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Justia Patents Jonathan Handler Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications
Patents by Inventor Jonathan Handler
Jonathan Handler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILTERING MEDICAL DEVICE NOISE ARTIFACTS FROM VENOUS WAVEFORM SIGNALS
Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for filtering medical device noise artifacts from circulatory waveform signals are disclosed. A circulatory pressure is measured and transformed from the time domain to the frequency domain for analysis to determine patient status. To avoid artifacts of the pumping, the time-domain measurements are filtered to generate a filtered time-domain signal, by removing active pumping periods. The filtered time-domain signal is transformed into a frequency-domain signal, which is analyzed based upon peaks indicating respiratory rate, heart rate, or harmonics thereof. Peaks may be adjusted based on a ratio that considers removed signals. A metric of patient status is then determined from the peaks or corresponding frequencies. The patient status may be related to blood volume of the patient and may be used to control pump operation.
Filed: December 14, 2018
Inventors: Jonathan Handler, James Martucci, Kyle Hocking, Susan Eagle, Colleen Brophy, Richard Boyer, Franz Baudenbacher
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILTERING NOISE AND ANALYZING VENOUS WAVEFORM SIGNALS
Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for filtering medical device noise artifacts from venous waveform signals are disclosed. A peripheral venous pressure (PVP) is measured and transformed from the time domain to the frequency domain for analysis to determine patient status. To avoid artifacts of the pumping, the time-domain PVP measurements are filtered to generate a filtered time-domain PVP signal by removing active pumping periods. The filtered time-domain PVP signal is transformed into a frequency-domain PVP signal, which is analyzed based upon peaks indicating respiratory rate, heart rate, or harmonics thereof. A metric of patient status is then determined from the peaks or corresponding frequencies. The patient status may be related to blood volume of the patient and may be used to control pump operation.
Filed: June 29, 2018
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND DETERMINING PATIENT PARAMETERS FROM SENSED VENOUS WAVEFORM
Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring patient hemodynamic status, systemic vascular resistance, reversal of cardiac and respiratory rates, and patient respiratory volume or effort are disclosed. A peripheral venous pressure is measured and used to detect levels, changes, or problems relating to patient blood volume. The peripheral venous pressure measurement is transformed from the time domain to the frequency domain for analysis. A heart rate frequency is identified, and harmonics of the heart rate frequency are detected and evaluated to determine, among other things, hypovolemia or hypervolemia, systemic vascular resistance, and of cardiac and respiratory rates, and patient respiratory volume or effort.
User interface for predictive model generation
Abstract: A dataset is searched using inclusion set criteria to produce an inclusion set and exclusion set criteria to produce an exclusion set. A set of unique content elements is identified from the inclusion set and the exclusion set. Metrics are derived from the inclusion set, exclusion set, and set of unique content elements, such as a measure, for each unique content element, of the absolute value of the difference between the percentage of records in the inclusion set containing the unique content element and the percentage of records in the exclusion set containing the unique content element. The unique content element set may be sorted and displayed in decreasing order of the above-referenced absolute value. The content element set may be filtered. Individual content elements may be excluded from the content set. A predictive model may be generated based on the resulting version of the content element set.
Filed: January 27, 2016
Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
Assignee: MModal IP LLC
Inventors: Jonathan A. Handler, Juergen Fritsch
Applicant: MModal IP LLC
Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
Programmatic access to terminologies expressed in hierarchical form
Abstract: The described implementations relate to expressing terminologies in a hierarchical form. One implementation can receive a terminology that can include concept-code pairs. For example, each of the concept-code pairs can include a concept and a code that is assigned to the concept by the terminology. The implementation can map the concepts to levels of a hierarchical ontology, and associate some of the concepts across different levels of the hierarchical ontology. The implementation can also provide programmatic access to the concept-code pairs of the terminology via the hierarchical ontology.
Filed: October 28, 2011
Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Inventors: Bryan Dove, Jonathan A. Handler, Michael J. Bortnick, Dongbai Guo
Publication date: August 7, 2014
Functionality for providing de-identified data
Abstract: A de-identification system is described herein for converting original messages into de-identified messages. The de-identification system leverages original message-inception-functionality which operates as a gateway for providing original messages for use by a production environment. Namely, the de-identification system includes a transformation module that receives the original messages from the original message-inception functionality. The transformation module then converts instances of sensitive information contained in the original messages into non-sensitive information, to produce the de-identified messages. A de-identified environment can consume the de-identified messages with high confidence that the messages have been properly sanitized. This is because the de-identification work has been performed at a well-contained quarantine level of the message processing functionality.
Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
Inventors: Bryan J. Dove, Craig F. Feied, Michael T. Gillam, Jonathan A. Handler, Dobroslav K. Kolev, Kurt Arley Luke Thorne
Patient identification
Abstract: The described implementations relate to patient identification. One implementation can acquire binary biometric data and structured data from a patient. This implementation can compare the acquired patient binary biometric data and structured data to binary biometric data and structured data associated with patient files in an electronic master patient index.
Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
Inventors: Michael T. Gillam, Jonathan A. Handler, Craig Feied, John C. Gillotte
Semantic content searching
Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed that provide for document retrieval where a user can identify key attributes of potential target documents that are desirable (e.g., have a particular semantic content for the user). Further, relevant documents that comprise the desired semantic content can be retrieved. Additionally, the user can provide feedback on the retrieved documents, for example, based on key semantic concepts found in the documents, and the input can be used to update the classification. For example, this process can be iterated to improve the retrieval and precision of documents found through machine learning techniques.
Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
Inventors: Eric I-Chao Chang, Michael Todd Gillam, Yan Xu, Craig Feied, Jonathan Handler
Applicant: Microsoft Corporation


