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JOHANNESBURG – The National Prosecuting Authority says four men found guilty of an attempt to murder an exiled former Rwandan general in South Africa were sentenced to eight years in jail.
South Africa's Kagiso Magistrate's Court on Wednesday sentenced a Rwandan and three Tanzanians to eight years for attempted murder, five years for possession of an unlicensed firearm and two years for possession of illegal ammunition. Spokesman Nathi Mncube said the sentences would run concurrently.
Two other suspects had earlier been acquitted for the 2010 shooting that injured Gen. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa.
Nyamwasa, a former top aide to Rwanda's president, fell out with him and fled to South Africa where he was granted political asylum. Nyamwasa accuses Rwanda's president of ordering attempts on his life.
Rwanda's government denies involvement in the attacks.


Years ago I asked a major bag maker what his single best tip was for making a great backpack. His answer? Good fabric. He said good fabric meant everything goes together better, with fewer tricks and cover-ups needed.
Carryology: Do you have tips on choosing good bag fabrics versus bad?
The key to choosing the right fabric for a bag is to simply try and match the requirement to the offering – so keep the end use in mind. Will it be for hiking, climbing, or something less intense? Weight is not a major concern for day-to-day usage such as visiting the mall, going to school or the grocery store, so a CORDURA Classic (80-1000 Denier Nylons) or CORDURA HP (300-530 Denier Polyesters) fabric construction would offer a versatile and durable solution. However, for technical bags, such as those used for long hiking treks in the outdoors, it's critical to have a lightweight construction for comfort, load control and durability. For example, many technical packs use CORDURA Lite (210-630 Denier) fabrics or CORDURA UltraLite (30-100 Denier) fabrics, which can be constructed of lightweight nylon pack cloths, rip-stops and dobby weaves that offer stylish durability and optimal strength-to-weight ratio. This fabric is resistant to tears, scuffs and abrasions.
2. Could you provide some information about the industry shift away from PVC backings and how new options stack up?
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is rarely, if ever used except for in the cheapest, lowest grade backpacks [Ed's note: There are still way too many bags in this category]. Currently, you would not see that type of backing in any reasonably priced daypacks, technical packs or even luggage. PVC backings are very heavy and typically a lamination that is heat-sealed. PVC in Europe is highly regulated due to environmental concerns in making and applying the PVC.
An alternative, and more commonly used back coating is polyurethane (PU). PU is a lighter weight backing and provides optimal durability in fabric. [Ed's note: PU backings are sprayed on rather than laminated like PVC's. The more coats of PU you make, the thicker and more structured the fabric feels].
3. How does the often overlooked tightness of weave affect strength and durability with bag fabrics?
For example, when fabric is torn, the ends tend to bunch. The ends and picks try and resist the tear. Fabrics can become too stiff when a heavy coating is applied or weaving is so dense that the fibers cannot move. Either of these constructions may cause fibers to resist and prevent them from bunching in groups, therefore resisting the tear in singular fashion, which tends to reduce the tear resistance.
So there you go, a bit of a dive in to fabric geeking care of the good folks at Cordura.
Were there other questions that you guys wanted to ask? Things that will help you design or select the best bags in the world? We'll be able to follow these questions up with more in the future, so drop some comments with the juice you'd like to discover.


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Q: What are the differences between jxl vs apache poi vs jexcel? what are the relevant differences between this libs ? also can tell me anyone about the license of this products ?
i need to generate large files .xlsx files. Until now i used jxl lib in for .xls with a a formated header using jxl.write.WritableCellFormat.

A: 1) JXL is now JExcel.
2) You can get all list of differences between JExcel and Apache POI here
3) Both are free.
4)You should use Apache POI because JExcel does not support .xlsx format.

A: Difference between JXL and POI is that Java JXL does not support the Excel 2007+ ".xlsx" format; it only supports ".xls" format.
Apache POI supports both with a common design.

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Childhood Poverty, Parental Abuse Cost Adults Their Health for Years to Come
Growing up in poverty or being abused by parents can lead to accumulated health problems later in life, according to research from Purdue University.
"Childhood disadvantage has long-term health consequences—much longer than most of us realize," said Kenneth F. Ferraro, distinguished professor of sociology. "A novel aspect of this study is that childhood disadvantage was linked to the onset of new health problems decades later."
Study Finds EITC Bolsters Recipients' Self-Respect While Helping Them Financially
America's welfare state is quietly evolving from needs-based to an employment-based safety net that rewards working families and fuels dreams of a better life, indicates a new study led by a Michigan State University (MSU) scholar.
The major reason: the little-known Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a $65 billion federal tax-relief program for poor, working families. The program has been expanded dramatically during the past 25 years, while cash welfare has been sharply curtailed.
Study Finds Foreclosures Fueled Racial Segregation in U.S.
Some 9 million American families lost their homes to foreclosure during the late 2000s housing bust, driving many to economic ruin and in search of new residences. Hardest hit were black, Latino, and racially integrated neighborhoods, according to a new Cornell University analysis of the crisis.
Led by demographer Matthew Hall, researchers estimate racial segregation grew between Latinos and whites by nearly 50 percent and between blacks and whites by about 20 percent as whites abandoned and minorities moved into areas most heavily distressed by foreclosures.
With Racial Segregation Declining Between Neighborhoods, Segregation Now Taking New Form
Recent research has shown that racial segregation in the U.S. is declining between neighborhoods, but a new study indicates that segregation is manifesting itself in other ways — not disappearing.
Study Investigates Whether Blind People Characterize Others by Race
Most people who meet a new acquaintance, or merely pass someone on the street, need only a glance to categorize that person as a particular race. But, sociologist Asia Friedman wondered, what can we learn about that automatic visual processing from people who are unable to see?
Friedman, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Delaware, set out to explore that question by interviewing 25 individuals who are blind. She will present her findings in a study at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Immigration and Welfare Support in Germany
In recent years, several international-comparative studies have analyzed the relationship between migration and native populations' decreasing support for redistributive policies. However, these studies use cross-sectional designs and aggregate the number of foreign-born residents at the national level. Both aspects are theoretically and methodologically problematic. We address these shortcomings by investigating cross-sectional as well as longitudinal effects in the case of Germany, using a combination of individual- and regional-level data for several time points from 1994 to 2010.
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Marketers have been aching to throw advertising money at Instagram even before they rolled out their ad platform.
When it comes to mobile, getting Instagram right has become the holy grail of marketers. With 400 million users active on the platform, who can blame them?
With a clear goal and creative direction in mind, decide which of the three Instagram ad formats you'll be working with. Currently, Instagram offers photo ads, video ads, and carousel ads. Which will better suit your ad will depend on your concept and creative brief (not to mention, your budget).
Looking to make your own photo ads? Have a go at the templates we've included below.
Once you've got a goal, a creative direction, and you've decided which of the three formats you'll be working with — you're finally ready to create your ad.
Start by getting familiar with the different guidelines you'll need to observe. You can find information on dimensions, text limits, and everything else you need to know here. Once you are familiar with the dimensions you should be working with and other considerations to keep in mind as you build your ad, head over to Canva to create your ad.
As you design impactful Instagram ads, remember that every ad you finish should feel branded. If you have brand guidelines, be sure to adhere to them.
All your ads must reference your brand and each other by using the same color palette, photographic style, or by utilizing the same design elements. You want to establish consistency between any kind of material you put out, Instagram ads or not.
Canva makes it extremely easy for you to build ads and a whole variety of on-brand materials. Because Canva automatically stores anything you create in it, you'll be able to tweak existing branded templates you've developed.
In a sense, Canva will act as a visual, interactive style guide for you brand as it lets you build your own brand kit and share it with your entire team.
Always design high quality ads. Make sure your images are properly lit and interesting, your text kerned and properly aligned. And don't underestimate the power of a compelling caption.
Hashtags make it easy for you to categorize your product and collect important information revolving around it or your brand in one place. They also make it extremely easy for your audience to share information and lead others to an oasis of everything related to your product or brand.
You can also also take advantage of popular hashtags, like #fromwhereistand, to insert yourself into popular feeds and increase brand awareness. As you select them, however, be sure that the different associations around these hashtags match the ones you want associated with your brand.
Use the templates below for a design with an instant hashtag!
Keep in mind that too many hashtags can be annoying. Use them strategically and as a general rule of thumb, aim for no more than three. When designing hashtags, make sure they are unique, easy to remember, and as simple as possible.
Phew! That's a whole lot of information to digest. If you feel intimidated by the process, keep our tips open in a separate tab and walk through the process while referencing our article. Feel free to use it as a guide and you'll be producing ads as full of impact as all the others we've shared above. Our last tip: Don't forget to have fun infusing the magic of visual storytelling in your marketing strat!
If you're already acting on some of the advice we've shared above as you create Instagram ads in Canva, we'd love to check out what you've been up to! Share your ads with us in the comment section below.


