Drovas Relvi is a Dunmer farmer who works as a cook at the Retching Netch in Raven Rock. He works for Geldis Sadri. He relocates to Tel Mithryn after completing the quest Reluctant Steward.
Drovas wears farm clothes and boots. He carries a steel dagger and a small amount of gold.
He often talks positively about the bar he works at, saying, "Welcome to the Retching Netch Cornerclub, milord/milady. If you need anything, Master Geldis will be happy to help you", "We have all sorts of authentic dark elf food and drink here. Geldis spares no expense" or "Geldis may be a tough boss, but I can put up with it. Keeps a roof over my head." It also seems that he had higher hopes for Solstheim, saying "I don't mind working at the Retching Netch, but I was hoping for a bit more when I moved to Solstheim. Ah well" or "There's got to be more to life than sweeping and cleaning all day." During Dragonborn, when asked about the shrine outside town, he'll give a dazed response, "Do you mean by the Earth Stone? There's a shrine there, but I don't remember what it's for..." When asked to elaborate, he'll keep rambling, "Well, I... You know, I can't remember. It's important, I think, but it's hard for me to think about." When asked if he knows someone named Miraak, he'll be unsure, "Did I know someone by that name? Someone... Someone that wanted something..." When asked what that means, he'll reply with "Maybe I'm just confused. I can't be sure." During It's All In The Taste, if you offer him some of Geldis' sujamma, he'll decline, saying, "Sorry, Geldis won't allow me to drink while I'm working at the Netch."
Dreyla Alor: "You could try Drovas Relvi. He came in here asking my father if he needed any odd jobs done. Seemed kind of desperate."
Geldis Sadri: "It would have to be someone pretty desperate. You might ask my apprentice Drovas. Lately he seems to be hard up for coin."
†Glover Mallory will only recommend Drovas if Meet the Family has been completed.
When asked if he wants the job, he'll say "Uh... you mean leave Raven Rock? For good? To go work for a crazed Telvanni wizard? Sure. Just let me get my things. On second thought, nevermind. I can get new stuff." When you notice how eager he is, he'll say "Well, I've never been one to pass up an opportunity. Sorry to run, but I'm off to my new job." He will then leave the Retching Netch and Raven Rock for good, running all the way to Tel Mithryn to start his new job. If you try to converse with him when he's making the trip to Tel Mithryn, he will only say, "I'm off to take up my new position with Master Neloth."
When you tell Neloth that you found him a new steward, he will act indifferent about Drovas, saying, "That Drovas man? I suppose he'll do. He makes dreadful canis root tea though." If you ask Neloth about how Drovas is working out, he'll be slightly satisfied, but still complain about the tea, saying, "The man makes a dreadful cup of canis root tea. However, he seems to run the place well enough."
He will now live in Tel Mithryn Steward's House, and he'll have the key to the house added to his inventory, along with starting an entirely new daily routine. He will start his day in his house at 6am, and stay there for two hours. Then at 8am, he'll head over to the apothecary to visit Elynea for an hour. He will then head to the kitchen to visit Ulves for an hour. He will then head up to the main tower to check on Neloth for an hour. He will go outside the tower to get some air for an hour. After that, at noon, he'll head back to his house to eat a one-hour lunch. When he's finished, at 1pm, he'll go outside for an hour. Then at 2pm, he'll visit Elynea again for an hour. After that, at 3pm, he'll once again visit Ulves for an hour. Then he'll go outside, once again, for an hour. He'll then, at 5pm, once again check on Neloth for an hour. Then at 6pm, he'll go home and eat dinner for an hour. At 7pm, when he's done with dinner, he'll give Elynea one last hour-long visit, then head home. Then at 10pm he'll head to work on the Sun Stone for eight hours, or, if the stone has been cleansed, he'll sleep in his house indefinitely (see bugs). The only exception to his routine is if you still haven't completed From the Ashes; then he will stay in his house until the quest is completed.
He seems happier with his new job, saying "After what you did for me, you are always welcome here. Just try to stay out of Master Neloth's way", "I can't thank you enough for setting me up as steward of Tel Mithryn" or "Neloth may be crazy, but it's better than staying in Raven Rock." He also seems to be working hard, saying, "Master Neloth certainly keeps me busy. Taking care of this estate is a lot of work." He also mentions his annoyance with canis root tea, saying, "I just can't seem to get the hang of making a decent cup of canis root tea." He also mentions Elynea making him some kind of sleep elixir, saying, "I hope Elynea has something to help me sleep at night." Surprisingly, if you've slayed a dragon outside Whiterun, he has heard about it, saying "I heard you fought a dragon. That must have been terrifying." You can now ask him how he's getting along in Tel Mithryn, to which he'll reply with "Neloth is a real task master. And the tea. The thrice damned tea! I don't think I'll ever learn to make it properly."
Drovas: "How are your ears, Talvas?"
Talvas: "They're back to regular size. It didn't hurt nearly as much this time."
Drovas: "I don't understand why you let him do these things to you."
Talvas: "Master Neloth is the most powerful wizard of House Telvanni. Maybe the most powerful in all of Morrowind. Someday I will inherit all of this. It's worth a little pain."
Talvas: "Master Neloth is preparing to... well, it's better if you don't know. However, if you hear unearthly screams, I would advise you to not come up."
Drovas: "Unearthly screams? What have I gotten myself into."
Talvas: "You better get used to this, Drovas. This isn't that unusual for Tel Mithryn."
Drovas: "I know, I know. So, unearthly screams, don't come up. Got it."
Drovas: "Do you ever get lonely out here in the middle of nowhere?"
Elynea: "You complain too much. Tel Mithryn is the safest place in Solstheim. Only a fool would challenge Master Neloth."
Drovas: "I suppose you're right. At least here I'm safe from Mogrul."
Elynea: "I miss Varona. She used to help me with the gardening."
Drovas: "I can't help it if I have a black thumb. It's like the mushrooms hate me."
Elynea: "It's not your fault, Drovas. You do other things well. Varona was never able to do the repair work that you do."
Drovas: "Thank you. I didn't mean to be so defensive. I know Varona was your friend. It's okay to miss her."
After setting Drovas up as steward, when you head back to Raven Rock, Mogrul will approach you saying Drovas owed him one-thousand septims, and that since you were the one to make him untouchable, the debt is now yours. You can now ask Drovas if he owed Mogrul money, in which he'll reply "Uh...Well, sort of. I owed him a thousand septims, but not any more. He doesn't dare try to collect now that I'm Neloth's steward." If you tell him that now the debt is on your hands, he'll apologize and say "Wow. Sorry about that. He's never going to stop you know. He'll keep sending thugs after you until either you pay him or kill him." If you ask why doesn't he just pay the gold, he'll say "Pay him? Why? I mean, I don't have the money. Well, I might soon. Neloth does pay well. But the important thing is that I don't have it. In fact, it's not likely I'll ever have it. Expenses you know. Sorry about the thugs and Mogrul and everything." If you exit the conversation now and once again ask him if he owes Mogrul money, he'll say "I already told you, Mogrul can't touch me now. Whatever is between you and Mogrul is your problem." You'll now only have option to persuade, telling him to pay you. If you fail, he'll say "I don't see why. He's your problem now." but if you succeed, he'll say, "Well... I... Oh, fine. Here. This is all I have" and then proceed to hand you two-hundred fifty septims. During the quest, when exiting conversation, he may say "Mogrul isn't someone you can ignore." After the quest, if you paid off his debt, he'll express his gratitude, saying "I heard you paid my debt to Mogrul. I don't know how I can every [sic] repay you." If you take the more violent approach and kill Mogrul, he'll be elated, saying "I heard Mogrul is dead. That is a relief!"
If he has become a steward and the Sun Stone has been cleansed, his sleep package will always be active, and therefore he will be found sleeping indefinitely in Tel Mithryn Steward's House.
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Written by Mori Kessler
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ST. GEORGE — A former school counselor was sentenced last week to jail time for engaging in sexual activity with a student.
Heidi Tasso, 50, pleaded guilty in June to unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a third-degree felony.
5th District Judge John W. Walton on Thursday ordered Tasso to serve 120 days in the Purgatory Correctional Facility followed by 36 months probation.
Heidi Tasso, photo location and date unspecified | Photo courtesy of Dixie State University, St. George News
Tasso also must serve 200 hours of community service, pay $6,100 in restitution and register as a sex offender.
The charge stems from a June 2, 2008, incident while Tasso was employed at Millcreek High School.
She and the teen had a sexual encounter at Tasso's home, according to court documents.
Tasso was originally hired by the Washington County School District in 1998. District officials learned about allegations against Tasso in September 2015 and launched an investigation. She resigned nine days later.
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A St. George Police investigation into the 2008 incident began in June 2016.
In November 2014, Tasso received a Human Rights Activist award at the annual Utah School Counselor Association Conference at Dixie State University. Recipients of the award are chosen based on nominations from colleagues for "understanding cultural differences and supporting the underserved student population."
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Mori Kessler serves as a Senior Reporter for St. George News, having previously contributed as a writer and Interim Editor in 2011-12, and an assistant editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news as a freelancer in 2009 for Today in Dixie, and joined the writing staff of St. George News in mid-2010. He enjoys photography and won an award for photojournalism from the Society of Professional Journalists for a 2018 photo of a bee inspector removing ferals bees from a Washington City home. He is also a shameless nerd and has a bad sense of direction.
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38-year-old man arrested for sexual misconduct with 16-year-old
Former sheriff's deputy gets jail sentence in sexual misconduct case
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Mike P August 14, 2018 at 5:23 pm Log in to Reply
I guess this kind of stuff is so common here no one cares enough to even leave a comment.
comments August 15, 2018 at 12:51 pm Log in to Reply
Mike, we were waiting for you to tell us all about it.
Esteban August 15, 2018 at 10:45 pm Log in to Reply
does it matter? over and done with..
DefendingTruth August 15, 2018 at 11:50 am Log in to Reply
Your article should state there are other victims who unfortunately are passed the statutes of limitations in their cases. People need to read Emily Havens article from The Spectrum Newspaper. Her article is well written and it shows the impact statement that the victim said.
You should've linked the article then…
Abraham August 15, 2018 at 3:44 pm Log in to Reply
Here is the Spectrum article with more details:
https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2018/08/09/former-southern-utah-school-counselor-heidi-tasso-sentenced/949375002/

