Not long ago, a facelift was considered by many to be reserved for movie stars and celebrities. Today a facelift, or rhytidectomy, is not just for the rich and famous. It is one of the most well accepted and most frequently performed cosmetic procedures in the United States. Recent studies have shown that being visually appealing has a direct correlation to higher pay. Today, Baby Boomers from every walk of life are electing to have facelifts for cosmetic as well as economic reasons.
During your initial consultation you will discuss with the surgeon, your particular condition, expectations, and the probable outcome of your various treatment options.
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In the hands of an expert such as Dr. Kass, the Hetter Resurfacing Procedure has produced transformative results for thousands of people who have come to the Tampa Bay area, from near and far, to share in the wonders of this innovative technique.
According to Dr. Kass, no other procedure, resurfacing laser (fractional or otherwise), peel, or method of dermabrasion, can achieve the results that he can achieve with the Hetter Resurfacing Procedure. In the simplest terms, the Hetter Resurfacing Procedure achieves remarkable, permanent results which are unmatched by any other technique in use today. When compared to other, less effective methods, Hetter Peel results are achieved with decreased redness, and markedly reduced down time.
After years of squinting, laughing, frowning, smoking and worrying, the skin around the eyes, nose, mouth and on the forehead often develops deep lines and wrinkles. While genes play a part in the aging process, these types of wrinkles have been difficult to treat, until now. Expression lines may often make you look older, tired, or stressed.
Dermal fillers are a blanket term for a number of different products intended to add bulk or volume to areas that appear wrinkled or hollow, such as around the cheekbones. Fillers are recommended for application in certain areas of your face where volume is beneficial. This includes your lips, nasolabial folds (smile lines), and "marionette" lines (the lines near your lips that seem to turn down). Fillers range in types from temporary to semi-permanent and tend to be priced based on how long the filler lasts. Fillers are also used for lip augmentations.
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Royal Economics Society Fellowships Awarded to Three Economics Students
The Warwick Economics Department is delighted to announce that three of our PhD students have been awarded One-Year Junior Fellowships from the Royal Economic Society . Rocco D'Este, Spyridon Terovitis and Giulio Trigilia will all receive the award for the academic year 2014-2015.
Worth £9,500 per student, just 10 awards are made each year by the RES following nominations from Heads of Economics Departments in the UK. Nominees must have completed at least two years of a doctoral thesis. Successful students will attend the RES Conference and are also invited to submit a research paper to the RES Conference Programme Chair for possible inclusion in a conference session. Those awarded Fellowships submit a report to the Secretary-General of the Society at the end of the academic year.
This year, the Royal Economic Society received a record number of applications which adds further testament to the quality of the students who have been awarded these prestigious fellowships. The Department has a successful track record of students being accepted for fellowships but this is the most successful year to date.
Jo Hart, Department of Economics, Tel: 024 76151402
Royal Economics Society
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The conference office announced the bracket for the 2018 Big Ten Baseball Tournament, held May 23-27 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska.
The eight-team, double-elimination tournament begins Wednesday, with first-round games, and continues through Sunday's championship game on May 27. The tournament champion will earn the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Once again this season, BTN will televise all games of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament live, with each game also available on the BTN2Go platform, either online at btn2go.com or through the BTN2Go app.


The Minnesota Vikings face the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship this weekend. We all know that, right? At least that's what we think here at Ticket King Milwaukee. We're still Brett Favre fans, and why wouldn't we be? Brett Favre helped to bring the Lombardi trophy back to Lambeau Field in 1997.
Are we thrilled that the Vikings beat the Packers twice this season? No. Rumor has it that NFC Championship tickets were not flying out the door up in the Twin Cities. Are the fans up there banking on a Vikings Super Bowl tickets frenzy? Miami is an easy trip to book for the fans up in Minnesota. I'll bet they think that the Vikings VS Saints Playoff game will go their way. Stay tuned.


