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Created on 18.10.2008 14:59.
Author: Audiomaster.
Refinement of the Russian speaker system 75AC-001, for example, the upgrade of the crossover and the improvement of the acoustics case.
Specifications 75АС-001
Parameter 75 AC-001 Cleaver 75 AC-001 Corvette
Speaker type: 3-way speaker with bass reflex 3-way speaker with bass reflex
Frequency Response Range: 25 (-19 dB) – 25000 Hz 25 (-19 dB) – 25000 Hz
Frequency response in the range 100 – 8000 Hz ± 3dB ± 3dB
Sensitivity 91 dBA 91 dBA
Characteristic sensitivity 0.73 Pa√W 0.73 Pa√W
Rated electrical resistance 8 ohm 8 ohm
Minimum impedance value 6.4 ohm 6.4 ohm
Limiting noise power 100 watts 100 watts
Ultimate long-term power 150 watts 150 watts
Maximum short-term power 300 watts 300 watts
Weight 30 Kg 30 Kg
Dimensions (WxHxD), cm: 38.6x71x34 38.6x71x34
Acoustic systems 75AS-001 (aka 150AS-001), which under the names "Corvette" and "Cleaver" were produced by the factories "Okeanpribor" (Leningrad) and "Krasny Luch" (Krasny Luch), respectively. At the same time, "Corvettes" were produced significantly more than "Cleavers".
Both models have completely identical sets of loudspeakers, circuits, design and characteristics of the 75AC-001. However, in addition to speakers, "Red Ray" also produced a set of speakers for both types of speakers, and therefore some audiophiles still believe that "Cleavers" sound better on their native speakers than "Corvettes".
A possible reason for this is the "rationalization proposals" implemented in the process of serial production of the latter. So, for example, over time, the formulation of the multicomponent compound for impregnating the medium-frequency diffuser 30GDS-1 was simplified, the internal vibration isolation of the housing was excluded.
75AS-001 is the latest development of VNIIRPA im. Popov (Leningrad), introduced into mass production, and became a kind of "swan song" of our column construction. When designing, for the first time in domestic practice, mathematical modeling and optimization of the parameters of heads and crossover filters using a computer were widely used.
In addition, the speakers have a number of other advantages. First, they are equipped with efficient loudspeakers (100GDN-3, 30GDS-1 and 10GDV-4) of the new generation, which made it possible to achieve a record (for the end of the 80s) sensitivity of 91 dB (W / m).
Pic 1. Speaker 100GDN-3
The calculation of circuits on a computer provided a wide range of frequencies 25–25000 Hz with a small uneven frequency response and a low level of distortion. Secondly, the use of phase-correcting chains in the crossover filter circuit and the placement of the emission centers of the high-frequency and mid-frequency heads in the same plane made it possible to significantly improve the uniformity of the phase response. Thirdly, the large body volume, low resonance frequency and the large diameter of the woofer cone provide sufficiently deep and powerful bass.
Finally, in the design of the crossover filters, air-core coils wound with high-quality copper wire of large cross-section and MBGO metal-paper capacitors are used, which are characterized by low losses and distortion.
The circuit elements are mounted on a cardboard base using a hinged mounting. Unfortunately, this large barrel of honey contains a few hefty flys in the ointment. The largest contribution to the sound spoilage is made by overly long wires from an ordinary "tin", as well as numerous elements of the protection circuit, through which the sound signal goes to the loudspeakers.
This was partly justified: the powerful 75AC-001 could be used not only in everyday life, but also for sounding houses of culture, small discos, etc. The node contains, in addition to 2 relays, 9 more transistors, 3 LEDs, 18 conventional diodes, 40 resistors (!) And 8 capacitors. And all this goodness is somehow included in the sound chain!
Numerous experiments have shown that, due to the high sensitivity of the speakers, it is practically impossible to cause their overload in the living room, especially when you consider that, according to the passport data, the short-term input power can reach 300W.
In short, in real conditions, there is no benefit from ultrasound, while the sound suffers greatly from it. With the bass driver, despite the absence of relay contacts in its circuit, the situation is not much better. LF components also pass through the UZ board and a 5A fuse.
All this leads to a significant increase in the length of small-section wires that are by no means audiophile quality. The same cable was used when installing the filter board, which is also far from the most optimal way: the elements are interconnected by additional jumpers soldered to the caps on the board.
This further increases the overall length of the wires in the audio path. The reasons for the failed attempts to make speakers sound more worthy with the help of audiophile speaker cables are now finally understood. Obviously, even the best of them is not able to compensate for the loss of quality in the internal wiring.
By the way, the input screw terminals of the 75AC-001 speaker also leave a lot to be desired.
The design of their contact pads is such that it is impossible to connect "forks" and "blades", which provide a convenient and reliable connection. More or less satisfactory results are achieved when the stripped cable is clamped in them, however, when the terminals are screwed in, some of the cores are squeezed out. And, finally, the scanty amount of damping material inside the case was scanty for such a large internal volume.
According to the reference data, ATM-1 fibrous material made of super-thin glass fibers glued with phenolic resins should be used in 75AC-001. However, in appearance, the sound absorber was very similar to ordinary rayon wool. Because of this, spurious emission of sound from the back of the woofer cone leads to the formation of standing waves. In addition, the wave reflected from the rear wall of the housing acts on the rear side of the diffuser, causing the signal front to be delayed. As a result – indistinct and boomy sounding at the bottom.
Refinement of acoustics 75АС-001
So, on the basis of the above, the following main directions for the refinement of the 75AC-001 speaker system were determined:
exclusion of unnecessary elements from sound circuits;
replacement of internal conductors with high quality oxygen-free copper conductors;
optimization of the connection diagram to reduce the length of the conductors;
replacement of input connectors with powerful screw terminals;
pasting the inner surface of the case with an effective sound-absorbing material.
About 200-300 rubles and 2 man-days were spent on the proposed revision. You will need: 6-8 m of Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) speaker cable with a cross-section of 2.5-4 mm2 (about 10–20 rubles / m); two pairs of screw clamps, preferably gold-plated, of a universal design that allows you to connect "bananas", "spatulas", …


After Aaron Hill struck out in the beginning of the 9th, the Red Sox were at a projected 1.9% odds of winning o, the loss had already been penciled in… But then, Chris Young gets on by a HBP, Pedroia walks, Xander gets on with a fielder's choice (while Young gets tossed at home from awful base running), Ortiz singles, Mookie drives in Xander with a single, then Hanley ends it with a 3-run bomb to dead center.
It was a game that has you waking up the next day smiling because you know you're about to see it all over the TV before you head to work. No better way to start the weekend.
I hate being a Debbie Downer or Negative Nancy, however, there is definitely room for concern. Eduardo Rodriguez had a rough night. The lefty went 2.1 IP, gave up 8 hits, and 4 earned runs. It was not a pleasant sight to watch, especially after Drew Pomeranz and Clay Buchholz did not go a combined 9 innings the last time through the rotation. Our bottom 3 pitchers, of our 5-man rotation, didn't even combine for 9.
In the month of September, Pomeranz is sporting an 8.22 ERA and a 1.83 WHIP and Buchholz has a 6.52 ERA with a 1.66 WHIP. Red Sox pitching has stepped up in a big way this summer. Since July 9th they have posted a 3.52 ERA over 378 innings. However, with the last stretch of the season, 16 games is upon us, there is definitely cause for concern, especially after E-Rod's performance last night. Hopefully, it was just one of those nights, and he continues the recent success he had before last night when he had a 2.76 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, and 50 Ks over his last 58 2/3 innings. This late in the season there is really not much room for him to have these types of hiccups, luckily though the bullpen and offense bailed him out in a big way.
One thing for sure is that this team is going to have a real tough time relying on just David Price and Rick Porcello and our bullpen, who has been stepping up. They key to the last stretch of the season and playoffs: Getting E-Rod (who I'm not overly concerned about at the moment), Pomeranz, and Buchholz on the right track because pitching is everything come playoff time.


