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Special purpose machine manufacturer simplifies control cabinet installation
Machine manufacturers can save a lot of time and effort during installation if the systems are no longer delivered with open cable ends in the traditional way. A globally active special purpose machine manufacturer for pharmaceutical products is therefore equipping its machines with pre-assembled cable harnesses that are directly connected to the control cabinet using connectors. This prevents wiring faults and reduces the installation time by more than 30 percent.
"Over 80 percent of the special purpose machines are exported. However, very often there is a lack of qualified personnel during the installation and commissioning on site. This can be very expensive if someone has to travel extra to eliminate wiring faults," says René Heiden, Operations Manager at SUATEC, describing a typical installation challenge on international construction sites.
SUATEC GmbH with over 50 employees creates automation and engineering solutions for process and plant technology. This also includes control cabinet construction for the special purpose machine manufacturer. "The machine is connected to a cable harness comprising 50 individual cables. Each cable has another 4 to 25 individual strands that must then be stripped, fitted with contacts and wired on site. This is where mistakes occur. The machine manufacturer wanted to prevent this by simplifying the cabling by pre-assembling them with connectors", the SUATEC works manager explains.
Guido Steenbock (HARTING, left) and Rene Heiden (SUATEC, right) on the joint project: The special purpose machine manufacturer wanted to simplify the cabling and deliver its systems pre-assembled with connectors.
The stainless steel mounting plate is pre-assembled by HARTING Customised Solutions (HCS) and combines all connectors for the control cabinet.
The surface mounted housings of the industrial connectors are connected to a special circuit board at the rear of the mounting plate using adapters. It replaces a terminal strip with 200 individual low-voltage contacts. The low voltage cables are now connected directly to the circuit board.
Plugging pre-assembled cable harnesses directly into the control cabinet
The large number of connections and the resulting high number of connectors from each machine to the control cabinet was a challenge. SUATEC in cooperation with the connector specialist HARTING has developed a way of routing the cable harnesses directly inside the control cabinet. The control cabinet is equipped with a special circuit board for this. It replaces a terminal strip with 200 individual low-voltage contacts. The low voltage cables are now connected directly to the circuit board. This PCB is delivered with pre-assembled adapters that fit directly into the contacts of HARTING industrial connectors. HARTING also supplies the pre-assembled cable harnesses as well as a stainless steel plate with accompanying surface mounted housings to accommodate the connectors. The solution also dispenses with the interface on the control cabinet wall and most of the internal wiring.
"The specially developed pre-assembled cables for the control cabinet, the stainless steel plate, circuit board, connectors and appropriate cable lengths for the connections in the machine were implemented as a project at HARTING. Such customized solutions are developed by a special division, HARTING Customized Solutions (HCS). HCS has specialized in such customized solutions," explains Guido Steenbock, Sales Engineer at HARTING.
Preliminary talks for the control cabinet project were held between the special purpose machine manufacturer SUATEC and the HARTING Sales department. The technical requirements as well as the specifications for the components were then clarified with the Project Engineering department of HCS, concepts were discussed, samples were produced and ultimately a pilot series with prototypes was tested. After its release, the final electrical and EMC tests were carried out.
"Thanks to the HARTING solution, everything is prepared for assembly on-site. Assembly of the cables is no longer complex. This reduces the assembly time by at least 30 percent," says René Heiden, Works Manager at SUATEC, listing the benefits.
Installation time reduced by more than 30 percent
For the special purpose machine manufacturer, the pre-assembled cable harnesses with the mounted connectors are an important advantage. By dispensing with a terminal strip and the direct connection to a circuit board, 200 contacts no longer have to be wired individually. The cables can be manufactured in series and already equipped with connected connectors. "Everything is thus prepared for assembly on-site. Assembly of the cables is no longer complex. This reduces the assembly time by at least 30 percent," says the works manager at SUATEC, listing the benefits. The works manager cites the consistent quality provided by the standardized and quality-assured solution as a further advantage. This prevents wiring faults, and saves time and money.
"The special purpose machine manufacturer considers it important that both cable assembly and connectors as well as components such as stainless steel plates and circuit boards come from one source. All components were matched and tested by HCS," adds Guido Steenbock from HARTING. René Heiden from SUATEC finds the close cooperation important: "We work very closely and smoothly with HARTING to ensure that the machines are delivered on time. There has not even been one case where we have not been able to solve problems quickly and satisfactorily".
SUATEC GmbH with over 50 employees creates automation and engineering solutions for process and plant technology. This includes software development, visualization and control systems as well as control cabinet construction. The company is located in Büchen about 50 km from Hamburg. SUATEC's range of services includes control systems, automation solutions and engineering for brewery and dairy technology, energy and heat technology, food and pharmaceutical industry and other industrial automation applications.
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The 41st District of the Iowa Senate is located in southeastern Iowa, and is currently composed of Davis, Jefferson, Van Buren, and Wapello Counties.

Current elected officials
Adrian Dickey is the senator currently representing the 41st District.

The area of the 41st District contains two Iowa House of Representatives districts:
The 81st District (represented by Cherielynn Westrich)
The 82nd District (represented by Jeff Shipley)

The district is also located in Iowa's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

Past senators
The district has previously been represented by:

Hilarius Louis Heying, 1965–1966
Vernon H. Kyhl, 1967–1970
Earl G. Bass, 1971–1972
William E. Gluba, 1973–1976
Forrest F. Ashcraft, 1977–1978
Patrick J. Deluhery, 1979–1982
Julia Gentleman, 1983–1990
Mary Kramer, 1991–1992
Jack Hester, 1993–1994
Nancy Boettger, 1995–2002
Maggie Tinsman, 2003–2006
David Hartsuch, 2007–2010
Roby Smith, 2011–2012
Mark Chelgren, 2013–2018
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, 2019–2021
Adrian Dickey, 2021–present