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UFC 259 Preview: Main Card
By Ian O'Neill on March 4, 2021@ioneillmma
UFC 259 which goes down this Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas Nevada. The event will be broadcast on BT Sports and can also be streamed on ESPN+. The prelims is steeped with talent with fighters such as Dominick Cruz and Joseph Benavidez set to compete. You can catch a full breakdown of that section of the card right here.
Right now we'll focus our attention on the main card, and what a main card it is. Three title fights no less, and two other fantastic match-ups to look forward to. I'm going to break down each fight on the main card and share some thoughts on how I see these fights going.
Jan Błachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya
What a sensational fight this is! Champion vs. champion fights are always fun. Błachowicz has been on a tear in the 205-pound division since his defeat by Thiago Santos in 2019. After that defeat, 'Big Jan' showcased his legendary Polish power going on to knockout Luke Rockhold, Corey Anderson. A win over Jacare Souza is sandwiched in between those fights lead him on a journey to a title shot.
Błachowicz stepped into the cage against Dominick Reyes as a big underdog. Reyes had just come off a close decision victory over the champ at the time, Jon Jones. After Jones vacated the title it was left for Reyes and Jan to fight to be crowned the next champion. The doubt surrounding this fight, and if Błachowicz could win, slowly evaporated as the fight went on. Jan went on to dominate and knockout Reyes in the second round. The Polish power era was born.
For more on Jan Błachowicz checkout Sean Denny's excellent piece on his rise through the ranks called, "An Underdog Story".
Domination is something that Israel Adesanya is fully aware of. Twenty men have tried and twenty men have failed to topple the middleweight champion. The New Zealander brings a level of striking into the octagon that we have never seen before.
Like his Idol Anderson Silva, Adesanya entered the UFC and finished his debut with a beatiful knee and got the win over Rob Wilkinson. He then fought to a super close decision against Italian standout Marvin Vettori. A win over Brad Tavares and a quick knockout over Derek Brunson set up a fight between "The Last Stylebender" and "The Spider".
Izzy's once idol, Anderson Silva suddenly became a foe as the two battled to the judges' scorecards. Emotions ran high in the cage as Adesanya got his hand raised and Silva passed along the torch to the would be champion.
The City Kickboxing star would become interim champion after winning in the fight of the year war against Kelvin Gastelum. Izzy unified the 185-pound title when he dismantled Robert Whittaker in two rounds. A stagnant performance against Yoel Romero and a stunning performance in his last bout with Paulo Costa prompted a move up in weight class. An immediate title shot was granted.
I think if this fight was in a bigger cage it would favor the middleweight champion better than his rival. Błachowicz will have an easier time cutting off the 25-foot cage. Jan will need to close the distance and get Izzy up against the cage, he will have to make this a dirty gritty fight to take this fight.
Yes, he does have the legendary Polish power but engaging in an all out striking battle here is not the road to go down. Adesanya will want to fight at distance on the feet. His use of feints are some of the best I've ever seen inside the octagon. Adesanya has the ability to make his opponents freeze with the use of those feints.
Izzy will have seen what Thiago Santos did in his defeat of the Polish MMA standout. Santos stayed on the outside and ate up the leg before getting a knockout finish in round three. I see that as Adesanya's best path to victory. Jan Błahovech needs to remember that this is a mixed martial fight, and not a stand up battle. If he can utilise his size and dominate the grappling exchanges he wins this fight. I'm so excited for this!
Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson
The return of one of the greatest womens fighters of all time, and I for one am glad to see it. Amanda Nunes will defend her featherweight title for only the second time, she takes on Australian fighter Megan Anderson.
Anderson has had a turbulent UFC tenure to date. A loss on her debut against Holly Holm, she then picked up a win over Cat Zingano before suffering a first round submission defeat over Felicia Spencer. Anderson then picked up a submission of her own, taking out Zarah Fairn in the first round.
The Australian celebrated a first round knockout of Norma Dumont, and the former Invita champion looked as impressive as she has ever looked the last time she stepped into the cage. To have a chance of winning this fight Anderson will need to use her height and reach and stay out of the range of the double champion.
Nunes has some devastating power. The Brazilian has won 13 fights by knockout and beaten some of the best fighters that women's mixed martial arts has to offer. Her shining moment was a brutal knockout over Cris Cyborg, a win that sent shockwaves through the industry.
I feel that we will see a more grappling heavy approach here from Nunes. She doesn't need to run the risk of getting caught on the feet. She will test the waters for sure on the feet, but the longer the fight stays there, the more at home Anderson will feel in the cage. Nunes can't allowed her opponent to settle into the fight, that's why I would expect to see a takedown from the champion pretty soon into this fight.
This may very well be the last women's fight at 145 pounds. What's next after this for Nunes if she can get past Anderson? There are no legit challengers currently in the 145-pound division. I would imagine a move back down to the bantamweight divison for a stint after this, if Nunes manages to get the win.
Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling
What an absolute fantastic fight this is. All week, I've been changing my pick for this fight, that's a tell tale sign how good of a matchup this is. Petr Yan will make the walk to take on his most difficult match-up to date when he goes toe-to-toe with Aljamain Sterling. This is a high level fight, two guys at the top of their game and an overall intriguing stylistic encounter.
Yan has lost only once his his professional career, that was against Magomed Magomedov, who is a very good fighter. Yan won their rematch, soon after he made the move to the UFC ranks in 2018. The champion is 6-0 under the UFC banner. He has toppled the names such as John Dodson, Jimmie Rivera and Urijah Faber. A domination of Jose Aldo in his last fight saw him awarded with the bantamweight title.
Aljamain Sterling could be considered a UFC veteran having made his debut back in 2014. The New Yorker has notable victories over Takeya Mizugaki and Renan Barão in his early UFC days. Since his knockout defeat from Marlon Moraes, Aljo has ran through the ranks beating Brett Johns, Cody Stamann and Jimmie Rivera.
On top of that he looked super impressive while beating Pedro Munhoz by decision and made a real statement when he choked out Cory Sandhagen in less than 90 seconds. Aljo is coming into this fight with a massive head of steam, as is Petr Yan.
Yan, who resides in Russia but trains mainly out of Tiger Muay Thai gym in Phuket, has some fantastic boxing and is lethal in the clinch. He likes to impose his will on his opponents and is very good at getting control of the fight and maintain that control by getting his opponents on the backfoot. That is something he will need to do in order to be successful in this fight.
Sterling likes to push forward himself, and he brings a level of grappling into this fight that not many fighters can match in the 135-pound division. The striking aspect of his game has improved too through the years, engaging in an all out stand-up war is not the road to go down here for the Serra/Longo star.
This fight literally comes down to each fighters game plan, and how well they can implement that gameplan on the night. Sterling has not fought a five round fight in 8 years. Yan is more than capable of going all 25 minutes, we've seen that time and time again. When he steps in against Sterling, he will be fighting the best grappler that he has ever come up against.
It will be interesting to have a look at Yan's takedown defence, how is gas tank will hold up if Aljo goes all in on a takedown. Let's be real that is the only game plan that Sterling can implement if he is to be crowned the new champion. I'm also interested to see if Yan can stifle those takedown attempts and maintain his cardio. I have a feeling we are in for five rounds of a super technical fight here, and I am so excited to see how it all unfolds.
Islam Makhachev vs. Drew Dober
To get us warmed up for those three terrific title fights we are being treated to a lightweight clash between Islam Makhachev and Drew Dober. Makhachev has been a regular training partner of lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov for a number of years. Khabib himself has touted Islam as the future champ of the division.
Makhachev has tasted defeat only once so far in his career. The Russian has notched up wins over Nik Lentz, Gleison Tibau and Arman Tsarukyan. In his last fight he got the nod on the judges scorecards ahead of Davi Ramos. This will be a solid test for Islam when he makes the walk to take on Drew Dober.
Drew Dober is enjoying a three fight win streak coming into this fight. The heavy handed American finished Polo Reyes, Nasrat Haqparast and Alexander Hernandez all by knockout in recent times. His last taste against high level opposition was a knockout loss to Beneil Dariush in 2019. Dober will be looking to cement his place in the top 15 in the lightweight division against his Russian counterpart. This has potential to be a great fight, especially if Dober can keep it on the feet.
Thiago Santos vs. Aleksandar Rakić
The opening fight on the main card is a mouthwatering encounter between two big hitters. Thiago Santos is looking to make his way back into the win column when he fights up and comer Aleksander Rakić.
Rakić, who fights out of Serbia, suffered his only UFC defeat to Volkan Oezdemir, a fight that was very close on the scorecards. He redeemed himself by beating former title challenger Anthony Smith in his last fight and a victory over Santos on Saturday night would put him right back into the tite picture.
Santos, who fights out of Brazil, last tasted victory when he beat the current champion Jan Błachowicz back in early 2019. That win saw him take on Jon Jones, who was the champion at the time. He came out of that fight with a defeat and two busted up knees. Those injuries kept him out of the octagon for over 18 months.
When Santos returned he came up against fellow Brazilian, Glover Teixeira. Santos looked a shadow of his former self in that fight, and Teixeira fully capitalised with a fantastic performance of his own when he got a third round submission.
Coming into this fight Santos has to prove to himself and the fans, that he still has what it takes to compete in the upper echelon of the 205-pound division. This fight between two big hitters can not be anything other than entertaining. Both fighters have a kill or be killed mentality and i would be very surprised to see this fight go all the way.
If you want a full breakdown of the prelims section click here. Check out the card in full below.
Main card (BT Sports / ESPN+, 10pm ET)
Light Heavyweight Jan Błachowicz (27-8) vs. Israel Adesanya (20-0)
Women's Featherweight Amanda Nunes (20-4) vs. Megan Anderson (10-4)
Bantamweight Petr Yan (15-1) vs. Aljamain Sterling (19-3)
Lightweight Islam Makhachev (18-1) vs. Drew Dober (23-9)
Light Heavyweight Thiago Santos (21-8) vs. Aleksandar Rakić (13-2)
Preliminary card (BT Sports / ESPN+, 8pm ET)
Bantamweight Dominick Cruz (22-3) vs. Casey Kenney (16-2-1)
Bantamweight Song Yadong (16-4-1) vs. Kyler Phillips (8-1)
Flyweight Joseph Benavidez (28-7) vs. Askar Askarov (13-0-1)
Flyweight Rogério Bontorin (16-2) vs. Kai Kara-France (21-9)
Women's Strawweight Lívia Renata Souza (14-2) vs. Amanda Lemos (8-1-1)
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass, 6pm ET)
Flyweight Tim Elliott (16-11-1) vs. Jordan Espinosa (15-8)
Light Heavyweight Kennedy Nzechukwu (7-1) vs. Carlos Ulberg (3-0)
Welterweight Sean Brady (13-0) vs. Jake Matthews (17-4)
Lightweight Uroš Medić (6-0) vs. Aalon Cruz (8-3)
Bantamweight Mario Bautista (8-1) vs. Trevin Jones (12-6)
Ian O'Neill is the host of the SevereMMA UFC Preview show and one of the co-hosts of The Auld Triangle - Irish MMA podcast. You can find more of Ian's work on the SevereMMA Patreon where he co-hosts The Chasing Pack and The Contender. Follow him on Twitter and on Instagram @ioneillmma
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Q: Using ShowcaseView to target action bar menu item I'm trying to integrate ShowcaseView (v5.2.3) into an app, but when I try to target an action bar menu item, the app crashes with the runtime exception message "insertShowcaseViewWithType cannot be used when the theme has no ActionBar". The activity absolutely has an action bar with menu items. This occurs on both Android v5.1.1 and v4.4.2
The stack trace from the crash is as follows...
java.lang.RuntimeException: insertShowcaseViewWithType cannot be used when the theme has no ActionBar
     at com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.targets.ActionBarReflector.getHomeButton(ActionBarReflector.java:43)
     at com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.targets.ActionBarReflector.getActionBarView(ActionBarReflector.java:36)
     at com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.targets.ActionItemTarget.setUp(ActionItemTarget.java:49)
     at com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.targets.ActionItemTarget.getPoint(ActionItemTarget.java:43)
     at com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.ShowcaseView$1.run(ShowcaseView.java:176)
     at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5254)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:903)
     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:698)

