This is Part 3 of the example series on design and tuning of the flight control system for the HL-20 vehicle. This part shows how to tune a classic SISO architecture for controlling the roll, pitch, and yaw of the vehicle.
This example uses the HL-20 model adapted from NASA HL-20 Lifting Body Airframe (Aerospace Blockset), see Part 1 of the series (Trimming and Linearization of the HL-20 Airframe) for details. The autopilot controlling the attitude of the aircraft consists of three inner loops and three outer loops.
In Part 2 (Angular Rate Control in the HL-20 Autopilot), we showed how to close the inner loops controlling the angular rates p,q,r. The following commands recap the corresponding steps. Note that this creates and configures an slTuner interface ST0 for interacting with the Simulink model.
No tuned blocks. Use the addBlock command to add new blocks.
No permanent openings. Use the addOpening command to add new permanent openings.
It is difficult to account for loop interactions.
The gains obtained at each design point may be inconsistent and require smoothing across operating points.
An alternative approach is the concept of "Gain Surface Tuning"  where you parameterize the gain schedules P(alpha,beta) and I(alpha,beta) as polynomial surfaces and use systune to tune the polynomial coefficients. This approach tackles all operating points at once and can account for loop interactions, in particular for stability margin considerations. This is the approach showcased here.
To tune the outer loops, we must close the inner loops and obtain a linearized model of the "plant" seen by the outer loops at each (alpha,beta) condition. We could ask slTuner to compute the corresponding transfer function, but this would effectively fix the inner-loop gains Kp,Kq,Kr to their values at the default operating condition. To get the correct linearization, we must tell slTuner that these gains vary with (alpha,beta). Block substitution is again the simplest way to do this. To mark Kp as varying, find the Product block used to multiply the error signal by Kp, and replace it by an array of gains, one for each (alpha,beta) condition.
It is easily verified that this block linearization amounts to multiplying the error signal by the varying quantity Kp computed above. Similarly, replace the corresponding Product blocks for Kq and Kr by varying gains.
You can now plot the angular responses for the initial gain-schedule settings in the model.
Basic control objectives include bandwidth (response time) and stability margins. Use the "MinLoopGain" and "MaxLoopGain" goals to set the gain crossover of the outer loops between 0.5 and 5 rad/s. Since all loop variables are expressed in degrees, no additional scaling is needed.
Use the "Margins" goal to impose adequate stability margins in each loop and across loops. This goal is based on the notion of disk margins which guarantees stability in the face of concurrent gain and phase variations in all three loops. Because the target margins of 7 dB and 40 degrees are difficult to obtain for extreme orientations (corners of the (alpha,beta) grid), we use a varying goal to relax the gain and phase margin requirements at the corners.
To tune the P and I gain schedules for the outer loop, mark the three MATLAB Function blocks and three lookup table blocks as tunable.
Parameterize each tuned gain schedule as a polynomial surface in alpha and beta. Here we use quadratic surfaces for the proportional gains and multilinear surfaces for the integral gains.
Note that we initialized each gain surface to a fixed value suggested by the baseline design. In general, it is not recommended to start from a zero or random initial point because the difficulty of the problem increases the likelihood of getting stuck in uninteresting local minima. Instead, a better strategy consists of tuning a fixed (non-scheduled) set of gains against the full set (or a relevant subset) of design points. Such "robust design" typically provides a good starting point for gain surface tuning.
You can now use systune to tune the 6 gain surfaces against the three tuning goals.
The final objective value is close to 1 so the tuning goals are essentially met. Plot the closed-loop angular responses and compare with the baseline design.
The results are comparable with the baseline with less oscillations in the roll and sideslip responses and a reduced amount of cross-coupling. Use viewSurf to inspect the tuned gain surfaces.
To further validate this design, push the tuned gain surfaces to the Simulink model.
Simulink Coder automatically turns this MATLAB code into efficient embedded C code. Whether to use lookup tables or MATLAB Function blocks depends on the application. The MATLAB Function option ensures smooth variation of the gains as a function of alpha and beta (no kinks at breakpoints). It can also be more memory-efficient as it only needs to store the coefficients of the polynomial equation for the gain surface. On the other hand, evaluating the gain at a given (alpha,beta) point may take a few more operations than in a lookup table, and further adjustment of the gains is easier in a lookup table.
Once you pushed the gains to Simulink, the autopilot tuning is complete and you can simulate its behavior during the landing approach.
The performance is satisfactory but the linear responses showed a significant amount of cross-coupling between axes and we could not quite meet the stability margins target at the corner points of the (alpha,beta) range. Would it be beneficial to use a MIMO architecture that combines all three measurements of phi, alpha, beta to calculate the surface deflections? This idea is further explored in Part 4 of this series (Attitude Control in the HL-20 Autopilot - MIMO Design).
 P. Gahinet and P. Apkarian, "Automated tuning of gain-scheduled control systems," in Proc. IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, Dec 2013.


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RALEIGH — North Carolina hospitals argue that dismantling regulations in the state's certificate of need laws would impair their ability to treat indigent patients. A research scholar at George Mason University's Mercatus Center says empirical studies conclude such dire warnings are little more than a scare tactic.
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RALEIGH — Medical providers in North Carolina must receive permission from the state — called a certificate of need — to add services such as hospital beds or a testing machine. According to new research by the John Locke Foundation, the regulations restrict competition and harm consumers.
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt to overturn a certificate-of-need decision in Wake County. Appellate judges declined to overstep their authority to try to close a CON "loophole." The unanimous decision in Wake Radiology Diagnostic Imaging v. N.C. Department of Health and Human Services means a…
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Secret of the Runes – wydany w 2001 r. studyjny album szwedzkiego zespołu Therion.

Lista utworów
 "Ginnungagap (Prologue)" – 6:10
 "Midgård" – 5:04
 "Asgård" – 4:07
 "Jotunheim" – 3:43
 "Schwarzalbenheim" – 5:18
 "Ljusalfheim" – 3:53
 "Muspelheim" – 2:13
 "Nifelheim" – 4:33
 "Vanaheim" – 4:02
 "Helheim" – 3:18
 "Secret Of The Runes (Epilogue)" – 4:30
 "Crying Days" (cover Scorpions) – 4:32
 "Summernight City" (cover ABBA) – 4:55

Wersja limitowana
Wersja limitowana zawiera ponadto utwory "The Wings of the Hydra (live)" i "Black Sun (live)".

Twórcy albumu
 Christofer Johnsson – gitara rytmiczna, instrumenty klawiszowe, perkusja
 Kristian Niemann – gitara prowadząca, gitara rytmiczna
 Johan Niemann – gitara basowa
 Sami Karppinen – perkusja
 Piotr Wawrzeniuk – wokal prowadzący

Soliści (smyczkowi i wokalni):
 Marika Schonberg: sopran
 Erika Andersson: alt
 Carl Rahmqvist: tenor-baryton
 Anna Rodell: skrzypce
 Asa Akerberg: wiolonczela
 Thomas Karlsson: szept w utworze "Ljusalfheim"

Chór:
 Kristina Hansson: sopran koloraturowy
 Anna-Maria Krawe: sopran
 Anna Artursson: alt
 Marika Schonberg: alt
 Henrik Holmberg: tenor
 Patrik Forsman: tenor
 Carl Rahmqvist: tenor-baryton
 Joakim Berg: bas-baryton

Zespół smyczkowy:
 Anna Rodell: 1. skrzypce
 Josef Cabrales-Alin: 1. skrzypce
 Malin Samuelsson: 2. skrzypce
 Johan Moren: 2. skrzypce
 Linda Svedrup: altówka
 Niklas Sjunesson: altówka
 Asa Akerberg: wiolonczela
 Monica Jonsson: wiolonczela

Instrumenty dęte drewniane:
 Fareidah Hildebrand: flet, flet altowy, pikolo
 Erik Rodell: obój, rożek angielski
 Henrik Blixt: fagot, kontrafagot