See also
Iowa General Assembly
Iowa Senate

References

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Showtime Splashes Down at TV Critics Panel with Climate Change Doc; Star-Studded New Shows Unveiled
Amy Dawes
Heat, drought and
catastrophe conspired to provide a perfect entrance for Arnold Schwarzenegger when he showed up at TCA on Thursday to promote Showtime's
epic documentary on climate change. Billows of red-tinged smoke, spread across an unnaturally warm winter
sky, framed the drive to Pasadena for the former California governor, Showtime
president David Nevins and others attending the event at the Langham Hotel
from offsite — the result of a forest fire burning in nearby Glendora on an
80-degree January day.
Forest fires — and his exposure to their increasing numbers during his tenure as governor — were exactly what led him to
become involved in the project, said Schwarzenegger. He's an executive producer
and on-camera correspondent for "The Years of Living Dangerously," an
eight-part documentary on global climate change that premieres in April. (Trailer after the jump.)
morning I woke up at 6 a.m. and there were more than 2,000 fires burning in
California. Just think about that,"
Schwarzenegger said, after arriving late to Showtime's in-progress panel, wearing
cowboy boots and an open collared-shirt with his grey suit. He joins exec producers Jerry Weintraub and
James Cameron (not present) in presenting the documentary, which
premieres Sunday, April 13 and will run in eight parts. Stars of movies and TV join high-profile
journalists to report on crises and disruptions that are ostensibly linked to
an encroaching global climate crisis in the big-canvas doc.
"This is the biggest story of our time,
and now's the time to tell it," Cameron says in the program. Broadcast journalist David Gelber, a longtime
producer on "60 Minutes," brought the project — originally conceived
as a theatrical doc — to Weintraub. "I
said, if you want eyeballs, do it on television," said Weintraub ("Ocean's
Eleven"). "I wasn't interested in doing it as a film because I didn't think
anyone would go to see it."
Seeking maximum explosure, Gelber said, the team first took the project
to broadcast networks, but got a cool reception that he attributes in part to
political divisions around the topic. By
contrast, he said, Showtime's David Nevins embraced the multi-part docu
wholeheartedly. The premium pay cable
channel is currently at a historic peak of penetration with 23 million
subscribers, Nevins said earlier in the Showtime presentation. Even so, producers say they'll utilize social
media to extend the reach of the docu, and expose it on other platforms after
its Showtime run.
Bringing in actors and
their various constituencies was a key part of the strategy for spreading the
message, they added. Besides
Schwarzenegger, who has resumed his movie career, the microphone at various
climate change hot spots is wielded by Matt Damon, Harrison Ford, Don Cheadle,
Jessica Alba, Ian Somerhalder and others. "These are people who are already very involved in communicating
about this cause," said Weintraub. "We
weren't just choosing them for marquee value."
Somerhalder, star of CW's "The Vampire
Diaries," pointed out that the younger generation that makes up the show's
core demographic is particularly receptive and tuned in to environmental
issues, and is well-positioned to influence parents and elders. The polarized political climate surrounding
the climate change issue, especially as a liberal cause, dates
back to Al Gore and the Kyoto Protocol in the '90s, the producers said. "Our hope is that this show will
transcend that. That's why we're focusing on putting a human face on the
issues," said climate expert and exec producer Daniel Assabi, also present
on the panel.
Earlier in its presentation,
Showtime announced two new shows to premiere later this year. Philip Seymour Hoffman will star in "Happyish,"
a half-hour comedy created by "This American Life" contributor Shalom
Auslander, about an advertising exec in his 40s who fears he's fast becoming
culturally irrelevant. Clips from the pilot,
directed by John Cameron Mitchell, looked brilliantly funny. Rhys Ifans and
Kathryn Hahn also star.
On the drama side, the pay
cabler announced "The Affair," an intimate look at two marriages and
the affair that disrupts them. Created and written by Sarah Treem, it stars
Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson. Both new shows received ten-episode orders.
Preview clips for "Penny
Dreadful," a gothic horror series premiering in May, provided the
splashiest element of the Showtime presentation. The original drama, which
marks the first adventure in television for screenwriter John Logan ("Skyfall,"
"Gladiator"), looked incredibly frightening, disturbing and
lush. Set in Victorian England and
starring Josh Hartnett and Eva Green, it looks likely to emerge as a strong
rival to HBO's long-running "True Blood" for the demographic drawn to
bloody erotica.
The long-awaited season
three return of "Episodes," Showtime's biting send-up of the
television industry, also got the full TCA treatment, with stars Matt LeBlanc,
Kathleen Rose Perkins and Mircea Monroe appearing with exec producers and sole
writers David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik.
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One thing Lexi Paza '06 loved most about Washington College was its size. Now in her second year of graduate school at the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, she's moved from a small rural town to the nation's third-most populous city.
"It's a really great place for a young social worker to get started career-wise, and it's not that much different from living in a small town because of the individual communities," she insists.
Lexi believes the small class sizes and high expectations at WC helped her transition to graduate school.
"Washington College gave me the confidence to speak out about my opinion, and to be listen to other perspectives. It was always a discussion in the classroom, not a lecture with 200 other people," she said.
"It was such an advantage to be at a place where you could be really, really comfortable speaking out, whether it was in class or campus activities," she said.
Lexi was involved with many campus activities—including several honor societies, the women's rugby team, and the Douglass Cater Society of Junior Fellows, which provided a grant enabling her to spend a summer working at the Museum of Occupation in Latvia—but it was the supportive community that defined her college experience.
"Everyone seemed genuinely invested in my success. They really cared about how I was doing and what I was going to do when I left," she said. "Chicago is a really good school but I never would have applied if it weren't for [sociology professors] Steven Cades and Barry Barrell."
Cades, her thesis advisor, was "always challenging me and encouraging me to go one step further with my thesis."
And it was a course she took with Barrell during her senior year, "Field Experience in Social Welfare," that set her up with an internship at the Kent Family Center, an opportunity that turned into a full-time position after graduation.
"Barry Barrell was just incredible. In his internship class, he helped make all of us comfortable with social work," she remembered.
The internship was instrumental in determining Lexi's career path. "I thought I'd burn out if I tried to do one-on-one counseling long-term. I definitely wanted to do more macro community social work," she said.
Her desire to reach more people led to her dual major in psychology and sociology; she added the sociology major when, she said, "I realized that instead of helping one person, you can help an entire community."
After spending her first year as a case manager for people living with HIV and AIDS, Lexi will complete a year in the Chicago regional office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In the Office of Community Planning and Development, she'll be working with federally funded housing projects and community bloc grants, which she hopes will lead to a full-time position.
"It's a really good fit," said Lexi, who aspires to a career in socially responsible community planning. "It just feels right."
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I spent two months serving as an English tour guide in the Museum of Occupation of Latvia in Riga, Latvia with a grant from the Cater Society of Junior Fellows. My father's parents were born in Latvia and lived there until their early twenties, when they immigrated to the United States. Working at the Museum of Occupation provided me with the opportunity to live and work in a country that I had only visited once before, but yearned to visit again to gain a better understanding of the people my grandparents were.
The museum in which I worked aimed to educate visitors about the three occupations of Latvia from 1940-1991 and to honor the victims of the occupations. As a tour guide, I led up to four tours a day to visitors from all over the world. I was fortunate enough to meet visitors from countries that I will never have a chance to visit myself, and I'm in awe at how many guests I still remember by name because our interactions had been so meaningful.
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Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the Ganges and Sone rivers, some  from Danapur and  from Patna.

Typonym
According to a Jain inscription found at Masarh village near the town, Arrah is mentioned there as Aramnagar (transl. City of Aramas). That "Aramnagar" later become "Arrah".

According to mythologies, the word "Arrah" or "Ara" is derived from the Sanskrit word Aranya, which means forest. It suggests that the entire area around modern Ara was heavily forested in the old days. According to mythology, sage Vishwamitra, the Guru of Rama, had his 'Ashram' somewhere in this region. Rama killed the demon Taraka somewhere near Arrah.

Arrah has also historically been known as Shahabad, a name given to it by Babur in 1529, when he camped here after his victory against the Afghans of Bihar. The name "Shahabad" means "city of the king" and was used in the former Shahabad district.

In Mythologies

Arrah has a mention in Ramayana. According to mythology, sage Vishwamitra, the Guru of Rama, had his Ashram somewhere in this region. Rama killed the demon Taraka somewhere near Arrah.  In Mahabharata it was the home of the powerful demon called Bakra, whose daily food was human being supplied either by villages of Bakri or Chakrapur (or Ekchakra), as Arrah was then called. Pandava came to Ekchakra during their wandering and they were entertained by a Brahmin whose turn it was to supply a human for the demon. On hearing this, Bhima decided to go himself to the demon as he has eaten a Brahmin's salt, and killed the demon.

History

Ancient

This place is also described by Xuanzang as the place, where the Demons of the Desert abused their strength and power and feasted on blood and flesh of man.

In ancient India, it was the part of Magadha. In 684BC Arrah was the part of the region ruled by Haryanka dynasty. During Chandragupta Maurya Arrah was the part of the great Magadh empire. The Pillars of Ashoka are found at the Masarh village in Arrah town. During 200 CE it was part of Gupta dynasty. Bhojpuri Folktales of Vikramaditya like Singhashan Battishi, Baital pachisi are still famous in the town and other Bhojpuri speaking area. It was also the part of Pala Empire and Chero empire. Bihiya and Tirawan were the capitals of Chief Ghughulia and Raja Sitaram Rai respectively.

Medieval

In 14th century Chero lost Western Bihar along with Arrah to Ujjainiya Rajputs under the leadership of Hunkar Shahi. They named the territory "Bhojpur" on the name of their ancestor Raja Bhoja. In 1607, a number of Chero chiefs combined to launch a spirited attack against Ujjaniniyas. One of the descendants of Sitaram Rai, Kumkum Chand Jharap drove out Ujjainiyas from the Bhojpur region and captured major parts of the territory. In 1611, Ujjainiyas defeated Cheros and recaptured the lost region again. Sher Shah Suri also defeated Chero during the early 16 century and made Sasaram its capital after defeating the Mughals. In 1604 Chieftain Narayan Mal got a land grant from Jahangir. After that Raja Horil Singh shifted the capital to Dumrao and established Dumraon Raj. Babur pitches his camp in Arrah in 1529 A.D and took control over it.

Modern

After the Battle of Buxar the British took control over Arrah. Arrah was one of the centres of revolt in 1857.

During the Indian rebellion of 1857, a group of 18 British civilians and 50 Indian soldiers was besieged in the Little House at Arrah, by a band of 2500–3000 armed soldiers and around 8000 others under the command of 80-year-old Veer Kunwar Singh, the Zamindar of adjacent Jagdishpur. A British regiment, dispatched to their assistance from Danapur, was repulsed, but the group withstood the siege for eight days until they were relieved by other East India Company troops.

In 1911 the king of England George V visited Arrah and prayed at the Holy Saviour Church. Between 1901 and 1911 the town suffered severely due to Plague. As a result, the population in 1911 became 38,549 which was 46,170 in 1901.

Geography
Arrah is located at the elevation of 192 m from the sea level at the bank of Son river, Ganga River and Gangi River. Arrah lies at the confluence of the Ganga and the Son River, other small rivers that flow in the town are Gangi River, Badki Nadi and Chhotki Nadi.