The app module build.gradle is as follows...
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.d60402.myappname"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.0'
    compile 'com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview:library:5.2.3'
}

My activity is as follows...
package com.d60402.myappname;

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;

import com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.ShowcaseView;
import com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.targets.ActionItemTarget;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main_menu, menu);

        boolean ret = super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);

        ActionItemTarget target = new ActionItemTarget(this, R.id.action_settings);

        new ShowcaseView.Builder(this)
                .setTarget(target)
                .setContentTitle("Settings menu")
                .setContentText("Tap here to view and set the app settings")
                .hideOnTouchOutside()
                .build();

        return ret;
    }
}

The main_menu.xml is as follows...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
    <item android:id="@+id/action_settings"
        android:title="@string/action_settings"
        android:orderInCategory="100"
        app:showAsAction="always|withText"/>
</menu>

The AndroidManifest.xml is as follows...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.d60402.myappname" >

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

And the styles.xml is as follows...
<resources>

    <!-- Base application theme. -->
    <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
    </style>

</resources>

A: From the ShowcaseView developer (amicurran)...

As you might realise, there is no API in AppCompat for getting a reference to a MenuItem view, and as such this call requires reflection. And basically every time Google change AppCompat, this breaks ShowcaseView.
I don't have any current plans to support the new AppCompat (which is what this crash is coming from). However, if you use an AppCompat Toolbar, then you can quite easily showcase an item on it. See the demo activity, and the new target for more info.

A: Check in your manifest there you will find noactionbar theme applied to current activity.
so just try this, hopefully it will solve your problem!
Target target = new ViewTarget(R.id.action_settings, this);

new ShowcaseView.Builder(this)
            .setTarget(target)
            .setContentTitle("Settings menu")
            .setContentText("Tap here to view and set the app settings")
            .hideOnTouchOutside()
            .build();

A: Use this code. Its working for me. Here "toolbar" is the id of my toolbar.
      Target homeTarget = new Target() {
        @Override
        public Point getPoint() {
            // Get approximate position of home icon's center
            int actionBarSize = toolbar.getHeight();
            int x = actionBarSize / 2;
            int y = actionBarSize / 2;
            return new Point(x, y);
        }
    };
    new ShowcaseView.Builder(this)
            .setContentTitle("Its My Navigation Drawer")
            .setContentText("Click here and you will get options to navigate to other sections.")
            .setTarget(homeTarget)
            .build();
}

A: This works for me. You can try it
new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {

        @Override
        public void run() {
    if(toolbar.getMenu().size()==0){
        return;
    }
    MenuItem item=toolbar.getMenu().getItem(0);
     try {
           // ViewTarget navigationButtonViewTarget = navigationButtonViewTarget(toolbar); use this for back or up button
            new ShowcaseView.Builder(TrainRoute.this)
                    .withMaterialShowcase()
                    .setTarget(new ViewTarget(item.getItemId(),TrainRoute.this))
                    .setContentText("Here's how to highlight items on a toolbar")
                    .setStyle(R.style.CustomShowcaseTheme)
                    .build()
                    .show();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        }
    },
1000);

A: This code it worked for me, but this code is the "happy path" to my project.
You will need iterate over all items on real time to check how many items are showing or hidden according with your code or toolbar_size to get the right width position.
ShowCaseUtil.showForToolbar(getActivity(),
            ((MainActivity) getActivity()).toolbar, //instance of my toolbar
            R.string.showcase_fragment_message,
            menu.findItem(R.id.action_scan_barcode));

public static void showForToolbar(FragmentActivity activity, final Toolbar toolbar, int message, final MenuItem menuItem) {
    Target homeTarget = new Target() {
        @Override
        public Point getPoint() {
            int actionBarWidth = toolbar.getWidth();
            int y = actionBarWidth - (menuItem.getIcon().getIntrinsicWidth() * menuItem.getOrder());
            return new Point(y, toolbar.getHeight());
        }
    };
    new ShowcaseView.Builder(activity)
            .withMaterialShowcase()
            .setStyle(R.style.CustomShowcaseTheme2)
            .setTarget(homeTarget)
            .setContentText(message)
            .build()
            .show();
}

