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God Damn Traffic Only in LA
Griffith Observatory Guest Unexpectedly Forced to Climb a Fucking Mountain Due to Lack of God Damn Parking
Paul Merrick is reportedly still trying to catch his breath after a visit to the Griffith Park Observatory yesterday resulted in the 32-year-old driving up, and then back down, the mountain in search of parking for a full hour before giving up and walking his out-of-shape ass to the top of the summit.
"Why isn't there, ah, any, ah– hold on, just give me a minute," said the pudgy accountant while his girlfriend, Elizabeth, looked on with a mixture of concern and embarrassment usually reserved for their monthly sex night. "They should, ah, ah, really add more parking, ah, excuse me. Parking spots, or at least a tram," said Mr. Merrick immediately before throwing up a little and then frantically drinking half a bottle of water with a sense of urgency usually reserved for decathletes or the nearly drowned.
Mr. Merrick intended to bring Elizabeth to the Griffith Observatory to propose to the 28-year-old production assistant. "I know her, give me a second," said Mr. Merrick. "Her favorite movie is Rebel…ah, I'm so out of breath, Rebel Without A Cause, so, love, me and her, engage." But the romantic gesture was foisted, which may or may not be the right word, by his inability to climb the slight incline.
"It wasn't meant to happen today," Paul wrote on his phone and then showed me, the strain of talking while this out of breath just too much for him. "But I know when I do ask she'll say 'Yes.'"
UPDATE: Paul fucking died. I know, it's horrible. Apparently, he had an undiagnosed respiratory illness which is why it was so difficult for him to catch his breath and not just because he was a fat piece of shit who ate In-N-Out twice a week as previously suspected.
"Paul was a really sweet man," Elizabeth said in a statement to The Avocado, volunteering that she is still interested in dating if I know anyone. "I don't want to sound callous, but I'm not getting any younger."
UPDATE: Elizabeth and I are dating. As a reporter, I have been reprimanded by my editors for what they refer to as "a stunning lack of professionalism and tact," but as a man, a man in love, a man in love with a woman, I apologize for nothing.
I met with Elizabeth days after Paul's funeral to share my condolences and also get an update for our story. We usually wouldn't write an update on a story like this, but our editors felt bad because internally we had made a lot of jokes about Paul prior to learning the cause of his death and felt we owed it to him. Elizabeth was devastated, obviously, and was surprised to learn that Paul had planned to ask her for her hand that day at Griffith Park.
"I had no idea he wanted to get married," she told me. I asked her what her answer would be, to which she responded: "I would have definitely said yes."
"The two of you must have really been in love?" I offered. But she said nothing.
"Yes. Sorry. I was just–I was just thinking that I would have said yes, but I don't know if, God, if I'm going to be honest, I don't know if I would have been happy married to Paul. How awful is that to say?"
"It's not awful if it's honest," I told her. She explained to me that Paul had been a perfectly nice boyfriend and was the kind of guy any girl would be lucky to marry. "But Paul dying has made me realize that life is so short and I don't know if the life I always thought I wanted, settling down and moving to Burbank, having babies, giving up my independence – if that's what I truly want. Maybe I don't need to get married to be happy. Maybe I should just be single for a while," she said moments before agreeing to go out with me that night on a date.
UPDATE: Elizabeth and I are engaged. While we have only been dating for two months, which I'll admit is quick, it feels right. When you know you know. I asked her to marry me at the top of Griffith Observatory, the site of the climax of her favorite movie, Rebel Without A Cause, and less romantically also the site of her ex-boyfriend's death. We took a Lyft to the top so we didn't have to walk too far and I got down on my knee with the Hollywood sign and several other couples getting engaged in the background. It was the happiest day of my life.


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Appointments & departures
Uffizi director Eike Schmidt to lead Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum
German-born sculpture specialist was first non-Italian to lead prestigious Florentine institution
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The director of the Uffizi galleries in Florence, Eike Schmidt, is stepping down to become head of Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM). The German-born sculpture specialist will replace Sabine Haag in 2019, announced the Austrian culture minister, Thomas Drozda, at a press conference today (1 September).
Schmidt made waves when he was named the first non-Italian to lead the Uffizi in 2015, among 20 new "super directors" appointed to modernise Italy's top museums and heritage sites. Following curatorial posts at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC (2001-06), the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles (2006-08) and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (2009-15) and a stint in charge of the European sculpture and works of art department at Sotheby's London (2008-09), it was his first museum directorship.
Schmidt's innovations at the Uffizi have included renovating key galleries, mounting exhibitions dedicated to female artists and changing admissions fees to encourage "quality tourism". His main aims at KHM—Austria's biggest museum, which holds works by Old Masters such as Dürer, Titian and Rubens—will be to open up international audiences and build a greater digital presence, he told Austrian press.
Fifteen candidates, including Haag, were in the running for the KHM position, according to local media reports. Schmidt's official start date is planned for the second half of 2019, Drozda said, after he completes his current contract at the Uffizi.
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Clippers edge Seahawks 47-46
SALISBURY – It was a tie game with less than a second left. A packed crowd at its feet with a roar of boos and cheer...
Clippers edge Seahawks 47-46 SALISBURY – It was a tie game with less than a second left. A packed crowd at its feet with a roar of boos and cheer... Check out this story on delmarvanow.com: https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/2014/02/13/clippers-edge-seahawks-47-46/5471555/
Special to the Delmarva Media Group; Published 9:15 p.m. ET Feb. 13, 2014
Bennett's Jorden Duffy tries to get around Decatur's PJ Copes during the first half of their game Thursday in Salisbury.(Photo: Matthew S. Gunby Photo)Buy Photo
SALISBURY – It was a tie game with less than a second left. A packed crowd at its feet with a roar of boos and cheers echoing throughout the gym. Pressure was the last thing on the mind of James M. Bennett's Kory Holden.
"This is what I do every morning at 6 a.m., come in here and shoot free throws," Holden said. "I was just thinking there was nobody in here, just me getting up shots."
Holden proved practice makes perfect as he nailed the game-winning free throw with .07 seconds left to lift the Clippers 47-46 over Stephen Decatur on Thursday night. The victory puts Bennett in the driver's seat for the Bayside South crown.
"The win means a lot," he said. "It's a step closer to the Bayside and Comcast (Center), which I've never been to, so that's what I'm looking forward to."
Stephen Decatur (13-4 overall, 11-3 Bayside) opened up the first quarter on a quick 8-2 run, including the first three baskets coming courtesy of senior Tyler Hunter. Following a timeout by Bennett, Hunter, who scored 11 of his 19 points in the quarter, capitalized on a tough and-1 play to extend Decatur's lead to 13-4.
Bennett responded to the Seahawks with two crucial layups from Holden, who scored 27, and junior Jorden Duffy to cut the lead to 5. The Clippers closed out the quarter on an 11-3 run after Holden banked in a 3-pointer from the wing as time expired.
Bennett (13-4 overall, 11-4 conference) claimed its first lead of the game in the opening minutes of the second quarter when Holden slashed through the paint and rose up for a swift jumper for a 17-16 advantage.
The Clippers outscored the Seahawks 21-5 run following the first-quarter timeout, anchored by a pair of Holden and-1 plays and a plethora of Decatur turnovers. The Seahawks managed to go on a run of their own, topped off with a baseline jumper from Colen Gaynor following a turnover to give Stephen Decatur a 27-25 lead at halftime.
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LASPO lackadaisical logic
By GWS Law on Mar 27, 2012 | 0 comments
One of the problems with CPR 45.23 and the fixed success fee regime for EL disease claims is the Scope and Interpretation section which states it applies where:
"(b) the dispute relates to a disease with which the employee is diagnosed that is alleged to have been contracted as a consequence of the employer's alleged breach of statutory or common law duties of care in the course of the employee's employment"
The difficulty is that it does not define "disease". It may not seem like much of a problem for well recognised industrial diseases but it does create difficulties at the margins. For example, what about post traumatic stress disorder following an injury? Disease or not? Arguably assistance can be found in the Pre-Action Protocol for Disease and Illness Claims which states:
"This protocol is intended to apply to all personal injury claims where the injury is not as the result of an accident but takes the form of an illness or disease. … Disease for the purpose of this protocol primarily covers any illness physical or psychological, any disorder, ailment, affliction, complaint, malady, or derangement other than a physical or psychological injury solely caused by an accident or other similar single event."
It is arguable though that one should not be used as an aid to construction of the other.
Now let's look at the recent amendment to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill recently voted through by the House of Lords:
"Exception for industrial disease cases
The changes made by sections 46, 48 and 49 of this Act do not apply in relation to proceedings which include a claim for damages for a disease, condition or illness (whether or not resulting in death) resulting from any breach of duty owed by an employer to an employee."
Firstly, what the hell is a "condition"? A broken finger is a condition. It is rather less obviously a disease. What is intended to fall within the definition of "condition" that is not also a disease or illness? If nothing, why has it been included?
Secondly, what is the significance of proceedings which "include" a claim for damages for a disease, condition or illness? The fixed success fee regime requires the dispute to relate to a disease that has actually been diagnosed. This amendment only requires the proceedings to "include" a "claim" for a disease, condition or illness. What is to stop a Claimant making a claim for a broken finger (assuming this sloppily drafted amendment has not already exempted such claims from non-recoverability) but including a claim for vibration white finger and therefore arguing the success fee remains recoverable? The amendment contains no requirement the disease element succeeds, that it followed any kind of diagnosis or was even realistically arguable.
Fun and games all round if the House of Commons doesn't knock this amendment on the head.