The Ganga river acts as northern boundary of the town and due alluvial deposit the area is very fertile and considered as best wheat growing area of Bihar.The eastern boundary of the town is the Son river which separates and Bhojpuri and Magahi speaking regions of Bihar.

During the British Raj Arrah was the part of Bengal presidency. The land of the city is fertile and most used for cultivation with very low forest cover. The main crops that are grown here are rice, mango and mahuaa.

Climate
The climate is characterised by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The Köppen Climate Classification sub-type for this climate is "Cwa" (Humid Subtropical Climate).

Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Arrah Municipal Corporation had a total population of 261,099, out of which 139,319 were males and 121,780 were females. It had a sex ratio of 874. The population below 5 years was 34,419. The effective literacy rate of the 7+ population was 83.41 per cent.

Languages

Hindi is the official language with Urdu being the additional official. Bhojpuri is the most commonly spoken language, followed by Hindi and Urdu.

Administration
The Arrah sub-division (Tehsil) is headed by an IAS or state Civil service officer of the rank of Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM).

Blocks
The Arrah Tehsil is divided into 8 Blocks, each headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO). List of Blocks is as follows:
 Arrah
 Agiaon
 Barhara
 Koilwar
 Udwant Nagar
 Sandesh
 Sahar
 Garhani

Civic administration
Arrah is the headquarters of the Bhojpur district. On 1 June 1865, the town constituted into a municipality which later became municipal corporation, which currently divides the city in 45 wards. Each ward elects its ward commissioner and, the Mayor is chosen through indirect election in which ward commissioners from respective wards cast their votes.

Police in Arrah is headed by a Superintendent of Police, who is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.

Culture

Arrah's native language is Bhojpuri, a language derived from Magadhi Prakrit. Bhojpuri festivals and cuisine is followed here. Food of Bhojpuri cuisine includes Litti-Chokha, Makuni (Paratha stuffed with roasted gram flour), Dal Pitthi, Pittha, Aaloo Dum, Jaaur (Kheer) and main snack and sweets are Khurma (sweets made of Chhena), Thekua, Pudukiya, Patal ke Mithai,  Anarsa, Gargatta and Laktho. Some of the drinks are Satuā, Amjhor, Taadi and Māthā. Khurma and Belgrami are the native sweets of this place.

The festivals celebrated here are Holi, Durgapuja, Chhath, Diwali, Teej, Jiutiya, Gai Dadh (Govardhan Puja), Jamdutiya, Eid, Christmas, etc.

Economy
The city has industry area located near Koilwar. The mineral which is abundant here is sand of Son river. The alluvial deposits of Ganga river is considered suitable for brick making, the city mainly produces the revenue through building materials like sand and bricks. In last three year, 300 million tonnes of sand has been mined which has produced a royalty of ₹2800 crores.

Tourism

Arrah is a holy place for Jains and there are 44 Jain temples in the city. There is a centuries-old Jain temple of Parashanatha in the Masarh village. Some notable places of Arrah are:

Aranya Devi Temple
This is a temple of Aranya Devi (Forest Goddess). She is said to be the deity goddess of Ara town. Here one statue is of Adi Shakti and the second is established by the Pandavas. The temple is very old and draws many devotees every day. It is situated at the top of stone boulders.

Maulabagh Mosque
This Masjid was built in 18th century by John Deane, the collector of Shahabad. He had a Mohammedan wife with whom he lived 20 years with 6 children. After his death in 1817, he was buried in the outer garden of Maulabagh Mosque (called as Bibi Jaan ke Hata or Handa) where his tomb can still be seen. This mosques is also mentioned by British officers in their writings.

Koilwar Bridge
Koilwar Bridge connects Arrah and Patna, and is the oldest railway bridge of India. It was built in 1862 and is 157 years old.

Ramna Maidan
Ramna Maidan, located in Arrah, Bhojpur District, Bihar, the one of the largest urban parks in Arrah, It is spread across 60 acres of land.

Arrah–Chhapra Bridge

Arrah–Chhapra Bridge is also called Veer Kunwar singh Setu which connects Arrah and Chhapra is the world's longest multi span extradosed bridge in the world with a length of 1920m.

Maharaja College, Ara
The present Maharaja college premises is an important historical site.

Masarh
Masarh is a village 10 km from Arrah, the Lion capitals of Mauryan period have been found here. Masarh has been identified by Cunningham with Mo-ho-so-lo of the Chinese
pilgrim Huen Tsang,

Arrah House
Arrah House is a small British building in the premises of Maharaja College.

Holy Saviour Church
Holy Saviour Church is a church in Arrah, built by the British in 1911, when King of United Kingdom George V visited the city.

Education
Schools in Arrah are either government-run or private schools. Schools are affiliated by Central Board of Secondary Education and Bihar School Examination Board. Veer Kunwar Singh University is located here. Harprasad Das Jain College, Maharaja Collage, and Jagjiwan College are some of the premier institutions for higher education. Jain Siddhant Bhawan is a Jain Library in Arrah which is illustrious for collecting centuries older manuscripts in various languages.

In 2018, Bihar government has opened Government Engineering Colleges in each district of Bihar under the Department of Science and Technology. Government Engineering College, Bhojpur runs in the campus of Bakhtiyarpur College of Engineering and its own campus will be completed by 2020.

Sports
Cricket is the most popular sport, however other sports such as volleyball, basketball, and athletics are also played.

Veer Kunwar Singh Stadium is the stadium situated in the Ramna Maidan which hosts various cricket, football, and hockey tournaments. Other grounds in the town are Ramna Maidan, Maharaja college ground, Airport Ground, and Jain Collage Ground.

From 5–7 December 2019, East Zone Inter University Kabaddi championship took place in the premises of Maharaja College in which 47 universities of 12 different states participated.

Popular culture

In folk tradition
 There is a very famous Bhojpuri saying about this place, Ara  jilā Ghar  Bata ' kawan bāt kē da'r bā" (trans. If you belong to Arrah, there is nothing to fear).
 Arrah also has mentions in many Bhojpuri Folk songs like Arrah Hile Chhapra Hile Baliya Hilela.

Films and songs
 Some shots of the feature film Gandhi were shot in Arrah near the Koilwar bridge.
 Shots of the first Bhojpuri film Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo were shot at Arrah railway station.
 The story of the Bollywood film Anaarkali of Aarah was based on a dancer of Arrah and her confrontation with the Vice chancellor of Bir Kuber University (originally Veer Kunwar Singh University).

Books

 English book Two Months In Arrah, written in 1857, by a surgeon in British army named J.J. Halls, is an account of the Siege of Arrah.

Notable people

Villages
Arrah block contains the following 115 villages:

 Village Durg Tola 50 hectares population 500

See also
 Arrah House
 Masarh lion
 Arrah–Chhapra Bridge
 Koilwar Bridge

References

External links
 Official Website of Bihar State

Cities and towns in Bhojpur district, India


Grand Prix de Denain is a professional cycle road race held in Denain, France. For 10 years from 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before becoming a 1.HC event for the 2016 season. It is also part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route.


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Q: Traversing through parent tree with jQuery The question I have surrounds traversing an element's parents and triggering a CSS class on multiple elements.
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I am hoping this image might explain more clearly:

