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Monitoring In Vivo Load Transmission Through an External Fixator
GRASA, J.; GÓMEZ-BENITO, M. J.; GONZÁLEZ-TORRES, L. A.; ASIAÍN, D.; QUERO, F.; GARCÍA-AZNAR, J. M.
Annals of Biomedical Engineering;Mar2010, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p605
This work presents a portable non-invasive external fixator to assess and monitor fracture healing in real time. To evaluate the potential of this fixator, a transverse osteotomy was performed in the tibia of six adult sheep (mean age 3 ± 0.5 years and weight 63 ± 5 kg). The fractures were stabilized by a specially designed unilateral external fixator, which was instrumented by means of a set of strain gauges. Strains in the external surface of the fixator were monitored during all the healing process. A wireless, remote monitoring of the implant was developed through a specially designed external telemetric device. The strain gauges were arranged in two different half-bridge Wheatstone configurations, allowing easy post-processing of the signal. Thus, bending loads were measured in two planes of the external fixator acting as a load cell. The load through the fixator was evaluated for the gait cycle during all the healing process. Full weight bearing of the injured leg was observed from the beginning. The load transmission mechanism in the fixator was quite similar in all operated tibias and radiographic images showed a successful healing in all animals. Although the fixator has only been tested in an animal model, after further testing this system may have clinical potential.


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Q: категории и подкатегории Мне нужно сделать чтоб к моделе Post можна добавить категории у которых есть подкатегории. Например категории дома, квартиры ...итд, и подкат аренда, посуточно, продажа. Подскажите пожалуйста как это сделать!
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class Category < ApplicationRecord
  has_many :posts
end

категории создавал в seeds, а как к ним добавить подкатегории?
Category.where(name: "Дома").first_or_create(name: "Дома")
Category.where(name: "Квартиры").first_or_create(name: "Квартиры")

форма
 <%= select_tag(:category_id, options_for_select(@categories), :prompt => "Категория") %>

A: Вообще если уровень вложенности больше 2, то лучше категориии организовать в виде nested sets.
Для этого есть гем https://github.com/collectiveidea/awesome_nested_set,
но вообще лучше с самим паттерном ознакомиться. С его помощью можно, например, дергать все подкатегории без рекурсии