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Tropical Cyclones-East Coast Vs West Coast
More Tropical cyclones occur in the Bay of Bengal than the Arabian Sea and the ratio is approximately 4:1. An analysis of the frequency of cyclones on the east and west coasts of India between 1891 and 1990 shows that nearly 262 cyclones occurred on the east coast and 33 cyclones occurred on the west coast during this period.
Tropical cyclones are one of the nature's most violent manifestations and potentially the deadliest of all meteorological phenomena. It is a unique combination of violent wind, heavy rainfall, mountainous waves in sea.
Tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones feed on heat released when moist air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor contained in the moist air.
There are several conditions which are favorable for the formation of a tropical cyclone;
Tropical cyclones develop in the vicinity of inter tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) or near equatorial trough where relative cyclonic vorticity is already present as a quasi steady feature. This zone is found nearly 5° north or south of the equator.
Tropical cyclones develop in maritime air mass over sea areas where sea surface temperature > 26.5°C and overlying tropical atmosphere is convectively unstable.
Formation of a well-marked low pressure area or depression close to ITCZ / near equatorial trough which later on develops into a full fledged tropical cyclone is favored by the arrival of the low pressure wave from the east
It is found that over the regions which are climatologically favorable for the development of tropical cyclones, the vertical shear/winds is weak. The cyclones generally do not form when the shear of the zonal flow between 950 and 200 hPa exceeds 10 m /s.
There should be enough moisture up to the mid atmospheric level.
There should be pre existing vortex in the low level of the atmosphere whichwill support in the formation of tropical cyclones.
There should be conditional instability of second kind (CISK) present in the atmosphere.
Why TropicaL Cyclones are more common in Bay of Bengal/east coast of India?
1.On the eastern coast, the shape of the land around the Bay of Bengal ensures that the winds are slower and weaker over the ocean.
2.This part of the Indian Ocean is also fed by a constant source of freshwater from giant rivers such as the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.This water that empties into the Bay of Bengal takes up the space of the evaporated top layers, warming up at the surface and rising up as moisture. This makes it difficult for the warm layers of water to mix properly with the cooler layers of water below, keeping the surface always warm and ready to feed any potential cyclone over it.
3.Furthermore, the Bay of Bengal also welcomes cyclones formed over the Pacific. As there is no landmass big enough to stop these Pacific cyclones, they pass through Malaysia and the Gulf of Thailand and enter the Bay of Bengal
4.Surface sea temperatures and humidity are directly related to the formation of cyclones. Since, the Bay of Bengal receives high average rainfall, the possibility of cyclone formation is also high.
5.The winds over the Bay of Bengal are said to be a lot more sluggish compared to the Arabian Sea and therefore, the winds fail to reduce the surface temperature of the sea.
6.The average temperature in the Bay of Bengal around the year is high – about 28 degrees. Warm air-currents intensify this. When the bay receives fresh water from the Brahmaputra and other rivers, the surface temperature is replenished, resulting in t…
Why less frequent in Arabian Sea?
Dry air intrusion: Dry winds blow from West to East, bringing air devoid of moisture from the Arabian Peninsula (desert region). Dry air (without water vapour) will literally choke tropical cyclones.
Strong wind shear: The monsoon trough causes strong wind shear in the region, which hampers cyclone development.
Most cyclones formed along the western coast of the country veer towards Oman — 58 per cent of the storms that form in the Bay of Bengal (BOB) hit the coast while only 25 per cent of those in the Arabian Sea does.The country's western coast is helped by mountains in East Africa that tend to direct a lot of wind towards the Arabian Peninsula, dissipating heat much more efficiently throughout the Arabian Sea
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1. Place tomatoes in a large mixing bowl. Combine oil, garlic, and red-pepper flakes in a small pan over medium heat. Cook until garlic is fragrant and oil starts to simmer. Pour over tomatoes: season with salt.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook lasagna sheets until tender, 13 to 15 minutes; drain. Transfer sheets to the bowl with the tomatoes and stir to coat. Garnish with basil and cheese, and drizzle with olive oil.


