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Speak Up! Alberta Forces Schools to Approve GSA's
March 12, 2015 | Daniel Kanis
Take Action! Three EasyMail letters are below. They will be CC'd to the Premier and Education Minister
As you have likely heard, on Tuesday Education Minister Gordon Dirks tabled amendments to Bill 10 and within hours the legislation passed a final vote in the Alberta Legislature. Only two MLAs (Ian Donovan and Bruce Rowe) voted against it.
Bill 10 is horrible law (find a copy of the legislation as tabled and amended before Christmas here, and see the even more contentious amendments introduced and passed on March 10 here). Among other things, it requires all Alberta schools to approve GSA clubs. It also adds the terms "sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, and gender expression" to the Alberta Bill of Rights. As ARPA explained at length in the past, if law and public policy are based on subjective notions, such as how someone identifies at any particular moment, then law loses meaning altogether. Perhaps most troubling, the bill also removes the requirement for parents to be informed when their children are being taught about sexual orientation. The Alberta government has cowardly pushed this through, even after many of you explained just how problematic the legislation is.
This legislation is an affront to the authority that God has given parents as the primary educators of their children. For a Biblical defence of that statement, see God's directions to Abraham in Gen. 18, God's instructions to the people of Israel to teach their children his commands in Deut. 6, the generational instruction outlined in Psalm 78, or scan through the book of Proverbs, filled with instructions on how to "train up a child in the way he should go" (Prov. 22), including as it relates to sexuality, and it's pretty clear.
Children are called to honour their father and mother. Although the State is increasingly viewing itself as Father, we have an obligation to remind it that its role is limited (Romans 13), and Bill 10 is far outside of its responsibility.
Bill 10 is also a direct violation of freedom of religion and association. Parents have the constitutional freedom to join together with a common goal that is in harmony with their religious convictions. Being forced to approve of clubs or activities that these associations believe to be against God's will is a violation of our fundamental freedoms. We must speak up!
ARPA Canada intervened at the Supreme Court of Canada in the Loyola case last year. In that case, the province of Quebec tried to force a private religious school to teach religious education, even the school's own Roman Catholic faith, from a secular perspective. We are still waiting for the decision and are optimistic that parental authority and our fundamental freedoms of religion and association will be recognized. Perhaps ironically, in many ways Alberta is following the course of Quebec as a new bastion of state-imposed secularism.
Our hope is that courageous Albertans will go beyond complaining, and even expressing concerns via letters. Bill 10 may need to be challenged in court and declared unconstitutional. And all of us need to use our votes, our donations, and our voices to oppose the further erosion of decency, God-given authority, and freedom. Please hold our elected representatives accountable, in a respectful way. If you donate to their campaigns, consider stopping and sending a letter to explain why.
Take Action: The Alberta government is accountable ultimately to God. It is also responsible to listen to its citizens. Please don't let the MLAs think that the passing of Bill 10 was a moral victory. Use our EasyMail program to send a strong but respectful message that you are disappointed with the passing of Bill 10. Even better, follow the email up with a phone call, expressing the same sentiment. You can find the MLA's phone number here.
Letter 1 – Law can't be built on feelings (link)
Letter 2 – Bill 10 violates freedom of religion and association (link)
Letter 3 – Parental Authority Undermined (link)
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Letter 1: Law can't be built on feelings
Dear MLA
I'm deeply disappointed and upset with the way that all but two MLAs pushed Bill 10 through the Legislature recently.
I have great respect for authority, and pray for our government officials regularly. However, the way in which this problematic bill was amended and passed within hours is not worthy of respect. The actual content of Bill 10 is even worse. To be frank, this is horrible legislation, and it was cowardly to push this through the way the government did.
As you are aware, the bill adds the terms "sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, and gender expression" to the Alberta Bill of Rights. These additional terms are subjective – based on how someone feels about themselves. When law is based on subjective notions, such as how someone identifies at the moment, then law loses meaning altogether. If the same subjective standard applied to other parts of the law, we would all recognize it as absurd. A 12 year old who "identifies" as an adult isn't allowed to get a driver's licence.
I could go on and also explain how Bill 10 violates freedom of religion and association. But that has already been communicated loud and clearly, and ignored. I'm very disappointed with this brazen disregard for what is right.
Please know that I will continue to do what I can to promote justice and freedom in this province, including by encouraging others to do the same.
I pray that hearts will be softened in the Legislature.
Letter 2: Bill 10 violates freedom of religion and association
Dear [MLA]
As you are very aware, on March 10 the Alberta government quietly introduced amendments to Bill 10 and pushed it through to a final vote within hours. I'm shocked at this brazen disregard for truth, justice, and democracy.
Bill 10 is also a direct violation of freedom of religion and association. Parents have the constitutional freedom to join together with a common goal that is in harmony with their religious convictions. Being forced to approve clubs or activities which these associations believe to be against God's will is a violation of our fundamental freedoms.
You may hope that Bill 10 is no longer a public issue and also not an election issue. However I will not forget. There must be accountability, and I will do what I can to stand up for freedom and truth. That includes sharing these concerns with other Albertans and encouraging them to vote as well.
Although this government may get away with the passing of Bill 10, one day every member of the Alberta Legislature will be held accountable to a higher authority. Political expedience may be your motivating factor here on earth but when the King of kings returns you will have to answer to Him. My prayer is that there will be repentance across this province before then.