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A Fresh, New Look at Florida Ag Expo
Abbey Taylor October 7, 2019 Florida, Florida Ag Expo, VSCNews magazine
By Ashley Robinson
More than a decade ago, growers Tony DiMare and Jay Taylor attended a fruit and vegetable tour and expo in Mexico. They realized Florida needed a similar type of event.
As members of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) Advisory Council, both growers worked with the center to form the first Florida Ag Expo. The event launched in 2006 after the GCREC opened in 2005. The Florida Ag Expo began as a way for the center to showcase its fruit and vegetable research. Over the last decade, the event evolved and changed as Florida's agricultural landscape shifted. The state's fruit and vegetable growers turn to the Florida Ag Expo to keep them updated on the latest research and products.
The Florida Ag Expo is gearing up for its best year yet as AgNet Media (publisher of VSCNews) takes over management of the event. AgNet Media is excited to be working with UF/IFAS to bring growers and industry together on Nov. 21 for a day of networking, education and a chance to see all the great work being done at the GCREC.
Florida vegetable and specialty crop producers will not want to miss this one-day event. Growers will learn about key topics and up-and-coming crops in Florida that should be of interest to both large and small acreage farmers.
With all the hype surrounding hemp as an emerging alternative crop in Florida, many growers are still considering whether they'll produce the crop once legalities allow them to do so. Growers can meet Holly Bell, Florida director of cannabis, and hear her speak at the event. Bell will give an overview of Florida's hemp industry, which will be followed by a hemp discussion panel. Attendees can also tour one of Florida's first hemp plots at the GCREC during the afternoon field tour and hear about the latest research surrounding the crop.
Following lunch, two concurrent educational programs will be taking place. One of the sessions will focus on soil fumigation, and the other session will feature pest management in vegetables. While getting industry updates and learning about cutting-edge research during both educational sessions, growers will earn continuing education units for their Florida restricted-use pesticide licenses.
In addition to the educational sessions, the Florida Ag Expo will feature a bigger trade show than ever before, full of leading suppliers of the inputs, services and equipment needed to produce a successful crop. While walking the trade show floor, attendees can make connections with vendors and see the latest products and services available to them.
A fundraiser for GCREC scholarships has been added to this year's program as well. The fundraiser will offer valuable prizes for attendees who participate to support the center's research scholarships program.
Registration is now open for the Florida Ag Expo. All pre-registered growers will be entered in a drawing for the chance to win a John Deere gun safe donated by Everglades Equipment Group. Visit FloridaAgExpo.net for more information and to register.
Ashley Robinson is events intern for AgNet Media in Gainesville, Florida.
This article was featured in the October issue of VSCNews magazine. To receive future issues of VSCNews magazine, click here.
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Big Lots' ($29.62, -$1.47, -4.73%) fiscal third-quarter earnings fell 42% following a prior-year divestiture gain as the discount retailer's sales increased and operating costs climbed. Profit just missed expectations and the company, which helps manufacturers clear their warehouses of discounted and overproduced goods, cut its fourth-quarter earnings target.
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Stifel Nicolaus raised its target price on Deckers Outdoor Corp. (DECK, $82.00, +$4.20, +5.40%) to $88 from $68, as the firm said its checks indicate continued, if not accelerating, momentum in the shoe company's UGG brand. The stock was also likely getting a boost from a positive mention on Thursday night's episode of CNBC's Mad Money.
Dice Holdings Inc. (DHX, $10.94, -$0.56, -4.87%), a provider of specialized career websites for professional communities, announced plans for a sale of at least 10 million shares, mostly by its two largest owners, as the stock has jumped two-thirds this year.
Dollar Financial Corp. (DLLR, $27.73, +$0.47, +1.72%) agreed to acquire Sweden-based Sefina Finance AB for about $73 million in a deal that will expand its pawn lending business into Sweden and Finland.
DryShips Inc. (DRYS, $5.87, +$0.64, +12.24%) said its Ocean Rig UDW Inc. subsidiary plans to offer $500 million of stock in a private placement, raising proceeds to finance the construction of ultra deepwater drillships.
Michigan-based automotive parts maker Gentex Corp. (GNTX, $25.34, +$2.51, +10.99%) announced its board authorized a quarterly cash dividend of 11 cents per share that will be payable Jan. 21.
Jefferies & Co. raised its stock-investment rating on Kindred Healthcare Inc. (KND, $17.11, +$0.47, +2.82%) to buy from hold as the firm said it believes the hospital company's comprehensive offering of post-acute services and the acceleration of management's "thoughtful cluster market strategy" will alleviate near-term problems, allowing for solid long-term growth.
Shares of Kirkland's Inc. (KIRK, $13.20, +$1.20, +9.96%) gained after Opus Capital Group reported increasing its stake in the home-decor retailer. The investment advisory firm said in an SEC filing it now has a passive 5.28% stake in KIRK, up from 4.09% as of Sept. 30, the first time Opus Capital reported a stake.
LHC Group (LHCG, $25.19, -$1.16, -4.40%), a provider of home health and hospice services, lowered the range of its 2010 earnings outlook, citing a 4.89% reduction in Medicare reimbursement that was outlined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last month. The company backed its 2010 net service revenue guidance.
A couple of chip makers received downgrades because of valuation, with Goldman Sachs moving Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL, $20.31, -$0.15, -0.73%) to neutral from its Americas buy list and Wells Fargo cutting Broadcom Corp. (BRCM, $46.09, -$0.47, -1.00%) to market perform from outperform. Goldman notes Street estimates now more accurately reflect the firm's expectations for Marvell's hard-drive share gains in 2011-2012, and the stock has recovered from near-term hard-drive worries. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo notes Broadcom has a relatively high valuation and low operating margin compared to peers.
Mitel Networks Corp. (MITL, $5.62, -$0.78, -12.20%), an Internet protocol-based communications company, swung to a fiscal second-quarter profit, boosted by an $80 million tax allowance, as revenue fell slightly and adjusted profit fell just short of analysts' forecasts.
Morgan Joseph cut its stock-investment rating on Movado Group Inc. (MOV, $15.99, +$1.02, +6.81%) to hold from buy, saying the watch company's share price has exceeded the firm's price target.
Stifel Nicolaus cut its stock-investment rating on Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ, $22.42, -$0.83, -3.57%) to hold from buy, citing valuation and a few fundamental concerns, like the competitive position of the exchange company's U.S. option business.
The analog chip sector remains surprisingly resilient in the fourth quarter, FBR Capital Markets said as it boosted National Semiconductor Corp. (NSM, $14.71, +$0.60, +4.24%) to outperform from market perform. The firm likes National Semi's new management team story, low expectations and handset analog recovery plan.
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Nomura cut its stock-investment rating on Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (PSUN, $6.19, -$0.61, -8.97%) to reduce from neutral, noting the specialty retailer couldn't drive traffic in the peak Black Friday period. It added that with a still-challenging environment ahead in the fourth quarter and fiscal 2011, it believes the risk/reward is now more skewed to the downside.
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Business software maker Qlik Technologies Inc. (QLIK, $22.86, -$0.49, -2.10%) said the minimum size of the planned stock sale by current holders has been boosted 15% as the deal priced at a 1.5% discount to Thursday's closing price.
Quanex Building Products Corp. (NX, $18.10, +$1.10, +6.47%), a seller of aluminum sheeting and products like window screens, reported its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell 46% on slumping margins, but core results topped analysts' expectations as sales climbed.