COMMONWEALTH vs. RICHARD A. PRIESTLEY.
At a hearing on a defendant's motion to dismiss a complaint for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in which the judge concluded that after the defendant's arrest the police had hampered the defendant's statutory right to seek release on bail thus preventing the defendant from obtaining an independent medical examination pursuant to G. L. c. 263, Section 5A, the judge correctly concluded that dismissal of the complaint would not be an appropriate remedy, where he found that the evidence indicating the defendant's intoxication was overwhelming. [681-683] O'CONNOR, J., concurring.
COMPLAINT received and sworn to in the Malden Division of the District Court Department on March 2, 1992.
On appeal to the jury session of the Cambridge Division, the case was heard by Jonathan Brant, J.
Michael Cerulli for the defendant.
Sabita Singh, Assistant District Attorney (Lincoln S. Jalelian, District Attorney, with her) for the Commonwealth.
an independent medical examination pursuant to G. L. c. 263, Section 5A (1992 ed.). [Note 1] The defendant now indicates that he would have exercised his Section 5A right to obtain an independent breath or blood alcohol test which might have furnished him with exculpatory evidence. A District Court judge sitting in a jury-of-six session held an evidentiary hearing on the motion to dismiss and entered a written decision containing findings of fact and rulings of law. The judge concluded that the police had violated the defendant's rights, but that the complaint should not be dismissed because the evidence of the defendant's intoxication was overwhelming. Following the denial of the motion to dismiss, the defendant waived his right to a jury trial and was found guilty by the judge. [Note 2] We affirm the defendant's conviction.
defendant for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and transported him to the Melrose police station.
Upon arriving at the station, the defendant was furnished with his Miranda rights, informed of his rights to take a breathalyzer test and to use a telephone, and advised of his right, pursuant to G. L. c. 263, Section 5A, to have an immediate examination by a physician selected by him. After consulting with his attorney, the defendant refused to take a breathalyzer test, but, as the judge found, "expressed interest in obtaining an independent breath or blood test, as permitted by G. L. c. 263, Section 5A." The judge also found that the defendant expressed "an interest in being bailed out quickly." The bail commissioner from the Malden District Court (the court that would arrange bail for arrestees at the Melrose police station) was usually called by the police at 3 A.M. and 6 A.M. The bail commissioner was not called on behalf of the defendant at 6 A.M. (for reasons which the judge found were "unclear"), and although friends of the defendant came to the station and could have posted bail, the defendant was kept confined until 8:30 A.M., when he was taken to Malden District Court, arraigned, and subsequently released.
have his bail considered," which prevented him from obtaining an independent blood alcohol test pursuant to G. L. c. 263, Section 5A. The judge ultimately concluded, however, that dismissal of the complaint was not warranted because the evidence of the defendant's intoxication was overwhelming.
Recently, in Commonwealth v. Hampe, ante 514 (1995), we discussed the relationship between the statutory right of a defendant who has been arrested for operating under the influence to have an opportunity to obtain bail, and that defendant's right, pursuant to G. L. c. 263, Section 5A, to obtain an independent breath or blood alcohol test. We stated in the Hampe case that "[t]hese statutory rights [namely, the right to be considered for bail and the right conferred by Section 5A], considered together, lead us to conclude that, in order for G. L. c. 263, Section 5A, to have its intended force and effect, it must be read as requiring the police to telephone a bail commissioner or to allow the defendant to do so . . ." (footnote omitted). Id. at 518. With regard to what the police must actually do, we went on in the Hampe decision to indicate "that, absent exigent circumstances, the police should telephone a bail commissioner or other authorized person, when courts are not in session, to facilitate a defendant's release in a timely fashion, or at least to allow him to make his own arrangements for a hearing on bail. The police should advise the defendant of this [bail] right at the time of booking." Id. at 521.
prior to driving), we see no reason to disturb the ultimate result. See Commonwealth v. Andrade, 389 Mass. 874 , 878-879, 882 (1989); Commonwealth v. Rosewarne, 410 Mass. 53 , 56-57 (1991).
O'CONNOR, J. (concurring). The transcript of the evidentiary hearing on the defendant's motion to dismiss makes abundantly clear that the judge's conclusion that the police had interfered with the defendant's statutory right to a reasonably prompt bail hearing, and therefore with his right to have an independent blood alcohol test, was based entirely on the judge's subsidiary finding that the police had failed to call the bail commissioner on the defendant's behalf. In arriving at that conclusion, the judge did not have the benefit of the court's opinion in Commonwealth v. Hampe, ante 514 (1995). In Hampe, the court announced that, in circumstances similar to those present here, the police must either telephone a bail commissioner with reasonable promptness or allow the arrested individual to do so after advising him at the time of booking of his right to make his own arrangements. Id. at 518. The judge here did not find that the police had failed to advise the defendant of his right to make his own arrangements or that the police had not allowed the defendant to do so. Indeed, as the court notes, "[t]he judge made no finding (and none would have been warranted) that the police prevented the defendant from seeking bail on his own." Ante at 682.
The court observes that "[t]he judge's conclusion that the police had hampered the defendant's statutory right to seek release on bail thereby violating his right under G. L. c. 263, Section 5A, may not be sound." Ante at 682. In my view, although the judge's pre-Hampe conclusion is understandable, it is not sound. The defendant's rights have not been shown to have been violated. For that reason, the defendant's motion to dismiss was denied properly and, as the court concludes for a different reason, the judgment should be affirmed.
I agree that the judgment should be affirmed because, as I see it, the defendant did not prove that he was denied access to a bail commissioner. I do not agree that, even if access was denied, it is clear that the defendant was not prejudiced by police conduct that deprived him of blood test results that could have caused the trier of fact to have reasonable doubt that the defendant drove while intoxicated.
"A person held in custody at a police station or other place of detention, charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, shall have the right, at his request and at his expense, to be examined immediately by a physician selected by him. The police official in charge of such station or place of detention, or his designee, shall inform him of such right immediately upon being booked, and shall afford him a reasonable opportunity to exercise it."
[Note 2] After the colloquy at which it was determined that the defendant was intelligently and voluntarily waiving his right to a jury trial, the defendant's counsel and the prosecutor stipulated that the judge would decide the question of guilt on the evidence he had heard in connection with the motion to dismiss.
[Note 3] For this conclusion, the judge relied specifically on Rule 14 of the Rules Governing Persons Authorized to Take Bail which reads (in its 1991 form), in pertinent part, as follows: "Unless otherwise restricted by the Superior Court, the Chief Justice of the District Court or their papers of appointment, all persons authorized to take bail are entitled to participate fairly in the out-of-court bailing activity in their jurisdiction so long as they are willing and able to respond with all reasonable promptness to calls for their services."
[Note 4] By way of contrast, the police in the Hampe case made a deliberate (and incorrect) choice to place and keep the defendant in protective custody under G. L. c. 111B, Section 8 (1992 ed.). The court noted that, while the defendant remained in protective custody, "none of the . . . police officers called a bail commissioner, nor does it appear that the defendant was allowed to make such a call." Commonwealth v. Hampe, ante 514, 517 (1995).
[Note 5] There was no infringement of any constitutional right to bail. The opportunity to be admitted to bail protects an arrestee's liberty interest. See Aime v. Commonwealth, 414 Mass. 667 , 681-683 (1983). See also Jenkins v. Chief Justice of the Dist. Court Dep't, 416 Mass. 221 232 (1993). No constitutional provision required that the defendant be released on bail in view of the short time between his arrest and his appearance in court. There is also no basis in the facts found by the judge to support a conclusion that the conduct of the police denied the defendant's right to due process. Commonwealth v. Andrade, 389 Mass. 874 , 882 n.4 (1983).
[Note 6] The judge later repeated these findings and conclusions, in different words, in his written decision which denied the motion to dismiss.
[Note Concur-1] The defendant testified that he had consumed four scotch drinks between 9:30 P.M., March 1, 1992, and 1 A.M., March 2, and had had nothing to drink between 1 A.M. and 4 A.M., when he was arrested. He denied that he had crossed the center line of the road although he admitted that he had gone close to it when he leaned forward to adjust his radio. The defendant had an explanation consistent with sobriety of why he failed the field tests.


Last weekend me and my mum went to Barcelona for a long weekend, so I thought I'd pop a few pics into a blog post. So from here on in it is a very picture heavy post, be warned! Also, there is a YouTube vlog shaped ending, so have a watch of that if you fancy seeing even more of our trip!


Chinese smartphone manufacturers are slowly taking good amount of global mobile market share. Oppo and Huawei are one of the global leaders. They both launched two camera centered phones in November 2017. Oppo F5 and Huawei Nova 2i are their mid range offerings. These are heavily focused on camera and specially selfie. So lets compare and see what we get and what are the differences.
Oppo is number one seller in China and Huawei is in top 5 globally. They both have good user base. Huawei is actually a pioneer in telecom hardware, so they have a huge R&D. For the first time, both companies took huge step of improvement. The approaches are actually very different.
Huawei Nova 2i bearing 4 camera in total. There are 2 at back and 2 at front. Oppo F5 only has two cameras in total just like usual. But Oppo has benefit from new software or AI integration which improves camera. They are new mid range phones with many new things from 2017. This includes new 18:9 aspect ratio and much more.
For simple comparison, lets start by comparing the hardware specs of Nova 2i and F5.
Both of these phones have new taller aspect ratio which reduces bezel and makes phone look better. A lot of emphasis is seen in camera instead of processing power. These phones have high pixel count on front camera but Oppo has bigger count. It can capture higher details with beauty mode and more effects.
Huawei has better back camera with dual lens set. It helps to get better Bokeh effect. Users can adjust depth level after taking photos as well. They also have two camera in front giving more depth of field for selfies and front facing videos. Actually Huawei has better optics hardware in this situation.
In terms of screen, Oppo F5 is providing better screen real estate. It also offers two variants of memory and storage. 3 GB/ 32 GB edition and 4 GB/ 64 GB variant which is great looking at choice. Oppo may have big screen but Nova 2i boasts bigger battery which makes it worthy for longer run. Huawei is packing its own HiSilicon chipset while Oppo is using Mediatek SOC.
Both phones have lots of sensors including fingerprint scanner at back, compass, barometer. Nova 2i comes with Gyroscope which makes it a bit better compared to F5. As for multitasking, both phones have 4 GB RAM which is enough for demand multitasks. In case of processor, both are average on performance. A Snapdragon 625 would have been fantastic for both phones.
These days Chinese manufacturers are obsessing on Selfie. Also for the fact, major thing or back camera are still not competent as of other tech giants. In our view, only a select demographics is crazy on selfie while rest demand better processing, experience and back camera. These phones can only record videos at 1080p 30 fps max so they are not that good camera performer. They do take fantastic photos with high details but videography is where they still lack behind.
Hands down, these phones have very good design though. Still enthusiasts like Pure Android instead of overlay UI. This is why we prefer Xiaomi Mi A1 because it has better camera with 4K support, smooth experience and top class software. Overall, Oppo F5 and Huawei Nova 2i are good phones and have pretty nice camera. Still if you really want best value for your money, you should get Xiaomi Mi A1 at similar price bracket.