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Seychelles Tourism Board highlights 2020 | 31 December 2020
STB CEO Sherina Francis meerting Richard Quest
Staying true to its mandate to market the destination, the Seychelles Tourism Board, through its offices and representation worldwide, continuously strives to place Seychelles in the spotlight on both the local and international stage.
Not realising that the world was to be hit by a pandemic, the plethora of international appearances, mainly within the first two months of 2020, was the ideal opportunity for the Seychelles Tourism Board, (STB) team to perform its mandate of increasing the destination's visibility and awareness of its offerings and set the tone for 2020 to achieve the target of another successful tourism year for Seychelles.
Following a very successful 2019, whereby Seychelles recorded a six percent increase in visitors' arrival, it was on the same hopeful note that STB had predicted a 2-3 percent increase for 2020. However, with the onset of the pandemic, the destination recorded substantial decrease in visitors' arrival numbers, by December 13, 2020, a total of 108,308 visitors had disembarked in Seychelles.
The international stage
Maintaining a strong presence at several important international tourism gatherings, the STB and its partners capitalised on these opportunities to increase visibility for the pristine paradise in key and potential markets.
In February 2020, the STB represented Seychelles in various events across the globe. The beauty of Seychelles dazzled the Italian public during the three-day event as the STB made an appearance at the Roma Travel Show, held in the Italian capital in the Palazzo deiCongressi. The event saw the collaboration of the STB and the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association (SHTA) as ambassadors to the potential Italian visitors and trade partners including top travel agencies, travel specialists, tour operators, cruise lines present at the event.
Emphasising its marketing efforts, across the globe, STB partnered wit Réunion Travel expert, Anthurium Tourisme to promote Seychelles as an ideal destination for group travellers in an event which gathered around 70 invitees from prestigious companies such as Citroen, Banque Française Commerciale to meet with industry professionals including airline companies, tourism offices and hotels representatives from Réunion and Mauritius.
Keeping destination Seychelles in the limelight, STB was present at the reputed Dubai Bride Show in February conquering the hearts of brides-to-be. The popular Dubai event, which sees the participation of some 20,000 participants annually was the perfect opportunity to showcase the islands potential as a romantic wedding destination and the wide range of possibilities for couples and newly-weds.
The STB team made a magnificent appearance at the 62nd edition of Salon des Vacances (Belgium) where sunny Seychelles was highly represented. In the spirit of providing key attention to the small island destination, the Seychelles stand was rightly located at the entrance of the destination's pavilion where the STB team met with visitors to inform them about the destination.
Retaining its presence at the various international tourism rendez-vous, the STB was present in India at the OTM - Outbound Travel Mart 2020 held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai in partnership with national airline Air Seychelles. The two prime stakeholders of the Seychelles tourism industry marked their presence among the Indian travel community, providing visibility to Seychelles as an ideal holiday destination with an easy access for the Indian market during the three-day trade fair. OTM, which is considered one of the major fairs in the Mumbai region, was attended by over 15,000 visitors, providing an excellent platform for the STB team present to the destination and showcase its multiple attributes to the Indian public.
As part of its marketing activities at the start of 2020, the STB thrilled its partners in three Brazilian cities during its annual dedicated Seychelles Roadshow by showcasing the beautiful exotic destination during a three-day intensive promotional activity. The STB team was present at Brasilia, Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo where they met with Brazilian partners and conducted various informative activities about the destination.
The Israeli city of Tel Aviv also witnessed the beauties of Seychelles during the 26th International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM). The Seychelles' designated stand attracted participants and visitors with illustrations of the Islands' exotic environment through images of the unique boulders, crystal clear waters, unsoiled beaches and lush vegetation.
Closer to home, Seychelles featured at the Spotlight Africa workshop in Lusaka, Zambia at the Radisson Blu Hotel. The STB team present at the event had the opportunity to meet with some 40 top senior executives of travel agencies and several major local tour operators, updating them with the destination's latest development.
On its mission to charm North American visitors, the STB took part in the New York Times Travel Show from at the Jacob K Javits Convention Center in New York City. The travel show united over 175 countries including Seychelles under one roof where cultural and destination knowledge was passed on to over 35,000 attendees inlcuding tourism professionals and holidaymakers. Taking full advantage of media, travel trade and consumer presence during the exhibition, the STB team met with these key industry players of the North American Market. These included the press and airlines such as Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines, whose North American agents will be hosted in the Seychelles for a familiarisation trip in the coming months.
Affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns in several countries and international travel bans enforced after March 2020, the STB re-strategised its marketing efforts and shifted its efforts digitally for the next five months that followed.
Experience Seychelles campaign
As the world faced this unprecedented challenge, an organic campaign was launched to keep Seychelles top of mind of visitors during the Covid-19 period. The campaign was very successful, generating over 800,000 impressions over key social media platforms. The first phase of this online campaign entitled 'Dream Now, Experience Seychelles Later' was activated on April 7, 2020 across all Seychelles' destination platforms . The campaign which comprises a series of messages including splendid photos of the beautiful Seychelles and its various features, was very well received on the various online platforms and has engaged wide audiences' interest towards the destination. This was followed by a strikingly emotional video released on April 15, 2020, which was shared over 300 times over Facebook in less than 24 hours.
The second phase of the campaign 'Experience Seychelles; our home, your sanctuary' was rolled out on September 22, 2020, during a press conference at the STB headquarters at Botanical House. Amidst times of uncertainty, the 'Experience Seychelles; our home, your sanctuary' campaign gave travellers worldwide hope and prospect to escape the harsh realities they were currently facing by calling on them to delve in the natural allure of this pristine paradise. The timing for the release of the campaign, was chosen purposely, focusing on a long-term visibility strategy to reboot travel to the destination. The campaign also actively engaged the local tourism trade to join STB in promoting the destination to potential visitors through content creation and using the #ExperienceSeychelles to share exclusive stories and experiences of visitors who have used their services.
Still ongoing, the 'Experience Seychelles' campaign has been extended to specific audiences through collaborations with famous platforms, such as the BBC, National Geographic and CNN International, increasing the visibility of the islands and will continue well into the new year.
Making a hit
In the midstold Chinese citizen and his family, turned the frightening experience into an exotic escape from the harsh realities of the world. The family even collaborated with STB's China office and the Embassy of the Republic of Seychelles in Beijing for a livestreaming event in honour of the Dragon Boat Festival, celebrated on June 25, 2020. Mr Young had previously amazed the Chinese population with the stunning spots all over the tiny island of La Digue through social media posts. The collaboration gave the destination more visibility and showcased the caring nature of the Seychellois people.
Again, on the Asian market, captivating readers of the Asia Family Traveller magazine by its pristine beauty, Seychelles was featured in its September/October 2020 issue, placing the archipelago in the limelight on the Asian market. Magazine Editor, Carolynne Dear's article entices readers to discover the destination's alluring features, through mesmerising images and inspirational ideas for memorable family adventures. Addressing the destination's reopening for tourism in much detail, the edition of the Asia Family Traveller magazine provided insight on the important safety measures taken by the local industry partners for the safety of both residents and visitors.
STB'sannual marketing meeting
Stepping into virtual mode due to the pandemic, the STB conducted its series of consultative meetings with its local partners and international offices as part of its first ever virtual marketing meeting. The meeting featured Tourism Minister Didier Dogley, tourism principal secretaryAnne Lafortune, STB chief executive Sherin Francis and team from the STB headquarters at Botanical House, STB representatives around the globe and also registered the participation of around 75 trade partners. The session was an ideal opportunity for Mrs Francis to provide a general overview of the situation in Seychelles at the time as the country was contemplating to welcome arrival of commercial flights in August 2020 and restart its tourism activities.
