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\section{Introduction}

For an odd prime $p$ and an integer $u$ with $\gcd(u,p)=1$, the {\it
Fermat quotient $q_p(u)$ \/} is defined as the unique integer
$$
q_p(u) \equiv \frac{u^{p-1} -1}{p} \bmod p ~~  \mathrm{with}~~ 0 \le
q_p(u) \le p-1,
$$
and
$$
q_p(kp) = 0, \qquad k \in \mathbb{Z}.
$$
An equivalent definition  is
$$
q_p(u)\equiv \frac{u^{p-1}-u^{p(p-1)}}{p}\bmod p.
$$
For all positive integers $w$, Chen and Winterhof extended the equation above
to define
$$
q_{p,w}(u)\equiv \frac{u^w-u^{wp}}{p} \bmod p ~~  \mathrm{with}~~ 0
\le q_{p,w}(u) \le p-1, ~~u\ge 0,
$$
which is called a \emph{polynomial quotient} in \cite{CW-Fq10}. In
fact $q_{p,p-1}(u)=q_{p}(u)$. We have the following relation between
$q_{p,w}(u)$ and $q_{p}(u)$:
\begin{equation}\label{poly-Fermat:relation}
q_{p,w}(u)\equiv \left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
-u^wwq_{p}(u) \bmod p, & \mathrm{if} ~ \gcd(u,p)=1,\\
0, &  \mathrm{if} ~ p|u ~\mathrm{and}~ w\ge 2,\\
k\bmod p, &  \mathrm{if} ~  u\equiv kp \pmod {p^2} ~\mathrm{and}~ w=1.
\end{array}
\right.
\end{equation}

Many number theoretic and cryptographic questions have been studied for polynomial quotients
\cite{AW-CC2011,Chen-CSIS2014,CD-DCC2013,CG-SETA2012,CNW-arxiv2013,COW-WAIFI2010,
CW-Fq10,CW-AA,DKC-IPL2012,GW-PMH2012,OS-SIAM2011}.

For any positive $w$ with $p|w$, we have $q_{p,w}(u)=0$ for all $u\ge 0$ by (\ref{poly-Fermat:relation}).
For $w$ with $p\nmid w$, write $w=w_1+w_2(p-1)$ with
$1\le w_1\le p-1$ and $w_2\ge 0$. By (\ref{poly-Fermat:relation})
again one can get for $\gcd(u,p)=1$
$$
q_{p,w_1+w_2(p-1)}(u)\equiv -u^{w_1}(w_1-w_2)q_{p}(u)\equiv
w_1^{-1}(w_1-w_2)q_{p,w_1}(u) \bmod p,
$$
which implies that $q_{p,w}$ for $w>p$ can be reduced to a polynomial quotient with $w<p$.
Hence, we may restrict ourselves to
$1\le w\le p-1$ from now on.

Two families of binary sequences have been considered in the literature. The first one is $(e_u)$  defined by
$$
e_u=\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
0, & \mathrm{if}\,\ 0\leq q_{p,w}(u)/p< \frac{1}{2},\\
1, & \mathrm{if}\,\ \frac{1}{2}\leq q_{p,w}(u)/p< 1,
\end{array}
\right. \quad  u \ge 0.
$$
The second one  is $(f_u)$   defined  by
\begin{equation}\label{binarylegendre}
f_u=\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
0, & \mathrm{if}\,\ \left(\frac{q_{p,w}(u)}{p}\right)=1\,\ \mathrm{or}\,\ q_{p,w}(u)=0, \\
1, & \mathrm{otherwise},
\end{array}
\right. \quad u \ge 0,
\end{equation}
where $\left( \frac{\cdot}{p} \right)$ is the Legendre symbol.