A: use it like this
new ShowcaseView.Builder(activity)
           // .withMaterialShowcase()
         //  .setStyle(R.style.CustomShowcaseTheme3)
            .setTarget(Target.NONE)
            .setOnClickListener(this)
            //.withMaterialShowcase()
            .blockAllTouches()
            .useDecorViewAsParent() //this is the difference
            .build();

then target your view in action bar

A: I get a solution.....
Code for Appcompat toolber
toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.department_name);
    toolbar.setTitle(R.string.catagory_one);
    toolbar.setSubtitle(getText(R.string.lwebsite));
    toolbar.inflateMenu(R.menu.all_articles);// add this line catching menu items
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

Then use your preferred targetview library.I write here this by two different library.One is
 new MaterialTapTargetPrompt.Builder(CatagoryOne_HOME.this)//library link:https://github.com/sjwall/MaterialTapTargetPrompt
            .setTarget(R.id.sync)//this is yours
            .setPrimaryText("Send your first email")
            .setSecondaryText("Tap the envelope to start composing your first email")
            .show();

    ViewTarget target = new ViewTarget(toolbar.findViewById(R.id.sync));//this is yours
    new ShowcaseView.Builder(this)
            .setContentTitle("Its My Navigation Drawer")
            .setContentText("Click here and you will get options to navigate to other sections.")
            .useDecorViewAsParent()
            .setTarget(target)
            .build();

That's all.Happy coding......

A: public void startTourGuide() {
    mToolbar.getViewTreeObserver().addOnDrawListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnDrawListener() {
        @Override
        public void onDraw() {
            if (!isFinishing()) {
                if (prefs.getInt("guide_upload_sign_in_up", 0) == 0) {

                    final FancyShowCaseView fancyShowCaseViewVideo = new FancyShowCaseView.Builder(MainActivity.this)
                            .title("Upload Video, Sign In, Register...")
                            .focusBorderColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.color_primary))
                            .focusBorderSize(5)
                            .focusOn(findViewById(R.id.main_upload))
                            .build();

                    new FancyShowCaseQueue()
                            .add(fancyShowCaseViewVideo)
                            .show();
                    editor.putInt("guide_upload_sign_in_up", 1);
                    editor.apply();
                }
            }
        }
    });
}

A: For Kotlin I added an inner class as below to get the target pointed at Bottom Navigation Menu items. For me, the BottomNavigation had 5 menu items. navItemPosition ranging from 0 to 4.
class ViewTargetPoint(
    screenWidth: Int,
    screenHeight: Int,
    navItemPosition: Int,
    midPointOfBottomNav: Int
) : Target {

    var x: Int = 0
    var y: Int = 0

    init {
        Log.e("TAG", "screenWidth px = $screenWidth")
        Log.e("TAG", "screenHeight px = $screenHeight")
        Log.e("TAG", "midPointOfBottomNav = $midPointOfBottomNav}")
        x = (screenWidth / 10) + ((screenWidth / 5) * navItemPosition)
        y = screenHeight - midPointOfBottomNav
        Log.e("TAG", "Point X = $x")
        Log.e("TAG", "Point Y = $y")
    }

    override fun getPoint(): Point {
        Log.e("TAG", "Point X = $x")
        Log.e("TAG", "Point Y = $y")
        return Point(x, y)
    }
}

targetPoint = ViewTargetPoint(screenWidth, screenHeight, navItemPosition, midPointOfBottomNav)

ShowcaseView.Builder(this)
        .withMaterialShowcase()
        .setTarget(targetPoint)
        .setContentTitle("ShowcaseView 2")
        .setContentText("This is highlighting the Some button")
        .hideOnTouchOutside()
        .setShowcaseEventListener(
            object : SimpleShowcaseEventListener() {
                override fun onShowcaseViewDidHide(showcaseView: ShowcaseView) {
                    Log.e("TAG", "onShowcaseViewDidHide 2")
                }
            }
        )
        .build()

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All of you are so amazing~thank you so much! I do not even know her favorite colors, so I just hope for a good variety to brighten a mood. Thank you for being my blessing! ~sandi ETA that honestly I've never put squares together, so there is no time frame. I am so excited to learn!!!
Love it, Darski! Here is Cat's One Piece Wonder set, found here: http://cats-rockin-crochet.blogspot.com/2011/05/cats-one-piece-wonder-baby-diaper-cover.html and here: http://cats-rockin-crochet.blogspot.com/2011/05/cats-one-piece-wonder-baby.html ETA I had to re-rinse after this pic, as somehow it came out linty and with detergent stuck to it! ??? Looks better now~that left sleeve especially.
Still looking forward to your pics, Darski! I am actually considering your star baby pattern if I can fit it in before delivery... Also have a pic of another sweater set to share when I charge the camera. Finished the bag, and a friend is lining it for me. Then I'll get a pic of that as well.
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By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher
One member of the local media referred to Tuesday's Iowa State men's basketball "practice" as a "dog and pony show."
That seemed pretty accurate to me. The Cyclones didn't go after it very hard during their glorified practice in Kansas City but head coach Greg McDermott did address several tidbits looking during his session with the media.
I'll start with his thoughts on expanding the NCAA Tournament to 96 teams. This topic dominated sports talk radio today on my way down to KC.
"I am a big believer in if something isn't broke, you don't attempt to fix it," McDermott said. "Having said that, I think that our sport and major sports professionally and at the college level have the smallest percentage of student athletes who get to participate in the NCAA Tournament. We have added a lot of teams over the course of the past 25 years to Division 1, with not much of an increase of teams that participate in post-season play. I believe that as many student-athletes should have the opportunity to experience the NCAA Tournament as possible so I think that I would probably be in favor of it."
Next year's schedule is still very uncertain
I know. This season isn't over yet. And the media is already asking McDermott about next year's schedule?
Yep. The future is fun to think about.
Here's what we know about next year. The Duke Blue Devils will NOT be on the schedule. That didn't turn out too well. We know that California will make a trip to Hilton Coliseum. That is a done deal. There is also that date with Creighton that will take place in Des Moines. Plus, the three Iowa-schools of course.
McDermott said that up to this point, not much more has been done.
"We have to fill a few home games," McDermott said. "We'd like to start against a decent team on the road and then possibly find a BCS school that we can start a home and home with on the road."
McDermott said that it will be late July or early August before Charles Boozer is back to feeling like himself.
As for Jamie Vanderbeken?
"He is gradually getting back into shape. I would like to think that after spring break, he could start doing a little bit more."
Colvin says he'll return
I wasn't there but Randy Peterson (Des Moines Register) and Eric Peterson (Cedar Rapids Gazette) are reporting that Chris Colvin told them that he plans on returning to Iowa State next season.
What that means?
Colvin has never said that he wasn't coming back so really; it does nothing other than shut up a few rumors. By my calculations, here is Iowa State's guard-court next season, in no particular order.
Diante Garrett – PG
Chris Colvin – PG
Dominique Buckley – PG
DeMarcus Philips – I'll call him a combo-guard
Bubu Palo – PG
Antwon Olviver – SG
Scott Christopherson – SG
Charles Boozer – SG
Previous Big 12 Tournament: Cyclones practice report
Next Big 12 Tournament: Media Pick'em
Williams Blog: Apathy…I think not, Gilstrap/Brackins notes
Williams Blog: Depth an issue, no panic in Ames
Williams Blog: Wednesday afternoon notes