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Blockchain World
India to Put Government Services for 200M People on Blockchain
Maharashtra has officially become the second state in India to move towards significant blockchain implementation, following Andhra Pradesh. Maharashtra has just concluded its blockchain pilot study which put forth four Proof of Concepts (PoCs) to test blockchain technology's feasibility in the State. More specifically, the PoCs tracked organ transplants, rationing, land records, and digital certification.
To date, Andhra Pradesh has already deployed a data cloud policy using blockchain technology. The state bases its policy upon five Ms: manpower, market access, mindset change, money and memorandum of understanding.
India's Second Blockchain State
Maharashtra's shift towards blockchain technology gained inspiration from Estonia's blockchain model in the public sector.
The Maharashtra government shortlisted a selection of private startups to create PoCs in various industries in early 2018. Four PoCs were selected from the shortlist. The PoCs are now complete and reports on the projects are underway.
When the detailed reports are ready, the concepts will be applied to day-to-day government functions in India. Because the pilot project was such a success, the procedures demonstrated in the PoCs will be out of the pilot stage and operational shortly.
With a population of 116 million, Maharashtra is the second largest state in India by population. This also makes it the second largest sub-national entity by population, following the Indian State Rajasthan. It also contains Mumbai, India's financial capital and largest city, according to World Population Review.
A Closer Look at the Study
Maharashtra's pilot study implemented a blockchain-based PoC in the organ donation and transplant supply chain at GT Hospital in India.
The PoS allowed real-time data and tracking. Additionally, it replaced the significant volume of paperwork typically required in this sector of the hospital.
The transplant supply chain is quite complex, requires a great deal of legal paperwork, and leaves a lot of room for error. Blockchain technology allows automation, distribution, and full transparency. It, therefore, has the potential to radically improve medical practices, and streamline data storage in a number of industries.
The success of the organ donation and transplant PoC conveys this.
Blockchain In India
The first Indian state to implement blockchain, Andhra Pradesh, is using it to store and share land records, primarily. And with the success of Maharashtra's pilot study, two states in the world's second-most populous country, with a combined population of approximately 200 million, will soon have access to services soon based on blockchain.
And more blockchain adoption is coming to other Indian states. In fact, Telangana, Karnataka, and Gujarat are currently in evaluation stages.
India's willingness to explore and adopt blockchain technology will provide an endless possibility for improved efficiency and record accuracy across industries. Moreover, with two states in India on board, millions of individuals will have access to government services on blockchain.
Will more states in India start considering blockchain technology within their governments? Additionally, will the rest of the world continue to do the same?
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After being repeatedly burned by the prequel trilogy, most Star Wars fans were instantly accepting when franchise creator George Lucas surrendered the reigns to Disney. In spite of this, there is still plenty of curiosity about the films he might have made—and Mark Hamill has gone on record with a hint of what Lucas had in mind for his character.
"I happen to know that George didn't kill Luke until the end of [Episode] IX," he told IGN, explaining that the character was set to train Leia before bowing out.
You can see Luke on the other end of his arc in The Last Jedi, which arrives on Blu-ray today. Read our review of the movie here, and check out the trailer below.