Both $(e_u)$ and $(f_u)$ have interesting cryptographic properties. In particular, when $2^{p-1}\not\equiv 1 \pmod {p^2}$,
the \emph{linear complexity} (see below for the notion) of $(e_u)$ has been determined if $w\in \{(p-1)/2,p-1\}$ in \cite{CG-SETA2012,CD-DCC2013}
and of $(f_u)$ if $w=p-1$ in \cite{Chen-CSIS2014}. While in \cite{CNW-arxiv2013}, the \emph{$k$-error linear complexity} of $(e_u)$ and $(f_u)$  has been determined for any $w$
under the assumption of 2 being a primitive root modulo $p^2$.
We note that ,if $2$ is a primitive root modulo $p^2$, then we
always have $2^{p-1}\not\equiv 1 \pmod {p^2}$.  But the converse is
not true, because there do exist such primes $p$, e.g., $p=43$. On the other hand, the primes $p$
satisfying $2^{p-1}\equiv 1 \pmod {p^2}$ are very rare. To date the
only known such primes are $p=1093$ and $p=3511$ and it was reported
that there are no new such primes $p< 4\times 10^{12}$, see
\cite{CDP1997}.

In this work, we will continue to investigate the linear complexity of $(f_u)$ for all $1\le w<p-1$ under the assumption of
$2^{p-1}\not\equiv 1 \pmod {p^2}$. Equation (\ref{poly-Fermat:relation}) is a key tool for our purpose. But, it seems that the technique here does not work  for $(e_u)$  when $w\not\in \{(p-1)/2,p-1\}$.

 We finally recall that the \emph{linear
complexity} $L((s_u))$ of a $T$-periodic sequence $(s_u)$ over the
binary field $\mathbb{F}_2$ is the least order $L$ of a linear
recurrence relation over $\mathbb{F}_2$
$$
s_{u+L} = c_{L-1}s_{u+L-1} +\cdots +c_1s_{u+1}+ c_0s_u\quad
\text{for}\,\ u \geq 0
$$
which is satisfied by $(s_u)$ and where $c_0=1, c_1, \ldots,
c_{L-1}\in \mathbb{F}_2.$ The polynomial
\begin{equation*}
M(x) = x^L + c_{L-1}x^{L-1} +\cdots+ c_0\in \mathbb{F}_2[x]
\end{equation*}
 is called the \emph{minimal
polynomial} of $(s_u)$. The \emph{generating polynomial} of $(s_u)$
is defined by
\begin{equation*}
s(x)=s_0+s_1x+s_2x^2+\cdots+s_{T-1}x^{T-1}\in \mathbb{F}_2[x].
\end{equation*}
It is easy to see that
$$
M(x)=(x^T-1)/\mathrm{gcd}\left(x^T-1,~ s(x)\right),
$$
hence
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:licom}
  L((s_u)) = T-\deg\left(\mathrm{gcd}(x^T-1, ~s(x))\right),
\end{equation}
which is the degree of the minimal polynomial,
see~\cite{CDR} for a more detailed exposition.

\section{Linear complexity}

From (\ref{poly-Fermat:relation}), we write
$$
H_{w}(u)\equiv \left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
-wq_{p}(u) \bmod p, & \mathrm{if} ~ \gcd(u,p)=1,\\
0, &  \mathrm{if} ~ p|u ~\mathrm{and}~ w\ge 2,\\
k\bmod p, &  \mathrm{if} ~  u\equiv kp\bmod {p^2} ~\mathrm{and}~ w=1.
\end{array}
\right.
$$

We will use the theory of cyclotomy, since $H_{w}: \mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*\rightarrow \mathbb{Z}_p$ is a group homomorphism
\begin{equation}\label{H-homo}
H_{w}(uv) \equiv H_{w}(u) + H_{w}(v) \pmod p, ~~\gcd(uv,p)=1.
\end{equation}
by the fact that $q_p(uv) \equiv q_p(u) + q_p(v) \pmod p$ for $\gcd(uv,p)=1$, see e.g. \cite{OS-SIAM2011}.
In the context, we denote by
$\mathbb{Z}_{p}=\mathbb{F}_p=\{0,1,\ldots, p-1\}$ ~(respectively
$\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}=\{0,1,\ldots, p^2-1\}$) the residue class ring
modulo $p$ ~(respectively $p^2$) and by $\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$ the
unit group of $\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}$.

