Hightstown, NJ – Jim Campbell knows stakes-winner Alexa's Power will face a challenge this year at age 4, leaving the age-restricted ranks to take on the best older female pacers in the sport, but the trainer believes his mare has a temperament that could help her along.
"She's got that feisty, racing attitude to her, and she likes to race," Campbell said. "I think those are pretty good qualities to help her make that transition. But it's a very tough group, probably as tough as there's been in a long, long time.
Alexa's Power starts to get that racing Friday (March 22) at the Meadowlands, where she kicks off her 4-year-old season in the preferred handicap for fillies and mares. She faces eight rivals, including 2018 Golden Girls winner Divas Image, who is the 2-1 morning-line favorite. Alexa's Power, with Marcus Miller in the sulky, is 6-1.
Last year, Alexa's Power won multiple Grand Circuit stakes, including the Jugette and Lismore Pace. She won nine of 20 races, hit the board a total of 17 times, and ranked fourth in divisional earnings with $469,363. The three horses that finished ahead of her in purses have either a Dan Patch or O'Brien award to their credit: Kissin In The Sand, Youaremycandygirl, and Percy Bluechip.
Alexa's Power, a daughter of Somebeachsomewhere out of the O'Brien Award-winning mare Michelle's Power, is owned by breeder Jeff Snyder and his son Michael. She is a full sister to stakes-winner Mac's Jackpot and her family also includes Canada's 2012 Horse of the Year Michael's Power as well as Hall of Famer Cam's Card Shark.
The mare prepped for Friday's race with two qualifiers at the Meadowlands. She finished fifth in the first and fourth in the second, beaten 1-1/4 lengths.
"She bled a little bit in her second qualifier, so we put her on Lasix; it will be her first start on Lasix," Campbell said. "But other than that, she's come back good.
Racing begins at 7:15 p.m. (EDT) Friday at the Meadowlands. The card also includes a preferred handicap for trotters, where Sutton is the morning-line favorite (2-1) over Trolley (5-2). Sutton handed Trolley his only loss in five races this season on March 8. Trolley defeated Sutton in his seasonal debut on Feb. 22.
For Friday's complete entries, click here.


As you know, food and drink is an important part of Scottish cultural identity and heritage and is therefore a key strength in promoting Scotland as a holiday destination. Traditional dishes and local produce is one of the top activities undertaken by visitors to Scotland. We are serving fresh and local produce for our breakfast, and we'd got Taste Our Best Award from Visit Scotland!


Mr. K. Ramamurthy: is the eldest son Dr. K.V.Rao. Ramamurthy holds a Master of Technology from IIT, Kharagpur.
Over 30 years of experience from Avionics at the beginning of his career to defining and implementing operations transformation strategy for a converged network and service management across mobile, fixed line networks. Over the last 5 years he led the OSS strategy in Bharti Airtel. Prior to joining Bharti Airtel, he had a P&L responsibility for Broadband Division of Siemens and had key successes in rolling out ISP networks and Defense Data Networks. After spending more than a decade at Airtel, he recently founded Telacrity Networks to offer consulting, project management, operations support and managed services to enterprises, and telecom and utility companies. Ramamurthy is also a senior consultant with Cyient Enterprises for its Telecom practice.
He is the recipient of the Geospatial World Forum Excellence Award (2011) for the Application of Geospatial technology in Telecommunications, PC Quest Award (2010) for the Overall Best IT project in India.


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First ever sei whale stranding in Namibia
A little later, but better than never :
By Sara Golaski
An estimated 15 ton whale, later identified as a sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) was reported to the Namibian Dolphin Project (NDP) on July 19th by local windsurfers. It had beached itself along the speed strip next to the Walvis Bay Lagoon and rested in shallow water. Before anything could be done by the Walvis Bay Strandings Network, a group of quick thinking kiteboarders and windsurfers had already managed to urged back into deeper waters, where it was lost into the choppy seas. They reported the valuable details to the NDP but were unable to identify the species as whales in this family can be difficult to tell apart. The whale was not found again that day, but was discovered the next morning by marine tour operators who reported that it was swimming in extremely shallow water near the salt works pump station, an area of frequent whale strandings.
The whale re-stranded there, and was afterwards attended by researchers from the Namibian Dolphin Project and volunteers from the Walvis Bay Strandings Network. The animal, very unresponsive though still breathing at this point was identified as an adult sei whale, an elusive offshore species of baleen whale. Sei whales occur in all oceans, but are rarely seen as they do not normally venture inshore. Unfortunately this one was far too large and too shallow for a rescue to be possible, though researchers were able to collect photographs and a skin sample for later analysis. The animal had passed away by the next morning without having moved from where it stranded. Basic measurements of the female sei whale taken at the scene put it at 15 meters long. Its dorsal fin alone was half a meter high and its tail flukes were 3 meters wide.
Although sei whales were historically caught in Namibia and west South Africa by commercial whalers, this is the first record of one stranding on the beach, highlighting the importance of these events for researchers to understand more about these animals. Nothing is known about the current population size or habits of sei whales in Namibia. They live offshore where they are difficult to study, but simultaneously exposed to several potential human threats including phosphate mining and seismic exploration for oil and gas.
A big thank you to Sara Golaski, John Paterson, Sue Roux and Margot Jefferson for getting out to the animal to assess it and collect data. Also to Willi Deetleefs for passing on the info to us on Saturday morning and most of all to Des and Miguel, for reporting the stranding to us in the first place.

