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Avatar AI 1.0 for Web Apps
Avatar AI
Levelsio(Free)
Paid AI avatar creator
Avatar AI is a paid avatar creator developed by Levelsio. The utility relies on artificial intelligence and machine learning to turn input into realistic artificial avatars. Avatar AI can produce digital artwork in many different styles depending on what the subject wants the end product to look like. The developers advertise the resultant avatars as being photorealistic. However, as is the case with many recreations of human features, anything that isn't a cartoon-style artwork or caricature brings to mind the uncanny valley.
Avatar AI takes a similar approach to other web utilities like DALL.E. However, there are several differences. While DALL.E relies on contextual input to generate an image, Avatar AI requires users to upload photographs of themselves. The other major difference between the two utilities is that DALL.E is free. At the same time, Avatar AI's developers expect users to pay for the service without being able to try it out first.
Digital meets real life
Artificial intelligence is an interesting subject and one that will continue to shape the future of human existence. Utilities like Avatar AI use artificial intelligence and machine learning to create digital representations of either media or contextual input.
The beauty of innovations like this is that Avatar AI doesn't just recycle photographs of the subject into different backgrounds; it learns the contours of the subject's face so as to recreate it from various angles. This way, the software produces a wider range of resultant images with more accuracy than smaller utilities.
How to use Avatar AI
All that users need to do, once they've paid for one of the subscription tiers, is upload a few photographs of their likeness. The software will then use artificial intelligence and machine learning and produce a number of different results from which the subject can select. Users can use these images as profile photos, social media posts, or any other scenario where a true photograph is not required for legal or official purposes.
Unfortunately, as good as this software is, Avatar AI still has a ways to go. While the intent behind some of the resultant images is clearly a cartoonist representation of the subject, even those that are meant to be photorealistic don't look real enough to truly capture the subject's essence.
A lot of the time, these images look like robots and AI from various other attempts at realism. Attempts, which we should mention, have fallen firmly into the uncanny valley; the distress that arises from seeing a figure that looks human but does not look alive.
Chrome,
Levelsio
We don't have any change log information yet for version 1.0 of Avatar AI. Sometimes publishers take a little while to make this information available, so please check back in a few days to see if it has been updated.
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:index:`DropboxClient.CheckConnection Method`
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Checks whether the user is authorized or not.

Syntax
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	DropboxClient.CheckConnection()

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Javier Gerardo Román Arias (Tacares, Grecia, 19 de octubre de 1962) es un sacerdote católico costarricense elegido el 21 de marzo de 2015 como III Obispo de la Diócesis de Limón (el VIII desde el Vicariato Apostólico de Limón) en la provincia eclesiástica de Costa Rica por el Papa Francisco. Su parroquia de origen, a pesar de haber nacido en Grecia es Parroquia San Bartolomé Apóstol en Barva de Heredia, lugar en el que creció y desarrolló su vocación sacerdotal.

Biografía

Formación
,Javier Gerardo nació en Tacares de Grecia provincia de Alajuela el 19 de octubre de 1962. Su juventud e infancia, así como su discernimiento vocacional se desarrolló en la ciudad de Barva.  La carrera eclesiástica la realizó en el Seminario Mayor Nacional de Costa Rica.

Sacerdocio
Fue ordenado como sacerdote diocesano el 8 de diciembre de 1987.

Se desempeñó como párroco de diversas parroquias y en 2008 es nombrado secretario adjunto de la Conferencia Episcopal de Costa Rica; en el 2014 comienza sus funciones como ecónomo de la arquidiócesis de San José.

Episcopado
El 19 de marzo la Santa Sede le comunicó de dicho nombramiento pero se hizo público hasta el 21 de marzo con la publicación en los actos pontificios. La consagración episcopal, según el Anuario pontificio se llevó a cabo el 30 de mayo de 2015.

Véase también
 Anexo:Obispos de Costa Rica

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Obispos de Costa Rica
Obispos nombrados por Francisco

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require_relative 'node_util'
require_relative 'interface'

module Cisco
  # node utils class for SPAN (switchport analyzer) sessions
  class SpanSession < NodeUtil
    attr_reader :session_id

    def initialize(session_id, instantiate=true)
      validate_args(session_id.to_i)
      create if instantiate
    end

    def self.sessions
      hash = {}
      all = config_get('span_session', 'all_sessions')
      return hash if all.nil?

      all.each do |id|
        hash[id] = SpanSession.new(id, false)
      end
      hash
    end

    def validate_args(session_id)
      fail TypeError unless session_id.is_a?(Integer)
      @session_id = session_id
    end

    def create
      config_set('span_session', 'create', id: @session_id)
    end

    def destroy
      config_set('span_session', 'destroy', id: @session_id)
    end

    def description
      config_get('span_session', 'description', id: @session_id)
    end

    def description=(val)
      val = val.to_s
      if val.empty?
        config_set('span_session', 'description', id: @session_id,
                    state: 'no', description: '')
      else
        config_set('span_session', 'description', id: @session_id,
                    state: '', description: val)
      end
    end

    def destination
      config_get('span_session', 'destination', id: @session_id).downcase
    end

    def destination=(int)
      # fail if int is not a valid interface
      fail TypeError unless Interface.interfaces.key?(int.downcase)
      config_set('span_session', 'destination', state: '', id: @session_id,
                 intf_name: int)
    end

    def session_id
      config_get('span_session', 'session_id')
    end

    def session_id=(id)
      fail TypeError unless id.is_a?(Integer)
      config_set('span_session', 'session_id', id: id, state: '')
    end

    def shutdown
      config_get('span_session', 'shutdown', id: @session_id)
    end

    def shutdown=(bool)
      fail TypeError unless bool.is_a?(Boolean)
      config_set('span_session', 'shutdown', id: @session_id, shutdown: bool)
    end

    def source_interfaces
      ints = config_get('span_session', 'source_interfaces', id: @session_id)
      intf = []
      ints.each { |i| intf << i.map(&:downcase) }
      intf
    end

    def source_interfaces=(sources)
      fail TypeError unless sources.is_a?(Hash)
      delta_hash = Utils.delta_add_remove(sources.to_a, source_interfaces.to_a,
                                          :updates_not_allowed)
      return if delta_hash.values.flatten.empty?
      [:remove, :add].each do |action|
        delta_hash[action].each do |name, dir|
          state = (action == :add) ? '' : 'no'
          config_set('span_session', 'source_interfaces', id: @session_id,
                     state: state, int_name: name, direction: dir)
        end
      end
    end

    def default_source_interfaces
      config_get_default('span_session', 'source_interfaces')
    end

    def source_vlans
      v = config_get('span_session', 'source_vlans', id: @session_id)
      v.empty? ? v : [Utils.normalize_range_array(v[0]), v[1]]
    end

