans as they can easily penetrate the skin and cause severe damage to internal organs. Although gamma radiation is often an unwanted byproduct when producing nuclear power, it also has found use in medicine and food industry. In medicine gamma radiation is used for cancer treatment as it kills the cancer cells. In food industry the radiation is used to sterilize food as it kills bacteria and leaves the food unharmed. Gamma radiation can easily penetrate different materials and this makes radiation protection difficult. The penetration depends on the atomic number and therefore heavy metals such as Pb (lead) are used for shielding. In this experiment we use a geiger counter to measure the radiation emitted from a cobalt-60 isotobe and see how well we can block the radiation by using different materials such as wood, aluminum, steel, tungsten, pork cutlets and led casing.
November 16, 2015 Materials Characterization3D animation, fotoelektron, fotoelektron spektroskoopia, fotoelektronspektroskoopia, Maido Merisalu, materials characterization, materials science, photoelectric effect, photoelectron, photoelectron microscopy, photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning, scanning photoelectron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, spektroskoopia, SPEM, synchrotron, synchrotron radiation, synchrotron xps, x-ray, X-Ray Photoelectron Microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPSCaptain Corrosion
Photoelectric effect, photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning photoelectron microscopy (SPEM) are explained in this short lecture. The photoelectric effect occurs when the inner shell electrons of the sample atoms are kicked out by high energy electromagnetic radiation. These electrons, that were kicked out, are called photoelectrons and their energy depends on the energy of the exciting radiation, the electrons initial binding energy and on the work function. When having a radiation source with well defined energy and measuring the energy of the emitted electrons, it is possible to get information about the samples composition and chemical state. In the case of photoelectron microscopy the exciting beam is focused into a narrow spot on the sample surface. The sample is then moved in such a way that the spot moves row by row across the sample surface and as a result photoelectrons are emitted from each irradiated spot. By collecting these photoelectrons, it is possible to map the composition or chemical state across the selected sample area (for example 100 x 100 microns area on a 2 x 2 cm sample). Photoelectrons can escape the material only from near the surface and this means that these methods are very surface sensitive, which makes them extremely useful for surface studies. This also means that the surfaces need to be very clean (cleaned with ion bombardment before measurements) and therefore ultra-high vacuum is needed.
September 30, 2014 Materials Characterization3D animation, AFM, animation, atom, atomic force microscopy, c-AFM, contact, electrostatic, engineering, force, ic-AFM, image, intermitten, magnification, materials characterization, materials science, microscopy, mode, nc-AFM, non-contact, piezo, piezoelectric effect, piezotube, scanning, scanning probe microscopy, tapping, van der waalsCaptain Corrosion
Atomic force microscope (AFM) is a powerful tool that is used to study materials by scanning over the surface with a very sharp tip. When a sharp tip approaches a surface then first Van der Waals attractive forces apply that pull the tip closer to the surface and therefore also bend the cantilever. When the tip is close enough then electrostatic repulsive forces apply. The bending of the cantilever is monitored with a lazer beam that is focused on the cantilever and reflected into the detector.This method allows to obtain greatly magnified high resolution 3D images of the studied substrates (even atomic resolution is possible). The main working modes are contact, non-contact and tapping mode. In then case of contact mode the tip is in direct contact with the material. This is suitable for studying hard surfaces. In the case of non-contact mode the tip is vibrating close to the surface. This mode is used for studying sticky and soft surfaces. In the tapping mode the tip vibrates with a greater amplitude and briefly touches the sample at its lowest point of the trajectory. This method is useful for obtaining a "real" image of the studied surface as the tip penetrates the thin film of water that is always present on substrates when measuring in open air. There are also other types of scanning probe microscopes where different information can be obtained from the sample. For example a if one uses a thermocouple as a sharp tip for scanning then it is possible to study heat distribution on microscopic electronic devices in order to detect possible spots where oveheating occurs. In the case of scanning tunnel microscopy an electric potential is applied between the tip and the sample, which causes the movement of electrons from one to other. By measuring the tunneling current, it is possible to obtain valuable information about the state of the surface. Even atomic resolution is possible in STM and therefore can be used to study novel materials such as graphene. It is also possible to use magnetic needles or thin optical cables as tip for scanning over the studied surface.
May 8, 2014 Materials Characterizationamper, backscattered electron, beam, characteristic, characterization, current, electron, electron beam, environmental, ESEM, FIB, focused ion beam, magnification, micron, microscope, microscopy, nano, nanometre, photon, potential, primary electron, probe, radiation, rotation, sample, scanning, scanning electron microscope, scanning electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, secondary electron, SEM, stage, substrate, surface, tilt, vacuum, volt, voltage, x-rayCaptain Corrosion
The scanning electron microscope is a powerful tool used by many scientists for studying and developing materials. This device uses electrons instead of photons and that allows the operator to visualize even nano-scaled surface details. Therefore it is very useful for also studying corrosion processes and creating efficient thin coatings which have a thickness of less than a micrometer.
In the video above you will see the working principle of this microscope and how it is operated.
The electrons are generated in the electron gun on top of the microscope. There are different source types but one of the oldest used is a tungsten filament that is heated over 2400 degrees celsius by passing a current through it. At this temperature electrons emit from the filament and are pulled down the column with the help of an anode. The operator selects the voltage that accelerates the electrons. It can be up to 30 kV in conventional scanning electron microscopes. The accelerated electrons are scattered and need to be focused – this is done with the help of multiple focusing lenses. These lenses also tune the amount of electrons that reach the sample. For example by broadening the electron beam, the electrons are absorbed by the column and dont reach the sample. In order to scan across the sample row by row, the electron beam needs to be moved in such a manner. This is achieved with the help of scanning coils that are placed below the focusing lenses. The final focusing of the beam is done with objective lenses located below the scanning coils. In order to get an image of the substrate the surface is scanned row by row with the electron beam. In each spot signals like secondary electrons, backscattered electrons or characteristic X-Rays are generated. By detecting the signal emitted from each scanned spot, an image of the surface is generated. So for example by detecting secondary electrons a secondary electron image is generated.