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1995 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
151 Miles | Englewood, CO
31,918 Miles | Fox Lake, IL
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1995 Chevrolet Corvette - The thing is a beast for a small car.
Alice, Texas
The motor on this thing is great. There's no problem accelerating in this thing. It has a removable top which can be stored in the back trunk area. It has a long sleek hood with hide-away head lights. If you are a big person, it is rather cramped, but once you find your spot just right, you're good to go. There is plenty of room in the trunk area for such a small car. The car has good view all around considering the back hatch is just one big window. It has a small tank so it doesn't cost a whole lot to fill up. Maintenance and parts are a bit pricey since it's an older vehicle. The car really is fun to drive and responds to pedal pressure nicely. The breaks worked just fine, maybe a little better than others since it was built to run fast. I did feel pretty safe in it since I did have... (more)
The motor on this thing is great. There's no problem accelerating in this thing. It has a removable top which can be stored in the back trunk area. It has a long sleek hood with hide-away head lights. If you are a big person, it is rather cramped, but once you find your spot just right, you're good to go. There is plenty of room in the trunk area for such a small car. The car has good view all around considering the back hatch is just one big window. It has a small tank so it doesn't cost a whole lot to fill up. Maintenance and parts are a bit pricey since it's an older vehicle. The car really is fun to drive and responds to pedal pressure nicely. The breaks worked just fine, maybe a little better than others since it was built to run fast. I did feel pretty safe in it since I did have a lot of control over it, and you can squeeze into a tight spot if you really have to. However, if you hit something, it's older style, non-crumbling, parts would make you absorb a lot of the impact. The low build of the car also is unforgiving if you run under a 18-wheeler or other vehicle towing a tall trailer crossing the street in front of you, or in the case of an 18 wheeler, hitting it from behind can be deadly.
You can turn off the traction control, and punch the gas from a dead stop to make a quick 180 U-turn. Driving through my small town with the hood down got a lot of attention and curious on-lookers.
Good Acceleration Sleek Look Switchable stability control - Traction control Convertible 8 Cylinder Engine Duel Exhaust
Cramped Can easily end up under an 18 wheeler or trailer. People seem not to be able to see you as easily. Near accidents are scarier than in a larger vehicle. People want to race you a lot. Some parts are discontinued and hard to find.
1995 Chevrolet Corvette - Fantastic and fun
I love everything about my car! Although the one thing I would have to say I don't like is the color. It's a great color but just not my favorite. The interior is pretty great, tan leather interior but I wouldn't mind black leather interior. It has needed some repairs such as the driver's side door panel and the middle console, but besides that its in great shape! Oh and I love how fast it goes! It might not go 200+ like the newer Corvettes go but it goes about 158 and that's fast enough for me! I would have to say that the breaking is top notch. I was going 120 on the highway once and didn't realize a cop was right ahead of me. I slammed on the brakes when he wasn't too far ahead of me and slowed back down to 60 right as I was next to him. My car is super fun to drive! I wouldn't trad... (more)
I love everything about my car! Although the one thing I would have to say I don't like is the color. It's a great color but just not my favorite. The interior is pretty great, tan leather interior but I wouldn't mind black leather interior. It has needed some repairs such as the driver's side door panel and the middle console, but besides that its in great shape! Oh and I love how fast it goes! It might not go 200+ like the newer Corvettes go but it goes about 158 and that's fast enough for me! I would have to say that the breaking is top notch. I was going 120 on the highway once and didn't realize a cop was right ahead of me. I slammed on the brakes when he wasn't too far ahead of me and slowed back down to 60 right as I was next to him. My car is super fun to drive! I wouldn't trade it for anything, except maybe a newer version. I have always wanted a corvette. I chose a 1995 because 1) I love the look of the C4, 2) The C4 corvette made improvements throughout its run from 1984-1996 with the best versions being the 1995 and 1996 because they got the upgraded breaks and many other parts found on the discontinued $70,000 ZR-1.


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Senecio rowleyanus, és una espècie que pertany a la família de les asteràcies.

Descripció
Nativa del sud-oest d'Àfrica, aquesta crassa perenne forma tapissos rastrers que arrelen en els nusos. Les  fulles són esfèriques i mesuren 6 mm de diàmetre. Les flors blanques i com a margarides, de 12 mm de diàmetre, broten sobre  peduncles de 35 mm a l'estiu. Aquesta planta es cultiva extensament en cistelles penjants, amb tiges pèndols de fulles grises que semblen comptes.

Taxonomia
Senecio rowleyanus va ser descrita per Hermann Jacobsen (H. Jacobsen) i publicada al National Cactus and Succulent Journal 23(2): 30. 1968.

Etimologia
 Senecio: nom genèric que prové del llatí 'senex' que siginica 'home vell'.
 rowleyanus: epitet en honor del botànic anglès Gordon Douglas Rowley.

