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Mian Dido Jamwal was a Dogra Rajput warrior from the Jamwal clan who rebelled against the overlords of Jammu during the Sikh Empire of Ranjit Singh. He was descended from Raja Hari Dev of Jammu. Mian Dido was extremely popular among the common people of Jammu, and even today he is the subject of several ballads and legends. He is considered a hero and propagator of the regional identity of Jammu in political terms. He was killed by the troops of Gulab Singh after being surrounded.

Early life
According to oral tradition, Mian Dido was born in 1780, to Mian Hazara Singh (jagirdar of Jagti village) in Jagti village, Jammu. He was the descendant of Raja Hari Dev of Jammu after six generations, Raja Hari Dev was the common ancestor of both Mian Dido and Gulab Singh, the founder of the Dogra dynasty and the first ruler of Jammu and Kashmir princely state. Mian Hazara Singh started to train his son as a swordsman and archer right from his childhood.

Rebellion
In 1808, the Dogra rulers of Jammu were defeated in the Battle of Jammu against the Sikhs and Jammu came under the rule of Ranjit Singh, ruler of the Sikh Empire. Mian Dido was disturbed as he thought of the Sikh conquest as an insult to the dignity and prestige of the natives. Hence, he decided to organize the common people in a rebellion against Sikh authority. Mian Dido, along with his father Mian Hazara, were successful in raising the local peasants and zamindars against Sikh rule. The ballads on Mian Dido describe how the rebels damaged the integrity of Sikh rule in Jammu by plundering towns and villages, frustrating the tax collection process of the tax officials, robbing merchants and traders, murdering government servants and the zamindars refused to pay their dues.

The rebellion rapidly became popular as the common people viewed Mian Dido's rebellion as a fight for their honour and dignity. He became a figure somewhat similar to Robin Hood, a legendary outlaw of Europe.
He regularly attacked the town of Jammu, which had a Sikh garrison of about 2,000 men, with varying numbers- 2,000 to 50-60 outlaws. Inspired by his victories, other social groups of Jammu such as the Chib Rajputs and Bhows flared up in revolt.
Several ballads were composed in praise of his deeds,one of which is given below:

Death
When all else failed, Ranjit Singh decided that an indigenous Dogra commander would be able to suppress the rebellion since he would be able to communicate with the natives, be aware of the culture and would know the terrain thoroughly. Hence, he sent Gulab Singh, a Dogra courtier at Lahore to crush the resistance of Mian Dido. Initially, Gulab Singh tried to convince Mian Dido to submit, he would be spared and given a high post in the Sikh court if he stopped the rebellion. However, the latter refused and then Gulab Singh tried to use his kinmanship with him (Raja Hari Dev of Jammu was their common ancestor) as a pretext to not fight. When negotiations failed, Gulab Singh cut off the food supplies of Mian Dido's men. The latter still refused to surrender, and Gulab Singh sent his troops under Attar Singh Kallol to surround the village of Jagti, the ancestral jagir of Mian Dido. Dido was not present there, however his father Mian Hazara Singh defended the village and was killed. Mian Dido fled to the Trikuta hills with his family. When they were surrounded by Sikh forces, Dido left his wife and two sons under the protection of a priest of the Vaishno Devi temple. At this juncture, legend says that he slew Attar Singh Kallol, who had killed his father, and with great composure, sat on a rock and started smoking his hookah. He was killed by a bullet from the Sikh soldiers from a distance.

See also
Gulab Singh
Jammu
Sikh Empire

References

1780 births
1821 deaths
Dogra people

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What have Islamic scholars usually concluded about Dhul Qarnayn's time and what are the different views and based on what evidences?
But I did not understand what evidence they were basing their opinion on.
Al-Azraqi and others mentioned that Dhul-Qarnayn became Muslim at the hands of Ibraaheem (peace be upon him). And he made Tawaf with him around the Ka'aba and with Isma'ail.
وروى عن عبيد بن عمير، وابنه عبد الله وغيرهما، أن ذا القرنين حج ماشيا، وأن إبراهيم لما سمع بقدومه تلقاه، ودعا له ورضاه، وأن الله سخر لذي القرنين السحاب يحمله حيث أراد، والله اعلم.
And he narrated from 'Obayd ibn 'Omayr and his son 'Abdullah and others that Dhul-Qarnayn performed Hajj by feet. And Ibraheem when he heard his coming came to meet him, and made supplication for him and appeased him. and Allah gave him the clouds which he sent wherever he wanted. And Allah knows best.
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Chapter 8 Notes. Recognizing Chemical Reactions. When a substance undergoes a chemical change, it takes part in a chemical reaction. After it reacts, it no longer has the same chemical identity. Recognizing Chemical Reactions. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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When a substance undergoes a chemical change, it takes part in a chemical reaction.Recognizing Chemical ReactionsAfter it reacts, it no longer has the same chemical identity.Chapter 8 Notes
Recognizing Chemical ReactionsWhile it may seem amazing that a substance can undergo a change and become part of a different substance, chemical reactions occur around you all the time.Many important clues indicate when chemical reactions occur.None of them alone proves that such a change occurs because some physical changes involve one or more of these signs.
Writing Chemical EquationsIn order to completely understand a chemical reaction, you must be able to describe any changes that take place.Part of that description involves recognizing what substances react and what substances form.
Writing Chemical EquationsA substance that undergoes a reaction is called a reactant.When reactants undergo a chemical change, each new substance formed is called a product.
Writing Chemical EquationsFor example, a familiar chemical reaction involves the reaction between iron and oxygen (the reactants) that produces rust, which is iron(III) oxide (the product).The simplest reactions involve a single reactant or a single product, but some reactions involve many reactants and many products.
Word EquationsThe simplest way to represent a reaction is by using words to describe all the reactants and products, with an arrow placed between them to represent change.Reactants are placed to the left of the arrow, and products are placed to the right.Plus signs are used to separate reactants and also to separate products.
Word EquationsVinegar and baking soda are common names.The compound in vinegar that is involved in the reaction is acetic acid, and baking soda is sodium hydrogen carbonate.These scientific names can also be used in a word equation.
Chemical EquationsWord equations describe reactants and products, but they are long and awkward and do not adequately identify the substances involved.Word equations can be converted into chemical equations by substituting chemical formulas for the names of compounds and elements.
Chemical EquationsThe equation for the reaction of vinegar and baking soda can be written using the chemical formulas of the reactants and products.By examining a chemical equation, you can determine exactly what elements make up the substances that react and form.
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Chemical EquationsThe following equation shows these symbols added to the equation for the reaction of vinegar and baking soda.
Chemical EquationsNow the equation tells us that mixing an aqueous solution of acetic acid (vinegar) with solid sodium hydrogen carbonate (baking soda) results in the formation of an aqueous solution of sodium acetate, liquid water, and carbon dioxide gas.
Energy and Chemical EquationsNoticeable amounts of energy are often released or absorbed during a chemical reaction.Some reactions absorb energy. If energy is absorbed, the reaction is known as an endothermic reaction.For a reaction that absorbs energy, the word energy is sometimes written along with the reactants in the chemical equation.
Energy and Chemical EquationsFor example, the equation for the reaction in which water breaks down into hydrogen and oxygen shows that energy must be added to the reaction.Reactions that release heat energy are called exothermic reactions.
Energy and Chemical EquationsWhen writing a chemical equation for a reaction that produces energy, the word energy is sometimes written along with the products.Some of this energy is in the form of light.
Energy and Chemical EquationsYou may have also noticed that the word energy is not always written in the equation.It is used only if it is important to know whether energy is released or absorbed.
Balancing Chemical EquationsThe mass of the products is always the same as the mass of the reactants that react to form them.The law of conservation of mass summarizes these findings. Matter is neither created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction.
Balancing Chemical EquationsRemember that atoms dont change in a chemical reaction; they just rearrange.The number and kinds of atoms present in the reactants of a chemical reaction are the same as those present in the products.When stated this way, it becomes the law of conservation of atoms.
Balancing Chemical EquationsFor a chemical equation to accurately represent a reaction, the same number of each kind of atom must be on the left side of the arrow as are on the right side.If an equation follows the law of conservation of atoms, it is said to be balanced.
Balancing Chemical EquationsThe easiest way to count atoms is to practicefirst with a simple reaction and then with some that are more complex.For example, consider the equation that represents breaking down carbonic acid into water and carbon dioxide.
Balancing Chemical EquationsBecause a subscript after the symbol for an element represents how many atoms of that element are found in a compound, you can see that there are two hydrogen, one carbon, and three oxygen. All of the atoms in the reactants are the same as those found in the products.
Balancing Chemical EquationsExamine the equation for the formation of sodium carbonate and water from the reaction between sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide.
Balancing Chemical EquationsOne carbon atom is on each side of the arrow, but the sodium, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms are not balanced.The equation, as written, does not truly represent the reaction because it does not show conservation of atoms.
Balancing an EquationTo indicate more than one unit taking part or being formed in a reaction, a number called a coefficient is placed in front of it to indicate how many units are involved.Look at the previous equation with a coefficient of 2 in front of the sodium hydroxide formula.
Balancing an EquationIs the equation balanced now? You should be able to find four on each side. How about hydrogen atoms?Two sodium atoms are on each side. How many oxygen atoms are on each side?Now two are on each side.Because one carbon atom is still on each side, the entire equation is balanced; it now represents what happens when sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide react.
Balancing an EquationThe balanced equation tells us that when sodium hydroxide and carbon dioxide react, two units of sodium hydroxide react with each molecule of carbon dioxide to form one unit of sodium carbonate and one molecule of water.
Major Classes of ReactionsIn one type of reaction, two substanceseither elements or compoundscombine to form a compound.Whenever two or more substances combine to form a single product, the reaction is called a synthesis reaction.If you can classify a reaction into one of five major categories by recognizing patterns that occur, you already know a lot about the reaction.
A Synthesis ReactionWhen iron rusts, iron metal and oxygen gas combine to form one new substance, iron(III) oxide.The balanced equation for this synthesis reaction shows that there is more than one reactant but only one product.
A Synthesis Reaction
Major Classes of ReactionsIn a decomposition reaction, a compound breaks down into two or more simpler substances.The compound may break down into individual elements, such as when mercury(II) oxide decomposes into mercury and oxygen.
Major Classes of ReactionsThe products may be an element and a compound, such as when hydrogen peroxide decomposes into water and oxygen.The compound may break down into simpler compounds.
A Decomposition ReactionWhen ammonium nitrate is heated to a high temperature, it explosively breaks down into dinitrogen monoxide and water.The decomposition reaction taking place is represented by a balanced equation that shows one reactant and more than one product.
A Decomposition Reaction
Major Classes of ReactionsIn a single-displacement reaction, one element takes the place of another in a compound.The element can replace the first part of a compound, or it can replace the last part of a compound.
Single DisplacementIf an iron nail is placed into an aqueous solution of copper(II) sulfate, the iron displaces the copper ions in solution, and copper metal forms on the nail.
Single Displacement
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Double DisplacementWhen clear aqueous solutions of lead(II) nitrate and potassium iodine are mixed, a double-displacement reaction takes place and a yellow solid appears in the mixture.This solid is lead(II) iodine, and it precipitates out because it is insoluble in water, unlike the two reactants and the other product.
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CombustionWhen welding is done with an acetylene torch, acetylene combines with oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water
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Herman Scheerre est un enlumineur  et peintre d'origine allemande ou néerlandaise, actif à Londres entre 1405 et 1425. Sa signature a été retrouvée sur plusieurs manuscrits enluminés et plusieurs autres ouvrages lui sont attribués ainsi qu'à son atelier.