Letter 3: Parental Authority Undermined
Thank you for your service as our elected representative.
I'm writing because I'm very disappointed in the almost unanimous passing of Bill 10.
This legislation is an affront to the authority that God has given parents as the primary educators of their children. Children are called to honour their father and mother. The Alberta legislature is driving a wedge between parents and children. Who gave the State the authority to indoctrinate children with the precepts of secular humanism? The State has assumed a role which is not it's to take.
Your role is to govern this province by promoting peace, order and justice. Your role is not to indoctrinate children in the precepts of secular humanism.
The Supreme Court of Canada will soon decide the Loyola court case. In this case, the province of Quebec has forced religious schools to teach secular humanism, and from a secular perspective. We look forward to see the decision from this court as it will clearly speak to what this government is doing with Bill 10. But even if the Supreme Court decides poorly, ultimately there will be day of judgment for all mankind.
I respectfully urge you to contemplate who has ultimately given you your authority (see Romans 13), and to act accordingly.
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The publishing industry has undergone seismic change in the last decade. The digital revolution, free urban news titles, paywalls, 'fake news', even gambling ventures – a multiplicity of models has emerged as Publishers respond to the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. Earlier this month, the Publishing Team at Total Media put together a series of talks and workshops designed to inform, educate, and spark conversation within the agency. Here's a quick run-down of some of the best bits, as well as key takeaways that are relevant to the media industry at large.
The week's four sessions started with a bang, as Nick Petrie, Deputy Head of Digital at the Times, presented on how the Times created a digital success story against the odds. In 2010, the Times took the bold decision to move digital access behind a paywall, initially prompting a loss of almost 90% of its online readership. However, the decision ultimately proved a wise one, as they steadily rebuilt profitable readership to the point where the Times in 2014 reported its first operating profit in 13 years. The Daily and Sunday titles now have over 1.8m registered users and 450,000 paying subscribers, underscoring the success of the digital paywall model. Nick also ascribed this success to the Times's recent adherence to an 'episodic publishing' approach. Rather than slavishly following breaking news – an area dominated by news broadcasters such as Sky and the BBC – the Times has shifted its focus to the production of in-depth, quality news: readers come to it for the authority of its reporting, analysis and opinion. Nick's talk demonstrated how the paid-for offering can build commercial success and a highly attractive medium for advertisers, where it is underpinned by a compelling consumer proposition and experience.
The second session of the week was Results That Matter from Matt Cory, Managing Director of Spark at the Telegraph Media Group. Matt gave an in-depth insight into how we can obtain more effective campaign results for our clients. He took us through the Telegraph Spark's newly-launched Results That Matter guarantee, which gives advertisers guaranteed results across three key metrics: positive increases in purchase intent, likelihood to recommend, and campaign awareness. The guarantee is expressed as a simple equation: Quality (content, context and environment) plus Metrics (uniques, page views, video views, and audience) equals Results That Matter (campaign awareness, purchase intent, and advocacy). In a wider media landscape where the media-owner/brand-owner relationship is increasingly strained around digital measurement and 'true' results, such a guarantee against campaign KPIs is a key competitive advantage for the Telegraph and a major attraction for advertisers.
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The final talk of the week was The Power Of Storytelling from Nick Hewat, Commercial Director of The Guardian. This session explained the Guardian's success in growing paid-for membership from 200,000 to over 500,000 readers in recent years, alongside one-off contributions totalling several million pounds from readers in over 140 countries around the world. Nick ascribed this success to the core philosophy of the Guardian that its most important relationship is with its readers, and the conviction that it must continue to earn its readers' trust, active engagement and support as the bedrock for future growth. He then took us through the Guardian's innovative approaches to video (Guardian VR and Dabs) and analytics (the Ophan measurement tool). These have helped the newsbrand create and deliver quality content that underpins its declared positioning as "The UK's most trusted online news source".
A key theme emerging from all the sessions was that of trust. In an era of ad misplacement, 'fake news' and ad fraud, how can publishers continue to build trust with both advertisers and readers? Two important developments in the past week could prove critical to helping solve these issues, thereby placing publishers ahead of other media. First, a landmark deal has been signed by four of the nation's major newsbrand titles – The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times and The Sun – to create a 'one-stop shop' for video advertising online. Called The Verified Marketplace, it offers a combined audience of almost 40 million unique users. Publishers can now offer advertisers assurance that their brands will not appear alongside inappropriate material and that their money will not be at risk of advertising fraud.
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Overall, Publishing Week has given us a great deal of exciting insight and ideas. Newsbrands have continued to innovate at pace, above all in the digital sphere, and have adopted differing models according to their needs and audiences. The contrasting approaches have been evident in the sheer breadth of compelling new offerings shared with us by senior leaders from the Times, the Guardian and the Telegraph. Given the intensity of this change, we can certainly expect an exciting 2018 in Publishing for advertisers, agencies and audiences alike.
Krishan is a recent History graduate in his first media role. His passions are hip hop, photography, Liverpool FC and seriously spicy food.