Sinonímia
 Curio rowleyanus (H.Jacobsen) P.V.Heath

Referències

rowleyanus
Plantes ornamentals

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Leaos the first self-sufficient solar panel eBike
Whether you're looking for a cost effective way to commute, avoid traffic, or just enjoy a cool breeze while you bomb around town, cycling is one of the best options available. It's not without its setbacks however. A five to ten mile bike ride can cost you between 30 and 60 minutes, and when you have a day of work ahead, it's not necessarily the best (or the most odor-friendly) use of your energy. And that's why people invited the glorious hybrid, eBikes.
Specifically, Leaos Solar, winner of a 2015 Red Dot Product Design Award, and the first self-sufficient eBike with solar panels built into its frame.
While electric bikes and aftermarket motors have made it easier for people to get around, batteries are bulky and are a pain to charge. When you're worried about getting from A to B and back, you don't want to be constantly plugging in your bike. With its integrated solar panels, the Leaos Solar charges both while resting and while in motion and with that self-generated power, can drive a rider (read:passenger) around for over 12 miles – no peddling required.
The bike can of course be juiced up through direct charging as well.
At the core of the Leaos is an MPF Drive motor which comes in 250 and 500 watt versions. The MPF motor uses three independent sensors to record the crank torque, crank speed, and bicycle speed so that the engine is always generating the right speeds regardless of terrain.
The bike also uses a maintenance-free Harmony transmission which supports both automatic and manual transmission. Riders simply choose the desired speed, and the system maintains that speed independent of the motor, power from cyclist, and topography of the route. After the bike has stopped, the Harmony chooses the proper settings to ensure that acceleration is smooth, seamless, and silent.
The standard Leaos models are engineered to go at 25-km/h which doesn't require a license or insurance. There's also a moped version which goes up to 45-km/h – depending on where you live, there might be restrictions on riding the speed-demon.
Despite high performance design, Leaos bikes are relatively simple to maintain. The chain needs to be oiled every 2-3 months and they use special balloon tires to eliminate the need for a suspension system.
Available add-ons include options such as anti-theft GPS tracking, a rear view mirror, hybrid manual/automatic gear hubs, and a seat post dampening system.
The Leaos Solar eBike isn't brand new – they've actually done a few laps around the track. Their Indigogo campaign from 2014 only raised $376 from six backers, a slight dent in their $190,000 goal. But after winning the design award and building some buzz, things are starting to pick up speed.
Spoiler though: the eBike is currently available for custom configuration and order/delivery on the Leaos website for approximately $8,600, but they are currently only shipping to EU locations. Hopefully, they float and can find their way to North America some time soon.
Charles Costa
Author, SnapMunk
Charles Costa is an analyst based out of Silicon Valley. Originally from NY,he moved to California with only a suitcase and backpack. Inspired by his journey,he now runs Bay Tech Insider; a publication providing practical advice to Bay Area professionals.
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An extended two bedroom semi detached bungalow with additional first floor attic room, well maintained west facing walled rear garden, garage and small workshop offered with no onward chain.
An extended semi detached bungalow enjoying a well maintained private west facing walled rear garden with garage and small workshop offered with no onward chain. The versatile accommodation now offers the original front sitting room as a large bedroom, further bedroom and bathroom, a sitting room rear extension, dining room, well appointed kitchen and uPVC double glazed conservatory. There is also a staircase up to a large 19' attic room, carpeted with dormer windows to the rear. Other attributes include gas central heating, uPVC double glazed windows, doors and uPVC fascias.
Situation - The property is situated on the western side of Chippenham, just off Hungerdown Lane and is conveniently located within walking distance of four primary schools and two highly regarded senior schools. Local shops are close to hand along with superstores. There are numerous other amenities in the town centre along with a mainline rail station. M4 J.17 is c.4 Miles north of the town providing swift access to Swindon, Bristol and Bath.
Family Room/Bedroom One - 15'5" x 9'10" (4.70m x 3.00m) - Window to front. Feature corner gas fire on marble hearth. Radiator. TV aerial point.
Bedroom Two - 11'11" x 7'11" (3.63m x 2.41m) - Window to front. Radiator.
Bathroom - Obscure glazed window to side. Coloured suite comprising panelled bath with mixer tap and shower attachment over. Vanity wash basin with cupboard under. Close coupled WC. Radiator. Tiled to half levels.
Sitting Room - 12'7" x 11'3" (3.84m x 3.43m) - Window to side and patio doors to rear. Gas fire on marble hearth. TV aerial point. Two wall light points. Radiator.
Kitchen - 11'11" x 8'10" (3.63m x 2.69m) - Window to side and rear. UPVC double glazed door to conservatory. Stainless steel single drainer sink unit with cupboard base unit under. Rolled edge worksurfaces to sides with drawer and cupboard base units under. Wall mounted cupboards. Electric cooker with extractor hood over. Space for fridge freezer. Radiator.
Conservatory - 12'8" x 6'6" (3.86m x 1.98m) - UPVC double glazed with polycarbonate roof. Patio doors to rear. Plumbing for washing machine. Wall light point. Terracotta tiled flooring.
First Floor Attic Room - 19'4" x 11'1" max (5.89m x 3.38m max) - Two windows to rear. Two eaves storage cupboards. Gas fired boiler supplying radiator central heating.
Front Garden - Enclosed by low level walling and picket fence to side. Laid to lawn with driveway to side leading to garage, providing off road parking.
Rear Garden - West facing and enclosed by high level walling. Full width patio. Lawn area with pathway to sides and rear. Outside light.
Garage - 17'10" x 8'6" (5.44m x 2.59m) - Up and over door. Workbench. Power and light. Window and personal door to side.
Directions - From the town centre proceed through the railway arches leading out of town along the one way system into Marshfield Road then on into Bristol Road. Take the left at the mini roundabouts into Hungerdown Lane. Continue past the petrol station and over the twin mini roundabout. Take the next turning on the left into Orchard Road, then left into Orchard Crescent where the property will be found on the left.