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Here's What 2 Experts Think About the New FDA-Cleared Weight Loss Pill
It's not a drug, it's a device. And it could actually improve gut health.
By Lauren Wicks
As you may have heard when we reported on it earlier this month, the FDA has cleared a new weight loss pill (it's a device, not a drug), called Plenity, and the internet had feelings. After reading up on it, we had some questions of our own. As an advocate for healthy lifestyle practices over dieting, we were a little unsure about how healthy this product could be, since most weight-loss pills or devices tend to be problematic, not addressing the basic lifestyle changes (like exercise and cooking and eating more healthy food) that we know actually work.
But we also wanted to keep an open mind. Obesity continues to be a major health problem in the US, and anything that could help solve that deserves considered attention. So we spoke with Harry Leider, MD, the chief medical officer of Gelesis, the company that has invented and is producing Plenity.
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Then we spoke with Violeta Popov, MD, PHD, FACG, an expert from the American Gastroenterological Association, a director of bariatric endoscopy at NY VA Harbor Healthcare System, and an assistant professor of medicine at NYU, to help us decipher just how impactful this device is—and to help sort out any potential negative effects to watch out for.
What is Plenity, anyways?
Plenity is a pill that you take, just before eating. But—and this is a little confusing—it's really not a drug. Instead, the FDA (and Gelesis) define Plenity as a "weight loss device." This is because, instead of acting on your body's chemistry—to make you less hungry, or to speed up your metabolism, for instance—it works physically to fill up your stomach, and make less space available to fill with food.
In this way, Plenity works more like a temporary version of gastric bypass or bariatric surgery—in which part of a person's stomach is closed off, or removed to make the actual stomach space smaller. Those surgeries are expensive and invasive, but they have resulted in drastic weight loss for many people dealing with morbid obesity. They have also resulted in a number of complications for patients, and some long-term studies find that more than half of patients regain the weight, and the health problems, after several years.
There hasn't been time to study the long term effects of Plenity, of course. But one big difference is it's the first weight loss device cleared by the FDA that allows people who are only mildly overweight (with a BMI between 25-27) to use it. Leider says this is ground-breaking because 70% of adults in the U.S. are considered overweight or obese, but only two percent are receiving medical treatment.
How Plenity Works
According to Leider, Plenity consists of citric acid and a "super-absorbent hydrolyzed gel made of carboxymethyl cellulose." For those of us who aren't scientists, that's a form of fiber used commercially in some food products like ice cream or yogurt.
When swallowed, the pill releases the gel, which absorbs 100 times its weight in water, causing the stomach—which has, on average, a 1 liter capacity—to lose about 25% of its available volume.
From here, the gel ultimately travels out the same way food does. It stays intact in the small intestine but enzymes and gut bacteria in the large intestine and colon will break it down. Leider explains that, due to the way it breaks down, it won't cause constipation the way other weight loss aids can.
One of our biggest concerns with Plenity has been how it would impact gut health (which we're learning is of increasing importance). Leider says Gelesis' research (in mice) shows the gel actually has a positive impact on gut health and permeability—preventing leaky gut and other negative conditions.The biotech company is planning to experiment further with human subjects.
When we spoke with Popov, an obesity, weight loss, and gut microbiome expert who has no ties to the company, she was more cautious, noting that while ingesting any foreign substance can make it difficult for your body to digest it, Plenity did seems to not have any severe side effects on gut health in previous clinical studies and she agreed it should be, at the least, perfectly safe for your digestive tract. However, she believes those with pre-exisiting gastrointestinal issues should be wary and use under close observation of their medical professional.
A recent clinical study of Plenity, published in the journal Obesity, found six out of 10 participants on Plenity were positive responders—losing 10% of their bodyweight or more in six months. On average, these participants lost 22 pounds and 3.5 inches from their waist. 14 percent of these positive responders lost 30 pounds or more.
However, Popov was surprised that patients who continued to take Plenity after the initial six-month trial didn't see any further weight loss (but she noted they were able to keep the weight they did lose off). Popov says more research needs to be done on how Plenity affects certain hormones like ghrelin—our hunger hormone—which controls appetite.
Popov says she is also surprised by how small the sample size was for this study. She says most medications seeking to get FDA approval need thousands of patients for their clinical trials. While this is a device not a medication, she believes it should be held to the same standard.
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It's important to note this clinical trial offered nutritional counseling and lifestyle recommendations for participants. Both participants on Plenity and those using a placebo were encouraged to engage in healthier behavior, including participating in regular, moderate physical activity—equivalent to a 30-minute walk each day—and were counseled to help reduce their average daily caloric intake by 300 calories. It's unclear still how the pill will be used, or whether it will be as effective without these additions.
Final Thoughts from Popov
Popov says her field of work has shown her permanent weight loss is hard to achieve, and even harder to sustain. And she argues that there's usually more to the equation than simply making lifestyle changes.
"Our ability to gain weight is predetermined by nature," Popov said. "It's hard to fight off weight gain with all the food options out there and if you don't like exercise. It's simply hard to lose doing it all on your own. Those who are overweight or obese need a long-term plan."
Popov says overweight and obese patients should be treated like any one with a chronic disease—even if it is managed or subsides, they still need to be treated as they have the condition nonetheless. Even if her patients lose significant amounts of weight, she still advises them to stick to the long-term plan established before the weight loss occurred, because it's just too easy to gain it back.
Poplov believes Plenity could be an excellent part of a long-term plan for those with BMIs of 25 or higher. If diet and exercise don't work, this could be a beneficial intermediary before having to resort to an invasive medical procedure or a drug with frightening potential side effects.
"I think [Plenity] is a wonderful thing to have," Popov said. "It's easy to use, and increases availability for those who want to jumpstart weight loss in a minimally invasive way."
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Q: run time error - 1004 application defined or object defined error I went through a tutorial to learn the basics of Macros, and I tried out as given in the tutorial. When I run the Macro, I got the following error:
run time error 1004 -application defined or object defined error
The Macro I used was
Sub proFirst()
        Range("A1").Value = 34
        Range("A2").Value = 66
        Range("A3").Formula = "=A1+A2"
        Range("A1").Select
End Sub

How not to get this error? Help me out. Thanks in advance.

A: It worked when I tested it. I also changed the code to
Sub proFirst()
    Range("A1").Value = 34
    Range("A2").Value = 66
    Range("A3").Value = "=A1+A2"
    Range("A1").Select

End Sub
Which worked, also. It may be the version of excel you are using.

A: Go to Tools / References in the VBA Editor and see if anything that is ticked (up the top of the list) is listed as "Missing"

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Lorrie Morgan Revives the Classic "Ode to Billie Joe"
Classic, Contemporary, Country Music
Lorrie Morgan recently celebrated her birthday and it's a new chapter in her life as she turns 60 years old. Despite the changing times in life, there are some things Morgan kept good things preserved and one of which is her spectacular voice.
Lorrie Morgan. Photo from Variety Attractions
Lorrie Morgan Covers "Ode to Billie Joe"
In 2017, Morgan performed a live rendition of the classic Bobbie Gentry "Ode to Billie Joe." Morgan coupled her twangy country style with her glittering pink guitar, and dangling earrings. She began by introducing the song, and how mysterious it was that up until today no one knows the secret of the song's story. This classic single has also been rerecorded by Morgan for her 16th studio album Letting Go…Slow. She never released the song from her album as a single, hence, it was not able to enter the chart, but we guarantee that if it's out as a single, it'll be on the chart. Meanwhile, her album sat at the number 47 position of the Top Country Albums.
What do you think of Morgan's rendition?
The Mystery of the Song
"Ode to Billie Joe" is one of those country songs that keeps its mystery alive up until now. The song narrates the story of a boy who committed suicide but didn't further explain why. As you listen to the entire song, it's been noticed that the narrator and Billy Joe (the character who committed suicide) threw something off the bridge, but it wasn't mentioned what it was. This might be the reason that puts guilt on Billy Joe, hence, his tragic death.
The song's mystery is not only why it became popular. Even Gentry's distinctive voice adds up to the emotions of the song. It topped the Hot 100 charts, but only reached number 17 on the country chart. In addition, the song has five nominations and two wins in the 1967 Grammys.
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"Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain": Acuff's Original, Nelson's Hallmark
Eric Church Used Music To Heal His Broken Heart In The Song "Record Year"
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Cross-posted from Qualys Security Labs.
Slow HTTP attacks are denial-of-service (DoS) attacks that rely on the fact that the HTTP protocol, by design, requires a request to be completely received by the server before it is processed. If an HTTP request is not complete, or if the transfer rate is very low, the server keeps its resources busy waiting for the rest of the data. When the server's concurrent connection pool reaches its maximum, this creates a denial of service. These attacks are problematic because they are easy to execute, i.e. they can be executed with minimal resources from the attacking machine.
Inspired by Robert "Rsnake" Hansen's Slowloris and Tom Brennan's OWASP slow post tools, I started developing another open-source tool, called slowhttptest, available with full documentation at http://code.google.com/p/slowhttptest. Slowhttptest opens and maintains customizable slow connections to a target server, giving you a picture of the server's limitations and weaknesses. It includes features of both of the above tools, plus some additional configurable parameters and nicely formatted output.
The tool works out of the box with default parameters, which are harmless and most likely will not cause a denial of service.
and the test begins with the default parameters.
Repeated until the server closes the connection or the test hits the specified time limit.
Depending on the verbosity level selected, the slowhttptest tool logs anything from heartbeat messages every 5 seconds to a full traffic dump. Output is available either in CSV format or in HTML for interactive use with Google Chart Tools.
Note: Care should be taken when using this tool to avoid inadvertently causing denial of service against your servers. For production servers, QualysGuard Web Application Scanner will perform passive (non-intrusive) automated tests that will indicate susceptibility to slow http attacks without the risk of causing denial of service.
The HTML screenshot below shows the results of running slowhttptest against a test server in a test lab. In this scenario, the tool opens 1000 connections with rate of 200 connections per second, and the server was able to concurrently process only 377 connections, leaving the remaining 617 connections pending. Denial of service was achieved within the first 5 seconds of the test, and lasted 60 seconds, until the server timed out some of the active connections. At this point, the server transferred another set of connections from pending state to active state, thus causing DoS again, until the server timed out those connections.
Figure 1: Sample HTML output of slowhttptest results.
As is shown in the above test, the slowhttptest tool can be used to test a variety of different slow http attacks and to understand the effects they will have on specific server configurations. By having a visual representation of the server's state, it is easy to understand how the server reacts to slow HTTP requests. It is then possible to adjust server configurations as appropriate. In follow-up posts, I will describe some detailed analysis of different HTTP servers' behavior on slow attacks and mitigation techniques.
Any comments are highly appreciated, and I will review all feature requests posted on the project page at http://code.google.com/p/slowhttptest. Many thanks to those who are contributing to this project.
Version 1.1. of slowhttptest includes a new test for the Apache range header handling vulnerability, also known as the "Apache Killer" attack. The usage example can be found at http://code.google.com/p/slowhttptest/wiki/ApacheRangeTest.
Version 1.3 of slowhttptest includes a new test for the Slow Read DoS attack.
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Places, The Real World, Landmarks, Real World Attractions
Cosmo Clock 21 during the day
Cosmo Clock 21 at night
Cosmo Clock 21 (コスモクロック21, Kosumo Kurokku 21?) is a giant Ferris wheel that is part of the Cosmo World amusement park located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama, Japan. It was the largest Ferris wheel in the world from its completion in 1989 until the construction of the Tempozan Ferris Wheel in Osaka in 1997. Shortly after this, the wheel was renovated and placed on a higher base, bringing it up to the same height as its successor. It plays a prominent role in the final battle of the 1992 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Mothra.
Battra and Godzilla fight near the Cosmo Clock 21 in Godzilla vs. Mothra
During the final battle between Godzilla, Mothra, and Battra in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama, Godzilla used his nuclear pulse to knock Mothra into the Cosmo Clock 21, causing it to topple onto her. Before the giant Ferris wheel could crush Mothra, Battra flew overhead and grabbed it. He and Mothra then lifted the wheel into the air, and dropped it on Godzilla, trapping him in the mess of wires and metal.
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Cosmo Clock 21 in the background in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
During the battle between Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah in downtown Yokohama, the Cosmo Clock 21 could be seen in the background.
Cosmo Clock 21 in the Yokohama stage in Godzilla: The Game
Godzilla: Battle Legends
Godzilla: Monster War
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Real World Attractions


