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Study of the usefulness of a novel gauze-rolled liver retractor in laparoscopic surgery
Nobuyuki Sakurazawa, MD1, Masao Miyashita, MD1, Sigeki Yokomuro, MD1, Satoshi Matsumoto, MD1, Akihisa Matsuda, MD1, Kazuya Yamahatsu, MD1, Junichiro Harada, Dr1, Tomohiko Yasuda, Dr1, Eiji Uchida, MD2. 1Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusou Hospital, 2Nippon Medical School Hospital
[Introduction] Various techniques are used for retraction of the liver during laparoscopic surgery. Herein, we report the use of a novel retractor with the metal end covered with gauze so that the liver can be maintained in position via the friction force generated between the retractor surface and a minimal degree of liver damage is induced.
[Methods] For smooth passage through a 12-mm port, the retractor has a 5-cm long and 1-cm wide tip with two holes to fix the gauze. The angle of the tip can be adjusted from horizontal to vertical. In addition, the shaft has a small diameter (2.4 mm), resulting in the formation of only a small abdominal wall scar. Thirteen laparoscopic assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) patients (10 males and 3 females) who underwent surgery using our retractor from October 2014 onwards (Group A) and 21 patients (12 males and 9 females) who underwent surgery using a Nathanson retractor from 2014 onwards (Group B) were compared in respect of the operation time, amount of bleeding, postoperative liver function and postoperative length of hospital stay (since postoperative severe liver dysfunction has occurred with the use of the Nathanson retractor in our hospital, the position of the retractor is changed every 15 minutes for relief of congestion; however, no intraoperative change of the retractor position for congestion relief is required with our gauze-rolled retractor).
[Results] There were no differences in the demographic characteristics between the two groups. In groups A and B, the operation times were 263.4 and 255.1 minutes (P = 0.62) and the amounts of bleeding were 109.6 and 74.8 g (P = 0.68), respectively. In regard to the postoperative liver function, the GOT values were 79.7 and 55.7 IU/L (P=0.12), the GPT values were 83.2 and 61.9 IU/L (P=0.29), the LDH value were 210.9 and 205.8 U/L (P=0.77) and the total bilirubin values were 0.98 and 1.04 mg/dL (P=0.71) respectively. The postoperative lengths of hospital stay were 12.2 and 13.6 days in Groups A and B, respectively (P = 0.25). Thus, there were no significant differences in the examined parameters between the two groups.
[Conclusions] The results suggest that use of the gauze-rolled liver retractor during laparoscopic surgery is useful, especially as it necessitates no position change for safety and congestion relief and leaves only a small scar on the abdominal wall.


5 days into December we get our first snow! We drove out to Boise, Idaho that weekend, to where my brother lives, to trade trucks for the winter. It could not have happened at a better time! His truck has 4 wheel drive and is better equipped for snowy backroads. We arrived back home to a few inches on the ground and more falling.
Within the next week we received another 2 feet on snow. Seeing about the same amount as what accumulated total last year in a matter of 6 days! Our neighbors Subaru was practically buried.
We've been keeping busy despite the snow and cold. We ordered a bunch of goodies. Our first pound of caulking cotton, 3 irons to do the caulking, 5 gallons of cold weather epoxy, various sizes of fiberglass cloth to glass the decks, and Swab got 2 gigantic squeaking tennis balls.
As I write the snow continues to fall. We're supposed to see another 5 to 8 inches before midnight. It's crazy how much things slow down in this kind of cold. A lot of our time is spent tending to the fire and shaking the shed clear. I wished I had more updates on boat progress for you but alas nothing major has changed yet but soon!
It felt really good day before yesterday doing a good cleaning of the shed and inside the boat. She was full of sawdust and scrap trash. I vacuumed and swept her decks while Garrett planned and sanded her topsides in preparation of fiberglassing the decks (the glass will wrap passed the first two planks on the topsides.) We decided we didn't ever want to mess around with leaky decks so we deviated a little from tradition. The next few days we are to see the temp drop into the single digits. Next Tuesday night we may even see the thermometer read 0 degrees!
No snow yet but we can see it on the forecast…. Maybe Monday. We sure have ice already. Forming in any container left outside and in between the wrinkles of tarps leaving the neatest formations! This time of year is a mix between things slowing down and speeding up. The weather makes us all slow down a bit but the holidays move quickly. It's important to find time to just enjoy the season. My brother, Sam, came back to visit for Thanksgiving and when I noticed a bald eagle eating down by the White Salmon River below the highway we had to stop! We ended up seeing 6 or 7 eagles! They were well aware of us and left their kill but hung out in the near by firs. Such awesome creatures!