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By Davy Crockett You can read, listen, or watch The Comrades Marathon (about 55 miles), held in South Africa, is the world's largest and oldest ultramarathon race that is still held today with fields that have topped 23,000 runners. The year 2021, marked the 100th anniversary of Comrades Marathon. This episode on Marvis Hutchison is the fourth part of a series honoring Comrades and South African ultrarunning. 80: Comrades Marathon - 100 years old 83: Hardy Ballington - The Forgotten Great Ultrarunner 84: Wally Hayward (1908-2006) - South African Legend 85: Mavis Hutchison – Galloping Granny Mavis Hutchison was a pioneer ultrarunner from South Africa who blazed the trail for women runners worldwide. She finished Comrades eight times in years when very few women ran. She had an impressive ultrarunning career that took her to many countries and she went on to become one of the most popular women in South Africa. This episode is largely based on the research and interviews conducted by Dave and Gillene Laney, contained their excellent biography published in 2012: Unstoppable Woman: The Forgotten Story of Mavis Hutchison -- First Woman to Run Across America and also Mavis Hutchison's blog and other resources. Help is needed to continue the Ultrarunning History Podcast and website. Please consider becoming a patreon member of ultrarunning history. You can become part of the effort to preserve and document this history by signing up to contribute a few dollars each month. Visit https://ultrarunninghistory.com/member Childhood Mavis Vaugn and her identical twin sister, Doreen, were born on November 24, 1924, in Kimberley, South Africa to George Phillipus Vaughan (1895-1969) and Catharina "Kitty" Barnard Vaughan (1900-1996). The Vaughan family had lived in South Africa for multiple generations. There hometown city of Kimberley was the capital of South Africa's Northern Cape Province and known for its diamond mines, and "the biggest manmade hole on earth." Mavis' father. George was one of the top middle-distance runners in South Africa and a rugby player. He worked for a diamond mining company. Sadly, both twin girls had defects in their legs. Doreen had a damaged hip causing her to limp through life and Mavis had a leg that was somewhat "slow." After contracting rhematic fever as a child, Mavis suffered from nervous breakdowns during her teens requiring hospitalization and was unable to walk or talk for a time. She had to relearn those skills and those breakdowns left her feeling fragile. While a teenager, Mavis really wanted to be a good athlete. Her father had been training girls at her school, so she joined in. She said, "I started out full of enthusiasm. I seemed to be getting nowhere fast. I told myself that if I did not have instant success I would never get there. I found excuses to give up. I believe my dad was disappointed, but he never forced me. I restarted a few times but ended the same each time a failure." Mavis and her mother in 1980 Because of her poor health, her schooling suffered, and she never graduated from high school. World War II arrived, and she worked at the government mint in her hometown making tools for the manufacture of weapons. She wanted to join the Army but her father would not give consent. He gave her good advice and always emphasized that she needed to be nice to others but should also stand up for herself. He wanted her to work hard but take time to smell the roses. Of her mother, she said, "My mom was a very private person, but some things did rub off and what rubbed off on me most was about going the extra mile, working hard, being not just a starter but a finisher, and being there for one another." Troubled Marriage Mavis sought for more independence and when she was twenty-two, she married a man who turned out to be a heavy drinker bringing misery and abuse into her life.
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Description Colonel William C. Greene, of Cananea Consolidated Copper Company, who can be seen under the Comisaria or Police Station sign, addresses a large crowd of Mexican mine workers during the Cananea Strike which took place in the Mexican mining town of Cananea, Sonora, in June 1906. The conflict is considered a key event in the general unrest that emerged during the final years of the regime of President Porfirio Diaz and that prefigured the Mexican Revolution of 1910. This photograph is part of the Cananea, Mexico collection which includes 20 photographs of Cananea, Mexico located just across the Arizona border showing striking miners, armed men, demonstrations, the mine site, town views and American company employees.
Notes Description obtained from account of event. Source: Sonnichsen, C. L., 1974, Colonel Greene and the Copper Skyrocket; Ramirez, Manuel Gonzalez, 1974, La Huelga de Cananea. Recto: numbered MK6. Verso: stamped Great Western View Co., Fine Portraits and Views, Dr. Alvarez Bld'g, La Mesa Cananea, Mex.


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Q: How to show that the polynomial $ab^3 + cd^3$ is irreducible? I have to show that the polynomial:
$$ab^3 + cd^3 \in \mathbb{C}[a,b,c,d]$$
cannot be factorised into polynomials of lower degrees, i.e. it is not reducible. However, I'm quite unsure on how to proceed here. I thought I could try to factorise this into a linear times a cubic term and reach a contradiction but involves dealing with dozens of terms and I don't think it's the best strategy.

A: If $ab^3 + cd^3=f(a,b,c,d)g(a,b,c,d)$, then $\deg_af+\deg_ag=1$. Suppose $\deg_af=0$, and $\deg_ag=1$, so $f\in\mathbb C[b,c,d]$ and $g=h(b,c,d)a+k(b,c,d)$. We get $$ab^3 + cd^3=f(b,c,d)[h(b,c,d)a+k(b,c,d)].$$ Then $f(b,c,d)h(b,c,d)=b^3$ and $f(b,c,d)k(b,c,d)=cd^3$. What do we get from here?

A: This question might also be a good excuse to mention Gauss' lemma and Eisenstein's criterion for irreducibility. Most often these seem to be mentioned just for $\mathbb Z[x]$ (and $\mathbb Q[x]$), but they do apply to $\mathbb C[x,y,z,w]$ and other unique factorization domains, as well.
This puts a slightly different emphasis on the direct argument give by @user26857. Yes, based on degree considerations, a linear polynomial in $x$, with coefficients in the field of rational functions $\mathbb C(y,z,w)$, is irreducible in the PID $\mathbb C(y,z,w)[x]$. With a little more detail about those coefficients, Gauss' lemma gives the irreducibility in $\mathbb C[x,y,z,w]$.
Gauss' lemma and Eisenstein's criterion do also apply to algebraic examples wherein explicit formulaic discussion becomes much messier. (Indeed, those two results nicely package a useful family of computational ideas.)