This book lives on the boundary between the philosophies of action, history and mind. It consists of twelve essays, eleven of which have been previously published, and marks the completion of an aborted philosophical project that began in 1967 with the superb Analytical Philosophy of History. Danto's initial idea was to write a five-volume analytical philosophy of representations, encompassing the philosophies of history, knowledge, action, art and mind. Despite placing the concept of narrative at the centre of the philosophy of history (where it remains today), and introducing the highly influential notion of a 'basic action', this project fell apart in 1981, as Danto became progressively more disenchanted with 'analytical' philosophy. As a result, The Body/ Body Problem is all that remains of the never-written fifth volume on mind.
The keynote essay of the collection is 'Action, Knowledge and Representation', in which Danto attempts to show that the 'Wittgensteinian' programme in the philosophy of mind has "failed, and failed definitively". His target is Anscombe's account of 'practical knowledge', and he contends that he can establish its "wrongness" and thus reveal "the need for their being intentions, whatever may be the problem of their vehicle and location, and whatever may be the philosophical price of countenancing them". And the price, it transpires, is Cartesianism, for their vehicle is the mental representation. However, this is a price we do not have to pay, for Danto's criticisms do not make contact with Anscombe's account.
Practical knowledge, for Anscombe, is the "nonrepresentational and in some way immediate" knowledge that we have of our own intentional actions. What is so striking about Anscombe's account is that it does away with the need for positing 'intentions', and thus the temptation to conceive of these as mental states causally responsible for my bodily movements. For what I have knowledge of is not my 'intention' - something in the mind - but rather my intentional action - something in the world. Her central insight is that this practical knowledge is not 'derived from the object known' but is rather the 'cause of what it understands'. In standard cases of (non-practical) knowledge, if it is not true that p then I cannot be said to know that p. But in this case, the order is reversed, for if I do not know that I am intentionally acting under description X, then it is not true that I am doing so. It is, then, my knowledge that I am cutting the butter that makes it the case that 'cutting the butter' is a true description of my intentional action. Thus practical knowledge does not offer representations of what I am doing but rather constitutes it. So, in this sense of 'know', we always know what we are doing, if we do it intentionally.
Danto thinks that this claim is easily refuted by the following example. When my eyes are closed I may think I am cutting the cheese, but because someone has replaced it with margarine, I am in fact not doing so. So, Danto concludes, I can do it without knowing that I am. But this will not do, for my action is surely not intentional under the description 'cutting the margarine', and Anscombe's point applies only to actions that are. What Danto assumes is that I have knowledge of "the sensation of moving my hand in a special cheese-cutting way"; and hence that any claim to know what it is I am doing is liable to error, because this sensation will not always correlate with the action of cutting cheese (as opposed to margarine). However, Anscombe (who never speaks of 'sensations') does not understand practical knowledge claims as indefeasible, but rather understands the source of error as lying in the lack of fit between some 'internal' state (be it a sensation or whatever) and some 'external' state. Error arises when the agent does not perform the action in question and instead does something else that she did not intend to do, such as cutting the margarine instead of the cheese. Danto's example is a good illustration of just such a case, where there is simply no intentional action (under the relevant description), and so nothing for an internal state to fail to match with.
So, it seems to me that Danto has not taken Anscombe's claim that that we have non-observational and constitutive knowledge of our whole, embodied intentional action with sufficient seriousness. His talk of 'sensations' testifies to this, for the knowledge I have of these is representational and not constitutive.
Danto's other main claim is that mental representations are necessary if we are to make sense of ourselves as historical beings. The problem is this: we live, as Danto puts it, 'under different skies' to those of our predecessors. "Nothing in Ruskin, Pater, Swinburne or Arnold would have prepared anyone for Cubism, or Dada, or German Expression" (nor, we could add, for a world of shopping malls, mobile phones, e-mails and Who Wants To Be a Millionaire). Yet despite this "the species has not evolved for a hundred thousand years", because "from the perspective of the human genome, humankind has no history, since historical differences do no penetrate the genetic material, which changes only through mutation." So, it seems at first glance that we are at once inside history and outside of it. The way to resolve this paradox, Danto suggests, is to recognise that although our bodies evolve and so are not in history, our mental representations do not evolve and hence are.
Yet, this conception of biological evolution as an ahistorical process of genetic replication is hardly uncontroversial. It has recently come under devastating attack from numerous quarters. The most impressive of these attacks, in my view, is that of Developmental Systems Theory (DST), which emphasises that from the point of view of the organism's development, genes are only one of a range of causally efficacious factors. Of equal causal importance are (for instance) the extranuclear chemicals and organelles in the maternal cell, the mother's reproductive physiology, and a variety of external resources, such as food, water, housing and schooling. All are necessary, and none is sufficient. Given this cascade of developmental factors, DST contends, there is little reason to see the gene as the primary causal factor, and still less to identify the human body with the human genome.
Although I cannot develop DST at any length here, it raises severe problems for Danto's claim that, qua evolved species, we lie outside of history. By removing the motivation for equating evolutionary change with change in the species' genetic endowment, DST allows us to accept that the species has been evolving (at a quite extraordinary rate) over the last 100 years. This undercuts his grounds for dualism, for there is now no need to posit a special realm to reconcile the fact that we have changed with the supposed 'fact' that 'from an evolutionary point of view' we have not. According to DST, we are historical beings not in spite of but because of evolution, for evolution itself is an historical process.
Finally, Danto attempts to save representations from a brand of scientism even harsher than Dawkins'; namely, so-called Eliminative Materialism, the brainchild (as it were) of Paul and Patricia Churchland. This is because the category of 'representation' is part of what the Churchlands disparagingly refer to as 'folk psychology', the categories of which (they maintain) do not pick out natural kinds, and hence should be replaced by the more robust categories of a future neurophysiology. Danto has to resist this strategy, for if folk psychology its ditched, so is talk of representations. His response is to deploy a motif that recurs throughout his work: a theory is only good if it can account for itself. Neurophysiological categories, however, will not be able to even describe the scientific research program of Eliminative Materialism, because it is of the essence of science to offer representations of the world. So even if the scientists of tomorrow represent themselves in the constrained idiom of a future neurophysiology, they will still have to be representing themselves that way - and representation is a category of folk psychology.
Leaving aside the question of whether this is a reasonable constraint to place on philosophical theories, this argument begs the question. For Danto assumes that certain folk psychological categories can successfully pick out natural kinds - in this case, the natural kind 'scientific activity' - when this is precisely what the Churchlands' deny.
More seriously, however, Danto gives us an analysis of the concept of representation sufficiently reductive as to invite neurophysiological elimination. For many years Danto has distinguished between representations and their content; in other words, between what representations are and what they are of. Ontologically, representations are just brain states, and it is the signal mistake of much anti-materialist philosophy of mind to confuse these with their content. This content does not consist of brain states but rather of causal relations between brain and world. So, on this picture, my representation (my brain state) is genuinely of my house (as opposed to the illusion of it) only if my house is causally responsible for it. As nowhere in Danto's story is there any indication that representation consists of anything more than this, the groundwork has been laid for replacing talk of representations with that of causal relations between brain states and physical objects. So, far from giving us reason to doubt the Eliminativist project, Danto offers grounds in its favour.
Finally, I should mention that the body/ body problem of the title refers to Danto's unorthodox reading of Descartes, which questions standard interpretations of the Meditations wherein the mind is pictured as an immaterial substance existing in some as yet unspecified relationship to the body. Although Descartes might once have held something like this view, Danto draws attention to those passages where Descartes speaks of the mind as "so tightly bound up and united with [the body] that it forms with it what is almost a single entity". This suggests to Danto that the so-called mind/ body problem is, in fact, the problem of how to reconcile two different bodies: the body as an embodied mind, an agent (the minded body); and the body as a physiological system that we lack control of but which nonetheless affects us (the mindless body). Danto offers us no kind of reconciliation, however. In his picture, the second is as distinct from the first as it was from the immaterial res cogitans. So, although Danto's Descartes is a Materialist, he is still a Cartesian Materialist; in fact, he looks very much like a seventeenth century version of Danto himself.
Despite the worries I have expressed here, there is much of value in Danto's book. His attempt to show how the philosophies of action, history and mind connect with each other seems to me just the right way to go. And there is plenty of good material here. In particular, there is a fascinating discussion of psychoanalytic explanation, where Danto shows that Freudian explanation does not simply explain action be means of reasons which the agent happens to be unaware of, but in terms of mental causes that, necessarily, are no kind of reason at all. This is an insight that philosophers and social scientists given to the postulation of 'unconscious reasons' would greatly benefit from.
There is, in addition, a discussion of the prospects for the philosophy of history. Although Danto gives the impression (in his essay 'The Decline and Fall of the Analytical Philosophy of History') that this branch of philosophy has no future, he is clearly talking about the philosophy of history solely qua the debate concerning the legitimacy of explanation by 'covering laws'. The moment of this debate has no doubt passed, but this is hardly reason to think that the philosophy of history should not have a glittering future; particularly, I would add, if conducted in concert with the philosophies of science and action. The great value of Danto's book, for me at least, lies in its demonstration of one way in which this project could be realised.
Adrian Haddock is a studying for a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Exeter.