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Investor Agreement, dated December 29, 2021, by and among the Company and SK ecoplant Co., Ltd (Filed With SEC on December 30, 2021)
Amendment to the Joint Venture Agreement, dated October 23, 2021, by and between the Registrant and SK ecoplant Co., Ltd (Filed With SEC on November 5, 2021)
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 23, 2021, by and among the Company and SK ecoplant Co., Ltd (Filed With SEC on October 25, 2021)
Third Amendment to Net Lease Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2021, by and between the Registrant and SPUS9 at First Street, LP (Filed With SEC on August 6, 2021)
Bloom Energy Corporation 2021 Deferred Compensation Plan (Filed With SEC on February 26, 2021)
Second Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement by and between Bloom Energy Corporation and Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC dated as of December 23, 2019 (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC dated as of December 23, 2019 (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Amended and Restated Preferred Distributor Agreement, dated October 23, 2021, by and among the Registrant, Bloom SK Fuel Cell, LLC, and SK ecoplant Co., Ltd (Filed With SEC on November 5, 2021)
Offer Letter between the Registrant and Guillermo Brooks dated May 31, 2021 (Filed With SEC on August 6, 2021)
Lease Agreement between Pacific Commons Owner, LP, and Bloom Energy Corporation entered into as of March 13, 2021 (Filed With SEC on May 6, 2021)
Letter Agreement between the Registrant and Randy Furr dated March 31, 2020 (Filed With SEC on February 26, 2021)
Description of Company's securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Filed With SEC on February 26, 2021)
Lease, dated as of December 23, 2020, between Google LLC and Registrant (Filed With SEC on February 26, 2021)
Preferred Distributor Agreement by and between Registrant and SK D&D Co., Ltd dated January 30, 2019 (Filed With SEC on February 26, 2021)
Indenture, dated as of August 11, 2020, between Bloom Energy Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Filed With SEC on August 11, 2020)
Lease Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2020, by and between the Registrant and DPIF2 CA 20 Christy Street, LLC (Filed With SEC on August 4, 2020)
Offer Letter between the Company and Gregory Cameron, dated March 20, 2020 (Filed With SEC on April 2, 2020)
Equity Capital Contribution Agreement with respect to Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC by and among Bloom Energy Corporation, Diamond State Generation Holdings, LLC, SP... (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Offer Letter between the Company and Chris White, dated April 16, 2019 (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Change of Control and Severance Agreement between the Company and Chris White dated April 16, 2019 (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Offer Letter between the Company and Hari Pillai dated December 3, 2018 (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Change of Control and Severance Agreement between the Company and Hari Pillai dated December 3, 2018 (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Bloom Energy Corporation 2020 Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Amendment to Consulting Agreement between the Registrant and Colin L. Powell, dated as of July 31, 2019 (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Description of Company's securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Fuel Cell System Supply and Installation Agreement between Bloom Energy Corporation and Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC dated as of December 23, 2019 (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Second Amended and Restated Master Operations and Maintenance Agreement between Bloom Energy Corporation as Operator and Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC dated as of... (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
First Amendment to Repurchase Agreement between the Company and Diamond State Generation Partners LLC, dated June 14, 2019 (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2020)
Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Diamond State Generation Partners LLC dated June 14, 2019 (Filed With SEC on August 14, 2019)
Purchase, Use and Maintenance Agreement between the Company and 2018 ESA Project Company, LLC dated June 28, 2019 (Filed With SEC on August 14, 2019)
Amended and Restated Master Operations and Maintenance Agreement between the Company and Diamond State Generation Partners LLC, dated June 14, 2019 (Filed With SEC on August 14, 2019)
Fuel Cell System Supply and Installation Agreement between the Company and Diamond State Generation Partners LLC, dated June 14, 2019 (Filed With SEC on August 14, 2019)
Annex 1 (Definitions) to Equity Capital Contribution Agreement (Ex 10.1) and Limited Liability Agreements (Exs. 10.2 and 10.6) (Filed With SEC on August 14, 2019)
Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Diamond State Generation Holdings, LLC dated June 14, 2019 (Filed With SEC on August 14, 2019)
Repurchase Agreement between the Company and Diamond State Generation Partners LLC, dated June 14, 2019 (Filed With SEC on August 14, 2019)
Equity Capital Contribution Agreement between the Company, SP Diamond State Class B Holdings, LLC, Diamond State Generation Partners, LLC, and Diamond State Generation Holdings,... (Filed With SEC on August 14, 2019)
Preferred Distributor Agreement by and between Registrant and SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd dated November 14, 2018 (Filed With SEC on March 22, 2019)
Amendment No.2 to Third Amended and Restated Purchase, Use and Maintenance Agreement by and between Registrant and 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC dated as of December 19, 2018 (Filed With SEC on March 22, 2019)
Amendment No.1 to Third Amended and Restated Purchase, Use and Maintenance Agreement by and between Registrant and 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC dated as of September 28, 2018 (Filed With SEC on March 22, 2019)
Third Amended and Restated Purchase, Use and Maintenance Agreement between Registrant and 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC, dated as of September 26, 2018 (Filed With SEC on March 22, 2019)
Form of Offer Letter (Filed With SEC on March 22, 2019)

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History and Role of the piano in the Modern World
The modern piano developed its form from two keyboard instruments, the clavichord and the harpsichord, which originated from early in music history. These keyboard instruments operate on the principle of direct connection between the applied force or pressure of the player on the keys, and the volume of sound. Meaning, the harder the pressure or force the player applies on the keys, the louder the sound of the instrument, the lighter the touch, the softer the sound.
Earlier musicians, however, encountered a problem with the clavichord and harpsichord : the sound was relatively diminutive as compared to how they would have wanted it to be, considering the fact that keyboard instruments were often played in large rooms (chambers), cathedrals and churches.
Around the year 1700, Italian instrument maker Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) created the new keyboard instrument and coined its name from the fact that it could both play "piano" (soft) and "forte" (loud), addressing the problem of the old keyboard instruments. Thus, the pianoforte, or what we call shortly now as the piano.
Aside from the direct connection between the fingers on the keys and the sound, the piano also has two different pedals which are the


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By Julian Baron SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) — With the infamous migrant caravan at America's doorstep, controversy about immigration to our nation is at an all-time high. The current White House administration has adopted a hardline stance when it comes to immigration policy, sparking disagreement amongst Americans at an already politically contentious time.
Most, if not all, of this hubbub stems from illegal immigration and how the United States should handle illegals' entry, naturalization, and in some cases, deportation. As a result, legal immigrants, along with their stories, experiences and opinions, are often given much less attention comparatively.
So what is it like to be a legal immigrant to the United States? Dannia Coronel, a Mexican-American immigrant, knows firsthand what it is like to come to America through the legal process. After holding a green card until she was eighteen, Dannia applied to become a U.S. citizen, kicking off a year-long legal journey for naturalization.
Though Dannia went through the legal immigration process as an adult, she was aided by the fact that her father had been working in the United States since she was much younger and, as a result, she had a green card. The United States requires new residents to hold green cards for at least five years before applying for naturalization. Even with this requirement fulfilled, Dannia still deems the immigration experience as far too tedious.
One part of the immigration process that particularly stood out to Dannia was the so-called Americanization exercises she was forced to undergo.
With the legal immigration process behind her, Dannia is now studying Studio Art at Syracuse University and hopes to earn her bachelor's degree in just a few short years. Statistics indicate that earning a college degree, whether you're an immigrant or not, increases your chance of employment considerably. This is rather unsurprising at face value, but in an era when the American Dream is often called into question, it's important to analyze which socioeconomic factors promote economic mobility.
Sudeep Penmetsa, the son of two Indian-American immigrants, sees a college education paired with informed career choices as the key to success for those immigrating to American. Sudeep, who is currently studying at Syracuse University's Martin J. Whitman School of Management and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, bases his beliefs on the successes and experiences of his parents.
Sudeep's family lives comfortably just north of Philadelphia in Doylestown, Pa. Based on his and his parents' experiences, Sudeep rejects the idea that race plays a factor in immigrants' success and instead holds true to the idea that personal choices make all the difference.
In a world where globalists and nationalists are constantly at odds, immigration, both legal and illegal, has never been more controversial or in-question, and for those who have gone through the immigration process themselves, this issue is full of emotion and reflection. Though there will never be one single immigration policy that satisfies everyone's desires, it's safe to say that immigrants to the United States will continue to push for policies that they think is righteous based on their own experiences for as long as America exists.