Zespół instrumentów dętych:
 Mikael Sorensen: trąbka, skrzydłówka
 Ayman Al Fakir: róg francuski, Wagner tuba
 Kristina Borg: róg francuski
 Rune Bodin: puzon

 Thomas Ewerhard – oprawa graficzna, okładka

Pozycje na listach

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Okładka

Albumy koncepcyjne
Albumy Theriona
Albumy Nuclear Blast
Albumy muzyczne wydane w roku 2001

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When our Lord and savior Jesus Christ ascended into heaven, He took with Him the flesh he assumed from the virgin Mary. This flesh is no ordinary flesh. It is joined in union with Jesus' divine nature. Jesus is the Son of God and the Son of Man. He is true God and true Man, ascended into heaven, where He sits at the right hand of the Father.
We confess this fact each day in the Apostles' Creed and each week in the Nicene Creed, boldly asserting that Christ's death was accepted by the Father, who raised His Son, and called Him home to heaven. This is essential for us. For if the Father had not found the life and death of His only-begotten Son righteous, if Christ had not obeyed His Father perfectly, then all is lost. His death would have been for nothing. His witness would have been a fraud. His teachings would have been the mad ravings of a lunatic.
This is most certainly not the case. Jesus has died for our sins and the sins of the whole world. His death is our only hope for forgiveness, life, and eternal salvation. Just as He promised, everyone who comes to the Father through Him is saved. He is the Way. His Word is truth. His body, dying for our sin and rising for our life, is the Life.
Yet, how often do we desire to see Jesus in the flesh? How do we long to see Him face to face? For some Christians, Christ's ascension is not a source of great comfort but rather great fear. They believe our LORD is absent, leaving us to fend here on earth for ourselves. He has only absently equipped us with the Bible, a weapon to be sure, but nothing to our victor King leading us through the present battle with Satan and his unholy host.
For these Christians, life's struggles and pain are fought only knowing that Jesus is watching. Their every decision is fraught with despair as they fear unknowing. They ask themselves, "what would Jesus do?" only never finding quite the answer in their Bibles. Everything is done in agonizing doubt, hoping for forgiveness, but never quite knowing.
They are thinking of the next line in the Creed: "from thence He will come to judge the living and the dead." Judgment is the word of fear. Judgment means there is a verdict. Some are guilty and others not. Some are sheep and others goats. Some cared for Christ and others neglected Him.
Last week's Gospel answered the first question. When will this take place? On that day false prophets and false Christs appear, leading many astray. Meanwhile the temple once established not by hands but by God, that is, the temple of the Holy Spirit in the church, will become the abomination of desolation. The church herself will be rent asunder by schism and heresy.
Our Lord will come like a thief. No one will know the day or the hour. Yet, no one will doubt that Lord has come. The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
No wonder many Christians despair and worry. No wonder many doubt that Jesus will come in grace and mercy as we confess. For that day will be great and terrible. All nations will mourn their sin. The earth that they love will be shrouded in darkness.
The funny thing is, this is precisely the truth. Our earth is covered in deep darkness. Wickedness and evil abound. Satan prowls around like a roaring lion. Demons haunt and deceive in their master's name. False prophets and anti-Christs are seen on newsstands, in bookstores, and on the TV. This world must be destroyed.
The heavens will pass away with a roar, and heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved… the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
Christians do not put their hope and trust in this world, despite our glorious triumphs and creations. Nor do they hope or trust in their flesh, despite our good intentions. Obedience to God is good but never good enough.
Our world seems beautiful until we peer underneath and see great rampant adultery, murder of unborn children, theft from neighbor, cheating government of lawful taxes, and pervasive greed. Sin is around every corner, in every school, under the bedsheets, and in everyone's heart. How could we ever hope on that terrible and awesome day in ourselves or humanity's accomplishments? Everyone and everything is saturated with evil.
It is true that no one can escape the final judgment. When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on His right, but the goats on the left.
The fear of Christ's judgment is expected. For He will raise the dead and judge all nations. The verdict has already been declared. Those who are in Christ are justified. They are the redeemed from every nation. They live not in fear or trepidation but in hope and confidence in Jesus' blood.
Those who refuse to receive His gracious death and resurrection are damned. They too are from every nation. They live in fear and hopelessness. They find no comfort in Jesus' blood and merit. The cannot accept His Word nor believe the forgiveness spoken by the pastor. Baptism is plain water and the Holy Communion merely bread and wine.
To these damned—or as Jesus calls them, the goats—the church is a sham. Its all smoke and mirrors. Hypocrites in the pews. Preachers targeting pocketbooks. False smiles and empty ritual and ceremony. They don't see anything that looks like Jesus is truly here, delivering on His promises, making good on His mercy.
They are different from Christians who doubt but only by a little. The fine line between fearing the judgment and ignoring the warning is easy to jump. If everything is doom and gloom, eventually you'll give up hoping and live the life your flesh wants anyway. If you think of the church as merely a kingdom of believers, then the hypocrisy will eventually get to you. If you think you need more instruction for your living, nothing is to stop you from running to Dr. Phil for better and simpler advice.
But wait, there's more! Don't forget the Third Article! I believe in the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit that grants faith to trust in the Word. But what Word is it that we need? What do we need to know and trust or all else is lost? Keep going. Keep confessing the Creed. I believe in the Holy Christian church.
This same Holy Christian church is also called the body of Christ. The bridegroom will soon call us, "come join the wedding feast." We are the bride of Christ, joined inseparably in a one flesh union with the bridegroom. If we are His body because we and He are joined, then there is no way Christ is absent from us. By water and Spirit we were baptized into His blood, adopted as sons and daughters of the King, made coheirs with Christ.
But when have we done such things? Christ has not been here. He has not visited us, asking of us these fleshy things. We have not seen our Lord in His body. How could we see Him ask of us bodily things? The answer is that He is not absent. He is here, in His very flesh and blood. For we are His workmanship, the very image of God.
This body is creedal stuff. As we say, I believe … in the communion of saints. We are joined to Christ in one, holy, apostolic, and mystic sweet communion. All the redeemed of God are joined together with Christ to share in His sufferings death, and all the more, to share in His resurrection.
The King answers us, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me." When you care for the church, especially her members in need, you are caring for Christ's body. Food and drink, a friendly welcome, clothing, visitation of the sick and imprisoned—these are all the stuff of Christians. And this is not done out of guilt or obligation. Rather it is done in faith within the body of Christ.
We aren't the only ones surprised. So, also, for the goats. Those who will hear the verdict of guilty and damned will be surprised. For many think that there is life outside Christ's body. They think the church is nothing but a imaginary fellowship of like-minded people. They are wrong, dead-wrong. The church is Christ's body. Those who live outside this body will die eternally.
Then He will say to those on the left, "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels." For you did not care for my body. You ignored the me in my hunger, thirst, nakedness, sickness, or imprisonment.
These goats know nothing of the true body of Christ. They look at the church and see a sham and scam. They know nothing of caring for Christ's body because they did not care for the church and her members. They may have even boldly asserted that they are Christians with no need the church, only infrequently hearing God's Word and even less frequently communing with our Lord. Yet, like any dismembered body part cut off from its source of life, this member withers and dies. Faith dies when one is outside the fellowship, the body, of the Son.
There is life in this body of Christ, this holy communion. Yet, when one thinks they have life apart from the head, Christ, they die. When one thinks they can sin against the rest of the body, they are cut off and cast away. Better to lose one eye and go into heaven without depth perception than follow the sinful eye into hell.
Dear Christians, do not neglect the one in need in this body. Admonish the sinner. Encourage each other. Welcome the stranger. Feed and clothe the needy. Visit the sick and imprisoned. For we are joined to them as one body in Christ, bride to bridegroom. When one member suffers, all suffer.
Dear Christians, do not neglect to care for your faith and life. Read God's Word in daily prayer and devotion. Study God's Word with your pastor. Diligently hear God's Word every Lord's day. Daily die to sin and rise to Christ in your Holy Baptism. Receive the life giving body and blood of Jesus in the Lord's Supper.
Christ is not absent in His body. Today we see His body in glory, shared among the holy communion of saints. Today we see our Lord face to face. Eat and drink the flesh and blood of your savior. In this blessed sweet communion are all the blessings of the Son, true God and true Man. You are forgiven. You have life. Your are eternally saved. Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.