"Maybe we should have used ATM on this job..."
There aren't many opportunities to sell 50 point products these days... but ATM cooling systems are just that. Unlike some very overpriced accessories, our systems provide a frequently-needed function and keep problems from popping up "down the road"... when you've moved on to new projects. Don't leave loose ends and money on the table; include cheap insurance against equipment damage for you and your clients in your proposals.
Whether you're locating the gear in a stand-alone rack, a rack in a closet or cabinet/credenza, or putting it on shelves in a closet, we have systems that will ensure long, trouble-free operation. And... ATM now backs its systems with a 5 year warranty.
Cooling isn't just one of several areas we're involved in - it's all we do 24/7, and we do it better, in product selection and pre- and post-sale technical support.
The System 2 family has long been the backbone of our line of cabinet cooling systems. Whether the original System 2, with fans mounted to a plate, or the Kit (with either 2 or 4 fans), the ultra-quiet System 2 is our "go to" cabinet cooler.
Rather than increase the price of the System 2 due to increasing material costs, we have changed the design of the control to two discrete speeds, switching into low speed at 83 and high at 93 degrees. There will be a single thermal probe, but with a more precise 1% temperature sensor and much more rapid response to temperature changes.
Air movement in CFM is unchanged, as is noise generated from the original design.
Saving the best for the last...The redesign allows for a price decrease, always good news.
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Stardock's Impulse Enters Distribution Fray
6/17/2008 digital distribution, ESD
Stardock's digital distribution platform Impulse launched Tuesday, but with established services like Valve's Steam and IGN's Direct2Drive, is there room for another player? Stardock chief Brad Wardell tells Next-Gen why the answer is "yes."
At first glance, Plymouth, Mich.-based Stardock's new Impulse digital distribution and community platform has a lot in common with Valve Software's Steam service.
Both are client-based. Both offer community features. Both offer digital downloads and content management.
But the differences may end there. Besides, Stardock chief Brad Wardell isn't positioning Impulse, launching today, as a "Steam-killer."
"You would have to pry Steam out of my cold, dead hands," said Wardell, professing his love for the service. "I'm personally a Steam user. I don't see Impulse replacing Steam anytime soon. ... We don't see ourselves as in direct competition with Steam."
While Impulse will offer games from leading third-party game publishers, the service does target a slightly different audience than other digital distribution platforms, because Stardock isn't just a purveyor of PC games.
The company also develops non-gaming software such as WindowBlinds, SkinStudio, DeskScapes and more. These will be made available alongside games on Impulse.
Stardock's new service will also offer third-party non-game apps such as the complete line of Corel software (Corel Draw, Word Perfect, WinZip, etc.) and AVG.
"Non-game software has been left out of this whole digital distribution dance. Things like Steam and Direct2Drive have focused on the games, but they've forgotten about the other 90 percent of the market, the non-games."
But to us and our readers, it's the games that matter. And according to Wardell, publisher support for Impulse will be in line with Steam and Direct2Drive within 12 months.
So far, Epic Games and THQ are definitely on board with Impulse. Activision is holding out on such deals until the completion of its merger with Vivendi, according to Wardell, and Ubisoft is taking a "wait and see" approach.
"Most of the major game publishers will be signed by Tuesday or by Christmas. It just depends on their legal review," he said.
Digital distribution is a growing business for Stardock. Wardell said that Stardock's most recent release, Sins of a Solar Empire, has sold around 300,000 units so far, half of which consumers bought via digital distribution.
"Over time, our business is getting more and more in favor of digital distribution," he added.
Wardell said that developers who bring their games to Impulse will get 70 percent of revenues, and they can set their own prices.
Wardell stresses that Impulse is not just a means of distribution. At launch, it will offer several community features, including personal blogs, a friends list (which will eventually be compatible with Facebook), chat and driver support.
Stardock is already planning for phase two of its Impulse launch with updates slated for August. The update will add achievements, multiplayer matchmaking and universal rankings for players.
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Q: Cannot Open .Sparsebundle My computer crashed few days ago, I took it to computer store and they told me that the logic board is damaged but the hard drive is fine. So they migrated all files from old mac to a new mac. All users are there as before, hard drive data are there for all users, except one user-"User1". when I log in to User1, there are no files, as if it has been erased. After digging into hidden files from main Admin user, I found "User1.sparsebundle" file that has 137GB. So one thing that came into my mind is that the account for this particular user were stored as in image disk with name User1. When I open the "User1.sparsebundle", I get the following error:
" image not recognized "

Is there a way to open it and see the content of the User1.sparsebundle image?
Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Thank you

A: I was able to solve the problem myself, in few super easy steps, here's how:
-Right click on user1.sparsebundle -> get info, then make sure your user has the permission to open it
     (if not then click on the lock at lower right of "user1.sparsebundle" info window enter your password and add the user you want it to be shared with.)
-hook up a new external disk to mac and set it up as a time machine disk.
-copy the "user1.sparsebundle" into it
-once files are copied, open external hard drive and open "user1.sparsebundle" file
( you may need to enter your password do so and files will be mounted as a disk in your finder )
I think the key point is to have an external hard drive set as time machine and copy sparsebundle file into it.

A: I was able to mount it changing it's permissions with chmod a+rw . -Rand find . -type d -exec chmod a+x {} \;