The sessions were primarily aimed at setting the foundation for the in-depth consultations as STB representatives and trade partners discussed how to jointly reposition their individual source markets. The series of virtual consultative meetings culminated with the STB strategy marketing meeting on Friday July 10, 2020.
The virtual scene
Collectively STB has organised and /or participated in 1,751 virtual events this year. Below are a few highlights.
Seychelles featured at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) virtual through the participation of its CEO in a webinar hosted by Destination of the World News' Editor-in-Chief Emily Baxter-Priest. The webinar available until June 5, 2020 on the ATM Virtual platforms was titled 'The Changing Face of Luxury Family Travel' aimed at providing insight into what travel and tourism would look like in a post Covid-19 world, with industry insight into the new landscape of luxury family travel.
Pushing Seychelles in the international limelight again, several key industry partners including STB also joined the virtual international conversation with travel specialist Juergen Steinmetz. The global virtual event, which is part of the rebuilding travel movement, provided an ideal platform for industry partners to discuss how the destination has handled the restart of tourism. Providing insights about the efforts made by the industry to implement the new safety guidelines endorsed by the department of health as part of the new operational procedures for the tourism industry. As part of the discussions the destination's commitment towards safe tourism was further reiterated reflecting the safety guidelines put in place in Seychelles and the the efforts of the industry to rebuild the confidence of potential visitors.
The tropical islands paradise was also represented at this year's virtual World Travel Summit, 'Travel in the New Normal' was the main focus organised by Travel-Awards.Org. Seychelles represented by the STB CEO Francis featured amongst key travel leaders who provided lead insights on the future of the travel industry.
Seychelles was also visible on the digital spheres and featured in the 'Restore Travel Confidence', series presenting industry leaders from Indian Ocean destinations such as Maldives, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. The discussion with renowned hospitality keynote speaker, marketing and communication expert Dolores Semeraro was published on Ms Semeraro's website and featured in her upcoming podcast 'truthbehindtravelpodcast'.
Increasing visibility for the destination, Seychelles appeared at the virtual Black Travel Summit conference titled, 'Movement' in October 2020. The two-day virtual event, which combined 26 speakers from around the globe, including content creators also featured STB representative for Africa and the Americas, David Germain representing the destination. Hosted by some of the most renowned entrepreneurs in the black travel community, the event presented an opportunity for the island destination to put forward its best features to attract travellers from this specific segment.
The Seychelles islands participated in the first virtual World Travel Market (WTM) after 40 years of being held in London. The agenda for this year's WTM centred around restoring and developing business connections, growing one's network, one's brand and learning how to make one's comeback. The event made recognition of the travel industry's critical state intending to aid the recovery, rebuilding and shaping of it.
Seychelles further participated in the first 3D virtual wedding fair, The World of Weddings (TWOW). The three-day Indian wedding fair attracted close to 2,000 attendees including specifically targeted end consumers interested in luxury, lifestyle, and wedding essentials as well as travel agents, tour operators and wedding planners with the perfect clienteles.
Finally, Seychelles made an appearance at virtual 'WOW! Hospitality Trends Summit 2020' - Africa 2020. Joining an interesting discussion titled 'Rebranding the Continent as a hot tourism destination', led by renowned hospitality keynote speaker, Dolores Semeraro, STB CEO Sherin Francis conversed alongside her counterparts from the continent. During the discussions, Mrs Francis shared the island destination's experience and strategy for the recovery of its tourism industry and its contribution to restart the promotion of tourism in the region.
International activations
STB continued its projects in its various markets to maintain and/or increase the visibility of the destination, two noticeable activities were in Zurich and Paris. In Zurich, Switzerland, STB partnered with one of largest tour operators, Manta Reisen, to showcase the pristine beauty of the islands. The first major campaign in the Swiss market for the year started September 1, 2020, with alluring depictions of the tropical paradise displayed on the trams in Zurich. With trams being one of the country's most used transports, the campaign is expected to have considerable reach and exposure. The campaign, which is to run for a year, will keep the Seychelles islands in the minds of visitors, sweeping them off their feet with images of the destination's lush greenery, pearly white sands enveloped by mesmerising, turquoise waters.
In Paris, the STB launched an above the line advertising campaign as part of its communication plan for the autumn-winter promotional season. The campaign, launched in mid-October rolled for four weeks and involved the deployment of striking pictures of the destination as a means to entice the French market to visit the islands. The STB office in Paris has opted for a dynamic and earthly medium of communication, as it will allow the destination to reach out to a significant percentage of active workers in selective business firms with high-income brackets employees, areas in Paris and La Défense. Some hundred taxis, branded on both sides will be circulating in the capital city Paris and suburban areas. During the last two weeks of October and first two weeks of November, the taxis will be transporting the branded visuals of the destination with the tag line: "Seychelles, Our home your sanctuary".
Involving local creatives
Increasing its effort on digital marketing as the cornerstone of its strategy to market and promote the Seychelles islands as the preferred tourist destination. Making sure that it has adequate and up-to-date content for all its marketing efforts be it digital, advertising, the STB launched a working collaboration programme for local creative content providers; including writers, photographers, videographers and social media influencers. To date STB has four suppliers on the programme all of whom STB is expected to make use of their skills and competencies to generate tailor-made content that will allow STB to improve its efforts to market and promote the destination.
Making headlines in the Seychelles was renowned CNN International anchor Richard Quest, who visited the island paradise twice this year. Mr Quest was on mission to discover the essence of the archipelago and delve into the roots of the creole community. The Seychelles islands were featured on both his shows, namely 'Quest for Business' and 'Quest World of Wonder'. During his visits, Mr Quest had the opportunity to interview some of the country's most prominent figures and even secured an interview with the newly elected President of the Republic of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan.
Additionally, STB collaborated with CNN for a digital campaign which will run alongside Mr Quest's shows, giving the alluring destination extensive exposure and visibility worldwide.
Awards and eecognition
The Seychelles Islands remained in the global limelight, sweeping several prestigious awards throughout the year.
The Vallée de Mai's powers of seduction became apparent this year as they brought home the 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award for 2020, based on 2019 Traveller reviews. This latest recognition builds on past achievements as bestowed by TripAdvisor and other travel reviewing bodies.
With the Seychelles economy heavily reliant on tourism, the island nation recognises the need to efficiently manage its resources and the monumental significance of conservation. As a display of the nation's constant efforts towards a greener, more sustainable future, the Seychelles Islands once again swept up the World Travel Award's 'Indian Ocean's Leading Sustainable Tourism Destination' for the second year in a row.
Additionally, the archipelago's mesmerising beauty received global recognition when the destination was given the 'World's Most Romantic Destination for 2020' award in the Grand Final of the World Travel Award. Having built a strong reputation for being one of the most romantic pristine spots in the world, being crowned with a world-leading title comes as an immense honour to the exotic paradise. Relatively untouched and religiously preserved, the islands serve as the perfect getaway for couples longing to escape the hassle of mundane life and create a deeper connection with one another.
The road to recovery
Although the industry being under attack by the pandemic the STB and partners have maximised on the various new opportunities to maintain the destination's presence in the global tourism scene.
By remaining visible to our audiences digitally; maintaining strong communications through virtual means and by participating at the virtual events, Seychelles was provided with an ideal opportunity to remain visible and in contact with its international trade, airline and media partners to enable the destination to reposition itself as a safe holiday destination.
While STB maintains that the industry is a people business and the relationship and networking remain key and top priority, virtual events and meetings will remain a recurring trend for 2021 until travel restrictions are lifted and travel confidence resurge.
Contributed by STB
Dream Now, Experience Seychelles Later
Bride Show in Dubai
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End-of-year message from Alain St. Ange | 31.12.2020
Highlights of tourism department in 2020 | 31.12.2020
Seychelles on a Quest with CNN | 24.12.2020
Seychelles embarks on adventure with National Geographic | 16.12.2020
Seychelles guards its Middle Eastern ties in the first virtual Gulf Travel Show | 12.12.2020