What Is The Sound Of 290,000 Veterans Rolling Over In Their Graves?
Do you always assume that someone standing around the JFK Eternal Flame with a fire extinguisher is up to something? Sheesh. Just trying to lighten the mood—it's Memorial Day Weekend, not Fat Tourists Pretend To Be Moved Con 2K8!
All I can say is, any self-respecting risen-from-the-dead soldier would take the curators of this blandarama and render them FUBAR for making their final resting place such a bore. Sleep, you damned curs, and dream that zombie Robert E. Lee is coming to settle your grits.
P.S. I want my coffin exhuming equipment back.


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Should We Cut Climate Change From The Syllabus?
It is difficult to come out against climate change education, particularly in the current climate of carbon pandemonium. There is bantam political and public appetite for reducing education, and the public reaction to any move would likely cost Mr Davey, and his party, dearly with the green vote in 2015.
Hugo Winn
Edward Davey has an unenviable job. As secretary of state for climate change he faces insurmountable obstacles, conflicting interests and unreasonable demands.
Firstly lies the difficulty of producing quantifiable results, which will have pertinence in the Commons and persuade the green vote at the ballot box.
Even if Davey succeeds in reducing UK carbon emissions, the fruits of his endeavours will be hard to measure. Climate change is a truly global issue, with any success Britain might make being outweighed by increases in carbon emissions elsewhere. Thus it is unlikely that Davey will ever have the headline or statistical widget he so desires.
Secondly climate change policy is underpinned by the need to make difficult cuts elsewhere.
In order to create a carbon neutral economy we must first divert investment away from crude mining towards cleaner, renewable industries. In recession hit Britain the idea of driving funds and support away from new technologies such as fracking, which are a great source of revenue and jobs, is political suicide.
Therefore Davey, alongside his predecessors (Lib Dem point-snatcher Chris Huhne and opposition leader Ed Miliband), has focused on the easier option: Climate change education.
Education costs no jobs and relatively little money, the infrastructure for it is already in place, and above all the public thoroughly supports it.
Rethinking the central premise
The rationale behind focusing on climate change education is simple: A lack of scientific information is the limiting factor in public nonresponse to the issue.
This justification is explicitly stated by Sarah Lester, climate expert from Imperial University, London. Lester contends: "Raising people's awareness and understanding of climate change is vital if we want to provoke a reaction".
This opinion is echoed by Adam Dyster, Climate Coalition Youth Campaigner, who argues that schooling "prepares young people to face, and indeed improve, the world after education has long been completed".
But few of the advocates of climate change education have actually analysed in any considerable detail why or how scientific knowledge links with carbon activism.
In a landmark Norwegian study, researchers compared public interest and involvement in climate change over a 12 year period.
Their results were unexpected: Despite the growing presence of global warming in the media and increasing public understanding of the issue public involvement had actually reduced from 40% in 1989 to 10% in 2001.
Since then a number of reports have recorded similar results across the world.
According to Sammy Zahran, an economic climate specialist from Colorado State University, these reports suggest that a scientific understanding of climate change plays little role in sending people on a road to activism.
Surprisingly, some scholars have even found a negative correlation between scientific understanding and climate change engagement: A recent study by Dan M Kahan from the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School discovered that members of the public with "the highest degrees of science literacy and technical reasoning capacity were not the most concerned about climate change".
According to Kahan, resistance to carbon activism stems not from an incomprehension of science but from a distinctive conflict of interest: Between the cultural and emotional ties individuals have with their social set, and the collective obligation they have to prevent climate change.
These studies show that knowledge of climate change science is not a prerequisite to action. Instead education is one of a plethora of socio-cultural factors which influence our risk perceptions.
Political viability
Whilst there is now a compelling argument for reducing climate change education and focusing resources on a more holistic approach, the political and public will for such a move has been tepid.
In March/April of this year the idea of reducing climate change from the syllabus was trialled.
Education Secretary Michael Gove announced that a number of proposed changes to the National Curriculum for under 14s were going into consultation. A central part of these changes was the reduction of specific climate change science to make way for a more holistic schooling in climate awareness.
Although Gove insisted that climate change was not being phased out of the curriculum and would continue to be specifically mentioned in both the science and geography curriculums, the move was met with ardent criticism both inside the Commons, by thought leaders and public groups.
The critical response meant the proposals gained little traction and ultimately ended in reversal.
However, given the convincing studies that do exist, I believe it is right that we look seriously at the costs and benefits of climate change education.
For as budgets squeeze and the climate warms, we cannot afford to misdirect resources.
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Q: Returning JsonArray from lambda expression in Java I am trying to get data from the database and return the results to another method. But I get this enclosing scope must be final error. Can someone please help me resolve this issue. I have attached screen shot of my code and error line.Thanks
Cheers
Zolf

A: You are using an object within an enclosing scope in your code. To do so, you must make the JsonArray object constant. The final keyword in Java is used to declare a constant value. So, the error says that you must finalize ( make constant) the resultData object in order to use it inside that connection.query scope.
So, just add the final keyword before JsonArray in line 60 of your code:
final JsonArray resultData = new JsonArray();

UPDATE:
If you cannot declare it as final, you need to use an workaround as mentioned in this blog.
You can declare an array of type JsonArray with a size of 1 and then change or use the value at the 0th position of the array. In this way, the object would be declared final without any harm.
In line 60, declare final JsonArray[] resultData = { new JsonArray() };
Then, use resultData[0] wherever you wish to use the value or change the value resultData[0] = value;. It also uses a single int data type value, so no extra memory would be used.
Here is the edited code that you can use:
@Override
public JsonArray fetchAllPages*JDBCClient dbClient) {
    LOG.fo("INSIDE fetchAllPages method ");

    final JsonArray[] resultData = {new JsonArray()}; //created an array of type JsonArray
    dbClient.getConnection(ar->{
        if(ar.failed()) {
            LOG.error("Could not open a database connection",ar.cause());
        } else {
            SQLCollection connectionh = ar.result();
            connection.query("select * from test",rs->{
                if(rs.failed()) {
                    LOG.error("Database preparation error",rs.cause());
                } else {
                    for(JsonArray line:rs.result().getResults()) {
                        System.out.println("Table result: "+line.encode());
                        resultData[0]=line; //replaced resultData with resultData[0]
                    }

                    connection.close(done->{
                        if(done.failed()) {
                            throw new RuntimeException(done.cause());
                        }
                    });
                }
            });
        }
    });
    return resultData[0]; //replaced resultData with resultData[0]
}

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Een peroxisoom (ook: peroxysoom) is een celorganel in een eukaryote cel. Een enkel membraan sluit het af van het cytosol (interne vloeistof van een cel). Christian de Duve ontdekte deze celorganellen in 1965.

Peroxisomen ontstaan door binaire deling. Eerst groeien ze waarna ze gaan delen. Peroxisomen zijn 0,2-1 micrometer in doorsnede. Ze komen vooral voor in de lever, maar ook in plantencellen.

Functies
Peroxisomen zijn in staat waterstofperoxide (H2O2) te vormen door waterstof bij zuurstof te plaatsen. Dit kan verschillende functies hebben. Peroxisomen staan in voor de synthese van bepaalde fosfolipiden die betrokken zijn bij de efficiënte geleiding van impulsen in zenuwcellen.
Peroxisomen in de lever zijn bijvoorbeeld in staat giftige stoffen zoals alcohol te detoxificeren. Bij dit proces wordt de waterstof van de gifstoffen bij zuurstof geplaatst en waterstofperoxide gevormd. Waterstofperoxide is zelf ook giftig, maar peroxisomen bevatten enzymen om deze stof om te zetten in water en zuurstofgas. Een enzym dat dit kan is katalase (CAT), en is veel te vinden in de peroxisomen.