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Rapid weight loss following bariatric surgery can compound this aesthetic concern. A substantial weight gain stretches out the skin, so it loses its ability to shrink back to its normal size and shape once the excess weight is lost. The significant fluctuations in weight which accompanies pregnancy can have the same effect, especially following multiple pregnancies. Pregnancy can also damage the abdominal muscles, sometimes causing them to separate. Once this happens, surgical intervention (in the form of tummy tuck surgery) is necessary to remove excess abdominal skin and restore muscle tone to the abdomen, for a flatter, firmer midsection.
Although a tummy tuck is an effective means of achieving a tighter, trimmer abdominal profile, it is not intended to be used as a weight loss treatment. In fact, many patients seek the expertise of Minneapolis tummy tuck surgeon Dr. Fasching after they have lost a substantial amount of weight with the help of bariatric surgery, following pregnancy or as the result of transitioning to a healthier lifestyle.
It is important to mention that regaining a significant amount of weight following tummy tuck surgery can reverse the aesthetic benefits of the procedure. Therefore, Dr. Fasching highly recommends patients reach a stable body weight they feel they can maintain before undergoing abdominoplasty. Also, women are advised to wait until they are finished having children before considering a tummy tuck.
Tummy tuck surgery will not necessarily improve the appearance of stretch marks on the midsection. Stretch marks located on the excess skin below the belly button might be removed along with the skin that Dr. Fasching eliminates during abdominoplasty. Any residual stretch marks on the abdomen might also become less noticeable once Dr. Fasching has pulled the remaining skin taut during surgery.
Abdominoplasty is an outpatient procedure, performed under general anesthesia. The duration of surgery generally lasts between one and four hours, depending on the extent of correction necessary.
Dr. Fasching starts with liposuction targeting the abdomen, if necessary, to remove localized deposits of fat from under the skin. He then makes a horizontal incision that extends across the lower abdomen, in the pubic region, from one hipbone to the other. Although the incision is substantial, it is easily concealed beneath underwear or bikini line.
He then eliminates excess skin before repairing the underlying muscle and tissue structures by strategically positioning permanent internal stitches in the muscle fascia, in a crisscross pattern which resembles the laces of a corset. The stitches are used to pull together separated abdominal muscles and hold them in place after surgery.
Once muscle tone has been restored, Dr. Fasching re-drapes the residual skin, pulling it tight in the process. He closes the incision with sutures. Finally, using a second incision concealed within the navel, He moves the belly button, so it is in line with the new, flatter abdominal contour.
The treatment area is dressed in bandages and a compression garment on top. The compression garment minimizes swelling and provides added tissue support during the healing process. Individuals who have undergone tummy tuck surgery must wear the compression garment for several weeks following surgery, as directed by Dr. Fasching.
Some patients are good candidates for a mini-tummy tuck. These patients typically have poor skin elasticity and muscle tone, but their loose excess skin is limited to the region below the belly button.
With a mini tummy tuck, Dr. Fasching eliminates excess skin from the lower section of the abdomen only and tightens the underlying musculature. He can use a shorter incision with this modified technique, so the recovery period is shorter and less intense than with a full abdominoplasty.
Another difference between a full abdominoplasty and a mini tummy tuck is there is no repositioning of the belly button. Liposuction can also be included in the modified procedure for optimal contouring.
Exparel liposomal bupivacaine, a pain reliever, is provided during treatment. The use of Exparel has been shown to greatly improve patient comfort for a full three days following surgery, which also decreases the use of narcotics for pain management. Our tummy tuck patients enjoy a more comfortable recovery experience and find their procedure to be far more manageable than they expected.
Patients who have undergone tummy tuck surgery should expect to take about two weeks off from work or their normal routine to recover. It is essential to get as much rest as possible and avoid strenuous activity, including heavy lifting and exercising, during this time. However, patients should take short walks around the house periodically, when they are able, to minimize the risk of developing blood clots in the lower extremities.
The abdomen may feel numb, tender or sore, and it may be swollen and bruised. These are usual postoperative symptoms which should improve gradually. Some of the aesthetic benefits of the procedure are noticeable immediately after surgery, but it takes about 12 weeks for the results to be complete. This is due to how long it takes for any residual swelling to resolve and for the tissues to heal fully.
Tummy tuck surgery is a positive, life-changing experience that improves individuals' self-esteem as well as their overall quality of life. Dr. Fasching is committed to giving patients the results they desire from abdominoplasty, so they enjoy an improved quality of life.
To schedule a one-on-one consultation with Dr. Fasching to learn more about abdominoplasty, please contact his practice by calling (763) 577-7500.


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Journey to freedom: Reflecting on the King memorial
Robert J. Marx
Rabbi Robert J. Marx, with glasses, is pictured with the Rev. Martin Luther King in the 1960s. ()
CHICAGO (JTA) — Time affirms what heroism discerns. The dedication of a statue in memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is a belated yet significant tribute to a man who did so much to redefine the meaning of our democracy.
Make no mistake about it, there was a civil rights movement in the middle years of the 20th century, but King was the face of the movement, the pulse of it — one might even say the heart of it.
The memorial in Washington, D.C., about to be dedicated to his memory is made of solid stone, of granite. It will remain for the ages, solid and unmoving, a reminder of what dedication and courage are able to achieve.
Yet contemplating the statue, something seems to be missing. King was not one to sit transfixed for the ages. He was always in motion, always on the move. His travels led him on a heroic if ultimately fatal arc — Atlanta, Birmingham, Selma, Chicago, Memphis.
In Selma, Ala., and later in Chicago, I experienced no great moral revelation as I answered King's invitation to join him, no great sense that destiny was inviting me to play a supporting role. Quite the contrary; the feeling was rather mundane. What was being done had to be done.
I had the privilege of spending several days in Chicago with King, who was there to protest a housing market that remained segregated. King's presence shattered the illusion that discrimination was a southern disease, not a northern one.
We marched in the heart of the city, down Michigan Avenue. I was walking beside King when a small stone aimed at him hit me on the forehead. It was a glancing, harmless blow, but the scene was picked up by a television camera and broadcast all over the country. Friends in New York called: "Are you all right? Were you hurt?"
"No damage, I am fine," I answered. And then, in a moment, I started to tremble.
"No, I am hurt — not by the stone but by the hatred, the bitterness, the rage," I said.
It is the anger behind that stone that remains with me even now, so many years later. How easy it is to deplore hatred — even the political hatreds that still drive us away from our own humanity. Yet how difficult it is to understand the anguish of the poor and powerless. And how impossible it is to contemplate something that has begun to affect both blacks and whites — the steady evisceration of a struggling middle class.
So there he will sit for the ages, the man who for all too brief a span would never let us relax or sit smugly silent. The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial will become a tourist attraction. Facing as it does the Lincoln Memorial, it will serve as a reminder that our country's moral force remains alive and potent.
King and Lincoln — neither led a simple life. Both were shot down by demented fanatics. Both tell us that the journey to freedom still requires wisdom, dedication and courage.
(Rabbi Robert J. Marx, the founder and a past president of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago and Alabama and fought for civil rights in Chicago and beyond.)
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of JTA or its parent company, 70 Faces Media.
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The team should be proud of their season. They captured the Peru Invitational and repeated as defending Champions of the Hot Dog Invitational. While the team will miss Lucy Calvert and Annie Giebel next season due to graduation, they'll have a very strong returning team and hope to improve on their record.
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Q: Calculate coefficients in multiple linear regression with covariance matrix I wonder how I can calculate the coeffecients of a multiple linear regression, given just the mean and covariance matrix.
For example with this values:
Model:
$Y = \beta_0 + \beta_1 \cdot X_1 + \beta_2 \cdot X_2$
$\bar{Y} = 2, \bar{X_1} = 3, \bar{X_2} = 6$
and the covarianze matrix like
$\left( \begin{array}{rrr}
3 & 1 & 1  \\
1 & 5 & -9  \\
1 & -9 & 25  \\
\end{array}\right) $
Can anybody tell me how to get the values for $\beta_i$?

A: Make use of the standard covariance properties:
$Cov(aX, bY) = a\cdot b\cdot Cov(X, Y)\\
Cov(X+c, Y) = Cov(X, Y)\\
Cov(X+Y, Z) = Cov(X, Z) + Cov(Y, Z)\\
Cov(X, X) = Var(X)$
where $a$, $b$ and $c$ are constant values, and $X$, $Y$ and $Z$ are random variables.
With your situation, you can write for instance $Cov(Y, X)$ and make $\beta_1$ and $\beta_2$ appear by replacing $Y$ by its linear regression expression.