Yuri Elkaim, author of Eating for Energy, stops by UW Radio to discuss the diet based on whole foods that eliminates many of the toxins that are so detrimental to our health. Topics include how different foods interact with the human body, why some foods are not meant for human consumption, and how the chemical makeup of certain foods is altered during the cooking process, negatively affecting their nutritional value.
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Ladies Learning Code, an organization dedicated to teaching digital literacy to women and youth through nationwide workshops, is already seeing great returns on one of its latest and biggest initiatives.
Last week, LLC launched an Indiegogo campaign for code:mobile, a travelling computer lab on wheels, to kickstart a cross-Canada journey bringing hands-on, interactive technology to Canadian youth. Just three days after going live on September 25th, code:mobile has already reached $12,395 of its $50,000 goal.
If LLC reaches the $50,000 crowdfunding goal, its members will visit more than 22 of the organization's chapter cities across Canada from May to September 2016, including surrounding communities should there be any interest. The organization will visit large and small communities in both privileged and underprivileged areas, and will stop by local parks, community centres, summer camps, street festivals, and aboriginal reserves to teach more than 10,000 kids to code.


Tuesday's ARU emergency meeting might have at one point loomed as a flash point for Australian rugby, but as the day nears, it seems that possibility is all but over.
Even after ARU CEO Bill Pulver flagged his willingness to resign should the situation call for that on Tuesday, it appears little will have changed in the dragging Super Rugby saga after the gathering is over.
Pulver's current contract runs out in February, but that seems like the latest that he would remain as CEO, with the conclusion of the Super Rugby saga more than likely set to bring the end of his tenure.
The recent departure of his second-in-charge Rob Clarke, with no clear resolution to the Super Rugby saga forthcoming, also makes any resignation difficult with no obvious caretaker in line to clean up the Australian rugby mess.
There are three resolutions to be heard at the meeting revolve around Super Rugby - whether it is in Australia's best interests to have five teams until 2020, whether the ARU should reconsider its move to reduce teams and whether there should be moves to create a Super Rugby commission.
Again, though, that seems a foregone conclusion, with chairman Cameron Clyne saying last month that Australia's Super Rugby teams had supported the contraction behind closed doors.
Once teams were teams in the line of fire, things became complicated.
"My suspicion is that they felt that we've talked that but we would never actually go down that path.
"Obviously there was indication before our announcement on the 10th of April that, 'Yes, look we do make that decision, (we will) go quickly'.
"I think when it became a reality, then obviously their view changed.
Though there have been rumours of a potential challenge to ARU chairman Cameron Clyne, it won't be from either parties who called the EGM, with a vote of no confidence not featuring among the resolutions.
A third party could call for that in other business but that would still need a majority of voting members on board for it to pass.
With Queensland and New South Wales holding six of the 15 votes on the board, given that they stand to gain plenty from cutting a team - winning half the vote would be near impossible.
Even Western Force general manager Mark Sinderberry voiced his support for the board at a recent members' forum.
The ARU is set to head into mediation with the Rebels as the club looks to recoup damages to its brand over the saga, while the governing body will enter arbitration with the Western Force on July 31.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika was asked about Bill Pulver's tenure in Brisbane on Monday, but said it wasn't a debate he felt he should enter.
"I'll have my say within the organisation to try and do what's best but I know my place," he said.
"He's the boss of rugby here and I'm the coach of the team - he's doing the best he can.