Éléments biographiques
Plusieurs documents indiquent que cet artiste est installé à Londres avant 1407. Il est ainsi appelé Herman Lymnour ou Herman de Cologne comme témoin d'un contrat. Il pourrait par ailleurs avoir signé par ailleurs un bail pour une échoppe dans la Paternoster Row dans la Cité de Londres sous le nom de Herman Skereueyn. Il pourrait venir d'une famille de Duisbourg, au nord de Cologne. Un certain Herman de Cologne est aussi mentionné aux côtés de Jean Malouel dans son atelier de Dijon. L'hypothèse d'une origine allemande a d'ailleurs été remise en cause pour y voir une origine plutôt néerlandaise, comme Jean Malouel, son style étant très proche d'autres manuscrits de cette région.

Style du peintre

Le corpus des œuvres du peintre a été constitué à partir de manuscrits dans lesquels a été repérée la signature du peintre. Dans le Psautier et livre d'heures de Bedford, au sein de bouts-de-ligne, sont inscrits deux mentions :  (f. 124r) et  (f. 232v). Dans un livre de messe et de dévotion privée (British Library, Add.16998), se trouve la phrase  (f.37). Dans le bréviaire Chichele (Lambeth Palace, Ms.69, le colophon signale :  (f.1r). Par ailleurs, deux autres manuscrits possèdent des miniatures dans un style très proches de celles du bréviaire et possède la citation  : la bible dite de Richard II (BL, Royal 1EIX), et un livre d'heures dans une collection privée autrefois conservée à la bibliothèque Chester Beatty. Cette même citation se retrouve dans le livre de messe, mais aussi dans les heures de Beaufort, mais l'attribution de la plupart des miniatures de ce dernier manuscrit a été depuis remise en cause.

Son style se caractérise par l'utilisation de couleurs très vives, des personnages aux visages juvéniles. Ses miniatures sont encadrées simplement et les fonds décorés de rinceaux dorés.

Œuvres attribuées
 Psautier et livre d'heures de Bedford, vers 1420-1422, British Library, Add.42131
 livre de messe et de dévotion privée, vers 1405-1410, British Library, Add.16998
 bréviaire Chichele, vers 1408-1414, Lambeth Palace, Ms.69
 Bible dite de Richard II, British Library, Royal 1 E IX
 une miniature des Heures de Beaufort (l'Annonciation), vers 1401-1415, British Library, Royal 2 A XVIII (attribution contestée)
 Les Heures Neville, collections du château de Berkeley, Gloucestershire
 Livre d'heures, bibliothèque municipale de Rouen, Ms.3024
 Livre d'heures à l'usage de Sarum, vers 1405-1413, Oxford, Bibliothèque Bodléienne, Ms.lat.liturg.f.2
 Psautier d'York, bibliothèque municipale de Rennes, Ms.22

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

 Susie Vertongen, « Herman Scheerre, The Beaufort Master and the Flemish Miniature Painting: A Reopened Dabate », in Flanders in a European Perspective: Manuscript Illumination around 1400, ed. by Maurits Smeyers and Bert Cardon (Leuven, 1995), 251-65 (p. 257).
 Kathleen L. Scott, Later Gothic Manuscripts 1390-1490, Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles, Harvey Miller: London, 1996

Article connexe
 Enluminure gothique

Lien externe

  Notice du Grove Dictionary of Art sur Oxford Index

Notes et références

Date de naissance non renseignée (XIVe siècle)
Date de décès non renseignée (XVe siècle)
Enlumineur allemand
Enlumineur du XVe siècle
Enlumineur britannique


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import numpy as np
import os
import tensorflow as tf
from tensorflow.contrib.session_bundle import exporter
import time

flags = tf.app.flags
FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
flags.DEFINE_integer("batch_size", 10, "The batch size to train")
flags.DEFINE_integer("epoch_number", 10, "Number of epochs to run trainer")
flags.DEFINE_integer("steps_to_validate", 1,
                     "Steps to validate and print loss")
flags.DEFINE_string("checkpoint_dir", "./checkpoint/",
                    "indicates the checkpoint dirctory")
flags.DEFINE_string("model_path", "./model/", "The export path of the model")
flags.DEFINE_integer("export_version", 1, "The version number of the model")

def main():
  # Define training data
  x = np.ones(FLAGS.batch_size)
  y = np.ones(FLAGS.batch_size)

  # Define the model
  X = tf.placeholder(tf.float32, shape=[None], name="X")
  Y = tf.placeholder(tf.float32, shape=[None], name="yhat")
  w = tf.Variable(1.0, name="weight")
  b = tf.Variable(1.0, name="bias")
  loss = tf.square(Y - tf.mul(X, w) - b)
  train_op = tf.train.GradientDescentOptimizer(0.01).minimize(loss)
  predict_op  = tf.mul(X, w) + b

  saver = tf.train.Saver()
  checkpoint_dir = FLAGS.checkpoint_dir
  checkpoint_file = checkpoint_dir + "/checkpoint.ckpt"
  if not os.path.exists(checkpoint_dir):
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  # Start the session
  with tf.Session() as sess:
    sess.run(tf.initialize_all_variables())

    ckpt = tf.train.get_checkpoint_state(checkpoint_dir)
    if ckpt and ckpt.model_checkpoint_path:
      print("Continue training from the model {}".format(ckpt.model_checkpoint_path))
      saver.restore(sess, ckpt.model_checkpoint_path)

    saver_def = saver.as_saver_def()
    print(saver_def.filename_tensor_name)
    print(saver_def.restore_op_name)