    def source_vlans=(sources)
      fail TypeError unless sources.is_a?(Hash)
      is = Utils.dash_range_to_elements(source_vlans[0]) unless
        source_vlans.empty?
      should = Utils.dash_range_to_elements(sources[:vlans])
      direction = sources[:direction]
      delta_hash = Utils.delta_add_remove(should, is)
      [:add, :remove].each do |action|
        delta_hash[action].each do |vlans|
          state = (action == :add) ? '' : 'no'
          config_set('span_session', 'source_vlans',
                     id: @session_id, state: state,
                     vlans: vlans, direction: direction)
        end
      end
    end

    def default_source_vlans
      config_get_default('span_session', 'source_vlans')
    end

    def type
      config_get('span_session', 'type', id: @session_id)
    end

    def type=(str)
      valid_types = ['local', 'rspan', 'erspan-source']
      fail TypeError unless valid_types.include?(str)
      destroy # need to destroy session before changing type
      if str.empty?
        config_set('span_session', 'type', id: @session_id, type: 'local')
      else
        config_set('span_session', 'type', id: @session_id, type: str)
      end
    end
  end # class
end # module


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Paco Pérez
Enoteca, excelled with two Michelin stars
In the 2017 edition of the Michelin Guide for Spain and Portugal, Enoteca Paco Pérez confirmed its category: for the fifth consecutive time the restaurant was awarded two Michelin stars by the French restaurant guide.
Barcelona is again one of the gastronomic capitals of Spain and Portugal, according to the 2017 Michelin Guide which was presented on November 23rd in Girona. The city's first three star restaurant, the third in Catalonia, is one of the highlights of this year's edition. Also, of the 15 establishments in achieving their first Michelin star, two are located in the Catalan capital, raising the number of Michelin star restaurants in Barcelona to a total of 22.
At Enoteca, chef Paco Pérez succeeded in confirming, for the fifth consecutive time, the restaurant's two-Michelin star status. After joining the restaurant in 2008, it took the chef only two years to achieve the first Michelin award in 2010. Since 2013, when the Michelin Guide added a second star, Enoteca Paco Pérez maintains itself among the two Michelin star restaurants in Barcelona.
The list of Michelin awards of chef Paco Pérez also includes two stars for his Miramar restaurant in Llança. Moreover, he was excelled in 2014 with one star in the German edition of the Michelin Guide for his restaurant "5 by Paco Pérez", located in the Das Stue hotel in Berlin. This way, Paco Pérez positions himself as one of the most awarded Spanish chefs with both national and international prominence.
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Ducey Announces $100 Million Investment in Arizona's Semiconductor Industry
November 6, 2022 November 5, 2022 The Center Square
by Tom Joyce
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced a $100 million investment in the state's semiconductor industry, according to a press release from his office.
"Arizona has earned a place as one of the world's leading destinations for chip design, manufacturing and innovation," Ducey said in a press release. "With historic opportunities before us, this funding ensures we make the most of this moment and cement our semiconductor leadership for decades to come. My thanks to all our partners in the private sector and higher education for their commitment to expanding our high-tech economy."
The state hopes to grow its semiconductor industry and hopes that this move will allow such growth to continue, according to the governor's office.
"Today's consequential funding capitalizes on that momentum, aiming to establish a world-class public-private partnership focused on the development and manufacturing of next-generation semiconductor technologies," the press release read.
The Arizona Commerce Authority will manage the funding "to further enhance Arizona's semiconductor infrastructure, workforce, and research capabilities," according to the release.
Additionally, the governor's office hopes the funding will make the state competitive in attracting research and development opportunities under the CHIPS Act while encouraging further private-sector investment.
"Under Governor Ducey's leadership, Arizona's economy has experienced unprecedented diversification and high-tech growth," Sandra Watson, President and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, said in the release. "By investing in our advanced manufacturing workforce and core research capabilities, this funding promises to take that transformation even further."
The governor's office praised the passage of the federal CHIPS Act, which it says will "grow private sector investments in semiconductor equipment and materials, design, manufacturing, advanced packaging and cutting-edge research."
"Arizona's new investment seeks to capitalize on these opportunities and will focus on the accelerated development, commercialization and manufacturing of next-generation U.S. semiconductor-based technologies while working alongside industry partners to identify and address research infrastructure and workforce needs," the news release said.
Forbes recently called Arizona the "Semiconductor Central", the governor's office points out. It notes that Forbes called the state this after two companies made major investments in the state. Intel announced a $20 billion investment to build two additional fabs in the state in March 2021, creating 3,000 jobs. And before that, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced an investment of $12 billion to build a new fab in Phoenix in May 2020, creating 2,000 jobs.
Additionally, the state says it has been a national leader when it comes to semiconductor chip manufacturing expansion.
"Arizona also has helped convene multi-state conversations around the U.S. semiconductor environment through the advancement of the National Semiconductor Economic Roadmap," the release said. "The coalition, which has plans to publish a final roadmap in the coming weeks, is led by industry and includes active participation from academia and other states."
Tom Joyce is a contributor to The Center Square.
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Chapter Seven: Lombard's Kop and Nicholson's Nek
[Victorian Web Home —> Boer War —> Authors —> Arthur Conan Doyle —> Next]
Chapter Seven of the author's The Great Boer War, which Smith, Elder, & Co. published in 1900. This web version is based on the Internet Archive version digitized from an unidentified library in 2010 with funding from the Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation.
In 2014 George P. Landow created this Victorian Web version, editing the text from the slightly rough Internet Archive OCR and added images and links to material on this site.
1. The Boer Nations
2. The Cause of the Quarrel
3. The Negotiations
4. The Eve of War
5. Talana Hill
6. Elandslaagte and Rietfontein
7. Lombard's Kop and Nicholson's Nek
8. Lord Methuen's Advance
9. Battle of Magersfontein
10. Battle of Stormberg
11. Battle of Colenso
12. The Dark Hour
13.Ladysmith
14. The Colesberg Operations
15. Spion Kop
16. Vaalkranz
17. Buller's Final Advance
18. The Siege and Relief of Kimberley
19. Paardberg
20. Roberts's Advance on Bloemfontein
21. Strategic Effects of Lord Roberts's March
22. The Halt at Bloemfontein
23. The Clearing of the South-East
24. The Siege of Mafeking
25. The March on Pretoria
26. Diamond Hill — Rundle's Operations
27. The Lines of Communication
28. The Halt at Pretoria
29. The End of the War
30. Some Military Lessons of the War
Appendix — Official Table of Casualties
Numbers in brackets indicate page breaks in the print edition and thus allow users of VW to cite or locate the original page numbers. When page breaks occur in the middle of words, the brackets appear after the word.
Clicking on superscript numbers brings you to notes — footnotes in the original book — which will appear at the top of the left column; hitting the back button on your browser returns you to your place in the body of the main text. The numbers do not form a complete sequence.
1. A Sangar, according to Wikipedia, is a temporary fortified position with a breastwork originally constructed of stones, and now built of sandbags.
ir George White had now reunited bis force, and found himself in command of a formidable little army some twelve thousand in number. His cavalry included the 5th Lancers, the 5th Dragoons, part of the 18th and the whole of the 19th Hussars, the Natal Carabineers, the Border Pdfles, some mounted infantry, and the Imperial Light Horse. Among his infantry were the Pioyal Irish Fusiliers, the Dublin Fusiliers, and the King's Royal Rifles, fresh from the ascent of Talana Hill, the Gordons, the Manchesters, and the Devons who had been blooded at Elandslaagte, the Leicesters, the Liverpools, the 2nd battalion of the King's Pioyal liifles, the 2nd Rifle Brigade, and the Gloucester s, who had been so roughly treated at Piietfuntein. He had six batteries of excehent field artillery— the 13th, 21st, 12nd, 53rd, 67th, G9th, and No. 10 Mountain Battery of screw guns. No general could have asked for a more compact and workmanlike little force.
It had been recognised by the British General from the beginning that his tactics must be defensive, since he was largely outnumbered and since also any considerable mishap to his force would expose the whole colony of Natal to destruction. The actions of Elandslaagte and Eietfontein were forced upon him in order to disengage his compromised detachment, but now there [109/110] was no longer any reason why he should assume the offensive. He knew that away out on the Atlantic a trail of transports which already extended from the Channel to Cape de Verde were hourly drawing nearer to him with the army corps from England. In a fortnight or less the first of them would be at Durban. It was his game, therefore, to keep his army intact, and to let those throbbing engines and whirling propellers do the work of the empire. Had he entrenched himself up to his nose and waited, it would have paid him best in the end.
But so tame and inglorious a policy is impossible to a fighting soldier. He could not with his splendid force permit himself to be shut in without an action. What policy demands honour may forbid. On October 27th there were already Boers and rumours of Boers on every side of him. Joubert with his main body was moving across from Dundee. The Freestaters were to the north and west. Their combined numbers were uncertain, but at least it was already proved that they were far more numerous and also more formidable than had been anticipated. We had had a taste of their artillery also, and the pleasant delusion that it would be a mere useless encumbrance to a Boer force had vanished for ever. It was a grave thing to leave the town in order to give battle, for the mobile enemy might swing round and seize it behind us. Nevertheless White determined to make the venture.
On the 29th the enemy were visibly converging upon the town. From a high hill within rifleshot of the houses a watcher could see no less than six Boer camps to the east and north. French, with his cavalry, pushed out feelers, and coasted along the edge of the advancing host. His report warned White that if he would strike [110/111] before all the scattered bands were united he must do so at once. The wounded were sent down to Pietermaritzburg, and it would bear explanation why the non-corabatants did not accompany them. On the evening of the same day Joubert in person was said to be only six miles off, and a party of his men cut the water supply of the town. The Klip, however, a fairsized river, runs through Ladysmith, so that there was no danger of thirst. The British had inflated and sent up a balloon, to the amazement of the back-veldt Boers; its report confirmed the fact that the enemy was in force in front of and around them.
On the night of the 29th General White detached two of his best regiments, the Irish Fusiliers and the Gloucesters, with No. 10 Mountain Battery, to advance under cover of the darkness and to seize and hold a long ridge called Nicholson's Nek, which lay about six miles to the north of Ladysmith. Having determined to give battle on the next day, his object was to protect his left wing against those Freestaters who were still moving from the north and west. This small detached column numbered about a thousand men — whose fate will be afterwards narrated.
At five o'clock on the morning of the 30th the Boers, who had already developed a perfect genius for hauling heavy cannon up the most difficult heights, opened fire from one of the hills which lie to the north of the town. Before the shot was fired, the forces of the British had already streamed out of Ladysmith to test the strength of the invaders.
Boer Artillery engaged at Modderspuit (Nicholson's Nek), 30 October 1899. (The Boers took 1300 prisoners). Click on image to enlarge it.