Realty Income Corp. (O, $33.64, -$0.46, -1.35%) said more stock will be sold in its offering than first planned as it priced at a scant 1.2% discount to Thursday's closing price. The real-estate investment trust had projected selling at least 5.9 million shares, but another 500,000 has been added to the minimum as the deal priced at $33.70.
Royal Bank of Canada's (RY, $52.83, -$2.74, -4.93%) fourth-quarter profit fell 9%, missing expectations for the fifth straight quarter on the back of lower trading revenue, a stronger Canadian dollar and higher expenses.
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These publications by DESIRE partners relate to the research work undertaken in "Regional scale solutions".
Short-term versus medium-term monitoring for detecting gully-erosion variability in a Mediterranean environment
Marzolff, I., Ries, J.B. and Poesen, J.
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 36. 2011. p 1604-1623
This study investigates how medium-term gully-development data differ from short-term data, and which factors influence their spatial and temporal variability at nine selected actively retreating bank gullies situated in four Spanish basin landscapes. Small-format aerial photographs using unmanned, remote-controlled platforms were taken at the gully sites in short-term intervals of one to two years over medium-term periods of seven to 13 years and gully change during each period was determined using stereophotogrammetry and a geographic information system. Results show a high variability of annual gully retreat rates both between gullies and between observation periods. The mean linear headcut retreat rates range between 0·02 and 0·26m a–1. Gully area loss was between 0·8 and 22 m² a–1 and gully volume loss between 0·5 to 100 m³ a–1, of which sidewall erosion may play a considerable part. A non-linear relationship between catchment area and medium-term gully headcut volume change was found for these gullies. The short-term changes observed at the individual gullies show very high variability: on average, the maximum headcut volume change observed in 7–13 years was 14·3 times larger than the minimum change. Dependency on precipitation varies but is clearly higher for headcuts than sidewalls, especially in smaller and less disturbed catchments. The varying influences of land use and human activities with their positive or negative effects on runoff production and connectivity play a dominant role in these study areas, both for short-term variability and medium-term difference in gully development. The study proves the value of capturing spatially continuous, high-resolution three-dimensional data using small-format aerial photography for detailed gully monitoring. Results confirm that short-term data are not representative of longer-term gully development and demonstrate the necessity for medium- to long-term monitoring. However, short-term data are still required to understand the processes – particularly human activity at varying time scales – causing fluctuations in gully erosion rates. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Estimating parameters of the channel width-flow discharge relation using rill and gully channel junction data
Salvador Sanchis, M.P., Torri, D., Borselli, L., Bryan, R., Poesen, J., Marta S. Yañez, M.S., Cremer, C.
Eroding channels can usually be characterized by a power relationship between channel width (W) and channel discharge (Q). This paper examines the WQ relation using a recently developed channel junction approach to extend the validity of the WQ relation and to develop a procedure for estimating the WQ exponent and proportionality coeffi cient. Rill and gully channel data from the literature, and new data collected in different badland areas and in a few forest mountain streams, are analysed. Analysis shows that the WQ relation for channel width collected in badlands and forests agrees with trends observed for cropland. The exponent increases with increasing channel width in a continuous fashion rather than in a step-like way and tends to a maximum whose value ranges between 0·5 and 0·6. The proportionality coeffi cient can be split into two terms, one expressing the case in which an eroding channel can broaden, the other refl ecting the diffi culties in removing the less erodible clods or rock fragments from the channel bed. Its splitting allows the development of a more correct form of the WQ relation in agreement with modern approaches of channel geometry: one part has the dimension of a discharge and makes the power base dimensionless, while the other brings the dimension of a length, needed for the channel width, into the WQ relation. The interpretation of the two constants is supported by data collected in rainfall-runoff simulation experiments conducted in the fi eld. Values characterizing the two constants in some environments are also given. Nevertheless the approach is not suffi ciently parameterized yet to be of practical use (e.g. in models or for estimating peak discharge in areas where rill channels have formed). Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Sediment yield in Europe: regional differences in scale dependence
Vanmaercke, M., Poesen, J., Verstraeten, G., Maetens, W., de Vente, J., Ocakoglu, F.
In: Banasik, K., Horowitz, A., Owens, P., Stone, M., Walling, D. (eds). 2010. IAHS Publ. 337. Sediment dynamics for a changing Future. Proceedings of the ICCE symposium held at Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW. Warsaw, Poland, pp. 44-52. ISBN 978-1-907161-10-0
Current understanding of the regional variation in sediment yield (SY) and its scale dependence is limited for Europe. Based on an extensive literature review, a SY-database was assembled to bridge this gap. Measured SY-data from 1794 different locations throughout Europe were collected, representing a minimum of 29 203 catchment-years of records and comprising a wide range of catchment areas (0.01 km2 to 1 360 000 km2). Clear differences were observed between the temperate regions of Europe (low SY-values, i.e. <50 t km-2 year-1) and the Mediterranean and mountainous regions of Europe where SY-values are generally higher (i.e. >300 t km-2 year-1). Furthermore, for most temperate regions a negative relationship was found between catchment area and SY. For mountainous and Mediterranean regions, this was generally not the case. A comparison of catchment SY with rates of sheet and rill erosion also points to clear regional differences. Whereas soil erosion rates are generally higher than SY for temperate regions, this is not the case for the Mediterranean region. This indicates the importance of other erosion processes (i.e. landslides, riverbank erosion, and gullies). The results illustrate important regional differences in the scale dependence of SY and emphasize the need for an integrated modelling approach considering various types of sediment source and sink.
Sediment Yield in Europe: spatial patterns and scale dependency
Vanmaercke, M., Poesen, J., Verstraeten, G., de Vente, J., Maetens, W., Ocakoglu, F., Jankauskas, B.
Geomorphology 130 (3-4). 2010. p.142-161.
Our understanding about the regional variation of Sediment Yield (SY) in Europe and its scale dependency currently relies on a limited number of data for mainly larger river systems. SY is the integrated result of all erosion and sediment transporting processes operating in a catchment and is therefore of high value for environmental studies and monitoring purposes. Most global assessments of SY consider catchment area (A), climate and topography as the main explanatory variables. However, it is still unclear if these factors also control regional variations of SY within Europe. This paper aims at bridging this gap. Therefore, we i) present a large database of SY-values which was constructed through an extensive literature review; ii) describe the spatial patterns of SY across Europe; and iii) explore its relation with A, climate, and topography. In total, sediment yield data from 1794 different locations throughout Europe were collected (507 reservoirs and 1287 gauging stations), representing a minimum of 29,203 catchment-year data. Only SY-data measured at gauging stations or derived from reservoir siltation rates over a period of a minimum of one year were included in the database. This database comprises a large range of catchment areas (A): i.e from small upland catchments (=0.01 km²) to major European river basins (=1,360,000 km²). An overview of the collected SY-data is provided and sources of uncertainty on the available data are discussed. Despite potentially large uncertainties on several of the individual SY-values, analysis