A: I give you an answer to calculate the coefficients using the inverse of the Covariance Matrix, which is also referred to as the Anti-Image Covariance Matrix
In simple linear regression: $Y=\beta_0+\beta_1X$
you can write $\beta_1=\frac{cov(x,y)}{var(x)}$ and then you easily obtain $\beta_0$ as $\overline{y}=\beta_0+\beta_1\overline{x}$
Now the problem if you have more than one predictor Variable as e.g. in your example: $Y=\beta_0  +\beta_1 X_2+\beta_2 X_2$ is that you can also have covariance between $X_1$ and $X_2$. So it is not anymore possible to simply set $\beta_1=\frac{cov(y,x_1)}{var(x_1)}$ and $\beta_2=\frac{cov(y,x_2)}{var(x_2)}$ due to the problem of Collinearity.
So what one would like to do is remove the linear influence of $X_2$ on $X_1$ and the other way around. So it turns out that we can calculate $\beta_1=\frac{cov(y,r_1)}{var(r_1)}$, where $r_1$ is the vector of residuals of the linear regression $Y=\beta X_1$, and analogously $\beta_2=\frac{cov(y,r_2)}{var(r_2)}$, where $r_2$ is the vector of residuals ofthe linear regression $Y=\beta X_2$. As I said, you can imagine this of removing the linear part of $X_1$ that is due to $X_2$ and the other way around.
I am now going to explain how this is connected with the Inverse of the Covariance Matrix, I will explain it in the 3d case because of notation but it works equally well for larger $n$. (This notation of using $X_1,X_2$now has nothing to do with the notation of your example)
Assume that you have a matrix $(X_1,X_2,X_3)$ with $X_i \in \mathbb{R}^k$. We denote with $C$ the covariance matrix of these 3 vectors, and with $\tilde{c_{i,j}}$ the elements of the inverse of $C$.
Now it turns out that $\tilde{c}_{i,i}= \frac{1}{var(\tilde{x}_i)}$, where $\tilde{x_i}$ is the residual vector of the linear regression $X_i=\beta_0 X_j+\beta_1 X_l$, where $i\neq l\neq j$ and $i,j,l \in \{1,2,3\}$, i.e. the diagonal elements are the inverse of the so called partial variances.
Furthermore $\tilde{c}_{i,j}=-\frac{cor(\tilde{x}_i,\tilde{x}_j)}{var(\tilde{x_i})var(\tilde{x_j})}$.
Note that the role of $\tilde{x_i}$ differs from $r_i$ above, as $\tilde{x_i}$ is the residual when one uses ALL other Collumns in the Matrix in the regression, while above for $r_i$ we only used the Collumns of the other PREDICTORS.
However due to some nice mathematical equalities it will still work out, as it holds that $$\frac{cov(y,r_1)}{var(r_1)}=\frac{cor(y,r_1)\sqrt{var(y)}\sqrt{var(r_1}}{var(r_1)}= \frac{cor(y,r_1)\sqrt{var(y}}{\sqrt{var(r_1)}})=\frac{-cov(\tilde{y},\tilde{x_1})}{var(\tilde{x_1})}= \quad -w_{1,2}\cdot\frac{1}{w_{2,2}}$$ when we denote with $\tilde{y} $ the residuals of predicting $Y=\beta_0 X_1 + \beta_1 X_2$ and with $\tilde{x_1}$ the residuals of $X_1 = \beta_0 Y + \beta_1 X_2$ and if we denote with $w_{i,j}$ the elements of the Inverse of the Covariance Matrix of $(Y,X_1,X_2)$ from your example. This would for example mean that $w_{1,1}=\frac{1}{var(\tilde{y})}$, or $w_{1,2}=\frac{-cor(\tilde{y},\tilde{x_1})}{\sqrt{var(\tilde{y})}\sqrt{var(\tilde{x_1})}}$.


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Q: Trying to understand auto_ptr I'm trying to understand certain details about how auto_ptr class works. Suppose you have the following class (i found this on a web site where the person explains the finer points of the assignment operator).
class TFoo : public TSuperFoo {
    auto_ptr<TBar> fBar1;
    auto_ptr<TBar> fBar2;
public:
    TFoo& TFoo::operator=(const TFoo& that);
    // various other method definitions go here...
}

Now the implementation of the assignment operator.
TFoo& TFoo::operator=(const TFoo& that)
{
    if (this != &that) {
        auto_ptr<TBar> bar1 = new TBar(*that.fBar1);
        auto_ptr<TBar> bar2 = new TBar(*that.fBar2);

        fBar1 = bar1;
        fBar2 = bar2;
    }
    return *this;
}

He goes on to say

Here, if the second new operation fails, the first new TBar will be deleted by auto_ptr's destructor when we exit the function. But if both new's succeed, the assignments will delete the objects fBar1 and fBar2 previously pointed to, and will also zero out bar1 and bar2 so that their destructors don't delete anything when we exit the function.

So my question is why will bar1 and bar2 be zeroed out? What would trigger that? Don't you have to do something like
fBar = bar1.release();

Thanks for any help on this.

A: The assignment operator of auto_ptr transfers ownership of the object to the assignee, effectively releasing the auto_ptr that the object is assigned from. Thus, the semantics of the assignment operator are fairly counterintuitive. That is probably a main reason why auto_ptr is deprecated and should be replaced by unique_ptr.