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DJ Production
Video: Bass Producer ill.Gates Drops His 5 Best Music Productivity Hacks
MARKKUS ROVITO
San Francisco producer/DJ ill.Gates recently put out his Terminally Ill album, but this bona fide hustler pulls double- or triple-duty as a music production educator and entrepreneur. His ill.Methodology seminars, videos, and Ableton Live templates made him a guru to budding producers, and he has given that love back with projects like The Class of 808, a compilation on his label that brings together some of the best bass tracks from members of his production club.
Entry into that production club happens on a rolling basis and costs a bit of coin. Currently, enrollment is closed, but you can access all the free workshops, Ableton Live-based sound packs and templates of the ProducerDJ Club by signing up for the email list at illMethodologyWorkshop.com.
However, one of the most helpful 15-minute videos I've ever seen on music production was part of the video series that ill.Gates used recently to promote his production club, and you don't need to sign up for anything to see it.
The unique thing about this video is that it does not contain any highly technical tips on mixing, programming, sound designing, etc. It has wonderful advice on building, arranging, and finishing a track, but besides that, it's all about how to organize a productive day, setup your studio for a good workflow, and "box" your time to create a recipe for success.
If you think that sounds boring, it's not. If you think you have all that stuff completely handled already, consider the possibility that you don't. If you've never finished 3-4 tracks in a day, help ill.Gates help you and give this a watch.
Was that not ill enough for you? This second video is a bit old, but still informative and entertaining. In a wide-ranging interview, ill.Gates talks about his early beginnings in electronic music, his musical influences, being one of the first people to sell Ableton Live performance and production templates, and even his feelings on the spiritual and healing powers of music.
Mostly, however, it's about performing live - with Ableton Live.
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Video: Jean-Michel Jarre on Evolving his Production Techniques


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Brayan Antonio Beckeles, conhecido somente como Brayan Beckeles (La Ceiba, 28 de novembro de 1985), é um futebolista Hondurenho que atua como zagueiro. Atualmente, joga pelo Olimpia. Defendeu Honduras na Copa do Mundo FIFA de 2014.

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Naturais de La Ceiba
Futebolistas de Honduras
Futebolistas do Club Olimpia Deportivo
Futebolistas do Boavista Futebol Clube
Futebolistas do Club Necaxa
Futebolistas do Nashville SC
Jogadores da Seleção Hondurenha de Futebol
Jogadores da Copa Ouro da CONCACAF de 2011
Jogadores da Copa Ouro da CONCACAF de 2013
Jogadores da Copa do Mundo FIFA de 2014
Jogadores da Copa Ouro da CONCACAF de 2015
Jogadores da Copa Ouro da CONCACAF de 2017


Whilst radically different in shape and stature the contour of the humble 330ml can allowed us use the same colour coding system that's been used on the bottle range from the outset. The can's shoulder provides the perfect area to place the spot colour.
So just to recap on craft beer in a can: superior taste, a 100% and infinitely recyclable sustrate, lighter and therefore cheaper to store and transport, less likely to break than bottles… and they cool quicker in the fridge too. What is there not to like?


10 years ago, IRAC (pronounced 'I-rack') was a growing organisation conscious that their cumbersome content management system was creating an expensive bottleneck and preventing them from achieving their potential. They approaching intraspin.com with a request for a contemporary design and up to date solution.
10 years later, intraspin.com and IRAC are closely partnered to continuously improve conversion rates, produce their HTML newsletter, and update the site with new features such as the eMethods database.


Located in the center of Rzeszów near the main railway and bus station, the Hotel Polonia offers guests a comfortable stay in a unique atmosphere, great aesthetic design and unique dining experience in the hotel's Indian restaurant.
Next to the hotel is a taxi rank, metered parking, direct bus route to the airport in Jasionka and good connections with the Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport. The hotel is close to everything. Guests can walk to go shopping in the Hall of Rzeszow, to the movies, or at Rzeszów market, where there are clubs, galleries, theaters and museums.
Hotel Polonia offers 37 rooms, including 75 beds. Guests can choose rooms 1 - Personal, 2 - bed and wieloosobowe.Pokoje feature a private bathroom with shower and toilet, flat screen TV, telephone and wireless Internet access WIFI. All rooms at the hotel offer comfort and a high level of functionality. The rooms are a great place to relax, where you can refresh yourself in the modern bathroom.
In the morning guests can enjoy breakfast served in a smorgasbord.
Guests can enjoy exotic Indian cuisine in the restaurant, which serves authentic Indian and Bengali. The menu also includes Polish dishes.


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Q: Invalid dendrogram input (hierarchical clustering) I want to plot a dendogram after performing hierarchical clustering on top.ranked.genes matrix.
top.ranked.genes <- top.genes.matrix[ranked.list, ]
# Hierarchical Clustering via Euclidean
dat.dist <- dist(top.ranked.genes, method="euclidean") # calculate distance
dat.clust <- hclust(dat.dist, method="centroid") # calculate clusters
plot(dat.clust, labels=colnames(top.ranked.genes), xlab="Clustered Samples", ylab="Distance", main="Hierarchical Clustering Dendrogram\nRanked Angiogenesis Classification")

Error in graphics:::plotHclust(n1, merge, height, order(x$order),
hang,  :    invalid dendrogram input

top.ranked.genes <-  dput(top.ranked.genes[1:10, 1:5])
structure(c(278.5, 248.3, 349.9, 376.8, 145.5, 149.2, 113.3,
            173.9, 171, 298.4, 2336.9, 2630.2, 2230.5, 2306, 2209.9, 1945.7,
            1955.4, 2075.1, 2121.6, 1789.5, 335, 413.7, 438.5, 385.3, 371,
            373.7, 517.8, 367.1, 798.8, 524, 1073.2, 1305.3, 1163.6, 1089.3,
            1798, 1473.7, 1486.1, 2015.1, 1582.9, 2078.3, 215.1, 204.4, 771.8,
            230.7, 66, 100.2, 112.6, 140.9, 46.4, 148.6), .Dim = c(10L, 5L
            ), .Dimnames = list(c("NB_GSM97800", "NB_GSM97803", "NB_GSM97804",
                                  "NB_GSM97805", "NB_GSM97807", "NB_GSM97809", "NB_GSM97811", "NB_GSM97812",
                                  "NB_GSM97816", "NB_GSM97817"), c("243879_at", "212126_at", "219315_s_at",
                                                                   "201554_x_at", "236462_at")))