of this database indicates clear spatial patterns of SY in Europe. The temperate and relatively flat regions of Western, Northern and Central Europe generally have relatively low SY-values (with ca. 50% of the SYb40 tkm-2 yr-1 and ca. 80% of the data b200 tkm-2 yr-1), while Mediterranean and Mountainous regions generally have higher SY-values (with around 85% of the SY-data N40 tkm-2 yr-1 andmore than 50% of the data N200 tkm-2 yr-1). These differences are attributed to a combination of factors, such as differences in climate, topography, lithology and land use. Although larger differences in SY were found between the climatic regions than between topographic zones, it is currently difficult to identify the individual importance of the various controlling factors of SY. SY–A relationships were calculated for the entire dataset and for subgroups stratified according to the measurement method (gauging stations or reservoir surveys), range of the catchment area, climatic region, topographic zone of the river outlet, and major European river system. Although typically a negative relationship between SY and A is expected due to a decrease in topsoil erosion rates on more gentle slopes and an increase in sediment deposition with an increase in catchment size, this relationship was found to be generally very weak and subject to a lot of scatter. Furthermore, results illustrate important differences in scale dependency: whereas a weak but significant negative trend is generally observed for the temperate and relatively flat regions, no significant or even positive trends were observed in mountain regions and Mediterranean Europe. When only larger river catchments (i.e. N100 km² and especially N10,000 km²) are considered, catchment area exerted a larger control on SY. Thesefindings confirmprevious studies and indicate that the relationshipbetween SY, spatial scale and other controlling factors is often complex and non-linear. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Factors controlling sediment yield at the catchment scale in NW Mediterranean geoecosystems
de Vente, J., Verduyn, R., Verstraeten, G., Vanmaercke, M., Poesen, J.
J Soils Sediments 11. 2011. p. 690–707
This study aimed to (1) increase understanding of the relation between sediment yield and environmental variables at the catchment scale; (2) test and validate existing and newly developed regression equations for prediction of sediment yield; and (3) identify how better predictions may be obtained. Materials and methods A correlation and regression analysis was performed between sediment yield and over 40 environmental variables for 61 Spanish catchments. Variables were selected based on availability and expected relation with diverse soil erosion and sediment transport processes. For comparison, the Area Relief Temperature (ART) sediment delivery model was applied to the same catchments. Sediment yield estimates obtained from reservoir surveys were used for model calibration and validation. Results and discussion Catchment area, catchment perimeter, stream length, relief ratio, Modified Fournier Index, the RUSLE's R factor, and catchments percentage with poor vegetation cover showed highest correlations with sediment yield. Stepwise linear regression revealed that variables representing topography, climate, vegetation, lithology, and soil characteristics are required for the best prediction equation. Although calibration results were relatively good, validation showed that the models were unstable and not suitable for extrapolation to other catchments. Reasons for this unstable model performance include (1) lack of detail and quality of the data sources; (2) large variation in catchment characteristics; (3) insufficient representation of all relevant erosion and sediment transport processes; and (4) the presence of nonlinear relations between sediment yield and environmental variables. The nonlinear ART model performed relatively well but systematically overpredicted sediment yield. A model reflecting human impacts, including dams and conservation measures, is expected to provide better results. This, however, requires significantly more input data. Conclusions Although important insight is obtained into the relation between sediment yield and environmental factors, prediction of sediment yield at the catchment scale requires alternative approaches. More detailed information is required on land cover (change), and the effect of soil conservation measures. Validation of regression equations is a necessity, and better predictions are obtained by nonlinear models.© Springer-Verlag 2011
Scale-dependency of sediment yield from badland areas in Mediterranean environments
Nadal-Romero E., Martínez-Murillo, J., Vanmaercke, M., Poesen, J.
Progress in Physical Geography 35 (3). 2011. p. 297-332
While much attention has been given to erosion processes in badlands, an integrated analysis of sediment production and export rates in badland areas at various spatial scales is currently lacking. This study reviews area-specific sediment yield (SY) from badlands in the Mediterranean measured at different spatial scales, using various measuring techniques, in order to investigate the relationship between size of study area (A) and SY. A database representing 16 571 plot-year and catchment-year data on SY at 87 Mediterranean study sites was compiled. Themost commonly reported lithologies associated with badlands aremarls, clay rocks and mudstones, and to a lesser extent shales. A high variability of SY from badlands in the Mediterranean region is observed. The relation between A and SY for Mediterranean environments with badlands is significantly different from that reported for Mediterranean environments without badlands. A complex ASY relationship is identified: for areas < 10 ha, SY is very high (mean SY¼475 t ha–1 y–1), whereas for areas > 10 ha, SY decreases non-linearly (power law) with increasingA(mean SY¼75 t ha–1 y–1 and drops from164.5 t ha–1 y–1 for 10 ha <A<200 ha to 9.3 t ha–1 y–1 for A>100 000 ha). This difference is explained by several factors. For A < 10 ha there is little or no sediment storage within badland areas, while for A > 10 ha progressively more sediment can be trapped in different sinks. Further, for A > 10 ha, area-specific erosion rates do not increase (or even decrease) due to decreasing average hillslope gradients and a decreasing fraction of erosion-prone (bare/badland) area. No significant relationships between SY, lithology, and mean air temperature nor mean annual precipitation were observed. © The author(s) 2011
Temme, A.J.A.M.; Baartman, J.E.M.; Schoorl, J.M. (2009) Can uncertain landscape evolution models discriminate between landscape responses to stable and changing future climate? A millennial-scale test. Global and Planetary Change 69 (1-2), 48 - 58.
Poesen, J., Torri, D., Vanwalleghem, T. (2011) Gully Erosion: Procedures to Adopt When modelling Soil Erosion in Landscapes Affected by Gullying In: Morgan, R.P.C., Nearing, M.A. (eds). 2011. Handbook of Erosion Modelling, 1st edition, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Chapter 19 pp. 367-396. ISBN: 978-1-4051-9010-7
Reed MS, Podesta G, Fazey I, Beharry NC, Coen R, Geeson N, Hessel R, Hubacek K, Letson D, Nainggolan D, Prell C, Psarra D, Rickenbach MG, Schwilch G, Stringer LC, Thomas AD (in press) Combining theoretical frameworks to assess livelihood vulnerability to climate change: a literature review. Ecological Economics
Reed MS, Dougill AJ (2010) Linking Degradation Assessment to Sustainable Land Management: a decision support system for Kalahari pastoralists. Journal of Arid Environments 74: 149–155
Stringer LC, Reed MS, Dougill AJ, Twyman C (2009) Local adaptations to climate change, drought and desertification: insights to enhance policy in southern Africa. Environmental Science & Policy 12: 748-765
Foxton T, Reed MS, Stringer LC (2009) Governing long-term socio-ecological change: What can resilience and transitions approaches learn from each other? Environmental Policy and Governance 19: 3–20
Buenemann M, Martius C, Jones JW, Herrmann SM, Klein D, Mulligan M, Reed MS, Winslow M, Washington-Allen RA, Lal R, Ojima D (2011) Integrative geospatial approaches for monitoring and assessing the sustainability of land management: rationale, potentials, and characteristics. Land Degradation & Development 22: 226-239
Nkonya E, Reed MS, Mortimore M, Winslow M, Olukoye G, Mirzabaev A (2011) Monitoring and assessing the influence of social, economic and policy factors on sustainable land management in drylands. Land Degradation & Development 22: 240-247