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Mixed constructions often happen when you start a sentence with one grammatical structure and then switch to another. INCORRECT: For most people who have pets live longer, happier lives. CORRECT: For most people who have pets, life is longer and happier. CORRECT: Most people who have pets live longer, happier lives.
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Writing is constructed by putting sentences in sequence, one after another and, if a single sentence is read aloud, it should be understandable. Meaning should flow from one sentence to the next, carrying the argument or point of view forward in a clear and concise manner.
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A dangling modifier is a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. A modifier describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a concept. Having finished the assignment, Jill turned on the TV. "Having finished" states an action but does not name the doer of that action.
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Q: Voltage phase delay Is there a method of delaying the phase of  AC voltages? I ask because if I could somehow create a second identical and overlapping sine wave one quarter cycle ahead of the original AC waveform in a power supply I would end up with a waveform that is much closer to DC and much easier to filter out.

A: Yes there is.
As your intention is for 'easier to filter' rectified power, unfortunately none of them are a free lunch, none a trick that is less costly in energy storage than simply storing the energy when it's available, and letting it out to your load when the incoming power is low.
You could use one or more LC filters to phase shift an incoming signal, to create a synthetic three or more phase signal from a single phase input. Unfortunately the ideal sizes of Ls and Cs you need vary with the load you are applying, and will need to be adjusted as the load varies. If you are trying to improve a post-rectifier reservoir capacitor that has to store (for instance) 100J to get the output from one half cycle to the next, then your L and C filter components will need to be able to store more than that, which makes them bigger and more expensive than the DC filter you want to ease.
You could of course pay for a 3 phase supply to your premises. In the bad old days, you might buy a single phase motor driving a 3 phase generator.
These days, the 'power factor corrected switched mode power supply' does a good job at your task, even though it doesn't do it quite the way you want. It rectifies mains, without a simple post-rectifier filter capacitor. Then it uses a boost converter to charge an energy storage capacitor (which stores enough energy to see it from half cycle to half cycle) using a programmed current draw so that it looks like a resistive load to the mains side. Then it runs a converter from the energy storage cap to the output.
So, the PFC-SMPS is no free lunch, but it has a simple energy store, looks like a clean load to the mains, no nasty tuning of LC filters, no running machinery, and no workmen installing a new mains feeder.

A: Yes, of course it is possible, with a center-tapped coil (autotransformer), or a center-tapped output coil on a transformer.   The latter is a very common power supply component.

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Half-cycle phase shift, of course, is the same as polarity inversion.

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Teams Sepsi OSK Concordia Chiajna played so far 6 matches.
Sepsi OSK won 2 direct matches. Concordia Chiajna won 2 matches. 2 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.50 goals per Match.
STREAKS FOUND FOR DIRECT MATCHES!!» Concordia Chiajna played 3 matches in a row without draw.
» Concordia Chiajna lost all recent 2 matches in a row.
We invite you to check Sepsi OSK and Concordia Chiajna match statistict (Tab Stats->Match statistics), where you will find out who is the best scorer. Also you can check the statistics of possession, shots, corners, offsides, and many other applications.
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Q: How can I stream audio files (mp3) from Aws s3? I have a simple javascript player, and I would like to stream audio files (mp3) from aws s3 sdk (Php).
The files are private so I should also do the authentication.
If I banally insert the public link of the mp3 file into the src of the html object, the stream works.
Tnx

A: You don't need to stream through php backend. You can generate Presigned url with php code and send it to the front end. It will be accessible for the limited time.
Sample PHP Code:
//Creating a presigned request
$s3Client = new Aws\S3\S3Client([
    'profile' => 'default',
    'region'  => 'us-east-1',
    'version' => '2006-03-01',
]);

$cmd = $s3Client->getCommand('GetObject', [
    'Bucket' => 'my-bucket',
    'Key'    => 'testKey'
]);

$request = $s3Client->createPresignedRequest($cmd, '+20 minutes');
$presignedUrl = (string) $request->getUri();

Reference:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-php/v3/developer-guide/s3-presigned-url.html
Hope it helps.