> dput(top.ranked.genes[1:5, 1:5])
    structure(c(1434.3, 1550.5, 1017.7, 1020.7, 1167.3, 1406.5, 1527.8,
    1370.7, 1543.8, 2009.2, 475.5, 455.2, 778.6, 527.9, 225.9, 280.3,
    204.6, 300.4, 225.4, 364.2, 2902.9, 3416.8, 2619.6, 2832.9, 4333.6
    ), .Dim = c(5L, 5L), .Dimnames = list(c("NB_GSM97800", "NB_GSM97803",
    "NB_GSM97804", "NB_GSM97805", "NB_GSM97807"), c("214722_at",
    "212511_at", "200616_s_at", "214666_x_at", "208683_at")))

A: The problem is that the centroid method does not produce a monotonic increase in the height of the dendrogram so you can get reversals. The basic dendrogram plot function does not handle that well. The solution is to change the clustering method or to convert to a dendrogram object:
dend <- as.dendrogram(dat.clust)
par(mar=c(6.1, 4.1, 4.1, 2.1))
plot(dend)

The par function increases the bottom margin so that the labels are not truncated.

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Q: When an answer answers the wrong question, is it Not An Answer? Looking at this comment and the response to it, I'm a bit confused:

Just to clarify. I shouldn't flag an off-topic answer as "Not an
  Answer" right? Example: OP asks "How do I append a string to the end
  of a line". User answers "Here's how you add a string to the beginning
  of a line" – doubleDown  12 hours ago
@doubleDown: That's a good
  example. It's a wrong answer. Worthy of a downvote, but not a flag. –
  Robert Harvey♦  12 hours ago

Huh? Till now I've always thought that a good faith answer which answers the wrong question is NAA. I've been acting on flags on Physics accordingly.
"Wrong answer" is something that mods aren't supposed to handle. If "answers the wrong question" is classified as "wrong", then isn't that
For a more stark example: Q: How do I parse HTML with regex? A: To convert a string into a character array, use .toCharArray()
The answer isn't wrong. However, it obviously doesn't answer the question and imo ought to be deleted.
A real-world practical example would be this, where the OP specifically asked for a pure JS solution (and mistakenly tagged the question as php). That's not a "wrong" answer. That's just not an answer to the question, and seems (to me) to fall under the NAA flag text:

This was posted as an answer, but it does not attempt to answer the question. It should possibly be an edit, a comment, another question, or deleted altogether.

I don't particularly care about nitpicking on flag reasons. I also don't care about declined flags. I'm worried here about flags not being actioned just because the flag reason makes mods not look for the right issue1.
I personally feel that this discrepancy sprouts from the fact that the SO mod team doesn't have the time to look too deeply into a post. NAA flags are more commonly for questions/comments being posted as answers. And then you have a whole bunch of NAA flags being used wrongly, for "wrong answer". So it's quite easy to deem a flag as "flagging a wrong answer" because the answer doesn't seem to be a question/comment in disguise -- especially when you don't have the time to read the answer and associated question thoroughly. I can see that a custom flag is much better in this case, however, this is not made immediately clear to flaggers.

So, I have two questions:

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*Does "answers the wrong question" count as "wrong" in the sense that it is not a moderator's job to identify and delete such posts?

*Should we stop using NAA for "answers wrong question" on SO? How about on the rest of the network? If this is the case, the NAA flag reason probably should be tweaked to remove the ambiguity.

1. An example of this is when a broad question receives a spam flag. A moderator may miss out on the actual issue because of the flag reason. This is OK by me, because it ought to be obvious to the flagger that "spam" != "broad".
However, NAA is ambiguous here, and it's not obvious at all that "answers wrong question" != "does not attempt to answer question". If this ambiguity is leading to flags not being actioned, we have a problem.

A: No, answering the wrong question does not warrant a "Not an answer" flag.
Just vote such an answer down. Comment on it if you like. But the OP of that post made a good-faith effort to create an answer.
"Not an aswer" should be used for:

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*Thanks, that solved it! -- thanking is not answering

*Why are you using regular expressions? You should totally use a parser! -- critique and asking for clarifications

*My question is: how do you know the answer to the ultimate question is 42? -- new questions posted as an answer.

*Your exact question was answered in this forum post: [link] -- link-only answer with no context.

Moderators are not expected to judge answers on technical merits; too many topics, too few moderators, too much scope for uneven moderation if they did.

A: If the question is:

How do I append a string to the end of a line

And the answer is:

Bubblegum

Feel free to flag as "not an answer". However an answer saying:

Here's how you add a string to the beginning of a line

requires some - minimal - understanding of the subject matter. Although I'm fairly confident all current SO moderators are more than qualified to realize that's not really an answer to the question, I'm not that eager to ask them to do so. I'd just downvote it and move on.


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Q: Why are distortion/errors in images called artifacts? I've been combing through the posts and dictionaries, but haven't found the answer yet. The question is not about different spellings as have been asked previously, but on the semantic meaning of the word used in the errors occurring in the context of image processing, visualisation, produced by graphics cards.
Artifacts (also artefacts) are usually depicted to be man-made objects having some form of art associated with them. They seem to be created intentionally, with a purpose by some author(s).
The question that bothers me is why in video, graphics-card, and image-processing industry errors, side-effects, distortions (noise, screen tearing, etc.) are also called (visual) artifacts.
The jargon "visual artifacts" don't seem to fit under the definition, because they almost refer to the opposite of what an artifact should be.
Does anyone know how, why and when people started referring to unintended, unintentional errors and distortions as artifacts?