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class Uniforms {
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Lucius Neratius Marcellus war ein römischer Senator und Politiker im 1. und 2. nachchristlichen Jahrhundert.

Lucius Neratius Marcellus entstammte einer in Saepinum in Samnium beheimateten römischen Senatorenfamilie, die unter Kaiser Vespasian in den Patrizierstand erhoben worden war. Er war wahrscheinlich der Sohn des Juristen Lucius Neratius Priscus, der im Jahre 87 Suffektkonsul war; sein Bruder könnte Lucius Neratius Proculus (Suffektkonsul wohl 144 oder 145) gewesen sein.

Unter Vespasian wurde er nicht nur Patrizier, sondern auch Salius Palatinus, Mitglied einer Priesterbruderschaft zu Ehren des Mars, der nur Patrizier angehören durften. Durch zwei Inschriften aus Saepinum ist belegt, dass er IIIvir aere argento auro flando feriundo und Tribunus militum in der Legio XII Fulminata war. Den Cursus honorum begann er als Quaestor, danach bekleidete er die Praetur. Im Jahr 95 wurde er zum ersten Mal Konsul, und zwar als Suffektkonsul für die Zeit vom 13. Januar bis Mai. Er war ein Freund des späteren Kaisers Trajan, der ihn für die Zeit von 101/103 zum Statthalter der Provinz Britannia ernannte; er ist als Statthalter durch ein Militärdiplom belegt. Auch unter Trajans Nachfolger Hadrian stand er zunächst in Gunst, denn der Kaiser ernannte ihn zum zweiten Mal zum Konsul, und zwar für das Jahr 129, und diesmal sogar zum ordentlichen Konsul. Da Hadrian im Allgemeinen den engen Freunden und Anhängern seines Vorgängers misstraute und viele von ihnen beseitigen ließ, ist es möglich, dass er auch Neratius Marcellus in den Selbstmord getrieben hat, so jedenfalls vita Hadriani in der Historia Augusta.

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Home Island, també coneguda localment com a Pulu Selma, és una de les dues illes habitades permanentment del total de 26 illes que componen l'atol meridional de les Illes Cocos, un territori extern d'Austràlia, dins de l'oceà Índic centre-oriental. Té una superfície de 95 hectàrees i conté la major població del territori, Bantam, amb una població d'aproximadament 500 persones, en la seva majoria del grup ètnic dels malais de Cocos. Les atraccions locals inclouen un museu sobre tradicions i cultura locals, flora i fauna, història naval australiana, i els primers propietaris de les Illes Cocos. Hi ha també un camí que condueix cap a Oceania House, que era la casa ancestral casa de la família Clunies-Ross, els anteriors governants de les Illes Cocos, i té una antiguitat de més d'un segle.

Història
La família Clunies-Ross va viure a Home Island fins al 1978. Els seus treballadors havien de treballar a les plantacions de coco o als tallers, així com a magatzems per a la mercaderia importada. Com que a l'illa només es produïen copra i oli de coco, ambdós productes derivats del coco, i eren els únics productes aptes per a l'exportació, s'havien d'importar altres productes.

Construccions històriques
Al costat de la pista d'aterratge de l'illa hi ha construccions que protegeixen la badia local i els arbres que l'envolten. Relacionats amb el negoci de la producció de copra, existeixen altres edificis com magatzems, coberts, tallers i una planta d'assecat de copra, a més de tallers per a la fabricació, el transport i el manteniment d'embarcacions.

Educació
L'escola Cocos Islands District High School ofereix educació primària a Home Island. La majoria del personal docent viu a West Island, i viatgen diàriament als seus llocs de feina. Els estudiants de secundària van al campus de West Island.

Patrimoni
A Home Island es poden trobar diferents emplaçaments considerats béns d'interès cultural:
 Captain Ballard's Grave
 Jalan Kipas: Early Settlers' Graves
 Home Island Cemetery
 Jalan Panti: Home Island Foreshore
 Jalan Bunga Mawar: Home Island Industrial Precinct
 Jalan Bunga Kangkong: Oceania House
 Jalan Bunga Mawar: Old Co-Op Shop