Leishmania parasite infections, termed the leishmaniases, cause significant global infectious disease burden. The lifecycle of the parasite embodies three main stages that require precise coordination of gene regulation to survive environmental shifts between sandfly and mammalian hosts. Constitutive transcription in kinetoplastid parasites means that gene regulation is overwhelmingly reliant on post-transcriptional mechanisms, yet strikingly few Leishmania trans-regulators are known. Utilizing optimised crosslinking and deep, quantified mass spectrometry, we present a comprehensive analysis of 1,400 mRNA binding proteins (mRBPs) and whole cell proteomes from the three main Leishmania lifecycle stages. Supporting the validity, while the crosslinked RBPome is magnitudes more enriched the protein identities of the crosslinked and non-crosslinked RBPomes were nearly identical. Moreover, multiple candidate RBPs were endogenously tagged and found to associate with discrete mRNA target pools in a stage-specific manner. Results indicate that in L.mexicana parasites, mRNA levels are not a strong predictor of the whole cell expression or RNA binding potential of encoded proteins. Evidence includes a low correlation between transcript and corresponding protein expression and stage-specific variation in protein expression versus RNA binding potential. Unsurprisingly, RNA binding protein enrichment correlates strongly with relative replication efficiency of the specific lifecycle stage. Our study is the first to quantitatively define and compare the mRBPome of multiple stages in kinetoplastid parasites. It provides novel, in-depth insight into the trans-regulatory mRNA:Protein (mRNP) complexes that drive Leishmania parasite lifecycle progression.
Author contributions: L.M.D.P., T.R.F., A.D., E.P., and P.B.W. performed research; L.M.D.P., T.R.F., A.D., S.F., E.P., K.N., and P.B.W. analyzed data; L.M.D.P., T.R.F., A.D., S.F., E.P., and P.B.W. wrote the paper; A.D. and P.B.W. designed research; A.D., S.F., K.N., and P.B.W. contributed new reagents/analytic tools; P.B.W. supervised Project.
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RMI is the simplest and fastest way to implement a distributed object architecture due to its easy-to-use native-Java model. Therefore, it is a good choice for RAD prototypes and small-sized applications that are implemented completely in Java. The main issue with RMI is that its not as robust or as scalable as CORBA or DCOM solutions.
For example, RMI uses a native-transport protocol, JRMP (which is not currently CORBA/IIOP compliant), and can only communicate with other Java RMI objects. This "single-language" crutch makes it impossible for RMI to interact with objects not written in Java – like legacy applications – and prevents RMI from playing a more formidable role in large-scale enterprise solutions. Java RMI (Remote Method Invocation) is a distributed object model for the Java Platform. RMI is unique in that it is a language-centric model that takes advantage of a common network type system. In a nutshell, RMI extends the Java object model beyond a single virtual machine address space. Object methods can be invoked between different VMs across a network, and actual objects can be passed as arguments and return values during method invocation. Java RMI uses object serialization to convert object graphs to byte-streams for transport. Any Java object type can be passed during invocation, including primitive types, core classes, user-defined classes, and JavaBeans. The ability to pass actual objects enables clean system design, allowing system designers to focus on the overall object model, not the plumbing of an application. Java RMI could be described as a natural progression of procedural RPC (Remote Procedure Call), adapted to an object-oriented paradigm.
Because Java RMI can dynamically resolve method invocations across VM boundaries, it provides a fully object-oriented (OO) distributed environment. Developers can implement classic OO design patterns for distributed programming just as they would in local programming. Because RMI operates naturally in the Java domain, developers work within a single object model (the Java model), instead of working with multiple object models (Java, CORBA IDL, and others).
This removes a great deal of complexity. Unlike language-neutral object models, RMI requires no mapping to common interface definition languages. The syntax of remote method invocations is almost exactly the same as local method invocations. RMI removes the burden of memory management from the programmer, because the underlying system provides distributed garbage collection. All of these characteristics make programming in RMI simple and natural, an obvious choice for developing 100% Pure Java client/server, peer-to-peer, or agent-based applications.
RMI-IIOP combines the usability of Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) with the interoperability of the Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP). It provides you with a powerful environment in which to do distributed programming in Java.
RMI-IIOP reference implementation runs on Windows (NT, 95, and 98) and Solaris. RMI-IIOP also runs on OS/390, AIX, and OS/2 from JDK 1.1.8 onwards.
Java RMI provides easy-to-use Java-based distributed computing facilities. Specifically, Java RMI enables developers of distributed Java applications to treat remote objects and their methods very much like normal Java objects. Java RMI brings a new level of functionality to distributed programs with features like distributed, automatic management of objects and passing objects themselves from machine to machine over the network. Java RMI is an important part of the Java platform and has been shipping as part of JDK 1.1.
A transport protocol is a defined set of message formats that allow data to be passed across a network from one computer to another. Java RMI supports its own protocol today (JRMP) and will support other industry standard protocols in the near future, including IIOP.
IIOP (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol) is a transport protocol which is part of the Object Management Group's Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) for distributed computing.
(CORBA) takes a language-neutral approach which enables networks of distributed objects to contain code written in more than one langage. CORBA is an open standard developed under the auspices of the Object Management Group (OMG), an industry consortium with over 800 members. In a CORBA network, Object Request Brokers (ORBs) mediate requests between clients and servers in a standardized way. ORBs communicate with each other using the Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP), a higher-level protocol based on TCP/IP that provides a standard way to make method calls to remote objects.
Because IIOP is a standard communications protocol that must be supported by all ORBs, CORBA provides interoperability between ORB products produced by different vendors for a number of programming languages and platforms. Other components of CORBA such as its Interface Definition Language (IDL) and its programming language APIs for clients and implementations provide portability for CORBA applications from one ORB to another. This combination of interoperability and portability means that customers can invest in CORBA knowing that they are not locked in to the products of a single vendor. CORBA is also known for its robustness and scalability, making it a popular choice for enterprise middleware.
What makes CORBA an attractive architecture is its platform and language independence. Microsoft's Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) also supports multiple languages (Java, VB, C++), but is lacking platform independence since it was obviously geared toward the Windows environment. However, the CORBA platform independence advantage may soon fade away as Microsoft is combining efforts with other development firms in order to port DCOM to other platforms.
One of the major cons of the Java/CORBA environment is that only a few of the specified services have been implemented in the Java ORBS. For example, Visibroker 3.0 has only implemented the Naming and Event CORBA services to date. Important CORBAservices such as Security, Query, Transaction and Concurrency Control are not yet available but could be mission critical requirements for some types of distributed applications.
CORBA's major competitor is the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) created by Microsoft. Microsoft's product saturation in the business market	makes them a very real competitor, claiming that COM and DCOM are used in over 150 million systems worldwide. Since COM/DCOM systems are in such abundance, the technology is not going away anytime soon.
For CORBA to really set itself apart from DCOM and emerge as the industry standard, it needs to forge a tighter relationship with Java. The technologies complement each other well, with CORBA providing network transparency and Java providing implementation transparency. Java enables CORBA clients to be easily distributed to remote machines, regardless of platform, via applets and browsers.
CORBA reciprocates by enabling Java to interface with different programming languages and extends Java by providing a framework for distributed object communications.
And fortunately for the CORBA backers, JavaSoft's Remote Method Invocation (RMI), which formerly was thought of as a competitor to CORBA, is fast becoming one of CORBA's main allies. This is supported by an announcement in the Java Spot News, dated February 18th, 1998, when the Object Management Group (OMG) publicly declared that it had finalized modifications of its IIOP communications protocol so that it could support most of the JDK1.1 functionality of the Java programming language's RMI. This press release, found on JavaSoft's site (www.javasoft.com), maintains that IIOP allows distributed objects to conform to OMG's CORBA specification, thus by enabling RMI to run on top of IIOP, Java objects can now easily also conform to CORBA. JavaSoft also stated that support for running RMI over IIOP will be available as a standard extension to the next version of the Java Development Kit.
RMI applications are often comprised of two separate programs: a server and a client. A typical server application creates a number of remote objects, makes references to those remote objects accessible, and waits for clients to invoke methods on those remote objects. A typical client application gets a remote reference to one or more remote objects in the server and then invokes methods on them. RMI provides the mechanism by which the server and the client communicate and pass information back and forth. Such an application is sometimes referred to as a distributed object application.
Applications can use one of two mechanisms to obtain references to remote objects. An application can register its remote objects with RMI's simple naming facility, the rmiregistry, or the application can pass and return remote object references as part of its normal operation.
Details of communication between remote objects are handled by RMI; to the programmer, remote communication looks like a standard method invocation.
–Because RMI allows a caller to pass objects to remote objects, RMI provides the necessary mechanisms for loading an object's code as well as transmitting its data.
–RMI can load class bytecodes using any URL protocol (e.g., HTTP, FTP, file, etc.) that is supported by the Java platform.
A remote object can be cast to any of the set of remote interfaces supported by the implementation using the syntax for casting built into the Java programming language.
The built-in instanceof operator can be used to test the remote interfaces supported by a remote object.
Clients of remote objects interact with remote interfaces, never with the implementation classes of those interfaces.
Non-remote arguments to, and results from, a remote method invocation are passed by copy rather than by reference.
This is because references to objects are only useful within a single virtual machine.
A remote object is passed by reference, not by copying the actual remote implementation.
The semantics of some of the methods defined by class java.lang.Object are specialized for remote objects.
Since the failure modes of invoking remote objects are inherently more complicated than the failure modes of invoking local objects, clients must deal with additional exceptions that can occur during a remote method invocation.
Java's Remote Method Invocation (RMI) makes it possible for code in an object running in one Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to invoke methods in an object running in another JVM. The two JVMs may be running as separate processes on the same computer, or may be running on different computers connected by a TCP/IP network.
Since the Internet is a TCP/IP network, this means that a client machine anywhere in the world has the capability of invoking methods on an object on a server anywhere in the world. The potential benefits of such operation are staggering to the imagination.
The machine with the object whose methods are invoked remotely is the server, and the machine invoking the methods on the remote object is the client.
rmic.exe – a program that produces stub and skeleton class files used by the client and the server.
rmiregistry.exe – a program that creates and maintains a registry of objects on a server whose methods can be invoked remotely by clients.
In the code given below the HelloServerImpl class extends the UnicastRemoteObject class.
The implementation class for a remote object contains the code that implements the remote method declared in the remote interface.
The main() method of the server needs to create an instance of the server which implements the remote interface to provide the service.
The second parameter is a reference to the object implementation.
The rmic compiler is used to generate the skeleton and the stub classes.
To start the policy tool, type the command policytool at the command prompt.
To grant the required permissions, click the Add Policy Entry button in the Policy Tool window.
To start the RMI Registry on the server, execute the start rmiregistry command at the command prompt.
Start the server using the java command, after setting the codebase property.