Secondary electrons are generated when the primary beam electrons kick out electrons from the substrate atoms. In that process primary beam electrons lose energy as it is transfered to the secondary electrons. These secondary electrons generaly have low energy and escape only from near the surface, giving a good image of the substrates topography. The electrons are collected with a special detector that has a positively charged collector for pulling the negatively charged electrons towards it.
Backscattered electrons are primary beam electrons that are scattered back in a similar direction as they interact with the substrate atoms nucleous. In that process they dont lose much energy and can be emitted even from deep layers of the substrate. Therefore they carry the bulk information of the sample and generated images are not completely topographic. The electron yield strongly depends on the atomic number of the substrate. For example regions on substrate with higher atomic number appear brighter on the image as more electrons are backscattered in these regions.
Characteristic X-Rays are generated when sample atoms exited by primary beam electrons are undergoing a relaxation process where the inner shell vacant spot is filled with an outer shell electron. The emitted radiations energy depends strictly on the atoms number and on the electrons binding energies that are involved in this process. Therefore this signal can be used to detect different elements and do quantitative element analysis.
For a real SEM study the sample first needs to be prepared – it has to be dry, conductive and with a suitable size. Non-conductive samples can be coated with a thin (couple nanometers) layer of metal (Au, Pt..), which allows SEM studies as they conduct away the heat and negative charge caused by electrons. The sample is moved into the microscope through an airlock or the main chamber door and placed on a stage with a special holder. The stage can move in any desired direction (x,y,z, rotate, tilt). The sample is then moved under the electron column to a suitable working distance. After focusing and other adjustments the first electron image can be taken.
Element microanalysis can be done in several ways but first an electron image of the sample is obtained. The most common way to do element analysis is selecting a characteristic spot on the sample and then bombard it with the narrow (couple nm wide) electron beam. As a result X-Rays are emitted from the couple micrometer wide interaction volume. This gives information from a very localized area but in some cases an average composition of the material is needed. For that a larger area (lets say 50 x 50 microns) is bombarded by electrons and the X-Rays emitted from that area are detected. It is also possible to map the distribution of elements on a larger area by scanning across the surface with the electrons row by row and collect X-Rays from each scanned point. Based on the detected X-Rays an image is created that shows the distribution of certain elements.
In order to see what is inside a material a focused ion beam (FIB) is used to make a cross-section or a thin lamella. The cross-sections or lamella are then studied with electrons at a suitable angle by tilting it with the help of the stage.
Scanning electron microscopes generally work in a high vacuum in order to prevent surface contamination and electron or x-ray interactions with the gas in the chamber which would affect the quality of the image. However there are also specially designed environmental scanning electron microscopes (ESEM-s), that work in low vacuum. The ESEM can therefore even be used to study living cells or bacteria.
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The storyboard of your iOS app is the white board, so to speak, on which you lay out the flow of the elements, or design pattern, of your application. This example application developed called RoadTrip uses the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern, and in this particular design pattern, it's the view controllers that implement the pattern's controller component.
These controller objects contain the code that connects the app's view objects to its model objects. Whenever the view needs to display something, the view controller goes out and gets what the view needs from the model.
Similarly, view controllers respond to controls in your Content view and may do things like tell the model to update its data (when the user adds or changes text in a text field, for example), compute something (the current value of, say, your U.S. dollars in British pounds), or change the view being displayed (like when the user presses the Detail Disclosure button on the iPod application to find out more about a song).
View controllers, as you can see in the figure, are the objects that control what is displayed and that respond to user actions. They are the heart and soul of the storyboard.
A view controller is often the (target) object that responds to the onscreen controls. The Target-Action mechanism is what enables the view controller to be aware of any changes in the view, which can then be transmitted to the model.
Imagine that an iPad user launches the RoadTrip app. On the left side (or in a popover), he or she sees a Table view and on the right side a Detail view (the Weather for example).
The user may tap an entry (cell) in the Table view to display events. The Events controller is then launched and sends a message to the appropriate method in the model to get the events. The model object returns a list of URLs, and so on. The controller then delivers that information to the view, which promptly displays the information to the user.
If your imaginary user now launches the RoadTrip app on the iPhone (or iPad Touch), the user will see a full-screen table view. The screen will shift to a detail view when the user taps a cell in the table. The same information is available in the iPhone version as in the iPad version, but the user interface has to be slightly different.
You will be pleased to know that you can build one set of Objective-C classes that works with both the iPhone and iPad storyboard files, so you only need one set of code to build your Universal app.
A message is sent to that view's view controller to handle the request.
The view controller's method interacts with the Trip model object.
The model object processes the request from the user for the current events.
The model object sends the data back to the view controller.
The view controller sends the data to the view to display the information.