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Q: runnig inotifywait to except file's change I am running code that allows you to execute a command if flow.xml.gz changes:
 while inotifywait -e modify,move,create,delete flow.xml.gz; do echo "test"; done

When I change the file nothing happens. I have only this output:
smadmin@sm-iotdf-mini-dev:~/nifi-1.4.0/conf$ while inotifywait -e modify,move,create,delete flow.xml.gz; do echo "test"; done
Setting up watches.
Watches established.

A: Run inotifywait -m flow.xml.gz . to monitor all events from both the file and its parent directory and see what's happening. You're only watching for 4 of the 15 types of events.

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*create and delete don't do what you think. To monitor for file creation/deletion you need to watch the parent directory, not the file itself.

*Watch for move_self and delete_self if you're monitoring the file directly. Note that there's no create_self.


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AWFUL: Robert De Niro Can't Stop Drunkenly Slurring As He Tries to Shame Kavanaugh for Drinking
When it comes to the totally unhinged in Hollywood, you'll be hard pressed to find a celebrity more off his head than Robert De Niro.
He hates President Donald Trump with a blinding passion and the reason is…well, he's never really said. He just wants to beat him up because he doesn't agree with him on a couple of things. That's what my twenty one year old son calls failing at adulting.
De Niro also isn't exactly fond of Justice Kavanaugh and it's quite clear that he doesn't follow politics as closely as he would like people to believe because a good number of his statements have little to no connetion with reality.
Recently the Raging Bullsh*tter showed up at event for childhood diabetes an felt the need to begin bashing Justice Kavanaugh for drinking beer in his early twenties.
Now, this would have been ridiculous on its own but when you combine the fact that De Niro was slurring drunkenly as if he was in the middle of a series of small strokes it's hard to take anything that he says seriously.
From Breitbart: Actor Robert De Niro attacked Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for his drinking during at an event for the Children's Diabetes Foundation Saturday, and couldn't exactly get his words right.
"Now, one reminder. The drinks, wine and beer are flowing. But be careful if you have too much, you may end up on the Supreme Court," Robert De Niro said while slurring his words in a video obtained by TMZ.
The fact he's drunk at an event like this isn't really the issue. The issue is the hypocrisy. How are you going to lecture Brett Kavanaugh about drinking beer in college while you are bombed yourself?
The only silver lining here is that no one really cares from De Niro or any other celebrities think anymore. The only time De Niro even gets attention now is when he makes ridiculous comments about Republicans. Kind of pathetic actually.
ox June 13, 2019
I used to like DeNiro, as an actor. DeNiro should stick to acting. DeNiro is an insult to America. He is in good company w/the rest of the Minions from Hollywood. DeNiro doesn't have .25% of the intelligence Justice Kavanaugh has.


Jammu & Kashmir: Often called a 'paradise on earth', the state of Jammu & Kashmir has so much to offer tourists. Visiting this beautiful state is a must for couples who enjoy experiencing a new culture and who like a more traditional honeymoon setting. From amazing skiing experiences at Gulmarg to a sunset boat ride on the serene Dal Lake and to sampling the traditional Kashmiri feast called 'Wazwan', there's so much awaiting eager eyed tourists here.
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In fact, honeymooners don't even need to venture far to grab a bite because there are so many little shacks which offer great food near the beaches. Seafood lovers are in for a special treat too. Don't miss out on sampling the famous vindaloo which is a spicy curry enjoyed with plain rice and to have a glass of feni which is a drink made from fermented cashew nuts.
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The pink city of Jaipur has so much to offer honeymooners and the chance to experience the culture and warmth of the people here is undoubtedly something else. Buy a few glass bangles, enjoy a camel ride or two, rub shoulders with royalty and enjoy a mind-blowing Rajasthani vegetarian thaali– these are just a few of the must-do's for couples on their honeymoon.
Shimla: If the thought of taking long walks on narrow winding roads that are surrounded by tall pine trees appeals to you, then pack your bags and head to Shimla. A favourite holiday retreat of the British, a huge plus point that makes Shimla all the more appealing is that there are hardly any motor vehicles here. The best way to get around is on foot and when you feel the cool breeze blowing on your face each time you take a step, it relaxes your senses even more. Don't forget to visit the famous St. Michael's Cathedral which is was built in the 19th century and which took around 11 years to be completed. The little handloom cloth shops which also sell curios and artefacts are worth visiting.