Peroxisomen staan ook in voor de eerste stappen in de oxidering van vertakte vetzuren.

Katalase is een enzym dat H2O2 kan afbreken tot H2O.

Anatomie
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Four Burmese Carved Wooden Standing Disciple-Monks
late 19th-early 20th century
heights: ranging from 93cm (102cm with stand) to 125cm (134cm with stand); depth of each stand: 24cm, widths: 27cm
private collection, UK. Possibly brought back to the UK around 1920.
Each of these dramatic and magnificent four images of disciple-monks, of descending heights, has been carved from a single piece of wood. Each has then been lacquered and gilded. They are beautifully carved and each has a unique face, seemingly betraying a personality. One appears serious and serene, another seems playful, and seems to have a wise or knowing countenance for example.
Each has been carved with the robes of a monk or novice, with both shoulders covered. They have short-cropped hair, and each carries the black lacquered alms or 'begging' bowl that monks in Burma carry as they go about their early-morning walks for alms-receiving. The images stand on lotus petal platforms, and these have been mounted on later, quality black display stands.
There are four images in the group. Four seems to be the usual number when such groups are depicted. Falconer (1998, p. 122) shows three groups of four monks all in descending heights, cast in metal and attributed to the 18th century.
It is possible that this group was used in conjunction with a large standing Buddha image shown as the Buddha Dipankara, the first to the 24 Buddhas who were precursors of the historical Buddha Gautama.
The group is in excellent condition, other than the usual wear and minor flaking that can be expected. The stands are robust and the four are ready to be displayed.
The style of carving suggests the four were made in Mandalay, in Burma's north. It is believed that they came to the UK in the early 20th century.
Falconer, J. et al, Myanmar Style: Art, Architecture and Design of Burma, Thames & Hudson, 1998.
Karow, O., Burmese Buddhist Sculpture: The Johan Moger Collection, White Lotus, 1991.
Somkiart Lopetcharat, Myanmar Buddha: The Image and its History, Siam International Books Company, 2007.
Burma or Myanmar


So Trump isn't telling the truth about trade, much as he has lied about Barack Obama's birthplace, his own position on the Iraq War, his inauguration crowd, voter fraud, the murder rate, Mexican immigrants, the Russia investigation, the Stormy Daniels hush money and several hundred other subjects. The tariffs aren't a case of his identifying a real problem but describing it poorly. He is threatening the Atlantic alliance over a lie.
For American voters, it means understanding the real stakes of this year's midterm elections. They are not merely a referendum on a tax cut, a health care plan or a president's unorthodox style. They are a referendum on American ideals that are older than any of us.


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Q: Highlighting duplicate values I have the following script:
   SELECT
   Reference.ReferenceNumber AS [Reference.ReferenceNumber)
   Reference.LastName
   Reference.FirstName
   Address.ReferenceNumber AS [Address.ReferenceNumber]
   Address.Address1
   Address.Address2
   Address.Address3
   Address.Address4
   Address.ZipCode
   Telephone.ReferenceNumber AS [Telephone.ReferenceNumber]
   Telephone.TelephoneNumber
   Email.ReferenceNumber AS [Email.ReferenceNumber]
   Email.EmailAddress
   FROM
   Reference
   INNER JOIN Address
   ON Reference.ReferenceNumber = Reference.ContactNumber
   LEFT OUTER JOIN Telephone
   ON Reference.ReferenceNumber = Telephone.ReferenceNumber
   LEFT OUTER Join Email
   ON Reference.ReferenceNumber = Email.ReferenceNumber

This pulls through all customers, plus their addresses, email and phone numbers.
However some have duplicate surnames and addresses.
Please can you advise an amendment to the script that would show which records were duplicates? Ideally I'd like the output to show where the surname, address 1 and the zipcode were identical and restrict the output to the duplicate rows only.
Many thanks.

A: something like
SELECT
Reference.ReferenceNumber AS [Reference.ReferenceNumber),
case when vrln.c is null then Reference.LastName else 'dup: ' + Reference.LastName end as LastName,
Reference.FirstName,
Address.ReferenceNumber AS [Address.ReferenceNumber],
Address.Address1,
Address.Address2,
Address.Address3,
Address.Address4,
Address.ZipCode,
Telephone.ReferenceNumber AS [Telephone.ReferenceNumber],
Telephone.TelephoneNumber,
Email.ReferenceNumber AS [Email.ReferenceNumber],
Email.EmailAddress
FROM
Reference
INNER JOIN Address
ON Reference.ReferenceNumber = Reference.ContactNumber
LEFT OUTER JOIN Telephone
ON Reference.ReferenceNumber = Telephone.ReferenceNumber
LEFT OUTER Join Email
ON Reference.ReferenceNumber = Email.ReferenceNumber

left join (
    select rln.LastName, add.Address1, add.ZipCode, count(rln.LastName) as c
    from
        Reference rln
        INNER JOIN Address add
            ON rln.ReferenceNumber = add.ReferenceNumber
    group by rln.LastName, add.Address1, add.ZipCode
    having count(rln.LastName) > 1
) vrln on Reference.LastName = vrln.LastName and Address.Address1 = vrln.Address1 and Address.ZipCode = vrln.ZipCode

where vrln.c is not null

but, to find duplicates :
select rln.LastName, add.Address1, add.ZipCode, count(rln.LastName) as c
from
    Reference rln
    INNER JOIN Address add
        ON rln.ReferenceNumber = add.ReferenceNumber
group by rln.LastName, add.Address1, add.ZipCode
having count(rln.LastName) > 1

is enough


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The 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A is the 78th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest tier professional basketball league in Hungary.

Team information
The following 10 clubs compete in the NB I/A during the 2013–14 season:

Regular season

Standings

Results

Playoffs
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.

Team roster
 Kayla McBride
Orsolya Zsovár
Zsófia Simon
Tijana Krivačević
Sara Krnjić
Zsófia Licskai
 Iva Ciglar
Patrícia Bakó
Fanni Kocsis
Enikő Kuttor
Virág Weninger
 Dragana Stanković
 Aleksandra Crvendakić
 Kimberleyanne Gaucher
 Bria Hartley

Head coach: László Sterbenz

5th – 8th placement
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.

Play-out
9th placed team hosted Games 1 and, plus Game 3 if necessary. 10th placed team hosted Game 2.

Number of teams by counties

External links
 Hungarian Basketball Federaration

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (women's basketball) seasons
Women
Hungarian