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In an article today in the Macon Telegraph they report that Romain Dallemand is seeking $10 million in a lawsuit. The article was very short and lacking any real details. You would think an article about a lawsuit over a severance agreement would include the actual agreement. No worries, I have included it below.
A few weeks back the Telegraph published more more substantial article when Dallemand first resurfaced that explained he was fighting to reverse the decision by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission to have his teaching license reinstated. Since that time the PSC have already decided that they will not reverse their decision.
Although the article today was rather lacking in substance it did provide two interesting nuggets of information. The first is that Dallemand is living in Florida and the second is that he has the audacity to sue Bibb county after he was responsible for around $52 million flushed down the toilet. That takes some kind of brass balls.
Maybe this stunt will finally get the various agencies who are supposedly investigating him which include the FBI and others to get off their asses and indict him. As long as they believed he was in Haiti they might have thought it was more trouble that it was worth, but now that we know he is in Florida that makes things a whole lot easier.
The $10 million dollar lawsuit is over his severance agreement. You can view the entire severance agreement below. Four of the board members that include: Thelma Dillard, Ella Carter, Wanda West, and Tom Hudson signed an attachment which included Dallemand's "accomplishments". I use that term very loosely. It is essentially a reference letter and noticeably absent are the signatures of the other four board members. I have to believe that Thelma Dillard would likely not sign that reference letter now. She has wised up quite a bit since that time and no longer seems to be under his spell.
The lawsuit is over paragraphs six and seven in the agreement. Dallemand maintains that school board members "flagrantly and intentionally" breached his severance agreement and committed "acts of libel and slander" against him.
There is no question that his severance agreement was far too generous. You don't reward an incompetent prick that wants to quit right after his contract has been renewed. He should have been fired with cause and given nothing but the boot and an orange jumpsuit. This only encourages future employees on contracts to renew and then quit soon afterwards. Why would anyone ever decide to actually work at a job when they can get paid more to quit. How many of you wouldn't quit if you were offered $350,000 to do nothing and still could find a new job to make even more that year?
I also understand that the Board of Education was split down the middle 4 vs. 4. Four of the board would have loved to have given him far more money than he received and four remaining ones would likely have preferred to see him indicted and behind bars. This severance was apparently a compromise. I prefer the term pyrrhic victory. I applaud Lester Miller for being the only one on the BOE to stick to his guns and vote against this severance agreement. This latest $10 million lawsuit is a perfect example of why it is better to look long-term than short-term. Even if it meant Dallemand staying a while longer it would have been worth it to clean up the mess that still infests the system. A thorough investigation might have allowed us to disentangle from Whitby and Promise Center at a cheaper price for example.
Paragraphs six and seven should never have been included, but I am not sure Dallemand understands contract or criminal law. Regardless what is included in those two paragraphs, a severance agreement cannot indemnify you against criminal acts. If Dallemand committed illegal acts then there is nothing any contract or agreement could include that would protect him from indictment or prosecution. Contract law does not supersede the annotated code of Georgia or Federal laws.
In fact in the 5th paragraph the agreement includes this phrase "To the greatest extent possible under the law the Board and District shall indemnify…." In other words they acknowledge their authority cannot supersede law. If Dallemand is suing over libel and slander he might want to look up those terms. For something to be libelous it has to be untrue. Libel is the written form of defamation, distinguished from slander, which is oral defamation. Dallemand will need to prove whatever was said or written about him was a lie. In order to prove any of that he would expose himself to the discovery phase as well as sworn testimony. Perhaps he would be wise to leave well enough alone because if he actually tries to sue there is a good chance even more information will be revealed.
The only possible motive I can think of for this preposterous lawsuit is he has run out of money. $350,000 is nothing for a big-spender like Dallemand who loves those $125 meals and crabtinis. I am guessing this is a lawsuit out of desperation because no one else will hire him. It is not often you will find a BOE like the ones in Rochester, MN or Macon, GA that will hire an unqualified person like Romain Dallemand as a superintendent. He struck gold twice but I think his luck has run out.
Monsieur Dallemand may rue the day he filed this suit because it may open a can or worms that may devour him. He fondly remembers his BOE5 puppets and thinks the current BOE will cave in and not put up a fight. That would be a miscalculation. He still has three compliant puppets left, but four and possibly five will not be quite so eager to send any more money his way.