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Blizzard will release a patch for Warcraft 3 next week
By Stephany Nunneley, Saturday, 12 March 2016 19:54 GMT
Blizzard has a patch in the works for Warcraft 3 which it plans to release next week.
The patch was announced by Blizzard Classic Games lead Robert Bridenbecker in a video posted on YouTube by Back2Warcraft, per Gamespot.
Bridenbecker said in the video that patch 1.27 for Warcraft 3 would release worldwide on March 15, but didn't provide details on what it would include, but he did hint that more updates would be made available in the future.
Diablo 2 received its first patch since 2011 earlier this week, bringing the game to version 1.14. It also included a new installer for Mac OSX.
Other updates to the RPG in the future will include improvements to cheat-detection and hack-prevention.


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Methane, nitro-
Formula: CH3NO2
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH3NO2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LYGJENNIWJXYER-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 75-52-5
Other names: Nitromethane; Nitrocarbol; CH3NO2; Nitrometan; UN 1261; NM; NSC 428
Gas phase ion energetics data
Gas phase thermochemistry data
Condensed phase thermochemistry data
Henry's Law data
UV/Visible spectrum
Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark Database
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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
IE (evaluated) 11.08 ± 0.04 eV N/A N/A L
Proton affinity (review) 754.6 kJ/mol N/A Hunter and Lias, 1998 HL
Gas basicity 721.6 kJ/mol N/A Hunter and Lias, 1998 HL
Electron affinity determinations
EA (eV)
0.1720 ± 0.0060 LPES Adams, Schneider, et al., 2009 B
0.260 ± 0.080 LPES Compton, Carman Jr., et al., 1996 dipole-bound state: 12±3 meV.; B
0.01201 N/A Lecomte, Carles, et al., 2000 Dipole-bound state; B
0.500 ± 0.020 ECD Chen, Welk, et al., 1999 Reanalysis of Chen and Wentworth, 1983; B
0.49 ± 0.11 IMRE Grimsrud, Caldwell, et al., 1985 «DELTA»Gea(423 K) = -12.1 kcal/mol; «DELTA»Sea (estimated) = +2.0 eu.; B
0.451 ± 0.052 ECD Chen and Wentworth, 1983 B
0.44 ± 0.20 NBIE Compton, Reinhardt, et al., 1978 B
0.960 ± 0.010 LPES Goebbert, Pichugin, et al., 2009 Stated electron affinity is the Vertical Detachment Energy; B
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV)
11.07 PE Pasa-Tolic, Klasine, et al., 1990 LL
11.1 ± 0.05 PI Lifshitz, Rejwan, et al., 1988 LL
10.7 PE Ogden, Shaw, et al., 1983 LBLHLM
11.12 PE Gilman, Hsieh, et al., 1983 LBLHLM
11.05 PE Katsumata, Shiromaru, et al., 1982 LBLHLM
11.28 ± 0.08 EI Allam, Migahed, et al., 1982 LBLHLM
11.28 PE Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981 LLK
11.1 PE Asbrink, Svensson, et al., 1981 LLK
11.28 ± 0.08 EI Allam, Migahed, et al., 1981 LLK
11.07 ± 0.01 PE Rabalais, 1972 LLK
11.040 ± 0.017 PI Nicholson, 1970 RDSH
11.23 ± 0.01 PE Dewar, Shanshal, et al., 1969 RDSH
11.08 ± 0.03 PI Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962 RDSH
11.29 PE Bajic, Humski, et al., 1985 Vertical value; LBLHLM
11.47 PE Katsumata, Shiromaru, et al., 1982 Vertical value; LBLHLM
11.31 PE Kobayashi, 1978 Vertical value; LLK
11.8 PE Rao, 1975 Vertical value; LLK
11.29 PE Kobayashi and Nagakura, 1974 Vertical value; LLK
11.31 ± 0.015 PE Kobayashi and Nagakura, 1972 Vertical value; LLK
Appearance energy determinations
AE (eV)
C+ 22.83 ± 0.05 ? EI Kandel, 1955 RDSH
CH2NO2+ 11.8 ± 0.1 H PI Lifshitz, Rejwan, et al., 1988 LL
CH2NO2+ 11.97 ± 0.02 H EI Kandel, 1955 RDSH
CH3+ 13.6 NO2 EI Haney and Franklin, 1968 RDSH
CH3+ 12.6 NO2 EI Tsuda and Hamill, 1966 RDSH
CH3NO+ 11.75 ± 0.05 O PI Lifshitz, Rejwan, et al., 1988 LL
CH3NO+ 11.95 O PIPECO Gilman, Hsieh, et al., 1983 LBLHLM
NO+ 11.75 ± 0.05 CH3O PI Lifshitz, Rejwan, et al., 1988 LL
NO+ 11.5 CH3O PE Ogden, Shaw, et al., 1983 LBLHLM
NO+ 11.76 CH3O PIPECO Gilman, Hsieh, et al., 1983 LBLHLM
NO+ 11.7 CH3O PIPECO Niwa, Tajima, et al., 1981 LLK
NO+ 11.75 ± 0.01 ? PI Nicholson, 1970 RDSH
NO2+ 12.1 ± 0.1 CH3 PI Lifshitz, Rejwan, et al., 1988 LL
NO2+ 11.97 CH3 PE Ogden, Shaw, et al., 1983 LBLHLM
NO2+ 12.1 CH3 PIPECO Niwa, Tajima, et al., 1981 LLK
NO2+ 13. ± 0. CH3 EI Collin, 1959 RDSH
O+ 14.50 ± 0.16 ? EI Kandel, 1955 RDSH
De-protonation reactions
CH2NO2- + =
By formula: CH2NO2- + H+ = CH3NO2
rH° 1498. ± 21. kJ/mol D-EA Metz, Cyr, et al., 1991 gas phase; B
rH° 1491. ± 9.2 kJ/mol G+TS Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
rH° 1495. ± 12. kJ/mol G+TS Cumming and Kebarle, 1978 gas phase; B
rG° 1463. ± 8.4 kJ/mol IMRE Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
rG° 1467. ± 8.4 kJ/mol IMRE Cumming and Kebarle, 1978 gas phase; B
rG° 1467. ± 8.4 kJ/mol IMRE MacKay and Bohme, 1978 gas phase; EA: < NO2; B
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Hunter and Lias, 1998
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AE Appearance energy
EA Electron affinity
IE (evaluated) Recommended ionization energy