Define
$$
D_l=\{u: 0\le u< p^2,~ \gcd(u,p)=1,~ H_{w}(u)\equiv l \pmod p\}
$$
for $l=0,1,\ldots,p-1$. Indeed, if $g$ is a (fixed) primitive root modulo $p^2$, we have by (\ref{H-homo})
$$
D_0=\{g^{kp} \bmod {p^2}: 0\le k<p\}
$$
and for $l=0,1,\ldots,p-1$, there exists an integer $0\le l_0<p$ such that $D_l=g^{l_0}D_0$. Hence each $D_l$ has the cardinality $|D_l|=p-1$. Naturally $D_0,D_1, \ldots, D_{p-1}$ form a partition of $\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$.
Let $P=\{kp: 0\le k< p\}$.

We use the notation $aD_l=\{ab \pmod {p^2}: b\in
D_l\}$. Using \eqref{H-homo} we
have the following basic fact
\begin{enumerate}
\item[ (I).] $ aD_{l}= D_{l+l' \pmod p}$ if $a\in D_{l'}$.
 \end{enumerate}
Define
$$
 D_l(x)= \sum\limits_{u\in D_l}x^u \in \mathbb{F}_2[x],
 $$
for $l\in\{0,\ldots, p-1\}.$

\subsection{The case of even $w : 2\le w< p$.}

\begin{thm}
\label{thm:LC-even} Let $(f_u)$ be the $p^{2}$-periodic binary sequence
defined  in \eqref{binarylegendre} with even $w : 2\le w< p$.  Assume
that $2^{p-1}\not\equiv 1 \pmod {p^2}$ then,
\[
L((f_u))=\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
p^2-p, & \mathrm{if}\,\ p \equiv 1 \pmod 4, \\
p^2-1, & \mathrm{if}\,\ p \equiv 3 \pmod 4.
\end{array}
\right.
\]
\end{thm}
Proof.
For even $w$, we have by (\ref{poly-Fermat:relation})
$$
(-1)^{f_{u}}=\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
\left(\frac{H_{w}(u)}{p}\right), & \mathrm{if}~ (u \bmod {p^2})\in\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*, ~ \gcd(H_{w}(u),p)=1, \\
1, & \mathrm{otherwise},
\end{array}
\right.
$$
and define
$(f_u)$ in an equivalent way by
$$
f_u=\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
0, & \mathrm{if}\,\ (u \bmod {p^2})\in \cup_{l\in \mathcal{Q}} D_l  \cup D_0\cup P,\\
1, & \mathrm{if}\,\ (u \bmod {p^2})\in \cup_{l\in \mathcal{N}} D_{l},
\end{array}
\right.
$$
here and hereafter $\mathcal{Q}$ denotes the set of quadratic residues modulo $p$ and $\mathcal{N}$ denotes the set of quadratic non-residues modulo $p$. We note that
the cardinality $|\mathcal{Q}|=|\mathcal{N}|=(p-1)/2$.

Then the proof of \cite[Th. 4]{Chen-CSIS2014} can help us to get the desired result. Here we present a detailed proof
for completeness.

Let
$$
\Lambda_{\ell}(x)=
\sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{N}}D_{l+\ell}(x)\in
\mathbb{F}_2[x], ~~~\ell=0,\ldots,p-1.
$$
Clearly $\Lambda_0(x)$ is the generating polynomial of $(f_u)$. For $0\le \ell<p$, we only need to show $\Lambda_{\ell}(\beta)\neq 0$  for  a  primitive $p^2$-th root of unity $\beta \in \overline{\mathbb{F}}_{2}$ by  (\ref{eq:licom}).