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Goita què fan, ara! és una pàgina web dedicada al contingut audiovisual en català creada el 2021. Se centra en la recerca i publicació d'aquest contingut que pengen les principals plataformes streaming. És la base de dades més gran de doblatge i subtítols en català, amb més de 23.000 títols. Des del novembre del 2022 també cerca i informa quins cinemes emeten pel·lícules en català.

Història

Goita què fan, ara! va ser creat l'agost del 2021. A través de la seva pàgina de Twitter anunciaven dues vegades al dia i de forma automatitzada les novetats que anaven trobant a les pàgines d'streaming: Movistar +, Disney+, Rakuten i FilminCAT. La seva base de dades per llavors era de poc més de 1.000 fitxes. Els mesos posteriors la pàgina web va anar tenint diferents petites actualitzacions que se centraven principalment en l'augment de fitxes, de plataformes indexades, com són Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, SX3, Jonu media o Apple TV, entre altres, i millores en el rendiment de la pàgina.

El 5 de setembre de 2022 va realitzar seva actualització més gran fins a la data. Es va capacitar el registre d'usuari per tal de poder fer llistes i poder puntuar les sèries i pel·lícules vistes. Nous enllaços afegits a les fitxes van permetre poder veure el tràiler a Youtube i les bases de dades de TMDB i IMDB. Amb l'agregació de la base de dades de la Generalitat de Catalunya i la de l'És a dir, el portal va passar de tenir poc menys de 4.000 títols a més de 22.000, convertint-se així en la base de dades de doblatge i subtítols en català més gran de tots.