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Mrs. Crane is a native of Abilene and a 1994 graduate of Abilene High School. She holds her Bachelor of Behavioral Science from Hardin Simmons University and a Master of Education in Guidance and Counseling and Educational Administration from Angelo State University. Mrs. Crane has been in the field of Education for 15 years. She began her career in DFW as a First Grade teacher at Sam Rosen Elementary, transitioning several years later to teaching 6th grade Mathematics at Chisholm Trail Middle School before returning to her hometown of Abilene to serve at TLCA as a classroom teacher and assistant principal.
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Shammi Kapoor hero-worshipped him, Dilip Kumar was grateful that "Rafi saab sang with so much emotion, that it lightened the burden on the actor during song sequences".
Thus ended the remarkable 39-year career of the most famous and versatile playback singer of Hindi cinema that had generated a mind-blowing 25,000-odd songs. Rafi gave his melodious voice to hit and flop films, famous and ordinary music directors, best and worst actors. But he sang with the same gusto for all of them and it was no surprise that less talented actors like Joy Mukherjee and Biswajeet enjoyed an occasional hit film because of Rafi's songs.
Music directors fell over one another in praising Rafi's dedication, greatness and more important, versatility. "Give him a ghazal, a bhajan, a qawwali, a soft solo or a boisterous masti number… Mohammad Rafi would put his heart and soul into it," observed veteran music director Naushad, who was among those who gave a break to Rafi in the early 1940s.
Today, Rafi is more remembered for songs of this kind and no Rafi album is complete without Meri kahani bhoolnewale, Insaaaf ka mandir hain yeh Bhagwan ka ghar hain and O duniya ke rakhwale… Such versatility was possible because Rafi, the youngest of five brothers from an Amritsar family, despite parental objections, learnt classical music from Ustad Wahid Ali Khan and later Ustad Barkhat Ali Khan.
The Rafi-Naushad combination clicked in the 1946 hits, Anmol Ghadi and Jugnu where his duet with Noor Jehan, Yahan badla wafa ka… became the rage. This was the first time Rafi sang for Dilip Kumar. His popularity soared when he sang the immortal Husanlal Bhagatram tribute to Gandhiji after his assassination, Suno suno ae duniyawalon Bapuji ki amar kahani.
Rafi did not mind singing for heroes, villains or comedians, as long as the songs were melodious and suited the situation. Some of his best songs were pictured on comedians such as Johny Walker (Pyaasa and Naya Daur) and Mehmood. He had a special rapport with top heroes such as Dilip Kumar. "Rafi saab sang with so much emotion, that it lightened the burden on the actor during song sequences," observed the thespian.
The gentleman that he was, he conveniently `forgot' to remind producers for dues when a film did not do well. Rafi did not want his sons in the show business because he knew that singing talent cannot be inherited. He must have witnessed the struggles of Nitin Mukesh or Khalid Mahmood, sons of his colleagues Mukesh and Talat Mahmood. He gave his sons a sound education and set them up in business enterprises.
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RAFI SAAB IS SINGER BEYOND COMPARE…….NO COMPARISONS PLEASE.
Want to hear the song which Rafi had to Sing and Kishore did.
Again same mistake ! 'Teri ankon ke siva duniya mein raka kya ' are two different versions. Lata's version is sad version. She sung it very well.
Usually Sad versions are not popular.
Kishore kumar's version – Tum bin jaoo kahan was super duper hit than Rafi's version, people loved his youthful voice .
From one song we can not say person is greate or not.
Lata's contribution is matchless ! I rate all the singes on this earth only after LATA and ASHA.
My salutations to all the great fans of Md. Rafi. To be a fan of Rafi saheb itself is indeed great in his/her life. It is a very great awakening in any music lover's life.to be Rafi fan. Extremely well said by all of you great human beings above- that no other singer of this genius willl ever walk this earth again. That was creation by god just for once in the human race! In this context, there is a remark that comes to my mind ; what Great Einstein told about Mahathma Gandhiji: " It is hard to believe that such a great man ever walked this earth once" . In similar words, I would say that it is hard to believe that such a singer ever lived in this world!
It does not serve any purpose comparing Rafi shahib to any other singer, simply because all other famous singers had worshipped Rafi sahib. Even the great Lathaji could not match Rafi sahib in singing prowess in several of the songs that they had sung separately. Just one example is the duet' Teri ankon ke siva duniya mein raka kya hein" Just study the Rafi and Latha versions and make a judgement. Rafi saheb has taken that song to great heights of melody, voice control' His adas/sangath in this song have made this composition truly incomparable. I have heard many good singers trying to emulate this number of Rafi sahib. But alas, failing miserably to emulate that mood!
We had great singers in Indian film industry,male and female – Yesudas, Kishore Kumar, Mannadey, SPB, PBS, Ghantasala, TMS, Lathaji, Ashaji, Janaki Amma, Susheeela Amma and several more. We bow before all these great singers. But, when it comes to RAFI SAHEB, he shines like a Venus in a dark sky inundated by millions of tiny stars! To me RAfi is just that.
I congratulate those responsible for this web site. Let this serve to take the greatness of this singer to thousands of other music lovers who still have not understood Rafi saheb. Out Govt, and industry did not do enough for this great soul, when he lived. Although late, he should be confered with Bharath Ratna by the govt.
Let his voice last as long as human race lasts.
I found great information about great personality like rafi saab.i have seen some rare interviews of him.i never seen such innocense and humble person in my entire life.
Well… the best singer that India has ever produced besides Lataji is none other than mohammed rafi. You can certainly compare Rafi with Kishore.
Take this simple test: Imagine Kishore singing Rafi's songs and vice versa.
I'm sure Rafi would have done justice to at least 75% of Kishore's songs as compared to Kishore who would have hardly been able to sing only 25% of Rafi's songs. There are other reasons as well… I'll keep writing.
allah ka karam hai.." what a simplisity !
The film maker they made around three films on Bhagat singh(maybe more)but the best is when mohd Rafi singed Ae Watan,Ae Watan,humko teri kasam and Kar Chale hum Fide who else can sing these songs,Please see all films on Bhagat Singh(I hope the u know Bhagat singh).
Please listen to " Jahan Dal Dal Pe chidiya"and there are many other songs on Bharat(India)If u listen these songs I think u will forget all singers jest u remmber only Mohd Rafi.I am not from bharat but when I listen this " Jahan Dal Dal Pe chidiya" i feel that I am from bharat that is the magic of voice of Mohd Rafi.
The music industry used to fondly say that Rafi could sing in just about any style and all those who have heard his songs will not dispute that statement. He was so versatile that he could easily adapt himself to the style of any music director. He could sing ghazals, qawallis, classical and folk tunes with equal panache. The songs are too many to be named but one very unforgettable number would be Suno suno re duniyawalon, Bapuji ki amar kahan" after the death of Mahatma Gandhi. Rafi's voice brought forth to the masses the irreplaceable loss of the Mahatma and many spilled tears after hearing it.
Rafi was not just a great singer but a wonderful human being too. He was known for his magnanimity and often sang for a very low fee to producers who could not afford his price. He sang for new music directors without show of any ego and never sabotaged the careers of any new singers. In 1965, the Indian Government conferred the prestigious Padma Shri on him. He breathed his last in the holy month of Ramzan. His friends confided that the Almighty must have decided to take back the deeply religious Rafi during the holy month. Indians, however, continue to mourn him.
Rafi Sahab had been nominated for 22 songs out of which he won 6. He was nominated for the first time for Chaudavin Ka Chand – Chaudavin Ka Chand (1960), which he won and last for Mere Dost Quissa – Dostana. The number (22) would have been much higher if Filmfare had started giving awards for the best playback before 1959. One more thing about filmfare awards. Till 1966 there was a single category called Best Playback Singer. It became Best Male and Best Female after 1966. So during the years from 1959 to 1966, apart from Mukesh's 1 and Mahendra Kapoor's 1 for all the other years when Rafi did not win filmfare it was Lata who got it. So that probably is yet another reason for less count as competition was even tougher.
Clearly Rafi was a great singer. He never cared about how much money he was going to get for a song. Rafi was a saint singer as he concentrated on song and not on the payment. But his songs are immortal and transcend the time.
Rafi died on July 31, 1980 when a massive heart attack stuck the king of melody, which left his fans stunned and shocked. Several singers have tried to imitate Rafi's style but there just can not be another Rafi. Rafi will live forever because of the rich heritage of songs that he has left behind for the music lovers who will remember him for years to come.
Mohammad Rafi immortalised himself by singing a number of songs which still enliven our lives.
Talking about Dilip Kumar's picturization of the song "Madhuban Mein Radhika", Naushad mentoined in his interview that Dilip Kumar has learnt to play Sitar for 6 months before the picturization of the song was to be shooted. When Naushad attending the shooting of the song, he observed that Dilip Kumar's fingers were cut during the training for playing sitar for the song.
A wonderful website and all my goodwishes t you for keeping up the good work.sitting on a remote post on the the borders one survives on the immortal songs of rafi saab especially 'zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya…..' of the famous hum dono ..
I found this site from Google.com and i find it to be worth to have such a small but sweet biography of rafi.
It is a request who so ever get a chancve to listen to Rafi Saheb just try to observe the variations and range in his golden voice then only one can understand why he is so very great !!
No other person of such exceptional singing calibre and carat will ever walk this world again!!!
I am an ardent Rafi fan. I am a amateur singer also in mycountry. 90% of my practice is in Rafi's songs. He is an institution in himself. With a few songs that I had recorded for Radio Nepal, some of them have been very popular. I give the credit to no one else dut to Rafi Saheb. I consider him as my GURU. His style, his emotions, his enunciation, his pronunciations are incomparable. Actually, there are no words to describe Rafi. He is immortal and will be with till this universe stays.
I am very much thankful to the people who made this website. I like to thank these people from bottom of my heart.
i am from a very small country called maldives. some of u guys may not know, but we are quite close to india.
I agree with all of u. Rafisab was certainly one of the best singers of the world. The song Diwana hua badal is according to me one of the most melodious and romantic songs of hindi film music. I wonder why there are no sites from where one could download the favourite great old numbers free when thousands of English songs are available. If anyof u know of any such site for hindi and bengali songs please let me know. my id is supriyo_reetu@rediffmail.com.
Yes you are right the world would be a better place if there were more people like Rafi saab but there is not because human beings like Rafi saab are very very hard to find.
I mean does anyone know someone who will look down when he is speaking to you or that he will not raise his voice when speaking. I cannot find anyone like that nor have I come across anyone like him.
One of the greatest tunes 'Tum mujhe yun, bhula na paaoge' which is infact the truth in present living, his God gifted voice will never fade, "Simplicity Lasts Longer".
I would like share some thing with you all.
Referring to one of Naushad Saab's interview in Jai Mala program, broadcast on Akashwani, Bombay on the eve of Rafi Saab's 6th death anniversary in 1986. Naushad was mentioning about Rafi Saab's reaction when he heard about Mukesh's death in 1976. Rafi Saab felt very sad stating "Ek Achaa Saathi Chalaa Gayaa". Immediately when the radio was switched on, one can guess which song was being played, "O Door Ke Musafir, Hum Ko Bhi Saath Lele, Hum Reh Gaye Akele". It's a very unfortunate coincidence, after 4 years in 1980 Rafi Saab passed away.
Not much is know about Rafi Saab and Mukesh ji friendship. Perhaps both haven't sung many songs together, compared to the Rafi-Kishore combination.
Rafi Sahib's voice is indeed 'God's gift' to enjoy the melodies which were sung from his soul. No one in this world can replace his voice. You can see his pictures his simplicity such a loving human being. May God be praised.
This is the best website of Legend Rafi Sahab which I liked very much and thrilled. I will be forwarding this to all my friends,relatives and contacts to make this website alive forever.
No singer in the hindi film indusrty has made so much impact than Rafi sab and infact being female also I try and love to sing all the songs even if it is on a low pitch.
Regarding the fans emotion on Anil Biswas who did not adjust to Rafi Gharaana I can only say that this gentleman Biswas was the greatest loser in not understanding the timbre range n tone of Rafi Sahab. Also some fans or critics were talking about R.D.Burman showing preference to Kishore is not true if you listen to all the songs of my favourite Rafi Sahab in Teesri Manzil,Pyar ka Mausam,Chote Nawab,Buuth Bangla,Mela,The Train,Adhikar,Raton ka Raja,Yaadon ki Baraat, Caravan,Hum kisise kum Nahin,Shaan,Phandebaaz,Kalia,and many more which worked out well for R,D.Burman. Some accuse that for Dharam also Manna da was used in Sholay n Seeta aur Geetha but at that time Rafi Sahab was regaling his innumerable fans in U.S.A,Canada and West Indies.
Jagjit Singh again not liking the gharana cannot be true as he himself has openly paid homage to OUR GREATEST RAFI SAHAB IN THE LEGEND SPECIAL.Thatswhy I request fans to be judicious in their comments on our TOTALLY HUMBLE NON CONTRVERSIAL IDOL RAFI SAHAAB WHO MAKES EVERBODYS HEART SING…….
Excellent website on my favourite legend Rafi sab which I was eanestly looking for. Infact Iam now settled in Bangalore after moving from Mumbai where I could attend Rafi sabs 3 lively programme during my school days. Iam now 49 yrs but Iam the crazy and Rafi maniac since the age of 8yrs . My first Rafi song heard was from the film Sasural Teri pyari pyari soorat ko…. In fact after the sad demise of Rafi sab we in Mumbai got together to form Rafi fan club in which Nalini Ramji, Ashish Bhushan, Bijoor and many of us started some activity but due to transfer,travel and other career could not continue.
My humble request would be to get together in an organised way as there are many organisations who actively promote Rafi sabs legacy in several towns. Also we should implore upon the Govt to institute awards in Rafi sabs name in the country for talented singer in the film industry.
Well done and Kudos to the team of Rafi sabs website.
Rafi saab is not dead. who calls him dead is an idiot.how can he die if he is leaving in hearts of Rafi worshipper like me? The day my Grandpa died i listened to" Main zindagika saath nibhata chala gaya".this is a damn good site.keep up the good work.
Rafi saheb's songs are immortal. You are entrenched in it from the first note and you are not tired listening to them over and over again. Some unexplainable transfomation takes place in you and when you leave his music you feel terribly home sick and the nostalgia yearns you to come back for more, more and more!
What I can say about a Musical man MD. rafi saheb who has enthralled all India with his tunes and left the rich legacy behind. I just love this man like anything.
No words to say how Mohd Rafi is great jest we can feel it.
Rafi saab in one word GREATEST ever in my opinion.
Rafi saab in on word GREATEST ever in my opinion.
Mohd. Rafi Sahab is the greatest playback singer to have graced the Indian music industry. I am an ardent Rafi fan for 31 years now (from the age of 14). It is 25 years since he passed away but his voice and songs are immortal. The songs of today do not live in the heart for even a few days but the great Rafi Sahab's numbers can be heard hundreds of times and the pleasure is the same. May Rafi Sahab live in our hearts for ever!
One of the greatest singer of all time.
mohd. rafi is life of music. Viaduct rafi music is Death.
Hi, this is a really informative article.
I am rafi-fan ! So much so that my alarm clock in the computer plays "Man rey tu kahe na dheer dharey" to wake me up !
Keep up the real good work that you are doing and keep us, well, enlightened.