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26 Mar 2018 by Nic Clarke
It was a successful night in Windsor at the 2018 National Hospital Radio Awards.
Radio Glamorgan (RG) picked up 2 awards at the prestigious ceremony hosted by Paul Sylvester from Absolute Radio, including the Gold award for the Teenage Cancer Trust Takeover in the category of 'best programme with multiple presenters' and Silver for 'Station Promotion'.
Commenting on the Teenage Cancer Trust Takeover entry, the Judges said – "This programme really stood out – a brave programme to produce, effectively handing over the airwaves to an amazing group who handle it brilliantly and produce a warm, friendly, and brilliant programme that is worth listening to again and again. An excellent way to promote the Teenage Cancer Trust and an exceptional piece of radio."
Jamie Pritchard, who started the initiative in 2016 said "it's been an honour to help this show grow and grow, for the sake of the charity and the patients involved. For it to be recognised on a national level has been fantastic and we as a team will continue to present the show which we have always aimed to make educational, educational alongside attempting to break the stigma of talking about cancer"
The show broadcasts monthly on a Sunday Afternoon. For details on the next show, follow @tcttakeover on Twitter & Facebook.
Radio Glamorgan's second award was a silver for Station Promotion, to which the Judges said "this promo really does explain what it's all about, using real voices, packing lots into its 60 seconds. They loved the impression of the Go Compare man – one even asked, whether it was him or not?"
Luke Davies, said "2017 was an extremely busy year for Radio Glamorgan, especially as we celebrated our 50 Anniversary. Both Andrew Lowman-Jones and myself knew that we wanted something different for this year and with the participation and dedication of volunteers from Radio Glamorgan who shared their voices of why they enjoyed volunteering, was the key that lifted and inspired our top 3 success. However it was a joint production and I pay tribute to Andrew for editing and producing the promo and it actually showed team work for a fantastic station, I'm proud to be a member of".
In addition, RG was once again recognised as one of the Top Five Hospital radio stations in the UK, after being shortlisted in the Station of the Year category.
RG wasn't the only Welsh station picking up an award. Rookwood Sound picked up Silver in the Best Programme with multiple presenters category and Radio BGM (Llanelli) were shortlisted for their first ever HBA award in the Station Promotion category.
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Sharyl Attkisson on ditching CBS: Obama administration has 'chilling effect' on reporting
April 14, 2014 | Cheryl Carpenter Klimek | Print Article
Former CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson told Fox News she resigned because the network was becoming "too shy" about covering the Obama administration honestly.
Attkisson, who appeared on "Media Buzz" Sunday left her position at CBS last month after 20 years of investigative reporting. She told FOX News host Howard Kurtz the media overall seem less interested in original and in-depth reporting.
Saying reporters appear shy about challenging the Obama administration, Attkisson told Kurtz she didn't encounter the same roadblocks when "aggressively" pursuing stories about the Bush administration, including topics like its secrecy on information requests, poor management of the Food and Drug administration and the Halliburton-Iraq contracts.
Many stories about Obama's administration never made it on the air, she said.
"It never runs," she said. "Or it dies the death of a thousand cuts, as some of us say. If it's something they don't want, it will be changed and revised and shortened and altered so much that it's a shadow of its former self if it does air."
CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager talked her out of leaving last year, Attkisson said.
"There's a difference between some managers wanting and believing in a mission, and it actually translating to the broadcasts which are, by and large, very independent in some ways, and the translation just never got made, and I think it's more of a trend than something that just involves me at CBS," she said.
Atkisson said the Obama administration has cast a "chilling effect" on media reports.
"There is pressure coming to bear on journalists for just doing their job in ways that have never come to bear before," she said. "Now, there's always been tensions. There have always been calls from the White House under any administration, I assume, when they don't like a particular story. But it's particularly aggressive under the Obama administration."
Attkisson is writing a book, "Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington."
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Types Of Legal Dictionaries
In legal dictionaries, people are described as a "group of individuals" or "a body of people." A large population, is considered to be a large number of people. Usually the size of a country or states. In political dictionaries, people are defined as "the governed or people ruling over a country." The people of a nation determine the fate and success of that nation.
There are two types of people: those who think that they are superior to others; and those who think that they are inferior to other people. Usually, the superior people live in a high-ranking society, while the people in lower position live in a low-riding society. Leisure time, money and power are the three factors that are usually measured to determine a person's level of success. People who think they are superior are often considered to be "alpha males," and "bad boys," "suited chaps," etc. A "bad boy," for example, is not necessarily bad for a woman. However, the "bad boy" stereotype has been used so often that we have taken it to be so.
Some groups call themselves members of a peoples' ethnic group. A person who belongs to an ethnic group is considered to be that group's member if that person carries the specific genealogical name of that ethnic group. Thus, if members of an ethnic group leave their homeland and travel to distant lands where their genetic roots are lost, they may be considered to be members of that group, even if they do not carry the genetic name of that group. In legal dictionaries, people are considered to be members of an ethnic group when members of that ethnic group are known to have migrated to certain countries and adopted the cultural customs associated with that group.
Sometimes, people are called by their ethnic group rather than by their names. For instance, if members of an ethnic group called Hispanics, Americans or Africans live in the United States, they may be called Hispanics, Americans or Africans. People called Chinese in China may be called Chinos, or Whites in the United States, or Gypsies in Ireland. These names were generally given to people who lived among the people of these particular groups at one point in history.
Some other terms that ethnic groups use for themselves may be misleading. For example, Gypsies were usually referred to as vagrants, but in ancient Greece, they were called philosophers, teachers or wise men. In ancient Greece, persons considered to be Persians were referred to as such, while persons considered to be Greeks were called Persaudites or Greeks. Persons considered to be Indians were called Papasans.
The way that people are referred to depends on what group the people belong to. Thus, it should be noted that there are legal dictionaries for all types of groups and people. Legal dictionaries help people to understand the legal situations that surround them and help them decide what they should do if someone else is harming them.
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All hazards which we face in our daily life at home, at school or at work there is probably none as dangerous and uniquely unforgiving as electricity. Life without electricity is Unimaginable, but peculiarity is that it is not visible but it strikes very hard; killing, disfiguring or disabling.
Why we should care about Electrical Safety?
In our "construction industry" presence of electricity is even more problematic as construction involves usage of temporary installations & supply of Electricity, which involves typical inherent risk and hence calls for strict standard engineering practices.
An electrical shock is received when electrical current passes through the body. Person will get an electrical shock if a part of body completes an electrical circuit by touching a live wire and an electrical ground, or touching a live wire and another wire at a different voltage.
Electricity always tends to flow to the ground and takes shortest easy conducting path.
Difficult to tell when contact with electricity will be fatal, but surely it will always hurt.
Electric shock can cause injuries from minor to severe nature such as muscle spasms, weakness, shallow breathing, rapid pulse, severe burns, unconsciousness, or death.
In an electrocution incident, the path that electric current takes through the body gets very hot. Burns occur all along that path, including the skin.
It's not only giant power lines that can kill or injure, one can also be killed by a shock from an appliance or power cord in your home.
1mA Perception level. Slight tingling sensation. Still dangerous under certain conditions.
100mA– 2,000mA Ventricular fibrillation (uneven, uncoordinated pumping of the heart.) Muscular contraction and nerve damage begins to occur. Death is likely.
2,000mA Cardiac arrest, internal organ damage, and severe burns. Death is probable.
Amount of current flowing through the body (Amp) Voltage of the current.
Length of time the body is in the circuit. Phase of the heart cycle when the shock occurs.
General health of the person prior to the shock.


