Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) thermistors are thermally sensitive semiconductor resistors which exhibit a decrease in resistance as absolute temperature increases. Change in the resistance of the NTC thermistor can be brought about either by a change in the ambient temperature or internally by self-heating resulting from current flowing through the device. Most of the practical applications of NTC thermistors are based on these material characteristics.
RTI manufactures SURGE-GARD™ Inrush current limiting devices using specially formulated metal oxide ceramic materials. These devices are capable of suppressing high inrush current surges. They are especially useful in power supplies where the low impedance of the charging capacitor exposes the diode bridge rectifier to an excessively high current surge at turn-on.
IMAX– The maximum steady state RMS AC or DC current.
IOP– The actual operating current.
RIMAX– The approximate resistance under maximum steady state current conditions.
Recovery Time–SURGE-GARD™ devices require time to return to their ambient resistance state in order to provide adequate inrush current limiting at each power turn-on. This time varies with each device, the mounting configuration and the ambient operating temperature. RTI recommends a minimum of 60 seconds. The selection of a capacitor bleeder resistor can reduce the required cool down time requirement.
RTI's SURGE-GARDs™ are used in many applications today that require limiting inrush current when power is applied to a system. The most popular application is the inrush protection of the AC current in switching power supplies (SPS). The primary reason for having surge current suppression in a SPS is to protect the diode bridge rectifier as the input or charging capacitor is initially charged. This capacitor draws significant current during the first half AC cycle and can subject the components in line with the capacitor to excessive current.
The inherent equivalent series resistance (ESR) of the capacitor provides very little protection for the diode bridge rectifier. Use of the proper SURGE-GARD™ will provide maximum current protection when the power supply is turned on and allow the design engineer to select lower peak current rated diode bridge rectifiers for use in their SPS.
IMAX – The first critical consideration in the selection of a SURGE-GARD™ is the maximum steady state current (AC or DC) of the power supply.SURGE-GARDs™ are rated for maximum continuous current. The input power (Pin) is calculated as Pin = Pout/efficiency. In the case of a 75 Watt SPS with 0.70 efficiency, 100% load is calculated to be 107.14 Watts. The maximum input current is at the minimum input voltage. The effective input current (Ie) is equal to the maximum load divided by the minimum input voltage. In this case, a 75 Watt SPS, Ie= Pin/Vin(low)= 107.14 Watts/90 Volts = 1.2 Amps. Therefore, the SURGE-GARD™ must have an IMAX rating of at least 1.2 Amps.
R@25°C. – The second step is to determine the minimum R value of theSURGE-GARD™ to be selected that will limit the one cycle maximum current rating of the diode bridge rectifier to 50% of its rating to ensure adequate surge protection. Several additional calculations must be made to determine the estimated resistance value required at the point in time of the maximum current surge. RTI provides for a maximum AC voltage rating of 265V RMS on most SURGE-GARDs™. (Reference the Specifications) If the desired maximum inrush current is less than 100 Amps (50% of the diode bridge with a peak current rating of 200 Amps), then solving for R would produce a value of 2.65 ohms. If the MAX Operating Temperatures other than 25°C then the zero power resistance value must be calculated using the NTC Resistance/Temperature Conversion Tables.
Select a SURGE-GARD™ – The third requirement is to select a SURGE-GARD™ from the specifications. First find the column labeled R@25°C. The resistance values are listed in ascending order. If the exact R value calculated is not listed round up to the next highest R value. In this example that would be a 6 ohm, 5 Amp part, number SG418. Notice that the current rating is higher than required. This current rating is mass dependent therefore the part would be larger in size than the circuit requires. Continue down the column until the closest current rating is located. In this case it would be a 10 ohm, 3 Amp rated part, number SG220. This would be the selected SURGE-GARD™ of choice.
Evaluate Joules Rating – The fourth step is to review the amount of energy that can be absorbed or dissipated by a SURGE-GARD™ before a failure may occur. The SURGE-GARD™ devices are rated in Joules. In order to calculate the Joules rating the input capacitor value must be specified. Assume that the input capacitor is 220µf. The instantaneous energy is equal to one half times the capacitance of the capacitor plus its tolerance times the peak voltage squared. In this example, Ei = 0.5 (220 (+/-Tol)10-6*(265*1.414)2=15.44 J (nominal). The Joules rating for the SG220 selected is 17J.
Calculate IOP/IMAXRatio– Next, estimate the actual operating current,IOP, and calculate theIOP/IMAXratio. The nominal resistance of aSURGE-GARD™when operated at itsIMAXrating is specified in the Specifications under the RIMAXheading. The device's resistance when it is operated at a current less than its IMAXrating can be estimated by multiplying itsRIMAXrating by the factor, M. As an example, a SURGE-GARD™with anIMAXof 3.0 Amps and anRIMAXof 0.20 ohms that is operated at 1.2 Amps, theIOP/IMAXcurrent ratio is 1.2 Amps/3.0 Amps = 0.40. The corresponding M factor can be determined from the graph shown in Figure C to be 3.2. Therefore the device's estimated resistance at 1.2 Amps can be calculated to be R= 3.2 * 0.20 ohms = 0.64 ohms. If two different SURGE-GARDs™ have similar IMAX ratings but different R@25°C values and they meet the circuit requirements, then select the one with the lowestRIMAXnominal value.
For applications requiring ratings not shown, contact our technical support department.
Maximum operating voltage is 265V RMS.