We assume that $\Lambda_{\ell_0}(\beta)=0$ for some $0\le \ell_0<p$. Since $2^{p-1}\not\equiv 1 \pmod {p^2}$, we set $H_{w}(2)=-w2^{w}q_p(2)=\mu\neq 0$. Then by Fact (I)  we have for $0\le j<p$
$$
0=\left(\Lambda_{\ell_0}(\beta)\right)^{2^j}=\Lambda_{\ell_0}(\beta^{2^j})=\Lambda_{\ell_0+j\mu}(\beta),
$$
where the subscript of $\Lambda$ is reduced modulo $p$. That is, $\Lambda_{\ell}(\beta)=0$ for all $0\le \ell<p$.
We have furtherly $\Lambda_{\ell}(\beta^u)=0$  by Fact (I) again for all $u\in \mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$ and $0\le \ell<p$.
On the other hand, all ($p^2-p$ many) elements $\beta^u$ for $u\in \mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$ are roots of
$$
\Phi(x)=1+x^p+x^{2p}+\ldots+x^{(p-1)p}\in \mathbb{F}_2[x],
$$
which has no other roots. Hence  we have
$$
\Phi(x)|\Lambda_0(x) ~~ \mathrm{in}~ \overline{\mathbb{F}}_2[x].
$$
 Let
\begin{equation}\label{pi}
\Lambda_0(x)\equiv \Phi(x)\pi(x) \pmod {x^{p^2}-1}.
\end{equation}
Using the fact that
$$
x^p\Phi(x)  \equiv \Phi(x) \pmod {x^{p^2}-1},
$$
we restrict $\deg(\pi(x))<p$. However, $\Lambda_0(x)$ has $(p-1)^2/2$ terms and the
right hand side of (\ref{pi}) has $pt$ terms if $\pi(x)$ has $t$ terms, a
contradiction.  So we conclude that
$\Lambda_{\ell}(\beta^u)\neq 0$  for all $u\in\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$ and $0\le \ell<p$.

On the other hand,   we have
$$
\Lambda_{\ell}(\beta^{kp})=\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
0, & \mathrm{if}~ k= 0,\\
(p-1)/2, & \mathrm{if}~ 1\le k<p,
\end{array}
\right.
$$
for $0\le \ell<p$. We draw a conclusion that $\Lambda_0(x)$, the generating polynomial of $(f_u)$, and $x^{p^2}-1$ have exactly $p$ many common roots $\beta^{kp}~(0\le k<p)$ if $p \equiv 1 \pmod 4$ and one common root $\beta^0$ otherwise. ~\hfill $\square$

\subsection{The case of odd $w : 3\le w<p$.}

For $l\in\{0,\ldots, p-1\}$, we define
\begin{equation*}
Q_l=\left\{u\in D_l:
\left(\frac{u}{p}\right)=1\right\}\quad\text{and}\quad
N_l=\left\{u\in D_l: \left(\frac{u}{p}\right)=-1\right\}.
\end{equation*}
  Using \eqref{H-homo} aagain we
have the following facts:
\begin{enumerate}
\item[(II).] $ aQ_{l}=Q_{l+l' \pmod p} $ if $a\in Q_{l'}$.
\item[(III).] $ aN_{l} = N_{l+l' \pmod p}$ if $a\in   Q_{l'}$.
\item[(IV).] $ aQ_{l}= N_{l+l' \pmod p} $ if $a\in N_{l'}$.
\item[(V).] $ aN_{l}=Q_{l+l' \pmod p} $ if $a\in
  N_{l'}$.
\item[(VI).] $\{u\pmod p: u\in D_l\}=\{1,2,\ldots, p-1\},~ l\in\{0,1,\ldots, p-1\}$.
             Hence, $|Q_l|=|N_l|=(p-1)/2$.
\end{enumerate}
Define
\begin{equation*}
 Q_l(x)= \sum\limits_{u\in Q_l}x^u \in \mathbb{F}_2[x],\quad
 N_l(x)= \sum\limits_{u\in N_l}x^u \in \mathbb{F}_2[x]
\end{equation*}
for $l\in\{0,\ldots, p-1\}$. We see that $ D_l(x)=Q_l(x)+N_l(x)$. Now we present the results in the following two theorems.