White's army was divided into three columns. On the extreme left, quite isolated from the others, was the small Nicholson's Nek detachment under the command of Colonel Carleton of the Fusiliers (one of three gallant [111/112] brothers each of whom commands a British regiment). With him was Major Aclye of the staff. On the right British flank Colonel Grimwood commanded a brigade composed of the 1st and 2nd battalions of the King's Royal Rifles, the Leicesters, the Liverpools, and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. In the centre Colonel Ian Hamilton commanded the Devons, the Gordons, the Manchesters, and the 2nd battalion of the Rifle Brigade, which marched direct into the battle from the train which had brought them from Durban. Six batteries of artillery were massed in the centre under Colonel Downing. French with the cavalry and mounted infantry was on the extreme right, but found little opportunity for the use of the mounted arm that day.
The Boer position, so far as it could be seen, was a formidable one. Their centre lay upon one of the spurs of Signal Hill, about three miles from the town. Here they had two forty-pounders and three other lighter guns, but their artillery strength developed both in numbers and in weight of metal as the day wore on. Of their dispositions little could be seen. An observer looking westward might discern with his glass sprays of mounted riflemen galloping here and there over the downs, and possibly small groups where the gunners stood by their guns, or the leaders gazed down at that town which they were destined to have in view for such a weary while. On the dun-coloured plains before the town, the long thin lines, with an occasional shifting sparkle of steel, showed where Hamilton's and Grimwood's infantry were advancing. In the clear cold air of an African morning every detail could be seen, down to the distant smoke of a train toiling up the heavy grades which lead from Frere over the Colenso Bridge to Ladysmith. [112/113]
The scrambling, inconsequential, unsatisfactory action which ensued is as difficult to describe as it must have been to direct. The Boer front covered some seven or eight miles, with kopjes, like chains of fortresses, between. They formed a huge semicircle of which our advance was the chord, and they were able from this position to pour in a converging artihery fire which grew steadily hotter as the day advanced. In the early part of the day our forty-two guns, working furiously, though with a want of accuracy which may be due to those errors of refraction which are said to be common in the limpid air of the veldt, preserved their superiority. There appears to have been a want of concentration about our fire, and at some periods of the action each particular battery was firing at some different point of the Boer half-circle. Sometimes for an hour on end the Boer reply would die away altogether, only to break out with augmented violence, and with an accuracy which increased our respect for their training. Huge shells — the largest that ever burst upon a battlefield — hurled from distances which were unattainable by our fifteen-pounders, enveloped our batteries in smoke and flame. One enormous Creusot gun on Pepworth Hill threw a 96-pound shell a distance of four miles, and several 40-pound howitzers outweighted our field guns.2
The Creusot Long Tom in in action during the siege of Mafeking. Source: Wikipedia. Click on image to enlarge it.
And on the same day on which we were so roughly taught how large the guns were which labour and good will could haul on to the field of battle, we learned also that our enemy — to the disgrace of our Board of Ordnance be it recorded — was more in touch with modern invention than we were, and could show us not only the largest, but also the smallest, shell which had yet been used. Would that it had been our officials instead of our gunners who heard the devilish little one-pound shells of the Vickers-Maxim [113/114] automatic gun, exploding with a continuous string of crackings and hangings, like a huge cracker, in their faces and about their ears!
Up to seven o'clock our infantry had shown no disposition to press the attack, for with so huge a position in front of them, and so many hills which were held by the enemy, it was difficult to know what line of advance should be taken, or whether the attack should not be converted into a mere reconnaissance. Shortly after that hour, however, the Boers decided the question by themselves developing a vigorous movement upon Grimwood and the right flank. With field guns, Maxims, and rifle fire, they closed rapidly in upon him. The centre column was drafted off, regiment by regiment, to reinforce the right. The Gordons, Devons, Manchesters, and three batteries were sent over to Grimwood's relief, and the 5th Lancers, acting as infantry, assisted him to hold on.
At nine o'clock there was a lull, but it was evident that fresh commandoes and fresh guns were continually streaming into the firing line. The engagement opened again with redoubled violence, and Grimwood's three advanced batallions fell back, abandoning the ridge which they had held for five hours. The reason for this withdrawal was not that they could not continue to hold their position, but it was that a message had just reached Sir George White from Colonel Knox, commanding in Ladysmith, to the effect that it looked as if the enemy was about to rush the town from the other side. Crossing the open in some disorder, they lost heavily, and would have done so more had not the 53rd Field Battery dashed forward, firing shrapnel at short ranges, in order to cover the retreat of the infantry. Amid the bursting of the huge 96-pound shells, and the snapping of the vicious little automatic one-pounders, with a cross-fire [114/115] of rifles as well, Abdy's gallant battery swung round its muzzles, and hit back right and left, flashing and blazing, amid its litter of dead horses and men. So severe was the fire that the guns were obscured by the dust knocked up by the little shells of the automatic gun. Then, when its work was done and the retiring infantry had straggled over the ridge, the covering guns whirled and bounded after them. So many horses had fallen that two pieces were left until the teams could be brought back for them, which was successfully done through the gallantry of Captain Thwaites. The action of this battery was one of the few gleams of light in a not too brilliant day's work. With it was associated the 13th Field Battery (Major Dawkins), and the two, by alternate retirements, helped each other, as well as the retreating infantry. The 21st Battery (Blewitt's) also distinguished itself by its staunchness in covering the retirement of the cavalry, while the 42nd (Goulburn's) suffered the heaviest losses of any. On the whole, such honours as fell to our lot were mainly with the gunners.
White must have been now uneasy for his position, and it had become apparent that his only course was to fall back and concentrate upon the town. His left flank was up in the air, and the sound of distant firing, wafted over five miles of broken country, was the only message which arrived from them. His right had been pushed back, and, most dangerous of all, his centre had ceased to exist, for only the 2nd Rifle Brigade remained there. What would happen if the enemy burst rudely through and pushed straight for the town? It was the more possible, as the Boer artillery had now proved itself to be far heavier than ours. That terrible 96-pounder, serenely safe and oat of range, was plumping its great projectiles into the masses of retiring troops. The men [115/116] had had little sleep and little food, and this unanswerable fire was an ordeal for a force which is retreating, A retirement may very rapidly become a rout under such circumstances. It was with some misgivings that the officers saw their men quicken their pace and glance back over their shoulders at the whine and screech of the shell. They were still some miles from home, and the plain was open. What could be done to give them some relief?
And at that very moment there came the opportune and unexpected answer. That plume of engine smoke which the watcher had observed in the morning had drawn nearer and nearer, as the heavy train came puffing and creaking up the steep inclines. Then, almost before it had drawn up at the Ladysmith siding, there had sprung from it a crowd of merry bearded fellows, with ready hands and strange sea cries, pulling and hauling, with rope and purchase to get out the long slim guns which they had lashed on the trucks. Singular carriages were there, specially invented by Captain Percy Scott, and labouring and straining, they worked furiously to get the 12-pounder quick-firers into action. Then at last it was done, and the long tubes swept upwards to the angle at which they might hope to reach that monster on the hill at the horizon. Two of them craned their long inquisitive necks up and exchanged repartees with the big Creusot. And so it was that the weary and dispirited British troops heard a crash which was louder and sharper than that of their field guns, and saw far away upon the distant hill a great spurt of smoke and flame to show wdiere the shell had struck. Another and another and another — and then they were troubled no more. Captain Hedworth Lambton and his men had saved the situation. The masterful gun had met its own master and sank into silence, while the somewhat bedraggled [116/117] field force came trailing back into Ladysmith, leaving three hundred of their number behind them. It was a high price to pay, but other misfortunes were in store for us which made the retirement of the morning seem insignificant.
In the meantime we may follow the unhappy fortunes of the small column which had, as already described, been sent out by Sir George White in order, if possible, to prevent the junction of the two Boer armies, and at the same time to threaten the right wing of the main force, which was advancing from the direction of Dundee. Sir George White throughout the campaign consistently displayed one quality which is a charming one in an individual, but may be dangerous in a commander. He was a confirmed optimist. Perhaps his heart might have failed him in the dark days to come had he not been so. But whether one considers the non-destruction of the Newcastle Railway, the acquiescence in the occupation of Dundee, the retention of the non-combatants in Ladysmith until it was too late to get rid of their useless mouths, or the failure to make any serious preparations for the defence of the town until his troops were beaten back into it, we see always the same evidence of a man who habitually hopes that all will go well, and is in consequence remiss in making preparations for their going ill. But unhappily in every one of these instances they did go ill, though the slowness of the Boers enabled us, both at Dundee and at Ladysmith, to escape what might have been disaster.
Nicholsons [sic] Nek & Modderspruit — map showing the location of English and Boer forces. From My reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War by General Ben Viljoen (London: Hood, Douglas, & Howard, 1902). Click on the map to enlarge it.
Sir George White has so nobly and frankly taken upon himself the blame of Nicholson's Nek that an impartial historian must rather regard his self-condemnation as having been excessive. The immediate causes of the failure were undoubtedly the results of pure [117/118] ill-fortune, and depended on things outside his control. But it is evident that the strategic plan which would justify the presence of this column at Nicholson's Nek was based upon the supposition that the main army won their action at Lombard's Kop. In that case White might swing round his right and pin the Boers between himself and Nicholson's Nek. In any case he could then re-unite with his isolated wing. But if he should lose his battle — what then? What was to become of this detachment five miles up in the air? How was it to be extricated? The gallant Irishman seems to have waved aside the very idea of defeat. An assurance was, it is reported, given to the leaders of the column that by eleven o'clock next morning they would be relieved. So they would if White had won his action. But
The force chosen to operate independently consisted of four and a half companies of the Gloucester regiment, six companies of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, and No. 10 Mountain Battery of six seven-pounder screw-guns. They were both old soldier regiments from India, and the Fusiliers had shown only ten days before at Talana Hill the stuff of which they were made. Colonel Carleton, of the Fusiliers, to whose exertions much of the success of the retreat from Dundee was due, commanded the column, with Major Adye as staff officer. On the night of Sunday, October 29th, they tramped out of Ladysmith, a thousand men, none better in the army. Little they thought, as they exchanged a jest or two with the outlying pickets, that they were seeing the last of their own armed countrymen for many a weary month.