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Wellcome Collection has developed one of the largest audio-visual collections of 20th-century healthcare and medicine from Europe and the USA aimed at anyone interested in the evolution of medicine and health over the past 100 years. There are about 10,000 items with over 1000 being digitised and online available under Creative Commons licences. The earliest item in the collection is a recitation by Florence Nightingale on behalf of the veterans of Balaclava in 1890.
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Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we all think and feel about health. Our collections are at the heart of what we do.
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Access: DVDs and audio cassettes can be accessed in the library (please see our website for opening hours) on a first-come, first-served basis (joining the library requires two forms of identification). At the moment (November 2021) it isn't possible to watch non-standard videos or 16mm film material due to COVID-19 measures, although we are operating a digitisation on demand service within the available legal frameworks. Sometimes these digital files are available onsite only.
We publish our Collections Development strategy on our website. Here is the current one (last amended 2018): https://wellcomecollection.cdn.prismic.io/wellcomecollection%2F6438039a-7787-4fcb-9a09-8774b1d7e808_wellcome+collection_collections+development+policy_march+2018.pdf
Archive films are key documents from the twentieth century and can provide windows to the past. By watching the films of the 1920s and 1930s we are truly watching the medical pioneers of yesteryear and tuning into a time when these historical films were made for professional audiences and there was little faith in people understanding healthcare decisions. Distribution would have been limited to the medical professions in their cloistered worlds, but due to digitisation, these films can now be viewed by everyone.
A film of considerable historical interest is 'Acute encephalitis lethargica' from 1925, which is about an illness resulting in extreme sleepiness, neurological abnormality or even death which caused a pandemic lasting from 1916-1927. The resulting 'sleepy sickness' was popularised in the writer and neurologist Oliver Sack's book and 1990 film, 'Awakenings'. The original film from 1925 showing a case study with this condition has been viewed many times on YouTube. In Wellcome Collection, films, videos and audio frequently feature in the exhibitions and there are many ways in which the digitised collections can be accessed.
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Jon joined the firm in June 2018 after spending a number of years practicing in family and children law at a local firm. Jon graduated from Southampton Solent University obtaining a LLB Honours Law Degree in 2008 before studying the LPC at Guildford College of Law the following year and qualifying as a solicitor in 2011.
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The South Bronx has undergone a major outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease, but it was revealed last week that the bacteria was in Queens months before.
In April and May, 13 people got sick with the bacteria in Flushing, with three of them living in the Bland Houses located at 40-21 College Point Blvd, according to the Health Department. Their investigation led to the finding of a cooling tower in the Flushing area that had Legionella bacteria. The tower was disinfected and maintenance is being conducted to ensure it stays Legionella-free. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene also found the bacteria in the water system at the Bland Houses senior center. The water supply is also being disinfected. The Health Department said that although this outbreak has taken place in Flushing, the bacteria has not been found there since May.
Legionnaires' Disease is a type of pneumonia that is caused by the Legionella bacteria. It grows in warm water and is commonly found in cooling towers which some buildings use for their air conditioning, heating or ventilation systems.
The Health Department explains that they have interviewed all patients with the bacteria to find out if multiple people got sick in the same place. Those who were interviewed were asked if they've visited Flushing or other parts of Queens to ensure that if there has been an increase in cases, they can take quick action.
Their advice for the residents living in Bland Houses is that there is no need to see your doctor if you're not sick, but if you're a resident and feeling any of the pneumonia symptoms such as a fever, cough, chills or muscle aches, then you should see your doctor right away and ask about a test for Legionnaires' Disease.
Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) said that she feels the bacteria was contained well and that there were numerous conference calls made between her chief of staff , the Department of Health and other elected officials.
Stavisky said that the Health Department told her staff not to alert the public about the outbreak until it was isolated, and they knew where the source came from, so there wouldn't be a community-wide panic.
"I think everyone handled it well, the city, the local hospitals and NYCHA," she said.
The New York City Housing Authority hosted a meeting on May 15 for residents, visitors and staff of the senior center. Residents there were then informed of an ionization system to be installed on Aug. 5, and a meeting was held the following day involving residents and the Health Department. The results of ongoing tests will be shared with residents.
Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) confirmed there have been no further outbreaks of the bacteria.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explained that an estimated 8,000 to 18,000 people are hospitalized with Legionnaires' Disease each year in the United States and are naturally found in the environment in warm water and can not be transmitted from person to person. One can be infected with the bacteria when breathing in a mist or vapor contaminated with the infection. Most people with Legionnaires' disease will have pneumonia since Legionella bacteria grows in the lungs. Keeping the bacteria out of water is the key to preventing the infection.
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law Intro 866 to regulating the cooling towers. This bill would ensure the registration of all cooling towers and include annual certification, quarterly inspection and reporting of increased microbes to the Department of Health. It would also include mandating the disinfection of cooling towers with levels of microbes that pose as potential health risks. Violations of this legislation could result in civil penalties between $10,000 and $25,000. The bill takes effect immediately and all building owners have 30 days to register their cooling towers.
"The recent Legionnaires' outbreak has been an unprecedented challenge requiring an unprecedented response," the mayor said.