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St. Luke's Telegenetics Program Gives Rural Residents a Rare Window into Family Health Legacies
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St. Luke's offers genetic counseling at six locations of St. Luke's MSTI. Because of the telehealth component now offered at three of St. Luke's more rural locations (Fruitland, Baker City and Twin Falls), more patients have access to genetic counseling.
By Chereen Langrill, News and Community
Sister Barbara Glodowski was diagnosed with lymphoma in August 2016. Soon after her diagnosis, she began aggressive and grueling chemotherapy treatments to shrink the tumors that had spread throughout her body.
When her provider suggested she would benefit from genetic counseling to learn more about her disease and her family history, she agreed it would be worthwhile.
But Sister Glodowski, who is 75 and lives in Jerome, was still weak from all the treatments and was relying on others to transport her to appointments or to run errands twice each week. In addition to being a Benedictine sister, she is also an employee at St. Luke's Jerome, where she works in pastoral care.
Sister Barbara Glodowski was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2016 and received genetic counseling using telehealth technology at St. Luke's Magic Valley. Sister Glodowski is shown here with St. Luke's Jerome administrator Curtis Maier at the St. Luke's Jerome bridge dedication in August 2016.
The ability to meet with a genetic counselor using telehealth technology was a game-changer for Sister Glodowski. Without telehealth, she would have had to travel to Boise for the appointment. Instead, she went to St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute Twin Falls and met with a genetic counselor who was located in Boise.
The process is similar to a video conference, and allows the genetic counselor and patient to see and hear each other and for the patient to view electronic presentation material. A certified assistant helps patients get oriented prior to the start of the session and then checks periodically to ensure there are no technical issues.
"It was wonderful," Sister Glodowski said. "They had it all set up before I walked in. I saw her face and she saw mine."
Someone with a family history of certain cancers is more likely to be diagnosed with the disease within their lifetime. That's why genetic counseling is a valuable resource, even though only 5 percent to 10 percent of cancer diagnoses are associated with a hereditary cancer.
Genetic counseling provides a glance into the future by identifying those who are most at risk. Armed with the knowledge of any existing risk factors, there are options such as mastectomy or earlier ongoing cancer screenings to stay ahead of the disease.
"Learning the genetic makeup of a cancer patient, we can target those treatments much more than we could in the past," said Diane Records, director of clinical support services at St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute.
Sister Glodowski was aware that cancer was prevalent on one side of her family. Several of her mother's siblings died of cancer, and she has lost numerous cousins because of the disease. She had been diligent about receiving screenings on a regular basis.
Even so, the lymphoma diagnosis was a surprise.
"The interesting thing to me is that I went to the physicals and screenings and did all that I could," she said. "Lymphoma is sneaky and hard to diagnose."
St. Luke's began offering genetic counseling in Boise and now provides the service at six locations of St. Luke's MSTI. Because of the telehealth component now offered at three of St. Luke's more rural locations (Fruitland, Baker City and Twin Falls), more patients have access to genetic counseling. An estimated 40 percent of Idahoans live in rural areas, making it important for St. Luke's to improve access to care for those who live further away from St. Luke's MSTI locations.
A telehealth genetic counseling service was first offered in late 2011 at St. Luke's MSTI Fruitland to test and refine the service on a gradual basis, Records said.
Results soon proved that the program would fill a need for residents in rural areas. Data collected during that three-month test period showed wait times decreased from 23 days to 16 days. Patients also had more ease in scheduling appointments because there were more days and hours available.
Records said between 1,000 and 1,200 patients receive genetic counseling at a St. Luke's MSTI location each year and there are four genetic counselors on staff. Utilizing the telehealth service allows the counselors to see more patients and saves on travel time and related expenses.
The three-month assessment showed it saved $1,050 in mileage and nearly 14 hours in travel.
"It has been so successful that now we offer it weekly," Records said.
Sister Glodowski is encouraging her cousins to participate in genetic counseling to learn more about their risk for cancer. Her last imaging test showed that the tumors had shrunk by 70 percent. She is optimistic her next scan will show continued success.
She is filled with gratitude when she thinks about her experience at St. Luke's MSTI in Twin Falls. She said "the staff bent over backwards" to ensure she was comfortable and that the appointments worked for her schedule.
"The teamwork there is phenomenal," Sister Glodowski said. "It is a healing place. It has been a good experience in a bad situation."
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Over the objections of drugmakers, the Trump administration is expected within weeks to finalize its plan that would allow states to import some prescription medicines from Canada.
Six states — Colorado, Florida, Maine, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Vermont — have passed laws allowing them to seek federal approval to buy drugs from Canada to give their residents access to lower-cost medicines.
But industry observers say the drug importation proposal under review by the administration is squarely aimed at Florida — the most populous swing state in the November election. Trump's support of the idea initially came at the urging of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a close Republican ally.
The DeSantis administration is so confident Trump will move ahead with allowing drug importation that it put out a request June 30 for private companies to bid on a three-year, $30 million contract to run the program. It hopes to award the contract in December.
Industry experts say Florida is likely to be the first state to win federal approval for a drug importation plan — something that could occur before the November election.
"Approving Florida would feel like the politically astute thing to do," said Mara Baer, a health consultant who has worked with Colorado on its importation proposal.
Ben England, CEO of FDAImports, a consulting firm in Glen Burnie, Maryland, said the OMB typically has 60 days to review final rules, although he expects this one could be completed before Nov. 3 and predicted there's a small chance it could get finalized and Florida's request approved by then. "It's an election year, so I do see the current administration trying to use this as a talking point to say 'Look what we've accomplished,'" he said.
Florida also makes sense because of the large number of retirees, who face high costs for medicines despite Medicare drug coverage.
The DeSantis administration did not respond to requests for comment.
Trump boasted about his importation plan during an October speech in The Villages, a large retirement community about 60 miles northwest of Orlando. "We will soon allow the safe and legal importation of prescription drugs from other countries, including the country of Canada, where, believe it or not, they pay much less money for the exact same drug," Trump said, with DeSantis in attendance. "Stand up, Ron. Boy, he wants this so badly."
The Food and Drug Administration released a detailed proposal last December and sought comments. A final plan was delivered Sept. 10 to the Office of Management and Budget for review, signaling it could be unveiled within weeks.
The proposal would regulate how states set up their own programs for importing drugs from Canada.
Prices are cheaper because Canada limits how much drugmakers can charge for medicines. The United States lets free markets dictate drug prices.
The pharmaceutical industry signaled it will likely sue the Trump administration if it goes forward with its importation plans, saying the plan violates several federal laws and the U.S. Constitution.
But the most stinging rebuke of the Trump importation plan came from the Canadian government, which said the proposal would make it harder for Canadian citizens to get drugs, putting their health at risk.
"Canada will employ all necessary measures to safeguard access for Canadians to needed drugs," the Canadian government wrote in a letter to the FDA about the draft proposal. "The Canadian drug market and manufacturing capacity are too small to meet the demand of both Canadian and American consumers for prescription drugs."
Without buy-in from Canada, any plan to import medicines is unlikely to succeed, officials said.
Ena Backus, director of Health Care Reform in Vermont, who has worked on setting up an importation program there, said states will need help from Canada. "Our state importation program relies on a willing partner in Canada," she said.
For decades, Americans have been buying drugs from Canada for personal use — either by driving over the border, ordering medication on the internet or using storefronts that connect them to foreign pharmacies. Though illegal, the FDA has generally permitted purchases for individual use.
About 4 million Americans import lower-cost medicines for personal use each year, and about 20 million say they or someone in their household have done so because the prices are much lower in other countries, according to surveys.
The practice has been popular in Florida. More than a dozen storefronts across the state help consumers connect to pharmacies in Canada and other countries. Several cities, state and school districts in Florida help employees get drugs from Canada.
The administration's proposal builds on a 2000 law that opened the door to allowing drug importation from Canada. But that provision could take effect only if the Health and Human Services secretary certified importation as safe, something that Democratic and Republican administrations have refused to do.
The drug industry for years has said allowing drugs to be imported from Canada would disrupt the nation's supply chain and make it easier for unsafe or counterfeit medications to enter the market.
Trump, who made lowering prescription drug prices a signature promise in his 2016 campaign, has been eager to fulfill his pledge. In July 2019, at Trump's direction, HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the federal government was "open for business" on drug importation, a year after calling drug importation a "gimmick."
The administration envisions a system in which a Canadian-licensed wholesaler buys directly from a manufacturer for drugs approved for sale in Canada and exports the drugs to a U.S. wholesaler/importer under contract to a state.
Florida's legislation — approved in 2019 — would set up two importation programs. The first would focus on getting drugs for state programs such as Medicaid, the Department of Corrections and county health departments. State officials said they expect the programs would save the state about $150 million annually.
The second program would be geared to the broader state population.
In response to the draft rule, the states seeking to start a drug importation program suggested changes to the administration's proposal.
"Should the final rule not address these areas of concern, Colorado will struggle to find appropriate partners and realize significant savings for consumers," Kim Bimestefer, executive director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, told the FDA in March.
Among the state's concerns is that it would be limited to using only one Canadian wholesaler, and without competition the state fears prices might not be as low as officials hoped. Bimestefer also noted that under the draft rule, the federal government would approve the importation program for only two years and states need a longer time frame to get buy-in from wholesalers and other partners.
Colorado officials estimate importing drugs from Canada could cut prices by 54% for cancer drugs and 75% for cardiac medicines. The state also noted the diabetes drug Jardiance costs $400 a month in the United States and sells for $85 in Canada.
Several states worry some of the most expensive drugs — including injectable and biologic medicines — were exempt from the federal rule. Those drug classes are not allowed to be imported under the 2000 law.
However, in an executive order in July, Trump said he would allow insulin to be imported if Azar determined it is required for emergency medical care. An HHS spokesman would not say whether Azar has done that.
Jane Horvath, a health policy consultant in College Park, Maryland, said the administration faces several challenges getting an importation program up and running, including possible opposition from the pharmaceutical industry and limits on classes of drugs that can be sold over the border.
"Despite the barriers, the programs are still quite worthwhile to pursue," she said.
Maine's top health official said the administration should work with the Canadian government to address Canada's concerns. HHS officials refused to say whether such discussions have started.
Officials in Vermont, where the program would also include consumers covered by private insurance, remain hopeful.
"Given that we want to reduce the burden of health care costs on residents in our state, then it is important to pursue this option if there is a clear pathway forward," Backus said.
This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News.
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Q: Storing Keras model HDF5 file to SQL database I have a Keras Neural Network model that gets updated regularly.  For historical traceability, I would like to keep a copy of each trained model (architecture + weights + optimizer state) in a database.  Keras will export an HDF5 file that includes all of the information about the model.  Is there a way to convert this file into a format that could be stored in a SQL database record so that the full model could be retrieved/used later, even if that retrieval isn't super fast?
I am using Python3 to build/train the model and interact with the SQL database.  Also, I'm using MS SQL Server for the database if that makes a difference.
Update:
Based on the comments, I am saving the HDF5 file and then reading that file back into Python like this:
filepath = 'C:\\path\\to\\file.h5'
model.save(filepath)
with open(filepath, "rb") as f:
    model_bytes = f.read()