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Q: Is passing by reference to thread here bad practice? This is the code listening from one C++ book.
void edit_document(std::string const& filename)
{
    open_document_and_display_gui(filename);
    while(!done_editing())
    {
        user_command cmd=get_user_input();
        if(cmd.type==open_new_document)
        {
            std::string const new_name=get_filename_from_user();
            std::thread t(edit_document,new_name);
            t.detach();
        }
        else
        {
            process_user_input(cmd);
        }
    }
}

As you can see edit_document function can run other thread by itself. But the thread entry function takes filename as a const reference. Is it wrong in this case? Consider example when the new thread gets blocked in some way and new_name variable is actually destroyed and some garbage value is read. Is it possible in this case?

A: There's nothing wrong with having a thread function that takes its argument by reference. The constructor for std::thread doesn't forward its arguments by reference; it copies the arguments that are passed to it. So, internally, when you create a thread with
std::thread t(edit_document, new_name);

it, in effect, generates code that spins up a thread which does this:
std::string first_arg(new_name);
edit_document(first_arg);

and first_arg lives until after edit_document returns. (Don't take that code literally -- the actual implementation is much more subtle. The constructor for std::thread won't return until first_arg has been constructed, so there's no risk that new_name will go away before the copy has been made)
You have to go out of your way to pass an actual reference to the thread function. That's what std::reference_wrapper does:
std::thread t(edit_document, std::cref(new_name));

If you do that, of course, you have to be sure that the lifetime of new_name will be longer than the thread. That's not common, for obvious reasons.


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— город в Японии, находящийся в префектуре Гифу.

Географическое положение
Город расположен на острове Хонсю в префектуре Гифу региона Тюбу. С ним граничат города Такаяма, Секи, Мино, Геро, Оно.

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Население города составляет , а плотность —  чел./км².