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The dining space plays a crucial role in every family. Studies show that families love to spend most of their time together in the dining room. It is necessary to pick the right dining table that could accommodate the entire members. In addition, it should serve to create a cozy and warm space when bonding with family.
In a dining room, the dining table occupies the major importance. It can be used as a game table or study table according to your needs. Here listing some tips to help you in choosing the right dining table for your house.
Material: Hardwood tables are the preferred ones since it lasts for generations. Some latest dining table options in the market are made with fiberboard and plywood modulars. If you are focusing on durability, then hardwood tables serve as the best option. It is affordable and comes in different colors, sizes and ranges. Some of the hot picks include mahogany, teak, maple, walnut and oak tables. The other options include slate, marble and glass. You need to choose the right one according to your budget and preference.
Size of the room: Consider the shape, dimensions and size of the table before purchasing. Just imagine whether it would suit your dining room atmosphere and allows for comfortable movement. Make sure to place chairs in the distance of two feet space. If you are arranging more chairs in a single table, it can cramp and disturb one another while eating. The dining table should offer a comfortable experience to the user.


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"I pledge to Nigeria my country, to be faithful, loyal and honest. To serve Nigeria with all my strength, to defend her unity, uphold her honour and glory, so help me God." If only we can live our days abiding by this allegiance we pledge to our dear nation, I tell you fellow Nigerians, our nation Nigeria will be a safer and better haven for us all.
I will not do well digging into this topic without explaining the key word therein; Patriotism. What is Patriotism?
The generally accepted Oxford Learner's Dictionary defines Patriotism as 'the love of your country and willingness to defend it.' Yes, as simple as that. Obviously short but encompasses a whole lot of things. Considering Nigeria, the love of our nation is something that should continually ring in the heart of us all and the willingness to sacrifice our all for her and her progress.
With this, can we say we are Patriotic? I mean, do we love our nation and defend it AT ALL time? Without any shadow of doubt or complacency, you will agree with me that an average Nigerian will answer the questions afore asked with a YES which is not true many a times.
It is quite disheartening that thesame Nigerians that confess to love their nation ignite, spearhead and encourage motions and actions that affect her nation negatively while they do little or many even do nothing to affect it positively. Why then is this happening to us? Why do we see less of Patriotism in Nigerians?
I want to say the virtue of Patriotism has been relegated to the background by our citizens and even leaders. Need I say that Patriotism even extinct amidst us faster than evil in our land? It is quite bad!
Like I pointed earlier, this issue gets more disturbing and worrisome that the leaders that are supposed to even be in the frontal position of inspiring citizens to be patriotic do more to discourage it. Some leaders put their selfish interest above the interest of the over the interest of the over 160 million Nigerians. You vow to make the nation violent because your interest was not popular among the citizen. What can we call this? Patriotism?
Little wonder we see many of the nations in the Western World thrive well because Patriotism seconds no virtue possessed to propel their nation. This reminds me of a movie I saw sometimes ago titled 'Olympus Has Fallen', many that have been opportune to see it will understand what Patriotism in the United States of America looks like. Even at the face of death, the spirit of Patriotism never dies in them. Either win or lose, Patriotism is always appreciated.
Being Patriotic is not only required from the leaders, the followers are also expected to be patriotic. 'I will do this' says Peterson and he did it, Patriotism starts from there. Sincerity and honesty to fellow citizen is also next to being patriotic to the nation because what connects you with your neighbour is the similar citizenship you share. How about being a law abiding fellow even in the face of intimidation and oppression? Patriotism is an issue that cannot be discussed without mentioning the word 'Faithfulness'.
Fellow Nigerians, your being patriotic may seem unrewarded today but may I tell you, the God of our fore-fathers that brought this nation into existence is watching! Yes, it sounds like myth but that is the truth. Beware! Rewarding Patriotism at most times may not be through Money or valuable items but in other appreciable means.
My esteemed readers, permit me to end this write-up with the popular quote of that Greek historian and philosopher, Thucydides, "a private man however successful in his own dealing, if this country perish, he is involved in his destruction. But however, he be an unprosperous city, he is much more likely to recover. Seeing then, that States can bear the misfortunes of states." Nigerian belongs to us all, so we should continually seek and promote and encourage actions that will work for her wellbeing. Thank You.