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Further Commentary on Jefferson and the Clergy
Jerry Newcombe August 5, 2015 August 5, 2015 Jerry's Blog
Jefferson was not as anti-clerical as he is often thought to be today. He certainly criticized state-churches and abuse of power by clergy. Jesus Himself was delivered over to be crucified by a type of state-clergy.
The criticism of European clergy in politics is consistent but it was different in Virginia. At the very end of 1784 Jefferson sends a letter from France to lawyer James Madison who was pushing for religious freedom in the Virginia legislature. Madison informed Jefferson that the Episcopal clergy were pushing for legal incorporation status for their church. Jefferson responded that ". . . the Episcopalians have again shewn their teeth and fangs. . . ." This was the first critical statement that Jefferson ever expressed about Episcopalians (and perhaps clergy] in America. All other comments before then were about priests in European history or early America (as he did in his Notes on Virginia).
Jefferson cited in various letters home of his desire to see religious freedom succeed in Virginia and in a letter to Marquis de Chastellux on September 2, 1785 he defended (even though he was not responsible for) the Virginia Constitution's prohibition of clergy in public office: "The clergy are excluded, because, if admitted into the legislature at all, the probability is that they would form it's majority. For they are dispersed through every county in the state, they have influence with the people, and great opportunities of persuading them to elect them into the legislature. This body, tho shattered, is still formidable; . . . (and) merit a proscription from meddling with government."
But Jefferson reversed this opinion a decade-and-a-half later. On August 14, 1800, Jefferson replied to a letter from Baptist Rev. Jeremiah Moore, saying: ". . . after 17 years more of experience and reflection, I do not approve [a clause in the Virginia constitution]. It is the incapacitation of a clergyman from being elected. The clergy, by getting themselves established by law, & ingrafted into the machine of government, have been a very formidable engine against the civil and religious rights of man. They are still so in many countries & even in some of these United States. . . ."
That place in the United States where clergy still posed problems was in the northeastern states where the Federalist Party was strong. His first criticism of northern clergymen took place in a letter to James Madison dated March 2, 1798 when he said that the New England states "are so priest-ridden, that nothing is to be expected from them, but the most bigoted passive obedience."And Jefferson wrote his friend Bishop James Madison of Virginia on January 31, 1800, saying: ". . . [Jedidiah] Morse . . . & his ecclesiastical and monarchical associates [in Massachusetts] have been making such a hue and cry." Rev. Morse led the Congregational alliance with the Federalist Party in New England in opposition to Jefferson's party.
Thus, it is a false notion of Jefferson as some sort of anti-minister politician.
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Every client is valuable
by Nicola Middlemiss 06 Nov 2019
Every client is valuable | Insurance Business Australia
Even the most vigilant of brokers can find themselves neglecting the smaller clients as they begin to juggle an increasingly demanding book, but one top adviser says every customer should be given the star treatment, regardless of size or scale.
Nic Curkoski (pictured) has been in the insurance industry for more than 25 years and launched her own business, Coastal Insurance Services, back in 2007 – during that time, she's seen how relatively small fry firms can quickly become the biggest fish in the pond.
"Over the years, I have seen first-hand that the smallest of clients can build into the largest of organisations, so regardless of the size of the entity or their industry I will always provide consistency as to the level of service," she tells Insurance Business.
Part of that service, Curkoski says, involves taking a genuine interest in each client's individual business as well as any specific challenges and opportunities.
"That best enables me to be able to facilitate their needs and articulate their requirements to the insurers," said Curkoski, who stresses that full disclosure is always the way to go.
"I like to transact business with transparency between the clients and insurers so there are no grey areas," she said. "While this means asking questions which many others may not, it provides you with a point of difference."
It's an approach that's clearly working – Curkoski has been a finalist for Insurance Advisernet's Adviser of the Year Award on several occasions, and her business has been recognised as a platinum practice.
At the core of her success, she says, is an unwavering focus on relationships as well as a commitment to helping clients understand the more complicated aspects of insurance.
"Our industry is based on relationships – relationships with our clients, colleagues, insurers and funders – so personability, approachability, consistency and reliability are key," she said.
"Insurance can be confusing and is often a grudge purchase, so I try to ensure that my clients understand their exposures, the benefits of the insurance and the possible pitfalls, to enable them to make an educated decision as to what insurances they wish to secure."
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Volume 16, Issue 12, 24/Mar/2011
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Assessing the effect of foreign travel and protection by BCG vaccination on the spread of tuberculosis in a low incidence country, United Kingdom, October 2008 to December 2009
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Affiliations: 1 Tuberculosis Section, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, Colindale, London, United Kingdom 2 These authors contributed equally to the manuscript 3 North Yorkshire and Humber Health Protection Unit, Hull, United Kingdom 4 Health Protection Agency Yorkshire and Humber, Leeds, United Kingdom 5 Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, St James' University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom 6 Health Protection Agency Regional Centre for Mycobacteriology, Birmingham, United Kingdom 7 Health Protection Agency Regional Centre for Mycobacteriology, Newcastle, United Kingdom 8 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
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The contribution of travel to high incidence countries and the impact of the discontinuation of universal Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination to the recent rise in tuberculosis (TB) in the United Kingdom remain unclear. An outbreak in a college presented an opportunity to assess these. A cohort of students answered a questionnaire assessing risk factors for TB. Participants were screened with an interferon gamma release assay (IGRA). Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR) were calculated using logistic regression. Among 2,284 students, 400 (17.5%) were diagnosed with TB infection. A higher risk was noted for travel to a high incidence area in the past two years (OR: 1.39; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.04-1.89) and among those with the greatest exposure to the index case (OR: 3.94; 95% CI: 2.60-5.97). There was no association between BCG and risk of infection (OR: 1.05; 95% CI: 0.80-1.39). The lack of a protective effect by BCG on TB infection supports the discontinuation of universal vaccination. The association with foreign travel suggests the need to assess the cost-effectiveness of serial IGRA testing and treatment of positive persons among returning travellers.
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Home Industry News Mega trade show is all go!
Mega trade show is all go!
The only large-scale event of its kind this year, Mega combines three shows into one, bringing together the 30-year strong BuildNZ, with Facilities Integrate and the National Safety Show at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland on August 12 and 13.
Facilitated by the Government's announcement to move to Covid Alert Level 1 on June 8, XPO Exhibitions announced the Mega exhibition for the construction, facilities management, architecture and safety industries.
XPO managing director Brent Spillane says trade shows play a huge part in rebuilding an economy.
"At no other time has an event like this been so important to the recovery of the sector," Spillane says.
"Running a large-scale exhibition like this is expected to drive confidence for trade attendees and suppliers who can once again congregate, share ideas and see the latest innovations on display.
Spillane urges those in the industry to get along to the event to support local businesses, get essential education, and help industry move again.
For the past five years, Facilities Integrate has serviced an important niche group of the sector, showcasing the latest integrated building technology and build/facilities servicing solutions — which presents a wonderful synergy to co-locate with BuildNZ.
The events all target builders, property developers, architects, specifiers, designers, and facilities managers.
BuildNZ offers the largest display of building supplies and services across New Zealand.
Meanwhile, the National Safety Show caters for all aspects of wider industry safety solutions — a topic dear to the hearts of every business owner, operation manager and health and safety professional — to help reduce risk and increase safety.
"By combining all three shows into this Mega Event, we're delivering everything our delegates and exhibitors look forward to every year, while taking up less of their time," Spillane says.
"We hit three birds with one stone by delivering all the content, all the exhibitors and all the educational and networking benefits of related industries, giving an opportunity for the time-poor to expand their horizons," he adds.
Expectations are that the Mega Event will attract more than 5000 decision-makers and qualified buyers, representing buying power of some $375 million, along with more than 150 exhibitors.
With internal research showing that 80% of visitors are likely to contact an exhibitor after a show, and with 74% of visitors responsible for or influencing buying decisions, Spillane says the value for suppliers to exhibit is clear.
He encourages professionals in these industries to register their interest and save the date.
"Entry to all three shows is still free for all trade professionals who pre-register. It remains trade-only, keeping the focus on businesspeople.
"And with so much now under one roof, the Mega Event is not to be missed."
The combined shows will be co-located in halls 1 to 4 of the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane, Auckland.
Attendees only need to register for one of the shows to obtain access to all three .For more information or to register, visit www.megaevent.co.nz.
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The energy, excitement and good vibes vacated Rupp Arena Friday night when Alison Krauss and Robert Plant left the building.
On Saturday night, the Lexington Horsemen reported for duty with a lack of energy. The excitement of a playoff team playing its last regular-season home game was missing.
Lexington (9-6) fell a game behind Green Bay in arenafootball2's Midwest Division. The loss could cost the Horsemen a first-round home game because they held the tiebreaker with the Blizzard.
Lexington finishes the regular season at Quad City (7-8) on Thursday. Green Bay (10-5) is at Mahoning Valley (3-12) on Saturday.
The Horsemen's woes began with the opening kickoff when William Mulder fumbled the ricochet off the net, and Iowa's Tanner Varner recovered in the end zone.
On Lexington's first play from scrimmage, John Cooper fumbled a reception. After an incompletion, Iowa's Joe Brannen and Tim Dodge connected on a 14-yard touchdown less than two minutes into the game.
Lexington's next drive for a touchdown was thwarted by using an ineligible player. The Horsemen thought Deion Holts was on the league's active roster but a clerical error left him off.
In the second quarter, the Horsemen scored to trail 27-17 but an onside kick got only to the 8-yard line (not the 10). Iowa got the ball on the 4 after a penalty and scored to lead 34-17, its third 17-point lead of the half.
The Horsemen closed to 37-30 and tied the score with the first touchdown after intermission. Harry Lewis caught a 7-yard pass from Eviston.
The Barnstormers regained the lead on a 20-yard scoring pass to Errick McCown, Brannen's fourth touchdown pass.
Lexington tied the score a final time when Eviston ran in from the 4 on the third play of the last quarter.
Iowa broke the 44-all tie when Brannen hooked up with McCown for a 40-yard completion to the home 5. Three plays gained no yards, but Jeff Glas kicked a 20-yard field goal with 9:10 to play.
Lexington's final three drives were unsuccessful — two interceptions and a loss on downs.
The Horsemen took over on downs after stopping Iowa on four plays at the home 2. But Lexington turned it back after gaining 2 yards on four plays.
J.J. Payne's 4-yard run closed the scoring with 50 seconds left.


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Anatole France, the famous French poet, journalist, and novelist had once said that 'until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remain unawakened.' It's true for a majority of people world over. Pets are important in life as according to research, they make us happy, give us company and also increase our life expectancy. But, falling in love with some of the coolest animals, and raising them in a home as pets are two entirely different things. Hence, whether it's a dog, a cat, a donkey, a horse, etc., doesn't matter as any domestic animal can be raised as a pet provided one is ready to take responsibility for raising the pet.
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology had published a research paper claiming that apart from jobs, spending sometime on hobbies and exercise leads to feelings of greater wellbeing.
Dogs and cats are the two coolest animals on planet earth which can be raised as pets worldwide as people enjoy their companionship and they too reciprocate the same. But there are responsibilities too. For example, a dog needs regular exercise and the duration varies from one breed to another depending on size in order to stay healthy. Hence a regular walk can be an enjoyment for both, the dog as well as the owner. In the case of a cat, it's just the opposite as a cat maintains its health by exercising on its own.
Pets play a very important role in a family specially if there is a mentally challenged member suffering from Autism or any other permanent ailment which may restrict his/her outdoor movement and may have to be confined inside the house.
Hobbies like regular cycling trip or running can be great fun if one has a pet dog as it can run alongside the owner thus giving companionship which would otherwise have been boring every day. A balanced pedigree diet and a regular visit to a veterinary clinic is a part of responsibility the owner needs to keep in mind. A healthy dog brings joy to the entire family.


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Medionidus mcglameriae fue una especie de molusco bivalvo  de la familia Unionidae.

Distribución geográfica
Es  endémica de los Estados Unidos.

Hábitat
Su hábitat natural se encuentra en los ríos.

Referencias

 Bogan, A.E. 2000.  Medionidus mcglameriae.   2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Q: How to open a PDF file from server in android I have a requirement where there is a URL = "http://www.example/Open.pdf"
Now from my android application I want to open this PDF file directly in the default PDF viewer.
The moment I click on this link on the webpage, user should be presented with a default PDF viewer opened with this document.
Note: This file should not be stored on the SD card.
How do I proceed for this implementation?

A: We can open PDF file in the webview without caching it. Write below code in "onCreate" method .
Working code :
    String url = "http://www.example.com/abc.pdf";
    final String googleDocsUrl = "http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=";

    WebView mWebView=new WebView(this);
    mWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
    mWebView.getSettings().setPluginsEnabled(true);

    mWebView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {
        public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url){

            view.loadUrl(url);
            return false; // then it is not handled by default action
       }
    });

    mWebView.loadUrl((googleDocsUrl + url));

    setContentView(mWebView);

What happens here is you open the PDF using Google Docs. Best Advantage of using above method is the lazy loading of PDF. Does not matter how heavy the PDF is. Google Docs takes care of it.

A: You can view the pdf in the WebView using googleDocs.
WebView webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.my_webview);
webView.setWebViewClient(new MyWebViewClient());
webView.addView(webView.getZoomControls());
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.loadUrl("http://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=http://myurl.com/demo.pdf");

A: There is no way you can open a default PDF view from your application.
If your file is on the server and you want to open it without downloading then this might also pose a greater security concern. If external applications like default adobe reader can access the content on your server, then this is breaking the security framework altogether.
So, best option would be to launch a new instance of browser or webview and show the PDF document in google docs to the user.
This way user can read the document and get back to the recent state of the application as well.