    # Start training
    start_time = time.time()
    for epoch in range(FLAGS.epoch_number):
      sess.run(train_op, feed_dict={X: x, Y: y})

      # Start validating
      if epoch % FLAGS.steps_to_validate == 0:
        end_time = time.time()
        print("[{}] Epoch: {}".format(end_time - start_time, epoch))

        saver.save(sess, checkpoint_file)
        tf.train.write_graph(sess.graph_def, checkpoint_dir, 'trained_model.pb', as_text=False)
        tf.train.write_graph(sess.graph_def, checkpoint_dir, 'trained_model.txt', as_text=True)

        start_time = end_time

    # Print model variables
    w_value, b_value = sess.run([w, b])
    print("The model of w: {}, b: {}".format(w_value, b_value))

    # Export the model
    print("Exporting trained model to {}".format(FLAGS.model_path))
    model_exporter = exporter.Exporter(saver)
    model_exporter.init(
      sess.graph.as_graph_def(),
      named_graph_signatures={
        'inputs': exporter.generic_signature({"features": X}),
        'outputs': exporter.generic_signature({"prediction": predict_op})
      })
    model_exporter.export(FLAGS.model_path, tf.constant(FLAGS.export_version), sess)
    print('Done exporting!')

if __name__ == "__main__":
  main()


Favorite soccer team: USA-USA-USA!!! . . . Manchester United – RED DEVILS!!!
Soccer philosophy: Read my soccer philosophy (pdf).
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BIG 10 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE
Oct 18, 2021 | BASKETBALL, BIG 10 SPORTS, COLLEGE BASKETBALL, PREVIEWS, SPORTS NEWS AND SCORES
Date Visiting Team Home Team Time (ET)
November 9, 2021 Eastern Michigan Indiana 6:30 PM
November 9, 2021 Jackson State Illinois 8:30 PM
November 10, 2021 Buffalo Michigan 6:30 PM
November 10, 2021 Youngstown State Penn State 8:30 PM
November 11, 2021 George Washington Maryland 6:30 PM
November 12, 2021 Indiana State Purdue TBD
November 12, 2021 Western Michigan Michigan State TBD
November 13, 2021 Prairie View A&M Michigan 8:00 PM
November 15, 2021 Bowling Green Ohio State 6:30 PM
November 16, 2021 Wright State Purdue 7:00 PM
November 16, 2021 North Carolina Central Iowa 9:00 PM
November 17, 2021 George Mason Maryland 7:00 PM
November 18, 2021 Alabama State Iowa 7:00 PM
November 18, 2021 Fairleigh Dickinson Northwestern 9:00 PM
November 21, 2021 Louisiana Indiana 7:30 PM
November 22, 2021 Cornell Penn State 6:30 PM
November 22, 2021 Western Michigan Iowa 8:30 PM
November 23, 2021 Jackson State Indiana 7:00 PM
November 23, 2021 Tennessee State Nebraska 9:00 PM
November 24, 2021 Tarleton State Michigan 7:00 PM
November 24, 2021 Jacksonville Minnesota 9:00 PM
November 27, 2021 Marshall Indiana TBD
December 3, 2021 Iowa Purdue 9:00 PM
December 4, 2021 Toledo Michigan State TBD
December 4, 2021 Nebraska Indiana TBD
December 5, 2021 Northwestern Maryland 12:00 PM
December 5, 2021 Ohio State Penn State 7:30 PM
December 8, 2021 Indiana Wisconsin 7:00 PM
December 8, 2021 Michigan State Minnesota 9:00 PM
December 9, 2021 Purdue Rutgers 7:00 PM
December 11, 2021 Wisconsin Ohio State 12:00 PM
December 11, 2021 Penn State Michigan State 2:00 PM
December 12, 2021 Merrimack Indiana 12:00 PM
December 12, 2021 North Carolina State Purdue 2:00 PM
December 12, 2021 Florida Maryland 4:30 PM
December 14, 2021 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Minnesota 8:00 PM
December 15, 2021 Nicholls State Wisconsin 8:00 PM
December 18, 2021 St. Francis (PA) Illinois 1:00 PM
December 18, 2021 DePaul Northwestern 3:00 PM
December 18, 2021 Rider Rutgers 5:00 PM
December 18, 2021 Southern Utah Michigan 7:00 PM
December 18, 2021 Utah State Iowa 9:00 PM
December 19, 2021 Kansas State Nebraska 6:00 PM
December 20, 2021 Incarnate Word Purdue 7:00 PM
December 21, 2021 Purdue Fort Wayne Michigan 7:00 PM
December 22, 2021 Northern Kentucky Indiana 7:00 PM
December 22, 2021 Missouri Illinois 9:00 PM
December 23, 2021 Morgan State Wisconsin 7:00 PM
December 28, 2021 New Orleans Ohio State 6:30 PM
December 28, 2021 Loyola (MD) Maryland 8:30 PM
December 29, 2021 High Point Michigan State TBD
December 29, 2021 Nicholls State Purdue TBD
December 29, 2021 UNC-Asheville Indiana TBD
December 29, 2021 Florida A&M Illinois TBD
December 30, 2021 Prairie View A&M Northwestern 5:00 PM
December 30, 2021 Brown Maryland 7:00 PM
January 2, 2022 Michigan State Northwestern 2:00 PM
January 2, 2022 Indiana Penn State 4:00 PM
January 2, 2022 Illinois Minnesota 6:00 PM
January 2, 2022 Ohio State Nebraska 8:00 PM
January 3, 2022 Wisconsin Purdue 7:00 PM
January 3, 2022 Maryland Iowa 9:00 PM
January 4, 2022 Michigan Rutgers 7:00 PM
January 5, 2022 Nebraska Michigan State 7:00 PM
January 5, 2022 Penn State Northwestern 9:00 PM
January 8, 2022 Purdue Penn State 12:00 PM
January 8, 2022 Nebraska Rutgers 2:00 PM
January 9, 2022 Wisconsin Maryland TBD
January 9, 2022 Northwestern Ohio State TBD
January 11, 2022 Rutgers Penn State 6:30 PM
January 11, 2022 Illinois Nebraska 8:30 PM
January 12, 2022 Minnesota Michigan State 7:00 PM
January 12, 2022 Maryland Northwestern 9:00 PM
January 15, 2022 Northwestern Michigan State 12:00 PM
January 15, 2022 Rutgers Maryland 2:00 PM
January 16, 2022 Iowa Minnesota TBD
January 16, 2022 Penn State Ohio State TBD
January 17, 2022 Indiana Nebraska 6:00 PM
January 18, 2022 Wisconsin Northwestern 7:30 or 9 PM
January 19, 2022 Minnesota Penn State 6:30 PM
January 19, 2022 Iowa Rutgers 8:30 PM
January 22, 2022 Rutgers Minnesota 12:00 PM
January 22, 2022 Nebraska Ohio State 2:15 or 4:30 PM
January 22, 2022 Penn State Iowa 2:15 or 4:30 PM
January 23, 2022 Northwestern Purdue 1:00 PM
January 25, 2022 Maryland Rutgers 7:00 PM
January 25, 2022 Wisconsin Nebraska 9:00 PM
January 26, 2022 Northwestern Michigan 6:30 PM
January 26, 2022 Penn State Indiana 8:30 PM
January 29, 2022 Illinois Northwestern 4:30 PM
January 29, 2022 Rutgers Nebraska 6:30 PM
January 30, 2022 Minnesota Wisconsin 1:00 PM
January 31, 2022 Iowa Penn State 7:00 PM
February 1, 2022 Rutgers Northwestern 7:00 PM
February 1, 2022 Nebraska Michigan 9:00 PM
February 2, 2022 Purdue Minnesota 7:00 PM
February 2, 2022 Wisconsin Illinois 9:00 PM
February 5, 2022 Northwestern Nebraska 1:00 PM
February 5, 2022 Penn State Wisconsin 6:00 PM
February 6, 2022 Minnesota Iowa TBD
February 8, 2022 Wisconsin Michigan State 7:00 PM
February 8, 2022 Indiana Northwestern 9:00 PM
February 9, 2022 Ohio State Rutgers 7:00 PM
February 9, 2022 Minnesota Nebraska 9:00 PM
February 12, 2022 Penn State Minnesota 8:30 PM
February 13, 2022 Northwestern Illinois 2:00 PM
February 15, 2022 Michigan State Penn State 6:30 PM
February 15, 2022 Minnesota Ohio State 8:30 PM
February 16, 2022 Illinois Rutgers 7:00 PM
February 16, 2022 Purdue Northwestern 9:00 PM
February 18, 2022 Maryland Nebraska 9:00 PM
February 19, 2022 Northwestern Minnesota 4:00 PM
February 22, 2022 Nebraska Northwestern 8:00 PM
February 23, 2022 Rutgers Michigan 7:00 PM
February 23, 2022 Wisconsin Minnesota 9:00 PM
February 26, 2022 Wisconsin Rutgers 6:00 PM
February 28, 2022 Nebraska Penn State 7:00 PM
February 28, 2022 Northwestern Iowa 9:00 PM
March 2, 2022 Rutgers Indiana 7:00 PM
March 2, 2022 Minnesota Maryland 9:00 PM
March 6, 2022 Penn State Rutgers 12:00 PM
March 6, 2022 Nebraska Wisconsin 2:00 PM
March 6, 2022 Minnesota Northwestern 7:30 PM
March 9, 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Game #1 TBD 6:00 PM
March 9, 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Game #2 TBD Approx. 8:30 PM
March 10, 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Game #3 TBD TBD
March 10, 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Game #4 TBD Approx. 2:30 PM
March 10, 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Game #5 TBD 6:30 PM
March 10, 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Game #6 TBD Approx. 9 PM
March 11, 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal #1 TBD TBD
March 11, 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal #2 TBD Approx. 2:30 PM
March 11, 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal #3 TBD 6:30 PM
March 11, 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal #4 TBD Approx. 9 PM
November 21, 2021 Baylor Maryland 1:00 PM
December 1, 2021 Georgia Tech Purdue 7:00 PM
December 1, 2021 North Carolina Minnesota 9:00 PM
December 2, 2021 Notre Dame Michigan State 6:00 PM
December 2, 2021 Miami (FL) Maryland 8:00 PM
December 5, 2021 Maryland Rutgers 2:00 PM
December 5, 2021 Michigan State Iowa 4:00 PM
December 6, 2021 Penn State Indiana 6:00 PM
December 6, 2021 Nebraska Minnesota 8:00 PM
December 9, 2021 Michigan Wisconsin 9:00 PM
December 12, 2021 Indiana Ohio State 7:00 PM
December 19, 2021 Drake Nebraska 1:00 PM
December 21, 2021 Oregon Northwestern 9:00 PM
December 30, 2021 Purdue Wisconsin 9:00 PM
December 31, 2021 Ohio State Michigan 12:00 PM
December 31, 2021 Northwestern Minnesota 2:00 PM
January 4, 2022 Michigan Nebraska 9:00 PM
January 6, 2022 Penn State Maryland 6:00 PM
January 6, 2022 Northwestern Iowa 8:00 PM
January 13, 2022 Nebraska Indiana 6:00 PM
January 13, 2022 Northwestern Illinois 8:00 PM
January 16, 2022 Nebraska Iowa TBD
January 20, 2022 Maryland Ohio State 6:00 PM
January 20, 2022 Iowa Minnesota 8:00 PM
January 23, 2022 Indiana Iowa 6:00 PM
January 24, 2022 Purdue Michigan 6:00 PM
January 27, 2022 Michigan Ohio State 6:00 PM
January 27, 2022 Iowa Northwestern 8:00 PM
January 30, 2022 Wisconsin Minnesota 3:00 PM
January 31, 2022 Ohio State Iowa 9:00 PM
February 3, 2022 Maryland Michigan State 6:00 PM
February 3, 2022 Penn State Nebraska 8:00 PM
February 6, 2022 Illinois Wisconsin 1 or 2 PM
February 7, 2022 Rutgers Ohio State 6:00 PM
February 10, 2022 Michigan Michigan State 6:30 PM
February 14, 2022 Indiana Nebraska 7:00 PM
February 14, 2022 Ohio State Illinois 9:00 PM
February 17, 2022 Northwestern Indiana 6:00 PM
February 17, 2022 Ohio State Maryland 8:00 PM
February 20, 2022 Purdue Rutgers 1:00 PM
February 20, 2022 Maryland Michigan 3:00 PM
February 20, 2022 Iowa Indiana 5:00 PM
February 21, 2022 Penn State Michigan State 6:00 PM
February 24, 2022 Michigan State Michigan 6:00 PM
February 24, 2022 Iowa Rutgers 8:00 PM
February 25, 2022 Indiana Maryland 7 or 8 PM
February 27, 2022 TBD TBD TBD
March 2, 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Game #1 TBD 2:00 PM
March 2, 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Game #2 TBD Approx. 4:30 PM
March 3, 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Game #3 TBD TBD
March 3, 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Game #6 TBD Approx. 9 PM
March 4, 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal #1 TBD TBD
March 4, 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal #2 TBD Approx. 2:30 PM
March 4, 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal #3 TBD 6:30 PM
March 4, 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal #4 TBD Approx. 9 PM
March 5, 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Semifinal #1 TBD 6:30 PM
March 5, 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Semifinal #2 TBD Approx. 9