The number of dividend hikers remains low. Only 10 stocks and two additional funds announced to increase their dividend payments last week.
On the list are some well-known big players like Conoco Philips, Walgreen, Paychex or Cummins. It's always good to see that some stocks keep their dividend growth path. Seven of the results have a current buy or better rating.
Here are my favorite dividend growth stocks:[/b][b]ConocoPhillips (COP) has a market capitalization of $79.28 billion. The company employs 17,100 people, generates revenue of $62.004 billion and has a net income of $7.481 billion. The firm's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $22.309 billion. The EBITDA margin is 35.98 percent (the operating margin is 24.87 percent and the net profit margin 12.07 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 18.55 percent of the company's assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 45.27 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.09 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.86. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.64 in the form of dividends to shareholders. COP announced a dividend hike of 4.5 percent last week.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.06, the P/S ratio is 1.28 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.65. The dividend yield amounts to 4.26 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.15.
Walgreen Company (WAG) has a market capitalization of $46.08 billion. The company employs 171,000 people, generates revenue of $71.633 billion and has a net income of $2.127 billion. The firm's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4.672 billion. The EBITDA margin is 6.52 percent (the operating margin is 4.84 percent and the net profit margin 2.97 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 16.11 percent of the company's assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 29.57 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.86 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.27. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.95 in the form of dividends to shareholders. WAG announced a dividend hike of 14.5 percent last week.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.46, the P/S ratio is 0.64 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.52. The dividend yield amounts to 2.58 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.10.
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has a market capitalization of $59.37 billion. The company employs 6,600 people, generates revenue of $42.583 billion and has a net income of $2.428 billion. The firm's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4.030 billion. The EBITDA margin is 9.46 percent (the operating margin is 7.30 percent and the net profit margin 5.70 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 45.09 percent of the company's assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 122.86 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.13 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.80. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.57 in the form of dividends to shareholders. EPD announced a dividend hike of 1.5 percent last week.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.02, the P/S ratio is 1.39 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.44. The dividend yield amounts to 4.21 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.64.
Cummins (CMI) has a market capitalization of $21.89 billion. The company employs 46,000 people, generates revenue of $17.334 billion and has a net income of $1.738 billion. The firm's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2.307 billion. The EBITDA margin is 13.31 percent (the operating margin is 13.00 percent and the net profit margin 10.03 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 6.18 percent of the company's assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 11.74 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.20 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.78. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders. CMI announced a dividend hike of 25.0 percent last week.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.84, the P/S ratio is 1.26 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.32. The dividend yield amounts to 2.17 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.94.
Take a closer look at the full table of stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 126.41 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 2.70 percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 18.92. The average P/S ratio is 1.44 and P/B 3.25.


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Cimarron Municipal Airport  is in Gray County, Kansas, United States, two miles north of Cimarron, which owns it.

Facilities
The airport covers  and has two runways: 01/19 is 2,800 x 32 ft (853 x 10 m) asphalt and 11/29 is 2,450 x 50 ft (747 x 15 m) turf.

In the year ending June 13, 2006 the airport had 3,500 general aviation aircraft operations, average 10 per day. Ten aircraft were then based at the airport,
all single-engine.

References

External links

Airports in Kansas
Buildings and structures in Gray County, Kansas


It is the end of November, maybe a little early for mince pies but Anita (the Thermomix queen) wanted to make some and so did I. One thing I have never done, although every year I say I will, is make my own mincemeat from scratch. So with my French friend, it seemed only right if she was going to whip up some pastry dough, that I would bring ingredients to make our own mincemeat with a bit of inspiration from Mary Berry.
We rustled up a fair amount of mincemeat. It really didn't take long at all. We made plenty of mince pies. But there is so much else you can do with the mincemeat. Anita whipped up a tarte aux pomme with a layer of mincemeat hiding under the layers of apple with some of the leftovers.
I bet it tasted amazing. Bread and butter pudding with a little mincemeat in amongst the layers of bread and butter would make a very festive and delicious pudding. Brioche makes particularly good bread and butter pudding!! Or look further down for a recipe for mincemeat muffins.
The ingredients are put into a pan and heated on a moderate heat for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally (or pop them into the Thermomix). If you want your mincemeat more boozy then add your choice of booze after the mincemeat has cooled a little.
The mincemeat can be stored in sterilised jars for quite sometime or use it straight away in some mince pies. We used short crust pastry – it could be shop bought or make it yourself. You could use puff pastry or flaky pastry.
You can be as decorative as you like. We found a little star cutter that made perfect stars tops for our mince pies. The first batch had little holes in the pies tops instead. You could make lattice tops or top your pies with a little crumble mixture.
Heat the oven to 200C. Sift the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix. Then in another bowl, mix the wet ingredients together. Tip the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until the two are just mixed. Don't mix any more.
In your muffin cases, put a spoonful of mixture, a little blob of mincemeat on top and then another spoonful to cover the mincemeat. When the mixture is finished, pop the muffins in the oven for about 12 minutes so they are golden and spring back when pressed.
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All sounds absolutely awful to me, but if you happen to pop a few samples round, I will give a fair review. Two dozen mince pies is a reasonable number I believe. x.
These mini pies look so delicious!