Visit Belriguardo Civic Museum to learn something about archeology, Renaissance, and modern art. The exhibits include funerary items found in necropolis tombs, including scent bottles, amphoras, coins, bronze cups, and mirrors. Also exhibited, you'll see decorative lamps, ceramic vessels, and various jewelry. Check the website for various practical details, including opening hours and more. To visit Belriguardo Civic Museum on your trip to Voghiera, use our Voghiera tour itinerary app .
Unfortunately remains very little of what was the first Versailles (it is from Belriguardo that it was copied), but worth a visit because the Guide/archaeologist who accompanies your visit brings to life with much interest what was the structure in its day Gold also hosted more than 3,000 when people were simultaneously with more than eight hundred horses in the stables. Unfortunately the grounds have been lost since ' 600. Don't miss the sala delle vigne! In addition a small Museum of Roman finds from the nearby necropolis of Voghiera.
«... Not for what the world be manchato de voria come because I saw so much big house so beautiful et bene intesa et cussì ornata de picture excellentissime, I do not think that such a world--abia (Ludovico il Moro 1493, letter to Beatrice d'Este)» shame we could not see this beautiful summer residence through the eyes of Ludovico il Moro, however, although very little remains, the residence conveys a certain allure, especially if those who accompanies is Alexander, archaeologist/Guide, who takes us back in time with great skill, passion, irony, and told the few remaining rooms (striking the vineyard room) and various archeological finds preserved in the Civic Museum with an exhibition well set out. Thanks Alexander!
On 5 August were in Voghiera, in the beautiful setting of villa Belriguardo, old summer residence of the Este family. All topped off by the music and by an intensely aromatic excellence: garlic I.g. p of Voghiera. Also worth visiting the Museum adjacent well organized, which collects artifacts from the Etruscan find near the villa, a vase-shaped amber dates, a small object gives you the idea of how much finesse and know was behind these findings. The beautiful model, located in the frescoed ceiling, only one left, reminds us of the splendor of the Este family and the summer villa when he was at the height of its splendour. A nice natural Theatre, where ancient and present history is intertwined. Sample the wines of tenuta agricola Pettyrosso; The vineyards, autochtones (Montesanto, Ferrara) will give you pleasant surprises.
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The Budget (and Fleet) That Might Have Been
When the U.S. military was engaged in multiple ground wars in Asia, advocating for a larger ground force didn't seem like a parochial idea. But, somehow, as defense officials shift their focus to competition with China in a theater that is dominated by water, some Army officers see advocating for more ships as the height of Navy parochialism. Some have responded to that imagined slight with ahistorical claims that "war is won, and peace is preserved, on land." But the Indo-Pacific is a maritime theater. It is not parochialism to acknowledge that fact and adjust defense budgets to address that reality. Today's Navy does not have the ships required to execute the U.S. national strategy in a time of relative peace and security, let alone in a future defined by competition and the threat of great-power war. The Biden administration's Fiscal Year 2022 defense budget was an opportunity to arrest the Navy's decline and recapitalize the fleet to address this uncertain future. Instead, its authors elected to perpetuate a status quo that would see the fleet continue to wither, while the competition surges ahead.
The U.S. National Defense Strategy clearly names the People's Republic of China as America's primary strategic competitor, while the secretary of defense made clear that China is, and will remain, America's "pacing challenge." That challenge is playing out on the world's oceans, and it is likely to intensify. Yet, the president's FY2022 defense budget proposal calls for funding procurement for only eight new ships, half of which are combat vessels, and plans to decommission 15. At that rate, should Congress elect not to find space in the budget to sustain, procure, and build more ships, the U.S. Navy's battle force will not only fail to grow to 355 but will continue to shrink. By contrast, China tripled its navy battle force in under two decades and is projected to reach 400 ships by 2030. Recently, I suggested that the Army's budget offers the most logical, least risky source for funding the needed increase in shipbuilding. Using the recently released Defense Futures Simulator to show my math, I am ready to double down on that recommendation, and defend the strategic logic behind cutting Army garrison strength.
For a 7 percent decrease in active-duty Army garrison strength, the Navy could purchase 40 new ships over the current procurement plan and extend the service lives of 10 guided missile cruisers. Reprioritizing the budget this way would also enable the Navy to increase its readiness funding by roughly $700 million dollars each year from 2021 to 2025. This plan would keep the fleet above 300 ships, rather than sinking beneath that number within the next few years. This proposal is not a comprehensive restructuring of the entire budget. It is intended to highlight the need for a significant redistribution of defense spending from land-focused efforts to the maritime domain. In fact, the only cut made anywhere outside the Army budget in my proposal is to retire the U.S. Air Force's A-10 fleet. This redistribution of funds within the Department of Defense assumes a static budget top line and generates a savings of $210 million over the course of five years.
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How to Win Without Fighting: Deterring Chinese Aggression
One concern voiced with cutting Army garrison strength is the idea that it makes it more difficult to deter China. But the size of the U.S. Army is not a deterrent to China. It is the height of arrogance to assume that decision-makers within the Chinese Communist Party are basing their foreign policy decisions upon estimates of U.S. ground force garrison strength when their domestic population is 1.4 billion and their ground force alone dwarfs the entire American military.
The U.S. Army has tens of thousands of troops based in Japan and South Korea. This is reflective of the basing realities in the Indo-Pacific. Put plainly, there are few other places for the Army to deploy in large numbers even in the event of conflict with China. Even stronger U.S. partners such as Thailand and the Philippines are not interested in large-scale deployments of ground forces. Several key factors limit the utility of ground forces in relation to China. First and foremost, China is a capable nuclear power with a credible second-strike capability in its modern ballistic missile submarines. The idea that the U.S. might launch a ground invasion on any Chinese-held territory seems heedless of escalation risks. Second, unless Chinese forces were deployed against a neighboring state, there is zero appetite among U.S. partners for cooperating with the U.S. Army against China, either in combined operations or by providing basing support. Finally, the U.S. Army will be almost entirely reliant on the maritime domain for its mobility and logistics in the Indo-Pacific in any conflict scenario. The U.S. Navy today is not ready nor equipped to meet those requirements, and the lead time required to recapitalize its fleet is measured in decades. The Army, by virtue of its composition, has more flexibility in this respect. It can draw upon large manpower reserves in the National Guard and Army Reserve and, in times of dire need, the draft to fill its ranks. The Navy cannot surge shipbuilding to fill operational gaps. It cannot draft a squadron of modern guided missile destroyers. A decision to recapitalize the fleet on the day it is needed will result in a failure to perform. The Army force rebalance proposed here still leaves an active-duty force larger than what the U.S. Navy, or any other present maritime capability within the Department of Defense, will have the capacity to transport forward in the event of a war against a peer.
The Army-Navy Game (Chinese and American Editions)
The U.S. national security community should recognize that the reorganization and modernization of the Chinese military saw 300,000 troops retrenched from the People's Liberation Army in recent years. Meanwhile, an unequaled naval construction campaign propelled the People's Liberation Army Navy past the U.S. Navy in the number of battle force ships in its fleet. Global Chinese investment focuses on controlling maritime infrastructure, with even key European ports falling under Chinese control. Aside from a limited base in Djibouti, though, there is no significant Chinese army presence anywhere in the world. In light of this, where might a half-million U.S. Army troops plan to confront Chinese forces? If Russia is driving projections, then a U.S. Army drawdown should also include coordination with NATO allies who would need to shoulder increased responsibility in their own backyard.
My notional budget sends three active armored brigade combat teams to the National Guard, along with two Stryker brigade combat teams, three infantry brigade combat teams, one Army aviation brigade, and one security force assistance brigade. That is approximately 38,200 soldiers from a force of approximately 485,000. It is not insignificant, but it is also not a permanent loss since those soldiers are still accessible upon recall from the National Guard. Each active-duty brigade combat team costs nearly three times the amount required to maintain the same capability in the National Guard. For a maritime nation like the United States, a standing army of half a million is strategic luxury American taxpayers can ill-afford. There are no threats on the American periphery. The protective barrier of two oceans affords space and time in keeping potential foreign challengers at arm's length. The constitutional charge for Congress to "raise an army" but "provide and maintain a navy" still rings true. The modern United States' global interests do require a standing army, but maintaining nearly 500,000 soldiers in garrison under peacetime conditions and present fiscal constraints is budgetary suicide. Regarding Congress' constitutional duty to maintain a Navy, it is a simple fact that building ships takes far longer than training soldiers. This is why my budget proposes shifting resources from the Army to the Navy. I do not propose that the total force be permanently diminished but rather that slightly less than 10 percent of the garrison strength be moved to a reduced readiness status. The ground force combined end strength will remain over 1 million.
While some Army officers might see this move as a threat, it also frees up resources to address urgent needs within the Army. The shift in resources creates budget space for multiple years of accelerated funding for Army modernization priorities like the optionally manned fighting vehicle, future attack and reconnaissance aircraft, future long-range assault aircraft (V-280), and the Army's long-range hypersonic strike program. Maintaining a garrison force of nearly a half million soldiers while undertaking a force-wide modernization effort simply will not be feasible in an era of static, or possibly shrinking, Department of Defense budget top lines. National security leadership should decide if they want a large army, or a modernized one, because that is the consequential decision before them. I propose a modernized force.
Reducing garrison strength also funds five years of increased funding for Army readiness, offering the opportunity to recapitalize on the heels of two protracted wars in the Middle East. The Army has borne the lion's share of twenty years of non-stop deployments and combat operations, and it is time to rest, refit, and repair in order to meet the challenges the National Defense Strategy lays out. The money to do this — and to invest in the maritime resources required to fight in a maritime theater — can be found by shifting resources as I propose.
Understanding Timelines and Second-Order Effects
My proposal presents a trade-off in immediately available landpower in exchange for concentrated effort at recapitalizing the U.S. Navy's combat and logistics fleets. It limits U.S. options abroad, but that is not a bad thing. Past U.S. aspirations of maintaining a force capable of fighting two wars simultaneously were likely unrealistic even then, and it is time for the American national security community to abandon what is now effectively a fantasy. A ground force attempting to maintain sufficient readiness for wars with China, Russia, North Korea, and the nebulous threat of counter-insurgency will not be able to modernize without immense changes in national budget priorities that are unlikely to be forthcoming. Maintaining strategic focus on conventional deterrence vis-à-vis the People's Republic of China will require trimming commitments and extraneous requirements. The era of doing more with less should end, as should the Pollyannaish hope that tomorrow will bring the bounteous budgets of yesteryear — doing less with less should become the watchword.
For those unfamiliar with the timelines involved in modern shipbuilding, perhaps one of the most instructive lessons that can be taken from the Defense Futures Simulator is that it is almost impossible to significantly increase the number of U.S. Navy ships between 2021 and 2025, no matter how much money is repurposed. Only by extending the service lives of existing ships and immediately increasing funding to the T-ATS Navajo-class salvage ships can the fleet be maintained above the threshold of 300 ships over the five-year period. This budget proposal should also come with the caveat that U.S. shipbuilding infrastructure is presently inadequate to achieve the ambitious targets set out, but there is hope yet that ambitious plans to revamp American infrastructure will address this key shortfall. Capitalism, however, might also alleviate some of this concern — as orders for ships increase,
shipbuilders will invest more in their own production capabilities to meet demand.
With a meaningful redistribution of the budget, the Navy could increase its yearly purchase of San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks (LPD Flight II) by one ship per year. It would fund the purchase of 14 new Constellation-class frigates rather than the 5 currently planned. The Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine procurement would increase from nine planned hulls to 14. As mentioned, funding an extra five T-ATS Navajo-class salvage and rescue ships would see ships being launched before the end of the five-year period and would add to a critically neglected sector of the fleet. (Unappreciated in peacetime, capable salvage and rescue vessels become a critical capability in conflict.) An additional five John Lewis-class fleet oilers would reinforce the logistics fleet. The U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are the only U.S. surface vessels that can operate without taking on fuel and even they require resupply for things like jet fuel, ordnance, and food stores to support their operations. (Nuclear-powered submarines similarly do not need to refuel.) If deterrence fails and war at sea occurs, U.S. fleet oilers will be an immediate target for any adversary, and the modern fleet lacks the depth to absorb any significant loss.
This budget reallocation also supports funding for an additional 11 unmanned surface vehicles, which represents the Navy's vision for a future fleet incorporating unmanned ships alongside, or even independent from, crewed platforms. Without requirements for manning or stores, these vessels would contribute to the Navy's distributed lethality concept at a far lower cost than traditional platforms.
Finally, this budget could increase Navy readiness funding by about $700 million per year. The Navy's readiness shortfalls continue to generate headlines and studies following the deadly, high-profile collisions involving two destroyers in 2017 and fleet-wide maintenance, training, and readiness issues revealed in the subsequent investigations. The U.S. Government Accountability Office has documented the Navy's efforts to address these issues but notes that the Navy is so deep in the so-called "readiness hole" that extricating itself will take years, even with focused effort. An increase of $700 million is unlikely to be sufficient, but it is still an increase and one that is affordable within the existing top line. Realistically, readiness will also depend on other aspects outside the scope of the tool. Things like shipyard availability, the size of the United States' highly-skilled maritime workforce, and operational tempos all impact the Navy's ability to provide a ready force.
A Shift in Focus Requires a Shift in Budget
The defense budget has been too conservative in its prescriptions since the cessation of major combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. While the budget is not divided into exact thirds, its partition into roughly similar shares has seen no major changes, no real prioritization, and calcification of the status quo in a dynamic period of global change. The U.S. Navy is a rusted, emaciated shadow of its former self and will not recover without urgent attention. It is time to reallocate the budget in a way that provides for necessary modernization for all services and recapitalizes the naval forces most likely to be in close contact with the United States' pacing threat. The options available via the Defense Futures Simulator highlight that, for a modest 4 percent of the Army's current budget, the Navy could, hypothetically, recapitalize at the rate needed, rather than plodding along its current anemic trajectory. What's more, this reprioritization does not represent an increase in the budget top line. At the end of the day, as the U.S. Navy's chief of naval operations has said, this is not a decision that can be made parochially but rather should be addressed at the national level by the Congress elected to make hard choices. And make no mistake, hard choices are what lie ahead — efforts to kick budgetary decisions further down the road will only lead to increasingly dire outcomes.
Blake Herzinger (@BDHerzinger) is a non-resident WSD-Handa Fellow at the Pacific Forum and U.S. Navy Reserve foreign area officer. The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and do not represent those of his civilian employer, the U.S. Navy, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.
Image: U.S. Navy (Photo by Mass Communication Spc. Seaman Taylor Parker)