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Soccer star from Kearny, Hillside man killed in crash
Adrian Velazquez
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By Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal
Standout soccer star Adrian Velazquez, of Kearny, and his friend Alfahtee Heuy, of Hillside, died in the crash on Route 13.
Police say Velazquez was driving the vehicle when it swerved off the road and hit a "small rise in the ground" that sent the car airborne. The Toyota Avalon crashed into a tree and both men, 19, died at the scene. Heuy was the back seat passenger, authorities said.
Two other men, who were identified by Rutgers officials as Jose Barillas and Andres Medina, were injured in the crash. Barillas and Medina are sophomore business students and are listed on the university's soccer roster. Medina was critically injured, Delaware State Police said.
Velazquez was a star soccer player at Kearny High School where he graduated in 2017. He scored a game-winning goal in the 2016 North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 final. He was a defensive anchor at Rutgers and was a student in the college of arts and sciences.
"He inspired deep affection among his teammates and classmates, as well as in his hometown, with which he maintained strong connections," Rutgers Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor said in a statement.
Reports indicate the four men may have been traveling back to New Jersey after picking up a puppy that also died in the crash.
Heuy, a graduate of St. Benedict's Prep, was friends with many students at Rutgers University. He attended high school with Barillas and Medina. The university is offering counseling to its students to cope with the tragic loss.
"Our hearts are broken for Adrian's mother, Tania, his father, Javier, brothers Alexi and Daniel, as well as for his teammates and fellow athletes, friends and neighbors of the Kearny community, and all who knew him," the chancellor said in a statement to students. "We also extend deepest sympathies to the St. Benedict's community for the loss of Alfahtee Heuy, an alumnus of that school and friend of our students who was traveling with them and who also tragically lost his life."
Velazquez was named NJAC rookie of the week in September for playing an "instrumental" role in the team's two shutout wins that week. The team won its first conference championship in November.
In a Facebook post, Ironbound Soccer Club chairman Albert Coutinho said Velazquez was an alumnus of the organization and was a volunteer coach with his family.
"The entire Kearny school community mourns the tragic passing of Adrian Velasquez, KHS Class of 2017," Kearny Superintendent Patricia Blood said Sunday. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this sorrowful time."


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Q: Is it possible to get Cluster -> Availability Group Instance Node Map via WMI? I wish to enumerate all the instances within a SQL Server Always On Availability Group.
There is a Dynamic Management View within SQL Sever which provides this, but you need to be connected to a relevant instance to query this view.
Also, I can see in the registry for a node on the cluster that there is the mapping that I wish to get: HKLM\Cluster\Resources\{cluster_guid}\SqlInstToNodeMap
There is a WMI class that can enumerate all Availability Groups on the cluster, but I cannot see how (even by examining the PrivateProperties object) I can enumerate the SQL Instance to Cluster Node map through WMI - does anyone know if this is possible, or can provide a mechanism that doesn't require looking at the registry or querying SQL Server?
Thanks

A: Not sure if this helps but you could get it using the SMO classes?
Server srv = new Server("instance_name")

You can the access the AvailabilityReplics property of each AvailabilityGroup in the AvailabilityGroups collection to get the replica nodes, something like (untested)
Server srv = new Server("instance_name")
foreach(AvialbilityGroup grp in srv.AvailabilityGroups)
{
  Console.WriteLine("Found group {0} on instance {1}", grp.Name, srv.InstanceName);
  Console.WriteLine("  Replicas:");
  foreach(AvailabilityReplica replica in grp.AvailabilityReplicas)
  {
    Console.WriteLine("  Replica Name: {0}, Cluster Name: {1}", replica.Name, repica.Parent.Parent.ClusterName)
  }
}