\begin{thm}
\label{thm:LC-odd} Let $(f_u)$ be the $p^{2}$-periodic binary sequence
defined  in \eqref{binarylegendre} with odd $3\le w<p$.  Assume
that $2^{p-1}\not\equiv 1 \pmod {p^2}$ then,
\begin{equation*}
  L((f_u))=
  \begin{cases}
    p^2-p~~\mathrm{or}~~ (p^2-p)/2, & \mathrm{if}\,\ p \equiv 1 \pmod 8, \\
    p^2-1~~\mathrm{or}~~ (p^2+p)/2-1, & \mathrm{if}\,\ p \equiv -1 \pmod
    8,\\
    p^2-p, & \mathrm{if}\,\ p \equiv -3 \pmod 8, \\
    p^2-1, & \mathrm{if}\,\ p \equiv 3 \pmod 8.
  \end{cases}
\end{equation*}
\end{thm}
 Proof.
 For odd $w\ge 3$, we have by (\ref{poly-Fermat:relation})
$$
(-1)^{f_{u}}=\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
\left(\frac{u}{p}\right)\left(\frac{H_{w}(u)}{p}\right), & \mathrm{if}~ (u \bmod {p^2})\in\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*, ~ \gcd(H_{w}(u),p)=1, \\
1, & \mathrm{otherwise},
\end{array}
\right.
$$
and define $(f_u)$ in an equivalent way by
 $$
f_u=\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
0, & \mathrm{if}\,\  (u \bmod {p^2})\in \cup_{l\in \mathcal{Q}} Q_l \cup \cup_{l\in \mathcal{N}} N_{l} \cup D_0\cup P,\\
1, & \mathrm{if}\,\  (u \bmod {p^2})\in \cup_{l\in \mathcal{Q}} N_l \cup \cup_{l\in \mathcal{N}} Q_{l}.
\end{array}
\right.
$$

Then the generating polynomial of $(f_u)$ is
$$
\begin{array}{rl}
G^{\mathrm{odd}}(x)= \sum\limits_{u=0}^{p^2-1}e_ux^u= & \sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{Q}}N_l(x)+
\sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{N}}Q_l(x) \\
=& \sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{N}}D_l(x)+
\sum\limits_{l=1}^{p-1}N_l(x)
\in \mathbb{F}_2[x].
\end{array}
$$
Below we will consider the common roots of $G^{\mathrm{odd}}(x)$ and $x^{p^2}-1$.
The number of  the common roots will lead to the values of  linear
complexity of $(f_u)$ by \eqref{eq:licom}. We need the following lemmas, which can be proved by following the way of \cite{CG-SETA2012}.

\begin{lem}\label{lem:lemma-kp}\cite{CG-SETA2012}
Let $\beta \in \overline{\mathbb{F}}_{2}$ be  a  primitive $p^2$-th root of
unity. We have
$$
G^{\mathrm{odd}}(\beta^n)= \left \{
\begin{array}{ll}
0, & \mathrm{if}\,\ n=0,\\
\frac{p-1}{2}, & \mathrm{if}\,\ n=kp,~k=1,\ldots,p-1.
\end{array}
\right.
$$
\end{lem}

\begin{lem}\label{lem:lemma-allN}\cite{CG-SETA2012}
Let $\beta \in \overline{\mathbb{F}}_{2}$ be  a  primitive $p^2$-th root of
unity. For all $n\in \mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$, we have
$\sum\limits_{l=0}^{p-1}N_l(\beta^n)=0$.
\end{lem}

\begin{lem}\label{lem:lemma-allD}\cite{CG-SETA2012}
Let $\beta \in \overline{\mathbb{F}}_{2}$ be  a primitive $p^2$-th root of
unity. If  $2\in D_{\ell_0}$ for some $1\le \ell_0\le p-1$, we have
$D_l(\beta^n)\not =0$ for all $0\le l\le p-1$ and $n \in
\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$.
\end{lem}

We use Lemmas \ref{lem:lemma-allN} and \ref{lem:lemma-allD} to show the following lemma.

\begin{lem}\label{lem:lemma-e}\cite{CG-SETA2012}
Let $\beta \in \overline{\mathbb{F}}_{2}$ be  a primitive $p^2$-th root of
unity, then
\begin{enumerate}
\item[(1).] If $2\in Q_{\ell_0}$ for some $1\le \ell_0\le p-1$, then there
  exist(s) either exactly $(p^2-p)/2$ many or no $n \in \mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$ such that
  $G^{\mathrm{odd}}(\beta^{n}) =0$.
\item[(2).] If $2\in N_{\ell_0}$ for some $1\le \ell_0\le p-1$, then
  $G^{\mathrm{odd}}(\beta^{n})\neq 0$ for all $n\in \mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{lem}

Now we continue the proof of  Theorem~\ref{thm:LC-odd}.