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Author: Susan Taylor Batten
Posted on July 30, 2020 Posted by Susan Taylor Batten
Hello ABFE Members and Friends:
Last week was tough; losing Congressman John Lewis clearly signaled the passing of an era. I enjoyed reliving his life through televised tributes, listening to his speeches, and remembering our talks about our shared love of Fisk University, our Ala mater. Congressman Lewis dedicated his life to racial justice and his story reminds us that this work is a journey, not a sprint and that we must be in it for the long haul.
Seven weeks ago, over 60 Black Foundation CEOs released "We Must Be in it For the Long Haul", a call to action to philanthropy to stem anti-Black racism. It contains 10 recommendations to the field one which is to increase investments in Black-led social change organizations that work to build power in Black communities. These organizations are woefully underfunded, and as a result, do their important work with minimal staff, budgets, and little to no operating reserves. Black foundation leaders, both CEOs and trustees, are moving quickly to reverse these trends. In the weeks since we distributed the document, several philanthropies of various sizes led by CEOs of African descent who signed the call to action have increased their giving to Black-led groups:
The California Endowment, under the leadership of Robert Ross, announced a ten-year, $225 million pledge of support for Black-led organizing, activism, and advocacy in California;
Open Society Foundations, led by Patrick Gaspard, announced investments totaling $220 million investment in emerging organizations and leaders building power in Black communities across the country. The largest share of this support—$150 million—will be through a set of five-year grants to Black-led justice organizations;
The Meyer Memorial Trust, led by Michelle J. DePass, announced Justice Oregon for Black Lives, a five-year, $25 million initiative to uplift Black Oregonians, leadership and organizations committed to justice by deepening investment in Black-led and Black-serving organizations;
The Deaconess Foundation, with Starsky Wilson at the helm, deepened their commitment to Black-led social change and existing investments in Black organizations by announcing a $25,000.00 commitment to the Movement for Black Lives; a $20,000.00 commitment to the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference in support of faith-based advocacy for Black lives and a four year-prepaid membership commitment to ABFE;
The Robin Hood Foundation, led by Wes Moore, announced the Power Fund, and pledged $10 million to support nonprofit organizations solely run by people of color in New York – many Black-led;
The Colorado Health Foundation; led by ABFE Board Chair Karen McNeil Miller, pledged $1 million to support Black-led organizations in Colorado through the Denver Foundation as well as support to ABFE to provide capacity building to these organizations in the state; and
The Libra Foundation, with Crystal Hayling at the helm, has doubled its grantmaking this year to $50 million; much of that is set-aside for racial justice work and that will support by Black-led groups.
This is not an exhaustive list and we will keep you abreast of upcoming progress in this area. We are also excited about recent announcements by The James Irvine Foundation (pledge of $20 million to support efforts that focus on anti-Black racism); The Denver Foundation (new Black Resilience Fund to distribute $1 million dollars to Black-led groups in its' first year); and the Philanthropic Collective to Combat Anti-Blackness & Racial Justice (funder coalition in Minnesota to raise $25 million for a Black-led movement fund).
This country is in crisis; Black-led organizations have been at the forefront of every social movement in the U.S. and we need to invest in their capacity now. To quote Michelle J. DePass of Meyer Memorial Trust, "There is no pass for any of us. There is no pass for a Black leader of a foundation. There is no pass for a white leader of a foundation. There is no pass for a place-based funder or a national fund. This is the national issue of our time."
Congressman John Lewis showed us the way – how to be in it for the long haul. I wish you peace.
Susan Taylor Batten
President and CEO, ABFE