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The Differences In Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities When A Comparison Is Made Between Multiple Reaches With Special Attention To Man-Made Structures [Joliet Junior College]
Nathaniel Narvaez Joliet Junior College
John Griffis Joliet Junior College
Keywords: Macroinvertebrate, Benthic, Illinois
The use of macroinvertebrates as indicator organisms is cheap, easy, and a reliable way to determine water quality. To determine the effects on man-made structures on macroinvertebrate communities and stream quality, comparisons were made between macroinvertebrate samples from established open canopy upstream and forested downstream reaches, and adjacent reaches with man-made structures (road bridge and foot bridge). Macroinvertebrates were collected using a D-frame kicknet, following Illinois Riverwatch protocol. There was little difference in Macroinvertebrate Biotic Indices and Shannon Diversity Indices between established and adjacent reaches. However, there were significant differences between EPT/non-EPT and pollution intolerant/tolerant organisms found between all reaches, and between all paired comparisons of the established and adjacent reaches (p< 0.05), except when comparing the forested reach with the road bridge reach (EPT/non-EPT, p=0.583; pollution intolerant/tolerant, p=0.542), the forested reach and the road bridge (EPT/non-EPT, p=0.84), and the forested reach with the adjacent foot bridge reach (EPT/non-EPT, p=0.489). Noticeable differences in taxa distribution occurred between all reaches. Different samples obtained from different reaches indicated varying distribution of taxa, with the forested reach having more high quality EPT taxa and individuals, however all reaches displayed similar water quality of "fair", with little impact from man-made structures.
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Subaru of America, Inc. Reports November 2020 Sales
Best-ever November for Crosstrek
Seventh consecutive month of 50,000+ vehicle sales in 2020
Subaru of America, Inc. today reported 50,413 vehicle sales for November 2020, an 11.4 percent decrease compared with November 2019. November also marked the seventh consecutive month of 50,000+ vehicle sales for the automaker in 2020.
As the top performing carline by volume, Outback sales increased 3.5 percent in November 2020 compared with the same month a year ago. Crosstrek achieved its best November ever with 12,841 sales, a 23.7 percent increase over the same month in 2019. BRZ posted a 12.2 percent increase, while WRX/STI posted 14.2 percent increase in November.
"In a sales month that was shorter than usual, our retailers rose to the challenge to deliver steady sales during this time of uncertainty," said Thomas J. Doll, President and CEO, Subaru of America, Inc. "We look forward to the December holiday season and another month of opportunity to deliver the safest, most reliable and family-friendly vehicles on the market."
"Our Subaru retailers again delivered a successful result and brought us a step closer to exceeding our forecast of 600,000 units this year," said Jeff Walters, Senior Vice President of Sales. "December car-buyers have an extra incentive to choose Subaru this holiday season thanks to our thirteenth annual Subaru Share the Love® Event. With every new Subaru purchased or leased at participating Subaru retailers nationwide, Subaru will donate $250 to the customer's choice of charity."
Following eleven consecutive years of sales records, Subaru reported year-to-date sales of 548,384, a 14 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2019.
Carline Nov-20 Nov-19 % Chg Nov-20 Nov-19 % Chg
MTD MTD MTD YTD YTD YTD
Forester 12,211 16,386 -25.5% 160,990 163,743 -1.7%
Impreza 3,174 5,686 -44.2% 39,658 60,675 -34.6%
WRX/STI 1,714 1,501 14.2% 19,210 20,277 -5.3%
Ascent 5,231 7,545 -30.7% 60,931 73,678 -17.3%
Legacy 2,192 2,801 -21.7% 24,718 31,648 -21.9%
Outback 12,921 12,481 3.5% 136,022 164,517 -17.3%
BRZ 129 115 12.2% 2,096 2,203 -4.9%
Crosstrek 12,841 10,378 23.7% 104,759 121,012 -13.4%
TOTAL 50,413 56,893 -11.4% 548,384 637,753 -14.0%
Moving into the final month of the year, the Subaru Share the Love® Event will run through January 4, 2021. Subaru of America will donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased to the customer's choice of the following national charities: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®), Make-A-Wish®, Meals on Wheels America and National Park Foundation or a hometown charity selected by participating Subaru retailers. In the program's thirteenth consecutive year, Subaru and participating retailers hope to exceed a grand total of $200 million donated to charities since the Subaru Share the Love Event started in 2008.
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 630 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise, which is the company's vision to show love and respect to everyone, and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA has donated more than $190 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged more than 40,000 volunteer hours. As a company, Subaru believes it is important to do its part in making a positive impact in the world because it is the right thing to do.
For additional information visit media.subaru.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Penis enlargement products are big business. No longer relegated to the back of pornographic magazines, these products are being marketed on late night TV, in mainstream magazines, and in the e-mail in-box of every person on the planet. Do they work? Are they safe? Does a man need to worry about the size of his penis? This article will examine these issues.
How big is the average penis? In one Internet poll, 69% of men over estimated the size of the average penis, some by several inches. For a long time studies done by Kinsey in the late 40s were quoted, but there are some serious problems with these studies. The Kinsey studies were based on self-reporting of men who responded to a post card mailed to them by the Kinsey institute. This results in several problems, only men who "opted in" were included, the men could have exaggerated, and the sample is not demographically valid. It has since been found that, surprise, a man with a big penis is more likely to volunteer for measurement than is a man with a small penis.
Web sites trying to convince men they need to be bigger give the average at 6 inches (15.25 cm) and larger, but science says otherwise. In the last fifteen years, there have been a number of statistically and scientifically well done studies on penis size. The most famous of these studies, done by the University of California School of Medicine and reported in the Journal of Urology in 1996, found the average erect penis to be 5.1 inches (13cm) in length and 4.9 inches (12.5) in circumference. Studies done by the Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy, and St. Mary's Hospital, London, as well as at other medical institutions, have given very similar results that range from 5.03 to 5.3 inches (12.78 to 13.46 cm) for the average erect length of the penis.
It is interesting to note that penile dysmorphophobia, or small penis syndrome is now a recognised psychiatric disorder. Much as with anorexia, the man does not see his penis as it really is, but rather as smaller than it is.1 If you think you have a small penis, odds are you do not!
penis construction
First, let's get a good understanding of how the penis is constructed, and how it works. The penis is composed of three chambers, the two cavernous bodies (or corpora cavernosa) which lie side by side on the top of the penis, and the spongy body (or corpus spongiosum) which is centered below the other two. The spongy body surrounds the urethra, and extends out the end of the shaft to form the glans. All three chambers contain small hollow areas that can fill with blood to produce an erection. Surrounding all three bodies is a semi-elastic membrane called the tunica albuginea. The arteries that feed blood to the penis are surrounded by smooth muscle fibers that normally limit blood flow to the penis. During sexual arousal the muscle fibers relax and blood flow to the penis increases. The spongy tissue of the penis fills with blood, causing the penis to swell. The veins that drain the penis lie close to the surface, and these are compressed by the erection, slowing flow of blood from the penis. The size of the erect penis is limited by the tunica albuginea membrane, just as a bicycle tire limits the expansion of the inner tube inside it. As with a bike tire, once the limit of the membrane is reached, further pressure results in greater firmness but no increase in size.
making it bigger
There is no exercise that will enlarge the penis. The only muscle in the penis is the smooth muscle fibers that controls erection and these muscles cannot be built up in the same way skeletal muscles can be. Even if this muscle could be strengthened, doing so would only serve to reduce blood flow to the unerect penis, making it smaller.
In order to enlarge the size of the erect penis the tunica albuginea would have to be increased. The tunica albuginea is flexible to a point, but repeated stretching does not lengthen it the way the ear lobes can be lengthened.
no FDA oversight
The FDA does not regulate penis enlargement products in any way. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 says that "dietary supplements" are not regulated so long as they do not make "disease or health claims." However, a supplement can claim that it affects the "structure or function of the body." What this means is that a company can claim a product enlarges the penis (body structure) or increases the amount of time a man can have intercourse (body function) without having to worry that the FDA will examine the claims. If I put ground up parsley in a capsule, and sold it as an "ancient Oriental" penis enlargement formula, I would not be breaking any laws in the United States.2 Devices and exercises that claim to enlarge the penis are also essentially free from government supervision.
Fake before and after images on penis enlargement sites are common. Some images are "photoshopped", while others use semi-erect "before" images and fully erect "after" images.3