La funció de cartellera es va afegir el 4 de novembre de 2022. Dins la secció de cinema es poden fer cerques, tant per pel·lícules com per cinemes, per veure quins dies i a on s'emeten pel·lícules doblades al català.

El 17 de gener de 2023 es van treure dues extensions de navegadors de Firefox i Chrome que permeten veure dins les pàgines web de Netflix i Prime Video quins continguts estan doblats i subtitulats al català. Addicionalment, a les pàgines d'aquestes dues plataformes apareix una opció anomenada 'Tot en català' que redirigeix al Goita què fan, ara!, on es mostren tots els títols doblats i subtitulats de la plataforma.

L'aplicació mòbil, anomenada Goita Play, va sortir per a iOS el 30 de gener d'aquell mateix any.

Gràcies a l'arrodiment solidari dels supermecats Bonpreu i Esclat del mes del gener del 2022 dedicat a l'audiovisual en català, el portal Goita què fan, ara! va començar a treballar amb Plataforma per la llengua en la campanya Goita què NO fan on s'amplien les funcions del programa i informa d'aquelles fitxes que tot i haver-hi l'audio i/o els subtítols, les plataformes no la tenen disponible. Aquesta funció es va donar a coneixer el 17 de març del 2023.

Característiques principals

Base de dades
Amb més de 23.000 títols indexats, el portal Goita què fan, ara! té la base de dades de cinema en català més gran de totes. Dins de cada una de les fitxes es troba: la caràtula, una breu sinopsi, un llistat dels actors i directors, tipus de fitxer (pel·lícula, sèrie, documental...), durada, edat recomenada, any d'estrena, qualitat de la imatge, l'anunci (si està disponible), enllaços a pàgines d'interès i la seva disponibilitat en les plataformes, tant si està disponible l'àudio, els subtítols o cap de les dues coses.

Cinema
La Funció cinema informa de quines pel·lícules s'emeten per tot el territori en català. Aquesta recera es pot realitzar tant per cartellara, on es mostra un llistat de totes les pel·lícules que s'emeten en aquell moment, com per cinema, en aquesta opció es mostren totes els cinemes del principat i informa quines pel·lícules emeten.

Usuari
Existeix l'opció de registre d'usuari. Amb aquesta funció hom pot realitzar llistes personalitzades i privades d'aquells títols que més l'interessin per veure en un futur així com valorar les pel·lícules i les sèries. La puntuació va de l'1 fins al 10 i és representat amb un número amb un decimal al costat d'una estrella de cinc puntes. El nombre i l'estrella de color blanc és la mitjana de tots els vots de la web i el de color groc la de l'usuari.

Enllaços externs
Les fitxes compten amb diferents enllaços d'interès. Aquests enllaços són cap a les webs TMDB i IMDB, les principals bases de dades de cinema del món, a més a més de l'enllaç amb el seu logotip també es pot visualitzar la nota d'aquestes pàgines; la web d'el doblatge, on hi ha fitxes del actors de doblatge; i Youtube, on es poden veure els tràilers en català.

Estadístiques
A l'opció estadístiques, només visible pels usuaris registrats, s'informa de la quantitat de títols que té cada plataforma, tant l'àudio com els subtítols, fa un càlcul del percentatge que representa de tot el contingut total i informa de l'evolució que ha tingut.

Xarxes social
A través de les xarxes socials, principalment a través de Twitter on hi ha prop de 8000 seguidors, s'informa cada dia de les novetats trobaves. Aquesta informació també es publica a la web dins la secció novetats. També es poden compartir les fitxes per WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook i Telegram.

Extensió de navegador
Existeixen unes extensions de navegadors per veure de forma ressaltada el contingut de Netflix i Prime Video que està en català a través dels navegadors Firefox i Chrome. Activant aquestes extensions la persona en qüestió quan entra a les webs d'aquestes plataformes veu un quadrat blanc a la part superior dreta que fica, en el cas que estigui disponible, VC (versió en català) i/o VOSC (versió original subtitulat al català).