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1. An organic light-emitting device material represented by general formula (1): ##STR00028## where Ar1 and Ar2 each independently denote a substituent selected from a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, and a chrysenyl group, and may each independently include at least one of an alkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and an aromatic heterocyclic group.
2. An organic light-emitting device comprising: a pair of electrodes which are an anode and a cathode; and an organic compound layer disposed between the pair of electrodes, wherein the organic compound layer contains the organic light-emitting device material according to claim 1.
3. The organic light-emitting device according to claim 2, wherein the organic compound layer is an emission layer.
4. The organic light-emitting device according to claim 2, further comprising: an additional organic compound layer, wherein the additional organic compound layer is in contact with a cathode-side of the emission layer.
5. The organic light-emitting device according to claim 4, wherein the additional organic compound layer contains the organic light-emitting device material.
6. The organic light-emitting device according to claim 3, wherein the emission layer contains a host material and a guest material, the host material includes two or more materials, and one of the two or more materials is the organic light-emitting device material.
7. The organic light-emitting device according to claim 6, wherein the guest material is a phosphorescent material.
8. The organic light-emitting device according to claim 7, wherein the phosphorescent material is an iridium complex.
9. An image display apparatus comprising: the organic light-emitting device according to claim 2; and a switching device connected to the organic light-emitting device.
10. A lighting apparatus comprising a substrate and the organic light-emitting device according to claim 2.
 The present invention relates to materials for organic light-emitting devices and organic light-emitting devices including the materials. In particular, it relates to a dibenzosuberone compound having a specific novel seven-membered-ring structure.
 A light-emitting device is a device that includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer interposed between the electrodes. Holes and electrons injected from the respective electrodes of the organic light-emitting device are recombined in the organic compound layer to generate excitons and light is emitted as the excitons return to their ground state. Recent years have seen remarkable advances in the field of organic light-emitting devices. Organic light-emitting devices offer low driving voltage, various emission wavelengths, rapid response, and small thickness and are light-weight.
 Phosphorescent organic light-emitting devices are a type of organic light-emitting devices that include an emission layer containing a phosphorescent material, with triplet excitons contributing to emission. In general, Alg3 and BAlg are used as the electron transport material for phosphorescence. There is still room for further improving the emission efficiency of a phosphorescent organic light-emitting device.
 PTL 1 discloses a compound containing a seven-membered-ring structure. Examples of the compounds having this seven-membered-ring structure are given below. These compounds are referred to as Compounds 1, 5, 17, and 53, respectively, in PTL 1.
 Compounds containing the seven-membered-ring structure are used as fluorescent materials or host materials for phosphorescence.
 PTL 2 and NPL 1 disclose preparation of dibenzosuberenone derivatives used as starting materials for making pharmacologically active compounds in the pharmaceutical industry and describe dibenzosuberones for obtaining dibenzosuberenone derivatives.
 Compounds disclosed in PTL 1 are described to be fluorescent materials or host materials. PTL 1 fails to focus on and use the electron transport property of the compounds. PTL 1 does not pay attention to the carbonyl group in the skeleton.
 In developing the organic light-emitting device, the electron transport materials are desirably improved.
 A chemically stable material having a deep LUMO level is desired as the electron transport material.
 The present invention provides an organic light-emitting device material having high electron transport property.
 The present invention provides an organic light-emitting device material represented by general formula (1) below.
 In general formula (1), Ar1 and Ar2 each independently denote a substituent selected from a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, and a chrysenyl group. The substituent may include at least one of an alkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and an aromatic heterocyclic group.
 The present invention provides an organic light-emitting device having a deep LUMO level of -3.0 eV or less and high T1 energy of 2.3 eV or more. The present invention also provides an organic light-emitting device that contains this material and has high emission efficiency and low driving voltage.
 FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an organic light-emitting device and a switching device connected to the organic light-emitting device.
 An organic light-emitting device material according to an embodiment of the present invention is represented by general formula (1) below.
 The substituent, i.e., a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, or a chrysenyl group, may have a substituent.
 Examples of the substituent include alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an iso-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, and a tert-butyl group, aromatic hydrocarbon groups such as a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthryl group, and a fluorenyl group, and aromatic heterocyclic groups such as a thienyl group, a dibenzofuran group, a dibenzothiophene group, a pyrrolyl group, and a pyridyl group.
 The organic light-emitting device material exhibits high electron transport property, film-forming property, and chemical stability and has high T1 energy.
 The structural formulae of the dibenzosuberone skeleton used as the organic light-emitting device material of an embodiment of the present invention and suberane are shown above. Since the carbon atoms at the 10- and 11-positions of the dibenzosuberone skeleton are aliphatic carbons, the compound does not crystallize easily and tends to form a stable thin film.
 The skeleton has a carbonyl group at the 5-position. If the 5-position is substituted with hydrogen instead of a carbonyl group, i.e., if the skeleton is suberane, the LUMO level is shallow and the electron injection/transport property is low.
 According to an actual molecular orbital calculation performed at the B3LYP/6-31G* level, the LUMO level of suberane is -1.0 eV, and the LUMO level of dibenzosuberone is deeper, i.e., -1.8 eV. Because of the depth of the LUMO level derived from the carbonyl group, this skeleton is suitable as an electron transport material. When this skeleton has a specific aromatic hydrocarbon group, an organic light-emitting device material that has a deeper LUMO level, i.e., -3.0 eV or less, is obtained. When the organic light-emitting device material of this embodiment is used in an emission layer or a layer adjacent to the emission layer, the driving voltage of the organic light-emitting device can be decreased. This is because a deep LUMO level lowers the electron injection barrier from the adjacent layers.
 Dibenzosuberone is liquid at room temperature. In order to prevent molecules from becoming liquid at room temperature, substituents are introduced to increase the molecular weight. The molecular weight may be 360 or more. In order to increase the rigidity of the molecules, the substituents may be aromatic hydrocarbon groups. The organic light-emitting device material of this embodiment may have two aromatic hydrocarbon groups. This increases the molecular weight and raises the glass transition temperature (Tg). Aromatic hydrocarbon groups refer to aromatic ring groups constituted by carbon and hydrogen atoms only. Examples of the aromatic hydrocarbon groups include a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, and a chrysenyl group, as described above. These aromatic hydrocarbon groups may have any one of an alkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, and an aromatic heterocyclic group, as described above.
 The two aromatic hydrocarbon groups may be located at the 3-position and the 7-position of the dibenzosuberone skeleton.
 The influence of the steric hindrance is great when aromatic hydrocarbon groups are located at other positions. In particular, the influence of the steric hindrance is great when the 10- and 11-positions are substituted with aromatic hydrocarbon groups. The 10- and 11-positions may be substituted with hydrogen atoms.
 The stability of the molecule is also impaired when the 1-, 4-, 6-, and 9-positions are substituted with aromatic hydrocarbon groups due to steric hindrance. These positions may also be substituted with hydrogen atoms.
 In sum, the two aromatic hydrocarbon groups may be located at the 3- and 7-positions or the 2- and 8-positions. Preferably, the organic light-emitting device material of this embodiment includes aromatic hydrocarbon groups at the 3- and 7-positions. This is because when aromatic hydrocarbon groups are introduced to the 3- and 7-positions, the T1 energy of the dibenzosuberone compound is increased. Thus, a phosphorescent material may be used as the emission material. According to this organic light-emitting device, the organic light-emitting device material of this embodiment may be used in one or both of an emission layer and an organic compound layer different from the emission layer but adjacent to the emission layer. This organic compound layer is an electron transport layer. An electron transport layer is a layer in contact with the cathode-side of the emission layer. It is not necessary that the organic light-emitting device include the additional organic compound layer. In such a case, the organic light-emitting device material according to an embodiment of the invention is contained in the emission layer.
 When the emission color of the phosphorescent material is blue to red, i.e., the maximum peak in the emission wavelength spectrum is 440 nm to 620 nm, it is important that the T1 energy of the dibenzosuberone compound be determined according to the emission color of the phosphorescent material. In particular, a dibenzosuberone compound that has a T1 energy that can be converted into a wavelength shorter than the wavelength of the maximum peak of the emission wavelength spectrum of the phosphorescent material is selected. In making this selection, substituents to be introduced to the 3- and 7-positions of the dibenzosuberone skeleton are selected.
 The T1 energy (on a wavelength basis) of benzene and major fused rings which are favorable substituents to be introduced into the 3- and 7-positions of the dibenzosuberone skeleton is shown in Table 1.
 When the emission color of the phosphorescent material is blue to green, benzene, phenanthrene, fluorene, and triphenylene are preferred among these. "Blue to green" refers to the range of 440 nm to 530 nm.
 Since the carbon atoms at the 10- and 11-positions of the dibenzosuberone skeleton are aliphatic carbon atoms, the conjugated system does not expand and high T1 energy is achieved. Thus the dibenzosuberone skeleton has significantly high T1 energy, i.e., 431 nm on a wavelength basis. The substituents presented in Table 1 do not significantly decrease the T1 energy of the dibenzosuberone and thus high T1 is maintained.
 Since the 2- and 8-positions of the dibenzosuberone skeleton are para positions with respect to the carbonyl group, the T1 energy will decrease if the 2- and 8-positions are substituted with aromatic hydrocarbon groups.
 Ar1 and Ar2 in general formula (1) are preferably the same group since such a compound is easy to synthesize. The organic light-emitting device material according to the invention may have Ar1 and Ar2 the same or different from each other.
 In sum, the organic light-emitting device material of this embodiment has high electron transport property, film-forming property, chemical stability, and T1 energy.
 An emission layer of the organic light-emitting device may contain two or more components.
 Two or more components may be an emission material (guest material) and a material other than the emission material. The material other than the emission material may be a host material. A material other than the emission material and the host material may also be contained in the emission layer. This material is called an assisting material or a second host material. The organic light-emitting device material of the invention may be contained in the emission layer but not as the emission material. To be more specific, the organic light-emitting device material may be contained as a host material, an assisting material, or a second host material but is preferably contained as a host material.
 A host material is a compound that serves as a matrix that surrounds the guest material in the emission layer and is primarily responsible for transporting carriers and donating excitation energy to the guest material.
 The concentration of the guest material is 0.01 to 50 wt % and preferably 0.1 to 20 wt % with respect to the total amount of the materials constituting the emission layer. The guest material may be contained in a layer composed of a host material, either homogeneously or by having a concentration gradient, or may be contained in some portions of the host material layer while leaving other portions free of the guest material.
 When the organic light-emitting device material of the invention is used as an assisting material, the content thereof is 0.01 to 50 wt % and preferably 0.1 to 20 wt % with respect to the total amount of the materials constituting the emission layer.
 The electron transport layer has functions of transporting and injecting electrons into the emission layer, blocking holes, and giving and receiving electrons to and from the electrodes. The electron transport layer may be constituted by a single layer or two or more layers.
 Specific examples of the structural formulae of the organic light-emitting device material of the invention are as follows.
 Of Example Compounds listed above, compounds 1 to 13 and 27 have T1 energy in the range of 440 nm to 530 nm, i.e., blue to green. Thus, a blue to green organic light-emitting device that uses any of these compounds as an electron transport material or an emission layer host material can exhibit high emission efficiency.
 Of Example Compounds listed above, compounds 14 to 16 have T1 energy in the range of 530 nm to 620 nm, i.e., green to red. A green to red organic light-emitting device that uses any of these compounds as an electron transport material or an emission layer host material can exhibit high emission efficiency.
 Of Example Compounds listed above, compounds 17 and 18 are asymmetric and are highly amorphous. When these compounds are used as a material of an organic light-emitting device, a homogeneous film can be formed and stable emission can be achieved.
 Of Example Compounds listed above, compounds 19 to 26 contain aliphatic carbon and have high film property and solubility. Thus these materials may be used not only in vapor deposition but also in coating in making an organic light-emitting device. The carrier mobility can also be controlled by selecting aliphatic carbon.
 Of Example Compounds listed above, compounds 27 to 30 contain heterocyclic rings. These compounds have stability close to the compounds having aromatic hydrocarbon groups since the hetero atoms are located inside the cyclic groups. The carrier mobility can also be controlled by selecting the heterocyclic rings.
 Next, a process for synthesizing the dibenzosuberone compound is described.
 The dibenzosuberone compound can be synthesized through a coupling reaction between 3,7-dibromodibenzosuberone and boronic acid or a boronic acid ester compound of a substituent (Ar) in the presence of a catalyst, as shown in the reaction scheme (3) below.
 In reaction scheme (3), Ar's are each independently selected from a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, and a chrysenyl group. The phenyl group, the biphenyl group, the terphenyl group, the naphthyl group, the phenanthrenyl group, the fluorenyl group, and the triphenylenyl group may have a substituent. Examples of the substituent include alkyl groups such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an iso-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, and a tert-butyl group, aromatic hydrocarbon groups such as a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a phenanthryl group, and a fluorenyl group, and aromatic heterocyclic groups such as a thienyl group, a dibenzofuran group, a dibenzothiophene group, a pyrrolyl group, and a pyridyl group. In the reaction scheme, each Ar is adequately selected to synthesize a desired dibenzosuberone compound. An asymmetric compound can be synthesized by allowing one equivalent of Ar1 to react and then allowing one equivalent of Ar2 different from Ar1 to react.
 The purification process for the compound of the invention performed immediately before fabrication of the organic light-emitting device may be a sublimation purification process. This is because sublimation purification has a significantly high purifying effect in increasing the purity of organic compounds. In general, sublimation purification requires high temperature as the molecular weight of the organic compound increases and thus pyrolysis tends to occur under high temperature. Accordingly, the organic compound used in the organic light-emitting device may have a molecular weight of 1000 or less so that the sublimation purification can be conducted without excessive heating.
 Next, an organic light-emitting device of the invention is described.
 An organic light-emitting device of the invention includes an anode and a cathode that oppose each other, and at least one organic compound layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. Of the at least one organic compound layer, a layer containing an emission material is the emission layer. The organic light-emitting device of the present invention has an organic compound layer containing a dibenzosuberone compound represented by general formula (1).