The Outland Institute's Northcote Correspondent, David Ashton, is watching all the AFI Best Film winners – so you don't have to.
In tinseltown, the Oscar for best movie went to Woody Allen's Annie Hall. The highest-grossing movies of the year included Close Encounters of the Third Kind (dir: Steven Spielberg), Saturday Night Fever (dir: John Badham) and a family movie featuring a seabird in a prominent role… The Rescuers (dirs: Reitherman/Lounsbery/Stevens). The Cannes Palme D'Or that year went to the Taviani Brothers' Padre Pardone.
And yes – there was Star Wars (dir: George Lucas). Its impact was huge – in the short term we had a slew of second- and third-rate cash-ins (everything from Italy's Star Crash to Disney's The Black Hole). In the long term, Hollywood blockbusters – struggling to re-capture the audience exhilaration of Star Wars – began to resemble theme park rides more than movies. The enormous success of this movie (and others including Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark) meant that films previously considered juvenile B-pictures now got the big budgets and the marketing attention, while movies made for adults struggled on the margins.
None of that mattered in Australia, of course, which had neither "big budgets" nor "marketing hype". The Australian film industry was still renaissance-ing away with such diverse films as the animated Dot and the Kangaroo (dir: Yoram Gross, an unsung hero of Aussie film), Peter Weir's spooky thriller The Last Wave, the nostalgic Picture Show Man (dir: John Power) and Lasse Hallstrom came here from Sweeeden to shoot ABBA: The Movie, starring That Guy That Played The Dad from Hey Dad (although since Hey Dad wouldn't start until 1987, back then he was simply known as "That Guy").
Meanwhile Richard Franklin clearly believed he was on to a good thing as he delivered Phantasm Rides Again. On a sadder note, popular television soap operas Bellbird, Number 96, and The Box were all cancelled this year – it's worth remembering that the successful film adaptations of No 96 and The Box played a not insignificant role in kick-starting the whole film renaissance thing in Australia.
Written by Sonia Borg and Sydney L. Stebel, based on the novel by Colin Thiele. Directed by Henri Safran. Starring Greg Rowe, Peter Cummins and Gulpilil as Fingerbone Bill.
10-year old Mike lives with his father Tom in a wooden shack near a wildlife sanctuary. Tom is happy with the isolation, but Mike is starting to wonder what he's missing out on. He finds friends in an Aboriginal man living illegally on the sanctuary (like Tom, running from his past) and in Mr. Percival, a pelican he rescues when it's parents are killed by poachers. Mike becomes the first child ever to run away to school, and Mr. Percival saves some fishermen from a sinking boat.
Well it's certainly beautifully photographed, but in an unassuming way which makes good use of the natural scenery and natural light. Despite Storm Boy's minimal use of dialogue and low-key storyline the general feel of this film is warm and suitable-for-the-whole-family rather than Artsploitation. Like the previous years AFI winner, however, it falls into the "coming of age film" category, which will be a recurring theme in this series.
Storm Boy was a big success in its day, and not just because the Colin Thiele novel was on school reading lists. Although it's not usually included in the worthy canon of Great Australian Movies (Hanging Rock, My Brilliant Career, et. al.) when it is mentioned it's usually prefaced with he words 'Australian classic' and is fondly remembered by those who saw it.
What struck me about the film is that it's a rare example of a film which can appeal to both adults and kids on the same level. Usually 'family' films feature simple storylines and cute characters for the kids, with the occasional sophisticated joke or pop-culture reference thrown in to keep the adults entertained. With Storm Boy everyone can appreciate the human drama – any child or adult who's ever felt lonely, isolated or 'different' can relate to Mike's situation.
While subtlety was the downfall of 1976's The Devil's Playground (which became rather bland), here the low-key approach leaves space for the film to touch on themes of ecology, indigenous relations and dysfunctional family without trampling on the drama. There's enough space in the film for the viewer to take as much as they want from the film.
I think anyone who sees this film will want a pet pelican afterward, although the scene where Mr. Percival rescues some fishermen from a sinking boat is perhaps a little too Lassie.
Pelicans are closely related to boobies. In medieval Europe pelicans were a symbol of the passion of Christ. Pelicans mostly eat fish, although they sometimes eat smaller birds and (according to a popular urban legend) chihuahuas.
Although Mr. Percival is the star of Storm Boy, Mike actually rescues three pelicans – the other two are whimsically named Mr. Proud and Mr. Ponder (very Michael Leunig). The three pelican 'actors' were Dum Dum, Carpenter and Sandwich. They were trained by Grant Noble for twelve months.
Apparently the pelicans lived for a while in the swimming pool of the South Australian Film Corporation. Surely this was a boom time for filmmakers in Australia – not only did film funding bodies have their own swimming pool, but they actually offered practical help to people making films. Luxury!
Greg Rowe was twelve when he starred in Storm Boy, and went on to star in another Colin Theile adaptation, Blue Fin (1978). He seemed to have retired from acting a few years later and now lives in Toronto, Canada.
David Gulpilil (who is credited here just as Gulpilil) began his acting career when Nicolas Roeg cast the fifteen year old in Walkabout (1970). Prior to that he was already an accomplished hunter, tracker and ceremonial dancer and spoke several traditional languages, although not English. He has gone on to become one of Australia's most distinguished actors, having worked with directors including Peter Weir (The Last Wave, 1977), Philip Kaufman (The Right Stuff, 1983), Wim Wenders (Until the End of the World, 1991), Philip Noyce (Rabbit-Proof Fence, 2002) and Rolf De Heer (The Tracker, 2002, Ten Canoes, 2006) as well as roles in Crocodile Dundee (1986) and as King George in Baz Lurhmann's forthcoming Australia.
Before his death in 2006 Colin Thiele wrote between 80 and 100 books (depending on who you ask) several of which were turned into films or television shows including Blue Fin (dir: Carl Shultz, 1978), The Fire in the Stone (dir: Gary Conway, 1984) and Sun on the Stubble (TV miniseries, 1996).
Storm Boy seems to have been the peak of director Henri Safran's career, although he did direct the miniseries A Fortunate Life (1985) as well as episodes of Space: Above and Beyond (1996) and Starhunter (2001).
Next Time: They covered the action and shared the excitement… Newsline…um… Frontline… er…Frontnews? … oh, whatever.
Do you remember Storm Boy's original release? Did you want to have your own pelican? Leave your comments below!
You can buy Storm Boy on PAL R2 DVD here: Storm Boy . Purchasing through this link helps The Outland Institute keep the dream alive. Other 1977 films you may enjoy include: The Woody Allen Collection – Vol. 1 (includes Annie Hall & 5 others) , Close Encounters Of The Third Kind , Saturday Night Fever , The Rescuers , Padre Padrone , Star Wars – The Original Trilogy , Abba – The Movie .
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Did you see Greg Rowe on "Where are they now"? He was on Sattelitte from Canada.
Still seems to be an Adelaide Boy.
So what does Greg Rowe do nowadays? What does he look like? Does he hang out with Gary Coleman and Macaulay Caulkin?
Storm Boy is a film I haven't seen but always feel like I have. I seem to remember having Storm Boy product when I was growing up – that must've been the book, I can't imagine the Aussie film industry being together enough to release merchandise. Were there Storm Boy t-shirts? Commemorative mugs? Cuddly Mr Percivals?
That might not be doing Storm Boy justice, but its enough to make me want to see the film. I do like pelicans.
I haven't seen Kes, although I've read the book oddly enough. I expect you'll find Storm Boy is a bit lighter ad less angst-y. Also pelicans are cuter than kestrels. And kestrels aren't related to boobies.
I never really warmed to Storm Boy, because it felt like part of an assignment. Actually it *was* part of an assignment – we were reading the book at school in English class, and had to see the movie as a follow-up.
Well, I remember a kid on a beach with a Pelican and David Gulpillil being wise or something.
I'm feeling a bit film illiterate at this point, not having seen either The Devil's Playground or Storm Boy… I did see The Devil's Backbone and Old Boy though… perhaps not quite the same thing… I hear Hollywood is remaking the latter. Did any of Victor Kelleher's books ever make it to the big or small screen – he's a children's author I would have loved to have seen adapted to film, his Master of the Grove gave me the creeps as a kid.
Sam: I also heard Hollywood is remaking Old Boy. Sadly, I heard it could be directed by Steven Spielberg and star Will Smith. At this point reality collapsed and I no longer believe anything I hear. But I still like pelicans.
I loved it at the time, but don't know if I want my memories ruined. Was Kes the the bird in Watership Down?
No, Kes was the rat in Ben.
He seems like a "top bloke", as Ray Martin would say.
I've gone back and included the Where Are They Now clip into the main article as well – it's a good piece and includes more footage of the movie.
This was, I think, the first film I ever saw in a cinema, so my inner 5-year-old will prevent me from ever saying a bad word about it. With the possible exception of the afore-mentioned Lassie-esque scene. Incidentally, I recently lent my copy to a friend whom I had previously loaned my copy of Kes. "It's kind of an Australian Kes" I advised. To be fair, Thiele's novel was from 1966, while the novel "A Kestrel for a Knave", the source for Ken Loach's film, was from 1968.


The gOgirl Program was started by gO Orthopedics in 2015, as a mountain biking program for Gunnison Valley female youth. Now in its fourth year, the program falls under the gO Initiative, a 501c3 Colorado Corporation intended to educate, inspire and develop athletes of all ages and abilities in mountain sports. As with other gO Initiative programs, we provide financial support and opportunities to optimize a strong body and mind through functional fitness, healthy lifestyle guidance and achievement. The gOgirl Program has always focused on developing confidence both on and off the trails by giving them the resources they need to not only become a successful competitive or non-competitive athlete, but also a successful member of our community or any community in which they interact.
What days is the gOgirl program offered?
What is the difference between Gunnison and Crested Butte?
The two programs are separate of each other and very much different in what they offer, yet very similiar in the approach, goals and premise. The Gunnison program is quite varied in terms of activities (mountain biking, hiking, swimming, yoga, nutrition classes, etc.) yet the overall focus is still to develop proper skills both on and off the bike, injury prevention and of course FUN. The majority of the kids in our Gunnison program are ages 7-12.
At the upper end of the valley, we have partnered with CBMR's mountain sports team, two days/week with all female riders and coaches. CBMR is known for their robust program for the boys- in bringing the gOgirl approach to this program, we create lasting relationships with other female riders and mentoring by female coaches which we feel improves confidence both on and off the trails. In addition, the ability to ride lifts and not have to focus on the uphill every ride is a huge bonus since a lot of skill is obtained and learned without the added stresses of having to pedal your way to the top. There are also days that they ride cross country around other trails in the valley, so it's not entirely focused on the downhill (or the uphill!). If you have a daughter that wants to ride with like-minded, goal-oriented females, this program is for you. The majority of the gals in the CB MST program are about 9-14.
What are the similarities between the two programs?
The gOgirl premise is to develop confidence both on and off the bike. Both programs are centered around mountain bike handling and progression/skill, which are paralleled to life skills and goals. We also believe that nutrition, rest, injury prevention, proper hydration and bike maintenance are hugely important. Our hope for both programs is to love the mountain biking, the experience, hanging with girlfriends and developing healthy lifestyle habits for their entire lives.
To register, please send a completed waiver (click below) to: jalene@thegoinitiative.org and click on the "pay now" button (it will go to a paypal page). Mountain biking, climbing, swimming, yoga, journaling, cooking, scavenger hunts, stewardship learning, volunteering, weekly themes for discussion and more!
Now in our third year of partnership, the gO Initiative gOgirl program is again partnering with CBMR's Mountain Sports Team, to develop the gOgirl Mountain Sports Team! The program will be offered two days a week (Mondays and Wednesdays) with a focus on mountain biking skills either on lift-served Evo park trails or trail riding on the valley's best trail system.
To register for either of these programs, please download the 2019 Athlete Registration Form and email to Rosa Greeley (contact below); payment arrangements can also be made with Rosa.
For more information on the gOgirls, the gO Initiative and/or gO Orthopedics please contact jalene@thegoinitiative.org.