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Just a Spoonful of Sugar…
August 27th, 2016|Medical News Commentary|By Elizabeth Tracey
Those of us of a certain age, and the young at heart likely remember Mary Poppins, who crooned, "just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down..." Now such a chant is likely to be met with boos from the medical establishment, as the august Circulation has weighed in on how much sugar a child should consume, and folks, as Rick and I discuss on PodMed this week, it's much less than a spoonful per day at least for the very young.
Keeping in mind that cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death worldwide, a writing group assessed all the available literature relative to the consumption of sugar in children and the development of said disease, or more properly, diseases that often result in cardiovascular outcomes. These were subsequently divided into five well-known conditions: diabetes and insulin resistance, obesity, high blood pressure, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and lipid aberrations. The inescapable fact emerged that such health problems developed at levels of sugar consumption far below what is currently recommended, specifically, depending on which guidelines are consulted, 6-10% of calories consumed per day. Current NHANES data reports about 16% of calories for children consumed each day are from sugars.
What about changing such entrenched behaviors? The study recommends that since no one really knows how much sugar is deleterious to the health of a child, things are simple: no added sugar at all for children 0-2 years of age. Children and adolescents may be able to consume approximately 6 teaspoons of sugar per day, but beverages should be limited to one eight ounce portion or less per week. The committee opines that it wouldn't be bad for adults to get on board with these reductions either, since our worldwide problem with obesity continues unabated.
Other topics this week include a look at breast density and mammography frequency in Annals of Internal Medicine, and two from NEJM: a potential new treatment for essential tremor and the predictive value of genetic testing with regard to adjuvant chemotherapy in women with early breast cancer. Until next week, y'all live well.
Flu Mist Vindication?
Hutterites have been figuring large in the medical research lately, with PodMed two weeks ago featuring a study on asthma and allergy in children in this community, while this week on the podcast Rick and I talk about a study comparing intramuscular flu vaccine to intranasal vaccine in two groups of these folks, as published in Annals of Internal Medicine. So we extend our thanks to the Hutterite people for agreeing to be a part of studies that advance knowledge for us all, in this case relative to flu vaccination methods.
The study was conducted over three influenza seasons among 52 Hutterite colonies in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. Almost 1200 children ranging in age from 36 months to 15 years received a vaccine, while just over 3400 community members did not. The study was designed to assess whether the live intranasal vaccine was superior to the inactivated intramuscular vaccine in providing protection for both the community (herd immunity) as well as the children.
Children were randomized to either the live attenuated intranasal flu vaccine against three strains of influenza, or to an inactivated vaccine containing the same three strains. About three quarters of the children in each group received the vaccine. There was no difference in the rate of influenza infection among either those vaccinated or persons in their community, with the authors concluding that there was no advantage to the intranasal live attenuated vaccine with regard to community protection.
I point out to Rick in the podcast however, that it also appears that the vaccine, marketed as FluMist, did work as well as the intramuscular vaccine, and may call into question the CDC's action of late June panning the intranasal vaccine for the upcoming flu season. While I really did not like the one administration of this vaccine I received I am sympathetic to children who really don't like injections at all. Time will tell, I suppose, on whether intranasal vaccines will return to favor.
Other topics this week include scrutiny of beta blocker use in those who've had stents in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, a new osteoporosis drug in JAMA, and an association between Tylenol use during pregnancy and behavior problems in offspring. Until next week, y'all live well.
Texting and Health
Can receiving text messages help improve a person's choices relative to reducing diabetes risk behaviors? That was the central question addressed by a study Rick and I discuss on PodMed this week, as published in a journal we've never talked about before: the Journal of Medical Internet Research. We're betting we will be hearing more from this journal as all over the world, the potential for using internet and mobile technologies to monitor, support and change choices that affect an individual's health is being undertaken, especially if the results equal or surpass those seen here.
This study was conducted in India among a cohort culled from a million Nokia phone subscribers. The study subjects received 56 text messages over the course of six months in their choice of 12 languages. The messages targeted fruit, vegetable and fat consumption and endorsed more exercise. A control group received no messages. At the end of the study message receivers were more likely to consume more fruits and vegetables and attempt to reduce fat intake, although there was no improvement in exercise. The authors conclude that in low and middle-income countries, where diabetes risk is quite high and so is mobile phone access, such a strategy could have a great impact on new cases of diabetes in the future. Questions we'd like to see answered would include the impact over a longer period of follow-up and the durability of results, but for now, we're encouraged.
Other topics this week include the impact of exercise on five common health conditions in the BMJ, ICU stays versus those on a medical floor with regard to outcomes in JAMA Internal Medicine, and insurance status and outcomes for two cancers in Cancer. Until next week, y'all live well.
Genetics, Environment, and Asthma
August 5th, 2016|Medical News Commentary|By Elizabeth Tracey
What can Amish and Hutterite people teach us about genes, the environment, and the development of asthma? Lots, according to a study Rick and I discuss on PodMed this week and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This study looked at two groups of people who originally emigrated to the US from geographically similar central European areas and share the majority of their genes. They ultimately settled in two different farming communities in Indiana and South Dakota, respectively, and their farming practices are also distinct. The Amish have generally small, family run operations while the Hutterites tend to work large corporate farms, thus their exposures are quite different.
It turns out the prevalence of asthma among the Amish children is just over 5% while over 21% of the Hutterite children develop the condition. Allergic sensitization is also divergent: 7.2% in the Amish versus 33.3% in the Hutterites. By employing a mouse model, this study was able to demonstrate that dust from Amish homes inhibited airway reactivity and cellular proliferation characteristic of allergy. Researchers conclude that early and presumably sustained exposure to this allergen mix engages the innate immune response that is ultimately protective against asthma and allergy. Rick and I agree that precise identification of the allergens as well as timing of exposure may provide a likely therapeutic strategy to prevent asthma.
Other topics this week include a look at obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular events among a group of identical twins with divergent weights in JAMA Internal Medicine, off site cardiac monitoring in at risk patients in JAMA, and in MMWR, a look at preparedness nationally for preventing Zika-related fetal abnormalities. Until next week, y'all live well.
Exercise!
July 29th, 2016|Medical News Commentary|By Elizabeth Tracey
Did you know that the health impact of sitting at a desk job for eight hours a day is as deleterious as smoking cigarettes or being obese? That's according to a Lancet study Rick and I discuss on PodMed this week, but there is good news: you can offset your desk jockey occupation by exercising moderately 60-90 minutes five days per week. Enough said! Get out there and exercise. But first let's take a look at the data.
This study was a meta-analysis including over 1 million people for whom sitting time and mortality statistics were available. People were divided into four groups based on their physical activity and sitting time, with the reference group sitting less than 4 hours per day and reporting the most activity. Compared with this group, those who were the least physically active experienced mortality rates 12-59% higher than those in the reference group. By contrast, those who were physically active but also sat for prolonged periods had no increase in mortality rates. The authors conclude that physical activity was protective against the effect of prolonged sitting.
Rick and I both speculate on the ramifications of this study, wondering if it helps further inform an appropriate daily dose of exercise, something many professional societies have been circling around for years. Clearly this study suggests it's more exercise than has often been cited. We also wonder if prolonged exercise one day a week, such as Rick's cycling behavior, counts against the daily totals or if more or less daily exercise is needed. No doubt more research coming, but for now, we agree, almost everyone needs to move more and sit less.
Other topics this week include two others from the Lancet on depression and behavioral activation therapy, and the global economic burden of inactivity, and in JAMA, the USPSTF's recommendations on skin cancer screening. Until next week, y'all live well.
Extending Breast Cancer Therapy
July 22nd, 2016|Medical News Commentary|By Elizabeth Tracey
If you're a woman who's had breast cancer, you may be taking a class of drugs known as 'aromatase inhibitors' to help reduce your risk of a a recurrence. Most women are recommended to take these medications for five years either following drug therapy with tamoxifen, or as initial therapy. In either case, is there a benefit to continuing aromatase inhibitors for another five years? That's the substance of a study Rick and I discuss on PodMed this week, as published in the New England Journal of Medicine. And the good news is, yes, there is additional benefit. What exactly did the study do?
Over 1900 postmenopausal women with early stage, hormone receptor positive breast cancer were enrolled in this trial. Median follow-up was 6.3 years. Women usually entered the study after having received tamoxifen following their diagnosis of early breast cancer for five years, followed by an aromatase inhibitor for around five years. They were then randomized to an additional five years on an aromatase inhibitor or to placebo. Results indicated that 95% of women on the aromatase inhibitor were disease free at five years compared with 91% of those on placebo. More women developed breast cancer in the other breast in the placebo group than in the group taking the aromatase inhibitor. While those on the active drug did experience more bone pain, new onset osteoporosis, and bone fractures, Rick and I agree that the reduction in risk for breast cancer recurrence seems worth it, and that's good news.
Other studies this week include an analysis of the Mediterranean diet in Annals of Internal Medicine, risk of breast cancer following IVF in JAMA, and in Neurology, a look at whether HRT improves cognition. Until next week, y'all live well.
Do Ugly Shoes Help?
If you have knee osteoarthritis, you've probably noticed for sale in pharmacies and elsewhere some rather ugly footwear purported to alleviate pain, and perhaps you've considered such a purchase. Now, as Rick and I discuss on PodMed this week, there's finally evidence, as published in Annals of Internal Medicine, that you can give such a strategy a miss. Here's what the investigators did:
A total of 164 people with knee osteoarthritis were randomized to wear shoes designed to unload their medial knee, the area where most people experience degeneration and pain, or to conventional walking shoes. They were instructed to wear the shoes daily and then were followed for six months. At the end of the intervention period they were queried with regard to pain with walking and physical function. A number of secondary outcomes included knee stiffness, intermittent and/or constant knee pain, and quality of life. One hundred sixty subjects completed the trial. And, as Rick and I quip in the podcast, it's time to boot those ugly shoes to the curb, as there was no significant difference between the groups on any measurement. Rick and I agree that this study is especially helpful because there are a lot of devices being sold to help people manage common conditions like osteoarthritis that have never been scrutinized carefully, and we're hoping this is just the first study to do so.
Other topics this week include two from JAMA on HIV management, and one from the Lancet on mortality and obesity. Until next week, y'all live well.
Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide
July 8th, 2016|Medical News Commentary|By Elizabeth Tracey
Should physicians assist people who wish to end their lives? Whatever your view on that matter, a study Rick and I discuss on PodMed this week attempts to quantify just how much euthanasia, where the physician administers drugs to end life, or the patient does so with drugs a physician has prescribed, so-called physician assisted suicide (PAS), takes place currently in places where the practice is legal. That's published in JAMA.
This rather exhaustive study took a look at the five countries where euthanasia and PAS is legal: Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Colombia, and the five US states where PAS but not euthanasia are legal: Oregon, Montana, California, Vermont, and Washington. Survey data beginning in 1947 was examined through 2015, as was data from death certificates and locations with reporting requirements relative to these practices. Briefly, the study found that while the practice is being legalized more and more, rates of actual utilization remain about the same. There is no evidence that vulnerable populations are being targeted, and the group that seems to utilize the practice most often are people with cancer.
Of surprise to both Rick and me, pain was not the primary reason cited by people who chose to end their lives, but rather a wish to die with dignity, having experienced a loss of autonomy and ability to enjoy life. The majority of people who make this election are educated, white, and older. In short, we feel the study does not support the idea that somehow legalizing the practice would expand its use, perhaps to those who haven't chosen to die themselves.
Other topics this week include two studies we treated as one on breast cancer trials in NEJM, staph infections in families in Annals of Internal Medicine, and an IOM report on biomarkers. Until next week, y'all live well.
July 2nd, 2016|Medical News Commentary|By Elizabeth Tracey
There's been a lot of emphasis in recent years on making sure that people with cancer get good end-of-life care, and that often involves consults with palliative care experts, referral to hospice and other strategies, but how do folks with other critical illnesses fare? That's the substance of a study Rick and I discuss on PodMed this week, as published in JAMA Internal Medicine, with the primary finding that those with frailty, COPD, congestive heart failure and end stage renal disease (ESRD) don't receive these services nearly as often as those with cancer or dementia. And there's room for improvement in cancer and dementia care also.
The records of almost 58,000 people who died while receiving care in Veterans Administration facilities between October 1, 2009, and September 30, 2012 were examined. About half of those patients with frailty, COPD, congestive heart failure, or ESRD had a palliative care consult while almost 74% of those with cancer did. Among those with dementia just over 61% did so.
What about deaths in the ICU? More than twice as many people without cancer or dementia died in this setting. Finally, loved ones of those who died rated their care as excellent at the end of life more often for those with cancer or dementia, a measure that the authors say was mediated by do-not-resuscitate orders, palliative care consults, and setting of death. Rick and I agree that there's lots of room for improvement here, with education for providers as well as patients important in shifting perception of palliative care from end-of-life issues to enabling people to live as best they can with symptom control.
Other topics this week are all in Annals of Internal Medicine: coprescription of opioids and naloxone, treatment of binge eating disorder, and the relationship of dementia to blood transfusions. Until next week, y'all live well.
Best Blood Thinner?
June 24th, 2016|Medical News Commentary|By Elizabeth Tracey
Atrial fibrillation is a condition where the upper chambers of our four-chambered heart don't beat together with other heart areas, and this can allow blood clots to form and travel to the brain, causing a stroke. Now, as Rick and I discuss on PodMed this week, so-called 'novel anticoagulants' have been shown to be as safe and effective at managing this condition as the tried and true warfarin, a study in the BMJ concludes.
The study is compelling because it followed almost 62,000 Danish citizens who were new to using oral medications to thin their blood. The stalwart warfarin and three upstart novel anticoagulants or NOACs, as those in the know abbreviate, were all used among this cohort. The NOACs were dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban. Data was collected between August 2011 to October 2015. Briefly, the NOACs were just as good at preventing stroke and in some cases better at avoiding blood clots. As Rick opines in the podcast, this information should be weighed along with other aspects of treatment with NOACs to assist patients in making an informed decision. On the plus side, there's no need to monitor to what degree blood is being thinned as there is with warfarin, requiring a regular trip to the clinic some patients find very onerous. On the other hand, there's the ability to reverse warfarin effects readily if surgery is needed. Then there's the cost issue. What's not at issue is the importance of employing some strategy to reduce risk in people with atrial fibrillation, so it's good to be able to make informed choices.
Other topics this week include sudden cardiac death among youth in NEJM, and two in JAMA: plant phytoestrogens for menopausal symptoms and dietary consumption trends among US adults. Until next week, y'all live well.