Feras Youssef The International Symposium Agro Environ 2010", May 19 to 22, 2010 in Cancún, Mexico. (Oral presentation in English). The abstract title is: Calibration of RWEQ in a Patchy Landscape; a First Step towards a Regional Scale Wind Erosion Model
Youssef, F. Visser,S. Karssenberg, D. Bruggeman, A.Erpul, G 2010. Calibration of RWEQ in a Patchy Landscape; a First Step towards a Regional Scale Wind Erosion Model. Third Conference on Desertification, 16 - 17 July 2010, Ghent, Belgium.
Baartman, J.E.M., Schoorl, J.M., Veldkamp, A., Ritsema, C.J. Erosion in a landscape evolution context: LISEM and LAPSUS – variation in temporal and spatial scales. Scaling & Governance Conference, 11-12 November 2010, Wageningen, NL
Baartman, J.E.M., Van Gorp, W., Temme, A.J.A.M., Schoorl, J.M. Modelling sediment dynamics due to hillslope-river interactions: incorporating fluvial behaviour in LEM LAPSUS. EGU 2011, 4-8 April 2011, Vienna, Austria (oral presentation)
F. Youssef. Strategies for Measuring Wind Erosion for regional scale modeling". EGU 2012,22-27 April 2012, Vienna, Austria (oral presentation)
Nainggolan, D., Termansen, M., Hubacek, K., & Reed, Mark. International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) 11th Biennial Conference. Germany on 22 – 25 August 2010. Title of oral presentation: 'An integrated modelling approach for evaluating land use change in a degradation prone agro-ecosystem of southern Spain'.
Nainggolan, D., Termansen, M., Hubacek, K., & Reed, Mark. RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, 1-3 September 2010: Confronting the Challenges of the Post-Crisis Global Economy and Environment. Royal Geographical Society – London. Title of oral presentation: 'Integrated Modelling of Land Use Change in Mediterranean Dryland Agro-ecosystem: What can be learnt from the process?'.
Nainggolan, D., Fleskens, L., Termansen, M., Hubacek, K., & Reed, Mark. Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. Berlin 8-9 October 2010. Title of oral presentation: 'Regional Effects of Local Responses to Uncertainty of Agricultural Water Supply in Múrcia, Spain'.
Fleskens L, Kirkby MJ, Irvine BJ. 2010. The PESERA-DESMICE modelling framework for grid-based assessment of the physical impact and economic viability of land degradation mitigation technologies DESURVEY/IFAD Conference 28-29 September 2010, Rome, Italy.
Nainggolan D et al. 2010. Regional effects of local responses to uncertainty of agricultural water supply in Múrcia, Spain. Berlin Conference on Environmental Change, 7-8 October 2010, Berlin, Germany.
Loder J, Reed MS (2009) Interacting with rural change: rural planning research at University of Aberdeen, Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors mid-term conference, Battleby, April
Reed MS (2009) Rural Planning and Policy: research at University of Aberdeen. Royal Town Planning Institute SPEF workshop, Linking Research and Practice, April.
Fleskens L, Hubacek K, Reed MS, Termansen M. 2010. Assessing local solutions for global environmental problems: model development and application for the case of mitigating land degradation. International Society for Ecological Economics Conference, 22-25 August 2010, Oldenburg, Germany.
Papers in preparation
Baartman, J.E.M., Jetten, V.G., Ritsema, C.J., submitted. Effects of spatial upscaling and rainfall variability on erosion patterns for a semi-arid Mediterranean catchment using openLISEM. Submitted to Hydrological Processes.
Fleskens, L.; Graaff, J. de (2010). Conserving natural resources in olive orchards on sloping land: Alternative goal programming approaches towards effective design of cross-compliance and agri-environmental measures. Agricultural Systems 103 (8). - p. 521 – 534
Graaff, J. de; Kessler, C.A.; Olsen, P. (2010) Farm-level adoption of soil and water conservation measures and policy implications in Europe. Land Use Policy 27 (1). - p. 1 - 3.
Graaff, J. de; Duarte, F.; Fleskens, L.; Figueiredo, T. de (2010) The future of olive groves on sloping land and ex-ante assessment of cross compliance for erosion control. Land Use Policy 27 (1). - p. 33 - 41.
Jones, N., de Graaff, J., Rodrigo, I., Duarte, F., 2011. Historical review of land use changes in Portugal (before and after EU integration in 1986) and their implications for land degradation and conservation, with a focus on Centro and Alentejo regions. Applied Geography 31, 1036-1048.
Baartman, J.E.M., Veldkamp, A., Jetten, V.G., Temme, A.J.A.M., Schoorl, J.M. in prep. Exploring the role of rainfall variability and exterme events in long-term landscape evolution. In preparation for Catena.
Baartman, J.E.M., Van Gorp, W., Temme, A.J.A.M., Schoorl, J.M., Accepted. Simulating sediment dynamics due to hillslope – river interactions at the catchment scale and on annual timescales using a landscape evolution model. Accepted for publication in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
F. Youssef, S. M Visser, D. Karssenberg, E. Slingerland, L. Stroosnijder, Feras Ziadat. Strategies for Measuring Wind Erosion at the Regional Scale. Earth surface processes and land forms journal (submitted)
F. Youssef, S. M Visser, D. Karssenberg, A. Bruggeman, G. Erpul (2012)Calibration of RWEQ in a patchy landscape; a first step towards a regional scale wind erosion model.. Aeolian Research 3: 467-476.
F. Youssef, S.M. Visser , D. Karssenberg, G. Erpul, W. M. Cornelis, D. Gabriels, A. Poortinga.The effect of vegetation pattern wind-blown mass transport on a regional scale: A wind tunnel experiment. Geomorphology Journal (accepted).
E. Argaman, Zeiliguer, S .D. Keesstra. Monitoring Lake surface Albedo as indicator of impact assessment of climate pattern & hydrological system changes at its watershed. Accepted - Land Degradation & Development
Akhtar-Schuster M, Thomas R, Stringer LC, Chasek P, and Seely M Improving the enabling environment to combat land degradation: institutional, financial, legal and science-policy challenges and solutions. In press in Land Degradation and Development
Chasek P, Essahli W, Akhtar-Schuster M, Stringer LC, Thomas R Integrated Land Degradation Monitoring and Assessment: Horizontal Knowledge Management at the National and International Levels. Submitted to Land Degradation and Development.
Reed MS, Evely AC , Cundill G, Fazey I, Glass J, Laing A, Newig J, Parrish B, Prell C, Raymond C, Stringer LC (in press) What is social learning? Ecology & Society
Fazey I, Perez-Garcia Gamarra J, Fischer J, Christie M, Reed MS, Stringer LC (in press) Reducing Vulnerability to Future Environmental Change. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Dougill AJ, Fraser EDG, Reed MS (in press) Anticipating vulnerability in food systems to climate variability and change: challenges of using dynamic systems approaches and the case of pastoral systems in Botswana. Ecology & Society
Nainggolan, D, Termansen, M, Hubacek, K, Reed, MS, Cebollero, ED (in press). Typology of farmers, land use trajectories, and the implications on ecosystem services in a semi-arid Mediterranean agro-ecosystem of south-eastern Spain. Regional Environmental Change
Fleskens L, Nainggolan D, Termansen M, Hubacek K, Reed MS (under review) Regional effects of local responses to uncertainty of agricultural water supply in Murcia, Spain. Regional Environmental Change
L. Fleskens, M.J. Kirkby, B.J. Irvine (in prep). THE PESERA-DESMICE MODELLING FRAMEWORK FOR GRID-BASED ASSESSMENT OF THE PHYSICAL IMPACT AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF LAND DEGRADATION MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES. Environmental Management. DESIRE special issue
L. C. Stringer, L. Fleskens (in prep) PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION OF MONITORING AND MODELLING OF SLM IN DIFFERENT DESERTIFICATION-PRONE AREAS. Environmental Management. DESIRE special issue
L. Fleskens (in prep) APPLICATION OF COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR EVALUATING LAND DEGRADATION MITIGATION MEASURES ON AGRICULTURAL LAND: A SYNTHESIS OF FINDINGS AND UNSOLVED ISSUES. Land Degradation and Developement. DESIRE special issue
D. Nainggolan (1), L. Fleskens (1), L. C. Stringer (in prep) AN EXPLORATION OF POLICY OPTIONS WITH THE PESERA-DESMICE MODEL. Environmental Management. DESIRE special issue
Baartman, J.E.M. 2012. Mind the gap: modeling event-based and millennial-scale landscape dynamics. PhD thesis Wageningen University
Contribution to a UNDP-UNCCD report called "The forgotten billion - progress towards the MDGs in the drylands"
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VALLEY CENTER HIGH SCHOOL– The 1st Annual Hornet July Basketball Madness begins next Monday evening, July 2nd. There is no registration required. This skills camp and 3 on 3 is for all 3rd-8th Grade Boys. Show up to VCHS, bring $2. and if you attend 3 of the 4 sessions you will receive a T-shirt!