The road was irregular and the night was moonless. On either side the black loom of the hills bulked vaguely [118/119] through the darkness. The column tramped stohdly along, the Fusiliers in front, the guns and Gloucesters behind. Several times a short halt was called to make sure of the bearings. At last, in the black cold hours ■which come between midnight and morning, the column swung to the left out of the road. In front of them, hardly visible, stretched a long black kopje. It was the very Nicholson's Nek which they had come to occupy Carleton and Adye must have heaved a sigh of relief as they realised that they had actually struck it. The force was but two hundred yards from the position, and all had gone without a hitch. And yet in those two hundred yards' there came an incident which decided the fate both of their enterprise and of themselves.
Out of the darkness there blundered and rattled five horsemen, their horses galloping, the loose stones flying around them. In the dim light they were gone as soon as seen. Whence coming, whither going, no one knows, nor is it certain whether it was design or ignorance or panic which sent them riding so wildly through the darkness. Somebody fired. A sergeant of the Fusiliers took the bullet through his hand. Some one else shouted to fix bayonets. The mules which carried the spare ammunition kicked and reared. There was no question of treachery, for they were led by our own men, but to hold two frightened mules, one with either hand, is a feat for a Hercules. They lashed and tossed and bucked themselves loose, and an instant afterwards were Hying helter skelter through the column. Nearly all the mules caught the panic. In vain the men held on to their heads. In the mad rush they were galloped over and knocked down by the torrent of frightened creatures. In the gloom of that early hour the men must have thought that they were charged by cavalry. [119/120]
The column was dashed out of all military order as effectively as if a regiment of dragoons had ridden over them. When the cyclone had passed, and the men had with many a muttered curse gathered themselves into their ranks once more, they realised how grave was the misfortune which had befallen them. There, where those mad hoofs still rattled in the distance, were their spare cartridges, their shells, and their cannon. A mountain gun is not drawn upon wheels, but is carried in adjustable parts upon mule-back. A wheel had gone south, a trail east, a chase west. Some of the cartridges were strewn upon the road. Most were on their way back to Ladysmith. There was nothing for it but to face this new situation and to determine what should be done.
It has been often and naturally asked, why did not Colonel Carleton make his way back at once upon the loss of his guns and ammunition, while it was still dark? No doubt in good time he will give his own reasons for his decision. But one or two considerations are evident. In the first place, it is natural to a good soldier to endeavour to retrieve a situation rather than to abandon his enterprise. His prudence, did he not do so, might become the subject of public commendation, but might also provoke some private comment. A soldier's training is to take chances, and to do the best he can with the material at his disposal. Again, Colonel Carleton and Major Adye knew the general plan of the battle which would be raging within a very few hours, and they quite understood that by withdrawing they would expose General White's left flank to attack from the forces (consisting, as we know now, of the Orange Freestaters and of the Johannesburg Police) who were coming from the north and west. He hoped to be relieved by eleven, [120/121] and he believed that, come what might, he could hold out until then. These are the most obvious of the considerations which induced Colonel Carleton to determine to carry out so far as he could the programme which had been laid down for him and his command. He marched up the hill and occupied the position.
His heart, however, must have sunk when he examined it. It was very large — too large to be effectively occupied by the force which he commanded. The length was about a mile and the breadth four hundred yards. Shaped roughly like the sole of a boot, it was only the heel end which he could hope to hold. Other hills all round offered cover for Boer riflemen. Nothing daunted, however, he set his men to work at once building sangars1 with the loose stones. With the full dawn and the first snapping of Boer Mausers from the hills around they had thrown up some sort of rude defences which they might hope to hold until help should come.
But how could help come when there was no means by which they could let White know the plight in which they found themselves? They had brought a heliograph with them, but it was on the back of one of those accursed mules. The Boers were thick around them, and they could not send a messenger. An attempt was made to convert a polished biscuit tin into a heliograph, but with poor success. A Kaffir was despatched with promises of a heavy bribe, but he passed out of history. And there in the clear cold morning air the balloon hung to the south of them where the first distant thunder of White's guns was beginning to sound. If only they could attract the attention of that balloon! Vainly they wagged flags at it. Serene and unresponsive it brooded over the distant battle.
And now the Boers were thickening round them on [121/122] every side. At five o'clock the fire began, at six it was warm, at seven warmer still. Two companies of the Gloucesters lined a sangar on the tread of the sole, to prevent any one getting too near to the heel. A fresh detachment of Boers, firing from a range of nearly one thousand yards, took this defence in the rear. Bullets fell among the men, and smacked up against the stone breastwork. The two companies were withdrawn, and lost heavily in the open as they crossed it. An incessant rattle and crackle of rifle fire came from all round, drawing very slowly but steadily nearer. Now and then the whisk of a dark figure from one boulder to another was all that ever was seen of the attackers. The British fired slowly and steadily, for every cartridge counted, but the cover of the Boers was so cleverly taken that it was seldom that there was much to aim at. 'All you could ever see,' says one who was present, 'were the barrels of the rifles.' There was time for thought in that long morning, and to some of the men it may have occurred what preparation for such fighting had they ever had in the mechanical exercises of the parade ground, or the shooting of an annual bagful of cartridges at exposed targets at a measured range. It is the warfare of Nicholson's Nek, not that of Lafian's Plain, which has to be learned in the future.
During those weary hours lying on the bullet-swept hill and listening to the eternal hissing in the air and clicking on the rocks, the British soldiers could see the fight which raged to the south of them. It was not a cheering sight, and Carleton and Adye with their gallant comrades must have felt their hearts grow heavier as they watched. The Boers' shehs bursting among the British batteries, the British shells bursting short of their opponents. The Long Toms laid at an angle of [122/123] forty-five plumped their huge shells into the British guns at a range where the latter would not dream of unlimbering. And then gradually the rifle fire died away also, crackling more faintly as White withdrew to Ladysmith. At eleven o'clock Carleton's column recognised that it had been left to its fate.
The men had then been under fire for six hours, and with their losses mounting and their cartridges dwindling, all hope had faded from their minds. But still for another hour, and yet another, and yet another, they held doggedly on. Nine and a half hours they clung to that pile of stones. The Fusiliers were still exhausted from the effect of their march from Glencoe and their incessant work since. Many fell asleep behind the boulders. Some sat doggedly with their useless rifles and empty pouches beside them. Some picked cartridges off their dead comrades. What were they fighting for? It was hopeless, and they knew it. But always there was the honour of the flag, the glory of the regiment, the hatred of a proud and brave man to acknowledge defeat. And yet it had to come. There were some in that force who were ready for the reputation of the British army, and for the sake of an example of military virtue, to die stolidly where they stood, or to lead the 'Faugh-aballagh' boys, or the gallant 28th, in one last deathcharge with empty rifles against the unseen enemy. They may have been right, these stalwarts. Leonidas and his three hundred did more for the Spartan cause by their memory than by their living valour. Man passes like the brown leaves, but the tradition of a nation lives on like the oak that sheds them — and the passing of the leaves is nothing if the bole be the sounder for it. But a counsel of perfection is easy at a study table. There are other things to be said — the responsibility of [123/124] officers for the lives of their men, the hope that they may yet be of service to their country. All was weighed, all was thought of, and so at last — it matters not in this place how or by whose hand — the white flag went up.
It was not, as I have been told by those who were there, a sight which one would wish to have seen or care now to dwell upon. Haggard officers cracked their sword-blades and cursed the day that they had been born. Privates sobbed with their stained faces buried in their hands. Of all tests of discipline that ever they had stood, the hardest to many was to conform to all that the cursed flapping handkerchief meant to them. 'Father, father, we had rather have died,' cried the Fusiliers to their priest. Gallant hearts, ill paid, ill thanked, how poorly do the successful of the world compare with their unselfish loyalty and devotion!
But the sting of contumely or insult was not added to their misfortunes. There is a fellowship of brave men which rises above the feuds of nations, and may at last go far, we hope, to heal them. From every rock there rose a Boer — strange, grotesque figures many of them — walnut-brown and shaggy-bearded, and swarmed on to the hill. No term of triumph or reproach came from their lips. 'You will not say now that the young Boer cannot shoot,' was the harshest word which the least restrained of them made use of. Between one and two hundred dead and wounded were scattered over the hill. Those who were within reach of human help received all that could be given. Captain Rice, of the Fusiliers, was carried wounded down the hill on the back of one giant, and he has narrated how the man refused the gold piece which was offered him. Some asked the soldiers for their embroidered waist-belts as [124/125] souvenirs of the day. They will for generations remain as the most precious ornaments of some colonial farmhouse. Then the victors gathered together and sang psalms, not jubilant but sad and quavering. The prisoners, in a downcast column, weary, spent, and unkempt, filed off to the Boer laager at Waschbank, there to take train for Pretoria. And at Ladysmith a bugler of Fusiliers, his arm bound, the marks of battle on his dress and person, burst in upon the camp with the news that two veteran regiments had covered the flank of White's retreating army, but at the cost of their own annihilation. [125/126]
A. Conan
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Woolaston Methodist Church in the Forest of Dean has received a £5,000 boost from the Gloucestershire Environmental Trust's Land Fill Tax Communities Fund, operated by Cory Environmental.
The church needed to raise £20,000 to upgrade facilities and the Land Fill contribution adds to other fundraising ventures and initiatives by church members. The church refurbishment includes disabled access, disabled toilet, baby changing facilities, and a new kitchen. Methodist Minister for Woolaston, the Revd Heather Upton says the much needed refurbishment is timely as the church celebrates 150 years of worship and witness in July 2017. She says, "with steep steps we recognised the premises were not user friendly, so we decided to bring it up to standard with the inclusion of a disabled access and facilities. We set about fundraising and applying for grants. Our regular coffee mornings are a good source of finance and are well supported by the village. We also held a Flower Festival which was well received, being organised by Mrs Alwyn Page, a local flower arranging tutor".
Heather says, "the work is currently in progress and we are looking forward to using our updated building, which will include a stair lift. The modernisation, spruce up and decoration, plus the extra money from the Land Fill Tax all help to make the building a more user friendly space. We look forward to opening our doors to many more local residents. The rooms will be available for letting to local groups".