Goita què NO fan
Amb la participació de Plataforma per la llengua i finançat per l'arrodoniment solidari dels supermecats Bonpreu i Esclat s'accedeix a la funció Goita què NO fan, on es mostren totes aquestes pel·lícules i sèries que tot i tenir un doblatge ja existent, les plataformes no l'ofereixen. Aquesta funció no només informa, té una funció reivindicativa, a través del botó reclama-ho es pot compartir per WhatsApp, Facebook i Twitter un missatge de protesta. Segons Plataforma per la llengua, Aquesta característica ha de servir perquè entre tota la comunitat catalanoparlant a l'Estat espanyol es faci una reclamació massiva a cadascuna de les plataformes perquè, pel·lícula a pel·lícula, acabin incorporant tots els doblatges i els subtítols en català pagats prèviament. És la primera vegada que s'obté aquesta informació, fins a la data només es podia saber d'aquells títols que es troben penjats en català. En el moment d'aplicar la funció, el programa va trobar 3.990 títols que tot i existir el doblatge i/o els subtítols una o més plataformes no l'oferien.

Metodologia
Perquè totes aquestes funcions anteriors es puguin dur a terme, la pàgina realitza un seguit de funcions.
 Recopilació automàtica de dades
Cada dia s'executa una revisió automàtica de totes les fitxes de les plataformes de streaming que es tenen registrades. En el cas que hi hagui una variació, sigui l'aparició o desaparició de l'àudio o els subtítols, el programa modifica la fitxa. Si es tracta d'un nou títol, el programa crea una nova fitxa. També es revisen i es modifica en conseqüència les pàgines TMDB i IMDB, així com la base de dades del Secretaria de Política Lingüística de la Generalitat de Catalunya i la pàgina És a dir, el portal lingüístic de la Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
 Revisió de dades
Per tal de mantenir la informació al dia, es revisen les fitxes existents per tal de comprovar que la informació és verídica.
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Q: Is there an iOS program that performs multivariate linear regression? I'm looking for an iOS program that can calculate some statistics for me.
I want a program into which I can enter a bunch of observations, then the program uses multivariate linear regression (ordinary least squares) to find coefficients and standard errors for the line of best fit. I know of plenty of programs that do this on the Mac, but not any iOS programs.
There aren't any programs in the app store that list this as one of their key features, but I didn't know if it was an additional feature in something like Numbers. Alternately, while I'd prefer not a web app, that's certainly better than not having an app to do this. A web app that uses local storage so it can run even when offline would be best.
Any suggestions?

A: I don't think Wolfram Alpha's main app or their Linear Algebra Course Assistant are there yet with general multivariate linear regression but their email support is great and you might ask them which product of theirs might get that first. These do not run offline - so you may have to wait for the whole enchilada to arrive.
In the mean time, you will need to use something like Matlab mobile to connect back to a computer that can actually run the numbers for you. This is a step better than just running screens as it lets you do input natively on iOS and shuttles forth and back the data to the main engine running remotely.
As you commented, you could get a matrix manipulation tool - both the Linear Algebra Course Assistant and a few other apps like matrix calculator plus will invert matrices for you.


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Kageyama urodził się w Osace w rodzinie fryzjera. Kiedy miał 16 lat założył kapelę "Lazy" w której grał jako wokalista. W 1977 roku zespół przeprowadził się do Tokio i zadebiutował w branży muzycznej. "Lazy" rozpadło się w 1981 roku, zaś Kageyama rozpoczął karierę solową. Przez pewien okres studiował zaocznie na Uniwersytecie Meiji.

W 1985 roku nagrał przewodni utwór do serialu tokusatsu Dengeki Sentai Changeman. Rozwinął swą karierę i zaczął wykonywać piosenki także do anime. Prawdopodobnie najbardziej znanym utworem Kageyamy jest piosenka Cha-la, Head Cha-la, która posłużyła za muzykę w czołówce serialu Dragon Ball Z i dzięki niej muzyk zdobył kilka nagród. Kageyama nagrał prawie całą ścieżkę dźwiękową do tego anime w 1989 roku, zaś singiel Choujin Sentai Jetman z roku 1991 sprzedał się w liczbie 400 tysięcy kopii.