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package apps::apcupsd::local::mode::batterycharge;

use base qw(centreon::plugins::mode);

use strict;
use warnings;

sub new {
    my ($class, %options) = @_;
    my $self = $class->SUPER::new(package => __PACKAGE__, %options);
    bless $self, $class;

    $options{options}->add_options(arguments => {
        'apchost:s'       => { name => 'apchost', default => 'localhost' },
        'apcport:s'       => { name => 'apcport', default => '3551' },
        'searchpattern:s' => { name => 'searchpattern', default => 'BCHARGE' },
        'warning:s'       => { name => 'warning' },
        'critical:s'      => { name => 'critical' }
    });

    return $self;
}

sub check_options {
    my ($self, %options) = @_;
    $self->SUPER::init(%options);

    if (!defined($self->{option_results}->{apchost})) {
        $self->{output}->add_option_msg(short_msg => "Need to specify an APC Host.");
        $self->{output}->option_exit();
    }
    if (!defined($self->{option_results}->{apcport})) {
        $self->{output}->add_option_msg(short_msg => "Need to specify an APC Port.");
        $self->{output}->option_exit();
    }
    if (($self->{perfdata}->threshold_validate(label => 'warning', value => $self->{option_results}->{warning})) == 0) {
        $self->{output}->add_option_msg(short_msg => "Wrong warning threshold '" . $self->{option_results}->{warning} . "'.");
        $self->{output}->option_exit();
    }
    if (($self->{perfdata}->threshold_validate(label => 'critical', value => $self->{option_results}->{critical})) == 0) {
        $self->{output}->add_option_msg(short_msg => "Wrong critical threshold '" . $self->{option_results}->{critical} . "'.");
        $self->{output}->option_exit();
    }

    $self->{option_results}->{apchost} = centreon::plugins::misc::sanitize_command_param(value => $self->{option_results}->{apchost});
    $self->{option_results}->{apcport} = centreon::plugins::misc::sanitize_command_param(value => $self->{option_results}->{apcport});
}

sub run {
    my ($self, %options) = @_;

    my $result = $options{custom}->execute_command(
        command_path => '/sbin',
        command => 'apcaccess',
        command_options => 'status ' . $self->{option_results}->{apchost} . ':' . $self->{option_results}->{apcport} . ' 2>&1',
        searchpattern => $self->{option_results}->{searchpattern}
    );

    my $exit = $self->{perfdata}->threshold_check(value => $result, threshold => [ { label => 'critical', exit_litteral => 'critical' }, { label => 'warning', exit_litteral => 'warning' } ]);

    $self->{output}->output_add(
        severity => $exit,
        short_msg => sprintf($self->{option_results}->{searchpattern} . ": %f", $result)
    );

    $self->{output}->perfdata_add(
        label => $self->{option_results}->{searchpattern},
        value => $result,
        warning => $self->{perfdata}->get_perfdata_for_output(label => 'warning'),
        critical => $self->{perfdata}->get_perfdata_for_output(label => 'critical')
    );
    $self->{output}->display();
    $self->{output}->exit();

}

1;

__END__

=head1 MODE

Check battery charge.