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GoStudent raises €300M in series D funding led by Prosus
Vienna-based GoStudent, which provides one-to-one video-based online tutoring, raised €300M in Series D funding led by new investor Prosus,....
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London-headquartered EduMe secures Series B funding to continue rapid growth providing deskless workers with seamless, mobile access to relevant knowledge....
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Skillsoft to acquire Codecademy, creating a worldwide community of more than 85 million learners
Skillsoft, a global leader in corporate digital learning, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Codecademy, a leading online learning platform for technical skills, for approximately $525 million in cash and stock....
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Platzi raises $60 million in Series B funding led by Prosus
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Fahd Beg appointed Chief Operating Officer of Prosus Food and Edtech segments
Prosus announced today the appointment of Fahd Beg as Chief Operating Officer for its Food and Edtech segments as they look to rapidly scale towards $50B+ businesses....
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Eruditus announces $650 million capital raise led by Accel and Softbank Vision Fund 2, with participation from Prosus
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Prosus closes acquisition of Stack Overflow for US$1.8 Billion
Prosus to acquire majority stake in GoodHabitz
Prosus plans to help online corporate training leader GoodHabitz to continue expansion into new markets and acquires a majority stake in the company for approximately €212 million. ...
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Skillsoft, a global leader in corporate digital learning, debuts on New York Stock Exchange
Skillsoft, a global leader in corporate digital learning, announced that its common stock will commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SKIL" today at the market open ...
Patrick Kolek, Prosus Group Chief Operating Officer, nominated as chairperson of the board of Skillsoft
Skillsoft affirms the expectation of closing the transaction on Friday, 11 June, 2021, which will also represent a significant step towards completing Churchill II's pending acquisition of Albert DE Holdings Inc. ...
Prosus to acquire Stack Overflow for US$1.8 billion
Prosus to acquire Stack Overflow, a leading knowledge-sharing platform for the global community of developers and technologists. ...
Churchill Capital Corp II announces updates related to the acquisition of Skillsoft and Global Knowledge
The Prosus PIPE, in addition to expected cash on hand at the time of closing, substantially satisfies the minimum cash condition in the Skillsoft merger agreement ($644M) and excludes the benefit of any cash held in trust, net of any redemptions. ...
CEO Q&A: a conversation with Ashwin Damera from Eruditus
Every once in a while, we sit down with a CEO of a Prosus-backed company and ask them ten big questions about their work, their career, and the challenges they faced along the way. Read our Q&A with Ashwin Damera, CEO at Eruditus. ...
Churchill Capital Corp II announces additional $400 million investment
Prosus has exercised its previously announced option to invest an additional $400 million in Churchill II's planned acquisition of Software Luxembourg Holding S.A. (Skillsoft) and Global Knowledge Training LLC. ...
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Prosus Ventures celebrates the zeal of teachers with Shikshak Of The Year award in India
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the prevalent education system to the wall, enabling technology to become the new normal of distance learning. Teachers were quick to adapt to an almost overnight change and pooled in extra hours to help their student...
Eruditus closes $113M series D funding, co-led by Leeds Illuminate and Prosus Ventures
The Eruditus group, consisting of Eruditus Executive Education (www.eruditus.com) and its online division EMERITUS (www.emeritus.org), today announced the successful completion of its Series D funding totaling $113 million (including secondary sales)...