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Evidence Brief: Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Detecting Brain Hematoma
Falls are a common cause of orthopedic and head injuries among elderly populations, particularly those residing in nursing homes. Most patients with moderate-severe injuries after falls are transported to an emergency department (ED) or trauma center, but clinicians may struggle with management decisions for patients with mild injuries, particularly when the circumstances of the fall are unknown and patients cannot provide additional history or participate in the physical exam due to pre-existing dementia or other cognitive disorders. Mild head injury management guidelines commonly recommend head computed tomography (CT) for all patients ≥ 65 years old. However, most patients with mild head injuries who undergo head CT have normal findings, raising concern about the overuse of head CT and implications for patient safety due to radiation exposure.
Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an imaging technique used to identify intracranial hematomas by detecting asymmetry in light absorption over the right and left sides of the head without the use of radiation. Handheld NIRS devices offer a portable, non-invasive, and quick means of evaluating patients with mild head injury for the presence of a brain hematoma – and could potentially aid in clinical decision-making to avoid unnecessary CTs.
This evidence brief sought to evaluate the potential impact of NIRS use among nursing home patients after falls by describing the technical feasibility of NIRS for detecting brain hematomas and synthesizing the evidence on the performance characteristics of NIRS, as well as its impact on diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, patient outcomes, potential harms, and cost-effectiveness. Investigators with VA's Evidence-based Synthesis Coordinating Center in Portland, OR reviewed the literature including: MEDLINE®, Cochrane Database of Systematic reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PsycINFO, Health Technology Assessment, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, NHS Economic Evaluation Database, CINAHL, Military & Government Collection, and Scopus up to 6/30/2017. After reviewing 797 articles, 13 (12 observational studies and 1 systematic review) were used for this evidence brief.
No studies were found that evaluated the use of NIRS among nursing home patients after falls. Instead, studies of NIRS have almost exclusively focused on demonstrating the technical feasibility of the device and its performance characteristics in series of patients who were referred for CT scans, providing little insight on how the use of NIRS impacts clinical decision-making, patient outcomes, and healthcare use. Moreover, studies of NIRS have mostly been in patients ≤ 60 years old, in the ED or hospital setting, with largely unreported disease severity and baseline risk factors for intracranial hemorrhage, thereby limiting the applicability of findings to older patients in nursing homes. In addition, no studies reported on the cost-effectiveness of NIRS.
Potential harms of NIRS as a test for hematomas in nursing home patients after falls are primarily related to the possibility of obtaining a negative NIRS scan in a patient who truly has a hematoma in need of further intervention. In addition, there could be unintended consequences of transporting fewer patients to EDs after falls, including strain on nursing home staff due to more frequent monitoring of patients as well as missed opportunities to identify reasons for patient falls if they do not undergo more extensive testing.
Given concerns about the overuse of CT and the potential benefits of NIRS as a diagnostic tool in nursing home patients with mild injuries after falls, it would be reasonable to consider implementation of a NIRS protocol in a pilot study among VA Community Living Centers. A pilot study could provide reliable estimates of CTs and ED transfers averted. However, because positive CT scans are rare in this situation, a much larger study (or decision modeling) would be needed to assess the frequency and clinical consequences of false negative NIRS scans. VA Pittsburgh's experience using Infrascanner© 2000 (commercially available NIRS handheld device) could provide guidance for other facilities to develop clinical policies regarding NIRS.
To avoid some of the methodologic limitations of existing studies of NIRS, future studies should:
Report patients' baseline characteristics such as age, risk factors for intracranial hemorrhage, including use of anticoagulants, and degree of injury after falls including GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) scores;
Ensure blinding of radiologists reading CTs to NIRS results; and
Include only completed NIRS scans in results, thereby limiting the potential for over-reporting of false negatives.
The Office of Community Engagement's Center for Compassionate Innovation (CCI) requested this evidence brief on the use of NIRS to evaluate patients in nursing homes, including VA Community Living Centers, for the presence of brain hematomas after falls. Findings will be used to inform subject matter experts' consideration of NIRS' clinical use and research, as well as program prioritization in the nursing home setting.
Mackey K, Peterson K, Bourne D, Anderson J, Boundy E, and Helfand M. Evidence Brief: Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Detecting Brain Hematoma. VA ESP Project #09-199; 2017.
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By Camilo Montoya-Galvez CBS News October 27, 2019, 2:03 PM
Gowdy says Trump's demand for Ukraine's cooperation in 2016 probe "can't be" impeachable
Gowdy leaves door open to joining Trump legal team
Former Republican Congressman Trey Gowdy, who the White House recently sought to enlist to join President Trump's legal defense team to counter the impeachment inquiry, said lawmakers shouldn't impeach the president for conditioning U.S. military aid to Ukraine on that country's cooperation in a probe to look into a debunked theory about the 2016 presidential election.
"Is it an impeachable offense to condition aid on cooperating with the 2016 election investigation? I mean, are we going to remove a president from office if he conditioned aid on figuring out who tried to interfere in our 2016 election?" Gowdy asked on "Face the Nation" Sunday before answering his own question.
"I don't think so," he said.
Transcript: Trey Gowdy on "Face the Nation"
In recent weeks, congressional testimony from several current and former administration officials, including the top U.S. envoy in Ukraine last week, outlined a shadow diplomatic campaign by allies of the president who made concerted efforts to show a newly elected Ukrainian government that a White House meeting and a multimillion-dollar military aid package were contingent on Ukraine launching and publicly announcing several investigations.
These included a probe into the involvement of Ukrainians in the U.S. counterintelligence investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and an investigation into the Ukrainian oil company that once employed Hunter Biden, the youngest son of former Vice President Joe Biden.
House Democrats have said the details revealed in the depositions have strengthened their case for impeaching the president, but Gowdy on Sunday seemed to suggest that Mr. Trump did nothing wrong by conditioning military aid if it was to designed to unearth information about election meddling efforts by foreign actors.
"Well, you know, that means something for something," he said of the supposed "quid pro quo" at the center of the impeachment probe. "I need to know what both of those somethings is."
"If the something is, 'We're not going to give you aid until you help us figure out who tried to interfere with the levers of democracy in 2016' — Margaret, I can tell you if a Democrat did that we'd be adding something to Mt. Rushmore," he said.
If it was the case that Mr. Trump and his allies inside and outside the administration pressured the government of Ukraine to help the U.S. determine who else, other than Russians, might have attempted to meddle in the 2016 election, Gowdy said the actions would not amount to "high crimes and misdemeanors" — the constitutional standard for impeachment.
"I mean, we spent two years as a country trying to figure out who tried to interfere with our elections. So clearly, it can't be an impeachable offense," he added.
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Birdie is the debut recording for Martin & Johnson -- an old time string band trio of seasoned musicians. This CD features 13 songs and three instrumentals across a diverse repertioire including old time breakdowns, gospel, blues and comedy songs. Martin & Johnson is the combined talents of Wayne Martin (vocal, fiddle, harmonica, guitar) and Margaret Martin (vocal, banjo, guitar) and Craig Johnson (vocal, fiddle, banjo, guitar) who have combined forces in this delightful new CD. Martin & Johnson feature strong singing and great playing that brings new life into old-time and early country music.
"When Wayne and Margaret Martin and Craig Johnson cut loose with their arsenal of old time breakdowns, blues and comedy songs,. it's time to roll up the carpet!
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Fable Fleur introduces a fantastical world of plants. At times in clusters, at others scattered, the plants seem to grow out of the fold in the porcelain. This way, the delicate flowers and leaves in subtle shades of blue, turquoise and red become part of the play of light and shadow, which is the hallmark of the collection O by Barbara Schmidt.


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Court Suspends 'Copyright Troll' Lawyer From Practicing Law in New York
November 4, 2021 by Ernesto Van der Sar
Home > Lawsuits > Copyright Trolls >
Due to repeated misconduct, copyright lawyer Richard Liebowitz is suspended from practicing law in the State of New York, effective immediately. The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court took this drastic decision following a similar order from the Southern District of New York last year, which has since spilled over to other states too.
In just a few years, New York lawyer Richard Liebowitz filed over a thousand copyright infringement lawsuits.
The vast majority of these cases were filed on behalf of photographers who accuse companies, including mainstream media outlets, of using their photos without permission.
When we first spotted this emerging trend in 2016, Liebowitz told us that he was helping independent photographers to protect their rights. All too often, companies would exploit their work without paying, he said.
Liebowitz' Repeated Misconduct
While that argument still holds true in many cases, the attorney himself has trouble sticking to the rules too. In his relatively short career, courts have reprimanded and sanctioned him for various types of misconduct.
Last year, these missteps led to a severe sanction. After reviewing the lawyer's track record, the Grievance Committee of the Southern District of New York decided to suspend Liebowitz until further order.
That order was just the start though. While Liebowitz continued to be active as a lawyer elsewhere at a lower frequency, his options have become limited as other courts took over the suspension order.
Suspensions Spread
The Eastern District of New York was once of the first to issue a suspension order based on the Southern District's findings, and federal courts in Tennessee, Colorado, and Illinois followed suit.
This week, the appellate division of the New York Supreme Court expanded the suspension even further. Reuters reports that, after reviewing the available evidence, the Court banned Liebowitz from practicing in the State of New York.
"Under the circumstances of this case, we conclude that an immediate suspension is warranted. The respondent's misconduct in litigation has at times endangered his clients' prospects of recovery, and put his adversaries to needless expense," the ruling reads.
The order specifically references the disrespect Liebowitz has shown in the Berger case, where the lawyer repeatedly misled the court while questioning the authority of District Court Judge Cathy Seibel. The lawyer also misrepresented his grandfather's date of death in that case.
'Recurrence is Likely'
The disbarred lawyer indicated that he has learned from his mistakes. However, the appellate court is not convinced and points out that he minimized his wrongdoing by framing it as "sloppiness" and "administrative failures." As such, future missteps can't be ruled out.
"The existing record from the Southern District supports its conclusion that, given respondent's history of repeated disregard for court orders, recurrence of his misconduct is likely.
"We find that the respondent has engaged in conduct immediately threatening the public interest and his immediate suspension from the practice of law is warranted," the appellate court adds.
The Court's order, which is signed by five judges, suspends Liebowitz from practicing law in the State of New York, effective immediately.
Responding to the decision, Liebowitz's attorney Michael Ross told Reuters that his client is "disappointed" that the Court took this measure before the case is fully heard by the Southern District of New York, where the suspension is being opposed.
A copy of the order issued by New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department, is available here (pdf). Photo credit: Liebowitz image by"King of Hearts" (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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"John Doe" Accuses BitTorrent Copyright Troll of Using Menacing Pressure Tactics
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'Copyright Troll' Loses Legal Battle and Must Pay $172,173


The grapes that are handpicked from the vineyards surrounding the winery are chilled and fermented in the tank room; they go through a meticulous absorption process, which includes manually sorting and gently separating whole grapes, followed by an optical sorting machine. The final step is filling the wine tanks with the grapes, using a gravity-flow technique.
Everything is done to ensure that every grape and grain receive the best possible care. And here too, we "give time, time".
The soaking and the fermenting of the grapes, gives them the ample time needed to reach their full potential. By the end of the harvest and fermentation season, most wines will sit to age in our exquisite French oak barrels or in custom Italian concrete tanks for at least one year. The wine will mature in our cellar until it reaches the very equilibrium we strive for.