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You can view the pdf in the WebView using googleDocs.

WebView webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.my_webview);
webView.setWebViewClient(new MyWebViewClient());
webView.addView(webView.getZoomControls());
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.loadUrl("http://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=http://myurl.com/demo.pdf");

do you have the others solution besides view pdf file using http://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=http://myurl.com/demo.pdf


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Monitor lizard found in MRT train depot
A screengrab of SMRT employees removing a monitor lizard found in the undercarriage of a parked train at SMRT's depot in Bishan. PHOTO: STOMP
FABIAN KOH
A monitor lizard was found at SMRT's train depot in Bishan on Tuesday, and was dragged out by depot staff.
A video sent to Stomp showed staff shining a torchlight and prodding something in the undercarriage of a parked train with poles, sticks and dustpans.
After a while, a monitor lizard fell to the ground. Staff could be heard calling for it to be chased out of the premises.
They tried to guide it out by pushing it with their tools as it crawled along. This caused the lizard to open its mouth aggressively, and it even whipped its tail a few times.
In the end, a staff member grabbed it by its tail and dragged it out of the premises, sprinting as fast as he could before the creature could turn around and bite him.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, Mr Patrick Nathan, SMRT's vice-president for corporate communications, said: "A monitor lizard was found in one of our depots yesterday (Nov 28) and was removed."
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Netizens were critical of the way the lizard was handled by SMRT staff.
"The animal is not at fault. Correct to chase it away but the way they do it is wrong. I find it pitiful... it must have got lost," wrote Facebook user Herman Zain.
Another Facebook user, ShuYun Leong, added: "Wild animals should not be treated this way. These people using dustpans and pulling it by the tail is not the right way, and they still laugh like it is a comedy."
According to Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) deputy chief executive Kalai Balakrishnan, the handling of such animals should be left to experienced wildlife rescue organisations.
"The presence of many people and the use of sticks to prod the lizard, which was most likely a water monitor, and the dragging of its tail, can cause the animal to get very stressed," he said.
The lizard could potentially be harmed in the process and become very defensive, which may result in someone getting bitten.


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2008 Olympic medalist Jonathan Horton of Team USA is back for another run at the US Olympic team! Horton came back from a foot injury suffered during the Team Finals of the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo where he helped the Americans to the bronze medal in a heated battle between China and Japan. After the Visa Championships, Horton talks about his foot recovery, the talented youth of the new U.S. team, and what feels the same about Olympic Trials four years later.


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Access to this highly sensitive area is closely monitored and guidelines are strictly enforced. During peak season this area is managed jointly by BC Parks and the Kitasoo/Xai'xais Guardians.
May 15-October 15 – ONLY WITH A DESIGNATED GUIDE.
When you arrive in Láiq, please contact the Kitasoo/Xai'xais Guardians on Marine Channel 6.
As listed below, there are very specific rules and regulations for this area.
Although all estuary systems within the Fiordland Conservancy are sensitive and important ecosystems, Mussel Inlet (Láiq) is an especially significant system for bears and other wildlife.
The Mussel River and Poison Cove areas (Láiq) offer some of the most valuable habitat for bears and wildlife on the Central Coast. During the fall season bears feed almost exclusively on salmon. The amount of salmon a bear eats relates directly to its chance of survival during the winter.
Check in with Kitasoo/Xai'xais Guardians (vhf channel 6).
All visitors not on a tour with a permitted operator need to receive an orientation prior to bear viewing and be guided by a Kitasoo/Xai'xais Guardian or Spirit Bear Lodge staff.
No viewing or boat access upstream of the lower Mussel River island [map] or upstream of the tidal flats in Poison Cove creek [map].
Maximum 14 people in total.
Stay at least 30 M (~100 ft) away from bears.
Check in with Kitasoo/Xai'xais Guardians.
No land access within the Láiq Special Management area other than designated viewing site, interpretive rub tree, and designated dog walking area [map]. These areas are off limits to viewing, hiking or any other form of access.
Bear spray required by at least one person who is trained in its use.
Pets permitted ONLY in the designated dog walking area [map].
Please do not take food onto land.
BC Parks and the Kitasoo/Xai'xais respectfully request a voluntary restriction on low-level aircraft access in the Láiq (Mussel Inlet) Special Management Area. This area offers high value critical habitat for bear and mountain goat, both of which are particularly sensitive to loud noise. Due to the high narrow valley topography of this area, the impacts from aircraft noise are increased. We request that flights occur at no less than 500m above the surrounding terrain and that this area be avoided by aircraft entirely unless required for emergencies or with previous approval. Please contact Central Coast Area Supervisor at 250-982-2701.
Firearms are restricted below 1000m within the Láiq (Mussel Inlet) Special Management Area [map].
This park is open to hunting. Please refer to the BC Hunting and Trapping Regulations for more information.
It is illegal to hunt grizzly bears and spirit bears in Fiordland Conservancy.
Camping is not permitted in the Láiq (Mussel Inlet) Special Management Area except at the Kitasoo/Xai'xais Guardian Cabin [map].
Pets are not permitted on shore in the Láiq (Mussel Inlet) Special Management Area, except in the designated dog walking area [map].
There are opportunities for sea kayaking in this conservancy. Sea kayakers find Fiordland Conservancy well worth visiting; however, there are very few camping sites due to the steep topography of the area. Outflow winds are a major hazard, exacerbated by the scarcity of safe landing spots. Be prepared to spend days on shore waiting for safe conditions.
A management plan is being developed for Fiordland Conservancy. For more information and to provide input into the process, click here.
The harvest of bivalves is closed due to red tide and the potential for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP).
Fiordland Conservancy is accessed by water and air only. It encompasses Kynoch and Mussel Inlets, located about 100 km northwest of Bella Coola. It is a popular side trip destination for those cruising the Inside Passage to Alaska. The closest community for purchase of supplies is Klemtu and then Bella Bella.
Fiordland Conservancy is made up of 76,825 hectares of upland and 7,592 hectares of foreshore.
The area was originally protected as a recreation area in 1987 but was converted to a conservancy in 2006 pursuant to government land use decisions in the Central Coast Land and Resource Management Plan area.
Fiordland is the territory of the Kitasoo/Xai'xais First Nations. It is illegal to disturb cultural heritage sites or remove artifacts from them. Please leave any cultural artifacts you find in-situ and report to the Kitasoo/Xai'xais Guardians or Kitasoo/Xai'xais Stewardship Office at 250-839-1096.
Fiordland Conservancy was created to protect a spectacular representative of the Northern Fiordlands Landscape. Protecting such landscapes is key to BC Parks' mandate of representing BC's ecosystems in the protected area system. The biogeoclimatic zones in the area are coastal western hemlock, mountain hemlock and alpine tundra.
The conservancy's wide variety of wildlife enjoy excellent coastal habitat. It offers two major river estuaries which provide lush vegetation and a variety of fresh salmon during the spawning season. The conservancy provides habitat for mountain goats, grizzly and black bears, wolves, cougars, Columbia black tailed deer and small mammals, as well as the marine mammals, waterfowl and shorebirds typical of coastal inlets.


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Tim Walker is Executive Director of the Metro Historical Commission (MHC) and Metro Historic Zoning Commission (MHZC), a position he's held since 2009. Prior to this, he served as the Historic Zoning Administrator for the Metro Historic Zoning Commission. Tim currently serves on The District Board, the non-profit for downtown's historic districts including Broadway, Second Avenue, and Printers Alley, and is a Trustee for the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities. He also serves as an Ex-Officio member on several boards, including The Friends of Two Rivers Mansion, The Friends of Fort Negley, The Friends of Kellytown, Nashville City Cemetery Association, and the Metro Historical Commission Foundation. Prior to his work at the MHC and MHZC, Tim worked as an architectural intern at two local architectural firms, R. Chris Magill Architects and Orr Houk Architects. Tim has a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a Masters in Public Service Management from Cumberland University.
Tim has made presentations on Nashville's historic preservation programs and their success to regional and national organizations including Tennessee Preservation Trust, National Alliance of Preservation Commissions, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Traditional Building. Tim was featured on HGTVs If Walls Could Talk for arenovation of his own home in the historic Lockeland Springs neighborhood.