W roku 2000 Kageyama wraz z Ichirou Mizuki, Masaakim Endou, Riką Matsumoto oraz kilkoma innymi wykonawcami piosenek anime utworzyli grupę zwaną JAM Project. Obecnie jest on liderem tego zespołu.

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San Diego Padres prospect watch: Eguy Rosario
Eguy Rosario playing for the San Diego Padres during 2021 spring training in Peoria, Arizona.
Eguy Rosario is the No. 18 ranked prospect in the San Diego Padres organization, according to MLB.com.
The 21-year-old infielder from the Dominican Republic was in the the Padres' 2021 big league spring training camp as a non-roster invitee. He batted .219 with two home runs in 22 spring training games.
Rosario saw limited action with the San Antonio Missions in 2018, playing in three games in the Double-A Texas League. He spent most of 2018 in the Class-A Cal League and batted .239 with nine home runs in 121 games.
Rosario played in the Class-A Cal League again in 2019, batting .278 with seven home runs, eight triples and 25 doubles in 122 games.
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San Diego Padres prospect watch: CJ Abrams
San Diego Padres infield prospect CJ Abrams playing at a 2021 spring training game in Arizona.
CJ Abrams spent the spring of 2019 as the top high school baseball player in the state of Georgia.
Two years later he is coming off a strong showing in the San Diego Padres' big league spring training.
Abrams appeared in 25 spring training games and batted .240 with two home runs, one double and one triple. He is listed as a shortstop. He played both middle infield positions at Blessed Trinity High School in Alpharetta, Ga.
Just 20 years old, the 6-foot-2 Abrams bats left and throws right.
The Padres drafted Abrams in the first round, No. 6 overall, in the 2019 draft. He made a big impression in his first summer as a pro, earning 2019 MVP honors in the rookie Arizona League. He batted .401 with three home runs, eight triples, 12 doubles and 14 stolen bases in 32 games. He also played two games in Class A that summer.
Like other players in the minors, Abrams doesn't have any stats to show for the 2020 covid season. He still got to work with the Padres last summer at the team's alternate site as part of their 60-man player pool.
Abrams is the No. 2 prospect in the San Diego Padres organization, according to recent rankings by MLB.com.
The Padres are expected to officially announce their opening day roster Wednesday. Here is a projected roster that was published Monday:
Possible opening day roster: By AJ Cassavell on MLB.com
Abrams is not listed on there. If that holds up, he would start the season in the minors or on the Padres' pool of players at their alternate site.
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Missions baseball alumni update: Travis Shaw
The Brewers' Travis Shaw (21) celebrates after hitting a home run during a 2021 spring training game on March 24 in Phoenix. – photo by Joe Alexander
The Milwaukee Brewers sent Travis Shaw down to the Triple-A San Antonio Missions in 2019 when he went through a hitting slump.
Shaw spent 42 games with the Missions and batted .285 with 12 home runs.
The Brewers and Shaw parted ways after that season. He spent 2020 with the Toronto Blue Jays, batting .239 in 50 games.
Shaw is back with the Brewers in spring training this year. He played in 17 spring games and is projected to be the Brewers' main third baseman when the season opens on Thursday.
The 6-foot-4 Shaw bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He has hit 105 career home runs in six seasons the majors. He spent three seasons with the Brewers and hit 31 home runs in 2017 and 32 home runs in 2018.
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Travis Shaw batting for the San Antonio Missions during the 2019 season.
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San Diego Padres prospect watch: Luis Campusano
San Diego Padres catcher prospect Luis Campusano playing in a 2021 spring training game in Peoria, Arizona.
Luis Campusano is the No. 3 prospect in the San Diego Padres organization, according to MLB.com ratings.
His strong showing in spring training combined with the Padres' need for another catcher due to an injury means Campusano will start the season in the majors. Multiple media reports from San Diego indicated Campusano was told today that he will be on the Padres' opening day roster. He batted .279 in 20 games in the Padres' 2021 spring training big league camp.
Campusano has played in only one major league game, having made his debut in the bigs last year in the covid-shortened 2020 season, and has never played in Double-A or Triple-A.