Command used: /sbin/apcaccess status %(apchost):%(apcport) 2>&1

=over 8

=item B<--apchost>

IP used by apcupsd

=item B<--apcport>

Port used by apcupsd

=item B<--warning>

Warning Threshold

=item B<--critical>

Critical Threshold

=back

=cut


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ANALYSIS: Basketball's rebirth in Japan
Date: May 18, 2019Author: odevened 0 Comments
This feature appeared in the May 18, 2019, edition of The Japan Times:
With its recent revamp, Japan's B. League could make the Reiwa Era its own
By Ed Odeven
After decades of stagnation and instability, Japan men's basketball is finally headed in the right direction.
As the B. League marks the third anniversary since its founding, the nation's interest in one marquee game on May 11, the last day of its third season, highlighted the progress that the sport has made in a relatively short period of time. As a result, the B. League Championship final symbolizes what this new era represents: a sport governed by unity and a commitment to improving the product at all levels.
To reach this point, bold, painful steps were needed.
Japan's basketball leaders were ordered to discard old plans and competing ideologies and start all over again.
In November 2014, FIBA, basketball's global governing body, suspended the Japan Basketball Association from international activities due to governance issues.
This crackdown was a result of the JBA's persistent failure to meet a FIBA ultimatum: a forced merger between the JBA-backed National Basketball League (formerly the JBL, which consisted of corporate-owned teams) and the bj-league, an independent circuit modeled after the local NBA franchise concept that began operations in 2005 with six clubs and expanded each year of its 11-season existence.
Conversely, more than 10 JBL teams, including Isuzu, Daiwa and Sumitomo, ceased operations in the 1990s and early years of the 21st century.
For Japan, the basketball ban was a major embarrassment in the global sports community. Patrick Baumann, the late FIBA secretary-general, issued a thorough explanation at the time about why FIBA cracked down on the JBA.
"FIBA regrets that the situation has reached such a point of no return," Baumann, who died in 2018, said in a statement. "However, we are convinced that after so many years of warnings and struggle, and for the good of basketball in Japan, it is absolutely time to make important changes to the structures of the JBA and of the domestic competitions in order to fully comply with FIBA's General Statutes and also to embrace the opportunity that the 2020 Olympic Games will provide to basketball in Japan."
Revamping the sport
Over the course of many months, Japanese sports and government officials, representatives from the bj-league and NBL, legal experts and FIBA representatives who flew over from Europe met numerous times in Tokyo to develop the framework for a new era. Saburo Kawabuchi, a visionary former J. League chairman and Japan Football Association president, was brought in during a leadership shake-up at the JBA to get the ball rolling. Kawabuchi served as a task force co-chairman along with Ingo Weiss, a FIBA executive.
The B. League's organizational structure was finalized in 2016, setting the stage for the new league's first season. It began in the fall of 2016 with 45 teams, with 18 apiece in the first and second divisions, known as B1 and B2, respectively, and nine more in the third division. Relegation and promotion rules were implemented. Among the big changes for the new circuit: one designated primary arena (for 80 percent of a team's home games) and a name that includes a team's geographic location instead of its company backing. For example, the Toyota Motors Alvark became known as the Alvark Tokyo.
With the addition of the Gifu Swoops, the third division fielded 10 teams this season. Three more B3 clubs — TryHoop Okayama, Saga Ballooners and Veltex Shizuoka — join the fray next season, increasing the total number of clubs to 49.
Indeed, that's a ton of teams, but interest in them is steadily growing, with an influx of media outlets, many of which are new or relatively new, now covering the sport on a year-round basis.
On May 11, the B. League concluded its third season with an exciting top-flight final between the reigning champion Alvark and the Chiba Jets Funabashi, who had the best regular-season record (52-8). In a rematch of the 2017-18 championship final, Tokyo, guided by second-year Montenegrin bench boss Luka Pavicevic, defended its title, winning 71-67 at Yokohama Arena. The Jets, who trailed by 19 points at the end of the third quarter, staged a spirited comeback led by regular-season MVP Yuki Togashi but came up short at the end.
Full report: With its recent revamp, Japan's B. League could make the Reiwa Era its own | The Japan Times
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Does anyone know if a decision has been made by the powers to be at the 4sqrp group to offer 30m or 40m versions of the Hilltopper Kits? If so, approximately when they might be coming?
Thanks for the update, John. I know perfection takes time! Like you, I patiently will await their announcement, knowing it's on the way.
We have ordered parts for another run of the 20 meter version, as well as the release of the 40 meter version.
We sold out of the 20 meter kits last night, so if you were thinking about ordering one, give us a week or 2 and we should begin shipping again.
Thanks for you interest in the kits!
I'll get the ICs programmed and in the mail to Jim on Monday.


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Once again I have spent most of my available time this week adding information to my family history database. I've been concentrating on adding the recently discovered Guyatt material, and have made good progress.
As a consequence of our recent visit to Buckinghamshire Records Office at Aylesbury I have obtained some more potentially exciting information regarding the family of Hannah Wright (c1789 – >1841), who married "my" John Guyatt at High Wycombe in 1817. The Bucks Family History Society has compiled a name index for the county. They have obviously carried out a very thorough trawl through the county's records, and against the name of each individual appearing in the archives they have logged the detail gleaned from each record. The result is a fantastic research tool; with luck, you can go directly to the information you want.
I should add that this index is not complete yet, but it is very extensive and if you have Buckinghamshire ancestry you really must make use of it.
Anyway, from this index I have gained a series or references relating to what seems to be "my" Wright family. From this I learn that Hannah's parents were probably Joseph Wright and Elizabeth Atkins, who married at West Wycombe on 8 July 1782. I have a list of what appear to have been Hannah's siblings. there were nine of them, born between 1782 and 1810.
This brings me to one of my favourite "hobby horses" (sorry!). If you are interested in family history you really must make use of family history societies. Join them, and avail yourself of the wonderful finding aids that they have produced. Typically, you may find that the society local to your research has produced census indexes, parish register indexes, indexes to quarter sessions records etc. All societies that I know of have members' interests database, and offer the opportunity for you to have your interests published in print or on the web – or both. Not only that, members will receive a society journal several times a year. This will contain a wealth of information – members' articles about their research, notices, members' interests and the like. As if that wasn't enough, you also get the opportunity to attend meetings of the society (usually held monthly) where you can meet other members and exchange experiences and ideas.
I have visited my local LDS Family History Center, and ordered the parish registers for High Wycombe on three months loan. The film may take a while to come, but when it arrives I should be able to view the actual records relating to the baptisms of Hannah Wright and her siblings, and thus add still more information to my records.
That's another facility you should make use of – your local LDS Family History Center. Your family history society will be able to tell you where your nearest one is, and how you can make use of it!


DirectX 10 Backwards Compatibility Eric Coleman 2/28/2006 My concerns for game compatibility and the upcomming DirectX 10 in the MS Vista operating system.
A BASIC History Eric Coleman 9/21/2004 This article gives a brief history of BASIC over the past 40 years.
Getting to know your Compiler Silver Curry 12/27/2003 Since there are so many versions and editions of Visual Basic, it can be quite confusing at times. Selecting the right compiler is not exactly an easy choice.
Code Security Adam Hoult 5/19/2000 While not the code security bible, it shows you ways of placing traps in your code, so that you can prove the code is yours, in the eventuality that someone steals it.
Game Design Ryan Clark 1/19/2000 Amazingly in-depth article about almost every aspect of designing your game, and how to go about it.
Game AI Andy Owen 1/10/2000 A few things to think about before embarking on AI coding for your game.
Games 2000 Alex Kriss 1/2/2000 Is this what the future holds for games in the new millenium ? Could be !!!
2D or 3D? Alex Kriss 12/22/1999 A game developers viewpoint on exactly what writing a game in 3d should mean vs a 2d game.
RPG's vs GA's Alex Kriss 12/19/1999 A blow by blow viewpoint on what makes an RPG so successful versus a Graphic Adventure.
Better Plots Alex Kriss 12/19/1999 Describes how to best design a plot for you game.


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SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) - There's going to be no white Christmas across much of Maine. But golfers aren't complaining.
Across Maine, the temperatures will be above normal, ranging from the 40s in northern Maine to the 60s in southernmost Maine.
It could be a record-setting day.
Nikki Becker of the National Weather Service says Portland should beat the current record for the date of 53 degrees. Records could also fall in New Hampshire and Vermont.