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Volume 7 - Issue 1 - June 2011
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Patients' perceptions of their stay in a psychiatric seclusion area
Valentina C. Iversen, Torill Sallaup, Arne E. Vaaler, Anne-Sofie Helvik, Gunnar Morken, Olav Linaker
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2010, pp. 1-10
Background: The psychological, social, and physical aspects of the ward milieu affect treatment outcomes and patient satisfaction. The primary aim of the present study was to describe and explore patients' perceptions of their stay at a Norwegian seclusion area. The patients' experience of having received help and support from the staff, sense of respectful treatment, information received regarding effects and side effects from medication, and feelings of security in the seclusion areas were of interest.
Method: In a given period, all patients acutely admitted to a seclusion area were evaluated on a number of rating scales. Immediately after discharge they were invited to evaluate their treatment satisfaction on an eight-item VAS-scale.
Results: The main finding is that the patients generally experienced the stay as positive. The three single items of support from the staff, a sense of respectful treatment, and feelings of security were assessed as positive, while the patients' experience of having received help and information regarding medication was evaluated as neither positive nor negative.
Conclusion: In general, patients experienced their stay as positive. The patients that were admitted voluntarily reported significantly better experiences with regard to the help received, support from the staff, and respectful treatment.
Diagnosis after an acute psychiatric inpatient stay: how do psychotic and non-psychotic diagnoses relate to the results of psychometric tests of substance abuse?
John E. Berg, Trine Jarål Asskildt
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 July 2010, pp. 11-16
Substance abuse is a frequent comorbidity in patients referred for severe acute psychiatric disorders, but is not always documented in medical record diagnoses. We estimated the presence of substance abuse problems in 74 acute patients in a psychiatric intensive care unit. Instruments used were the AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test), and DUDIT (Drug Use Disorders Identification Test). Medical record diagnoses were divided into four groups: psychotic disorders (N=18), affective disorders (N=34), substance abuse disorders (N=9) and other diagnosis (N=13).
The AUDIT questionnaire indicated scores above cut-off for seven (38.9%) patients with a psychotic disorder, 18 (52.9%) with an affective disorder, six (66.7%) with a substance abuse diagnosis and three (23.1%) with other diagnoses. The DUDIT questionnaire indicated scores above cut-off for six (33.3%) patients with a psychotic disorder, four (11.8%) with an affective disorder, seven (77.8%) with a substance abuse diagnosis and none of the patients with other diagnoses. The sensitivity and specificity of the AUDIT test in this sample were calculated as 0.67 and 0.57 respectively and of the DUDIT test as 0.78 and 0.13 respectively.
Substance abuse in patients in an acute ward is under-communicated in medical record file diagnoses. Using tests could enhance diagnostic accuracy and help clinicians in choosing correct treatment.
Women referred for medium secure inpatient care: a population study over a six-year period
Clive Long, Louise Hall, Lorraine Craig, Ursula Mochty, Clive R. Hollin
The need to map women's secure hospital services in terms of patient population and service needs over time is acknowledged given: the increase in forensic and medium secure beds nationally; and limited gender specific analysis in previous studies. Data is presented relating to 65 consecutive admissions (over a 6-year period) to a women's medium secure unit at three (14-month) time periods. Trends noted in population statistics include a decline in special hospital referrals and an increased proportion of prison referrals with an index offence of arson in the past two years in association with a lower level of cognitive functioning, and a higher level of assaultative behaviour. In accord with the responsivity principle (Ogloff & Davis, 2004) the implications for treatment and service planning for this changing population are discussed.
An audit of the use of advance statements surrounding management of disturbed behaviour on a PICU
Stephen Dye
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2010, pp. 27-33
Background: PICUs traditionally manage patients who can display disturbed behaviour. Recent guidance has advocated patient engagement in outlining preferences regarding management strategies should they display such behaviour.
Aim: To audit the use, within one PICU, of a mechanism that formally records individual patient preference in management of episodes of acute disturbed behaviour.
Method: Two sets of fifteen retrospective case note analyses in an audit cycle.
Results: Initial findings revealed that advance statements were completed by eight of the fifteen patients admitted (53%). Patients' wishes were followed for two thirds of patients following incidents needing interventions. Following changes to practice, although only minimal improvement occurred in patients completing advance statements, they were completed sooner after admission and, despite more incidents needing interventions, patients' wishes following episodes of disturbed behaviour were followed in two thirds of those who completed an advance statement.
Conclusion: Use of advance statements regarding management of disturbed behaviour can be introduced in PICUs and this should be advocated.
Implementation of anger management interventions in a psychiatric intensive care unit
Heather Wilson, Libby Barton, Tess Maguire
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 October 2010, pp. 35-39
Evidence suggests violence and aggression are key reasons for admission to Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs). Research and national guidelines highlight the potential benefits of anger management interventions in this setting, however such interventions are often only offered in a minimal number of units. This paper describes the implementation of a two session cognitive behaviour therapy informed anger management intervention within a PICU setting. Twelve service users completed the sessions. There was a statistically significant reduction in the frequency of violent and aggressive incidents instigated by these patients in the two week period post intervention compared to the two weeks prior. It is possible that participation in anger management sessions contributed to the reduction in violence and aggression; however, large scale, longer term research is necessary controlling for other contributing variables, in order to establish the true effectiveness of this approach.
Using the Intentional Relationship Model in the treatment of medically complicated depression
Caitlin Smith, Renee R. Taylor
Our objective is to overview the literature and introduce the Intentional Relationship Model (IRM) as a new framework for psychiatric intensive care. We present a case application of this model with a suicidal service user undergoing rehabilitation for a spinal cord injury. The example illustrates how IRM may be used to guide clinical reasoning when working with acutely distressed service users.
Low secure care: a description of a UK service, six years on
Mathew J Page
This article describes the development of a low secure service in Gloucester, England. It uses the structure of the service user journey to analyse practice and innovations which have been implemented within the service. The article refers to evidence and discusses the implications of the changing market place within which low secure services are positioned.
Audit of the Rapid Tranquilization Policy in the 2gether NHS Foundation Trust
Rajkamal Choudhury, Matthew Dewsbery, Kelwyn Williams, Nicola Hovey
Rapid tranquilization (RT) is a procedure used in an inpatient setting to deal with acute behavioural disturbance not manageable by other means. The 2gether NHS Foundation Trust has an RT policy which incorporates the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance on best practice which breaks down into eight domains.
The aim of this audit was to scrutinize practice in relation to this policy.
The audit team sampled 50 Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) incidents that occurred over a four month period at Wotton Lawn Hospital and the Montpellier Low Secure Unit in Gloucester. PMVA is a method of organized restraint involving a team of three staff used to administer parenteral RT as well as managing disturbance. Data was collected using an audit proforma.
This audit demonstrated adherence to the majority of standards in the RT policy in most incidents. However, there was a significant non-compliance in two areas: appropriate physical observations being carried out after an RT incident and administration of RT in a private area. It may be that standards were in fact met but that there was no evidence for this in the documents examined.
The authors believe that clinical practice can be improved by effective training of staff that emphasizes the need to meet standards and the importance of contemporaneous documentation following an RT incident. They have disseminated the results of this audit to appropriate clinical leads and trainers.
The audit will be repeated in 12 months' time.
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C/1863 G1 (Klinkerfues) è una cometa del Sistema solare, la sesta ed ultima tra quelle scoperte dall'astronomo tedesco Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues.

Storia osservativa
La Cometa Klinkerfues fu scoperta il 12 aprile 1863 da Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Klinkerfues da Gottinga nella costellazione dell'Aquario. Tre giorni dopo, Giovanni Battista Donati ne riportò una scoperta indipendente da Firenze.

Il 5 aprile la cometa era transitata per il perielio, ma si apprestava a raggiungere la minima distanza dalla Terra il 26 aprile. Le osservazioni furono inoltre favorite dal fatto che la cometa transitò molto in alto nel cielo. Nonostante ciò apparve come un oggetto nebuloso e scarso di particolari.

L'ultima volta fu osservata il 15 novembre 1863 da Otto Wilhelm von Struve, dall'Osservatorio di Pulkovo.

Orbita
La cometa ha percorso un'orbita altamente eccentrica, inclinata di circa 112° rispetto al piano dell'eclittica. Il perielio fu raggiunto il 5 aprile 1863, ad una distanza poco superiore ad un'unità astronomica dal Sole. Il 26 aprile del 1863, la cometa si trovò alla minima distanza dalla Terra, pari a circa 0,6529 UA.

Il nodo ascendente - uno dei due punti in cui la cometa attraversa il piano dell'orbita della Terra - era collocato in prossimità all'orbita della Terra stessa (ad una distanza pari a circa 0,07 UA) e se non ci fosse stato un ritardo di alcuni mesi, l'incontro tra i due corpi celesti sarebbe stato particolarmente stretto.

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Corpi celesti scoperti nel 1863
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