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Nosco to relocate HQs and establish production operations in Pleasant Prairie
Posted in Kenosha County Economic Development
Nosco, Inc., a Gurnee (IL)-based packaging manufacturer serving 400 customers in the healthcare industry, will soon move its headquarters to Pleasant Prairie, where it will also co-locate a new production operation. The company will ultimately employ 300 workers at the Pleasant Prairie location.
"Nosco is growing and this move allows us the room we need to grow to support our healthcare customers," said Craig Curran, Nosco President. "We are looking forward to supplying cartons and labels in 2021 to our customers throughout the U.S. from this new facility in a strong business community like Pleasant Prairie." Nosco, a subsidiary of Holden Industries, Inc., will produce offset cartons and digital labels at the 177,000-square-foot leased facility, located in the LakeView Corporate Park at 11200 88th Avenue. The company will begin operating from the Pleasant Prairie facility by July 2021.
Nosco is the latest company to make a significant investment in Kenosha County. "I would like to warmly welcome Nosco to Kenosha County and wish them much continued success here," said Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser. "Southeast Wisconsin is one of the top regions in the country for manufacturing output because of companies like Nosco deciding to locate operations here and contribute to our thriving manufacturing sector."
Nosco joins a growing roster of companies choosing Pleasant Prairie as their base of operations. "The Village is excited Nosco has selected Pleasant Prairie for their new corporate headquarters," said Village Administrator Nathan Thiel. "We are glad to have them joining our business community and look forward to seeing Nosco continue to expand and grow in their new home."
The Milwaukee 7 (M-7) regional economic development organization assisted in the recruitment of Nosco. "We're delighted that Nosco has chosen to make this significant investment in southeastern Wisconsin," said M-7 Vice President Jim Paetsch. "Nosco is precisely the type of company we want and can uniquely support in our region. The company adds to a strong roster of packaging manufacturers that call our region home."


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package btree

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
	"sync/atomic"
)

func (t *Btree) dodelete(key []byte) error {
	tnode, err := t.getTreeNode(t.GetRoot())
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	clonedNode, _, err := tnode.deleteRecord(key, t)
	if err == nil {
		if len(clonedNode.GetKeys()) == 0 {
			if clonedNode.GetNodeType() == isNode {
				if len(clonedNode.GetChildrens()) > 0 {
					newroot, err := t.getTreeNode(clonedNode.Childrens[0])
					if err == nil {
						atomic.StoreInt32(clonedNode.IsDirt, 1)
						t.Nodes[clonedNode.GetId()], err = proto.Marshal(clonedNode)
						t.Root = proto.Int64(newroot.GetId())
					}
					return err
				}
			}
		}
		t.Root = proto.Int64(clonedNode.GetId())
	}
	return err
}

func (n *TreeNode) deleteRecord(key []byte, tree *Btree) (*TreeNode, []byte, error) {
	index := n.locate(key)
	var err error
	var nnode *TreeNode
	var newKey []byte
	var clonedNode *TreeNode
	if n.GetNodeType() == isNode {
		tnode, err := tree.getTreeNode(n.Childrens[index])
		clonedNode, newKey, err = tnode.deleteRecord(key, tree)
		if err == nil {
			nnode = n.clone(tree)
			nnode.Childrens[index] = clonedNode.GetId()
			tmpKey := newKey
			if len(newKey) > 0 {
				if nnode.replace(key, newKey) {
					newKey = []byte{}
				}
			}
			if index == 0 {
				index = 1
			}
			if len(nnode.Keys) > 0 {
				left := nnode.merge(tree, index-1)
				if index == 1 && len(tmpKey) == 0 {
					tt, _ := tree.getTreeNode(nnode.Childrens[0])
					if tt.GetNodeType() == isLeaf {
						if len(tt.Keys) > 0 {
							newKey = tt.Keys[0]
						}
					}
				}
				if left > 0 {
					nnode.Childrens[index-1] = left
				}
			}
		}
	}
	if n.GetNodeType() == isLeaf {
		index -= 1
		if index >= 0 && bytes.Compare(n.Keys[index], key) == 0 {
			nnode = n.clone(tree)
			nnode.Keys = append(nnode.Keys[:index], nnode.Keys[index+1:]...)
			nnode.Values = append(nnode.Values[:index], nnode.Values[index+1:]...)
			if index == 0 && len(nnode.Keys) > 0 {
				newKey = nnode.Keys[0]
			}
		} else {
			return nil, newKey, fmt.Errorf("delete failed")
		}
	}
	tree.Nodes[nnode.GetId()], err = proto.Marshal(nnode)
	return nnode, newKey, err
}

// replace delete key
func (n *TreeNode) replace(oldKey, newKey []byte) bool {
	index := n.locate(oldKey) - 1
	if index >= 0 {
		if bytes.Compare(n.Keys[index], oldKey) == 0 {
			n.Keys[index] = newKey
			return true
		}
	}
	return false
}

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Who Will Meghan Markle's Bridesmaids Be? See Her Powerful, Strong Squad of BFFs
Who's in Meghan Markle's Friendship Group?
28 November, 2017 by Marcia Moody
A post shared by Meghan Markle (@meghanmarkle) on Aug 7, 2016 at 4:42am PDT
Markus Anderson: The Mutual Friend
A figure who is often by Meghan's side is the man she refers to as her dogs' "uncle." The Ontario-born Soho House Group consultant started out as a waiter at the boho-chic members club in London before working his way up to global membership director and then consultant. He met Meghan when he moved to Toronto in 2012 to set up a branch of the club there, once saying of his role, "When Soho House decides to open in a new city, I'm one of the first people sent out to get to know the city, the creatives that live there, and determine who we want to involve in the house."
Meghan and Markus spend a lot of time together, often hanging out in Meghan's garden with a bottle of wine or socializing with mutual friends in New York and LA. They have traveled the world together — including Madrid last year — and often act as each other's dates for media events and weddings. Meghan once paid tribute to her friend on her Instagram account, saying, "What would I do without you, my loving, supportive, and endlessly fun friend?? I know what . . . I would be bored, and life would be infinitely less interesting. I love you SO much." Markus also knows Prince Harry, and was in the VIP box with Meghan and Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games.
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Abstract. [Context and motivation] Non-functional requirements (NFRs) play a fundamental role when software architects need to make informed decisions. Criteria like efficiency or integrity determine up to a great extent the final form that the logical, development and deployment architectural views take. [Question/problem] Continuous evidence is needed about the current industrial practices of software architects concerning NFRs: how do they consider them, and what are the most influential types in their daily work. [Principal ideas/results] We ran a web survey addressed to software architects about these issues. We got 60 responses that give some light to the questions above. [Contribution] Some empirical data has been gathered from industry. The results of this survey may serve as input for researchers in order to decide in which types of NFRs may be necessary to invest more research effort.
CitationAmeller, D.; Franch, J. How do software architects consider non-functional requirements: a survey. A: International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Engineering. "16th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Engineering". Essen: 2010, p. 276-277.