OLD SAYBROOK — Now in its 49th season,Chestnut Hill Concerts will present four programs of chamber music this August at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook. The prestigious series is highly-regarded, not only for its programming, but also for the world-class musicians that artistic director Ronald Thomas invites for the performances.
The concerts will take place August 3, 10, 17, and 24, all Friday evenings at 8 p.m. Cellist and artistic director Ronald Thomas will host and perform in each concert.
The Aug. 3 concert features Ronald Thomas performing the 5th Bach Cello Suite. The remainder of the concert presents John Novacek's Rags for Violin and Piano, and the Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25. In addition to Ronald Thomas, artists include Steve Copes, violin; Matthew Sinno, viola; and Randall Hodgkinson, piano.
The program on Aug. 17 presents music by Debussy, Kodály, and Dvořák. Ronald Thomas and Mihae Lee will perform Debussy's Sonata for Cello and Piano; Catherine Cho, violin, Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin, and Todd Phillips, viola will perform Kodály's Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12; and the ensemble will perform Dvořák's Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81.
The season finale on Aug. 25 explores the music of Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Schumann, including the rarely-heard Horn Quintet in E-flat by Mozart, K. 407, written for one violin and two violas. The concert also includes Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49 and Schumann's Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47. This performance introduces Frank Huang, concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, to the Chestnut Hill audience, and brings back some of its favorite performers: William Purvis, horn; Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin and viola, Cynthia Phelps, viola; Ronald Thomas, cello; and Mihae Lee, piano.
The 2018 season of Chestnut Hill Concerts is made possible with support from the Connecticut DECD Office of the Arts.
All concerts are Friday nights at 8 p.m. at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (The Kate), 300 Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Subscriptions to the four concerts are $140 (orchestra) and $120 (balcony). Single tickets are $40 for orchestra seats and $35 for the balcony. Kids and teens come free. To purchase tickets, contact The Kate's box office at 860-510-0453, or visit www.thekate.org.


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A randomized algorithm is an algorithm that employs a degree of randomness as part of its logic or procedure. The algorithm typically uses uniformly random bits as an auxiliary input to guide its behavior, in the hope of achieving good performance in the "average case" over all possible choices of random determined by the random bits; thus either the running time, or the output (or both) are random variables.

One has to distinguish between algorithms that use the random input so that they always terminate with the correct answer, but where the expected running time is finite (Las Vegas algorithms, for example Quicksort), and algorithms which have a chance of producing an incorrect result (Monte Carlo algorithms, for example the Monte Carlo algorithm for the MFAS problem) or fail to produce a result either by signaling a failure or failing to terminate. In some cases, probabilistic algorithms are the only practical means of solving a problem.

In common practice, randomized algorithms are approximated using a pseudorandom number generator in place of a true source of random bits; such an implementation may deviate from the expected theoretical behavior and mathematical guarantees which may depend on the existence of an ideal true random number generator.

Motivation

As a motivating example, consider the problem of finding an 'a' in an array of n elements.

Input: An array of n≥2 elements, in which half are 'a's and the other half are 'b's.

Output: Find an 'a' in the array.

We give two versions of the algorithm, one Las Vegas algorithm and one Monte Carlo algorithm.

Las Vegas algorithm:

findingA_LV(array A, n)
begin
    repeat
        Randomly select one element out of n elements.
    until 'a' is found
end

This algorithm succeeds with probability 1. The number of iterations varies and can be arbitrarily large, but the expected number of iterations is

Since it is constant, the expected run time over many calls is . (See Big Theta notation)

Monte Carlo algorithm:
findingA_MC(array A, n, k)
begin
    i := 0
    repeat
        Randomly select one element out of n elements.
        i := i + 1
    until i = k or 'a' is found
end
If an 'a' is found, the algorithm succeeds, else the algorithm fails. After k iterations, the probability of finding an 'a' is:

This algorithm does not guarantee success, but the run time is bounded. The number of iterations is always less than or equal to k.  Taking k to be constant the run time (expected and absolute) is .

Randomized algorithms are particularly useful when faced with a malicious "adversary" or attacker who deliberately tries to feed a bad input to the algorithm (see worst-case complexity and competitive analysis (online algorithm)) such as in the Prisoner's dilemma. It is for this reason that randomness is ubiquitous in cryptography. In cryptographic applications, pseudo-random numbers cannot be used, since the adversary can predict them, making the algorithm effectively deterministic. Therefore, either a source of truly random numbers or a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator is required.  Another area in which randomness is inherent is quantum computing.

In the example above, the Las Vegas algorithm always outputs the correct answer, but its running time is a random variable.  The Monte Carlo algorithm (related to the Monte Carlo method for simulation) is guaranteed to complete in an amount of time that can be bounded by a function the input size and its parameter k, but allows a small probability of error. Observe that any Las Vegas algorithm can be converted into a Monte Carlo algorithm (via Markov's inequality), by having it output an arbitrary, possibly incorrect answer if it fails to complete within a specified time. Conversely, if an efficient verification procedure exists to check whether an answer is correct, then a Monte Carlo algorithm can be converted into a Las Vegas algorithm by running the Monte Carlo algorithm repeatedly till a correct answer is obtained.

Computational complexity

Computational complexity theory models randomized algorithms as probabilistic Turing machines. Both  Las Vegas and Monte Carlo algorithms are considered, and several complexity classes are studied. The most basic randomized complexity class is RP, which is the class of decision problems for which there is an efficient (polynomial time) randomized algorithm (or probabilistic Turing machine) which recognizes NO-instances with absolute certainty and recognizes YES-instances with a probability of at least 1/2. The complement class for RP is co-RP. Problem classes having (possibly nonterminating) algorithms with polynomial time average case running time whose output is always correct are said to be in ZPP.

The class of problems for which both YES and NO-instances are allowed to be identified with some error is called BPP. This class acts as the randomized equivalent of P, i.e. BPP represents the class of efficient randomized algorithms.

History
An important line of research in randomized algorithms in number theory can be traced back to Pocklington's algorithm, from 1917, which finds square roots modulo prime numbers.
The study of randomized algorithms in number theory was spurred by the 1977 discovery of a randomized primality test (i.e., determining the primality of a number) by Robert M. Solovay and Volker Strassen. Soon afterwards Michael O. Rabin demonstrated that the 1976 Miller's primality test can be turned into a randomized algorithm. At that time, no practical deterministic algorithm for primality was known.

The Miller–Rabin primality test relies on a binary relation between two positive integers k and n that can be expressed by saying that k "is a witness to the compositeness of" n.  It can be shown that
 If there is a witness to the compositeness of n, then n is composite (i.e., n is not prime), and
 If n is composite then at least three-fourths of the natural numbers less than n are witnesses to its compositeness, and
 There is a fast algorithm that, given k and n, ascertains whether k is a witness to the compositeness of n.
Observe that this implies that the primality problem is in Co-RP.

If one randomly chooses 100 numbers less than a composite number n, then the probability of failing to find such a "witness" is (1/4)100 so that for most practical purposes, this is a good primality test.  If n is big, there may be no other test that is practical. The probability of error can be reduced to an arbitrary degree by performing enough independent tests.

Therefore, in practice, there is no penalty associated with accepting a small probability of error, since with a little care the probability of error can be made astronomically small.  Indeed, even though a deterministic polynomial-time primality test has since been found (see AKS primality test), it has not replaced the older probabilistic tests in cryptographic software nor is it expected to do so for the foreseeable future.

Examples

Quicksort
Quicksort is a familiar, commonly used algorithm in which randomness can be useful. Many deterministic versions of this algorithm require O(n2) time to sort n numbers for some well-defined class of degenerate inputs (such as an already sorted array), with the specific class of inputs that generate this behavior defined by the protocol for pivot selection. However, if the algorithm selects pivot elements uniformly at random, it has a provably high probability of finishing in O(n log n) time regardless of the characteristics of the input.

Randomized incremental constructions in geometry
In computational geometry, a standard technique to build a structure like a convex hull or Delaunay triangulation is to randomly permute the input points and then insert them one by one into the existing structure. The randomization ensures that the expected number of changes to the structure caused by an insertion is small, and so the expected running time of the algorithm can be bounded from above. This technique is known as randomized incremental construction.

Min cut

Input: A graph G(V,E)

Output: A cut partitioning the vertices into L and R, with the minimum number of edges between L and R.

Recall that the contraction of two nodes, u and v, in a (multi-)graph yields a new node u ' with edges that are the union of the edges incident on either u or v, except from any edge(s) connecting u and v. Figure 1 gives an example of contraction of vertex A and B.
After contraction, the resulting graph may have parallel edges, but contains no self loops.

Karger's basic algorithm:
 begin
     i = 1
     repeat
         repeat
             Take a random edge (u,v) ∈ E in G
             replace u and v with the contraction u'
         until only 2 nodes remain
         obtain the corresponding cut result Ci
         i = i + 1
     until i = m
     output the minimum cut among C1, C2, ..., Cm.
 end
In each execution of the outer loop, the algorithm repeats the inner loop until only 2 nodes remain, the corresponding cut is obtained. The run time of one execution is , and n denotes the number of vertices.
After m times executions of the outer loop, we output the minimum cut among all the results. The figure 2 gives an
example of one execution of the algorithm. After execution, we get a cut of size 3.

Analysis of algorithm

The probability that the algorithm succeeds is 1 − the probability that all attempts fail. By independence, the probability that all attempts fail is

By lemma 1, the probability that  is the probability that no edge of C is selected during iteration i. Consider the inner loop and let  denote the graph after j edge contractions, where .  has  vertices. We use the chain rule of conditional possibilities.
The probability that the edge chosen at iteration j is not in C, given that no edge of C has been chosen before, is . Note that  still has min cut of size k, so by Lemma 2, it still has at least  edges.

Thus, .