Referències

Vegeu també
 Organització territorial d'Austràlia
 Geografia d'Austràlia

Enllaços externs
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council

Illes d'Austràlia


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You can't get fries with that: Supply issues are causing severe problems for restaurants in Rhode Island
Deliveries are in disarray and prices are skyrocketing, leaving business owners searching for solutions
By Brian Amaral Globe Staff,Updated October 20, 2021, 6:00 a.m.
Tony Cabral picks up a pastry order from assistant general manager Ryan Deresta at Gregg's in East Providence. Gregg's owner Bob Bacon said his four locations around the state have had problems getting chicken wings, onion rings and graham cracker crumbs for cheesecakes.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE — The offerings are a little different at Sanjiv and Vandana Dhar's four restaurants, from the oldest Indian eatery in Rhode Island to their latest location in Cranston, which marries spices from the subcontinent with mixology and tacos.
But one thing is consistent across their local culinary enterprise, from the Providence mainstay Kabob and Curry to the newest, Garden City Center's Chaska: They're paying more for their supplies. In some cases, a lot more.
"It's a total mess," Sanjiv Dhar said.
Protein prices are "atrocious." Lamb loins and lamb racks have gone up significantly. Seafood is no picnic, either. Spare ribs are tender to eat but tough to get. And chicken breast is "all over the place."
For restaurateurs like the Dhars, it's a common story, one playing out around Rhode Island and the country: Supply chain problems are throwing deliveries into disarray and sending prices skyrocketing. Ports in California are facing bottlenecks. Suppliers and trucking companies are facing labor shortages. The demand shocks of COVID-19′s early waves are giving way to the supply shocks a year and a half in.
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"It's not the best time to operate a restaurant," said Jongsung Kim, professor and chair of the Department of Economics at Bryant University.
Combined with increases in their own labor costs, profit margins are being sliced perilously slim in the industry, which is a huge part of the state's economy.
"Rhode Island's economy can't recover until Rhode Island's hospitality industry recovers," said Sarah Bratko, the lobbyist for the trade group Rhode Island Hospitality Association.
Cake finisher Nicole Morales frosts a six-layer "Death by Chocolate" cake at Gregg's in East Providence. For now, the pastry case appears fully stocked but supply chain issues are driving up prices.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
Pre-pandemic, about 87,000 people worked in the hospitality industry in Rhode Island, about 15 percent of the state's workforce, according to Bratko. It accounted for about $292 million in revenue from sales, meals, beverage and hotels tax.
Consumers, meanwhile, should expect to see higher prices and fewer options at restaurants in the months ahead, if they haven't noticed it already. Restaurant owners and managers interviewed for this story reported running out of supplies and raising prices on at least some of what they've been able to keep in stock.
According to a recent survey with the National Restaurant Association, 87 percent of Rhode Island restaurant operators said their food costs are higher now than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. And 95 percent of operators said they've faced shortages of key food and beverage items during the last few months. The supply chain has been straining since the beginning of the pandemic; in the past six months or so, the problem has only gotten worse.
"It has been an absolute nightmare," said Tiffany Ting, owner of Hometown Poke in Providence. "It's the worst it's ever been."
The shortages have prompted two-hour drives to a different wholesaler because the normal suppliers are out. Ting will do whatever she can to not run out of particular ingredients. The poke bowls come with an array of toppings and ingredients to choose from, so it's a tough challenge to keep up with everything. And right now, despite Ting's best efforts, they're out of wasabi.
"Just asking for patience and understanding for our customers is important," Ting said.
It's not just the small and relatively new places struggling, but the larger and longer-tenured local chains. At some of the seafood restaurants that are part of the Newport Restaurant Group, crab meat prices were so high they had to stop selling crab cakes.
"It's like an Italian restaurant not having meatballs," said Ken Cusson, the group's director of business development.
The problem is more than just food: Even things like takeout containers, straws and insulating foam for walk-in coolers are in short supply.
"If you have a refrigerator that breaks down," Cusson said, "good luck trying to replace it."
To Douglas Stuchel, an associate professor at Johnson & Wales University, it's a problem that's been building for a century as the food supply chain got less and less local.
There's a way out of it. It's the local and regional way, said Stuchel, who also runs a duck egg farm, Doug's Ducks, in West Greenwich.
"I don't want to say it's too late, but like everything else, like with global warming, we have to start acting now to solve problems," Stuchel said.
The problems are very real. At Gregg's, a Rhode Island mainstay with four locations around the state, they've had problems with chicken wings and onion rings and graham cracker crumbs for cheesecakes. Next year they're expecting to spend $40,000 more on french fries than they ever have before. Three to 4 percent of that is an increase in the cost of the fry; the rest is the extra cost for freight.
The problems, owner Bob Bacon said, are multifaceted. In some cases suppliers have said they don't have people to work in the plants, or to unload the trucks. They have had to increase menu prices slightly, and Bacon said he's trying to hold the line.
What's coming next could be even more of a frenzy, and it could lead to some pretty funky economics: That's the holiday season, when Gregg's will sell an "extreme" amount of cakes and pies.
You can pre-order them weeks in advance at a certain price. By the time Gregg's makes them, the prices could go up. Gregg's will honor those prices, even as they dig into their margins. In other words: Buy low, eat high.
"It's things like that that take effort each day," Bacon said.
Bacon said the challenges in the industry have been around since the pandemic started, but recent times have been even more difficult.
That difficulty is all Julia Broome has ever known in this business. The owner of the popular new spot Kin Southern Table and Bar in Providence, Broome opened in March. Yes, she's dealt with increasing prices and supply shortages. Since March, that's been normal, for her and many other restaurants.
"It's not a fun normal," she hastened to add with a laugh via telephone, the din of her busy restaurant in the background. "It definitely doesn't make it easy."
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Cortona On The Move International Photography Festival continues its search for new talent with three open calls that aim to help emerging photographers produce a book or an exhibition, or to find the funds needed to execute a project. New Visions open call in partnership with LensCulture, for original documentary projects. The second open call of Cortona On The Move is for the sixth edition of Happiness ONTHEMOVE prize, promoted as usual in collaboration with Consorzio Chianti, which challenges photographers to document 'happiness'. Then there's the open call for dummy, which gives selected photographers the opportunity to present their prototype books to publishers for printing.
An open invitation for amazing projects from photographers all over the world, New Visions is a competition developed in partnership with LensCulture, a global platform for photographers and arts professionals, and one of the largest online communities in the world for keeping pace with trends in contemporary photography. New Visions, which was open from February 19th to March 25th, saw the participation of 570 photographers from all over the world who sent in their original documentary projects. The selection panel is composed of Jim Casper – the editor-in-chief and co-founder of LensCulture, Arianna Rinaldo – COTM artistic director, Laura Sacket – creative director of LensCulture and Antonio Carloni – director of Cortona On The Move. The originality of the style and the language of the jobs will be valued for the ability to distinguish themselves in communicating to a vast public. On May 23rd 2018, fifteen finalists will be chosen and announced on the respective websites of Cortona On The Move and LensCulture. The three winning projects will be exhibited at Cortona On The Move. Four projects will be published on Repubblica.it in July 2018. Eight projects will be selected and then projected, with all the finalists, during the inaugural days of Cortona On The Move 2018.
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The award is organised together with Consorzio Vino Chianti (the Chianti wine growers consortium). The challenge for all photographers, professionals and amateurs alike, is to communicate happiness using the language of photography, with their own vision of the theme, creativeness and sensibility, developing this concept in their manifold facets. The competition was open for submissions from April 16th and will be closed on May 27st 2018. The winning entry will be chosen by an international jury of editors and picture editors and will be exhibited at the Cortona On The Move Festival of 2019. The jury includes: Elena Boille – Internazionale; MaryAnn Camilleri – The Magenta Foundation; Elisa Medde – Foam Magazine; Giuseppe Oliverio – Phmuseum; Arianna Rinaldo – Cortona On The Move; Fiona Rogers – Magnum.
(click on the following link for competition rules and details about how to submit your work: http://www.cortonaonthemove.com/open-call/premio-happiness-onthemove/).
Photo Call for Dummy
For the third year, this call is open to professional and amateur photographers alike. From May 14th to June 17th participants can send in their dummies, or photobook prototypes suitable for self-publishing or for proposing to publishing houses. The best dummy of this edition of the Photobook Prize is Lesley Martin, Aperture, the publishing house and foundation not profit that connects the photographic community through a transversal base. On July 14th Lesley Martin of Aperture will discuss at the festival Cortona On The Move 2018 the dummy finalists projects announcing the winner who will be rewarded with the production and publication of his dummy and the exhibition of his project at COTM 2019.
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What earns a dish an A or a B? Or, I dread to think, a C? Below is an explanation of The Professor's grading system:
Taste — First and most importantly, he evaluates the taste of a dish. Is it flavorful? Are the flavors well-balanced? And while a simple dish can be delicious, it can also leave your taste buds underwhelmed, so he'll also look for depth of flavor and evaluate a dish's complexity.
Satisfaction — Some dishes taste good or even great, but don't satisfy. Or at least, they don't satisfy The Professor. With 6'3″ to fuel (and despite a relatively sedentary lifestyle) he wants a hearty meal — not a heavy meal, but one that fills the belly, satisfies the brain, and doesn't leave him thinking, "that sure would have been better with some pork."
Interestingness — The Professor is easily bored. I think that's why he was drawn to philosophy, with its gnarly questions and debates so deep and complex they evolve over centuries. A meal isn't likely to sustain our interest over time, but it shouldn't bore you before it's even over. So The Professor looks for a variety of flavors and textures that combine slightly differently with each bite. He looks for surprising ingredients and/or unusual combinations.
He'll grade a dish along each of these three dimensions, and combine the grades to determine the final score.
One caveat: The Professor is no logic machine. Inevitably, the grades he gives will be influenced by personal preferences, by likes (basil, ginger, crispy pizza crusts) and dislikes (dill, coconut, okra, and anything "mushy") that you may or may not share. So to shed some light on the subjective side of grading, here is a brief history of The Professor's tastes.
He is from the South, and grew up eating typically Southern food: fried chicken, collard greens, and lots of Jiffy corn bread. Typical family meals included pot roasts, baked pork chops, and fried fish most every Friday. Most of their vegetables were canned or frozen, and they were almost always cooked with some kind of pork. Spaghetti sauce came from a jar.
He didn't taste duck, lamb, or any ethnic food (with the exception of Chinese) until he moved to the Midwest for graduate school. There, Indian and Middle Eastern food soon became staples. His culinary education continued when he took his first job — two colleagues (and, he says, "serious foodies") introduced him to homemade pesto, wine and the idea of cooking with fresh vegetables. Today, he is no food snob, though he does enjoy a nice meal at a top Zagat-rated restaurant, and vacations abroad are as much about cuisine as they are about museums. He likes strong, complex flavors and has a high tolerance for spice.
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Bago council sells school for more than $60,000
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Winnebago City Council turned a huge profit when they accepted a bid of $61,000 to purchase the former school building Tuesday night.
By doing so, converting the former site of Southern Plains Education Cooperative (SPEC) into an educational center is now the dream of Veterans Enterprises Inc.
Businessman Bob Weerts spearheaded an effort that began six years ago to house a day care, recreational facility, vocational training center, community event center and a school for grades pre-K through 12 once SPEC relocated to Fairmont.
"We got blindsided, it's another curve ball," says Weerts. "If this was coming down the line I don't know why you didn't tell me earlier. Don't just look at the money, we have to do this right. The community and area have to benefit."
Weerts and businessman Scott Robertson attended a Blue Earth Area School Board last year where they pledged $2 on behalf of the city to purchase the facility.
The Winnebago Area School Project (WASP) was formed and later the Center for Educational Development (CED) of Winnebago.
City leaders were quick to throw their support behind WASP's five-page plan for a multi-use facility if it was economically feasible.
"I know our bid of $100 is pretty meager. Six years ago our goal was to put a school in that building. I didn't plan on this of being a problem with the city," says Robertson, president of CED.
Last month, council members unanimously voted to sell the building after deciding the city couldn't afford paying some of the annual operating costs estimated at $150,000.
Garth Carlson, Luke Weinandt and Jack Zimmerman explained the veterans group's intentions for the school.
Carlson says the facility will provide transitional housing, educational training and health care services for former service members.
"I not only see it as a place for veterans but for the whole community and it will always be available to other people," says Carlson. "There's plenty of room there and a lot of opportunity for everyone to grow."
Weinandt says the facility would serve veterans in southern Minnesota counties and that the group will be in a strong position to access federal funding for its programs.
"We will help veterans integrate back into society and their communities. We will help them rebuild their lives," he says.
Rene Doyle, headmaster at Genesis Classical Academy, told the council that CED has developed a website and spent $5,000 in branding to promote efforts of transforming the school to give a "cradle to grave" educational experience.
Robertson says that Genesis, which currently has about 90 students, is "growing out of its walls" at their Heartland Communities site and would like to move into the school.
Councilman Paul Eisenmenger says both parties have good plans and that the council needs to look at a future that is concrete. One of his concerns was how soon could a tenant like Genesis occupy the building.
"I'd say immediately. They (Genesis) could move in tomorrow. There's plenty of room for both of us," says Carlson.
Councilman Calvin Howard says CED and the veterans group have similar goals and believes it could be a good working relationship.
"This could be a boom to the community if this all works out," says Howard. "It could be the best of both worlds. But, there is no crystal ball."
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Brothers Frederick and Jacob Beringer opened the winery that still bears their name in 1876. One of California's earliest bonded wineries, it is the oldest one in the Napa Valley never to have missed a vintage—no mean feat, given Prohibition. Frederick's grand Rhine House Mansion, built in 1884, serves as the reserve tasting room. Here, surrounded by Belgian art-nouveau hand-carved oak and walnut furniture and stained-glass windows, you can sample wines that include a limited-release Chardonnay, a few big Cabernets, and a Sauterne-style dessert wine. A less expensive tasting takes place in the original stone winery. Reservations are required for some tastings and recommended for tours. The one-hour Taste of Beringer ($50) tour of the property and sensory gardens surveys the winery's history and wine making and concludes with a seated wine-and-food pairing.