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Recognize No Authority, 1986
History 1 (demo '85 + Catalepsy demo '88), 1985/1988 (2008 CD reissue)
Decline, 2010
Thrash metal über classic! This stuff has the rage of Raw Power with the metal toolbox of early Megadeth | Exodus. They were one of the few speed metal bands with a woman singing, at this time it was pretty much Acid, Holy Moses, Znöwhite and Détente (yeah, Nuclear Death and Witches too, but they came out later and Warlock or Bitch where just not fast/heavy enough :-) - rare but KILLER! The new album Decline, just out 24 years after the first one, is another attack of ferocious, intense and plain excellent thrashing metal featuring a new and young but very, very angry lady on vocals. Nothing groundbreaking but everything skull-smashing! Do not miss the demo CD, the Catalepsy demo is just AWESOME!
CD rip. I didn't really enjoy Fear Of God (post-Détente, not the Swiss thing) and do not have the CDs anymore, sorry.
Buy Détente CDs!!!
Détente website
Détente on MySpace
Zerred by Zer at 10:07 AM
somethingleafy August 20, 2010 at 11:12 AM
This is indeed most ZER!
Hardy August 20, 2010 at 12:52 PM
Great stuff, the new album is a killer!! Tiina Teal is great!! R.I.P. Dawn Crosby!!!
This is some great oldschool thrash metal, no numetal oder alternative neo-shit here!!!
Zer August 20, 2010 at 3:46 PM
Yessss total no-bullshit trans-generations thrashing ZERRR!! What's funny is the new singer may have not been even born when they released the 1st album.
Hardy August 20, 2010 at 5:26 PM
Yes, but the way she sings reminds me of Dawn Crosby. And the album really sounds like a Detente album, after so many years.
Franz August 20, 2010 at 6:02 PM
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AWESOME BAND...
We've got a Parkinson in the house!
Yes it totally sounds like classic Détente, it's the same guys on bass/guit/drum, and Tiina Teal screams like a maniac like Dawn Crosby (RIP), although I'm expecting to also hear her sing a bit (the DC voices in Catalepsy are so great).
I recall hearing the original version with dawn on one of those Metal Massacre LPs along with Armored Saint and others. would be cool to see the complete Metal Massacre series reissued as a box set.
S.O.B. - Still Grind Attitude


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Ecumen Awakenings Receives Circle of Excellence Award from Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner
Eight New Ecumen Awakenings Trainers Certified
Ecumen Awakenings Receives Business Journal Eureka! Award for Innovation
Ecumen's Maria Reyes To Speak on Integrated Dementia Care at Commons Health Conference in Duluth
New Ecumen White Paper Offers 5 Key Steps to Reducing Antipsychotics in Dementia Care
CBS News: New Trial to Treat Alzheimer's Seen as "Game Changing"
Common Drugs Proving Harmful to Aging Brains
The Dallas Morning News: The Toll Alzheimer's Disease Has Taken on the Rhinestone Cowboy
Oscar Contender 'Still Alice' Dramatically Captures Alzheimer's
BYU Radio Explores Awakenings in Interview with Ecumen Nurses
Date: Jan 9th, 2015 10:22am
Ecumen Awakenings Team
Brigham Young University's Morning Show featured a 30-minute interview with Ecumen nurses about the Ecumen Awakenings program.
Shelley Matthes, RN, Director of Quality Improvement, and Maria Reyes, RN, Awakenings Project Director, were interviewed live on the air Wednesday about the history and accomplishments of the program in reducing the use of antipsychotic medications on dementia patients. The interview is at this link and begins about 5 minutes into the program.
The Morning Show is heard on the BYU Campus and online around the world by students, alumni and friends of the University. The station broadcasts to a nationwide audience of more than 56 million listeners on SiriusXM satellite radio, mobile apps and Dish TV Network. Learn more at http://www.byuradio.org/about.


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A motor capacitor, such as a start capacitor or run capacitor (including a dual run capacitor) is an electrical capacitor that alters the current to one or more windings of a single-phase alternating-current induction motor to create a rotating magnetic field.

There are two common types of motor capacitors: run capacitors and start capacitors.

Motor capacitors are used with single-phase electric motors that are in turn used to drive air conditioners, hot tub/jacuzzi spa pumps, powered gates, large fans or forced-air heat furnaces for example.  A "dual run capacitor" is used in some air conditioner compressor units, to boost both the fan and compressor motors.

Start capacitors

Start capacitors briefly increase motor starting torque and allow a motor to be cycled on and off rapidly.  A start capacitor stays in the circuit long enough to rapidly bring the motor up to a predetermined speed, which is usually about 75% of the full speed, and is then taken out of the circuit, often by a centrifugal switch that releases at that speed. Afterward the motor works more efficiently with a run capacitor.

Start capacitors usually have ratings above 70µF, with four major voltage classifications: 125V, 165V, 250V, and 330V.

Start capacitors above 20µF are always non-polarized aluminium electrolytic capacitors with non solid electrolyte and therefore they are only applicable for the short motor starting time.

The motor will not work properly if the centrifugal switch is broken.  If the switch is always open, the start capacitor is not part of the circuit, so the motor does not start.  If the switch is always closed, the start capacitor is always in the circuit, so the motor windings will likely burn out.  If a motor does not start, the capacitor is far more likely the problem than the switch.

Run capacitors
Some single-phase AC electric motors require a "run capacitor" to energize the second-phase winding (auxiliary coil) to create a rotating magnetic field while the motor is running.

Run capacitors are designed for continuous duty while the motor is powered, which is why electrolytic capacitors are avoided, and low-loss polymer capacitors are used.  Run capacitors are mostly polypropylene film capacitors (historically: metallised paper capacitors) and are energized the entire time the motor is running. Run capacitors are rated in a range of 1.5 to 100 µF, with volt classifications of 250, 370 and 440 V.

If a wrong capacitance value is installed, it will cause an uneven magnetic field around the rotor. This causes the rotor to hesitate at the uneven spots, resulting in irregular rotation, especially under load.  This hesitation can cause the motor to become noisy, increase energy consumption, cause performance to drop and the motor to overheat.

Dual run capacitors
A dual run capacitor supports two electric motors, with both a fan motor and a compressor motor.  It saves space by combining two physical capacitors into one case.  The dual capacitor has three terminals, labeled C for common, FAN, and HERM for hermetically-sealed compressor.

Dual capacitors come in a variety of sizes, depending on the capacitance (measured in  microfarads, µF), such as 40 plus 5µF, and also on the voltage. A 440-volt capacitor can be used in place of a 370-volt, but not a 370-volt in place of a 440-volt. The capacitance must remain within 5% of its original value.  Round cylinder-shaped dual run capacitors are commonly used for air conditioning, to help in the starting of the compressor and the condenser fan motor.  An oval dual run capacitor could be used instead of a round capacitor; in either case the mounting strap needs to fit the shape used.

Labeling
The units of capacitance are labeled in microfarads (µF).  Older capacitors may be labeled with the obsolete terms "mfd" or "MFD" which can be ambiguous but are, especially in this context, used for microfarad as well (a millifarad is 1000 microfarad and not usually seen on motors).

Failure modes

A faulty run capacitor often becomes swollen, with the sides or ends bowed or bulged out further than usual; it can then be clear to see that the capacitor has failed, because it is swollen or even blown apart causing the capacitor's electrolyte to leak out. Some capacitors have a "pressure sensitive interrupter" design that causes them to fail before internal pressures can cause serious injury. One such design causes the top of the capacitor to expand and break internal wiring.

Over many years of use the capacitance of the capacitor drops; this is known as a "weak capacitor". As a result, the motor may fail to start or to run at full power.

When a motor is running during a lightning strike on the power grid, the run capacitor may be damaged or weakened by a voltage spike, thus requiring replacement.

IEC/EN 60252-1 2011 specifies the following levels of protection for motor run capacitors:
S0 - no protection;
S1, S2 - fail open circuit or short circuit;
S3 - fail open circuit only.

Safety issues

Heat
The motor capacitor, which is a component of a hot tub circulating pump, can overheat if defective. This poses a fire hazard, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received more than 100 reports of incidents of overheating of the motor capacitor, with some fires started.

Toxic
Motor capacitors manufactured before 1978 likely contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These are extremely toxic and persistent chemicals with many long-lasting negative human and wildlife health effects. Capacitors were required to be labeled in the U.S. with "No PCBs" or similar language. Capacitors without these labels are suspect.