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Shiva and his wife, Parvati are both seated upon Shiva's vehicle, the white bull Nandi
The cosmic couple sits within an arch with Mahakala looming above him
The sculpture is hand carved and hand painted in light tones
Shiva and Parvati ship the same day from our California gallery
About Shiva
Shiva is seated with his wife, Parvati on the vehicle of Shiva, the white bull, Nandi. Shiva holds an ax and an antelope in two of His hands. His front hand is held up in abhaya mudra which is a symbol for protection. His last hand is wrapped around his wife, Parvati. When the husband and wife are together in sculpture Shiva is generally larger. Nandi is standing with Shiva and Parvati seated on his back. Above Shiva's head looms Mahakala or "great time" who in the end devours everything. The wood is painted in very light tones.
This carving is a one of a kind sculpture hand carved by the wood artists of South India. The statue pictured is the only one Lotus Sculpture has like this in our store. When you order this Shiva and Parvati statue you will receive the exact sculpture pictured. It is truly one of a kind as there is only one statue made exactly like this!
Shiva the Destroyer (Sanskrit: Auspicious One), or Siva, is one of the main Deities of Hinduism, worshipped as the paramount lord by the Saivite sects of India. Shiva is one of the most complex gods of India, embodying seemingly contradictory qualities. He is the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger.
Shiva was originally known as Rudra, a minor deity addressed only three times in the Rig Veda. He gained importance after absorbing some of the characteristics of an earlier fertility god and became Shiva, part of the trinity, or trimurti, with Vishnu and Brahma.
Shiva wears a snake coiled around his upper arms and neck symbolizing the power he has over the most deadly of creatures. Snakes are also used to symbolize the Hindu dogma of reincarnation. Their natural process of molting or shedding their skin is symbolic of the human soul's transmigration of bodies from one life to another.
Shiva's female consort and wife is Parvati; because of his generosity and reverence towards Parvati, Shiva is considered an ideal role model for a husband. The divine couple together with their sons - the six-headed Skanda and the elephant headed Ganesh - reside on Mount Kailasa in the Himalayas.
His guardian is Nandi (the white bull), whose statue can often be seen watching over the main shrine. The bull is said to embody sexual energy, fertility. Riding on its back, Shiva is in control of these impulses.
He often holds a trident, which represents the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu. It is also said to represent the threefold qualities of nature: creation, preservation and destruction, although preservation is usually attributed to Vishnu.
As the destroyer, Shiva is dark and terrible, encircled with serpents and a crown of skulls.
Shiva often wears sacred Rudaksha beads, perhaps a reference to his earlier name Rudra.
The crescent moon Shiva wears on his crown, besides being a symbol of Kama the goddess of nightly love, also represents the bull, Nandi, a fertility symbol.
Shiva holds a skull that represents samsara, the cycle of life, death and rebirth. Samsara is a central belief in Hinduism. Shiva himself also represents this complete cycle because he is Mahakala, the Lord of Time, destroying and creating all things.
Shiva is represented in a variety of forms. One such form is as a lingam. The ovoid shape is a representation of the absolute perfection of Lord Shiva - if that which is beyond form had to be given form, the lingam would be the closest form to the mystical experience of the absolute perfection of Shiva. Shiva is often pictured in a pacific mood with his consort Parvati, as the cosmic dancer Nataraja, as a naked ascetic, as a mendicant beggar, as a yogi, and as the androgynous union of Shiva and Parvati in one body (Ardhanarisvara).
Another example of Shiva's apparent synthesis of male and female attributes is seen in his earrings. He wears one earring in the style of a man and the other as a female.
Shiva's third eye is a symbol of higher consciousness. It is also a weapon he uses to destroy his enemies by emitting a fire missile which has the power to incinerate the three worlds. He can also kill all the gods and other creatures during the periodic destruction of the universe. Shiva's third eye first appeared when Parvati, his wife, playfully covered his other two eyes, so Shiva opened his third eye emitting his destructive missile endangering the three worlds.
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Meet Sean Armendariz | Musical Instrument Repair Technician and Artist
September 7, 2022 August 31, 2022 Leave a reply
We had the good fortune of connecting with Sean Armendariz and we've shared our conversation below.
Hi Sean, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
In 2001 while I was out on a date with my soon to be wife at Universal Studios City Walk, we walked into one of the shops and saw that someone had made a lamp out of a guitar. It was badly made, falling apart, way overpriced and was obvious that someone had taken a perfectly good guitar and chopped it up to make a lamp. My wife and I both being musicians were really bothered by the fact that a guitar was destroyed to make a piece of furniture. I thought to myself, "I bet I could make it better… and not destroy a perfectly good instrument in the process." A few days later I came upon a guitar that was broken beyond hope of repair. So that became my first project. After that I found more and more terminal instruments and the creations just started expanding. We still make lamps, but we make all sorts of other things from key chains to jewelry to picture frame holders and wall decor. A lot of the displays in our shop are made from broken instruments as well.
The more instruments I took apart to recreate as something else, the better I got at repairing instruments. In 2010, while working at a major musical instrument retailer… that I would rather not mention… I realized that there would probably be no future for me in big box music retail. I knew that I would have to have another trade besides making home decor for musicians in order to survive. So, I began to seriously learn how to repair instruments.
I knew I would have to get business cards but I wasn't sure what to call the business. I repurpose, repair and recycle instruments. The name "Recycled Rock N Roll" came to me while I was standing in the parking lot of my former employer.
It's ironic to think: if they had treated me better and paid a decent wage, I may never have even thought about going into business for myself.
Recycled Rock N Roll only creates art from instruments that are beyond reasonable repair. When I get an instrument, the first thing I do is evaluate it to see if it can be repaired. Most instruments I get can be repaired, so they are sold second hand after the repairs and adjustments are complete. Its only after exhausting all possible avenues that I set an instrument aside for artwork and the creative process. We hate waste. Guitars are made from wood. Wood comes from trees. We feel that 1. it is wasteful to destroy a perfectly good instrument and 2. even more wasteful for a guitar to end up in a landfill.
If it can't continue its existence as a playable instrument, maybe it can become something else.
Over the years I have made and sold a lot of lamps and other decor in consignment shops and eBay. It's crazy to think that my creations are literally spread all over the country in homes and restaurants and bars.
Our brick and mortar is still new. We have only been open about 9 months now. So I wouldn't go so far as to call us a success just yet. What I have learned along the way to where we are is that we are pretty much in this on our own. Nobody is coming to help us. We have to do it ourselves.
If my best friend was to come visit, I would probably just have them come to my house. All the places I would want to go to have been closed down for years. If we could somehow travel back in time… I would take them to Cafe Luna which used to be in my hometown of Rancho Cucamonga. It's the place I pretty much grew up in from about age 17 to 27. A lot of good memories and a lot of good friends and good times there. A lot of good friends that are no longer with us as well. Next, I would take them to "The Derby" that used to be in Hollywood on Los Feliz. It was a beautiful club and bar. The owners were cool, the music was awesome, and the overall vibe was incredible. It's a bank now.
Aside from those two places, the only other place I would bring them would be our shop. We tried to create a vibe and feel of all the places we always loved to shop and hang out.
I would have to start by thanking Jerry Bizon who owns Stringed Instrument Services in Arcadia for letting me pick his brain when I first started experimenting with instrument repairs. Also, Bob Scarff who is a master brass and woodwind technician who retired a few years ago… and sold me his tools at a great price I might add. Bob is such a wealth of knowledge and has helped me through quite a few repair issues that had me stumped. Last but not least I would have to thank Chris Callans who is a world class Luthier, guitar tech. and electronics expert. He really helped me refine my technique and corrected a lot of things that I learned to do the wrong way. My wife and children, above everyone else, have always been my biggest inspiration. If not for them, there would be no reason for me to try to do… anything. I would probably have just stayed stuck in a dead end job believing that if I worked hard, one day it would pay off. One day, they would appreciate me. One day, the company would see my dedication and would reward me.
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Interesting Facts about the Ajanta caves history
The Ajanta caves are a standout amongst the most understood heritage and historic sites in India. They are fine examples of the rich social heritage and custom of ancient India and are popular for their striking structures and carvings. Vacationers who make excursions to Ajanta can witness the terrific design and carvings and get a vibe of the rich social heritage of ancient India. The Ajanta caves are recorded among the World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO. The caves are a sort of Buddhist sanctuaries and are arranged close to the city of Aurangabad in the province of Maharashtra. The vast majority of the caves were developed in the period between second century BC and sixth century AD. There are 29 caves in Ajanta, which are all known for their marvelous canvases. Ajanta caves are situated amidst the Sahyadri Hills and are developed via cutting into the mountainside. They are known for lovely depictions. The canvases portray the account of Buddhism and the Jatakas. Different stories identified with the Jataka stories are translated as lovely compositions. Ajanta caves history is one of the favorite historical interests of people who are history enthusiasts.
The canvases were made with homegrown hues which make them exceptionally appealing to take a gander at and furthermore environment-friendly. The caves likewise comprise of a few statutes and figures of Lord Buddha in different postures. The models were made with straightforward apparatuses like sleds and etches. The Ajanta caves can be effectively come to from different parts of the nation. The closest airplane terminal is situated in the city of Aurangabad. Customary transports, autos, and cars employ amongst Aurangabad and the caves. Aurangabad is additionally associated with all around created railroads and roadways with different parts of the nation.
The most punctual Ajanta caves were cut in the second Century BC out of stallion shoe molded precipice along the Waghora River. They were utilized by Buddhist priests as petition lobbies (chaitya grihas) and religious communities (viharas) for around nine centuries.
Out of the 30 uncovered caves, five (buckle no. 9, 10, 19, 26, and 29) are chaitya grihas (supplication corridors) and the rest are viharas (monasteries).
In date and style, these caves can be partitioned into two expansive stages.
Stage I (second Century to first Century BCE) – The most punctual unearthings were finished by the Satavahanas and have a place with the Hinayana (Theravada) period of Buddhism. The question of love is a stupa here. Caves 9, 10, 12, 13 and 15A have a place at this time.
Stage II (fifth Century AD to sixth Century AD) – These unearthings are a noteworthy commitment of the Vakatakas and Chalukyas and have a place with Mahayana period of Buddhism.
Facts about Ajanta cave history
It is trusted that few Buddhist monks invested a lot of energy at the Ajanta caves amid the storms as they were prohibited from going amid that specific time of the year. This was the time when the monks put their innovativeness and time to utilize and painted the dividers of the caves.
Aside from the shocking painting and models, there were likewise gigantic Buddhist hills like stupas assembled, monstrous columns complicatedly nitty gritty carvings on the roofs and dividers made huge news, known as the Ajanta caves as the status of a heritage site.
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I often hear from members of the gay community who complain that President Obama hasn't done enough since his election to further the cause of gay rights and gay equality. They hold the view that President Obama could implement the necessary policy changes concerning gay rights much more rapidly if only he were more determined and dedicated to the cause. This view, it seems to me, is extremely short-sighted at best and just plain wrong at worst. I would argue that in less than one full term as president, Mr. Obama has achieved unparalleled success in advancing gay rights and tearing down institutional barriers to gay equality.
The Obama Administration displayed exceptional leadership in prodding Congress to repeal "don't ask, don't tell" – the archaic Clinton-era policy which barred openly gay men and women from serving in the military. Aside from being unjust, impractical and, well, silly, "don't ask, don't tell" proved to be counter-productive as many of the gay soldiers who were discharged were fluent in arabic or had other valuable talents that our military so desperately needs. Simply put, the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" just made sense and was the right thing to do but wasn't particularly bold from a political standpoint.
Much more surprising, however, was the decision by the Obama Administration to withdraw its legal support for the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. This irrefutably bold decision by President Obama was much more of a risk politically; and as such, President Obama should be commended for his courage in making the decision.
With respect to the issue of gay marriage – the litmus test for most gay activists – President Obama does come down on the wrong side of the issue. Since being a candidate for Senate in 2004, Obama has consistently taken the politically expedient position of supporting civil unions while defining marriage as being between a man and a woman. I must admit, however, I believe that Obama holds this position more as a matter of political practicality than with genuine conviction. In the New York Times last weekend, Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrote a piece in which she described President Obama's thinking regarding gay marriage as "evolving." According to Stolberg, the president was moved by the impassioned testimony of Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who argued eloquently that the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" was above all else a moral issue. Stolberg suggests that some Democratic strategists close to the president believe that Obama may officially change his position to support marriage equality. If so, the question now is when.
The current backdrop for the gay marriage debate is the dramatic proceedings taking place in Albany as the New York Senate decides whether it will bring a decisive vote regarding gay marriage to the floor (the State Assembly has already passed the measure and Governor Cuomo has said he will sign the bill). Coincidentally, President Obama will be in Manhattan this week to headline a "Gala with the Gay Community" event which will bring in $1,250 a plate. It seems to me that the gala presents the president with the perfect opportunity to declare his support for the marriage equality bill in the New York Legislature specifically, and incidentally, declare his support for marriage equality more generally.
I appreciate that the president's views with respect to the marriage issue are "evolving," but evolving strikes me as a bad euphemism for "I'm testing the political waters and I'll get back to you when the water is warm." I would contend that playing the "evolving" card isn't good enough anymore when you're going to take $1,250 a plate from gay supporters while marriage equality hangs in the balance in the New York Senate.
I voted for then candidate Obama in 2008 based on my belief that he would be a president intent on fighting for significant, even historic, changes even if and when those changes weren't politically expedient or popular. In many ways the president has passed that test, most notably with the enactment of the contentious, yet historic, healthcare reform bill. The healthcare fight was difficult and divisive but it was the right thing to do; and although I have been critical of the president for not fighting harder and for more, I still believe he will be vindicated by history for it. Likewise, it's time for the president to put himself on the right side of history again regarding the gay marriage debate. I challenge President Obama to be the transformative president I voted for and I know he aspires to be. Take the lead on this issue, Mr. President, and you will be rewarded by posterity.
Just as an aside, isn't it somewhat ironic that marriage equality has been so difficult to achieve in a place like New York? I know, I know…outside of New York City the state of New York is considerably rural, conservative and votes like Alabama. But it still feels weird that New York – that bastion of tolerance – is a follower on the marriage equality issue and not a leader. Sad state of affairs, indeed.