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use InakiAnduaga\EloquentExternalStorage\Tests\AbstractBaseTestCase as BaseTestCase;
use InakiAnduaga\EloquentExternalStorage\Drivers\File as FileDriver;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;

class FileTest extends BaseTestCase {

    private $fileStorageFolderRelativeToStoragePath = 'files';

    /**
     * Content we add on setup
     * @var string
     */
    private $content = 'foo';

    /**
     * Stored path on setup
     * @var string
     */
    private $storedPath;

    //-----------//
    //-- Setup --//
    //-----------//

    /**
     * @var FileDriver
     */
    private $fileStorageDriver;

    public function setUp()
    {
        parent::setUp();

        $this->refreshDriver();

        $this->storedPath = $this->fileStorageDriver->store($this->content);
    }

    public function tearDown()
    {
        parent::tearDown();

        //Clean up file driver files after each test
        $this->cleanupFilesInFolder(storage_path() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $this->fileStorageFolderRelativeToStoragePath);
    }

    //-----------//
    //-- Tests --//
    //-----------//

    public function testStoresContent()
    {
        $this->assertTrue(is_file($this->storedPath));

        $this->assertEquals($this->content, file_get_contents($this->storedPath));
    }

    public function testFetchContent()
    {
        $this->assertEquals($this->content, $this->fileStorageDriver->fetch($this->storedPath));
    }

    public function testRemoveContent()
    {
        $this->assertTrue(is_file($this->storedPath));
        $this->fileStorageDriver->remove($this->storedPath);
        $this->assertFalse(is_file($this->storedPath));
    }

    //---------------------//
    //-- Private Methods --//
    //---------------------//

    /**
     * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4594180/deleting-all-files-from-a-folder-using-php
     *
     * @param string $path
     */
    private function cleanupFilesInFolder($path)
    {
        $files = glob($path.'/*'); // get all file names

        foreach($files as $file){ // iterate files
            if(is_file($file))
                unlink($file); // delete file
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets a clean storage driver with default substorage path
     */
    private function refreshDriver()
    {
        // Inject new file driver and mock config
        $this->fileStorageDriver = new FileDriver;
        $this->fileStorageDriver->setConfigKey('mocked.config.key');

        Config::set('mocked.config.key', array(
            'storageSubfolder' => $this->fileStorageFolderRelativeToStoragePath
        ));
    }

}


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Club of the Year Avenue out to prove people wrong
Bradford (Park Avenue) award is real 'team effort'
By Brad Deas Reporter
Bradford (Park Avenue) manager Mark Bower. Picture: Gordon Clayton
Mark Bower says winning the Bradford Sports Awards Club of the Year is testament to his side's penchant for overachieving.
The Bradford (Park Avenue) boss added the accolade was proof of the solid standing the whole club has.
Bower said: "It's really nice to be recognised. It's nice for everyone at the club, not just on the pitch, but off it.
"It's a team effort to ensure that we're in a position to compete and do well.
"We've not had a bad start to this year either I guess now, looking at it and we want to try and continue that sort of foundation that we've built."
Avenue were tipped for relegation from the National League North for the previous two seasons, but Bower steered them towards a surprise play-off semi-final last year.
This season, they started with a bang, leading the way for much of the first half of campaign before a winless slump at the start of 2019 threatened to derail their promotion hopes.
Bower's charges have since strung together a solid run of form and he believes it is their ability to prove people wrong that has led to Avenue's recognition.
On why he thinks they received the award he said: "I guess punching above your weight and overachieving out on the pitch, which was something that was contributed to by everybody, not just the players and staff."
Avenue's coach also gave special mention to the club's owner and volunteers who have allowed the side to play how they wanted to play.
Bower added: "It's a whole team effort, a whole club effort and it's nice to be recognised in such a great city where there's so many talented sports clubs and people doing such good work."
The biggest prize of all though for Avenue would be promotion to the Vanarama National League, which would leave them one tier below the fabled league football of the club's past.
Avenue came away from strugglers Ashton United with a pleasing 2-0 win, solidifying their play-off berth and putting them on a run of five games without defeat.
Bower said: "We adapted well to the conditions. I think we looked fit. It was really windy, the pitch was horrendous, it was like a gluepot pitch and players could hardly keep their footing and struggled to kick a ball properly it was that bad.
"We've just started to get a little bit more of what we deserved from the performances that we've put in.
"I kept saying it, you keep your level of performance, there's always going to be ups and downs along the way, but over an extended period of time, the points will follow and that's what's happened over the last few weeks."
Now at the business end of the season, Avenue will have to focus on a run of four games over two weeks, despite not playing this coming Saturday.
Bower said: "It's a little bit strange not playing on Saturday at this time of year really, but that's football and we've rearranged the Spennymoor one for the Tuesday, so it's not a massive gap we've had without any games.
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Astronomy Reports (Russian: Астрономический журнал, Astronomicheskii Zhurnal), is a Russian, monthly, peer reviewed, scientific journal. This journal tends to focus its publishing efforts on original research regarding astronomical topics. Other types of reporting are also included such as chronicles, proceedings of international conferences, and book reviews. Founded in 1924, it is described as the most prominent astronomy journal during the age of the Soviet Union. Originally a print version, it is also available online. The editor-in-chief was Alexander A. Boyarchuk, Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

Former title
This journal, currently titled "Astronomy Reports", continues with the same Russian title as  when it was known in English  as  Soviet Astronomy. The former Soviet Astronomy shares exactly the same Russian name as this journal, exactly the same print issn, but the US Library of Congress lists this under a different and unique number in its catalog. Soviet Astronomy ceased publication with volume 36, no. 6 which was published in 1992.