PCB containing capacitors must be replaced, and disposed by consulting local environmental authorities. If these capacitors leak or fail pcbs can be released into the environment and will very likely result in extremely expensive environmental cleanups, and potentially, lawsuits. There are extensive toxicological reports on PCBs in the research community. U.S. EPA has much information on the correct way to test and manage these toxic chemicals in older capacitors".

References

Calculate your kvar requirement for your motor : Calculate kvar for motor

External links
 http://highperformancehvac.com/run-start-capacitors-hvac-motors-1/
 http://www.capacitorformotor.com/motor_capacitor.html
 http://www.wikihow.com/Check-a-Start-Capacitor
 http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/101408/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-motor-run-capacitor
 https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/pcbidmgmt.pdf

Electric motors
Capacitors
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning


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Anthony or Antony Hamilton may refer to:

Anthony Hamilton (1646–1720), Irish classical author, of aristocratic Scottish ancestry, who lived in France where he was known as Antoine Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton (Archdeacon of Colchester) (1739–1812), English priest who served as both Archdeacon of London and Archdeacon of Colchester
Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn (born 1942), English peer, legislator and dental surgeon
Anthony Hamilton (born 1943), American musician and poet, of The Watts Prophets
Antony Hamilton (1952–1995), Australian actor, model and dancer
Anthony Hamilton (born 1956), Grenada-born British racing-car manager, father and former manager of Lewis Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton (athlete) (born 1969), British Paralympic athlete
Anthony Hamilton (musician) (born 1971), American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and record producer
Anthony Hamilton (snooker player) (born 1971), English snooker player
Anthony Hamilton (fighter) (born 1980), American mixed martial artist
Anthony Hamilton (soccer) (born 1985), American soccer player
Anthony Hamilton (archdeacon of Taunton) (1778–1851)

See also

Hamilton (name)


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All Contents Copyright � 2002 Jeff Sagarintm. All rights reserved.
2002 Major League Soccer ratings thru results of  SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2002  (championship game)
&nbspThe SCHEDULE ratings represent the average schedule difficulty faced
&nbspby each team in the games that it's played so far.  The schedule
&nbspdifficulty of a given game takes into account the rating of the
&nbspopponent and the location of the game.
rating's top 4&nbspand top 8&nbsprespectively.
For the first few weeks of the season, the starting ratings have weight
in the process(BAYESIAN), but once the teams are all CONNECTED, then
the starting ratings are no longer used and all teams are started equal
and the ratings are then done in an UNBIASED&nbspmanner from that point on.
The teams are now CONNECTED&nbspand the ratings are UNBIASED.
In RATING, all games count equally.  This overall RATING&nbspis always on the left.
In ELO CHESS, only winning&nbspand losing&nbspmatters; the score margin&nbspis of no consequence,
which makes it very "politically correct".  However it is less accurate&nbspin its predictions&nbspfor
PURE POINTS&nbspis also known as PREDICTOR, BALLANTINE, RHEINGOLD, WHITE OWL&nbspand is the best single PREDICTOR
The overall RATING&nbspis a synthesis&nbspof the two diametrical opposites, ELO CHESS&nbspand PURE POINTS (PREDICTOR).
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FINAL Major League Soccer 2002 thru Sunday, October 20 (championship game)
HOME ADVANTAGE=   .46          &nbspRATING    W   L   T  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top  4 | VS top  8 |  ELO CHESS   |  PREDICTOR
1  Los Angeles Galaxy      =   2.48   21  10   3    1.97(   9)   5  3  2 |  19  8  3 |    2.51    1 |    2.45    1
2  San Jose Earthquakes    =   2.15   14  13   3    2.03(   3)   6  8  0 |  13 12  1 |    2.09    4 |    2.21    2
3  Dallas Burn             =   2.09   13  11   7    2.00(   5)   3  4  3 |   8 10  7 |    2.12    3 |    2.07    3
4  Columbus Crew           =   2.01   13  13   7    1.99(   8)   5  4  1 |   8 11  6 |    1.97    6 |    2.05    4
5  Colorado Rapids         =   1.99   15  14   4    2.09(   2)   8  9  2 |  13 12  4 |    2.13    2 |    1.84    8
6  New England Revolution  =   1.96   15  16   4    1.93(  10)   6  5  3 |  11 12  4 |    1.89    7 |    2.03    5
7  Kansas City Wizards     =   1.95   10  12   9    2.09(   1)   5  7  5 |   8 10  7 |    1.99    5 |    1.90    7
8  Chicago Fire            =   1.92   12  15   4    2.01(   4)   3  8  1 |   8 13  2 |    1.85    8 |    1.99    6
9  MetroStars              =   1.75   11  15   2    2.00(   6)   4  7  1 |  10 12  2 |    1.76    9 |    1.73    9
10  D.C. United             =   1.71    9  14   5    1.99(   7)   2  6  2 |   6 13  5 |    1.70   10 |    1.71   10
Divisional Rankings
There are two group ratings, the "central mean"&nbspand the
"simple average" (also known as the "arithmetic mean")
This is in a sense the continuous version of the discrete "tri-mean".
DIVISION            CENTRAL MEAN    SIMPLE AVERAGE  TEAMS
1  WEST                    =   2.11       2.13  (  1)      5
2  EAST                    =   1.88       1.87  (  2)      5
2  EAST                    =   1.88       1.87  (  2)   TEAMS=  5
1  WEST                    =   2.11       2.13  (  1)   TEAMS=  5


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import static org.junit.Assert.*;

import com.intellij.lang.java.JavaDocumentationProvider;
import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
import com.intellij.psi.PsiMethod;
import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase;

/**
 * User: anna
 * Date: 11/27/11
 */
public abstract class ExternalJavadocUrlsTest extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
  private void doTest(String text, String... expectedSignature) {
    myFixture.configureByText("Test.java", text);
    final PsiElement elementAtCaret = myFixture.getElementAtCaret();
    final PsiMethod member = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(elementAtCaret, PsiMethod.class, false);
    assertNotNull(member);
    final String signature = JavaDocumentationProvider.formatMethodSignature(member, true, false);
    assertNotNull(signature);
    assertEquals("found:" + signature, expectedSignature[0], signature);
  }

  public void testVarargs() {
    doTest("class Test {\n" +
           " void fo<caret>o(Class<?>... cl){}\n" +
           "}", "foo(java.lang.Class...)");

  }

  public void testTypeParams() {
    doTest("class Test {\n" +
           " <T> void so<caret>rt(T[] a, Comparator<? super T> c) {}\n" +
           "}\n" +
           " class Comparator<X>{}", "sort(T[], Comparator)");
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Whistlepigs win Appy League's Patriot Award
WOAY – The Appalachian League announced its 2021 executive honors on Friday, with the Princeton Whistlepigs being named the recipient of the league's Patriot Award.
The award goes to "the club for outstanding support and engagement with the United States Armed Forces and veterans, both at the ballpark and in the community." Princeton – whose general manager, Danny Shingleton, is a retired Navy chief – hosted a Veteran's Recognition Day on July 4th, and raised over $1,000 dollars for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots.
Among the additional honors announced Friday: Greeneville's Kat Foster was named Executive of the Year, while the Kingsport Axmen was named Organization of the Year