The final countdown has begun as Microsoft is preparing for the big release of its most anticipated operating system upgrade, Windows 10, at 12 AM ET on July 29th. Reports on various social network and blogosphere suggests that the software giant has already started sending Windows 10 via Windows Update to Windows 7 and Windows 8 (Windows 8.1) users who signed up for Windows 10 Free Upgrade waiting list. Some users have reported noticing a folder C:\$windows.~BT which has the files required for installing Windows 10 upgrade.
Once the official time is reached the downloaded files will unlock so Windows 10 installations are activated. Back in June, Microsoft started offering eligible users option to sign up for Windows 10 upgrade. If you have signed up you will get Windows 10 upgrade via Windows Update. If you still don't see the upgrade happening even after signing up you don't need to worry. You are already in the queue and eventually will receive Windows 10 free upgrade for your computer.
Windows Insider program users are already testing the final bits of Windows 10. Microsoft is said to develop a "Day One" patch for Windows 10 testers. The software giant has also increased the frequency of updates and hotfixes to all existing testers. All these updates are released to iron out any last-minute issues before the final release.
Look out for more updates about Windows 10 here as the final countdown gets over.
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Can i get constant 100% speed.?
Its my first post here so want to say hi to everyone.
Now the problem that i have is that the games that Im playing are 60fps games and even 1% speed drop is very noticeable (donkey kong country returns and super mario galaxy 2).
but on my laptop im getting some very little speed drops.
My laptops specs are i7-4600HQ and GTX 870M.
When running Dolphin cpu stays at constant 3.2GHz.
So is there anything i can do to run these games at constant full speed or is that cpu just too weak.?
First, mobile CPUs are weaker than desktop counterparts. Second, you may be referring to small stutters that happen when games are played for the first time.
Another thing to consider is that one of your titles (SMG2) is very demanding, so even if the shaders are fully generated you may still suffer some small drops. Last but not least, watch out for overheating.
There's a program called throttles top that can put the CPU in sustained Turbo mode. Check our performance guide for how to do that.
Tried throttlestop and it doesnt do anything. CPU doesnt throttle at all when running Dolphin as I said before it stays at constant 3.2GHz.
Temps are high but not high enough for throttling to kick in.
Did you verify that Dolphin is using the nvidia GPU? Not just in the dolphin settings tab, also in the nvidia control panel.
(06-28-2015, 01:57 AM)Benze Wrote: Did you verify that Dolphin is using the nvidia GPU? Not just in the dolphin settings tab, also in the nvidia control panel.
Sure. The power button that's above the keyboard turns red so it's something that cant be missed.
Also changing graphics settings doesn't do anything so its clearly the cpu.
the best thing you can do is use the performance guide and laptop performance guide, and try lowering temperature if you think that might be a problem.