So by the chain rule, the probability of finding the min cut C is

Cancellation gives . Thus the probability that the algorithm succeeds is at least . For , this is equivalent to . The algorithm finds the min cut with probability , in time .

Derandomization
Randomness can be viewed as a resource, like space and time. Derandomization is then the process of removing randomness (or using as little of it as possible). It is not currently known if all algorithms can be derandomized without significantly increasing their running time. For instance, in computational complexity, it is unknown whether P = BPP, i.e., we do not know whether we can take an arbitrary randomized algorithm that runs in polynomial time with a small error probability and derandomize it to run in polynomial time without using randomness.

There are specific methods that can be employed to derandomize particular randomized algorithms:
 the method of conditional probabilities, and its generalization, pessimistic estimators
 discrepancy theory (which is used to derandomize geometric algorithms)
 the exploitation of limited independence in the random variables used by the algorithm, such as the pairwise independence used in universal hashing
 the use of expander graphs (or dispersers in general) to amplify a limited amount of initial randomness (this last approach is also referred to as generating pseudorandom bits from a random source, and leads to the related topic of pseudorandomness)
 changing the randomized algorithm to use a hash function as a source of randomness for the algorithm's tasks, and then derandomizing the algorithm by brute-forcing all possible parameters (seeds) of the hash function. This technique is usually used to exhaustively search a sample space and making the algorithm deterministic (e.g. randomized graph algorithms)

Where randomness helps
When the model of computation is restricted to Turing machines, it is currently an open question whether the ability to make random choices allows some problems to be solved in polynomial time that cannot be solved in polynomial time without this ability; this is the question of whether P = BPP. However, in other contexts, there are specific examples of problems where randomization yields strict improvements.
 Based on the initial motivating example: given an exponentially long string of 2k characters, half a's and half b's, a random-access machine requires 2k−1 lookups in the worst-case to find the index of an a; if it is permitted to make random choices, it can solve this problem in an expected polynomial number of lookups.
 The natural way of carrying out a numerical computation in embedded systems or cyber-physical systems is to provide a result that approximates the correct one with high probability (or Probably Approximately Correct Computation (PACC)). The hard problem associated with the evaluation of the discrepancy loss between the approximated and the correct computation can be effectively addressed by resorting to randomization
 In communication complexity, the equality of two strings can be verified to some reliability using  bits of communication with a randomized protocol. Any deterministic protocol requires  bits if defending against a strong opponent.
 The volume of a convex body can be estimated by a randomized algorithm to arbitrary precision in polynomial time. Bárány and Füredi showed that no deterministic algorithm can do the same. This is true unconditionally, i.e. without relying on any complexity-theoretic assumptions, assuming the convex body can be queried only as a black box.
 A more complexity-theoretic example of a place where randomness appears to help is the class IP. IP consists of all languages that can be accepted (with high probability) by a polynomially long interaction between an all-powerful prover and a verifier that implements a BPP algorithm. IP = PSPACE. However, if it is required that the verifier be deterministic, then IP = NP.
 In a chemical reaction network (a finite set of reactions like A+B → 2C + D operating on a finite number of molecules), the ability to ever reach a given target state from an initial state is decidable, while even approximating the probability of ever reaching a given target state (using the standard concentration-based probability for which reaction will occur next) is undecidable.  More specifically, a limited Turing machine  can be simulated with arbitrarily high probability of running correctly for all time, only if a random chemical reaction network is used. With a simple nondeterministic chemical reaction network (any possible reaction can happen next), the computational power is limited to primitive recursive functions.

See also
Probabilistic analysis of algorithms
Atlantic City algorithm
Monte Carlo algorithm
Las Vegas algorithm
Bogosort
Principle of deferred decision
Randomized algorithms as zero-sum games
Probabilistic roadmap
HyperLogLog
count–min sketch
approximate counting algorithm
Karger's algorithm

Notes

References
 Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, and Clifford Stein. Introduction to Algorithms, Second Edition. MIT Press and McGraw–Hill, 1990. . Chapter 5: Probabilistic Analysis and Randomized Algorithms, pp. 91–122.
 Dirk Draheim. "Semantics of the Probabilistic Typed Lambda Calculus (Markov Chain Semantics, Termination Behavior, and Denotational Semantics)." Springer, 2017.
 Jon Kleinberg and Éva Tardos. Algorithm Design. Chapter 13: "Randomized algorithms".

 M. Mitzenmacher and E. Upfal. Probability and Computing: Randomized Algorithms and Probabilistic Analysis. Cambridge University Press, New York (NY), 2005.
 Rajeev Motwani and P. Raghavan. Randomized Algorithms. Cambridge University Press, New York (NY), 1995.
 Rajeev Motwani and P. Raghavan. Randomized Algorithms. A survey on Randomized Algorithms.
  Chapter 11: Randomized computation, pp. 241–278.

 A. A. Tsay, W. S. Lovejoy, David R. Karger, Random Sampling in Cut, Flow, and Network Design Problems, Mathematics of Operations Research, 24(2):383–413, 1999.

Analysis of algorithms

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ALBION LAUNCH NEW HIDDEN DISABILITY SCHEME
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Brighton & Hove Albion are expanding their support for fans who have a disability by launching a new scheme to make it easier for fans to attend matches.
The American Express Community Stadium is already one of the leading grounds in the country in terms of access and facilities. It has 185 wheelchair spaces; 700 easy access seats and more than 80 accessible toilets – including a Changing Places wet-room complete with hoist.
An assisted hearing system enables those with a hearing aid to listen to matchday announcements and audio descriptive commentary is available to fans with a visual impairment. Club staff working at the stadium have also undergone training in Makaton – a simplified form of sign language - and autism awareness.
Now the club is adding to its existing offering by launching a new scheme that makes it easier for people with a hidden disability attending the match to easily identify themselves to club staff should they need any assistance, without having to give an explanation of the nature of their disability. Staff can then support that fan in the appropriate way.
The hope is the club's hidden disability scheme will make it far easier for fans with autism, hearing impairments or other similar conditions to enjoy watching their heroes in action.
It is believed the Albion are among the first clubs in the country to provide such a service. Exact details of the scheme are not being publicised, but fans that would benefit will be given something to bring to matches that can be shown to staff should the need arise.
The football club worked closely with its official charity, Albion in the Community (AITC), to design the new hidden disability scheme and as part of that ongoing collaboration, club staff will complete AITC's disability awareness training during the 2017/18 season.
Paul Brackley, AITC's disability manager, praised the club for its commitment to making the stadium as accessible as possible. He said, "I think this is a great initiative which demonstrates the care and attention the club are taking in ensuring every fan has the best possible matchday experience and we have been delighted to support this process.
"The fact that a fan with a hidden disability can safely identify themselves to staff without the need to explain themselves is a real positive and could make a big difference for an individual, particularly if it is in a moment of 'crisis' for them. I hope the scheme is successful and more clubs follow suit."
The Albion are also inviting fans with a hidden disability, such as autism, to a sensory friendly hour at the club shop between 9am and 10am on Saturday 11th November. TV screens will be turned off, numbers of shoppers restricted and lighting will be kept low.

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Luna Llena (In English: Full Moon ) is the second album by Mexican singer-songwriter Mariana Ochoa, released by Warner Music in Mexico on September 21, 2007 (see 2007 in music).

The album was produced by Rafael Sardina and directed by Cheche Alara, and recorded in Los Angeles, California.

Track listing
"Volvamos a Intentar" (Klaus Derendorf/Tom Nichols/Patrice Tipoki)
"Me Faltas Tú"
"Invisible"
"Aunque No Estés" (Featuring Alex Ubago)
"Pretendes" (Klaus Derendorf/Tom Nichols/Jeeve)
"Te Extraño Tanto"
"Luna Llena"
"Por Siempre" (Klaus Derendorf/Tom Nichols/Jeeve)
"Amor Total" (Tobias Gustavsson/Mia Bergström)
"Con tu Amor"
"Decide o Vete"
"Amar sin Miedo" (Por Él)

Singles
 "Me Faltas Tú"

Credits
Vocals by Mariana Ochoa
Drums by Victor Indrizzo
Drums in "Me Faltas Tú" and "Te Extraño Tanto" by Simon Phillips
Bass by Sean Hurley
Guitars by Fran Iturbe
Additional guitars by Paulo Serpa
Keyboards by Cheche Alara
Percussion by Rafa Padilla
Additional vocals by Edgar Cortazar y Ximena Muñoz