A: The word 'artifact' is derived from the Latin ars (ablative for art; skillful creation) + factum (past participle for to make), giving it the definition of an object skillfully created by man, or, more simply, a man-made object.
In the research sciences, results caused by the method of investigation, rather than the nature of what is being investigated, are referred to as artifacts because they are due to human agency rather than natural forces; i.e. they are man-made phenomena, introduced by the conductors of the experiment. In this case, the word artifact implies that something is (1) man-made, and (2) out of the ordinary (i.e. not natural).
Over time, the term spread to other fields, such as image processing, where it is used to describe observations within a system that are outside that system's normal behavior. Therefore, the term 'artifact' applies, in non-research fields, due to implication (2) rather than (1). The etymology of the word, however, is contingent upon (1), which is why it seems unrelated when used in fields like graphics.


That is inexcusable, and I am so sorry that you had to suffer through that traumatic incident. There are not enough profane terms for me to use to describe my reaction to the treatment you received. I want to hug you through the internet because my heart breaks that you went through this. And I want to pummel the doctor for putting you through this AND adding the insulting fat-shaming on top of it. To call that malpractice would be putting it mildly. I hope that you are able to find a good doctor who will listen to you, hear your symptoms, and give you a knowledgeable, non-biased diagnosis.
That was a horrible experience. It should have been nothing like that. I hope you can find a good doctor and get your jaundice treated.
I don't know if you are up for it, but you might check to see if there is a feedback form at the hospital/clinic where you can explain the doctor's poor behavior.
*HUGS* if you are up for them.
For what it is worth I also have PCOS, my symptoms, in addition to weight gain and messed up periods, included balding and excess hair on my face. I have opted to take a birth control pill heavy in progesterone to help balance my hormones. I've also developed diabetes and am keeping an eye on my heart health.
I want to punch that doctor for not knowing anything about this health issue, on top of wanting to punch her for treating you so horribly.
Please do look after your health. If possible, get someone to go to doctor appointments with you.
A close friend has PCOS and she's mentioned the same symptoms, lsstrout. She also has darker patches of skin on the back of her neck, which she said her doctor explained was another symptom of PCOS.
That doctor needs a close encounter with a clue-by-four. I have never in all my years (some with crappy doctors) had a doctor giggle if they inflicted pain, I don't think I've had one inflict pain unless they were probing for a specific sore point.
Nothing about the treatment you got was remotely acceptable. I hope you find a decent doctor soon who can help you get the treatment you deserve. I don't know how it works over there (I'm in the UK so at least I don't get charged if I get crappy treatment) but I know I can have some one with me to support me when I see a doctor (I think they have to leave if there is an intimate exam, but that's not come up yet). If you have the support and you can have someone with you it can be very reassuring.
I believe there is a list of fat friendly doctors in various areas somewhere, if you can also get a list of LGBT friendly doctors you might be able to cross reference them and hopefully find someone awesome who can give you the treatment you need without a side order of judgement.
Wow, somebody wasn't paying attention in psychology class. Bipolar disorder is nowhere near "being upset during an office visit". Bipolar disorder is what happens when a person has manic episodes and depressive episodes, both of which last days to weeks and really interfere with their lives. It is not something a gynecologist could diagnose at an office visit during which your behavior was totally normal, especially for someone who's going to a gyno for the first time.
The other commenters have covered the rest of it already, but as a psychology major, it's that offhand "bipolar disorder" comment that sticks out to me–not only does this doctor seem to think she can so casually make such a complex diagnosis when it isn't even her specialty, but she actually uses it as a way to completely dismiss your very obvious discomfort and dissatisfaction with the job she's doing as a doctor. I just hope she never gets her hands on somebody with real bipolar disorder; they have enough trouble without an unsympathetic, ignorant doctor adding to it.
We're not asking for a lot here. Doctors don't have to know everything, nor have infinite patience, nor be perfectly selfless. What we want is just basic human decency–treat us like people. We're paying them to check up on our reproductive systems; you'd think they'd be a little bit more polite to their customers. Any other profession, and it wouldn't be long before they had no customers to speak of, but for some doctors, I guess they feel like their MDs give them an excuse not to act like decent human beings.
I am the reader who submitted this, and I want to say thanks so much to all of you who left words of kindness. Isstrout, it turns out I do not have PCOS, but did have one large cyst on my ovary that contributed to some of my hormonal symptoms. I am so sorry that you experience these symptoms and really hope that the birth control treatment that you are on helps.
For everyone who suggested that I bring someone with me, what great advice, and I did just that– I had to return to this doctor to receive the results of my pap smear, which were abnormal. When I did, I brought my partner with me, and the doctor was much briefer and less interested on advising me on how to live my life.
As far as reporting her, I found a slew of awful reviews online after my appointment, and I contributed my own. She is a private doctor who opts out of malpractice insurance (legal in my state, apparently) and any other action to report her would have been at a higher level than I was comfortable with.
Again, thank you all so much for your encouraging words.
@Lynne what you went through was horrid and completely inexcusable. I really wish you had the strength to write a complaint to your state medical board, but I completely understand that is outside your comfort zone and respect that. Thank you for adding your review out there so other women can see it. I hope that your next doctor treats you with the respect that you deserve.
My god, how awful. BLEEDING after a gyn exam is totally abnormal. I would have melted down and started screaming at the top of my lungs "OH MY GOD I'm BLEEDING WTF DID YOU DO TO ME?" and I would have made sure everyone in the damn office including other patients heard me!! And I am the child of two physicians and a retired RN! Even with that background, I have always been phobic of gynecologists and I can totally Identify with your anxiety. No one should have been treated the way you were by that b***h. She probably opts out of malpractice insurance because she's been sued more than once and can't afford the premiums or find any insurer who will cover her. I wish I could give you a hug, not all physicians are like that. Good for you for bringing support with you for the results. If you don't feel comfortable pursuing any further "reporting" with her, that's your choice, but I would have made a complaint to the state board of medicine. Many boards have ways for patients to complain about such egregious treatment. I hope your health is improving. You have Every right to stand up for yourself with health professionals, so don't hesitate to insist that a supportive partner be allowed in with you. I hope you are able to find a competent and caring physician. Best of luck in the future.