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A Case for Support is said to be the most valuable tool a charity can have, yet so many charities, especially smaller ones, operate without one.
This webinar will explain why a Case for Support is so important in fundraising and will go through the vital information that needs to be included when developing one. We'll look at some others as case studies and see what works and what doesn't.
Individual donors make up the majority of support for Australian charities, yet many organisations do not invest enough time building these relationships.
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There are many great reasons why a charity should consider working with the business community including to grow both brand awareness and fundraising outcomes.
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On 29th Jan 2019 We had experience meeting Mr Vishal Parulekar Virar, Mumbai. Vishal 32 years old married, lost his parents when he was kid. He runs tempo which gives him living. In 2011 at age 24 started supporting kids who lost parents and relatives did not supported.Brought such kids home and takes care including schooling.
All kids are well mannered, chant sanskrit shloka, sing kirtan (songs) on Shivaji Maharaj. They help the couple in cooking, stitching, cleaning.
He has distributed works in an innovative manner.
Arun Patil is Chief Minister - he takes care of all work in absence of Vishal including cooking.
Gundappa Bhogade is Defence Minister- He can fight with snakes, and other animals in the surroundings, he has killed dozens of snakes and once saved kids from fox.
Bhavesh Patil is Health Minister – He takes care of cleaning and house keeping including checking nails of kids, keeps daily information of everyone's health and reports to Vishal.
Ganesh Patil is Purohit or Pandit – He performs pooja in proper method, we witnessed him performing "Aukshana" of birthday boy .
Vikky Jung is a Transport Minister – He takes care of daily movements of children.
Brahmin Sabha Mumbai has hounered Vishal as Excellent Social Worker (Utkrushta Samajik Karyakarta Puraskar) Korde Family is committed to help them.
Project Aim Create facility for chemical lab in the school for students upto 10th Standard.
There was no chemical Lab, students were either going to nearby schools or they were explained the experiments.
The School was non Granted and teachers were very good and willing to do many things for students.
School gave us need of Chemical Lab.
B – Civil work was done as required in the existing room and all required equipment, and chemicals were installed in the room.
We are committed to do such projects in the future also.