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Home Filmstars Female Hannah Kasulka Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Hannah Kasulka Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Hannah Kasulka Quick Info
Height 5 ft 6½ in
Date of Birth May 11, 1988
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Nick Name Hannah
Hannah Kasulka is an American actress and writer who came to prominence with her role as Casey Rance in The Exorcist (2016-2017), a Pretty Girl in What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), and Charlaine Bellefleur in True Blood: Jessica's Blog (2013). However, the super talented aesthetic Hannah has been cast in more than 2 dozen films and TV shows which include Shadow Walkers (2013), True Blood (2013), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014), The Fosters (2014-2015), How to Get Away with Murder (2015), and Witches in the Woods (2019). As a story writer, she contributed her skills for the short film Fried Tofu in 2010. Setting aside her professional side, she is an animal lover, traveler, and foodie who has garnered a huge fan following with more than 150k people on Instagram and more than 100k people on Twitter.
Hannah Elizabeth Kasulka
Hannah Kasulka as seen in a selfie taken in March 2018 (Hannah Kasulka / Instagram)
Macon, Georgia, United States
Hannah graduated from the University of Atlanta. Thereafter, she started attending the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
Father – John Malone
Mother – Kristy Bridges
Others – Shane Bridges (Step-Father)
Hannah is represented by –
Innovative Artists Agency
Principal Entertainment
Ginsburg Daniels LLP
5 ft 6½ in or 169 cm
Hannah Kasulka as seen in a selfie with her best friend Leala in April 2018 (Hannah Kasulka / Instagram)
Alluring eyes
Plush lips
Wide smile
She has appeared in commercials for various brands including Toyota.
Hannah Kasulka as seen in a picture taken while enjoying a healthy fruitful meal in May 2017 (Hannah Kasulka / Instagram)
Working with the likes of many notable actors such as Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Bethany Joy Lenz, Sophia Bush, Alfonso Herrera, Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Jack Falahee, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Hayden Byerly, Ben Daniels, and Deborah Ann Woll
Her important portrayal of Casey Rance in The Exorcist (2016-2017), a Pretty Girl in What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), and Charlaine Bellefleur in True Blood: Jessica's Blog (2013)
Being cast in various other well-perceived shows such as Shadow Walkers (2013), True Blood (2013), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014), The Fosters (2014-2015), How to Get Away with Murder (2015), and Witches in the Woods (2019)
Being nominated for an iHorror Award for "Best Actress – Horror Series" in 2016
She made her debut theatrical film appearance as a "Pretty Girl" in director Kirk Jones' What to Expect When You're Expecting in 2012. Also, starring in the film was well-distinguished stars Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, and Thomas Lennon, along with many more.
Hannah made her debut TV show appearance in the drama and romantic series of October Road in 2007. She appeared in episode 4 of season 1, "Secrets & Guys". She worked along with the likes of Bryan Greenberg, Laura Prepon, and Warren Christie.
Hannah does go to the gym whenever she can find the time. As for her workout routine, it mostly consists of cardio exercises such as box jumps, sit-ups, crunches, v-ups, Pilates, etc.
She also does not seem to follow any kind of strict diet routine as she does enjoy going out to dinners and munching on fast food. However, she prefers to consume them in moderation.
Hannah Kasulka as seen in a picture taken in front of a Ruth Bader Ginsbrew Cafe in June 2017 (Hannah Kasulka / Instagram)
Hannah Kasulka Facts
She was raised in Georgia and later moved to Los Angeles, California in order to pursue her career as an actress.
Hannah's grandmother is a pastor, whereas, her mother is a hairdresser.
Being the only child, she grew up an introvert and would often have a difficult time socializing with people.
A talent only a few know about her is that she is an amazing dancer. Hannah began attending dance lessons when she was in middle school. With time, she had learned various forms of dance including ballet, pointe, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, hip-hop, and tap. It all began with a trip that she had taken to New York to watch the Rockettes.
Initially, she had wanted to be a dancer but chose acting as a professional medium as she felt that her career as a dancer wouldn't be as fruitful as acting in the long run. Hannah was also very shy when it came to dancing in front of an audience.
In the past, she had won a coloring contest organized by the supermarket company Piggly Wiggly.
She has a pet dog named Leala who enjoys eating broccoli. She also takes her along to fan meets and press conferences at times.
Her stunt girl on The Exorcist was named Kelli.
In the past, she worked with "Beef Dreams" a Los Angeles-based improv-comedy troupe.
She found her first agent after Googling "What agencies are in Atlanta?"
One of Hannah's very first auditions was for the fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. Unfortunately, she was rejected.
Hannah is associated with the "Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists."
She is an active member of the "Sheldrick Wildlife Trust".
If her acting career was to come to an end, she would want to pursue business training.
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Chiles-Whitted UFO encounter
Title: Chiles-Whitted UFO encounter
Subject: UFO sightings in the United States, Sperry UFO case, Mantell UFO incident, List of reported UFO sightings, Barney and Betty Hill
Collection: Ufo Sightings, Ufo Sightings in the United States
The Chiles-Whitted UFO encounter occurred on July 24, 1948 in the skies near Montgomery, Alabama.[1] Two commercial pilots, Clarence S. Chiles and John B. Whitted, claimed that at approximately 2:45 AM on July 24 they observed a "glowing object" pass by their plane before it appeared to pull up into a cloud and travel out of sight.[2] According to Air Force officer and Project Blue Book supervisor Edward J. Ruppelt, the Chiles-Whitted sighting was one of three "classic" UFO incidents in 1948 that convinced the personnel of Project Sign, Blue Book's predecessor, "that UFOs were real."[3] However, later studies by Air Force and civilian researchers indicated that Chiles and Whitted had seen a meteor, possibly a bolide, and in 1959 Project Blue Book formally stated that a meteor was the cause of the incident.[4]
The incident 1
Investigation and explanation 2
In the early morning hours of July 24, 1948, Clarence Chiles, chief pilot, and John Whitted, co-pilot, were flying an Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-3 passenger plane near Montgomery, at about 5,000 feet altitude.[5] The night sky was clear with "the Moon, four days past full, shining through scattered clouds."[1]
At about 2:45 AM, Chiles "saw a dull red glow above and ahead of the aircraft." He told Whitted "Look, here comes a new Army jet job."[1] The object closed on their DC-3 in a matter of seconds, and both men later said they saw the object fly past the right side of their plane at a high rate of speed before it pulled "up with a tremendous burst of flame out of its rear and zoomed up into the clouds." They observed the object for a total of 10 to 15 seconds.[2] Chiles and Whitted stated that the object "looked like a wingless aircraft...it seemed to have two rows of windows through which glowed a very bright light, as brilliant as a magnesium flare."[6] Both pilots claimed the object was 100 feet long and 25-30 feet in diameter, torpedo-or-cigar shaped, "similar to a B-29 fuselage", with flames coming out of its tail.[1] Only one of the plane's passengers, C.L. McKelvie, saw anything unusual. He reported seeing a "bright streak of light" that flashed by his window.[6]
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UFOs and ufology
Index of ufology articles
List of reported UFO sightings
Sightings in outer space
Ezekiel's Wheel (circa 622–570 BC)
1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg
José Bonilla Observation (1883)
Los Angeles (1942)
Kenneth Arnold (1947)
Maury Island (1947)
Roswell (1947)
Aztec (1948)
Mantell (1948)
Chiles-Whitted (1948)
Gorman Dogfight (1948)
Mariana (1950)
McMinnville photographs (1950)
Sperry (1950)
Lubbock Lights (1951)
Carson Sink (1952)
Nash-Fortenberry (1952)
Flatwoods monster (1952)
Ellsworth (1953)
Kelly–Hopkinsville (1955)
Lakenheath-Bentwaters (1956)
Antônio Vilas Boas (1957)
Levelland (1957)
Milton Torres (1957)
Trindade Island (1958)
Barney and Betty Hill abduction (1961)
Lonnie Zamora incident (1964)
Solway Firth Spaceman (1964)
Exeter (1965)
Kecksburg (1965)
Westall (1966)
Shag Harbour (1967)
Pascagoula Abduction (1973)
Travis Walton Abduction (1975)
Allagash (1976)
Tehran (1976)
Petrozavodsk phenomenon (1977)
Valentich disappearance (1978)
Robert Taylor incident (1979)
Val Johnson incident (1979)
Cash-Landrum incident (1980)
Rendlesham Forest (1980)
Trans-en-Provence (1981)
Japan Air Lines (1986)
Voronezh UFO incident (1989)
Belgian UFO wave (1990)
Varginha (1996)
Phoenix Lights (1997)
O'Hare Airport (2006)
Alderney (2007)
Norway (2009)
Morristown, New Jersey (2009)
Vancouver, Washington (2011)
Sightings by country
Spain (Canary Islands)
Types of UFOs
Fastwalkers
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The Flying Saucers Are Real (1947–1950)
Project Sign (1948)
Estimate of the Situation
Project Grudge (1949)
Flying Saucer Working Party (1950)
Project Magnet (1950–1962)
Project Blue Book (1952–1970)
Robertson Panel (1953)
Condon Report (1966–1968)
Institute 22 (1978–?)
Project Condign (1997–2000)
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"Disclosure"
Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit (IPU)
Project Serpo
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List of scientific skeptics
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
The Chiles-Whitted Case, Montgomery, Alabama, July 24, 1948 from the NICAP files.
The Chiles-Whitted Encounter from UFO casebook
^ a b c d e Peebles, p. 22
^ a b Peebles, pp. 22-23
^ Ruppelt, p. 45
^ Menzel, p. 113
^ Clark, p. 77
^ a b Menzel, p. 109
^ a b c Ruppelt, p. 58
^ Ruppelt, pp. 58-59
^ Peebles, p. 26
^ a b Peebles, p. 23
^ a b c Menzel, p. 111
^ Menzel, pp. 112-113
^ Klass, p. 9
Menzel also recounted the experience of a pilot in 1959 who described a fiery object very similar to the one experienced by Chiles and Whitted, but which the pilot eventually recognized to be a brilliant meteor.[15] Philip Klass, another prominent UFO skeptic, agreed with the meteor explanation, writing that the original Project Sign conclusion that the object was an interplanetary spacecraft was "grossly in error."[16] Although Dr. James E. McDonald, a physicist at the University of Arizona and a prominent ufologist, would interview Chiles and Whitted in the 1960s and conclude that they had not seen a meteor, the US Air Force, based on the analysis of Dr. Hynek, Dr. Menzel, and others, would label the Chiles-Whitted incident as having been caused by a fireball-type meteor in 1959.[17]
However, Gen. Vandenberg rejected the Estimate of the Situation in October 1948, citing that "the report's evidence was insufficient to support its conclusions."[11] Additionally, Dr. J. Allen Hynek, an astronomer at Ohio State University and a scientific consultant to Project Sign, concluded that Chiles and Whitted had actually seen a very bright meteor. Dr. Hynek noted that "the flaming tail and sudden disappearance were consistent with the brief passage of a meteor."[12] Hynek also stated that a large number of bright meteors had been observed by amateur astronomers on the night of July 23-24. As for the rectangular windows and cockpit that Chiles and Whitted claimed to have seen on the object, Hynek wrote that "It will have to be left to the psychologists to tell us whether the immediate trail of a bright meteor could produce the subjective impression of a ship with lighted windows."[12] Although a Project Sign officer disagreed with Dr. Hynek's explanation, arguing that "it is obvious that this object was not a meteor" and that the object should remain labeled as unidentified, later researchers supported Dr. Hynek's conclusion.[13] Dr. Donald Menzel, an astronomer at Harvard University and a prominent UFO skeptic of that era, noted that July 24 "falls into a period of greatly increased meteor activity, when the Earth is moving through the Aquarid streams...the reports [from amateur astronomers] for the Southeast for [July 24] have particular interest for the Chiles-Whitted case."[13] On the night of July 24 an observer in Alabama "counted fifteen meteors in one hour's watching." Two days after the Chiles-Whitted sighting, a "huge fireball flashed over North Carolina and Tennessee."[13] Menzel wrote that "when Chiles and Whitted observed the UFO, its appearance and motion were identical with those of many other bright meteors but the pilots, startled by the sudden apparition [of the meteor] misinterpreted what they saw...there can be no doubt that Chiles and Whitted misinterpreted the appearance of an unusually bright meteor, its body glowing to white and blue incandescence...shooting off flaming gases (the "exhaust") and vaporizing from the friction of the atmosphere."[14]
[10] Project Sign's conclusion "was that [UFOs] were interplanetary!"[9]. The Estimate of the Situation "was a rather thick document with a black cover...stamped across the front were the words TOP SECRET."Hoyt S. Vandenberg According to Ruppelt, as a result of the Chiles-Whitted incident and earlier sightings in 1947 and 1948, Project Sign's personnel decided to send an "Estimate of the Situation" to Air Force Chief of Staff [8] When an Air Force crew chief at Robins Air Force base near Macon reported seeing "an extremely bright light pass overhead at high speed" on the same night as the Chiles-Whitted incident, it "seemed to confirm the [Chiles-Whitted] sighting", Ruppelt wrote.[8] USAF Captain Edward Ruppelt would write that "according to the old-timers at ATIC (Air Technical Intelligence Center), the [Chiles-Whitted] report shook them worse than the
[7], the first Air Force research group assigned to investigate UFO sightings. The personnel found that the two pilots did disagree on some details: Chiles claimed to see a lighted cockpit, long boom on the nose of the object, and the center section was transparent. Whitted did not see a cockpit or boom, and instead of the center section being transparent he claimed to see a series of rectangular windows. Neither pilot had heard any sound, and although some books and articles would later claim the plane had been hit by turbulence from the object, both pilots and the passenger who saw the "streak of light" stated that the plane was not affected at all by the object.Project Sign They were interviewed by personnel from [1]
Montgomery County, Alabama, Alabama, Alabama State University, Alabama River, Prattville, Alabama
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Mae Clarke (16 de agosto de 1910 – 29 de abril de 1992) fue una actriz estadounidense.