The 5-foot-11 catcher from Augusta, Georgia was drafted in the second round by the Padres in 2017. He spent that summer in rookie league, followed by Single-A ball in 2018 and 2019. He batted .325 with 15 home runs in 110 games in 2019.
His fast progression allowed him to jump over Double-A, meaning San Antonio Missions fans probably won't ever get a chance to see him in person at Wolff Stadium.
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Missions baseball alumni update: Miguel Sanchez
Miguel Sanchez of the 2019 San Antonio Missions pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers during 2021 spring training in Phoenix.
Miguel Sanchez has pitched in 124 minor league games in four seasons in the United States, including 40 games for the San Antonio Missions during the 2019 Triple-A Pacific Coast League season.
Sanchez made five starts and 35 relief appearances in 2019. He had a 4-5 record with one save and a 4.35 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 60.0 innings pitched.
The 6-foot-3 right-hander from the Dominican Republic has not pitched in a major league game.
Sanchez pitched in 17 games in 2019-20 in the Dominican Winter League for the champion Toros del Este.
Sanchez was in the Brewers' 2021 spring training big league camp. He has pitched in eight games this spring, all in relief, with an 0-1 record and a 4.70 ERA.
He was assigned to the Brewers' minor league camp on March 12.
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Miguel Sanchez pitching for the Missions at Wolff Stadium during the 2019 season.
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Missions baseball alumni update: Corey Ray
Corey Ray playing for the Milwaukee Brewers during a 2021 spring training game in Phoenix.
Corey Ray played in 53 games for the 2019 San Antonio Missions, roaming center field when he was healthy.
Ray batted .188 with seven home runs in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. He also saw action in 11 games in Double-A and 5 games in Rookie League as he worked his way back from injury.
The 6-foot, left-handed hitting Ray was part of the Milwaukee Brewers' alternate site last summer during the covid-shortened season. Like other minor league players, he didn't see any game action in 2020.
A first-round draft pick by the Brewers in 2016, Ray was invited to Milwaukee's 2021 big league spring training. He has played in 18 games this spring and batted .200.
The Brewers optioned Ray to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds on March 12.
Corey Ray
Corey Ray playing for the Missions at Wolff Stadium during the 2019 season.
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Missions baseball alumni update: Troy Stokes Jr.
Troy Stokes Jr. receives his Double-A Gold Glove award for the 2018 season during a 2019 Missions game at Wolff Stadium.
Troy Stokes Jr. played 95 games in the outfield for the 2019 San Antonio Missions. Stokes hit .233 with nine home runs and 22 doubles.
Stokes is in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He was a non-roster invitee to 2021 big league spring training. Media reports indicate he made a good impression and will start the season in Triple-A with a chance to move up over the summer.
The Detroit Tigers claimed Stokes on Sept. 3, 2019, two days after the Milwaukee Brewers designated him for assignment.
The Pirates claimed Stokes on Jan. 21, 2021, a week after the Tigers designated him for assignment.
Troy Stokes Jr. playing in the outfield for the 2019 Missions.
Author 210 GamedayPosted on March 28, 2021 July 15, 2021 Categories MissionsTags Pittsburgh Pirates, Troy Stokes Jr.Leave a comment on Missions baseball alumni update: Troy Stokes Jr.
Missions baseball alumni update: Jacob Nottingham
Former San Antonio Missions catcher Jacob Nottingham playing for the Milwaukee Brewers in spring training in Phoenix on March 24, 2021.
Jacob Nottingham played in 83 games for the San Antonio Missions in 2019, mostly at catcher. He batted .231 with five home runs in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.
Nottingham played in nine games for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2019. He played in 20 games for the Brewers last season and hit four home runs.
Nottingham had thumb surgery in the offseason. He has had some at-bats in spring training but hasn't caught any games yet. He is expected to open the season on the injured list, according to reports from Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.
Jacob Nottingham
Missions catcher Jacob Nottingham snares a pop-up at Wolff Stadium during the 2019 season.