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Q: MySQL Insert into table, where name = id, if not exist, then insert name and use that ID I am producing a MySQL database that will store results for a particular sport. I have a table containing people, (PERSONID, FIRSTNAME, LASTNAME), another table containing animals names (ANIMALID, ANIMALNAME).
Within the results table, I have the position, personid, animalid, and time. I want to create a query that will insert into the results table a large number of 'results'.
I have managed to create a simple query to look up a persons ID based on their firstname and last name, however I want to take this further and say 'If this person doesn't exist based on their firstname and lastname, insert this into the persons table, and then use their ID for the results'. The same will be the case for the animals.
Also, as a side note, would it be possible to create a sort of procedure that will run through a list of peoples names and animal, and insert it into the results table? (preferable with the above 'if not exist, then insert and use id' scheme)
Thanks,
Graham

A: Assuming you have some tables for Persons, Animals:
CREATE TABLE Person
  ( PersonID INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT
  , PersonName VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
  , CONSTRAINT Person_PK
      PRIMARY KEY (PersonID)
  , CONSTRAINT PersonName_UQ
      UNIQUE (PersonName)
  ) ;

CREATE TABLE Animal
  ( AnimalID INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT
  , AnimalName VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
  , CONSTRAINT Animal_PK
      PRIMARY KEY (AnimalID)
  , CONSTRAINT AnimalName_UQ
      UNIQUE (AnimalName)
  ) ;

and results:
CREATE TABLE Result
  ( RaceID INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL
  , Position INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL
  , PersonID INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL
  , AnimalID INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL
  , Errors INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
  , CompletionTime Time NULL DEFAULT NULL

  , CONSTRAINT Result_PK
      PRIMARY KEY (RaceID, Position)

  , CONSTRAINT Race_Person_UQ           -- assuming a Person cannot enter
      UNIQUE (RaceID, PersonID)                 -- a race twice

  , CONSTRAINT Race_Animal_UQ           -- assuming an Animal cannot enter
      UNIQUE (RaceID, AnimalID)                 -- a race twice

  , INDEX PersonID_IX (PersonID)                -- indexes for the Foreign Key
  , INDEX AnimalID_IX (AnimalID)                -- constraints:

  , CONSTRAINT Person_Result_FK
      FOREIGN KEY (PersonID)
      REFERENCES Person (PersonID)
  , CONSTRAINT Animal_Result_FK
      FOREIGN KEY (AnimalID)
      REFERENCES Animal (AnimalID)
  ) ;

I suggest you first bulk load the data (possibly with LOAD DATA from .txt or .csv files) in a table in MySQL (supplying race IDS. If you can't supply raceIDs but you have race names, the tables should be adjusted accordingly). You should have a Race table as well, this is just a sample procedure:
CREATE TABLE BulkData
  ( RaceID INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL
  , Position INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL
  , PersonName VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
  , AnimalName VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
  , Errors INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0          -- adjust datatypes according
  , CompletionTime Time NULL DEFAULT NULL           -- to your data
  ) ;

LOAD DATA INFILE '/results.txt'
    INTO TABLE BulkData
    FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
           ENCLOSED BY '"'
    LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n' ;

Then you can manipulate them and insert them into the 2-3 tables. For Person:
INSERT INTO Person
    (PersonName)
SELECT DISTINCT
    b.PersonName
FROM
    BulkData AS b
WHERE NOT EXISTS
    ( SELECT 1
      FROM Person AS p
      WHERE p.PersonName = b.PersonName
    ) ;

Similar for Animal:
INSERT INTO Animal
    (AnimalName)
SELECT DISTINCT
    b.AnimalName
FROM
    BulkData AS b
WHERE NOT EXISTS
    ( SELECT 1
      FROM Animal AS a
      WHERE a.AnimalName = b.AnimalName
    ) ;

And then in Result:
INSERT INTO Result
    (RaceID, Position, PersonID, AnimalID, Errors, CompletionTime)
SELECT
    b.RaceID, b.Position, p.PersonID, a.AnimalID, b.Errors, b.CompletionTime
FROM
    BulkData AS b
  JOIN
    Person AS p  ON p.PersonName = b.PersonName
  JOIN
    Animal AS a  ON a.AnimalName = b.AnimalName
WHERE NOT EXISTS
    ( SELECT 1
      FROM Result AS r
      WHERE r.RaceID = b.RaceID
        AND r.PositionID = b.PositionID
    ) ;

If the importing results are satisfying, then you can empty the BulkData table and repeat the procedure with more files. The NOT EXISTS conditions will take care and not allow duplicates even if you try to load same data twice.

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Hi Levana – how are plans for the conference going?
The conference is coming together really well, although busy! Workshop places have been filling up fast over the last week, and in some cases we're close to capacity. We're still trying to spread the news as much as we can though.
There are some brilliant workshops lined up this year with a huge range of topics. Can you tell us a bit more about them?
The great thing about our conference this year is the massive diversity amongst the workshops, I think there's something to interest everyone, as well as plenty of opportunities to learn something new. Laurie Adams, the Oxfam regional director for Southern Africa, is going to be tackling the challenges and advantages of working with men on women's rights. There's a workshop on how women with disabilities are often faced with double discrimination, and how as a community we can change this. Integrate Bristol are coming, and loads of other great workshops about faith, sexuality, body image, social enterprise and micro-enterprise.
Which one are you most looking forward to listening in on (if you get time!)?
That's a really difficult question! All of them? I think what I would listen to the most is Karen Andrae and Sylvie Cordier's workshop on women and disability, as I really want to know more about the Gender Development Network and ADD International.
What other things will there be on the day?
There will be various charity and ethical produce stalls, a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony, a delicious cake sale during the break (Bring any small change) and a prize draw toward the end of the day. Stallwise, Neal's Yard Remedies are coming, Oxfam, Divine Chocolate, Bristol Fairtrade, Watermade and plenty more. I'm particularly excited about the prospect of getting a hand massage from Neal's Yard Remedies, and also some jewellery from Watermade! Adugna Dance will also be doing a short performance during the lunch break.
What sort of prizes are being offered in the prize draw?
We have vouchers from Pieminister, Aqua, The Folk House and Niang's Thai street food stall. We have some great books, ground fresh coffee, jewellery, organic chocolates and more. It's a great selection!
Of the whole day, what are you most excited about personally?
Probably the community of people coming together to learn, share experiences and hopes for the future. It will be really inspiring to be part of the momentum for change.
What do you hope that people attending will come away with?
I hope that people come away feeling inspired about the future, and empowered to enact change for women in their community. It would also be fantastic if the people that attended the conference made connections and formed networks that could trigger collective action in the South West and in the UK.
Thanks Levana! I'll let you get back to work now.
Tickets are still available for the conference next week. As well as standard full-day tickets, we now have half-day and one-workshop tickets available, making it as flexible as possible.
Furthermore, if you recommend a friend then we'll enter you into the Prize Draw FOR FREE! Once they've booked, just drop Levana an email with both of your names (specifying who is the person to be entered) to conference@african-initiatives.org.uk.