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Planar electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter has significant engineering significance to power electronic system integration and miniaturization. However, the value of differential mode capacitance cannot meet the demand of noise suppression because of the size limit of ceramics. In this case, the EMI filter of novel multilayers is recommended to address this issue. A novel integrated structure of EMI filter based on multilayer ceramic is proposed in this study. The inductance and capacitance of the new structure can be designed separately, which is an advantage in manufacturing. Insertion loss is measured more closely to the actual situation in this study, which is different from the condition where source and load impedances are both 50 Ω. In the process of designing a novel EMI filter, noise impedance is considered. Moreover, the prototype is created and applied to a small switching power supply, which verifies the effectiveness of the developed EMI filter.
R. L. Ozenbaugh, EMI Filter Design, 2th ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc. Chap.3, pp. 25-65, 2001.
H.-F. Huang and L.-Y. Deng, "Improving the high-frequency performance of integrated EMI filter with multiple ground layers," Asia-Pacific Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, pp. 249-252, 2012.
R. Chen, J. D. van Wyk, S. Wang, and W. G. Odendaal, "Planar electromagnetic integrated technologies for integrated EMI filters," Industry Applications Conference, Vol. 3, No. 12, pp. 1582-1588, 2003.
S. Ye, "New EMI filter Design Methods for DC-DC and AC-DC Switching Power Supplies," Queen's University, Jun. 2003.
F. Luo, D. Boroyevich, and P. Mattavelli, "Improving EMI filter design with in circuit impedance mismatching," Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Twenty-Seventh Annual IEEE, pp. 1652-1658, 2012.
J. Espina, J. Balcells, A. Arias, C. Ortega, and N. Berbel, "EMI model of an AC/AC power converter," Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC) , pp. 1-6, 2010.


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Daphnella margaretae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description
The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 14 mm.

Distribution
D. margaretae can be found in Atlantic and Caribbean waters, ranging from the eastern coast of Florida to Brazil.

References

 Lyons, William G. "New Turridae (Gastropoda: Toxoglossa) from south Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico." The Nautilus 86.1 (1972): 3–7.