Biografía
Su verdadero nombre era Violet Mary Klotz, y nació en Filadelfia, Pensilvania. Su padre era organista de un teatro, y ella estudió danza siendo niña.

Sus primeros pasos artísticos la llevaron a actuar en el vodevil y en night clubs, pero su carrera profesional la inició como bailarina, compartiendo entonces alojamiento con Barbara Stanwyck. A partir de entonces actuó en muchos filmes de Universal Studios, incluyendo la versión original de Un gran reportaje (1931) y la primera versión sonora de Frankenstein (1931), con Boris Karloff. Clarke hacía en ese film el papel de la novia de Víctor Frankenstein, que resultaba atacada por el Monstruo de Frankenstein (Karloff) el día de su boda.

El enemigo público, estrenada ese mismo año, contenía una de las más famosas (y más parodiadas) escenas del cine, una en la cual James Cagney le exprimía medio pomelo por la cara a Clarke, y después cogía a Jean Harlow.  El film fue tan popular que se exhibía las 24 horas del día en un local de Times Square tras su estreno, y el exmarido de Clarke entraba a menudo en el local únicamente para ver la escena del pomelo y disfrutar con ella.

Clarke fue Myra Deauville en Waterloo Bridge (El puente de Waterloo), versión rodada en 1931, en la época anterior al Código Hays. Su papel era el de una joven americana que se ve forzada a dedicarse a la prostitución en Londres durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Tanto la película como la actuación de Clarke recibieron buenas críticas.

También trabajó en el modesto film anterior al Código Hays de Universal Studios Night World (1932), con Lew Ayres, Boris Karloff, y Hedda Hopper.

Mediados los años treinta, Clarke dejó de interpretar primeros papeles femeninos, dedicándose a partir de entonces y hasta la década de 1960 a encarnar pequeños personajes de reparto.

En TV actuó en Perry Mason y en Batman(episodio 48).

Clarke se casó y divorció en tres ocasiones, siendo sus maridos Lewis Brice, Stevens Bancroft y Herbert Langdon. No tuvo hijos.

Mae Clarke falleció el 29 de abril de 1992 a causa de un cáncer en Woodland Hills (Los Ángeles), California. Tenía 81 años de edad. Fue enterrada en el Cementerio Valhalla Memorial Park de North Hollywood, Los Ángeles.