When I try to INSERT the model_bytes value into a VARBINARY(MAX) column in MSSQL, I get the following error:

pypyodbc.DataError: ('22018', '[22018] [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server
  Driver][SQL Server]Operand type clash: ntext is incompatible with
  varbinary(max)')

Any ideas on how to preprocess the byte data type in Python so that it will insert correctly in SQL?
When I print model_bytes to screen it looks like this:

b'\x89HDF\r\n\x1a\n\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x08\x08\x00\x04\x00\x10\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff@\x13\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00`\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x88\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xa8\x02\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x08\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x18\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x10\x00\x10\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x03\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x18\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00TREE\x00\x00\x01\x00\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x18\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x18\x00\x00...

A: I was not able to find a clean way to do this. The way I solved it was to store the file name/path in the database along with some meta-data about the model.  I stored the actual model (HDF5 file) in Google Cloud Storage.  So when I want to retrieve the model, I query the DB to get the latest filename, then I download it from Google Cloud Storage.


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Porthmeor Studio 8 1957-1962
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Trevor Bell (b 1930) is best known for his large-scale, intensely coloured paintings, and for developing shaped canvases, setting his work apart from other artists of his generation.
In 1955, on the advice of Terry Frost, Trevor Bell moved to Cornwall. Shortly afterwards he rented a studio with Brian Wall at Porthmeor. Cornwall opened up his mind to the possibilities of an abstraction based on the inspiring landscape in his new environment. Contemporaneous movements in art in the United States were also clearly of interest to Bell.
Trevor Bell was soon mixing with the St Ives Modernists, and painting within Porthmeor studios gave Bell a chance to seek advice from others. Artists, especially Ben Nicholson and his then dealer Charles Gimpel, encouraged him to show in London, and Waddington Galleries gave Bell his first solo exhibition in 1958. Patrick Heron wrote the introduction to the exhibition catalogue, stating that Bell was 'the best non-figurative painter under thirty'.
In 1959 Bell was awarded the Paris Biennale International Painting Prize, and an Italian Government Scholarship and the following year was offered the Gregory Fellowship in Painting at the University of Leeds whose advisors at the time were Sir Herbert Read and Henry Moore. It was during this period that Bell developed his shaped canvases, setting his work apart from other artists of his generation.
In 1976 Bell moved from St Ives to become the Professor for Master Painting at Florida State University. From his warehouse studio he produce large-scale, intensely coloured works for which he is known, reflecting the influence of the climate and landscape on him and his work. He went on to spend the next 20 years in America before returning to west Cornwall, whose dramatic coastlines were a permanent influence on his work.


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Will Phil Kessel be Traded to the Washington Capitals?
By Glynn Cosker June 8th, 2015
Washington Capitals GM Brian MacLellan made it clear last month that he is looking for a new top-six winger to start next season. The free agency pool is somewhat lacking this term, so MacLellan will likely look for a trade. Some rumors regarding the Toronto Maple Leafs' Phil Kessel have surfaced, but is such a deal far-fetched considering how much it would cost the Capitals?
Phil Kessel trade looming? (Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports)
Kessel, 27, has seven years remaining on his eight-year, $64 million contract that conveys a salary-cap hit of $8 million. So unless Toronto absorbs a majority of that cap charge, it's unlikely that Kessel will join the Capitals.
However, and it's a big 'however,' stranger things have happened in the NHL. If the Capitals throw in a prospect (Jakub Vrana perhaps), a couple of draft picks and maybe even veteran Troy Brouwer – and the Leafs eat a small portion of Kessel's salary hit – then the beefy right winger may end up in the nation's capital next season.
There are more than a few 'ifs and buts' in the scenario and there are plenty of other teams who could land Kessel in a trade deal, but imagine a Caps first line featuring Kessel and Alex Ovechkin flanking center Nicklas Backstrom.
Brouwer is a crowd favorite and he's scored some clutch goals for the Capitals over the years including the winner at the most recent Winter Classic, but MacLellan is (of course) a businessman. Sentiment always loses out to cash and success.
Since starting his NHL career with the Boston Bruins in 2006-07, Kessel has scored 247 goals in 668 NHL games for a points total of 520. His career plus/minus is an ugly minus-75 and it was minus-34 in the season that just ended. However, Ovechkin fishished with a minus-35 in the season before Barry Trotz arrived as head coach in Washington. Trotz transformed Ovechkin's rating to a plus-10, and perhaps the magic Trotz worked on Ovi may transfer to Kessel.
Kessel, like Ovechkin, is a monster shooter and would become a valuable asset on the power play. With Backstrom supplying the puck to Ovechkin to his left and Kessel to his right, I wouldn't want to be between the pipes during a Capitals' man-advantage situation.
There are obviously other options for MacLellan to utilize to bring in a new top-six right wing. Current right wingers Joel Ward, Eric Fehr and Jay Beagle each become unrestricted free agents on July 1 – and two of those three are expendable. And, of course, defenseman Mike Green and his $18.25 million contract (slightly more than $6 million per year) will almost certainly go away in July.
Joel Ward may be leaving town over the summer (Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports)
Even if Ward, Fehr and Green all move on, the Capitals would still need to sweeten a deal involving Kessel or ask the Leafs to absorb a greater slice of his salary.
If the planets align and stars collide, etc., Kessel would be welcomed with open arms in Washington, and Trotz would have the luxury of selecting him to play on either the first line alongside Backstrom and Ovechkin or the second line with Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. I predict that Kessel, if he somehow ended up in Washington, would start on the second line and feature heavily in the power play.
The next few weeks will bring an end to the rumor mill surrounding Kessel.
"It's something we would definitely look at," Maple Leafs interim co-general manager Kyle Dubas stated to the Toronto Star on Saturday about a possible trade deal involving Kessel.
If MacLellan is serious about improving the Capitals top-six forwards, Dubas should expect a phone call from D.C. soon.
Troy Brouwer