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San Diego Padres assign pitchers to Missions
The San Antonio Missions' 2021 pitching staff is starting to take shape.
The San Diego Padres assigned pitcher Anderson Espinoza to the Missions on March 24.
The Padres assigned pitchers Reggie Lawson and Jordan Humphreys to the Missions on March 16.
– Espinoza pitched in one game for the Padres last summer, going one inning for his only major league experience. The 6-foot right-hander from Venezuela pitched in the minors at the rookie league and Single-A level in 2015 and 2016. He had Tommy John surgery in the summer of 2017.
– Lawson pitched in two games in relief for the Padres last season. The 6-4 right-hander pitched in six games, all starts, for Amarillo in the Texas League in 2019. He had a 3-1 record with a 5.20 ERA
– Humpreys was picked up by the Padres earlier this month after the San Francisco Giants designated him for assignment. The 6-2 right-hander pitched in 33 games in the minors in 2015-17 and missed the 2018 season due to injury. He pitched in two games in 2019.
The Missions will play this season in the Double-A Central League – basically the old Texas League, where the Missions have played throughout much of franchise history.
Author 210 GamedayPosted on March 28, 2021 April 12, 2021 Categories Missions, PadresTags Anderson Espinoza, Jordan Humphreys, Reggie Lawson2 Comments on San Diego Padres assign pitchers to Missions
Missions baseball alumni update: Tyrone Taylor
Former Missions outfielder Tyrone Taylor playing for the Brewers in a 2021 spring training game in Phoenix.
Tyrone Taylor looked like he would be a mainstay in the outfield for the San Antonio Missions when the 2019 season opened.
Instead, injuries limited Taylor to 92 games. He still hit 14 home runs and batted .269 during the Missions' only season in Triple A.
Taylor showed enough for the Milwaukee Brewers to call him up to the majors on Sept. 7, 2019. He played in 15 games for the Brewers late in the season.
In the covid-shortened 2020 season, Taylor played in 22 game for the Brewers and hit his first two major league home runs and batted .237.
A second-round draft pick by the Brewers in 2012, Taylor has played in 19 games so far in 2021 spring training in Arizona and hit .293 with two home runs.
During Saturday's spring training game, Taylor was playing right field and was involved in a collision with first baseman Dustin Peterson while chasing a fly ball. Early indications were that Taylor was not seriously injured.
Projections are that Taylor could start the season in Triple A and join the Brewers later in the season. He is on the Brewers' 40-man roster and still is a possibility to make the Brewers' opening day roster.
Brewers transactions at MLB.com
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Missions outfielder Tyrone Tyrone Taylor hits his 13th home run of the 2019 season at Wolff Stadium.
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Sydney University poaches Monash CIO
Trevor Woods to replace Mike Day as Sydney Uni CIO
Rohan Pearce (Computerworld) 06 June, 2019 13:40
Monash University's chief information officer Trevor Woods will join this University of Sydney in September as its new CIO.
Woods will join Sydney Uni in September, replacing May Day. Day left the university in March after three years as CIO to return to the UK, taking on the role of chief digital officer at Swansea University.
Caroline Hungerford will continue to act as interim CIO until Woods starts his new role.
Woods joined Monash in 2015, following stints as IT chief at Canada's University of Alberta and the University of Lethbridge.
"I've enjoyed my time at Monash immensely and am proud of what I achieved there. I am excited to bring my experiences and knowledge to a new challenge at another global university and Sydney's reputation is second to none," Woods said in a statement.
"There are unique challenges in providing technology services within a higher education environment and take the responsibility to deliver seriously. My focus will be on harnessing the wealth of talent and commitment within the team and enabling a culture where people can do their best work."
"Trevor has a tremendous skill set and higher education expertise," Sydney Uni's vice-principal, operations, Stephen Phillips said in a statement.
"He brings a focus on collaboration and service excellence together with an impressive record of strategic leadership and transformational change in information and communication technologies. We very much look forward to welcoming him to the university."
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