Translation and distribution
Astronomicheskii Zhurnal is translated into English by the International Academic Publishing Company Nauka/Interperiodica (MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica), which is also the official publisher. However, beginning in 2006 access and distribution outside of Russia is through Springer. In addition, the English version of the journal is published simultaneously with its Russian version under the title "Astronomicheskii Zhurnal". From 1999, until present day it has produced 12 issues per year. However, prior to this only six issues were published each year, back to 1996.

Scope
The field of interest for this journal, Astronomy, includes in its scope sub-topics of astronomy. These are stellar astronomy, celestial mechanics, radio astronomy, physics of the Sun, planetary astrophysics, astrophysics theory, and astrophysics science through observation. Also included are methods of astronomy and instrumentation.

Abstracting and indexing
Astronomy Reports is indexed in the following databases:
Academic OneFile
Academic Search
Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
Current Abstracts
Current Contents/Physical
Chemical and Earth Sciences
Digital Mathematics Registry
Gale
Google Scholar
Inspec
Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition
OCLC
PASCAL
Science & Technology Collection
Science Citation Index
Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch)
SCOPUS
Simbad Astronomical Database
Summon by Serial Solutions
TOC Premier

See also
Astronomy Letters

References

External links

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Q: Zip file not deleted in mule I am reading a zip file using file inbound connector in mule. The file should be auto deleted, since auto delete is true. But it's not.
The flow I have is
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<flow name="filFlow">
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<logger message="hi" level="INFO" doc:name="Logger"/>
</flow>

A: It's because you are not consuming the file. Try adding a transformer such as
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after the file endpoint.


Today we say farewell to Maya Angelou, renowned poet. Maya was 86 years old and died at her home in North Carolina after suffering a long illness according to NPR news. Her writing career began with the famous work, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. This memoir was astonishing considering she refused to speak for much of her childhood. Originally born Marguerite Johnson, Maya was more commonly known by a nickname her brother gave her. Ms. Angelou had an extraordinary life which included many talents and careers including a singer, dancer, author, performer, and political activist. Maya was a beautiful woman who thankfully left a wonderful legacy behind in both her writings and the lives she inspired. Some of her books are listed below for your enjoyment.


The Moon influences us more than we realise, considering the amount of water in the human body, and that the moon controls the tide. Today the moon is waxing i.e. becoming 'full'. This is the time to draw abundance into your life, open your minds to love, fulfilment; making that extra bit of cash! From this time until the full moon light a pink candle to attract love, a gold candle to seek money flow or an orange candle for health and wellbeing. Try and fix your mind on wealth, happiness and drawing in altruistic love. It is also a good time to get jobs done so have fun with that Christmas shopping!


Electrical distributors' net profits fell by 48 percent in 2009 compared to the previous year, while gross profit inched down slightly, according to the Electrical Manufacturers' Credit Bureau (EMCB), Murrieta, Calif. EMCB releases its National Norms for distributors' financial performance with a one-year delay, so we're just now getting a picture of how things looked back when the economic recession was in its darkest days.
Distributors' net profit before taxes fell to 2.16% of sales from 4.20% in 2008, while gross profit dipped to 20.08% from 20.24%. As shown in the table above, the net profit figures haven't looked this ugly since the recession of 2001.
Electrical distributors were holding more cash as a percentage of total current assets and less inventory and receivables in 2009 compared with the previous year. EMCB's National Norms for 2009 show that electrical distributors' current assets were composed of 10.16% cash, 45.29% receivables and 41.3% inventory. The current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) for distributors rose to 2.17:1, the quick ratio (cash and receivables/liabilities) rose to 1.20:1 and the worth-debt ratio rose to 0.72:1. The ratios rose due to the increase in cash holdings, EMCB said.
When comparing sales, gross profit and net profit before taxes for companies that reported their financial results to EMCB for both 2008 and 2009, the bureau found that sales were down 18.14% after rising 4.57% in 2008, gross profit declined 19.78% and net profit dropped 60.40%.
EMCB broke out financial results for 25 electrical distributors with net worth of more than $10 million, including Graybar and WESCO. WESCO's gross profits fell to 19.46%, Graybar's gross rose slightly to 19.53% and Rexel's rose to 24.49%. By way of comparison, Home Depot posted 33.87% gross profit that year and Lowe's had 34.86%.


Cheryl focuses her practice on advising private equity and venture capital investment funds and strategic investors on China related investments and control transactions. She also assists clients with joint venture and other commercial partnership transactions in China. Cheryl passed the PRC Bar Exam.