The Loud family of Santa Barbara were the first stars of reality television and, therefore, among the first families that television destroyed. In capturing the filming of "An American Family", directors Berman and Pulcini contribute well-realized period detail to the production, if not taking full advantage of the potential of this fascinating historical landmark. The biggest fault in the telling is the misuse of James Gandolfini as the director of the reality series. Though Pat and Bill Loud are torn apart by the director's need to enliven the material with new dramatic stakes and conflicts, Berman and Pulcini never examine Gandolfini in the cutting room or receiving pressure from his producers. His methods never seem motivated and the film, therefore, misses the opportunity to comment on the ways in which reality is manipulated by the media in an effort to reap profits from sensationalism. The performances, on the other hand, are uniformly effective – with Diane Lane and Tim Robbins both bringing layers to characters who may have read one-dimensional on the page. Robbins, especially, plays a role at risk of becoming the straight-laced, arrogant patriarch, however he successfully brings enough humanity to the role that, when the couple separates in the final act, he becomes a surprisingly tragic figure.


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POET Biorefining in Marion, Ohio, now has an ethanol production capacity of 150 million gallons, after the company celebrated an 80-million-gallon expansion of the plant on Wednesday that included area farmers, community members and state officials.
According to a news release from POET, the plant can produce about 360,000 tons of distillers grains annually. "New production from this facility adds 26 million bushels of annual corn demand for area farmers at a time when agriculture faces serious economic challenges," the company said in the release. "The $120 million project also added 225 temporary jobs throughout the course of its construction."
POET President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Lautt said in a statement that Marion has been a good location for the company.
"Marion and the entire state of Ohio have been fantastic partners throughout the growth of POET and the entire biofuel industry," Lautt said. "This expansion will dramatically expand local farmers' markets for grain and provide about 20 new jobs for the area."
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POET Chief Executive Officer Jeff Broin said in the news release the industry continues to need and to push for year-round sales of E15.
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In interview with DTN on Tuesday, Omaha-based Green Plains Inc. Chief Executive Officer Todd Becker, said he believes if President Donald Trump's administration approves E15 the industry would respond quickly to move to full market availability.
"We believe our research shows about 10,000 stations would make the switch to E15 today," Becker said. "It will move a lot faster than everyone gives it credit for."
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Writers Worldwide Contribute To Anthology About The Pandemic
Published September 1, 2020 at 5:01 AM EDT
Many of us can often feel like we're suffering through the COVID-19 pandemic all alone, but a new anthology of essays, poems and images is a reminder that the virus has touched nearly every country.
ILAN STAVANS: To offer a response from writers that are seeing the exact same thing with very different eyes in different locations of the world.
MARTIN: Ilan Stavans is the editor of "And We Came Outside And Saw The Stars Again." He talked with Noel about the collection.
STAVANS: The anthology offers this exquisite moment, in my perspective, of somebody who is trapped in her house and sees an ant and does nothing but try to rescue that ant from the pillow in her bed, where she first found her. There is, in the anthology, a statement of looking at the book of Genesis. And what is God doing about all this? There are moments in the anthology where writers write about entering their apartment, their brand-new apartment for which they were saving money, and now feeling that that apartment is a cell. I think that writers do that. Writers talk about just average moments in a way that is both very personal and very universal.
NOEL KING, BYLINE: I really liked that metaphor about the ant and about the woman trying to take the ant off her pillow and move it outside. Who is the ant?
STAVANS: I think the ant is just an insect that is absolutely disinterested with what's happening with the human condition, just wanders into a bed, transported inside the newspaper that has just been dropped in the poet's house. And the poet now notices that ant, realizes there is much more in the newspaper than simply the letters that detail what is happening in the world. And what does she do? The big act of her day is to rescue that ant, to bring it back to the outside world and writes a poem about it. This is what I did on the first day of quarantine; I saved an ant.
KING: Is that a true story?
STAVANS: As far as poetry goes, I would say yes. The literature has a truth unto itself that is very different from the truth of history or the truth of journalism. I don't know if there was an ant in her pillow, but I know that she wrote a beautiful poem about an ant in her pillow.
KING: The title of this anthology, "And We Came Outside And Saw The Stars Again," is from Dante's "Inferno," from the end of the "Inferno," correct?
STAVANS: The very last line.
KING: When they emerge out of hell and back out under the night sky.
STAVANS: Mmm hmm.
KING: I got the impression reading the anthology there was a sense that, at some point, all of these writers and, therefore, all of us will emerge from this hell out into the light again. Do you see light at the end of the tunnel?
STAVANS: I absolutely see light at the end of the tunnel. But there is the sense that, in the struggle that we're facing, we are going to emerge more vigorous, more enlightened. I'm not sure that that is the case. It seems to me that this pandemic is so ingrained in how we are being reconfigured as individuals that the new chapter is going to be absolutely different from anything we can imagine. We are being humbled to the core, and we are being forced to spend more time looking ourselves in the mirror. It is in times like this literature pushes you to ask, in what way are you going to emerge triumphant, and what does it mean to be triumphant when so many people are dying and so many communities are being shaked to the core by all this?
KING: Do you have an answer to that question - what it means to emerge triumphant?
STAVANS: I don't have an answer; my answer is my question. Let's allow what we are experiencing to be written down.