 Examples of the structure that can be employed in the organic light-emitting device of this embodiment includes an anode/emission layer/cathode structure, an anode/hole transport layer/electron transport layer/cathode structure, and an anode/hole transport layer/emission layer/electron transport layer/cathode structure, the layers in the structure being sequentially formed on a substrate. The emission layer may contain two or more components or may be constituted by two or more layers. Note that these three types of multilayer organic light-emitting devices are only basic device structures and the structure of the organic light-emitting device that uses the compound of the invention is not limited to these. For example, an insulating layer may be formed at the interface between an electrode and an organic compound layer, an adhesive layer or an interference layer may be provided in addition, and the electron transport layer or hole transport layer may be constituted by two layers having different ionization potentials.
 The device may be of a top-emission type in which light is output from the substrate-side electrode or of a bottom-emission type in which light is output from the side remote from the substrate, or may be configured to output light from both sides.
 The dibenzosuberone compound of the invention can be used in an organic compound layer of an organic light-emitting device having any layer structure. For example, the compound is preferably used in the electron transport layer or the emission layer, and more preferably used as an electron transport material 1 in the electron transport layer and a host material 2 in the emission layer.
 When the dibenzosuberone compound of the invention is used as the electron transport material 1 or the host material 2 of a phosphorescent light-emitting device, the phosphorescent material used as the guest material is a metal complex such as an iridium complex, a platinum complex, a rhenium complex, a copper complex, an europium complex, or a ruthenium complex. Of these, an iridium complex having a high phosphorescent property is preferred. The emission layer may contain two or more phosphorescent materials so that transmission of excitons and carriers can be assisted.
 Specific examples of the iridium complex used as the phosphorescent material and specific examples of the host material are as follows. These examples are merely illustrative and do not limit the scope of the invention.
 In addition to the compound of the present invention, other low-molecular-weight and high-molecular weight compounds of related art can be used according to need.
 Examples of such compounds are as follows.
 The hole transport material is preferably a material having high hole mobility so that hole can be easily injected from the anode and the injected holes can be easily transferred to the emission layer. Examples of the high-molecular-weight and low-molecular-weight compounds having hole injection/transport property include triarylamine derivatives, phenylenediamine derivatives, stilbene derivatives, phthalocyanine derivatives, porphyrin derivatives, poly(vinyl carbazole), poly(thiophene), and other conductive polymers.
 Examples of the light-emitting material contributing mainly to light-emitting function include phosphorescent guest materials described above and derivatives thereof, fused ring compounds (e.g., fluorene derivatives, naphthalene derivatives, pyrene derivatives, perylene derivatives, tetracene derivatives, anthracene derivatives, and rubrene), quinacridone derivatives, coumarin derivatives, stilbene derivatives, organic aluminum complexes such as tris(8-quinolinolato)aluminum, organic beryllium complexes, and polymer derivatives such as poly(phenylene vinylene) derivatives, poly(fluorene) derivatives, and poly(phenylene) derivatives.
 The electron transport material can be freely selected from those materials into which electrons can be easily injected from the cathode and in which injected electrons can be transported to the emission layer. The selection is made by considering the balance with the hole mobility of the hole injection/transport material. Examples of the material having electron injection/transport property include oxadiazole derivatives, oxazole derivatives, pyrazine derivatives, triazole derivatives, triazine derivatives, quinoline derivatives, quinoxaline derivatives, phenanthroline derivatives, and organic aluminum complexes.
 The anode material may have a large work function. Examples of the anode material include single metals such as gold, platinum, silver, copper, nickel, palladium, cobalt, selenium, vanadium, and tungsten or alloys thereof, and metal oxides such as tin oxide, zinc oxide, indium oxide, indium tin oxide (ITO), and indium zinc oxide. Conductive polymers such as polyaniline, polypyrrole, and polythiophene may also be used. These anode materials may be used alone or in combination. The anode may be constituted by one layer or two or more layers.
 In contrast, the cathode material may have a small work function. Examples of the cathode material include alkali metals such as lithium, alkaline earth metals such as calcium, and single metals such as aluminum, titanium, manganese, silver, lead, and chromium. The single metals may be combined and used as alloys. For example, magnesium-silver, aluminum-lithium, and aluminum-magnesium alloys and the like can be used. Metal oxides such as indium tin oxide (ITO) can also be used. These cathode materials may be used alone or in combination. The cathode may be constituted by one layer or two or more layers.
 A layer containing the organic compound of the embodiment and a layer composed of other organic compound of the organic light-emitting device of the embodiment are prepared by the methods below. Typically, thin films are formed by vacuum vapor deposition, ionization deposition, sputtering, plasma, and coating using an adequate solvent (spin-coating, dipping, casting, a Langmuir Blodgett method, and an ink jet method). When layers are formed by vacuum vapor deposition or a solution coating method, crystallization is suppressed and stability over time can be improved. When a coating method is employed, an adequate binder resin may be additionally used to form a film.
 Examples of the binder resin include, but are not limited to, polyvinylcarbazole resins, polycarbonate resins, polyester resins, ABS resins, acrylic resins, polyimide resins, phenolic resins, epoxy resins, silicone resins, and urea resins. These binder resins may be used alone as a homopolymer or in combination of two or more as a copolymer. If needed, known additives such as a plasticizer, an antioxidant, and an ultraviolet absorber may be used in combination.
 The organic light-emitting device of the embodiment may be used in a display apparatus or a lighting apparatus. The organic light-emitting device can also be used as exposure light sources of image-forming apparatuses and backlights of liquid crystal display apparatuses.
 A display apparatus includes a display unit that includes the organic light-emitting device of this embodiment. The display unit has pixels and each pixel includes the organic light-emitting device of this embodiment. The display apparatus may be used as an image display apparatus of a personal computer, etc.
 The display apparatus may be used in a display unit of an imaging apparatus such as digital cameras and digital video cameras. An imaging apparatus includes the display unit and an imaging unit having an imaging optical system for capturing images.
 FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an image display apparatus having an organic light-emitting device in a pixel unit. In the drawing, two organic light-emitting devices and two thin film transistors (TFTs) are illustrated. One organic light-emitting device is connected to one TFT.
 Referring to FIG. 1, in an image display apparatus 3, a moisture proof film 32 is disposed on a substrate 31 composed of glass or the like to protect components (TFT or organic layer) formed thereon. The moisture proof film 32 is composed of silicon oxide or a composite of silicon oxide and silicon nitride. A gate electrode 33 is provided on the moisture proof film 32. The gate electrode 33 is formed by depositing a metal such as Cr by sputtering.
 A gate insulating film 34 covers the gate electrode 33. The gate insulating film 34 is obtained by forming a layer of silicon oxide or the like by a plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method or a catalytic chemical vapor deposition (cat-CVD) method and patterning the film. A semiconductor layer 35 is formed over the gate insulating film 34 in each region that forms a TFT by patterning. The semiconductor layer 35 is obtained by forming a silicon film by a plasma CVD method or the like (optionally annealing at a temperature 290° C. or higher, for example) and patterning the resulting film according to the circuit layout.
 A drain electrode 36 and a source electrode 37 are formed on each semiconductor layer 35. In sum, a TFT 38 includes a gate electrode 33, a gate insulating layer 34, a semiconductor layer 35, a drain electrode 36, and a source electrode 37. An insulating film 39 is formed over the TFT 38. A contact hole (through hole) 310 is formed in the insulating film 39 to connect between a metal anode 311 of the organic light-emitting device and the source electrode 37.
 A single-layer or a multilayer organic layer 312 that includes an emission layer and a cathode 313 are stacked on the anode 311 in that order to constitute an organic light-emitting device that functions as a pixel. First and second protective layers 314 and 315 may be provided to prevent deterioration of the organic light-emitting device.
 The switching device is not particularly limited and a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) element may be used instead of the TFT described above.
 The following reagents and solvents were placed in a 200 mL round-bottomed flask.
 The mixture was cooled to 0° C., and 12.3 g of aluminum chloride and then 20 g of bromine were added to the mixture.
 The reaction mixture was maintained at 0° C. and stirred for 4 hours. Upon completion of the reaction, ice water was added to the reaction solution, followed by stirring. The mixture was extracted with chloroform, and the chloroform layer was purified by flash chromatography. The resulting crude product was recrystallized twice with an ethyl acetate solvent. As a result, 3.2 g of 3,7-dibromodibenzosuberone crystals were obtained.
 Next, the following reagents were placed in a 100 mL round-bottomed flask.
 The reaction solution was refluxed for 8 hours under heating and stirring in a nitrogen atmosphere. Upon completion of the reaction, the organic layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, and filtered. The solvent in the filtrate was distilled away under reduced pressure, and the crude product was purified by flash chromatography (ethyl acetate:heptane=1:2). Obtained white powder was recrystallized twice with a toluene/ethanol solvent. After vacuum drying at 110° C., sublimation purification was conducted at about 10-4 Pa and 230° C. As a result, 434 mg of high-purity Example Compound 3 was obtained.
 Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectroscopy (MALDI-TOF-MS) confirmed M.sup.+ of this compound, i.e., 512.467.
 T1 energy of Example Compound 3 was measured as follows.
 A phosphorescence spectrum of a toluene diluted solution of Example Compound 3 was measured in an Ar atmosphere at 77 K and an excitation wavelength of 300 nm. The T1 energy was calculated from the peak wavelength of the first emission peak of the obtained phosphorescence spectrum. The T1 energy was 439 nm on a wavelength basis.
 The LUMO level was measured by the following process.
 A chloroform diluted solution of Example Compound 3 was formed into a thin film by spin coating and the HOMO level was measured with AC-3 (Riken Keiki Co., Ltd.). The HOMO level was -6.62 eV. The band gap was measured from the absorption edge with V-560 (JASCO Corporation). The band gap was 3.32 eV. The band gap was added to the HOMO level to calculate the LUMO level, which gave -3.30 eV.
 Tg of Example Compound 3 measured with DSC-6200 (Seiko Instruments Inc.) was 65.2° C.
 The reaction mixture was refluxed for 8 hours under heating and stirring at nitrogen atmosphere. Upon completion of the reaction, the organic layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, and filtered. The solvent in the filtrate was distilled away under reduced pressure, and the crude product was purified by flash chromatography (toluene). The resulting white powder was dispersed and washed twice with an ethyl acetate solvent. After vacuum drying at 110° C., sublimation purification was conducted at about 10-4 Pa and 260° C. As a result, 396 mg of high-purity Example Compound 22 was obtained.
 Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectroscopy (MALDI-TOF-MS) confirmed M.sup.+ of this compound, i.e., 592.317.
 T1 energy of Example Compound 22 was measured as follows.
 A phosphorescence spectrum of a toluene diluted solution of Example Compound 22 was measured in an Ar atmosphere at 77 K and an excitation wavelength of 300 nm. The T1 energy was calculated from the peak wavelength of the first emission peak of the obtained phosphorescence spectrum. The T1 energy was 484 nm on a wavelength basis.
 A chloroform diluted solution of Example Compound 22 was formed into a thin film by spin coating and the HOMO level was measured with AC-3 (Riken Keiki Co., Ltd.). The HOMO level was -6.21 eV. The band gap was measured from the absorption edge with V-560 (JASCO Corporation). The band gap was 3.12 eV. The band gap was added to the HOMO level to calculate the LUMO level, which gave -3.09 eV.
 Tg of Example Compound 22 measured with DSC-6200 (Seiko Instruments Inc.) was 119.9° C.
 Tg of dibenzosuberone was measured with DSC-6200 (Seiko Instruments Inc.) for comparison. Tg was -47.9° C.
 The results show that the dibenzosuberone compound of the invention has high Tg.
 Example Compound 12 was obtained as in Example 2 except that pinacolborane 1 was changed to pinacolborane 2. M.sup.+ of this compound, 660.2 was confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS.
 Example Compound 16 was obtained as in Example 2 except that pinacolborane 1 was changed to pinacolborane 3. M.sup.+ of this compound, 660.2 was confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS.
 The reaction mixture was maintained at 80° C. and stirred for 4 hours. Upon completion of the reaction, water was added to the reaction mixture, followed by stirring. The reaction mixture was then extracted with toluene. The toluene layer was condensed and columned on silica gel. As a result, a bromo compound 1 was obtained.
 Example Compound 18 was obtained as in Example 2 except that 3,7-dibromodibenzosuberone was changed to the bromo compound 1 and pinacolborane 1 was changed to pinacolborane 5.
 M.sup.+ of this compound, 612.2 was confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS.
 Example Compound 26 was obtained as in Example 2 except that pinacolborane 1 was changed to pinacolborane 6.
 M.sup.+ of this compound, 968.5 was confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS.
 Example Compound 27 was obtained as in Example 2 except that pinacolborane 1 was changed to pinacolborane 7. M.sup.+ of this compound, 724.1 was confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS.
 In this example, an organic light-emitting device having an anode/hole transport layer/emission layer/electron transport layer/cathode structure, these layers being sequentially formed on a substrate, was prepared by the following process.
 Indium tin oxide (ITO) was sputter-deposited on a glass substrate to form a film 120 nm in thickness functioning as an anode. This substrate was used as a transparent conductive support substrate (ITO substrate). Organic compound layers and electrode layers below were continuously formed on the ITO substrate by vacuum vapor deposition under resistive heating in a 10-5 Pa vacuum chamber. The process was conducted so that the area of the opposing electrodes was 3 mm2.
 Of the host materials, one with a higher ratio is referred to as "host material 1" and the other is referred to as "host material 2". The electron transport layer 1 is a layer in contact with the cathode-side of the emission layer, the electron transport layer 2 is a layer in contact with the cathode-side of the electron transport layer 1, and the electron transport layer 3 is a layer in contact with the cathode.
 A protective glass plate was placed over the organic light-emitting device in dry air to prevent deterioration caused by adsorption of moisture and sealed with an acrylic resin adhesive. Thus, an organic light-emitting device was produced.
 A voltage of 6.6 V was applied to the ITO electrode functioning as a positive electrode and an aluminum electrode functioning as a negative electrode of the resulting organic light-emitting device. The emission efficiency was 56 cd/A and emission of green light with a luminance of 4000 cd/m2 was observed. The CIE color coordinate of the device was (x, y)=(0.30, 0.62).
 Devices were produced as in Example 8 except that the host material 1, the host material 2, the guest material, the electron transport layer 1 material, and the electron transport layer 2 material were changed. Each device was evaluated as in Example 8. The results are shown in Table 2.
 The results show that when the dibenzosuberone compound is used as an electron transport material or an emission layer material of a phosphorescent organic light-emitting device, high emission efficiency can be achieved.
 As described above, the dibenzosuberone compound of the invention is a compound having high T1 energy and a deep LUMO level. When the dibenzosuberone compound is used in an organic light-emitting device, high emission efficiency and stability can be obtained.
 This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-159625, filed Jul. 14, 2010, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.