External links
 Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
 Gastropods.com: Daphnella margaretae

margaretae
Gastropods described in 1972


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On Tiny Guam, It's One Dogcatcher vs. 30,000 Strays
They bite, they threaten, they carry the risk of rabies. Islanders are sharply divided over what to do about the dogs. And Nicholas Ibanez is caught in the middle.
Stray dogs in Guam are responsible for attacks on people and pets, and carry the threat of rabies.
By Kelly Kasulis Cho
The York Times/ Nov. 7, 2021
Driving alone in his truck, Nicholas Ibanez prowls the tiny American island of Guam in uniform, carrying a most-wanted list of dangerous predators that must be taken off the streets.
He starts early, before 8 a.m. — up and out with coffee in hand. Lately, he also emerges after dark, to avoid the vigilantes who would impede his work. On the road, he scans the edge of forests for shady patches to set his traps. In a box sits his bait: bits of chicken from a local Jamaican restaurant, a strip from KFC, maybe a Vienna sausage.
Mr. Ibanez, 41, is the Guam government's only dogcatcher. And no matter how many hours he works, no matter how elusive he is at the animal control office, he faces an inescapable reality: On this island, there's just one Nicholas Ibanez, and at least 30,000 stray dogs.
"There's way too many issues and animals — there's always something waiting," said Mr. Ibanez, who has held the job for more than five years. "It can be dangerous. I've never been bitten, and I don't want to get bit."
Across Guam, which is home to about 170,000 people, packs of these "boonie dogs," as they are known, can be seen everywhere — crossing highways and chasing cars, roving the parking lots of luxury hotels, lounging in cul-de-sacs fringed with coconut trees.
Nicholas Ibanez, right, talking with conservation officers at the Guam Animals in Need shelter, in Yigo, Guam. Mr. Ibanez is Guam's only dogcatcher.
On social media, residents frequently post stories and photos of dangerous encounters, like one that left a tuxedo cat with bloodied eyes and a ring of red around its neck, and another in which a feral stray climbed three stories of an apartment building to attack a pet.
In the animal control office, Mr. Ibanez looked through photos of pet dogs with bloodied legs and one that showed a stray baring its teeth at a toddler as she stood on her doorstep.
"I can say like 80 percent are vicious," he said. "We get hospital reports about stray dogs biting kids, even elderly people."
"Back in the day," he continued, "I used to be able to walk to the bus stop without getting chased."
The island has struggled with stray dogs for decades. In 1967, during a rabies outbreak, the American military tried to shoot the strays. But the dogs proved so smart and elusive that the authorities eventually resorted to planting poison, said Cyrus Luhr, president of the board of directors at Guam Animals in Need, an animal shelter.
Now, Guam, which covers about 200 square miles, has about one stray dog for every six residents — a ratio that looks to some like a pile of dynamite.
Stray dogs in a holding pen at Guam Animals in Need, a local shelter for dogs and cats. Guam has about one stray dog for every six residents.
"Rabies is a very real threat to us," said Alison Hadley, executive director of the shelter, which is the only one on the island that receives government funding. "We have boats that come in from other places in the world, and there have been very real rabies scares. There are just so many possibilities."
This summer, a video that went viral got the whole island talking about the problem with strays — and inflamed passions over what to do.
The video showed a pack of about 50 large dogs flocking to an abandoned building near the airport. It caught the attention of the island's mayors, animal rights groups and concerned parents, catapulting the issue onto front pages and fueling heated public meetings for months.
The debate has at times gone to extremes: Some have called for permits that allow hunters to shoot the strays, while others want them left alone entirely. When captured, the dogs are brought to the shelter, where they are put up for adoption, or euthanized if they are beyond medical help.
"There are people that hate them, there are people that — you see it on the news, they shoot or poison them — and there's people out there who are like, 'OK, let's make a schedule for feeding groups of strays,'" said Julie Cunningham, a nurse whose pet cat was nearly mauled to death by three dogs in early 2021.
Mr. Ibanez discussing an animal abuse case with a staff member of the shelter.
The island's divisions have crept into Mr. Ibanez's daily work, forcing him to go on capture missions in the dark of night to avoid the small number of animal rights activists who have taken to heckling him and scaring away the strays.
"I never had problems until recently," he said. "People take out their video and get in my face."
He added: "In those moments, I'm shaking. I'm not a bad person — I don't call the shots. And I try not to bring that stress home."
While Guam has long contended with stray dogs, it has never done so with so few resources.
The animal control division lost many staff members in the early 2000s, when the Guam government moved the division to the Department of Agriculture. In late 2020, Mr. Ibanez became the only officer in the field, after his last counterpart retired.
"In Guam, everything is underfunded," Mr. Luhr, of the animal shelter, said. "That has been the history."
"The job is very difficult," he continued. "It has taken a toll on prior animal control officers, and you see it. It's this relentless flow of emergencies."
A stray dog brought in by a resident to the animal shelter. Guam has been divided on what to do with its strays.
The animal control division has been looking to hire more officers, and since the video of the airport dogs went viral, the Guam government has passed legislation to increase the shelter's annual funding to $600,000 from $150,000.
Those closest to the issue say that free or low-cost spaying and neutering programs are the best long-term solution, though the island chronically struggles with a shortage of veterinarians and a lack of education about sterilizing pets.
"I want a little bit more of everything," said Chelsa Muna-Brecht, director of the Guam Department of Agriculture. "It would take at least two to three years with proper staffing and support of the island before we could really turn this around."
As public debate rages on, Mr. Ibanez mostly keeps to himself, making his way through routine dog captures, animal abuse investigations and visits to areas known for vicious strays. He ignores any angry social media posts about him, he said, and tries to decompress by spending evenings with his wife.
"You have to deal with a lot — people's emotions when you have to remove their animals, or emotions when you see an animal sick or dying or abused," he said. "But it doesn't get to me. You have to handle it, or the job is not meant for you."
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Of course you are trying to do push ups and sit ups on the ship. Perhaps you should invent ship fitness instead of land fitness. Pretend you are a fish! I vote for a King Salmon!!


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The musician indulges in a Ménage à Trois—a burger stuffed with an Impossible Foods patty, vegan bacon, and fish-free shrimp—at the popular Atlanta hangout.
This week, musician Usher Raymond IV (professionally known as "Usher") was the latest celebrity to get "sluttified" at vegan eatery The Slutty Vegan in Atlanta. In 2018, founder Pinky Cole opened Slutty Vegan as a food truck concept with provocatively named menu items to make veganism attractive to locals. By January, 500 customers were waiting in line for five hours to get "sluttified"—the term Cole uses to describe customers sampling the truck's vegan offerings for the first time. Usher is the most recent celebrity to visit the newly opened brick-and-mortar version of the truck. "I chose a Ménage à Trois burger," he said in an Instagram video. "Yeah, I'm feeling frisky." After pointing out that the burger had vegan bacon on it, Usher said, "Look at that. It's cool," before taking a big bite. "This is good," he said and repeated, "This is good." Earlier this year, Tyler Perry, Snoop Dog, and Lena Waithe all got "sluttified" by visiting the popular Atlanta vegan hangout. The company recently embarked on the "Gettin' Slutty Tour" to bring its popular food to other parts of the country and will be making its way to the West Coast at the end of the month.