Pokemon X & Y Super Music Collection is a 212-song CD bundle heading to Japan in November. It'll launch alongside the soundtrack's release on iTunes in the West.
Serebeii reports that the soundtrack set lasts over three and a half hours and will cost ¥2625 when it releases on November 13. It also features a 28-page book that goes into the soundtrack's creation and the set also includes bonus tracks.
It looks pretty sweet if you're a Pokemon fan, but gamers in the West will have to make do with the standard iTunes release.
Meanwhile, Pokemon X & Y's mega evolutions have received a new trailer. See it here.
The game drops on 3DS worldwide from October 12.


Eye examinations involve much more than just checking for glasses. For routine eye care, a thorough eye exam includes many individual components to assess eye health.
Refraction is the measurement of they eyes using a phoropter or handheld lenses to provide the best possible vision. This is important even if you don't wish to wear eyeglasses or contact lenses, because it informs the doctor about your best possible vision. If vision cannot be corrected to 20/20, even with these lenses, the doctor will examine for reasons why. Unfortunately, Medicare and most insurance companies do not pay for refraction, because they consider it "cosmetic" and "unimportant." More information about this policy is available at https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/eye-exams.html.
Nerves in the brain send impulses to the six muscles that control each eye. Muscles may be weak or too strong, which can affect 3-D vision and ocular comfort. Common reasons for eye muscle movement abnormalities include stroke, diabetes and congenital defects.
This is the core of the eye examination. The doctor uses a special high-powered slit lamp microscope to examine the delicate structures of the eye and evaluate them for proper structure and function, and to make sure that no diseases are involved. This includes evaluation of the eyelids and eyelashes, clear cornea, white conjunctiva and sclera, liquid-filled anterior chamber, iris and pupil, lens and cataracts and vitreous gel.
Although there are many ways in which eye pressure can be measured, the Goldmann Tonometer with the blue light and numbing eyedrops, or the iCare tonometer without eyedrops, are considered the most accurate. Eye pressure may be high in glaucoma, or low when there is trauma or inflammation.
The back of the eye is evaluated for healthy macular structure, good circulation and absence of retinal tears or detachment. New diagnostic instruments and lenses sometimes provide this information without the need to have pupil dilation.


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A groupoid is a set G in which a single valued product ab is defined for every pair of elements a, b ε G. If G is a groupoid and at the same time a Hausdorff topological space, and, moreover, the multiplication in the groupoid G is continuous in the topological space G, then G is called a topological groupoid. Our aim in this dissertation is two-fold: (1) to study topological groupoids for their own sake; (2) to investigate the relation of certain topological properties to associativity. We note, in relation to the first motif, that many authors have dealt with non-associative algebraic structures, i.e. Albert *, Frink , Garrison , Etherington , Hausmann and Ore , and Stein .
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Vůně zločinu (v ruském originále Нюхач, tj. Ňuchač) je ukrajinský ruskojazyčný kriminální televizní seriál, jehož tvůrcem, scenáristou a režisérem je Artyom Litvinenko.

První řada seriálu měla na Ukrajině premiéru 11. listopadu 2013 na stanici ICTV a 16. prosince 2013 v Rusku na stanici První kanál.

Ještě před začátkem první řady byl seriál prodloužen o druhou řadu, která měla premiéru 5. října 2015 v Rusku a 27. října 2015 na Ukrajině.

Dne 17. srpna 2016 se začala natáčet již třetí řada seriálu, která měla premiéru 2. října 2017 v Rusku a 20. listopadu 2017 na Ukrajině.

Čtvrtá řada seriálu bude mít premiéru v Rusku v roce 2019.

V Česku měl seriál premiéru 26. června 2018 na Primě.

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Hlavní role

Vedlejší role

 Sergey Leskov / Pavel Dytrt jako Aleksander "Aleks"; syn Čichače a Yulie
Andrey Debrin / Libor Terš jako Bulavin
Nikolai Olejnik / Vladimír Kudla jako ředitel školy
 Aleksey Zorin jako Maxim
 Stanislav Moskvin jako Anatoly Borisovich
 Taras Gotovtsev jako Nikolay Ivanovich
 Denis Martynov jako Gena
 Anastasiya Makeeva jako Svetlana
 Igor Botvin jako Igor
 Alexander Zinevich jako Bondarevův referent
 Vadim Lyalko jako odstřelovač
 Pavel Kuzmin jako zaměstnanec banky
Sergey Yushkevich jako psychiatr
 Timofey Karataev jako Sergey Dolganin

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Aktuálně vysílané televizní seriály

Ukrajinské akční televizní seriály
Ukrajinské kriminální televizní seriály
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Q: convergence of series and sum and series Say $\sum a_n+b_n$ converges then will it automatically mean $\sum a_n$ converges as well as $\sum b_n$, too?
If $\sum a_n$ and $\sum b_n$ both converge will it be the case that $\sum a_n-b_n$ converge?

A: The answer to your second question is "yes". You should be able to prove it from the definition.
For the first, what if all $a_n = 1$ and all $b_n = -1$?
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If the terms are all  nonnegative then each series converges since the increasing sequence of partial sums of each is bounded by the sum of the sums.

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Administrative and government delegations from around the world have taken Estonia's e-governance as a role model. And Estonian companies supply international markets with digital solutions for IoT and industry 4.0 applications, for robotics, automation and mechatronic solutions, or act as contract manufacturers in these fields. For example, mechanical engineering and metal working have an export rate of 80 percent.
Estonia's digitalization, starting in the Baltic state in the mid-90s with the "Tiigrihüppe", the Tiger Leap, expanded into the education sector as well as other areas of the society. The digitalization is also shaping numerous industries, for example, the information communication technology (ICT), mechanical engineering and metal working as well as the electronics industry.
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e-Estonia – the most digitalized country in the world
Estonia, with 1.3 million inhabitants is considered the most digitalized country in the world, and the term "e-Estonia" stands for a highly interconnected society. With their e-identity, Estonians file their tax returns online, vote online, digitally renew their driver's license, start a business, receive a prescription, and sign contracts among each other. Estonia has declared the access to the internet as a fundamental right.
Successful digitalization is not only the question of technological possibility, but also of enthusiasm for modern technology and the attitude and mentality to find new solutions. "Every 10th student in Estonia signs up for ICT", says Triin Ploompuu, member of the board of the Federation of Estonian Engineering Industry.
This ensures a future-oriented approach. In the Ülemiste City business district alone, there are hundreds of start-ups and established IT companies with 6,000 employees in total. On the 36 ha large area of the business center and technology campus, there is also the e-Estonia Briefing Centre, the contact point for business delegations where Estonia's digital development is presented.
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Estonia belongs to the countries with the highest level of education and is among the leading countries in mathematics, science and ICT. At the international PISA study, Estonian students regularly achieve leading ranks in the international PISA studies.
The Mektory, the innovation and business center at Tallinn University of Technology, for example, bridges the gap between economy, science, and education. On various levels, it addresses companies, start-ups, students and pupils to scientifically accompanied use laboratories for the development of their ideas as well as to discover the possibility of the digitalization in programming workshops. The university is also a partner of the IMECC (Innovative Manufacturing Engineering Systems Competence Center), a high-tech consortium consisting of science and economy which practices Research & Development in digital manufacturing, process automation or mechatronics. The STACC (Software Technology and Applications Competence Center), a similar network like IMECC, engages in applied research on data science and machine learning.
"These are only a few aspects of how digitalization is spreading through society and economy as a chance", says Triin Ploompuu. Urmo Sisask adds: "Our customers benefit from the innovative approach to problem-solving and the great adaptability of Estonians. New thoughts and ideas are boldly pursued and nobody is trapped in dogmatic thinking."
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