References

External links

Mariana Ochoa albums
2007 albums


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Appointment 7 October 2021
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A seasoned hospitality executive with nearly three decades of experience in the luxury hospitality segment, Lamberts has worked at several high-profile luxury properties and brands across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. She most recently comes to Moorea from Thailand, where she served as General Manager of the luxury resort Santiburi Koh Samui. Prior to, she worked as General Manager for Le Meridien Bali Jimbaran in Indonesia. Throughout her dynamic career Lamberts has held various executive positions within sales, marketing and management departments for global hotel groups including Accor, Starwood, Concorde, and Marriott.
German-born and Swiss-educated, Lamberts holds university degrees at BA and MBA levels in hotel management and tourism. With a global mindset and a self-acclaimed lover of French elegance, Lamberts is well positioned to lead the team at Sofitel Kia Ora Moorea by driving business and guest satisfaction to new heights.
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Sabine Lamberts (Class of 1993) is a graduate of Glion Institute of Higher Education in Glion-sur-Montreux - Switzerland
Accor is a world-leading hospitality group consisting of more than 5,000 properties and 10,000 food and beverage venues throughout 110 countries. The group has one of the industry's most diverse and fully-integrated hospitality ecosystems encompassing luxury and premium brands, midscale and economy offerings, unique lifestyle concepts, entertainment and nightlife venues, restaurants and bars, branded private residences, shared accommodation properties, concierge services, co-working spaces and more.
Recent Appointments at Accor
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James McDevitt - General Manager
18 January 2022 — American national, James joins Francis Hotel Bath from Hotel Indigo Manchester where he managed the pre-opening and opening phase as the hotel grew to become market leader and top in class for the brand.
Philip Mahoney - Vice President F&B India, Middle East, Africa & Turkey
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package clients

import (
	"context"
	"strings"

	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/graphrbac/1.6/graphrbac"
	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest"
	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal"
	v32 "github.com/rancher/rancher/pkg/apis/management.cattle.io/v3"
	v3 "github.com/rancher/rancher/pkg/generated/norman/management.cattle.io/v3"
	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
)

type azureADGraphClient struct {
	servicePrincipal adal.ServicePrincipalToken
	userClient       graphrbac.UsersClient
	groupClient      graphrbac.GroupsClient
}

// GetUser takes a user ID and fetches the user principal from the Azure AD Graph API.
func (c *azureADGraphClient) GetUser(id string) (v3.Principal, error) {
	user, err := c.userClient.Get(context.Background(), id)
	if err != nil {
		return v3.Principal{}, err
	}
	return c.userToPrincipal(user)
}

// ListUsers fetches all user principals in a directory from the Azure AD Graph API.
func (c *azureADGraphClient) ListUsers(filter string) ([]v3.Principal, error) {
	users, err := c.userClient.List(context.Background(), filter, "")
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var principals []v3.Principal
	for _, u := range users.Values() {
		principal, err := c.userToPrincipal(u)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		principals = append(principals, principal)
	}
	return principals, err
}

// GetGroup takes a group ID and fetches the group principal from the Azure AD Graph API.
func (c *azureADGraphClient) GetGroup(id string) (v3.Principal, error) {
	group, err := c.groupClient.Get(context.Background(), id)
	if err != nil {
		return v3.Principal{}, err
	}
	return c.groupToPrincipal(group)
}

// ListGroups fetches all group principals in a directory from the Azure AD Graph API.
func (c *azureADGraphClient) ListGroups(filter string) ([]v3.Principal, error) {
	groups, err := c.groupClient.List(context.Background(), filter)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var principals []v3.Principal
	for _, u := range groups.Values() {
		principal, err := c.groupToPrincipal(u)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		principals = append(principals, principal)
	}
	return principals, err
}

// ListGroupMemberships takes a user ID and fetches the user's group principals as strings IDs from the Azure AD Graph API.
func (c *azureADGraphClient) ListGroupMemberships(id string) ([]string, error) {
	securityEnabledOnly := false
	params := graphrbac.UserGetMemberGroupsParameters{
		SecurityEnabledOnly: &securityEnabledOnly,
	}
	groups, err := c.userClient.GetMemberGroups(context.Background(), id, params)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return *groups.Value, nil
}

// LoginUser fetches the user principal, user's group principals, and provider access token.
func (c *azureADGraphClient) LoginUser(_ *v32.AzureADConfig, _ *v32.AzureADLogin) (v3.Principal, []v3.Principal, string, error) {
	oid, err := ExtractFieldFromJWT(c.AccessToken(), "oid")
	if err != nil {
		return v3.Principal{}, nil, "", err
	}

	logrus.Debug("[AZURE_PROVIDER] Started getting user info from AzureAD")
	userPrincipal, err := c.GetUser(oid.(string))
	if err != nil {
		return v3.Principal{}, nil, "", err
	}
	userPrincipal.Me = true
	logrus.Debug("[AZURE_PROVIDER] Completed getting user info from AzureAD")

	userGroups, err := c.ListGroupMemberships(GetPrincipalID(userPrincipal))
	if err != nil {
		return v3.Principal{}, nil, "", err
	}

	groupPrincipals, err := UserGroupsToPrincipals(c, userGroups)
	if err != nil {
		return v3.Principal{}, nil, "", err
	}

	providerToken, err := c.MarshalTokenJSON()
	if err != nil {
		return v3.Principal{}, nil, "", err
	}

	return userPrincipal, groupPrincipals, providerToken, nil
}

// NewADGraphClientFromCredential configures the SPT, user, and group clients using a credential.
func NewADGraphClientFromCredential(config *v32.AzureADConfig, credential *v32.AzureADLogin) (AzureClient, error) {
	var c azureADGraphClient
	logrus.Debug("[AZURE_PROVIDER] Started token swap with AzureAD")
	oauthConfig, err := adal.NewOAuthConfig(config.Endpoint, config.TenantID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// The tenantID should not be in the endpoint, drop /tenantID
	tenant := config.TenantID
	if strings.Contains(config.GraphEndpoint, tenant) {
		i := strings.Index(config.GraphEndpoint, tenant)
		config.GraphEndpoint = config.GraphEndpoint[:i-1]
	}

	spt, err := adal.NewServicePrincipalTokenFromAuthorizationCode(
		*oauthConfig,
		config.ApplicationID,
		config.ApplicationSecret,
		credential.Code,
		config.RancherURL,
		config.GraphEndpoint,
	)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if err := spt.Refresh(); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	logrus.Debug("[AZURE_PROVIDER] Completed token swap with AzureAD")

	c.setInternalFields(config, *spt)
	return &c, err
}

// NewAzureADGraphClientFromADALToken returns an Azure AD Graph client.
// It sets up the SPT, user and group client using an access token to Azure AD Graph API.
func NewAzureADGraphClientFromADALToken(config *v32.AzureADConfig, adalTokenSecret string) (AzureClient, error) {
	adalToken, err := unmarshalADALToken(adalTokenSecret)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	ac := &azureADGraphClient{}

	oauthConfig, err := adal.NewOAuthConfig(config.Endpoint, config.TenantID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	secret := &adal.ServicePrincipalAuthorizationCodeSecret{
		ClientSecret: config.ApplicationSecret,
	}

	spt, err := adal.NewServicePrincipalTokenFromManualTokenSecret(
		*oauthConfig,
		config.ApplicationID,
		config.GraphEndpoint,
		adalToken,
		secret)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	ac.setInternalFields(config, *spt)
	return ac, nil
}

func (c *azureADGraphClient) setInternalFields(config *v32.AzureADConfig, spt adal.ServicePrincipalToken) {
	c.servicePrincipal = spt

	// Create the required bearer token.
	bearer := autorest.NewBearerAuthorizer(&spt)

	// Set up the user client.
	userClient := graphrbac.NewUsersClientWithBaseURI(config.GraphEndpoint, config.TenantID)
	userClient.Authorizer = bearer
	c.userClient = userClient

	// Set up the group client.
	groupClient := graphrbac.NewGroupsClientWithBaseURI(config.GraphEndpoint, config.TenantID)
	groupClient.Authorizer = bearer
	c.groupClient = groupClient
}

// AccessToken returns the OAuthToken from the underlying SPT.
func (c *azureADGraphClient) AccessToken() string {
	return c.servicePrincipal.OAuthToken()
}

// MarshalTokenJSON returns the JSON representation of the underlying access token.
func (c *azureADGraphClient) MarshalTokenJSON() (string, error) {
	b, err := c.servicePrincipal.MarshalTokenJSON()
	return string(b), err
}

func (c *azureADGraphClient) userToPrincipal(user graphrbac.User) (v3.Principal, error) {
	return v3.Principal{
		ObjectMeta:    metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: Name + "_user://" + *user.ObjectID},
		DisplayName:   *user.DisplayName,
		LoginName:     *user.UserPrincipalName,
		PrincipalType: "user",
		Provider:      Name,
	}, nil
}

func (c *azureADGraphClient) groupToPrincipal(group graphrbac.ADGroup) (v3.Principal, error) {
	return v3.Principal{
		ObjectMeta:    metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: Name + "_group://" + *group.ObjectID},
		DisplayName:   *group.DisplayName,
		PrincipalType: "group",
		Provider:      Name,
	}, nil
}

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by Emma Darbyshire | Jan 29, 2020 | Events | 0 comments
In April 2020 Collegiate Underwriter May Wright will be tackling the London Marathon to help raise funds for The Children's Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF).
Joining #TeamCLDF May is aiming to raise £2,000 to help fight childhood liver disease.
Collegiate Management Services will host a charity quiz night on 11 February to support May in raising funds and much needed awareness of this special foundation.
CDLF takes action against the effects of childhood liver disease providing information, emotional support, research funds for families and carers affected.
If you would like to help May reach her target of raising £2,000 to help fight childhood liver disease you can donate via her just giving page below:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/may-wright
We wish May and all #TeamCLDF the best of luck for Sunday 26 April!