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Finance ·Oil Prices
Relentless inflation means drivers are still stressed about gas even as prices fall
BYCathy Bussewitz, David McHugh and The Associated Press
December 16, 2022, 11:54 AM UTC
Cars blur past a gas station sign displaying the price of regular unleaded gasoline on Dec. 13, 2022, in Benton, Mo.
Charlie Riedel—AP
At a gas station outside New York City, retired probation officer Karen Stowe was faced with a pump price she didn't want to pay. She bought groceries from the convenience store instead, planning to buy cheaper gas elsewhere.
"The price is so high, people have to think very hard about where they're driving to," said Stowe, who had just been volunteering at a food pantry. "People are in trouble, and that's the truth."
Though drivers in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere are getting a break from the sky-high gasoline prices they endured over the summer, the cost is still difficult for many who have been struggling with relentless inflation. The U.S. average was $3.19 per gallon, down from a record $5 in June, while European Union pump prices have dropped nearly the equivalent of 40 cents, to $6.58 per gallon, since October.
Drivers now hope the situation doesn't get worse after a series of cutbacks tied to Russia's war in Ukraine, accidents and the slowing global economy have strained the world's oil supply. While oil and gasoline prices have dropped despite a recent supply crunch, those threats could end up pushing costs higher this winter.
What's the world facing?
— An EU ban on imports of most Russian oil took effect last week.
— At the same time, the Group of Seven leading democracies and 27-nation EU capped the price of Russian crude for other countries at $60 per barrel.
— There was a major leak along the Keystone pipeline in the U.S., which halted oil shipments along a major corridor.
— Dozens of oil tankers were stuck in Turkey for days.
— The OPEC+ coalition of oil producers has cut back production.
"The global system can withstand probably a few more days of these outages, but if they persist, they're going to play a major role in price hikes," said Claudio Galimberti, senior vice president of analysis at Rystad Energy.
A key reason restrictions on oil supply have not sent prices higher: Traders think there will be less demand for oil in the future, due to fears that the global economy is headed into recession, which would mean less driving and manufacturing. And some investors worry China's looser COVID-19 restrictions could backfire for the nation's economy.
"It can quickly turn into a major COVID wave which engulfs the hospitals and then is going to have a worse effect on demand than COVID policy," Galimberti said.
The restrictions on Russian exports are likely to have a bigger impact on oil prices next month. Although Western nations have banned Russian oil, customers in India and China are buying it, so there's enough oil on the market for those who need it. More than 97% of Russia's seaborne crude exports went to China and India last month, according to Refinitiv, a financial market data provider.
"We do not ask our companies to buy Russian oil. We ask them to buy oil," Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said in Parliament last week. "But it is a sensible policy to go where we get the best deal in the interest of Indian people, and that's exactly what we are trying to do."
In February, global oil supply could get more limited, because European nations won't be able to buy Russian refined products such as gasoline and diesel, so Russia could cut back on producing oil.
"So far, there hasn't been a major decline in Russian production. But once Russia cannot export products to Europe, they will need to decrease production, and that will result in a supply shortage, which will be reflected in the prices most likely," Galimberti said.
Russia also could decide not to produce oil due to the G-7 price cap. Its oil is selling for less than that now. But if the price goes up and approaches the cap, Russia could decide to take oil off the market, analysts said.
"There's another shoe to drop on that front," said Kevin Book, managing director at Clearview Energy Partners.
The price cap will lock in a discount on Russian oil, especially in light of the $100 per barrel Russia earned just a few months ago, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
"We are focused on limiting Putin's ability to profit from rising prices to fund his illegal war, while promoting stable global energy markets," Jean-Pierre said. "This is not about Russian oil off the market. This is about the cap — the cap at this level maintains clear incentives for Russia to continue exporting, and we believe that it should."
International standard Brent crude oil was selling for about $82 a barrel Thursday. That's likely to grow to $92 per barrel on average next year, according to projections by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is still below $125 seen this summer.
When it comes to prices at the pump, they're lower than they were last year, but Americans have paid $2 to $3 per gallon for most of the last decade, according to AAA data.
In the EU, where taxes account for a larger share of the cost of gasoline, prices fell to 1.70 euros per liter ($6.58 per gallon) in the first week of December from 1.80 euros per liter ($6.96 per gallon) at the end of October, according to figures from the bloc's executive Commission.
The recent price drop coupled with freezing weather has kept Aria Razdar, 28, behind the wheel of his BMW hatchback in Frankfurt, Germany. During the summer price spike, he would ride a Vespa scooter to work and school, but gasoline prices fell and so did the temperature.
"Right now, prices are a little more reasonable — actually they're still high, but in comparison," Razdar, a child care worker studying to be a teacher, said as he finished pumping fuel in an icy wind.
He spent a bit under 30 euros ($32) to fill up for the week, a cost he said he could manage for the convenience of driving 12 minutes to work instead of spending 45 minutes on public transit.
Others also wished prices were lower.
Gary Schwuchow, a retired maintenance supervisor, said he's taking fewer road trips and saving money because he lives off his pension and Social Security payments.
"I used to be able to fill the tank up for $40 or $42, and now it's almost $60," he lamented as he gassed up his Nissan Sentra at a station in Yonkers, New York, where a gallon of regular gas was selling for $3.79. "I don't fill it anymore. I put in $25 at a time."
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The Lakes may refer to:

Places

Australia
 The Lakes, Western Australia, a locality of Perth
 The Lakes Important Bird Area
 The Lakes Golf Club, a golf course in Sydney

Denmark
 The Lakes, Copenhagen, three lake around the city centre

United Kingdom
 Lake District
 Lake District National Park
 The Lakes railway station, in Warwickshire

United States
 The Lakes Area, now known as Uptown, Minneapolis, Minnesota
 The Lakes, Minnesota, a census-designated place
 "The Lakes", a local name for Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in South Philadelphia
 The Lakes, Las Vegas, a planned community
 The Lakes at Eagle, an apartment complex at Eagle, Idaho

Entertainment
 The Lakes (TV series), a 1997 British drama series
The Lakes with Paul Rose, a 2018 British TV documentary series
 "The Lakes" (song), a 2020 song by Taylor Swift

See also
The Lake (disambiguation)
Lake (disambiguation)
Lake District (disambiguation)
Land o' Lakes (disambiguation)


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package com.birene.core.resource;

import java.util.List;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;

import com.birene.core.models.Person;
import com.birene.core.reference.PersonType;
import com.birene.core.service.PersonService;

import static org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.GET;

@RestController
@RequestMapping("/person")
public class PersonResource {

    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PersonResource.class);

    @Autowired
    private PersonService personService;

    @RequestMapping(value = "/{type}", method = GET)
    public List<Person> findByType(@PathVariable PersonType type) {
        LOG.debug("Trying to find persons by type. type={}", type);
        return personService.findByType(type);
    }

}


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America's Debt & the Economy
Obama: Planning for 'all contingencies' on debt ceiling
by Jeanne Sahadi @CNNMoney October 8, 2013: 5:07 PM ET
If Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling and leaves Treasury short of cash, President Obama said "there are things that we will try to do" to mitigate the damage. But, he added, "no option is good."
President Obama acknowledged Tuesday that the White House and Treasury Department are planning for "all contingencies" if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling in time.
But the contingencies won't be silver bullets.
What's up with the debt ceiling?
"No option is good in that scenario," Obama said at a news conference. "There's no magic wand that allows us to wish away the chaos that could result if, for the first time in our history, we don't pay our bills on time."
The expectation is that Treasury will do what it can to prioritize payments to bondholders to calm markets. But there's no guarantee markets will be sanguine if investors keep getting paid but many segments in the U.S. economy are put on hold.
And Obama again dismissed the oft-made suggestion that he could invoke the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which says: "The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law ... shall not be questioned."
In that scenario, he would direct Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to keep borrowing to pay the country's obligations even if Congress doesn't authorize an increase in the legal borrowing limit.
Related: Countdown to default
But such actions could be subject to legal challenge, Obama noted.
"If you start having a situation in which there's legal controversy about the U.S. Treasury's authority to issue debt, the damage will have been done even if that were constitutional, because people wouldn't be sure. That's going to make people nervous," Obama said.
He likened it to a would-be home buyer getting cold feet about making a purchase if there is any doubt the seller has title to the house. "You're going to be pretty nervous about buying it. And at minimum, you'd want a much cheaper price to buy that house," he said.
Treasury Secy. on the debt ceiling
Lew has said he will run out of so-called "extraordinary measures" to keep the country's debt below its legal limit no later than Oct. 17. At that point Treasury will only be able to continue paying bills in full for a short while, using what Lew estimates will be a $30 billion cash balance plus daily revenue.
The Treasury could then run short sometime between Oct. 22 and Nov. 1, according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office and the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Lew is scheduled to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. Obama indicated that Lew would offer more details on Treasury's payment prioritization plans.
CNNMoney (New York) First published October 8, 2013: 5:07 PM ET


Hecker Guthrie's approach celebrates the essence of Melbourne as a city and destination, and its unique and definable characteristics that make it such an idealised location for global far-roamers. Designed as a Melbourne-made series of spaces; design, fashion, food and product are showcased as a teaser of the city's enquiring offerings. From references to the city's notable grid, the tessellated tile and the Victorian era brickwork that has such a presence in the city, the rooms are a play on an artisanal architectural understated response.
The artwork, referencing the past and acting as modern icons, their curated placement aims to challenge local and international anticipated storytelling. Celebrating craft, the city's history in wool production and the Gold Rush, the invitation of local makers and the resulting artisanal objects is intended to infuse a heightened curiosity. A city with its own many tales, these Hotel spaces are designed to encourage a continuation of that journey and an excited sense of discovery.