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Baseball Development
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Baseball / April 18, 2005
Yoho Named to StarHawk Squad
2005 National I-Club Spring Banquet Tour
Big Ten baseball standings
"Nate Yoho is a true StarHawk," said UI Head Coach Jack Dahm. Yoho, a senior outfielder from Des Moines, Iowa, on the UI baseball team, has been added to the McLeodUSA StarHawks team this week.
Yoho, a second team all-Big Ten selection in 2004, was the only Hawkeye to start all 55 games last season. He was second in the Big Ten with 31 RBIs in conference play and set a career high in all offensive categories, leading the team in hits (33), doubles (15), and RBIs (48). He was also second on the team in slugging percentage and stolen bases and led the team with 21 multi-hit games and 14 multiple RBI games.
"Nate is a very talented student-athlete. He is committed to help turn the Iowa baseball program around. He's well respected by his teammates because of his natural abilities and also because of his work ethic."
UI Coach Jack Dahm
"Nate is a very talented student-athlete," Dahm said. "He is committed to help turn the Iowa baseball program around. He's well respected by his teammates because of his natural abilities and also because of his work ethic."
During his freshman season in 2002, Yoho started in nine out of 24 games played, recording seven hits, including one triple and 5 RBI. He was the only Hawkeye with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. In 2003, he appeared in 47 games, starting 42 games in right field, and was second on the team in homeruns, runs batted in, walks and stolen bases. He committed just one error in 90 chances for a .989 fielding percentage, the highest among Hawkeye outfielders.
The StarHawks program is an initiative funded in part by McLeodUSA, a leading telecommunications company with corporate headquarters in Cedar Rapids and a long-time member of the UI's Partners in Excellence corporate sponsorship program. The StarHawks team is a collection of student-athletes at the University of Iowa who truly represent the very best the intercollegiate athletics program at the UI has to offer. StarHawks typically excel athletically and academically, and also are active in community or leadership activities.
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You gotta love entrepreneurs. All their passion and excitement around the innovative new products they are building.
And, they love talking about their products with others, detailing every feature and functionality of their offering.
They are laser-focused on getting others to love their products as much as they do.
But, then they realize, sales are not coming in. They question how can that possibly be, given how great our product is?
It is about that time I usually need to tell them, their customers do not really care about the product itself (e.g., the "what"), they care much more about how it can improve their business (e.g., the "Why").
The sooner you learn to ditch focusing on the "What" and start focusing on the "Why" to get their attention, the sooner your sales will start to accelerate.
For most customers, the things they truly care about are: (i) how will this help me drive more revenues, (ii) how will this help me lower my costs or (iii) how will this improve my user experience (e.g., where users can either be their customers or their employees)? Sure, there are other things, but these are the big ones. And, the bigger you can economically illustrate the impact of your product or service to helping them achieve one of the above 3 goals, the more attention they will give it (e.g., a 10 percent boost will resonate a lot better than a 1 percent boost).
If you are pitching a revenue lift to their business, first you need to research what their current revenues are, and ideate ways on how your business can help them grow their revenues (where a minimum lift of 5-to-10 percent should get their attention). If you are pitching a cost savings rationale, you need to estimate how big their current costs are, and how your product can help them lower those costs by at least 5-to-10 percent, where costs savings on their biggest expense line items will get more attention (e.g., help them maximize their overall margins and cash flow). In both scenarios, you do not want to price your product or service any higher than 10-to-20 percent of the overall revenue lift, or the overall cost savings estimated (e.g., a gross gain of 10 percent, may only net them 8-to-9 percent after they pay your fees). Again, the bigger the lift, and the more of the lift they keep for themselves (vs. paying it to you), the better it will be for them.
When I was at iExplore, building my adventure travel business, I was trying to close a strategic relationship with National Geographic, and was pitching their CEO and CFO on the idea. I tried to put on their hats? What would get their attention? With the traditional magazine industry hurting, I knew they were on the hunt for material new revenue streams with which to pivot their business (e.g., cable channel). I also knew that the demographics of their readers were frequent adventure travelers, buying active and experiential vacations like the ones iExplore offered.
I told them the collective reach of National Geographic was around 100MM households across their magazines, websites, cable channels, etc. If we could get 1 percent of them to buy a vacation from National Geographic at iExplore's average price of $10,000 per transaction, that would result in a $10BN revenue opportunity, or around 20 times the $500MM in revenues they were generating at the time. Needless to say, I had their attention, and we closed the deal.
I did not lead with the cutting edge features of our website, or the 5,000 trips we offered in our database or our snazzy marketing plan. I focused on the economic impact of what it would mean to their business and the estimated financial return they could make from their investment in iExplore. I gently let them know other media companies, like their direct competitors at Discovery Channel, were also interested in working with us. That was simply the icing on the cake, creating the fear of missing out on a big opportunity to one of their rivals.
At the end of the day, you are selling compelling stories, not products. Hopefully, from this post, you have learned that the key to successful sales is putting on the hat of your customers. How are you going to materially improve their business (as they do not care on how it is going to help your business)? How are you going to make them look smart to their boss, so they can get the personal win? Stop focusing on the "what" (as they do not really care how it works, as long as it works) and start focusing on the "why;" good things will surely follow.
Once you hook them on the "why," then you can backfill on the "what," after you already have their attention. The "what" alone may simply put them to sleep and your revenues on life support.


There are various ways in which organizations may utilize social media as a tool to help various areas of their company perform better in today's business climate. Although many organizations already use social media within certain facets of the workplace, social media may also be applied across the whole organization to create more effective business plans throughout the entire company. For example, rather than simply focusing on using social media for only marketing and customer engagement purposes, a company may decide to work on integrating strategies to aid employee involvement, product development/design, metrics and supply chain management, to increase the effectiveness of the organization as a whole. However, in order to make this strategy possible, businesses require the integration of enterprise social media which provides the platforms necessary for all departments within an organization to communicate and share unique department data with one another. In other words, enterprise social media works to help all departments in their collaboration and planning processes in order that social media may be successfully integrated across the whole organization. In turn, enterprise social media, if implemented carefully and strategically, has various benefits to add to a company's business performance. One company that is reaping the rewards of enterprise social media includes major food processing company MARS, who has successfully integrated social media across it's organization. Although the first thought that may come to mind when considering the company from a Canadian perspective is the decadent Mars nougat and caramel chocolate bar, candy confectionary isn't the only thing MARS produces. In fact, MARS also produces gum, beverages and even pet food! Another important fact to consider about the company is its global scale, as it produces and distributes products across the world.


The dog days of summer have arrived in the small town of Frog Ledge, Connecticut, and business is booming for Kristan "Stan" Connor. Her Pawsitively Organic pet food has even caught the attention of celebrity pastry chef Sheldon Allyn, who helps Stan open a fancy pet pastry shop in Frog Ledge. A partnership is born, and Sheldon invites Stan to Newport, Rhode Island, for an appreciation weekend he's hosting for all his independent chefs. But the gourmet getaway turns sour when one of the chefs turns up dead, and a second one goes missing. . .
As Stan tries to figure out who had a recipe for murder, the pool of suspects expands. And if she can't sniff out the culprit soon, this killer may just serve up a second helping of murder. . .
This sounds like a great read . The cover is very cute too.
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Pets and cozies are the perfect combo. Thanks for the contest.
This sounds fun and cute.
I love Liz Musgavero's books, I'm looking forward to reading this one.


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Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline construction starts in Turkmenistans' east
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has made a working trip to the Lebap province, August 29, to give a start to the practical realization of Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline construction project at the Bagtiyarlyk deposit on the right bank of the Amudarya River.
According to the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent, the head of the State Committee for Development and Reforms of the People's Republic of China Chen Demin attended the ceremony. He conveyed congratulations of President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China to the Turkmen President.
Chen Demin acquainted Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the marked route of the future gas pipeline that will run through the territory of four states - Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and China. The total length of the gas pipeline is 7000 km. 188 km of the pipeline will run in Turkmenistan, 530 km - in Uzbekistan, 1300 km - in Kazakhstan, and over 4500 km - in China.
"God willing, the Turkmen leader said, from 2009 natural gas will be supplied to China". In his speech, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov informed that the transit of 17 out of planned 30 billion cub m of gas will be provided from the newly developed deposits, and the remaining 13 billion will be supplied from the gas treatment facilities on contractual territories at the Samandepe and Altyn Asyr deposits.
The Turkmen leader handed over to Jiang Zeming, the Chairman of the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation, the package of documents that guarantee the right to conducting activities on the contracted Bagtiyarlik territory. Among them is a license of the operator for exploration and production of natural gas, a license of the contractor on exploration and production and the map of the contracted territory.
A memorable plate was inaugurated in honor of this event. The first symbolic joint of Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline was welded after the plate inauguration.
Design by Integrum-Techno(WeEn) Copyright©2000-2019 Turkmenistan.ru info@turkmenistan.ru


1.) I calibrated my monitor. I'm really not sure whether it's better or not, as I started when it was still light out and was getting some goddawful glare and it's been so long that I can't really remember how it used to be. Believe it is, though. Used to be on 9300K; I've since switched it to 6500K and adjusted accordingly. When I switched it, though, the old setting was obviously irritatingly blue.
3.) Installed both AbiWord and Gnumeric (and so far am pleased). While OpenOffice.org's got a whole host of functionality, it's clunky, slow, and also doesn't use gtk2, so it doesn't go with everything else. While hopefully things will improve down the road with the 2.0 release, I'm thinking that AbiWord will prove a better program to use for homework assignments, at least for the time being. I rarely use most of the OpenOffice stuff, though I'm still keeping it around.
5.) Poked my head back into my other home, actually logging on for more than 15 minutes at a time for the first time this week. Been busy. Smote e-mail backlog.
6.) Boycotted St. Patrick's Day, even going to the extent to agree to wear red on Victoria day with other Canadian and semi-Canadian (or Canadian-wannabe) non-Irish friends. The accidental green sweatshirt was tossed after I found out what day it was. Of course I manage to wear like the only green top I own by complete coincidence. Luckily it wasn't too cold, for the grey Santa Cruz t-shirt underneath (suprising).
Sure I forgot something; suppose I can always add it later.