Yuck…everything sounds delicious until you you mentioned sardines in that salad. Did the sardines flavor over-powered everything else in that salad? May I recommend Thai Sardine Salad recipe for those sardines?
You have a point. I'm living with finicky eater for ten years now. Almost everything I cooked for him, he went and changed the original flavor profile. For a long time, I thought that he is a weired individual, but he likes what he likes to eat. Now, I just throw down whatever he likes and make it his meals.
You have a point Chef Hans. You are what you eat and I can't make you eat Thai Sadines Salad even if it tasted good to me.
You are right. Sardines are like anchvies, you can easily work with the high quality ones whereas you are limited working with the low grade ones. You can put sardines in your salad and I can eat anchovy any time of the day when done right. Forty years ago, I came from a country that produced and consumed anchvy almost on a daily bases, so I can eat anchovy like a rare delicatecy. If you decided to try working with the low grade sardines, I still recommend Thai Sadine Salad recipe. It's got a class of its own in flavor. If you didn't like eating sadines, you might learned to like it after tasting this flavor profile.


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Q: Why there are multiple registered cells from getAllCell Api(android)? I am using the getAllCell api of android.
This is a link.
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.html#getAllCellInfo
The source code like this.
List<CellInfo> allCellInfo = mTelephonyManager.getAllCellInfo();
int numRegisteredCells = 0;
for (CellInfo cellInfo : allCellInfo) {
 if (cellInfo.isRegistered()) {
  ++numRegisteredCells;
 }
 if (cellInfo instanceof CellInfoLte) {
  verifyLteInfo((CellInfoLte) cellInfo);
 } else if (cellInfo instanceof CellInfoWcdma) {
  verifyWcdmaInfo((CellInfoWcdma) cellInfo);
 } else if (cellInfo instanceof CellInfoGsm) {
  verifyGsmInfo((CellInfoGsm) cellInfo);
 }
}
assertTrue("None or too many registered cells : " + numRegisteredCells,
numRegisteredCells > 0 && numRegisteredCells <= 2);