After a long period of quiet surrounding the upcoming Annual Pass content, Bungie has finally lifted the lid on at least some of the activities, events, and content we can expect to see. This week began Destiny 2's fifth season, the Season of the Forge. The changeover that came with update 2.1.0 sets the stage for Black Armory to start rolling out on December 4, 2018. Unlike previous mid-year expansions that dropped most all content on day one, Black Armory and the other two Annual Pass releases—Joker's Wild and Penumbra—will serve to evolve the game over time. Players will have more reasons to come back and discover new things to do and loot to earn week after week.
While there will certainly be additional secrets and discoveries over time, Bungie laid out an in-depth outline of what we can expect over the next nine months of the game, including Black Armory and beyond. You can get a good look at exactly what Bungie is going for with this new strategy in the ViDoc above. Bungie doesn't think of Destiny 2 as a boxed product anymore. It is an evolving world of content, gear, and activities that will deliver constant surprises and things to do over time.
Black Armory is the first of three releases for the Destiny 2 Annual Pass, each of which will frame new seasons of content around different themes. A new area will open up within the Tower, allowing Guardians to speak with ADA-1, the exo who has been guarding the secrets of the Black Armory. New weapons, armor, and other surprises will be released during the course of Season 5 for those who own the Annual Pass.
When Can I Play Black Armory?
Unlike other content drops that give players nearly all of the content at once, the new activities in Black Armory will be released to players over time beginning on December 4, 2018, and running through March 4, 2019. It's assumed that Season 6, the Season of the Drifter will then begin on March 5, with the Joker's Wild Annual Pass content starting to release either that same day or the following week on March 12.
The calendar of events for Destiny 2 Black Armory. Click to enlarge.
Specifically for Black Armory, the Volundr Forge will open up on December 4. The Gofannon Forge will follow on December 7, with the new Raid, Scourge of the Past, dropping on the same day. December 11 will begin The Dawning, Destiny's yearly holiday seasonal event. That will run through to January 1, 2019. December 18 will unlock the Izanami Forge. More information on the Lost Forges below.
Going into the new year, January 8, 2019 sees the release of Niobe Labs, which has yet to be detailed. January 29 will begin the Exotic quest called The Draw. And February 5 is when Crimson Days will start, the yearly Valentine's Day event. Of course additional regular events like Iron Banner will be scattered throughout the season, and we're sure that Bungie has some surprises up their sleeves that aren't being openly displayed on the road map.
What are the Lost Forges?
Black Armory introduces a whole new three-player activity called Lost Forges. Inspired by the likes of Escalation Protocol and The Blind Well, it's a horde mode with additional objectives. Players will be tasked with literally forging their own weapons by tossing components into the forge while fighting off waves of enemies. The three Forges were created by three Golden Age families, coming from Norse, French, and Japanese backgrounds. The weapons and gear created by the Forges will retain the aesthetics of each background.
Forges are matchmade activities, so even if you don't have a fireteam, you'll be matched with two other Guardians ready to craft weapons of their own. Bungie says this activity is considered endgame and will be pretty tough. It will start out above the current power cap of 600. Bungie calls the activity an "uphill climb" if you aren't at proper Power levels. There will also be exclusive weapons and rewards for each Forge, including Exotics.
Volundry, Gofannon, and Izanami Forges will be progressively unlocked over the first couple of weeks that Black Armory is out. Early next year we'll see Niobe Labs, which doesn't seem to be the same thing as the three Golden Age Forges. The PlayStation Blog had a Q&A with Bungie about the Forges, their purpose, and Bungie's thoughts behind their production.
Black Armory will not include entirely new planets. It's not a yearly expansion on the level of Forsaken. In many ways, Black Armory simply evolves and expands Forsaken to be more robust with a continuing endgame experience for players. There will be bubble locations added to existing destinations, so players will have something new to explore, including an expanded Tower and the Lost Forges. The Raid also takes place in an all new area that players have never gone before.
Is There a Power Cap Increase?
What's the Black Armory's Story?
Bungie is stepping away from the traditional one-and-done campaigns we've seen in the past. Black Armory and the rest of the Annual Pass releases will focus more on delivering engaging endgame activities that will keep players invested long term. Short cinematic story campaigns as we know them are gone in favor of delivering lore and story organically. Some datamining has revealed that there will still be cutscenes that deliver story in some capacity, but much of the story will be found within the lore tabs on items and embedded story in the world and activities.
Opening up a whole new section in the Tower and a new vendor is already revealing a lot about the world of Destiny that we didn't know before, and as the Lost Forges continue to unlock, more will be unveiled.
Scourge of the Past is Black Armory's Raid, taking place in the ruins of the Last City. Bungie has already confirmed that this Raid will be "much larger" than the Raid Lairs that were included for the Leviathan, but smaller than Last Wish, which is the biggest Raid Bungie has ever done.
The ViDoc above has some hints about what challenges the Raid will contain, including long demanded vehicle sections showing Guardians driving through some areas on their sparrows. The Raid will release on December 7. It's currently unknown what the required and max Power levels for the encounters will be. To get a sneak peek at the Raid, make sure to watch the ViDoc.
What About the New Gear?
You bet there's some great new gear, including some amazing Exotic weapons that players can add to their arsenal. Anarchy is a Fallen-themed grenade launcher that creates sticky arc mines. Arc bolts connect to other arc mines, making an arc web. Le Monarque is the French-inspired bow, and Destiny 1 players will be pleased to know it works much like Thorn. Precision hits create a damaging void cloud. Izanagi's Burden is a sniper rifle from the Japanese Forge, allowing players to collapse all shots into a single massively damaging shot. Jotun is an arm blaster fusion rifle that Guardians wear on their arm like Mega Man. It fires a slug that burns the ground where it hits. Oh, and it can track enemies.
Finally (at least considering there are no other surprises), The Last Word is rumored to make a comeback with an exclusive quest launching on January 29, 2019.
What About the Rest of the Annual Pass?
Once Season 5 concludes, we'll enter the Season of the Drifter. Scheduled to launch in March, Season of the Drifter and Joker's Wild will focus on Gambit, with new pinnacle (or endgame) Gambit activities, quests that involve the Drifter, and new maps finally coming for the mode. Penumbra is the content release for Season of the [REDACTED], though leaks say that it will be called Season of the Shadow. Bungie is being very mysterious about this Season 7 content, saying only that the focus will be on "discovery, subversion, and exciting new secrets." From the teases we've seen so far, it looks like Penumbra could revolve around Calus and the story following the Leviathan Raid. You can watch the ViDoc to see if you catch any more hints based on the short footage shown.
The Destiny 2 Annual Pass calendar. Click to enlarge.
Events, activities, quests, and new gear will be dropped throughout all of the Annual Pass content releases, giving players something new to do nearly every week. Bungie wants Destiny 2 to be a game that players can pick up at any time and have something to play, whether they obsessively grind the content or only play once in a while.
In a lot of ways, the Annual Pass is more like a subscription to the next nine months of Destiny 2, rather than the purchase of a proper singular expansion. For this reason, Black Armory (nor Joker's Wild or Penumbra) can be purchased separately. By bundling it all together, it allows Bungie to easily allocate content and updates depending on what you own. If you own just the base Destiny 2 game you'll still get access to certain events other updates, as well as unfettered access to the Crucible PvP mode. Forsaken adds access to a little bit more content throughout the year such as the Power level increases, and the Annual Pass will make sure players get to experience everything that Bungie is adding into the game.
Now that we have a solid map showing where Destiny 2 is headed throughout the next nine months, what are your thoughts on the Annual Pass and what Bungie is trying to do with Destiny? Is this a good model for an evolving and living online game? Will you miss the traditional campaigns, or are you excited for more endgame pursuits to tackle? Let us know all of your thoughts about Destiny 2 Black Armory and the Annual Pass in the comments below.