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Our brief was to reverse engineer a 'Train Auto-Coupler' Test Box, for a 320 Class Locomotive, there was only one in existence; it was manufactured a long time ago by Alstom, and there were no drawings available.
The Auto-coupler Test unit is used to Test the wiring and the functionality of the controls from the Drivers Seat to the Auto-coupler, which connects the Loco to the next Train Carriage.
We managed to do this and create a drawing package so that we could manufacture more in the future.
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13-Year-Old Boy Accused Of Murdering Schoolgirl Ana Kriegel Sent Forward For Trial
By Kiara Keane
A 13-year-old boy accused of murdering Anastasia Kriegel has been sent forward for trial at the Central Criminal Court. The boy was served with a book of evidence at Dublin Children's Court today.
Kriegel was found beaten to death and naked in an abandoned farmhouse at Glenwood House in Lucan in May.
She was last seen in St Catherine's Park near Lucan at 5.30pm on May 14 and her body was found three days later.
A 14-year-old boy, who was the first to be charged with Ana's murder, is also expected to be served with a book of evidence later this week.
The two boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are thought to be the youngest in Ireland to ever go on trial for murder.
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Jul 30, 2016 10:52 PM EST
As has become tradition, Nerd HQ ended their festivities with the cast of Supernatural. Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, and Mark Sheppard took to the stage for an hour of fan questions, inside jokes, and relentless teasing.
The latter began immediately when the on-screen brother needled Collins for his Facebook Live obsession. Earlier, right before they took the Hall H stage for their Comic-Con panel, Collins was ensconced in a corner trying to do a Facebook Live while his co-stars did everything possible to be disruptive. "They call so that I can't live stream. It's like 'Jensen calling'.... 'Dickhead calling'..."
With one of the most devoted and longstanding fandoms in recent television history, Supernatural can and probably will continue as long as its cast is interested in staying on. But what about venturing onto the big screen? Padalecki wonders whether that would be a good thing because without the standards and practices of network TV, Supernatural The Movie could have a vastly different feel than what fans are accustomed too. Polling the audience, he asked if fans really want to hear the Winchester brothers drop the F bomb. "YES!" was the resounding reply.
As always, there was something hilariously inappropriate as well. This time it was Collins' prolonged story of having gas on an airplane. That was preceded by Ackles recounting how Padalecki had never heard of the pull my finger gag until a year ago. At some points, the crowd was laughing so hard people were crying and clutching their friends next to them to stay upright.
Ackles won the prize for best answer. When asked what female they would cast as their own character, he replied, "My wife. 'Cause she's a badass."
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Home Derbyshire Cobb fires Northants to first Vitality Blast win of the season
Cobb fires Northants to first Vitality Blast win of the season
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On a pitch that had a bit of juice in it and could be described as spicy it was the batting that caught the eye with Derbyshire setting the Steelbacks an imposing 178 to win and the Steelbacks chasing the total down with ten balls to spare.
It was finished by two huge sixes from man of the match Josh Cobb. This gave Northants their first victory of the season in T20 cricket and Derbyshire their 6th defeat.
Derbyshire's total was mainly thanks mainly to a stand of 88 between the experienced pair of Billy Godleman and Wayne Madsen off 49 balls that made the pitch look more of a cake walk than spicy.
If the pitch was juicy, then Godleman and Madsen's batting provided some succulent and sumptuous cricket shots, Godleman hitting a career best 77 off 55 balls including four 4s and two 6s, one of which was hit out of the ground and the other would have joined had the tallest building on the ground not got in the way.
Madsen complemented Godleman beautifully, scoring 38 silky runs off 21 balls with seven 4s and ensured the innings momentum never subsided.
Prior to Madsen and Godleman coming together the Falcons had found the going sticky, only scoring 41 for the loss of two wickets in the powerplay and the going looked tough for the batsmen. If Godleman and Madsen's partnership was the main course, it was skipper Gary Wilson who provided the dessert for Derbyshire with a cameo worthy of finishing any innings – scoring 24 off 16 balls and ensuring that his side had a competitive total to defend.
Northants knew if they were to chase the total set for them they would have to have a good start and that is exactly what they did, with Ben Duckett and Ricardo Vasconcelos batting in such a refreshing way.
It was like an amuse bouche of a start; bright, care free and left you wanting more as they reached 62 without loss at the end of the powerplay with some stunning shots, finding the boundary with regularity, if not ease, as for every crisp boundary there was a mis-timed shot as well.
When Duckett fell in the 7th over, bowled by Alex Hughes reverse sweeping for 41 off 29 balls, Derbyshire may have felt they had a chance, but that brought Josh Cobb to the crease.
He continued to take the game further away from Derbyshire and propelled the Steelbacks to their first victory in the competition this year, scoring 73 off 37 balls including four 4s and 7 6s.
Sandwiched between the excellent Cobb and Alex Wakely, who batted sensibly for 23 off 21 balls, as Cobb was slicing the Derbyshire attack to all parts was the debut of Ben Curran, brother of Tom and Sam Curran, who was Alex Hughes' second wicket. This was as good as it got for the Falcons who once the Steelbacks got going, never looked like stopping them, scoring boundaries with ease and knocking singles where required.
The result leaves Northants still rooted to the bottom of the North Group table and puts a massive dent in the Falcons' hopes of qualifying for the quarter finals, as they remain in 5th, just outside the qualifying places.
Their task does not get any easier as they go to New Road tomorrow night to face top of the table Worcestershire and will need to win that game to have any realistic chance of qualifying. Northants welcome second in the table Durham on Friday, still playing for pride.
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Chris Gauthier is an English-born Canadian actor known for his work on TV's Once Upon a Time, Harper's Island, Eureka, Smallville, Sanctuary, the film Watchmen, and in the video game "Need For Speed: Carbon". In Supernatural he appeared as Ronald Reznick in Season 2 episode "Skinwalker" and Season 4's "Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester."
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Mississippi State had a very good day on the recruiting circuit today when it snagged its quarterback of the future. At 6 foot 7 205 pounds, Elijah Staley is as gifted looking a physical specimen as you are going to find on the gridiron. The part that made this such a special commitment for the university is the fact that Staley will not only help on the gridiron but on the hardwood as well.
Today Staley made it known that he wanted to play both basketball and football in the SEC. Picking the Bulldogs was something that Staley felt made two coaching staffs very happy.
"Mississippi State gives me a chance to play both sports and be happy," said Staley. "I love the campus, I love the fan base, I love both coaching staffs. Coach Mullen has a history of putting quarterbacks in the league and that is a big thing for me. I have a great relationship with both coaching staffs.
"Coach Ray was very excited when I told him. He has been recruiting me since my freshman year when he was at Clemson. Coach Mullen was fired up because I was the number one guy on his board.
Knowing that his recruitment is behind him, Staley feels a sense of relief. But he also feels like he has some work to do now as the leader of this class.