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Labour & Palestine
Speaking up for Palestine
Our Founding statement
Policy & motions
Labour Conference Policy 2018 and 2019
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Labour Members - Speak Out to Stop Annexation.
With the new Government in Israel threatening further annexation of occupied Palestinian land, now is the time for Labour members to speak up and support the global call from Palestine for "effective measures" to stop annexation.
We must stand firmly against such an act of aggression and - as an internationalist party - Labour must give real support to end the oppression of the Palestinian people.
In line with Conference policy, Labour must recognise that any just peace must be based on self-determination for Palestine, with equality and human rights for all.
This means opposing Trump's one-sided so-called 'deal of the century,' and annexation. It means continuing to commit to immediate recognition of the state of Palestine and an end to the blockade, occupation and settlements.
Background – Why We Must Oppose Annexation
The new Israeli Government has said that it intends to annex large swathes of Palestinian land in the West Bank, starting in July, land which was militarily occupied in 1967. This would be the culmination of years of appropriation of land - through the forced displacement of Palestinians, settlement and the annexation of East Jerusalem. Annexation, illegal under international law, is the forcible and unilateral acquisition of territory over which it has no recognised sovereignty and to make it an integral part of the state.
Palestinian civil society has made a global call for 'effective measures' to be taken to stop this annexation happening. If the measures are to be effective, this means the UK should now, at the very least, be adhering to an ethical policy on all the UK's trade with Israel , in particular by applying international law on settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and stopping any arms trade with Israel that is used in violation of the human rights of Palestinians.
In the midst of the Covid pandemic a number of organisations are cooperating to try to respond to the call from Palestine by making Annexation a live issue on the current political agenda. Israel's timetable is to annex land quickly with Trump's support – this means we cannot wait.
If you agree with this and want to support the Palestinian call for action, please indicate your agreement with the following statement.
Speak Out – Sign this Statement:
I am speaking out now in order to stop the threatened annexation of Palestinian land by Israel in July and I call on the UK Government and all UK political parties to support the call of Palestinian civil society organisations for Effective Measures by all States to Stop Israel's Illegal Annexation of the Occupied West Bank.
Would you like to stay in touch with Labour & Palestine?
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Q: upload image with multipart/form-data objective C I'm new iOS developer. I want upload image with multipart/form-data, this is my obj C code, I get it from postman. And the picture are request parameters of API. I test in postman It work fine, but I test in mobile It's not working and get HTTP 500 error, please check it for me. thanks all. picture API request parameters
strURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@",URL,strURL];
NSArray *parameters = @[ @{ @"name": @"imageInfo", @"value": @"{\"user\":{\"userId\":\"165\"},\"description\":\"test description\",\"competitionId\":\"1\",\"speciesId\":\"13\",\"lng\":\"107.9296875\",\"lat\":\"15.83453574122155\",\"locationName\":\"Đại Lãnh, Đại Lộc, Quảng Nam, Vietnam\",\"originalImageName\":\"\"}" },
                     @{ @"name": @"filenames", @"value": @"{}" },
                     @{ @"name": @"files", @"fileName": (UIImageJPEGRepresentation(uploadImage, 0.1)) } ];

NSMutableURLRequest *request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:strURL] cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalCacheData timeoutInterval:10.0];
NSString *boundary = @"---011000010111000001101001";
NSDictionary *headers = @{ @"content-type": @"multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001",
                           @"cache-control": @"no-cache",
                           @"postman-token": @"463bcf06-08f6-7611-c1fb-13b0dde79c5c"};

NSError *error;
NSMutableString *body = [NSMutableString string];
for (NSDictionary *param in parameters) {
    [body appendFormat:@"\r\n--%@\r\n", boundary];
    if (param[@"fileName"]) {
        [body appendFormat:@"Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"%@\"; filename=\"%@\"\r\n", param[@"name"], @"yourimage.jpg"];
        [body appendFormat:@"Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n\r\n"];
        [body appendFormat:@"%@", param[@"fileName"]];
        if (error) {
            NSLog(@"%@", error);
        }
    } else {
        [body appendFormat:@"Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"%@\"\r\n\r\n", param[@"name"]];
        [body appendFormat:@"%@", param[@"value"]];
    }
}
[body appendFormat:@"\r\n--%@--\r\n", boundary];
NSData *postData = [body dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
[request setHTTPMethod:@"POST"];
[request setAllHTTPHeaderFields:headers];
[request setHTTPBody:postData];
NSURLResponse *response;

NSURLSession *session = [NSURLSession sharedSession];
NSURLSessionDataTask *dataTask = [session dataTaskWithRequest:request
                                            completionHandler:^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {
                                                if (error) {
                                                    NSLog(@"%@", error);
                                                } else {
                                                    NSHTTPURLResponse *httpResponse = (NSHTTPURLResponse *) response;
                                                    NSLog(@"%@", httpResponse);
                                                }
                                            }];
[dataTask resume];

A: You can use AFNetworking third party class.
Reference : https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking
NSMutableURLRequest *request = [[AFHTTPRequestSerializer serializer] multipartFormRequestWithMethod:@"POST" URLString:@"http://example.com/upload" parameters:nil constructingBodyWithBlock:^(id<AFMultipartFormData> formData) {
        [formData appendPartWithFileURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:@"file://path/to/image.jpg"] name:@"file" fileName:@"filename.jpg" mimeType:@"image/jpeg" error:nil];
    } error:nil];

AFURLSessionManager *manager = [[AFURLSessionManager alloc] initWithSessionConfiguration:[NSURLSessionConfiguration defaultSessionConfiguration]];

NSURLSessionUploadTask *uploadTask;
uploadTask = [manager
              uploadTaskWithStreamedRequest:request
              progress:^(NSProgress * _Nonnull uploadProgress) {
                  // This is not called back on the main queue.
                  // You are responsible for dispatching to the main queue for UI updates
                  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
                      //Update the progress view
                      [progressView setProgress:uploadProgress.fractionCompleted];
                  });
              }
              completionHandler:^(NSURLResponse * _Nonnull response, id  _Nullable responseObject, NSError * _Nullable error) {
                  if (error) {
                      NSLog(@"Error: %@", error);
                  } else {
                      NSLog(@"%@ %@", response, responseObject);
                  }
              }];

[uploadTask resume];

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Gold: brief pause, or final bottom?
Something may have changed today in the gold market. For one I think gold probably formed a minor daily cycle bottom today. But what I'm really talking about is the complete recovery from another middle of the night attack. For most of the last year these late night attacks have worked wonders for sending gold crashing through technical levels and triggering stops. Today however it simply didn't work for the first time.
It's been my opinion for months now that the forces behind these take downs were trying to push gold back down to the 2008 C-wave top at $1030. At which point I expected they would flip sides and go long for the bubble phase of the bull market. After watching gold fight off the manipulation today I'm starting to wonder if gold has been pushed as far as it's going to go.
At some point all artificial markets finally say "enough is enough" and the fundamentals regain control and take the market back in the direction it was meant to go. Usually more aggressively than would have happened naturally. We saw this in spades in 2008/09.
If gold is finally ready to break free of the year long manipulation then we may have printed a final bottom today. The next couple of days should tell the tale. If gold can rally $40-$50 tomorrow or Wednesday, and the miners 5% – 10% on heavy volume that would in my opinion be a strong signal that today was more than just a minor daily cycle low. If gold can deliver a powerful follow through surge off of this reversal then we may just have a final intermediate bottom, and maybe, just maybe, the bubble phase of the bull market is ready to begin.
I told my subscribers this afternoon, miners have the potential to form a 2b reversal (a technical signal that sometimes spots an exact bottom or top of a trend). One could take a long position at the open tomorrow and put a stop right below today's intraday low. If the 2b reversal is valid then the low will hold and the stops will not get triggered. If nothing else it's a low risk setup with a minimal loss but huge upside potential if we did print a bottom today.
If the manipulation is going to continue it will probably try to regain control tonight. If we see another premarket hit tomorrow then step aside and wait to see if gold can fend off the attack again.
As of 7 O'clock this morning the attack on gold has begun. The intervention is going to try and hold gold below $1250. If gold can fight off the attack two days in a row, that would be a strong sign the daily cycle has bottomed and maybe the bull has finally broken the manipulation.
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When we last left our hero he had just got the global data menu working under '05 and '08. Next step was use of the table browser. Here's a shot of it working with SQL Server data. Now there is no particular reason to use this data browser instead of writing our own other than it's just less work and it has a nice look and feel.
On the surface this looks pretty easy. After a little digging I discovered that this command binding will add a "Show Table Data" menu option and bring up a nice OleDB-based data browser under VS 2005.
My good buddy Stephen at Microsoft offered up the solution of overriding the GetDataViews method of DataViewSupport and tweaking the XML that is returned. It turns out that he was spot on. I set all the handlers in the XML file to be proper for VS 2005, changed my DataViewSupport derived class to now use the no parameter constructor base, and then overrode the GetDataViews method like so.
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According to government officials, the police chief of Ferguson, Missouri is expected to step down as part of the city's effort to reform the police department.
But Chief Thomas Jackson and the city's mayor say the claims are false.
Under the proposed plan, after Jackson leaves, city leadership would ask the St. Louis County police chief to take over management of Ferguson's police force.
The announcement could come as soon as next week.
It would be one step in what local officials hope will help reduce tensions in the city as the public awaits a decision on whether the St. Louis County grand jury will bring charges against Officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
On Tuesday, Jackson said he was not being pushed out. "Nobody in my chain of command has asked me to resign, nor have I been terminated," he said on the phone to CNN.
And Ferguson Mayor James Knowles also said the police chief isn't stepping down.
Should Jackson resign as Ferguson's police chief?
What impact would Jackson's staying/leaving his position have on citizen/police tensions in the town?