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Overstock - Issued by Comenity Bank which seems to issue a number of different retail cards.
Sears - (Online Application) Also offers Sears MasterCard, commercial credit card, and home improvement credit card. All issued by CitiBank.
Synchrony Financial- Issues credit cards for a number of different retailers.
Target - (Online Application) Also offers a Visa card.
Wal-Mart - (Online Application) Issued by GE Money Bank. Also offers a Discover card.


Head Coach Neale McMaster reveals who will take the field in the IFAF European Championships qualifier against Norway on Saturday 30 March at 1pm at John Charles Stadium, Leeds.
Coach McMaster stated: "I am incredibly proud to lead Team GB U19 in their first European qualifier for several years. I think we have an exceptional group of young men who are ready to go to battle against Norway.
This is a 'win and we're in' game, with qualification to the European Championships in Bologna, Italy on the line and the players and staff couldn't be more excited. We're aspiring to represent GB at the highest level possible, which is the European Championships first, and then hopefully the World Championships next year. But we're a long way away from that, and our focus has been on Norway and only Norway for a few weeks now.


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Government officials involved in bribery charges
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Sep 25, 2016 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
Bribery is not only unethical, it is also against the law. Bribery is accepting gifts or anything of value in exchange for a favor. Bribes may be taken by public officials or government officials using their office as a way to make illegal money. Charges on the...
Dealing with charges of drug manufacturing and cultivation
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Sep 20, 2016 | Drug Charges, Firm News
Federal and state laws prohibit the cultivation and manufacturing of illegal substances. If you are involved in the production of drugs, you will be charged with a felony. If you are found guilty, there could be hefty fines as well as several years in prison. The type...
Can you refuse to take the breathalyzer test?
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Sep 19, 2016 | Drunk Driving, Firm News
A breathalyzer is a device that estimates alcohol levels in a person's blood. In the US, it is often used by police officers to check whether a driver is intoxicated. The test is fairly simple and plays an important role in successful convictions. The test has...
Age of consent a major factor in statutory rape cases
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Sep 16, 2016 | Firm News, Murder & Other Homicide Crimes
Statuary rape is the act of having sexual relations with someone below the age of consent. According to the law, people below a certain age cannot consent to having sexual relations. Each state defines its own age of consent. The age of consent in the state of...
What qualifies as aggravated assault?
Serious forms of assault usually involve a deadly weapon and are called aggravated assaults. Using a deadly weapon with the intention of bodily harm to another person qualifies as aggravated assault. The circumstances of the incident play an important role in...
Insurance fraud charge and defense
Insurance fraud is the act of obtaining fraudulent outcome from an insurance policy. Insurance is used as a form of risk management for protection against uncertain losses. But when large sums of money become involved, people might try to deceive the system for...
Identity theft laws in the U.S.
by Damico & Stockstill, Attorneys at Law | Sep 8, 2016 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
Identity theft is the act of obtaining another person's identity and private information through illegal means. Personal and economic data of the victim is usually obtained through force or deceptive techniques. Using another person's identity is illegal...
Elements that constitute a forgery offense
Forgery may be defined as the act of faking a signature or an entire document with the intent of deceiving or earning a profit. A forged document is often called a false document. Copying other people's original work like art, music or other productions is also...


Chelsea's recovery gathered momentum as nine-man Arsenal were beaten at Stamford Bridge.
Defender Kurt Zouma – preferred to dropped captain John Terry – headed the opening goal after 53 minutes and Chelsea secured only their second win in six Premier League games this season when Eden Hazard's shot flew in off Calum Chambers late on.
It handed the momentum to Chelsea and Arsenal's misery was complete when Santi Cazorla was given a second yellow card for a foul on Cesc Fabregas.


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David Moyes Hammers Declan Rice 'Mistake' As West Ham Slide to Late Defeat Against Arsenal
David Moyes has admitted than Declan Rice's mistake cost West Ham dearly in a 4-1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday.
Rice ducked away from Aaron Ramsey's cross late in the second half with the scoreline still 1-1, only to watch the ball sail past a stony faced Joe Hart and into the back of the net without a touch being applied by a player from either side.
One takeaway from Arsenal - West Ham: Declan Rice (19) probably won't duck beneath a cross at the near-post header again.
Unfortunate moment, one which undermined his performance, but it's all part of the learning process. pic.twitter.com/Q8ss2C20cy
— Scouted Football (@ScoutedFtbl) April 22, 2018
Speaking to the press after the match, Moyes said: "I think up until about 81, 82 minutes you'd say we were looking as if we could be well worthy of a point. We defended well, we had our moments in the first half where Marko got free a couple of times and you maybe fancied him to get a shot away.
"But we've all been young players, a young player makes a mistake for the second goal. I hope he learns from it, because he's got big potential but it really flattened the team."
Asked if he believed the goal was the result of a communication error between his goalkeeper and the young defender, he said: "No, I don't think there was. If you're a centre-half, and I've been one, if the ball's getting played into the six yard box then the last thing you do is let it go. You talk about it after you head it clear.
Moyes on the mix-up for the second Arsenal goal: "A young player makes a really poor mistake for the second goal. I hope he learns from it"
— Chris Deeley (@ThatChris1209) April 22, 2018
"To be fair, we had done most things really well defensively. We'd tried to be inch-perfect on our defending, tried to stop Arsenal, and we knew we had players who could cause them problems if we got enough of the ball. But after the goal, I have too many attacking players on the pitch when we go 2-1 down, it means that then they get the third one and it's just too difficult to get back into it."
He also insisted that any shout from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang shouldn't have made a difference to the situation, adding: "No but if he did, I wouldn't count that. What you do is head the ball clear, it doesn't really matter. It's not as if it was a massive jump, it's just...why you would duck and leave it...
"Look, the young boy's played great in the last couple of games, and that's what young players do. I read Arsene Wenger's notes today about putting young players in the team and what that means, and how difficult it can be in the Premier League.
"I happen to think that playing young centre-halves is probably the hardest position now on the pitch, even harder than playing a young goalkeeper, and I think Declan's done a really good job but today will be a learning curve for him and he has to show that it doesn't happen again - because if it happens again then you don't progress. You have to show that you're going to step up."


Jessica Crute is the Development Director at Parks Youth Ranch. Although originally from Greenville, TX, she has been actively serving & advocating for the homeless Houston community for about five years, now. She came to know the mission of PYR a few years ago when she implemented a Fresh Ink Creative Writing workshop for the kids—and she has been in love with the mission ever since! Jessica received her Masters from the University of Houston, and Bachelors from Texas Tech University. In her free time, she enjoys: playing tennis, taking photos, and creating artworks that help advocate for those who are without a voice. She is recently married to a wonderful Aggie (18 days ago), and is happy to call this wonderful Houston community her new home.


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Norway's TV 2 Works with Nevion on Software Defined IP Network
TV 2, the largest commercial television broadcaster in Norway, is in the process of building an IP-based software defined network (SDN) that will connect studios, control rooms and data centres within and between what will be the company's two main production facilities. The system, which is part of TV 2's move to IP across its whole production workflow, is expected to help its teams make better use of production talent, equipment and locations.
One of the new production facilities TV 2 is planning to move to in 2017 is located in Norway's second-largest city, Bergen. Called Media City Bergen (MCB), the installation will be IP-based and use the new SDN core network for all live production and broadcast routing requirements. A combination of standards-based native IP and existing baseband equipment has been purchased from several different vendors. The MCB facility will also be connected via IP to the second new all-IP facility located in Norway's capital, Oslo, 460km away.
A key objective of the project is to gain flexibility and efficiency in live production by enabling any control room to be used with any studio across both locations, and by sharing processing capabilities located in the data centres.
The SDN IP media core network at MCB comes from Nevion and will be under the control of Nevion's orchestration software, VideoIPath. The software will be used for both connection management and monitoring. The network is based on a distributed spine-leaf architecture, with Cisco Nexus 100G spine switches at the core and Nevion eMerge 10GE and 40GE switches deployed as redundant top or rack leaf switches.
Nevion Virtuoso software-driven media nodes will be used for adaptation, processing and monitoring of uncompressed and compressed signals for in-facility adaptation requirements. Virtuoso will also handle JPEG 2000 encoding and uncompressed transport between Bergen and Oslo. Dual path network transport with SMPTE 2022-7 seamless IP protection switching (SIPS) for all media streams will result in high availability.
Error-Free Transport
Transmitting the same RTP/IP stream across two diverse network links enables receivers/decoders to use SIPS, supporting error-free transport in case of packet loss or link outages as long as a packet arrives on either of the two network links. In SMPTE 2022-7 SIPS configurations, each module can perform IP adaptation of up to four HD/3G signals in each direction, maintaining, for example, 16 input and 16 output HD/3G signals per 1RU on the 4 slot Virtuoso.
Media transport within the facilities will be based initially on SMPTE 2022-6 for video and AES67 for audio, all synchronized to the usual Picture Transfer Protocol PTP, with a migration to SMPTE 2110 planned in due course once the standard is ratified. While 2022-6 is important during the transition to VoIP because it supports packetization of the SDI raster, SMPTE 2110 will have a set of standards for IP media networking with separate essence flows, beginning with sub-parts for uncompressed video, PCM digital-standard audio and ancillary data.
Ole Johan Skogheim, Lead Systems Architect at TV 2 said, "We saw our move to new facilities as an opportunity to rethink how we produced content. We could have taken the safe route of building a baseband facility, but the benefits of moving to IP in terms of flexibility and cost were compelling. Nevion showed us how the infrastructure has reached sufficient maturity to support our plans. Nevion's IP experience, combined with their continuing role in shaping IP standards and architectures for facilities, were major factors in our decision to opt for their products and services." nevion.com