We can get the number of registered cell > 0 many times.I don't understand
why there are multiple registered cell.Is this carrier aggregation network?
Somebody can explain for me what the mobile network is when multiple registered cells can occurred?
Appreciate your great help!


You may be quite familiar with your sister�s interests but may still find it a little difficult to buy the right Christmas gift for her. That is mainly because you want the gift to be unique, as well as something that she will really relish. It is then best to customize a gift since standard gift choices are likely to disappoint you.
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A latest model MP3 player will make a good gift for your sister. Since they come in many sizes and shapes, and with varying types of memory and storage capacity, select one that will match your sister�s need perfectly. If she would like to routinely use it in a gym, there are many fitness-friendly models to choose from. If she would use it to download and read audio books as well besides listening to music, then it will be better to buy one that is compatible with audio-book sites like iTunes or Audible.com, and has bookmarking facility.
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To Select a Gift for Your Sister is easy if you are her sister but if you are the brother you might be in need of some help. Through all the years of growing your sister and you have been the best of friends and despite the sibling rivalry, the seemingly constant scrapping you would not change her for the world. You have the option of buying her something totally bizarre or something that she has been longing for and wants to possess. Though the cost of the gift is immaterial as long as it is a gift that shows you care, it would be appreciated more if it is something expensive. Here are some tips to keep in mind when buying a gift for a sister.
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Don�t buy a gift if you are unsure. Give her gift certificate (to her favorite spa or beauty salon) instead, it will be appreciated.


Beyonce is, yet again, sparking pregnancy rumors as she touched down in New York City on Monday via helicopter, along with her husband, Jay Z, and 3-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy.
Arriving at West 30th Street Heliport, the 33-year-old superstar was snapped covering her stomach with her laptop, while wearing a loose maxi dress and a baggy jean jacket.
Naturally, some fans are now getting excited at the possibility that Queen Bey is expecting baby number two.
OK! magazine touched off the latest pregnancy rumors last Thursday, citing a source that says Beyonce and Jay are expecting their second child after undergoing rounds of IVF treatment. It's also been a month since Beyonce posted her last full-body pic on Instagram, leading some to suspect she's hiding a possible baby bump.
The last glimpse of her bikini body was also posted on July 1.
And the timing couldn't be more perfect since we're less than a month away from the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, taking place on August 30 in Los Angeles. Who could ever forget Beyonce's epic pregnancy announcement at the 2011 VMAs during her performance of "Love on Top?!"


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