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Q: How to return an array of non duplicate strings without using Streams or Hashsets I wanted to create a function which has the following protoype:
   public static String[] removeDuplicates(String [] strings)

This function is supposed to take an array of strings and return another array of strings without duplicate strings. I am trying not to use Streams or Hashset as this is supposed to be a not so advanced exercise and I should only use Arrays. I would also like to do this allocating as little memory as possible, not creating many copies of the array.
The obvious solution which comes to mind is having a copy of the array where I'll add strings to it if they're not already there. However, that involves iterating over an array to see if it's already there and also creating a new copy to return because I probably allocated more space than was occupied on the array. Is there a better way to do this?

A: If you aren't allowed streams, or sets or other auxiliary data structures, then the "obvious" solution is pretty much all you can do; but sorting the array first will make it more efficient, since then duplicates will always appear next to each other.
Note that you'll need to do two passes, first to count the distinct elements, and then to put the distinct elements into a result array. You won't be able to allocate the result array before knowing how long it should be.

A:
How to return an array of non duplicate strings without using Streams
or Hashsets

You can use an ArrayList for this purpose. While iterating the array of strings, simply check if the string is already present in the list; if not, add it to the list. Finally, convert the list to an array and return the same.
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Test
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(removeDuplicates(new String[] { "Hello", "Hi", "Bye", "Hello", "Hi" })));
    }

    public static String[] removeDuplicates(String[] strings) {
        List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
        for (String s : strings) {
            if (!list.contains(s)) {
                list.add(s);
            }
        }
        return list.toArray(new String[0]);
    }
}

Output:
[Hello, Hi, Bye]

A: I'm assuming that you must use arrays and not Lists, Maps or any form of collections. So here is a simple approach.
Just check to see if the result array contains the current string.  If it doesn't add it, else continue to the next string. Then at the end, copy the result to itself to eliminate the null values.
String[] a = {"A","E","B","A","C","D","C","E","A"};

int rcount = 0;
String[] result = new String[a.length];

outer:
for (String i : a) {
    for (int k = 0; k < rcount; k++) {
        if (i.equals(result[k])) {
            continue outer;
        }
    }
    result[rcount++] = i;
}
//  now copy only the strings and reduce the size of the array.
result = Arrays.copyOf(result, rcount);
System.out.println(Arrays.toString(result))

Prints
[A, E, B, C, D]

A: As mentioned above, your best bet to avoid poor performance is to sort the array and look at adjacent entries for duplicates, acquiring the result array in two passes. Something along these lines:
public static String[] removeDuplicates(String[] strings) {
    Arrays.sort(strings);
    List<String> uniqueStrings = new ArrayList<>();
    for (int i = 0; i < strings.length; i++) {
        String currentString = strings[i];
        uniqueStrings.add(currentString);
        i++;
        while (i < strings.length && currentString.equals(strings[i])) {
            i++;
        }
        i--;
    }
    return uniqueStrings.toArray(new String[0]);
}