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Q: Position of the adverb "of course"
...which is of course zero.
...which of course is zero.

Which one is preferred?

A: I don't think there's much difference between the two. It depends on which word you wish to stress more: which or zero. (Incidentally, I would set it off with commas, but that is a matter of taste.)
This saves all the emphasis for the final word zero:

... which is, of course, zero.

This puts the emphasis on which:

... which, of course, is zero.

There is no difference in meaning, only in dramatic effect. The effect is greater if the sentence is spoken; if it is written, the effect is vanishingly small.

A: I personally would prefer

... which is of course zero

if I wanted to stress is or zero.

... which of course is zero

to me sound more like

there is no doubt, of course it is zero

putting more stress on of course.
This might be quite subjective.


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From Chuck Norris-filled Holiday Ops in World of Tanks PC and Tanksmas celebrations in World of Tanks Console to the Yuletide Express event in World of Tanks Blitz, the Wargaming community has a lot to look forward to this holiday season.
World of Tanks Blitz will be celebrating the festive season in style with the Yuletide Express event which will run from December 18 to January 4. Battle victories will earn player Jingle Bells needed to complete 15 event stages and get rewards—including a Tier V Premium medium tank Matilda BP past mid-way and something even more solid (Tier VII premium medium tank T26E3 Eagle 7) to choose from in the end of the journey. Holiday Chests available during the event will yield boosters, vehicles, legendary and rare camos, Premium Account time, credits, gold, and… Snow Globes!
The latter in turn contain great stuff including top-notch Premium tanks. Also, ten Snowballs guarantee you AMX M4 Mle. 54, a new French Tier X Premium heavy tank.
The once-in-a-year Holiday Auction on the World of Tanks Blitz portal will offer a limited supply of rare Premium tanks for three weeks starting December 18. This non-standard auction will have tank prices drop daily so bidders would have a chance to get their most desired vehicles at a very favourable cost!
The much-loved Gravity Mode—on a brand-new Winter-themed map—will return into World of Tanks Blitz on December 28 and will stay until January 3.
Also, to top up the festive mood, every Blitz tanker will receive a personal gift by the end of the year.
World of Tanks Console 12 Days of Tanksmas operations will run until January 4, console tankers are able to earn tons of free goodies including camo vouchers, Free XP, Silver, and more. Those who complete the missions will get a Tanksmas Key Card and a Top Secret Key Card both giving random but awesome prizes like special Crews, Gold, and even Premium vehicles.
Also, players can earn the tank beast Draugen Lansen C, a Tier VIII Swedish Medium, for free. In addition, players will also receive a Ke-Ni B (a Japanese Tier III light tank) as a gift on top of that.
World of Tanks Console has launched a new round of Tanker Rewards Sweepstakes for players in the U.S. and EU, with incredible prizes available, including all-new current-gen consoles, 12-month subscriptions to Xbox Gold and PlayStation Plus, Wargaming-branded gear, and much more. Every tanker can participate and earn as many Tanker Rewards points as possible until February 23 to define your Status (and the possible prizes you can win).
World of Tanks PC was the first to light the fireworks this year. The massive Holiday Ops event launched on December 9, and the tankers are already enjoying the festivities in a small mountain town, decorating its streets, accepting gifts from the Snow Maidens, and receiving the various bonuses, prizes, and gifts (starting with the brand-new Pz.Sfl. IC, a Tier IV German tank destroyer with an autoloader). The event is presided by Chuck Norris, who gives special missions to the tankers. You have plenty of time to join the Holiday Ops as they will last until January 11.
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Madeleine Schmidt
Nearly 200 Colorado business owners and executives signed a statement supporting Amendment 70, which would gradually raise the state's minimum wage from $8.31 to $12 by 2020.
The Colorado Business for a Fair Minimum Wage announcement says the business leaders support the initiative because "it's good for business, customers, and our local economy." They're confident that when Colorado workers have more money to spend, sales will go up at local businesses.
The announcement featured testimonials from small business owners all over the state explaining why they support Amendment 70.
Dan Shannon, who owns Gary's Auto Service in Denver, said that "workers earning a living wage participate more fully in our economy as consumers, and that is good for business."
Many of these Colorado business owners also adamantly cite a higher employee retention rate as an incentive to raise wages.
Richard Skorman, who owns a number of Colorado Springs businesses, including Poor Richard's Restaurant, said that when he raised wages, he actually cut labor costs because of lower employee turnover. "The longer they stay, the better they are at their jobs, and the money we save on training new employees is huge."
Boulder Transport founder Carlos Alvarez-Aranyos, who cited moral reasons for raising wages, said that "paying people well is about endowing their humanity — allowing them to exist comfortably and to dedicate themselves with equal passion to their jobs and their lives."
The campaign against Amendment 70 has perpetuated the narrative that small businesses wouldn't be able to afford a minimum wage hike.
The statement businesses backing the measure also challenged the opposition's claim that Amendment 70 would raise unemployment, nodding to the body of evidence that shows it wouldn't result in significant job losses. It also argued that a wage increase means low-income Coloradans would rely less on government assistance to get by.
Amendment 70 recently received support from economists, as well.
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Madeleine is a progressive journalist and blogger covering Colorado politics and policy with a focus on reproductive health, rights, and justice. She recently graduated from Colorado College, where she studied Comparative Literature and Journalism. In Colorado Springs, she worked in the newsroom at KRCC, southern Colorado's NPR affiliate, before moving to Denver to pursue a career in journalism and advocacy. In addition to the Colorado Times Recorder and KRCC, her work has appeared in Rewire.News, Jezebel, BigMedia.org, The Colorado Springs Independent, and ColoradoPols.com. Reach her by email at [email protected]
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