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Tokyo Games logos unveiled amid stadium row
Tokyo's Olympic committee unveiled the official logos for the 2020 Games on Friday, days after the Japanese prime minister ordered plans for the new stadium to be scrapped over the huge $2 billion price tag.
The logos for the Olympic and Paralympic games are based around the letter "T" for Tokyo and an upended "=" sign to represent equality.
"The black colour of the central column represents diversity, the combination of all colours," the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee said in a statement.
"The red of the circle represents the power of every beating heart."
The letter "T" represents "Tokyo", "Tomorrow" and "Team", it said.
The logos were unveiled with fanfare as the Games face controversy, with Japan ditching its original plans for the new Olympic stadium amid public anger over its huge cost.
Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid's futuristic design had been met with fury by many Japanese architects. What began as a cosmetic row gave way to widespread discontent and public bickering over finances.
Construction costs for the new National Stadium had nearly doubled to 252 billion yen ($2.03 billion), which would have put it on track to become the world's most expensive stadium.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters last week: "I have decided we must go back to the drawing board." – Agence France-Presse
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Фе́никс () — космический аппарат (автоматическая межпланетная станция) НАСА для изучения Марса, работавший в 2008 году.
Феникс стал первым аппаратом, запущенным по программе Mars Scout. На его борту находился комплекс приборов, позволяющих изучать геологическую историю воды, а также исследовать среду, с целью выявления условий, благоприятных для жизни микроорганизмов.

«Феникс» — шестой аппарат, совершивший мягкую посадку на поверхность Марса. Также «Феникс» стал первым аппаратом, успешно совершившим посадку в полярном регионе Марса.

Техническое и научное руководство в проекте «Феникс» осуществляли Лаборатория реактивного движения и Университет Аризоны соответственно, изготовлением аппарата занималась компания Lockheed Martin Space System, Канадское космическое агентство снабдило зонд метеокомплексом. Кроме того, проект шёл при партнёрстве университетов США, Канады, Швейцарии, Дании, Германии и Великобритании.

Запуск аппарата состоялся , успешная посадка произошла . Последний сеанс связи с аппаратом прошёл , и 10 ноября того же года было объявлено об окончании миссии.

Цели проекта
«Феникс» предназначен для углублённого исследования марсианского грунта, а также изучения атмосферы и метеорологических наблюдений.
Одна из задач — обнаружить следы жизни.

Аппарат, совершив посадку в зоне марсианской Арктики, был призван ответить на три ключевых вопроса: пригодны ли полярные районы Марса для жизни, тает ли там периодически лед и как менялись погодные условия в зоне примарсения в исторический период, а также исследовать особенности марсианского климата.

Главной задачей миссии являлся поиск воды на Красной планете. «За водой» — именно так звучал неофициальный лозунг проекта. К тому же считается, что «Феникс» стал ещё одной ступенькой на пути к будущему полёту на Марс людей.

Программа научных исследований
Научное оборудование, установленное на «Фениксе», было призвано решать задачи в пяти областях естествознания: гидрологии, геологии, химии, биологии и метеорологии.

Polar Lander приземлился в районе полюса Марса между 65 и 75 градусами северной широты. Миссия была рассчитана на 90 марсианских дней, в течение которых предполагалось выдвинуть манипулятор, задачей которого будет выкопать (вернее — выцарапать) яму во льду глубиной около полуметра и доставить полученные образцы грунта в мини-лаборатории космического корабля. Ожидалось, что лёд и осадочные породы могут содержать органические вкрапления, свидетельствующие о существовании жизни на Красной планете.

Учёные надеялись, что подобно земным пустыням, которые на первый взгляд кажутся безжизненными, но не являются таковыми, полярные пустыни Марса могут в настоящем или в прошлом быть обитаемыми — несмотря на то, что последний дождь там шёл, вероятно, несколько миллионов лет назад. Согласно некоторым расчётам, каждые 50 тысяч лет из-за вариаций орбиты на Марсе происходит потепление климата, в ходе которого лёд тает. И есть крошечная вероятность, что живые организмы, находящиеся в анабиозе, возвращаются в эти периоды к жизни.

Аппарат впервые произвёл бурение поверхности на месте посадки вблизи северного полюса Марса, где орбитальный аппарат «Одиссей» обнаружил большие запасы подземного льда.
 этот зонд нашёл лёд, который потом растаял.  после тщательного исследования выяснилось, что лёд был водяной.

Конструкция

Аппарат не способен к передвижению по поверхности планеты.

Значительная часть научного оборудования и технических систем «Феникса» унаследована от неудачной миссии Mars Polar Lander и от несостоявшейся миссии Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander, что определило относительно невысокую стоимость проекта — 420 млн долларов.

«Мозгом» аппарата является бортовой компьютер BAE Systems RAD6000, построенный на базе RISC-процессоров, использующих 32-разрядную архитектуру IBM POWER, и работающий под управлением ОСРВ VxWorks. Среди функций компьютера, устойчивого к значительным перепадам температур и имеющего защиту от радиации, — навигация, а также управление научным оборудованием и электропитанием космического аппарата.

Из 420 млн долларов, потраченных на проект, 325 млн составил грант, полученный Университетом штата Аризона. Это учебное заведение также приютило у себя Центр управления, который командовал космическим кораблём во время миссии и получал от него научные результаты.

В рамках проекта НАСА выполняло запуск устройства, Университет штата Аризона — курировал создание оборудования, установленного на космическом аппарате, а компания Lockheed Martin — сконструировала и построила собственно сам корабль.

В задачи Лаборатории реактивного движения, подразделения Калифорнийского технологического института, входило управление маневрированием марсианского зонда в космосе, а также расчёт траектории движения. Помимо этого JPL взяла на себя посадку корабля на поверхность Красной планеты.

Научное оборудование
На «Фениксе» установлено семь различных приборов, которые способны исследовать зону высадки максимально комплексно.

Средство визуального исследования Марса

В состав оборудования корабля входит построенная в Университете штата Аризона оптическая система Surface Stereo Imager (SSI). Она состоит из двух камер, смонтированных на выдвижной башенке высотой около 2 м, и предназначена для визуального исследования планеты. Система позволит получать стереоизображения арктической марсианской пустыни с разрешением 1024×1024 в оптическом и инфракрасном диапазонах. SSI будет поддерживать манипуляции механической руки и даст возможность формировать цифровые модели рельефа (ЦМР) окружающей корабль местности, что, в свою очередь, обеспечит создание трёхмерных виртуальных изображений марсианского пространства. Помимо этого SSI поспособствует геоморфологическому и минералогическому анализу Красной планеты. Ещё одной задачей является исследование оптических свойств атмосферы Марса, в частности — визуальная оценка количества пыли в воздухе.

Кроме вышеперечисленных задач, SSI будет вести наблюдение за количеством пыли, осаждающейся на приземлённом космическом аппарате, что позволит сделать вывод о скорости осадконакопления и особенностях протекания атмосферных и эрозионных процессов на планете, а также даст возможность оценивать запылённость солнечных батарей и вызванное этим фактором снижение количества энергии. Последнее напрямую влияет на время функционирования «Феникса».

Камера манипулятора
Установленная на конце манипулятора камера Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) создана совместно учёными из Университета штата Аризона и немецким  Общества Макса Планка. Камера укреплена непосредственно возле ковша и позволяет в деталях видеть место, где проводится забор образцов грунта и льда.

Изображение стенок вырытой траншеи, как полагают учёные, позволит геологам определить наличие и очерёдность залегания напластований. В частности, изображения, на которых видны цвета и размеры частиц грунта, слагающего поверхность Марса в вертикальном разрезе, дадут возможность сделать выводы об изменении условий залегания осадков, а значит, и об истории изменения марсианского климата. Камера снабжена двумя источниками света, верхний из которых состоит из 36 голубых, 18 зелёных и 18 красных ламп, а нижний — из 16, 8 и 8 ламп соответственно. Помимо этого в состав устройства входят два моторчика, первый меняет фокусное расстояние объектива, а второй поднимает и опускает прозрачный пылезащитный кожух. Максимальное разрешение камеры — 23 микрона на пиксел.