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Brad Pitt Told to 'Wrap It Up' by Official During Heartfelt Speech
A red in the face, but passionate, Brad Pitt got shushed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
"We actors suffer from verbosity," Pitt said.
The A-lister, along with Diane Keaton, argued for a $117.5 million dollar renovation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. His long speech, however, led to a few awkward moments at the meeting when he was told to cut it short.
Pitt credited museum architect Peter Zumthor in the worthiness of the redesign. But looks like Pitt will have to work on his delivery before his next government appearance.
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Jupiter sextile Saturn
Planetary Aspects: Jupiter sextile Saturn
What does Jupiter sextile Saturn mean? The answer depends on whether it's an aspect occurring in your natal chart, currently forming in the cosmos (transit-to-transit aspect), transiting your chart, or happening in a chart comparison (synastry – relationship astrology). However, this aspect between planets has common general themes. The following shows interpretations of Jupiter sextile Saturn in these various forms as well as in general.
Back to all Aspects
Transit to Transit:
Jupiter sextile Saturn dates:
In the Natal Chart:
In Transit to the Natal Chart:
In Chart Comparison (Synastry):
In the Composite Chart:
When Jupiter and Saturn connect, we tend to make things happen. This combination favors concrete accomplishment.
With Jupiter forming a sextile to Saturn, there are opportunities to put our plans into motion. We're balanced in our approach to new endeavors, seeing both the potential benefits and pitfalls, and this improves our judgment. This influence helps to crystallize and lock down lessons learned and endeavors begun recently.
This is a period of constructive accomplishment. We are practical, realistic, and our judgment is especially sound–and we derive much satisfaction from practical accomplishment. The key to harnessing this wonderful energy is to identify and find pleasure in the simple things that make us happy.
(3.70% of period searched)
Enters 3 Jun 1917
7:57:58 am (EST +5:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 7 Jul 1917 8:18:30 pm (EST +5:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 27 Sep 1917 6:38:08 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves 20 Oct 1917 3:47:43 pm (EST +5:00)
Enters 13 Mar 1918 1:49:38 am (EST +5:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 31 Mar 1918 8:58:18 pm (EWT +4:00)
Leaves 14 Apr 1918 6:46:49 am (EWT +4:00)
Enters 2 Feb 1925
9:52:57 pm (EST +5:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 21 Feb 1925 11:31:44 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves 7 Mar 1925 4:53:21 am (EST +5:00)
Enters 28 Aug 1925 7:07:38 am (EDT +4:00)
Leaves 29 Nov 1925 12:07:15 pm (EST +5:00)
Enters 7 Mar 1937
11:05:09 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves 3 Apr 1937 5:21:14 am (EST +5:00)
Enters 24 Nov 1937 7:12:09 pm (EST +5:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 12 Dec 1937 6:29:13 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves 26 Dec 1937 6:08:33 am (EST +5:00)
Enters 22 Oct 1943
8:26:27 am (EWT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 13 Nov 1943 0:44:52 am (EWT +4:00)
Leaves 1 Dec 1943 8:51:28 am (EWT +4:00)
Enters 31 Jan 1944 11:59:08 am (EWT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 29 Feb 1944 10:20:43 pm (EWT +4:00)
Leaves 19 Mar 1944 9:03:54 pm (EWT +4:00)
Enters 6 Aug 1944 3:08:23 am (EWT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 4 Sep 1944 7:59:26 pm (EWT +4:00)
Leaves 21 Sep 1944 8:29:38 pm (EWT +4:00)
Enters 30 Aug 1957
4:07:10 am (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 20 Sep 1957 2:41:11 pm (EDT +4:00)
Leaves 8 Oct 1957 0:51:48 am (EDT +4:00)
Enters 28 Mar 1958 3:06:43 pm (EST +5:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 29 Apr 1958 5:05:14 pm (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 22 Jun 1958 2:09:53 pm (EDT +4:00)
Leaves 15 Jul 1958 9:18:20 am (EDT +4:00)
Enters 13 Jul 1963
9:01:18 pm (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 18 Aug 1963 2:55:35 pm (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 12 Sep 1963 2:13:49 am (EDT +4:00)
Leaves 11 Oct 1963 6:51:06 am (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 24 Apr 1964 8:05:04 am (EST +5:00)
Leaves 9 May 1964 0:24:33 am (EDT +4:00)
Enters 6 May 1977
12:45:57 pm (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 27 May 1977 5:46:24 am (EDT +4:00)
Leaves 13 Jun 1977 8:31:36 am (EDT +4:00)
Enters 30 Nov 1977 9:03:18 am (EST +5:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 27 Feb 1978 9:09:48 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves 19 Mar 1978 1:09:10 pm (EST +5:00)
Enters 1 Apr 1984
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 5 May 1984 11:38:22 am (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 8 Jun 1984 7:03:38 am (EDT +4:00)
Leaves 6 Jul 1984 0:58:26 am (EDT +4:00)
Enters 30 Dec 1984 2:52:23 am (EST +5:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 22 Jan 1985 12:25:48 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves 6 Feb 1985 0:06:40 am (EST +5:00)
Enters 16 Jan 1997
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 9 Feb 1997 10:32:32 am (EST +5:00)
Leaves 3 Mar 1997 1:53:25 pm (EST +5:00)
Enters 13 Jun 1997 7:40:34 pm (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 14 Jul 1997 4:57:24 pm (EDT +4:00)
Leaves 2 Aug 1997 6:45:06 pm (EDT +4:00)
Enters 22 Oct 1997 11:36:31 am (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 14 Nov 1997 10:53:19 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves 29 Nov 1997 3:21:36 am (EST +5:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 1 Nov 2003 12:12:32 pm (EST +5:00)
Leaves 15 Nov 2003 6:30:47 pm (EST +5:00)
Enters 3 Apr 2004 1:14:09 am (EST +5:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 1 May 2004 4:30:32 pm (EDT +4:00)
Leaves 15 Jun 2004 8:13:04 pm (EDT +4:00)
Enters 22 Jun 2004 10:51:47 am (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 17 Aug 2004 12:33 pm (EDT +4:00)
Leaves 10 Sep 2004 11:39:12 am (EDT +4:00)
Leaves 12 Feb 2017 3:57:03 am (EST +5:00)
Enters 7 Aug 2017 11:28:58 am (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 27 Aug 2017 8:15:09 am (EDT +4:00)
Leaves 10 Sep 2017 9:08:29 pm (EDT +4:00)
[Jupiter sextile Saturn] Is Exact 19 Jun 2023 10:52:54 am (EST +5:00)
Leaves 2 Jul 2023 5:54:35 am (EST +5:00)
Leaves 17 Mar 2024 10:32:07 pm (EST +5:00)
jupitersextilesaturn
With Jupiter sextile Saturn in the birth chart, you are an excellent student of life, taking important lessons from your experience and applying them to the present. You are able to see both the possible benefits and pitfalls of a potential enterprise or venture, and this keeps you from becoming overly optimistic or overly pessimistic. You learn from your mistakes – a trait that is not as common as one would think!
You are generous but not unreasonably so, and you are judicious without being too strict. Moderation is the beauty of this combination — you instinctively know that moderation is the key to happiness and success.
This is generally considered a fortunate aspect and is one indication of a strong ability to put your ideas into action and a good possibility of material success. There can be a talent or propensity towards law, travel, and history. Qualities of this combination that are talents but that can always use attention and development: patience, realism, practicality, credibility, modesty, and fairness.
Jupiter's transits to Saturn test the balance between your desire to grow and to expand, and your awareness of your personal limitations. You become more aware of opportunities, and your desire is to grow, but at the same time you are reminded that there are limitations to what you can do.
When transiting Jupiter sextiles natal Saturn, life seems simpler and more straightforward – rather orderly and predictable, barring other major factors. You are a little more lenient on yourself and others, but you still prefer to follow most rules. There is a good balance between your need for growth and your need for security. Responsibilities feel easier as you see their value. Finances can get back on track or they are status quo. It's easier to save and regulate spending. Practical projects advance. It's a good time for legal outcomes.
When transiting Saturn sextiles natal Jupiter, your expectations and outlook on life are considerably more realistic now as you naturally seek a balance between too negative and overeager attitudes. It's a strong time for realigning your projects and getting your life priorities straightened out. You are concerning yourself with the long term now, and practically preparing yourself for a better future. This is a fabulous time for working on, developing, and strengthening your projects, ideas, business, and plans.
When Jupiter in one chart forms a sextile with Saturn in another chart, there is a good ability to stabilize and moderate one another. This aspect helps you to think things through and work things out, as well as to make realistic plans together.
Business and work goals and ventures tend to be compatible or blend well, whether these are undertaken together or independently. This is a good combination for business partners as you help one another get to a realistic yet hopeful perspective. This is a highly favorable aspect in all relationships, particularly in business. You might often advise one another or you enjoy debates.
This is not a defining element of compatibility, but it is supportive.
With Jupiter sextile Saturn in the composite chart, together you reach a good balance between optimism and realism. You are able to blend your needs for security and for growth successfully. This is an excellent relationship for learning from one another and from past mistakes.
See also Planetary Aspects and Jupiter Transits.
Saturn Transits, Synastry, Composite Chart, Transit to Transit.
Saturn conjunct Pluto
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Saturn sextile Neptune
Planetary Aspects: Saturn sextile Neptune What does Saturn sextile Neptune mean? The answer depends on whether it's an aspect occurring ...
Jupiter square Neptune
Planetary Aspects: Jupiter square Neptune What does Jupiter square to Neptune mean? The answer depends on whether it's an aspect occurring in ...
Jupiter sesquiquadrate Uranus
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Jupiter opposition Uranus
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Uranus semi-square Neptune
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Saturn square Chiron
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Dendritic cells (DC) are described as "nature's adjuvant," since they have the capacity to sensitize T cells in vivo upon first encounter with the antigen. The potent accessory properties of DC appear to develop sequentially. In particular, the ability to process antigens and to sensitize native T cells develops in sequence, a process termed "maturation" that is well described in vitro. Here, we obtain evidence for maturation in vivo in response to the bacterial product lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Before LPS treatment, many DC are found at the margin between the red and white pulp. These cells lack the M342 and DEC-205 markers, but process soluble proteins effectively. 6 h after LPS, DC with the M342 and DEC-205 markers are found in increased numbers in the T cell areas. These cells have a reduced capacity to process proteins, but show increases in the B7 costimulator and T cell stimulatory capacity. 48 h after LPS, the number of DC in the spleen is reduced markedly. We interpret these findings to mean that LPS can cause DC in the marginal zone to mature and to migrate into and then out of the T cell areas.


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Proinflammatory cytokine levels in patients with depressed left ventricular ejection fraction: a report from the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD)
J Am Coll Cardiol. 1996 Apr;27(5):1201-6. doi: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00589-7.
G Torre-Amione 1 , S Kapadia, C Benedict, H Oral, J B Young, D L Mann
1 Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Objectives: This study sought to assess proinflammatory cytokine levels in patients in the studies of left ventricular dysfunction trial (SOLVD) in relation to both their New York Heart Association functional classification and their neurohormonal status before randomization.
Background: Elevated levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha have been identified in 30% to 40% of patients with heart failure. However, it is unclear which subsets of patients with heart failure elaborate tumor necrosis factor-alpha. It is also unclear what the mechanism for the increased expression of proinflammatory cytokines is.
Methods: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 levels were analyzed by enzymes-linked immunoassay using randomly selected plasma samples from patients in functional classes I to III who were enrolled in neurohormonal substudies of the SOLVD trial; age-matched healthy subjects served as the control group.
Results: Plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (p < 0.001) were elevated in patients in functional classes I to III ([mean +/- SD] 1.95 +/- 0.54, 2.63 +/- 0.48, 6.4 +/- 1.9 pg/ml, respectively) compared with age-matched control subjects (0.75 +/- 0.05 pg/ml) and were progressively elevated in relation to decreasing functional status of the patient. Plasma levels of interleukin-6 (p < 0.001) were elevated in patients in functional classes I to III (3.3 +/- 0.55, 6.2 +/- 1.1, 5.22 +/- 0.9 pg/ml, respectively) compared with age-matched control subjects (1.8 +/- 0.5 pg/ml and were progressively elevated in relation to decreasing functional status of the patient. Cox proportional-hazards analysis showed that there was a trend toward significance between plasma tumor necrosis factor-alpha (p < 0.07) and survival, whereas there was no significant relation for plasma interleukin-6 (p < 0.72). Except for atrial natriuretic factor, which correlated weakly (r = 0.23, p = 0.04) with circulating tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels, there was no significance correlation between neurohormonal and proinflammatory cytokine levels.
Conclusions: Circulating levels of proinflammatory cytokines increase in patients as their functional heart failure classification deteriorates. Moreover, activation of the neurohumoral axis is unlikely to completely explain the elaboration of proinflammatory cytokines in heart failure.
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Heart Failure / blood*
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Interleukin-6 / blood*
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / analysis*
Up-Regulation
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / blood*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
P50 HL-O6H/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States