7.30am: Sat on street for about one hour. Marched to Jarolen Road.
Found house robbed by firemen on return.
Today put out of CFS ((Central Fire Station)).
Given filthy room in Gloucester Bldg.
Today moved to Nam King Hotel. Not allowed on or out or out of the Hotel.
Very dark, dirty and stinking.
Today moved to St Stevens College Stanley.
Today black out restrictions imposed. Black out restrictions lifted ?-03-1942.
– doubtful if last attempt was successful.
Numerous guards posted around the camp..
Participated in four concerts up to date.
Should have made debut as Antonio in a comic opera but permission for concert refused.
Concert with 'Antonio', about to commence, but refused by gendarmes again.
Cinema show given by Japanese in St Stevens Hotel. Cartoons, travelogue, news prop !
Eventually gave the big concert as a farewell to the Americans who hope to be repatriated soon. It was held in the open air to a large audience of about 4000. And was a great success.
Have been very depressed today. Je suis trés triste sans ma petite bonne femme a dorée. Mon Dieu! How much longer are we to be separated!
Repatriation ship left with the Americans. Wonder how much longer we're to be left to rot here.
Gilbert & Sullivan Show. Excused jail for the night.
Cashed a £400 cheque for Mrs Meredith, HK&S Bank at a good rate of 33 to 1.
Cashed a £100 cheque for Mrs Meredith HK&S Bank at the highest camp rate of 35 to 1.


From fishing to golf to skiing to hiking you will never say that the Vail Valley doesn't have something exciting for you to do..
Comming soon . . . . .
Enjoy one of our gold medal rivers and the tranquility of Colorado fly fishing.
With over 15 world class golf courses we are certain you will find a new love for Rocky Mountain Golf.
Feel nature all around you as you ascend one of our mountain trails.
The perfect way to explore the Vail Valley is on horseback.
Jeeping is just one way to get in the backcountry and discover views you never could imagine.
Mountain Biking in the Vail Valley is just incredible with 100's of trails and adventures for you.
Learning never stops. With Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado as your backdrop we prove it's fun to discover something new.
On-Mountain activities in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado for your family.
White-water rafting in the Vail Valley. What a thrill!
Enjoy peace and tranquility as you ride your bike throughout the Vail Valley.
Skiing and Snowboarding is why you are here. We look forward to seeing you on the mountain.


This is Signal Sciences' customer success story, written in collaboration with Shinola.
Shinola Detroit is a design brand predicated on meaningful American job creation through the manufacturing of timeless, well-designed goods. In addition to in-store experiences, Shinola also has a major e-commerce website that often reaches high volumes of traffic during their peak sales seasons.
Shinola recognized the need for increased visibility into attacks happening in their web applications. They required improvement in their security posture while democratizing the shared responsibility of security across the enterprise.
Shinola's DevOps team desired proactive distribution of security data including attacks and anomalies in order to enhance their overall security operation. The team wanted to find a web application security solution that could cut down on inefficiencies while ensuring security across all of their applications.
Signal Sciences was brought in to embed security and increase visibility for Shinola's entire development process from testing to production.
Security that actually enables DevOps.
Improved efficiencies without adding overhead.
Reporting and integrations enable visibility across the entire organization.
Signal Sciences is a security solution that DevOps teams can actually use. Our solution brings security and visibility to Shinola's DevOps workflow—without disrupting their development cycle.


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DJ Kiraz, Japan's Leading Female EDM DJ Brings Her Sound to the States!
DJ Kiraz shot by Baku Hou
Elin Ekdahl, known to international EDM fans as DJ Kiraz, has been one of Japan's leading female DJs for the past four years.
This breathtaking and talented beauty discovered her love of music early on in her teens back home in Sweden where she was influenced by artists like Aly & Fila and Bjorn Akesson, among others.
About these artists, DJ Kiraz says, "They are so incredibly talented, and they create the kind of music that I want to create. But at the same time, they are incredibly kind and down to earth."
Little did she know that only a few years after she turned professional she would be spinning tracks alongside some of the very people she idolized in her youth. Some of the electro and trance icons DJ Kiraz has shared a bill with include the likes of Headhunterz, Rebecca & Fiona, Yoji, UMEK, Stephane Pompougnac and Paul van Dyk.
Being called to perform at an impressive list of events in Japan, DJ Kiraz has already become a household name in the country's EDM scene. Some of the venues and events in Japan where DJ Kiraz has performed include XEX Nihonbashi, Club Asia, Aoyama Laputa Garden, Opera and Origami, as well as several summer parties at two of the hottest beaches in Tokyo, Zushi and Enoshima.
DJ Kiraz is known for blowing the roof off every event she plays at, a reputation that led her to be tapped as one of the DJs for Vogue Fashion's Night Out event where she bumped her insane beats at the Swarovski store in Omotesando, Japan. Taking place in 2011, the event was the country's first ever event of this kind, and included other notable artists such as The Crooks and Jennifer Hudson, as well as a list of the world's foremost fashion designers including Christopher Bailey, Roberto Cavalli, Michael Kors and Kris Van Assch.
Just like the artists in the scene that she personally admires, DJ Kiraz's approachability and down to earth attitude combined with her unparalleled musical prowess have made her a beloved artist in the eyes of fans, something that has led her to astonishing international acclaim.
"The first reason I'm a fan of DJ Kiraz is because she plays real EDM music. Japanese DJs play EDM as well, but their taste is more melody oriented," explains Reiji Kobayashi, one of DJ Kiraz's most dedicated Japanese fans.
"Elin's mixes are more beat oriented, which helps me get into the zone and dance without thinking. The second reason is that she is not only beautiful, but she is a very accommodating person; personality is an important factor for a top DJ, and as far as I have seen she is very kind to everybody."
For the past year DJ Kiraz has been blasting her signature sound for an ever-growing fan base at high-profile clubs in Los Angeles, most notably Exchange LA.
Although Kobayashi now lives in London, he says, "I miss her as a DJ so much, so perhaps I should start going to L.A. to see her at nightclubs there."
Earlier this year DJ Kiraz found representation with Alejandro Rodriguez, a highly respected manager in the electronic music scene who is known for working with other prominent artists like Steve Aoki, Deorro, Nervo, Joachim Garraud And Autoerotique.
With a solid list of incredible accomplishment as an EDM DJ already under her belt, a coveted collection of clubs and events across continents vying for the chance to add her to their line-up, and Rodriguez as her manager, there is literally no stopping DJ Kiraz!
If you want to find out more about her and immerse yourself in her music, make sure to check out her soundcloud page where she posts a bi-monthly podcast of tracks that are sure to knock your socks off.


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Friday a new version of the Materials Project Viewer was released: 3.5.1 (274847). I am away from home this weekend, so I won't get to play with it until Monday.
I have a link titled SL Materials Post QA that leads to the Alternate Viewers page where you can download a copy.
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Did The Ancient People Of Peru Have Machines?
Apr 27, 2012 by System Admin
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Found at the site of an ancient Chinese city, the 1,500-year-old statues—some life-size—may have been buried by temple officials. The discovery is believed to be the largest of its kind since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, an archaeologist with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences told reporters in late March, [...]
Origin of Ancient Jade Tool Baffles Scientists
An international team of archaeologists and geologists has found an extremely unusual example of jade in the Southwest Pacific, thousands of miles away from the nearest known geological source. The small green artifact is about 3,300 years old and has a chemical composition that is unlike any other described jade. See it on Scoop.it, via [...]
Swedish Stonehenge? Ancient Stone Structure Spurs Debate
The megalithic stone structure may have been used as an astronomical calendar.Archaeologists generally agree this megalithic structure, known as Ales Stenar ("Ale's Stones"), was assembled about 1,000 years ago, near the end of the Iron Age, as a burial monument. But a team of researchers now argues it's really 2,500 years old, dating from the [...]
Ancient walled city, older than Egypts pyramids, unearthed off Georgia coast
Six hours southeast of Atlanta off the Georgia coast on Sapelo Island, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient walled city which predates the construction of Egypt's pyramids. Known as the Sapelo Shell Ring Complex, this ancient city was constructed around 2300 B.C. and featured three neighborhoods each surrounded by circular walls twenty feet [...]
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Experts Are Baffled by Mysterious Ancient Markings In Jerusalem
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We are convinced that close to this site, and never before seen by non-Aboriginals until discovered very recently, is a rock platform covered with a set of sacred engravings of considerable significance. On this large platform we saw a fish, serpent, massive dolphin or whale, circles and a variety of shapes and symbols. Without [...]
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WHEN confronted with a problem involving the use of the reasoning faculties, individuals of strong intellect keep their poise, and seek to reach a solution by obtaining facts bearing upon the question. Those of immature mentality, on the other hand, when similarly confronted, are overwhelmed. While the former may be qualified to solve the riddle [...]