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Brian Higgins on Health Care
Democratic Representative (NY-27)
Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay.
Vote to pass a resolution, agreeing to S. AMDT. 2691 that removes the following provisions from S 1932:
Allows hospitals to refuse treatment to Medicaid patients when they are unable to pay their co-pay if the hospital deems the situation to be a non-emergency
Excludes payment to grandparents for foster care
Reference: Reconciliation resolution on the FY06 budget; Bill H Res 653 on S. AMDT. 2691 ; vote number 2006-004 on Feb 1, 2006
Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care.
Higgins adopted the manifesto, "A New Agenda for the New Decade":
Promote Universal Access and Quality in Health Care
That more than 40 million Americans lack health insurance is one of our society�s most glaring inequities. Lack of insurance jeopardizes the health of disadvantaged Americans and also imposes high costs on everyone else when the uninsured lack preventive care and get treatment from emergency rooms. Washington provides a tax subsidy for insurance for Americans who get coverage from their employers but offers nothing to workers who don�t have job-based coverage.
Markets alone cannot assure universal access to health coverage. Government should enable all low-income families to buy health insurance. Individuals must take responsibility for insuring themselves and their families whether or not they qualify for public assistance.
Finally, to help promote higher quality in health care for all Americans, we need reliable information on the quality of health care delivered by health plans and providers; a �patient�s bill of rights� that ensures access to medically necessary care; and a system in which private health plans compete on the basis of quality as well as cost.
Reduce the number of uninsured Americans by two-thirds through tax credits, purchasing pools, and other means.
Create a system of reliable �report cards� on the quality of care delivered by health plans and providers.
Source: The Hyde Park Declaration 00-DLC5 on Aug 1, 2000
Higgins co-sponsored establishing a national childhood cancer database
Higgins co-sponsored Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act
Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy.
Higgins signed Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (MARS)
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the cap on outpatient physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services of the type furnished by a physician or as an incident to physicians' services.
SEC. 2. OUTPATIENT THERAPY CAP REPEAL.
Section 1833 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(l)) is amended by striking subsection (g).
[Explanatory note from Wikipedia.com "Therapy Cap"]:
In 1997 Congress established per-person Medicare spending limits, or "therapy cap" for nonhospital outpatient therapy, but responding to concerns that some people with Medicare need extensive services, it has since placed temporary moratoriums on the caps. The therapy cap is a combined $1,810 Medicare cap for physical therapy and speech language pathology, and a separate $1,810 cap for occupational therapy ($1870 for 2011). Medicare patients requiring rehabilitation from disabilities, car accidents, hip injuries, stroke, and other ailments would be limited to roughly two months worth of treatments at an outpatient therapy clinic. Any patients that exceed the cap, whether they are healed or not, would have to stop therapy, or pay for the therapy services out of their own pocket.Several medical associations have lobbied against therapy caps because the bill inadvertently restricted disabled seniors, stroke patients, and other severe cases from receiving therapy treatments. Source: HR.1546&S829 11-HR1546 on Apr 14, 2011
Higgins co-sponsored Public Option Deficit Reduction Act
Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit.
Higgins co-sponsored HOPE for Alzheimer's Act
Congressional Summary:The purpose of this Act is to increase diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, leading to better care and outcomes for Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Congress makes the following findings:
As many as half of the estimated 5.2 million Americans with Alzheimer's disease have never received a diagnosis.
An early and documented diagnosis and access to care planning services leads to better outcomes for individuals with Alzheimer's disease.
Combining the existing Medicare benefits of a diagnostic evaluation and care planning into a single package of services would help ensure that individuals receive an appropriate diagnosis as well as critical information about the disease and available care options.
Proponent's argument for bill: (The Alzheimer's Association, alz.org). The "Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer's Act" (S.709/H.R. 1507) is one of the Alzheimer's Association's top federal priorities for the 113th Congress. The HOPE for Alzheimer's Act would improve diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and increase access to information on care and support for newly diagnosed individuals and their families. It would also ensure that an Alzheimer's or dementia diagnosis is documented in the individual's medical record. Source: S.709/H.R. 1507 13-H1507 on Apr 11, 2013
Higgins signed Access for All America Act
Click here for HouseMatch answers by Brian Higgins.
Click here for a summary of Brian Higgins's positions on all issues.
Click here for a summary of Brian Higgins's positions on the AmericansElect.org quiz.
Click here for contact information for Brian Higgins.
Click here for a Wikipedia profile of Brian Higgins.
Click here for a Ballotpedia profile of Brian Higgins.
Click here for other NY politicians.
Click here for NY primary archives.
Click here for NY secondary archives.
2016-17 Governor, House and Senate candidates on Health Care: Brian Higgins on other issues:
NY Gubernatorial:
George Pataki
Howie Hawkins
Kathy Hochul
Mike Bloomberg
Rob Astorino
Zephyr Teachout
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By Evan Montgomery on June 25, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )
UFC on ESPN 3 Main Card Predictions
The Octagon will be once again arriving in Minneapolis for a Heavyweight match between Francis Ngannou and Junior Dos Santos that is looking to determine the next title shot at 265 pounds. There's quite a few more fun matchups here on this ESPN card and this is one not to miss.
Francis Ngannou vs. Junior Dos Santos (HW)
Francis Ngannou (13-3, 8-2 UFC) is a scary, scary man. Apart from having the hardest recorded punch in human history, Ngannou has an underrated submission game with 4 submissions on his record. While he doesn't like to take it to the ground, he is surprisingly capable there. However, the main forte of "The Predator" is his violent power and ability to stop a fight at any second. In fact, each of his Octagon fights has been getting shorter and shorter. Ngannou is a finishing machine and his only losses are when a fight goes the distance. A five rounder with two heavy hitters makes me find it highly unlikely this goes there.
Since his lost championship shot against Stipe, Junior Dos Santos (21-5, 15-4 UFC) has been a man on a mission. He tore through Ivanov, Tai Tuivasa, and Derrick Lewis, setting up this match with The Predator. "Cigano" is an elite boxer with the skills and power that has kept him at the top ranks of the Heavyweight division for many years. Although only holding the title for a brief period, JDS has always been a contender and a huge name in the UFC. Very few can outstrike him and the rest have to find some way to try to beat him by escaping his power and insane cardio.
This is a fun match sure to be fireworks. The winner here is almost guaranteed the next title shot and it's hard to disagree. JDS has ways to win this match. The only real loss Ngannou has in the Octagon is Stipe (the match with Lewis isn't a fight in my eyes) where Stipe was able to wrestle Ngannou and exploit his gas tank en route to a decision win. While JDS has the cardio advantage, his wrestling simply isn't at that level. Even Stipe got rocked by Ngannou and going into a striking battle with The Predator is a surefire way to get your lights knocked out.
Take the Shot: Francis Ngannou via Round 1 Knockout
Jussier Formiga vs. Joseph Benavidez 2 (FLW)
Jussier Formiga (23-5, 9-4 UFC) picked Deiveson Figuieredo apart back In March to a unanimous decision prompting this title shot eliminator match. Formiga gets most of his work done with his wrestling and submission game, holding 10 victories in subs. He showed that he can outpoint an opponent on the feet, but his advantage has always been his wrestling. Defensively, Formiga is sound, using good head movement and speed to avoid big shots and take the fight to the mat.