June 9, 2010 — Foundation for Chiropractic Progress spokesperson, Ret. Brig. Gen. Becky Halstead, completed a successful Memorial Day Media Tour — a day of interviews calling attention to the mental and physical strain experienced by members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
The media tour, which kicked off in New York City with an appearance on Fox & Friends (FOX News Channel), concluded in Washington, D.C., with a live hour-long interview on the The Jim Bohannon Show.
During her interview with Fox & Friends (View Video Here) Halstead commented on the value of chiropractic care for all members of the military, in addition to discussing the importance of recognizing and honoring our nation's veterans and active-duty military.
"Chiropractic helps our soldiers maintain and sustain their whole physical stature as they wear very heavy gear," stated Halstead.
The hour-long interview (Listen to Interview Here) with Jim Bohannon in Washington, D.C., allowed Halstead to discuss several hot topics in today's military more in-depth, including women's roles in the military and soldier "readiness." Halstead was also able to share her personal experience dealing with fibromyalgia and how chiropractic care helped her return to a pain-free life.
"Part of getting well was a strong introduction to the chiropractic community, which I think would have really helped me if I could have received the treatment while I was on active duty," Halstead noted.
During the radio interview, Halstead also detailed her visit to the Connecticut Veteran Affairs (VA) Hospital where she had a chance meeting with a young soldier who was suffering with a herniated disc. After two years of physical therapy, the solider was referred to chiropractic care and much like Halstead, was on the road to recovery.
The soldier, who was receiving a chiropractic adjustment, spoke with Halstead about the benefits chiropractic care would have on active duty military.
"Just think if we came in off our patrols each night and we could get adjusted the way I just got adjusted, what a sense of relief and healing," Halstead recalled the soldier saying.
Gen. Halstead was thrilled to participate in both interviews, taking the opportunity to not only remember and recognize the fallen soldiers and families for their service, but to educate everyday citizens on the importance of keeping our military ready for battle.
"I hope my message instilled a sense of responsibility in everyone to properly resource and support our military men and women," concluded Halstead.


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Some of North America's finest band musicians will gather at Loyola University New Orleans next week to form the 2009 National Community Band, which will give a free performance. The ensemble will perform on Sunday, July 12, at 3 p.m., in Roussel Performance Hall, located in the Communications/Music Complex. The concert will feature an assortment of wind band standards and favorites.
Selections that will be performed include "Rienzi," by Richard Wagner; "Satchmo: a tribute to Louis Armstrong," arranged by Ted Ricketts; "At a Dixieland Jazz Funeral," by Jared Spears; "Country Gardens," by Percy Grainger; and "People Who Live in Glass Houses," by John Philip Sousa.
The National Community Band, directed by Loyola visiting professor and artist-in-residence Col. John R. Bourgeois, Ret., is an endowed project of the John Philip Sousa Foundation. This band, which meets and performs annually, includes musicians from across the U.S. and Canada.
Col. John Bourgeois served for 17 years as the 25th director of "The President's Own Marine Band." In that position, Bourgeois served as music adviser to the White House. He selected the musical program and directed the band in its traditional place of honor at the U.S. Capitol for four presidential inaugurations, a Marine Band tradition dating to 1801. He regularly conducted the Marine Band and the Marine Chamber Orchestra at the White House, appearing there more frequently than any other musician in the nation. Since retiring from the Marine Band, Bourgeois has been actively involved in music as a guest conductor, published new editions of classic band compositions, and is a visiting professor in a chair endowed in his name at Loyola.
The John Philip Sousa Foundation is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to the promotion of international understanding through the medium of band music. Through the administration of band related projects, the foundation seeks to uphold the standards and ideals of the American spirit icon, John Philip Sousa.
For more information, contact the Sousa Foundation at windband@bellsouth.net.


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Morehouse School of Medicine Students Successfully Match to Needed Primary Care Specialties
ATLANTA – March 18, 2016 – Today, 96.7% (55) of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) fourth year medical students joined others across the country matching to fill the nation's leading residency programs. Match Day is an annual rite of passage for medical students from around the United States. MSM students overwhelmingly matched to primary care specialties (68%), part of MSM's training mission. Faculty, staff, students and families celebrated the achievements of MSM students in a joyous heartwarming ceremony on the school's campus.
During the ceremony, students were given personalized letters showing where they matched for residency – specialty training. MSM students matched to prominent medical centers across the country including but not limited to: Baylor University Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dartmouth Medical Center, Emory University, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, University of Miami, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, UC Irvine, Vanderbilt, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Morehouse School of Medicine.
Here are Morehouse School of Medicine's match results:
Total Number of 4th Year MSM Students in the Match 57
Total MSM 4th Year Students Matched 55 (96.7%)
Total Matched to 1st Choice Specialty 49 (86%)
Primary Care & Core Specialties Disciplines
(Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery, and Emergency Medicine) 68%
Total Matched to Georgia Programs
(9% Emory University School of Medicine, 5% Morehouse School of Medicine,
2% Medical College of Georgia) 16%
All Specialty Matches
Students were matched in highly competitive programs, including: Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurological Medicine., Neurology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and General Surgery
Click to watch the 2016 MSM Match Day ceremony
Morehouse School of Medicine is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award doctorate and master degrees. For more information, please visit www.msm.edu