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Peiligangkulturen () är en neolitisk förhistorisk kinesisk kultur som existerade kring Luofloden i Henan. Kulturen är daterad med radiokolmetoden till ca 6500 till 5000 f.Kr. och har fått sitt namn från en fyndplats 40 km söder om Zhengzhou.

Kulturens utbredningsområde var från Taihangbergens fot 210 km norr om Zhengzhou och söder ut till Huangchuan söder om Huaifloden.

Jiahu

En betydande del av Peiligangkulturen är Jiahuakulturen. Vid dess utgrävningsplats Jiahu har världens äldsta spelbara musikinstrument hittats. Rester av världens äldsta bekräftade alkoholhaltiga dryck har identifierats och Kinas äldsta fynd av domesticerade grisar har påträffats och inristade symboler som kan vara en del i ursprunget till kinesisk skrift nar grävts fram vid utgrävningsplatsen.

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When facing supply uncertainty caused by exogenous factors such as adverse weather conditions, firms diversify their supply sources following the wisdom of "not holding all eggs in one basket." We study a firm that decides on investment and production levels of two unreliable but substitutable resources. Applying real options thinking, production decisions account for actual supply capabilities, whereas investment decisions are made in advance. To model triangular supply and demand correlations, we adapt the concepts of random capacity and stochastic proportional yield while using concordant ordered random variables. Optimal profit decreases monotonically in supply correlation and increases monotonically in supply–demand correlation. Optimal resource selection, however, depends on the trivariate interplay of supply and demand and responds non-monotonically to changing correlations. Moreover, supply hedges (i.e., excess capacity at alternative sources) can be optimal even if supply resources are perfectly positively correlated. To accommodate changing degrees of correlation, the firm adjusts the lower margin capacities under random capacity; but under stochastic proportional production capability, it uses either low- or high-margin capacities to create tailored "scale hedges".
Sting, F., & Huchzermeier, A. (2014). Operational Hedging and Diversification under Correlated Supply and Demand Uncertainty. Production Management and Operations Management Volume 23, Issue 7, S. 1212–1226.


Abstract: Historical research determines that censorship based on politics, religion, or morality has been a continual issue from early recorded history of man to the present. American settlers brought with them to the new world a heritage of suppression of reading matter by church and state. Censorship of obscenity in reading matter began in the early eighteenth century in the New England colonies; however, it did not become a legal issue in the United States until the early 1800s. From that time until the present, obscenity has been a matter of concern for the judiciary. This study presents an historical perspective of censorship in order to develop the history of censorship in the United States. A definition of obscenity is given as it has evolved through the judiciary from the nineteenth century until the present.
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Get In The Video: Magnetic North, Taiyo Na, "I Got My", And A Little Ishle Yi Park
I got word sent from Taiyo Na about a cool video shoot that you can be a part of if you're down in NY, January 18th from 8-11 PM at the Bowery Poetry Club:
On Sunday, January 18th, from 8pm to 11pm at the Bowery Poetry Club's Sulu Series, Magnetic North and I will be shooting our music video for our brand new song "I Got My." While we enter the New Year facing the worst economic crisis since the Depression, much of our concentration has been spent these days on what we are losing and what we don't have. While we fully acknowledge how dire these times are, this song is a hard-hitting anthem about what we do "got" that is worth more than money. One good example of that is community, and that's what we stress in this song and that's where you come in. We invite you to be a part of this video shoot and participate in a number of ways:
A) Be recorded lip-syncing your favorite lyric in the song (For lyrics: http://magnetichiphop.com/igotmy.html)
B) Be recorded with your own line of "I Got My..."
C) Be recorded just being in attendance for the performances or just hanging out!
The night will also include a special guest performance by the incomparable Ishle Yi Park! We've waived the cover fee just for this night because we really want you there.
You can check out "I Got My" here at http://www.myspace.com/magnetichiphop.
Peace & Love,
Here's also some info from the Magnetic North site:
On Jan 18th in NYC we'll be shooting the music video to I GOT MY at the Bowery Poetry Club. Since half the song is about how we got our fam/friends/crew, we'd love to have ya'll IN the video. Let's face it, we're not all that interesting looking... we need your pretty faces up in here. What do you say? Come mug for the cameras and chill with us?
Join us and lip-sync a line from the song (lyrics are below), spit your own "I Got My" line, be a part of the crowd, or whatever you want that's fresh! There will also be live performances from TAIYO NA, ourselves, and the incomparable ISHLE YI PARK.
So come through!!
It's free, you'll be able to hang out with some cool Asian American artists, and you'll be in a video.
What more could you really want?
Here's some GPS info:
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012
(foot of First Street, between Houston & Bleecker F train to Second Ave, or 6 train to Bleecker)
http://www.bowerypoetry.com/ & www.myspace.com/suluseries
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Gum disease: If gum disease is advanced and the tooth is loose, our periodontist, Dr. Jingyuan Fan, may recommend a tooth be extracted (or pulled) to prevent further damage and to properly clean the gum line. Dr. Fan is committed to keeping teeth whenever possible through periodontal treatments like scaling and root planing, but if the gum disease is too advanced and negatively impacting your health, there may be occasions that extraction will be recommended. Dr. Fan can also discuss and perform restorative treatments like dental implants if extraction is recommended.
Infection caused by tooth decay: If bacteria has infected the center of your tooth (also known as the pulp), this can lead to infection. Many times, this type of infection can be cured with root canal treatment, but occasionally, severe infections may require extraction of the tooth to prevent the infection from spreading.
Teeth crowding: Our orthodontist, Dr. Corina Radu, takes every step possible to avoid extracting healthy teeth. Dr. Radu uses high-tech braces, clear aligners and orthodontic appliances which use light and gentle forces to move the teeth into place and greatly reduce the need for extractions. While it was once commonplace for orthodontists to pull teeth to prepare the mouth for orthodontic treatment, this practice has been greatly reduced due to advances in orthodontic technology. However, there may be more severe crowding cases where extractions may be recommended to properly align the teeth. Dr. Radu will discuss treatment options based on your unique needs during your free initial consultation.


Well maintained 2-3 bedroom ranch in Lansingburgh boulevard area. Utility room has double closet and could easily be used as a third bedroom. Long kitchen counter with custom eating area. Spacious cabinets. Washer and dryer hook-ups on first floor and in basement. Enclosed front porch. Custom aluminum awnings on every window. Large, fenced yard with shed and double gate in back. Plenty of room for a patio, pool or deck. Close to everything. Bonus: Large pool table in basement will be left for new owners.


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Billy Currington is absolution a distinct titled "It Don't Hurt Like it Used To," which will be the third from the singer-songwriter's Summer Forever album. Currington co-wrote the tune with songwriters Cary Barlowe and Shy Carter.
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His eyes move without his control.
His arms and legs spasm as though trying to escape his torso.
The toddler is seizing, a symptom of Dravet syndrome. It happens four times a day, and that's on a good day, his father George Hendrickson said.
Hendrickson, told the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday about the mutation of his son's SCN1A gene and about how much it pains him as a dad not to have the resources to stop his son's pain. He said without their passage of a bill that could legalize small amounts of marijuana for medical use, his son would continue to deteriorate.
"I'm holding my child in my arms and watching him die," Hendrickson said.
Hendrickson testified along with a dozen others in favor of legalizing small amounts of marijuana for people with certain diseases. He said the drug, if legalized for medical use, could help Eliyah stop seizing and could reverse some of his mental regression, which has left him unable to crawl, talk or play.
More political coverage at www.argusleader.com/news/politics.
Under the bill, those suffering from a number of chronic diseases would be qualified to register for the state's permission to possess up to three ounces of cannabis.
While it appeared last week that the state wouldn't hear arguments for legalizing cannabis for medical use as Secretary of State Shantel Krebs rejected a proposed ballot measure that would do just that for lack of sufficient approved signatures, emotional appeals to committee members Wednesday could convince the body to move the measure to the floor next week.
But state law enforcement groups and a representative of the state pharmacy board opposed the measure, saying medical marijuana hasn't undergone much testing and could serve as a gateway drug. Not to mention, a South Dakota Sheriffs' Association spokesman added, it could impede the constitutional requirements for law enforcement officers.
"The bill that we are looking at in its present form wouldn't allow me to do my duty," Barry Hillestad, Day County Sheriff, said.
Another opponent, Rep. Leslie Heinemann, R-Flandreau, said though medical marijuana could help him deal with his multiple sclerosis, legalizing medical marijuana was the wrong choice for South Dakota.
"No one in the medical community is asking for this drug today to be legalized," Heinemann said.
Committee chairman Sen. Rempelberg defered a vote to next Wednesday so that the committee can hear additional remarks.
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has said he opposes the bill.