Манипулятор и метеорологическая станция
Основной инструмент корабля — манипулятор Robotic Arm (RA), созданный JPL и способный двигаться вперёд-назад, вправо-влево, вверх и вниз, а также совершать круговые движения. Длина устройства составляет . На Земле манипулятор испытывали в американской Долине Смерти, местности с очень твёрдым грунтом, где он смог выкопать за 4 часа траншею глубиной .

В задачи метеорологического оборудования (MET, Meteorological Station), созданного Канадским космическим агентством, входит ежедневная фиксация изменений марсианской погоды путём использования датчиков температуры и атмосферного давления, а также измерение концентрации пыли и ледяного пара в воздухе Красной планеты с помощью лидара (light detection and ranging, LIDAR). Лидар будет посылать короткие импульсы света вертикально вверх и фиксировать отражённые атмосферой сигналы, что поможет выявить наличие невидимых невооружённым глазом облаков, тумана и мест концентрации пыли. При этом температура на планете будет измеряться с помощью трёх термопар, установленных на выдвижной башенке высотой . Такое инженерное решение сможет фиксировать вертикальный профиль температуры у поверхности Марса.

Микроскопы
Модуль MECA (Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer), создание которого курировалось JPL, включает в себя оптический и сканирующий атомно-силовой микроскопы. Работа последнего основана на использовании сил атомных связей, действующих между атомами вещества. Атомный микроскоп — результат работы швейцарского консорциума, а оптический создан Университетом штата Аризона.

Максимальное разрешение оптического микроскопа — 4 мкм, атомного — 10 нм. Микроскопические изображения марсианского грунта будут использоваться, в частности, для поиска доказательств того, что изучаемый субстрат когда-либо подвергался воздействию воды. Для этого будет проводиться поиск крошечных вкраплений глины. Оптический микроскоп снабжён инструментами подсветки — в его состав входят красная, зелёная, синяя и ультрафиолетовая лампы. Одноразовые средства подготовки образцов при этом созданы с использованием силикона.

Помимо этого в состав MECA входит инструмент для химического анализа растворенных в воде образцов грунта. Подобный метод исследования позволяет определять pH полученного раствора, а также выявлять наличие кислорода, углекислого газа, хлоридов, бромидов и сульфатов. MECA также содержит инструмент для определения тепловой и электрической проводимости образцов — для этого используются три иглы, вмонтированные в верхнюю часть механической руки.

Масс-спектрометр

Модуль TEGA (Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer), построенный университетами штатов Аризона и Техаса в Далласе, является предметом особой гордости команды Феникса. Устройство содержит восемь миниатюрных одноразовых муфельных печек, в которых происходит нагревание образцов марсианского грунта. По своим размерам каждая такая печка напоминает стержень шариковой ручки. Нагревание проходит медленно, при этом определяется теплоёмкость образца. Когда температура в печке достигает , нагретый материал начинает выделять газ, который анализируется встроенным масс-спектрометром, определяющим концентрацию конкретных молекул и атомов в образце.

Фотографирование на спуске
Последний из инструментов, Mars Descent Imager (MARDI), был создан компанией Malin Space Science Systems, и представляет собой камеру, которая может использоваться для фотографирования места спуска в процессе снижения аппарата на поверхность Марса. Ожидалось, что съёмка начнётся после того, как Феникс снизится до высоты примерно в 7 км и сбросит термозащиту. Фотографии помогут точно определить место, где сел корабль, а также предоставить информацию о географических, геоморфологических и геологических особенностях близлежащего ландшафта.

Полученные снимки также могут помочь определить, является ли место посадки типичным для приполярных регионов Марса. То есть могут ли полученные в ходе проекта результаты быть распространены на всю арктическую марсианскую пустыню.

MARDI весит около полукилограмма и, как предполагалось, израсходует на создание серии снимков не более 3 Вт электричества. Угол обзора при этом будет составлять 66°, размер каждой фотографии 1024×1024 пиксела, а время экспозиции равно 4 мс.

Однако, предстартовые тесты летательного аппарата идентифицировали потенциальную проблему в обработках данных от камеры в течение критических моментов заключительного этапа посадки на поверхность планеты. Это привело к решению не использовать камеру.

Инструмент также содержит микрофон, который, равно как и камера, не был использован.

Хронология миссии
Для миссии «Феникс» окно запуска в сторону Марса находилось в периоде с 3 по 24 августа 2007 года. Из-за «Феникса» на сентябрь был перенесён запуск миссии «Dawn».

Запуск
«Феникс» был запущен  в 09:26:34 UTC с помощью ракеты-носителя «Дельта-2 7925» с мыса Канаверал во Флориде, США.
Вес ракеты на старте составлял более 280 тонн.

Работа на поверхности Марса
«Феникс» выполнил запланированную на 90 марсианских суток программу и проводил научные исследования 157 марсианских суток до 29 октября. Затем недостаток энергии, вызванный слабым солнечным освещением в зимних условиях Марса, стал причиной прекращения связи. Последние сигналы были получены 2 ноября 2008.

Научные результаты

Главным научным результатом миссии стало обнаружение льда под тонким слоем грунта, а также химический анализ грунта.

В пробах марсианской почвы обнаружены следы перхлоратов (соли хлорной кислоты). Кроме того, Феникс нашёл следовые количества магния, натрия, калия и хлора. Согласно измерениям, pH грунта составил от 8 до 9 единиц, что соответствует слабощелочным земным почвам.

Итоги миссии и текущее состояние
 Миссия аппарата выполнена. Продолжение функционирования аппарата на следующее марсианское лето изначально оценивалось как маловероятное, поэтому выход его из строя зимой не является неудачей миссии.
 Аппарат Феникс нашёл воду на Марсе.
 Ухудшившиеся погодные условия в марсианской арктике разрядили батареи аппарата. Во всяком случае, учёные не получали от него сигналов со , когда состоялся последний короткий сеанс связи Феникса с Землёй. 11 ноября аппарат был полностью выведен из строя пыльной бурей.
 Кадры от июня 2010 года, полученные камерой HiRISE на борту Марсианского разведывательного спутника, подтвердили, что аппарат Феникс не пережил марсианской зимы, и одна из солнечных батарей сломалась под тяжестью льда из углекислого газа.

Запущенный с Земли в августе 2007 года и совершивший в мае 2008 года посадку на Марс в районе его северного полюса зонд Феникс привёз на Красную планету цифровую библиотеку научной фантастики.

Фотогалерея
Сборка аппарата в «НАСА» и первые его снимки:

Ссылки

 Сайт миссии
 PC Week: Phoenix Mars Lander: две планеты и семь инструментов
 Новости@mail.ru: «Феникс» приземлится на Марсе
 Новости@mail.ru: Получен первый радиосигнал с Марса
 Звук посадки зонда, который зафиксировал Mars Express
 «Феникс»: три дня на Марсе
 С помощью «Феникса» на Марс могли быть занесены земные микроорганизмы
 Рука «Феникса» обнаружила лёд под слоем марсианской почвы
 Phoenix Landing (NASA Press Kit, May 2008)

Примечания

Исследование Марса
Автоматические межпланетные станции США
Спускаемые аппараты
Космические аппараты НАСА
Ракетно-космическая техника Lockheed Martin

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''Put the skillet in a fire--a wood fire will do, or see note--and burn off the old grease and rust. After it cools, use a wire brush or plain steel wool to remove the dust, etc. Then smear the inside generously with cooking oil and let stand at room temperature for a couple of days.
''Then wipe clean with paper towels and fill the pan with potato peelings and water. Heat to a boil and simmer about 1 hour. Then wipe pan clean after rinsing in plain hot water. Rub the inside of the pan with oil. It should be cured by this time and ready to use.
''After each use, scrape pan with metal spatula. Clean with hot water only. Dry with paper towels and smear oil on inside of pan with paper towels. Never, never use soap on cast iron.
Note: Johnson puts his skillet in a 1,600-degree oven in the shop where he works; we suggest putting it in a self-cleaning oven if you do not have a wood fire or professional oven available.
''Putting your cast iron skillet in a wood fire or in a self-cleaning oven is perfectly safe,'' Kellermann says. ''Either of these techniques will strip off the crust that accumulates on an older skillet by burning it off.'' Q--I prepare bread dough from scratch and would like to know if I can freeze the dough before I bake it?
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