Now that Demetrious Johnson has made his way over to ONE, Joseph Benavidez (27-5, 14-3 UFC) would seem to be perfectly in line for the title shot he's been working towards for the longest time. Benavidez has solid hands and mixes his shots up to the body and the head extremely well. In his last match with Formiga, Benavidez ended the fight using knees to the body and dispatching his opponent inside the first round. On the mat, Benavidez holds 9 submissions with 5 coming in by way of guillotine choke.
On the feet, this isn't close as Benavidez can easily outpoint Formiga, both in volume and power shots. Formiga's path to victory is to get his wrestling going like he did with Figueiredo. Benavidez has enough skill with that black belt of his to avoid a submission if he does get taken down, but that guillotine he grabs may be enough to dissuade Formiga from attempting too many. That leaves this to a striking match and it isn't close there.
Take the Shot: Joseph Benavidez via Unanimous Decision
Demian Maia vs. Anthony Rocco Martin (WW)
Demian Maia (26-9, 20-9 UFC) is the OG submission king, other than being a UFC mainstay for almost 12 years and a title challenger. Maia is a fairly simple fighter. He uses his jiu jitsu to finish the fight at all costs. It has worked wonders for him. His striking isn't the worst, but it is only really used as a means to an end at getting the fight to the mat. In terms of a ground game, Maia is as good as it gets.
Anthony Rocco Martin (16-4, 8-4 UFC) is no stranger to the mat either. Martin has 9 wins by submission, but has an overlooked stand up game. He has an added measure of power since moving up to Welterweight and is undefeated at that level. Martin has been overlooked for some time, but is now getting his chance at a ranked opponent in the Welterweight division.
Against strikers, Maia gets it to the mat and scores a submission (Lyman Good in February). Against other grapplers (Carlos Condit), Maia out grapples them to a decision or a dominant position and finds a submission. The fighters to beat Maia all have something in common. Woodley, Unman, Covington — they're all wrestlers. Martin just doesn't fit that caliber and has shown weaknesses against higher level grapplers. I love Martin and would be thrilled to see a surprise performance, but fighting style and skill give this match to Maia.
Take the Shot: Demian Maia via Round 3 Submission
Vinc Pichel vs. Roosevelt Roberts (LW)
Although you wouldn't guess it, Vinc Pichel (11-2, 4-2 UFC) is now 36 and may be in his waning athletic years. Pichel is a great wrestler along with heavy hands, landing 8 wins by knockout. "From Hell" has crisp and accurate boxing, but doesn't have a lot of finishing ability from range. He will need to get in close being the shorter fighter in this match.
Just around a month ago, Roosevelt Roberts (8-0, 2-0 UFC) came out victorious against Thomas Gifford that was about as high-level of a grappling match as UFC gets. In that match, he showed just how skilled his long 6'2 frame is on the ground, but an element that wasn't highlighted there or in his other Octagon match, a first round submission over Darrell Horcher, was his striking. Roberts has impressive power and a composed striking ability highlighted with a nice jab and a stellar right cross. His last match against Gifford was the only one to go the distance with 3 wins by knockout and 4 in submission.
Roberts has faced his fair share of wrestlers and they all have shared one thing… a crusher of a guillotine. If Pichel goes for a takedown, I find it unlikely he avoids that arm finding a way around his neck. On the feet, this is closer. Both fighters have power and solid boxing, but I am leaning with Roberts based on his expert head movement and range management.
Take the Shot: Roosevelt Roberts via Round 2 Submission
Drew Dober vs. Marco Polo Reyes (LW)
Drew Dober (20-9, 6-5 UFC) lost in a submission of the year contender in March to Beneil Dariush. Dober is about as well-rounded as they come, using a combination of power striking and wrestling as his modus operandi in the cage. Although he is announced as a wrestler, we have not seen Dober use his wrestling much as of late, instead relying on his striking. His boxing is not to bad and he has scored seven knockouts over his pro career. Although he has an excellent chin, he would do well to lean on his wrestling for this match.
One of the most entertaining fighters of our time is Polo Reyes (8-5, 4-2 UFC). "El Toro" comes into every single fight looking for a brawl and throws every punch with malicious intent. His boxing is incredible and is second to none in that martial art, but he doesn't mix up his striking, besides a few leg kicks or perhaps a knee. The Achilles heel for Reyes has time and time again been his ground game. Actually, his lack of a ground game. Reyes is entirely lost whenever the fight hits the mat and really only can offer a few chances to get up.
On the feet, Dober may be just what the doctor ordered for Reyes. He only fires punches for the most part, playing into exactly what Reyes would like. Dober also tends to fold under pressure, making this look perfect for the brawling style of El Toro. This gets complicated when you factor in the wrestling of Dober. Reyes is abysmal on the mat, but Dober is not exactly a master on the mat either and Reyes has been against significantly better ground talent than Dober. This is a tentative pick, but Reyes' love for a firefight should tear Dober off his usual rhythm.
Take the Shot: Marco Polo Reyes via Round 2 Knockout
Paul Craig vs. Alonzo Menifield (LHW)
Just three months ago, Paul Craig (11-3, 3-3 UFC) scored a late third-round submission over Kennedy Nzechukwu in a match where he was a heavy underdog. Craig lives and dies by the sword in every single one of his fights, having never seen the distance. We saw that style in his last match, where he entirely abandoned his striking and just dove for takedowns relentlessly. On the feet, Craig is wild and uses it entirely as a setup for his ground. But when he does get to the ground, ooooohhhh boy. He has 10 wins by submission and is one of the most skilled fighters on the ground at 205 pounds.
Alonzo Menifield (8-0, 1-0 UFC) decimated both of his opponents on the Contender Series with knockouts. He has never seen a fight go past a minute of the second round because of his unrelenting pressure and brutal firepower. In his UFC debut, he dominated Vinicius Moreira (check out the undercard) before the first round closed and entirely pieced Moreira up on the feet, while avoiding all his takedown attempts. Craig is the exact same mix of a fighter that Moreira is with god-awful striking but an elite submission game. Menifield will showcase himself with a. destructive knockout.
Take the Shot: Alonzo Menifield via Round 1 Knockout
Once again, these fights are gifted to the public on ESPN, so no streaming lag, you crazy kids. Check out the prelims picks and don't forget to have fun with these amazing matches.
Until next time, Freaks.
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-	It is the second year we are driving for J-Motorsport, and it is the first time we run two seasons together with a team. So it feels good to get into a season and be familiar with all of the team, mechanics and the car. The car has also been developed, which feels good, Says Emil.
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-	Our goal is to be the best Citroën in every race and fight for podium finishes WRC2. But most important is to finish every rally, Emil continues.
Emil and Joakim are also official test drivers for Citroën Racing. And will spend many hours behind the wheel.


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I'm going to first show you this outdoor fun Easter basket I put together for my daughter. I love that it is starting to warm up around Easter, it's the perfect time to get out enjoy the beautiful weather. I decided to get her a bucket that she could continue to play with after Easter instead of a basket and filled that with fun things for her to play with or wear outside.
There are hundreds of different options for an outdoor Easter basket. Some of my other ideas were: sand toys, pin wheels, sidewalk chalk, pool toys, rockets, bug catchers, hula hoops or water toys. The sky is the limit!
I also filled some plastic Easter eggs with water balloons and bouncy balls.
Here is an adorable baby girl basket from Whatever Deedee Wants.
What a great time to add to your library with this bedtime stories basket from Mother's Niche.
My kids would love this gardening Easter basket from the Elephant of Surprise.
How sweet is this alphabet basket from Confetti Sunshine? Love it.
Go classic and fun with this Peter Rabbit story time basket from Live Like You Are Rich.
I hope this helps you find some new fun ideas for your baskets! What are your favorite things to put in Easter baskets for your kids?