KING: I am very used to anthologies being all poetry or all essays, and one notable thing about this particular anthology is you have nonfiction essays. You have poetry. You have photographs, including Instagram photographs. Why did you decide that it would be beneficial to put all these different mediums together, as opposed to confusing or chaotic?
STAVANS: Noel, the world is confusing and chaotic.
KING: (Laughter).
STAVANS: And trying to give it a semblance of order might be more deceitful than the act of really straightening things out. But I also think that comes from my Latin American background. I was born and raised in Mexico. And when you enter a bookstore in Latin America, nobody divides the books in fiction and nonfiction. Everything is together because the world is fictional or the world is nonfictional, and things get confused all the time. These literary forms cross-fertilize. They talk to one another. Good poets can be good essayists, and good essayists could be good memorialists.
KING: That is a fascinating answer, and it leads me to a last question about time. As I'm reading the anthology, I'm noticing that you have people writing back in March from, for example, Italy, when everything in Italy is going crazy, and at this point, a few months later, Italy is doing all right. And I wondered how you wrestled with the idea that, by the time we get this to print, even though it's a few months later, some of this will be out of date.
STAVANS: (Laughter) Happily, I am in the business of literature, and in literature, there is no chronological time; all time is simultaneous. The books are always in the present tense, and whatever is delivered in writing, in literary terms, happens as the reader opens it and enters that world. So I think that the pieces that are written about Italy in March of 2020 in many ways are contemporaries with Dante writing the "Divine Comedy," the "Inferno" and Flaubert writing "Madame Bovary." That's what I love in terms of literature. You go to a library and the books are sitting next to one another. They come from different centuries, but they are contemporaries, and the reader makes them all be in the present tense.
KING: Ilan Stavans is the editor of "And We Came Outside And Saw The Stars Again," a new anthology about the coronavirus pandemic. Thank you so much for taking the time to be with us.
STAVANS: My pleasure, Noel. Thank you for having me.
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NEXT: NYCFC announces 3 more games in September
Sep 11, 2020 | New York City FC |
NEW YORK – New York City FC Friday announced its next three games of the MLS regular season.
NYCFC again will travel to New England Saturday, Sept. 19 to take on the Revolution. The remaining two games will be at home – Wednesday, Sept. 23 against Toronto FC and Saturday, Sept. 26 against FC Cincinnati.
City is unbeaten in its last four MLS regular season games having defeated Columbus Crew, Chicago Fire and Revolution and earning a draw with DC United at Audi Field.
NYCFC takes on FC Cincinnati Saturday at 7 p.m.
With Yankee Stadium being unavailable due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols that prevent other events in MLB stadiums during the baseball season, NYCFC will continue to play home games at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J.
Upcoming NYCFC schedule:
Saturday, September 12 vs. FC Cincinnati – 7:00 p.m. (Live on YES Network)
Saturday, September 19 @ New England Revolution – TBD
Wednesday, September 23 vs. Toronto FC – 7:00 p.m. (Live on Fox Sports Go)
All games live on radio in English and Spanish at NYCFC.com/radio
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Here in the south we have a saying. "She made her bed, now she has to lie in it." I remember being about 9 years old and first hearing this from my grandmother. One of our relatives was going through a tough time in her marriage, and my grandmother said, "She made her bed, now she has to lie in it!" I thought at the time, what does this have to do with her problems? Should she sleep them off?
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This old southern cliché means that if you make your bed with wrinkles, you're the one that has to sleep in it and pay the price for being sloppy. But we use it not to refer to a bed, but to our lives. We can bring "wrinkles" into our lives by making bad choices or going against God's will for our lives.
1 Peter 3:10-12 tells us that we should turn from evil, hold our tongue, not lie, and seek peace if we want God's blessings on our lives. Far too often we "make our own bed" by going against this teaching. We twist the truth, spread gossip, find ways to create conflict whether intention or not, and cause God to turn his face from us.
When we find ourselves in this condition, we're only one repentant prayer away from being able to straighten things out. Psalms 139:8 says "If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there." Sin doesn't separate us from the love of God, only His companionship. How wonderful it is to know that the companionship we so desire and need with God is only a prayer away.


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CUNA is concerned about a proposed increase in fees related to the Small Business Administration's 7(a) program, particularly since it believes it could come with unintended consequences to small business borrowers.
CUNA participated in a roundtable Thursday led by the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy to discuss the latest Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rulemaking agenda, which was released last month.
The House passed the CUNA-supported Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act Tuesday by a voice vote. It would enhance accessibility of capital available under the Small Business Administration's 7(a) loan program.
CUNA and several member credit unions participated in the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy Financial Roundtable Monday to talk about CFPB's request for information on the small business lending market.
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In only its first year with a Small Business Administration lending program, HawaiiUSA FCU of Honolulu has been named a top SBA lender for fiscal year 2015.
The Small Business Administration and CUNA Strategic Services strategic alliance provider Agility Recovery have teamed up to host a webinar on preparing small businesses for winter weather threats.
The U.S. House voted Monday night to raise the cap on the Small Business Administration's 7(a) program, which combined with a Senate vote last week, allows the SBA to begin lending again.


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