Given these things, "buyer beware" is vital when looking at products that claim to enlarge the penis. There is no way to guarantee you are getting what you are told, no proof it works, and no legal recourse if it does not work. Even worse, there is no guarantee the device, exercise, or product is safe. Herbs are unregulated, even though some have been proven to have nasty side effects, so harm is possible.
Pills: It only takes a bit of reasoning to understand why these could not work. What kind of drug could enter the blood stream and affect only the two specialized tissues in the penis? This would be like creating a pill that made the nose bigger!
Creams: These seem a bit more reasonable, as they are applied to the penis, but anything rubbed onto the penis will be carried away from the penis by the blood stream before it could get to the tunica albuginea or the spongy bodies. In fact, this has been a major hurdle for drug companies trying to find an impotence cure that can be rubbed on rather than injected. So far, the best solution the drug companies have found is to insert the drug into the urethra (ouch).
Surgery and Injections: There are two techniques that doctors can perform that do actually add size, but both have risks.
For more length, a doctor can cut the ligaments that attach the penis to the pelvic bone, and then move the penis outward some (the penis has an internal "root" that is about as long as what is on the outside). This gains a man only about an inch, but risks infection, and can leave the penis less stable because it is no longer anchored as well as it was.4
For more width, fat can be injected into the penis. Unfortunately, the fat does not stay put well, and it can become lumpy, gradually leave the penis, or cause scarring.4 Others have injected things such as mineral oil, paraffin, silicone, vaseline, cod liver oil, and hydrocarbon gel to enlarge the penis. There are a number of reports of disfigurement5,6, impotence, and even death7 from these procedures.
Pumping: Pumps, which are successfully used for impotence, have been claimed to increase penis size. While there can be a temporary enlargement due to drawing extra fluid into the penis, studies have found no long term change in erect size. Many men do have permanent increases in unerect size. When a proper pump is used according to the directions, there is no safety issue.
Weights, and traction (stretching) devices: Those promoting these techniques offer a variety of explanations for how they work, but most of these explanations are contrary to the facts about how the penis is constructed. A few urologist-monitored studies have shown small gains in size. The best study to date was done by the British Journal of Urology. They found that using a traction device for six hours a day, for six months, resulted in a gain of about half an inch (1.25 cm). Most growth was in the first months, suggesting that longer use will not add more length. The size gains were about a third of what the devices manufacture claimed was "normal".8 On the other hand, there are many reports of injury from do-it-yourself attempts. What has also not been determined is if these methods can cause any permanent harm. Urologists have voiced concerns about scarring, nerve damage, damage to the blood vessels, and Peyronie's disease (bent penis syndrome).
Jelqing: The Jelq is the most common method of penis enlargement touted today. Jelqing consists of a "milking" motion down the penis that is supposed to gradually increase both length and circumference. A study of sites advocating this technique sends up several red flags:
The technique is said to be something used by men in the Middle East for centuries. However, no one can back that claim up, and when WebMD.com researched jelqing they reported that "Sex historian Vern Bullough says he has never heard of it, and queries to the Kinsey Institute and professors of Middle Eastern studies at several universities shed no more light on the matter."9
Some Jelqing sites suggest that enlargement is caused by the breaking down and building up the tissues of the penis just as you exercise to make your biceps larger. However, there is no tissue in the penis that responds this way to any kind of manipulation.
The specifics of how to jelq vary widely from site to site. Some insist it will not work unless done with a full erection, while others warn that doing it with a full erection will cause damage.
Most urologists have seen damage caused by jelqing. This includes erection problems, numbness, scar formation, bruising, and swelling.10 There is also growing discussion that jelqing with an erection can lead to venous leakage, which results in a form of impotence in which the penis becomes erect but does not stay erect.
Urologists who will comment on size increases from Jelqing say the most they have seen is 2 cm (3/4 of an inch). Such a small change does not seem worth the potential damage.
The bottom line is this – pills and creams cannot possibly work, and surgery which does work can leave a man disfigured or impotent. Other methods can give very small gains in size, but they also have a very real chance of doing long term and permanent harm. In the end, each couple (it is hers too, guys) must weigh the possible risks against the possible benefits. We have looked at the risk side of that equation, what about the benefits side?
does she want more?
So, does size really does matter, and can a penis be too big? We have heard from several men and women who have problems enjoying sex because his penis is large – it may be a rare problem, but it does happen. The book "The Kinsey Institute New Report on Sex" (1990) says that more women report concerns and apprehension about too large a penis than report being unhappy with a smaller penis. Our own poll was similar, with 11% saying big was important, and 15% saying too much is worse than too little. Comments from members of The Q&A Forum when penis enlargement was discussed show a similar concern (paraphrased to prevent identification):
"I do not EVER care to see my husband larger than he is now."
"I am 6.25 by 6.25 and my wife says if I make it bigger I won't be having sex with her."
"I agree about not wanting my husband to get bigger. He is a 6 and 3/4 and that's as big as I care to go. "
"My wife wants me to get a reduction. She said she was impressed at first but, now says I am too big. "
"My first husband's penis was larger, but my current husband satisfies me far more often than the first husband ever did." This woman was not saying the smaller penis was better, rather she was saying her second husband was better because he was more loving. A loving caring man is the most important thing for a woman's sexual pleasure, and skill at what he does in bed is far more important than the size of his penis. A dozen extra kind words each day and a few more minutes of foreplay will do more to increase a woman's sexual desire and pleasure than an extra inch or two of penis ever could.
A study done a few years ago sizes the issue up well. It starts by stating that the vast majority of men seeking enlargement have, "normal-sized and fully functional penis but visualize their penises as small" and concludes by saying, "There is a lack of any standardization of all described procedures. Indications and outcome measures are poorly defined, and the reported complications are unacceptably high."11 It seems to us that the whole thing is a big fuss about problem that does not exist outside the mind of many men.
1 Penile size and the 'small penis syndrome' | BJU International Volume 99, Issue 6, pages 1449–1455, June 2007
2 Anatomy of a penis pill swindle – MSNBC story
3 Penis Size and Penis Enlargement – From Cornell Urology
4 Penile Enlargement Surgery and Phalloplasty Complications – Center for Reconstructive Urology
5 Penis invalidating cicatricial outcomes in an enlargement phalloplasty case with polyacrylamide gel (Formacryl) | International Journal of Impotence Research (2006) 18, 318–321
6 Mineral Oil-induced Sclerosing Lipogranuloma of the Penis | J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2010 September; 3(9): 41–44.
7 Penis Injection Death
8 A pilot phase-II prospective study to test the 'efficacy' and tolerability of a penile-extender device in the treatment of 'short penis' | BJU International Volume 103, Issue 6, pages 793–797, March 2009 Abstract
9 WebMD has removed the article.
10 Penis-enlargement products: Do they work? – MayoClinic.com
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Here I have from my collection a class 60 that has been renumbered by myself that was done for my collection. I have used a standard 60021 body and have fitted the modified Colas hats and numbers to complete the transformation after giving the body a coat of gloss and after the transfers had been applied and dried I then gave it a coat of satin clear coat to give it a factory finish. The chassis is a pcb chassis and comes ready to run on dc with the blanking clips in place. But will require a dcc wired decoder (not supplied) soldered to the according points to run on dcc. The loco is boxed and comes with the Bachmann paperwork and a sealed and unused accessory pack.
Any questions please dont hesitate to contact me. The item "Graham Farish Colas Class 60 Renumbered To 60095 N Gauge" is in sale since Sunday, August 5, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectables\Model Railways & Trains\N Gauge\Locomotives". The seller is "pug106d1977" and is located in Stockton-on-Tees.


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Q: Problems with Impala. "Query waiting to be closed" I have a little problems with my Impala´s Platform.  We I try to do a query, sometimes I get a time out, and when reviewed the logs, I saw that I got almost 4000 querys waiting to be closed.
I am using CDH 5.14 and impala 2.11.
Someone know if are there any bugs on the system, about queries?. Or Do I need to configure any parameters on the system to solve it?

A: Can you decrease
--idle_query_timeout and --idle_session_timeout
Comment: I get this same behavior from HUE. Some connections are not closed when the tab is closed. I don't recall the exact state, but we have the idle_query_timeout and idle_session_timeout set to 1 hour and these are closed after that time. So if idle_query isn't working try idle_session. If that doesn't work, there maybe something going one with your specific setup.
Ref: https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Interactive-Short-cycle-SQL/Query-Cancel-and-idle-query-timeout-is-not-working/td-p/58104