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Big Time (1929)
Nix on Dames (1929)
The Fall Guy (1930)
The Dancers (1930)
Men on Call (1930)
Un gran reportaje (1931)
El enemigo público (sin créditos, 1931)
The Good Bad Girl (1931)
Waterloo Bridge (El puente de Waterloo) (1931)
Reckless Living (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Three Wise Girls (1932)
Final Edition (1932)
Impatient Maiden (1932)
Night World (Mujeres que matan) (1932)
Breach of Promise (1932)
Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
Parole Girl (1933)
Fast Workers (¡Perdone, señorita!) (1933)
Turn Back the Clock (1933)
As the Devil Commands (1933)
Penthouse (1933)
Flaming Gold (1933)
Lady Killer (El guapo) (1933)
Nana (1934)
This Side of Heaven (En la pendiente) (1934)

Let's Talk It Over (1934)
The Man with Two Faces (El hombre de las dos caras) (1934)
Silk Hat Kid (1935)
The Daring Young Man (Un tipo fresco) (1935)
Hitch Hike Lady (1935)
The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)
Hearts in Bondage (1936)
Wild Brian Kent (1936)
Hats Off (Fuera sombreros) (1936)
The Great Guy (El gran tipo) (1936)
Trouble in Morocco (1937)
Outlaws of the Orient (1937)
Women in War (1940)
Sailors on Leave (1941)
Flying Tigers (Tigres del aire) (1942)
Lady from Chungking (1942)
And Now Tomorrow (1944)
Here Come the Waves (1944)
Kitty (1945)
Reaching from Heaven (1948)
King of the Rocket Men (Serial, 1949)
Cantando bajo la lluvia (1952)
Not as a Stranger (No serás un extraño) (1955)
Ask Any Girl (1959)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (El destino también juega) (1966)
Watermelon Man (1970)

Cortos
Screen Snapshots (1932)
Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 7 (1937)

Referencias

Clarke, Mae. Featured Player - An Oral Autobiography of Mae Clarke. Edited With An Introduction by James Curtis. Santa Barbara/Lanham: Santa Teresa Press/Scarecrow Press, 1996.
Halliwell's Filmgoers Companion

Enlaces externos

Actrices de Pensilvania
Actrices de cine de Estados Unidos
Actrices de televisión de Estados Unidos
Fallecidos por cáncer en Nueva York (estado)
Nacidos en Filadelfia

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Q: From Pandas Dataframe to pyodbc (Azure SQL DB) using sqlalchemy: Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character string I'm trying to load Salesforce data to Azure SQL Database incrementally by launching a Python script on Azure Databricks.
Since I'm not able to install Devart ODBC in Azure Databricks, I'm trying to use simple_salesforce to get data from salesforce:
import pandas as pd
import pyodbc
from simple_salesforce import Salesforce, SalesforceLogin, SFType
from sqlalchemy.types import Integer, Text, String, DateTime
from sqlalchemy import create_engine
import urllib

sf = Salesforce(password = password, username=username, security_token=jeton)
rep_qr = "SELECT SOMETHING FROM Account WHERE CONDITION"
soql = prep_qr.format(','.join(field_names))
results = sf.query_all(soql)['records']

I get the following result (an example):
[OrderedDict([('attributes', OrderedDict([('type', 'Account'), ('url', '/services/data/v42.0/sobjects/Account/0014K000009aoU3QAI')])), ('Id', XY1), (Name, Y), (Date, 2020-11-24T09:16:17.000+0000)])]

Then I converted the output to a pandas Dataframe:
results = pd.DataFrame(sf.query_all(soql)['records'])
results.drop(columns=['attributes'], inplace=True) #to keep only the columns

I got something like this (just an example):

Id
Name
Date

XY1
Y
2020-11-24T09:16:17.000+0000

In order to ingest this data into Azure SQL Database I have used "sqlalchemy" to convert the Dataframe into sql, then pyodbc will take in charge the insertion part into the destination (Azure SQL Database), as shown bellow:
df = pd.DataFrame(results)
df.reset_index(drop=True, inplace=True) #just to remove the index from dataframe

#Creating the engine from and pyodbc which is connected to Azure SQL Database:
params = urllib.parse.quote_plus \
                (r'DRIVER={ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server};SERVER=' + server + ';DATABASE=' + database + ';UID=' + username + ';PWD=' + password)
conn_str = 'mssql+pyodbc:///?odbc_connect={}'.format(params)
engine_azure = create_engine(conn_str, echo=True)
df.to_sql('account',engine_azure,if_exists='append', index=False)

But I get the following error:
sqlalchemy.exc.DataError: (pyodbc.DataError) ('22007', '[22007] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server][SQL Server]Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character string. (241) (SQLExecDirectW)')

I think the problem is the library simple_salesforce brigns the date/time in this format:
2020-11-24T09:16:17.000+0000

But in Azure SQL Database it should be something like this:
2020-11-24T09:16:17.000

The problem here is I'm loading the tables dynamically (I don't even know the tables nor the columns that I'm loading) the reason why I can't cast these data type, I need a way to pass datatype to pyodbc automatically.
What can you recommend please ?
Thanks,

A: If the date/time values are consistently returned as strings of the form 2020-11-24T11:22:33.000+0000 then you can use pandas' .apply() method to convert the strings to the 2020-11-24 11:22:33.000 format that SQL Server will accept:
df = pd.DataFrame(
    [
        (1, "2020-11-24T11:22:33.000+0000"),
        (2, None),
        (3, "2020-11-24T12:13:14.000+0000"),
    ],
    columns=["id", "dtm"],
)
print(df)
"""console output:
   id                           dtm
0   1  2020-11-24T11:22:33.000+0000
1   2                          None
2   3  2020-11-24T12:13:14.000+0000
"""

df["dtm"] = df["dtm"].apply(lambda x: x[:23].replace("T", " ") if x else None)
print(df)
"""console output:
   id                      dtm
0   1  2020-11-24 11:22:33.000
1   2                     None
2   3  2020-11-24 12:13:14.000
"""

df.to_sql(
    table_name,
    engine,
    index=False,
    if_exists="append",
)

with engine.begin() as conn:
    pprint(conn.execute(sa.text(f"SELECT * FROM {table_name}")).fetchall())
"""console output:
[(1, datetime.datetime(2020, 11, 24, 11, 22, 33)),
 (2, None),
 (3, datetime.datetime(2020, 11, 24, 12, 13, 14))]
"""


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Your biggest ambition in life?
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Belinda Smith, MS, RD, CCRC, Research Education Specialist for the University of Kentucky (UK) Office of Research Integrity (ORI), is responsible for the provision of education programs to all constituents of the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP), management and development of HRPP policy and procedures, and consultation regarding FDA regulated clinical research. During her 30-year career she has co-authored publications, presented at local, and national conferences, developed training programs and contributed curricula to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).
Belinda served as the Regulatory and Education Coordinator for the UK Clinical Research Organization from 2000 through 2008 where she coordinated seminar series, investigator training, and developed and initiated the Clinical Research Coordinator 101 (C101) course.
Belinda began her research career in 1987 as Nutrition Research Coordinator for the UK Metabolic Research Group (MRG) where she managed NIH, VA, and Industry funded trials in the areas of lipid disorders, diabetes, nutrition, and obesity. Belinda has a B.S. degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Eastern Kentucky University, completed a dietetic internship at Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, and received an M.S. degree in Nutrition and Food Science from the University of Kentucky.
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