First we suppose that $\left(\frac{2}{p}\right)=1$. In this case,
$p\equiv \pm 1\pmod 8$. If $p \equiv 1 \pmod 8$, we have
$G^{\mathrm{odd}}(\beta^n)=0$ if $n\in \{kp: 0\le k\le p-1\}$ by Lemma
\ref{lem:lemma-kp} and there are either no numbers in
$\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$ or $p(p-1)/2$ many $n \in \mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$
such that $G^{\mathrm{odd}}(\beta^{n}) =0$ by Lemma \ref{lem:lemma-e}. Then the number of
the common roots of $G^{\mathrm{odd}}(x)$ and $x^{p^2}-1$ is either $p$ or
$(p^2+p)/2$ and hence the linear complexity of $(f_u)$ is $p^2-p$ or
$(p^2-p)/2$. For the case of $p \equiv -1 \pmod 8$, the result follows
similarly.

Under the condition of $\left(\frac{2}{p}\right)=-1$, it can be proved
in a similar way. ~\hfill $\square$

We calculate the linear complexity of $(f_u)$ for all primes $p<200$. We list some examples in Table 1. The experiment results illuminate that, when $p\equiv -1 \bmod 8$ the linear complexity only equals $\frac{p^2+p}{2}-1$.
So we might ask whether there exists $p$ such
that linear complexity equals $p^2-1$ if $p\equiv -1 \bmod 8$.

\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{cccccccc}
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
$p$ & mod 8 & linear complexity  &~ remark \\
 \noalign{\smallskip} \hline \noalign{\smallskip}
$41$  &  1    & $820=\frac{p^2-p}{2}$   &    \\
$73$  &  1    &  $5256=p^2-p$               &    \\
$11$  &  3    &  $120=p^2-1$                & satisfying \cite[Th.2]{DKC-IPL2012}  \\
$43$  &  3    &  $1848=p^2-1$               &   \\
$13$  &  $-3$  &  $156=p^2-p$                 & satisfying \cite[Th.2]{DKC-IPL2012}\\
$109$  & $-3$  &  $11772=p^2-p $             & \\
$23$  &   $-1$  &  $275=\frac{p^2+p}{2}-1$     &   \\
  \hline
\end{tabular}
\\ Table 1. Linear complexity of $(f_u)$ for odd $3\le w<p$.
\end{center}

\subsection{The case of $w=1$.}

\begin{thm}
\label{thm:LC-one} Let $(f_u)$ be the $p^{2}$-periodic binary sequence
defined  in \eqref{binarylegendre} with $w=1$.  Assume
that $2^{p-1}\not\equiv 1 \pmod {p^2}$ then,
\begin{equation*}
  L((f_u))=
  \begin{cases}
    p^2-p~~\mathrm{or}~~ (p^2-p)/2, & \mathrm{if}\,\ p \equiv 1 \pmod 4, \\
    p^2-p+1~~\mathrm{or}~~ (p^2-p)/2+1, & \mathrm{if}\,\ p \equiv 3 \pmod 4.
  \end{cases}
\end{equation*}
\end{thm}
 Proof. We have by (\ref{poly-Fermat:relation})
$$
(-1)^{f_{u}}=\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
\left(\frac{u}{p}\right)\left(\frac{H_{1}(u)}{p}\right), & \mathrm{if}~ (u \bmod {p^2})\in\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*,~ \gcd(H_{1}(u),p)=1, \\
\left(\frac{k}{p}\right),                                   & \mathrm{if}~ u\equiv kp \bmod {p^2}, ~1\le k<p, \\
1, & \mathrm{otherwise},
\end{array}
\right.
$$
and define $(f_u)$ in an equivalent way by
$$
f_u=\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
0, & \mathrm{if}\,\ u\in \cup_{l\in \mathcal{Q}} Q_l \cup \cup_{l\in \mathcal{N}} N_{l} \cup D_0\cup \{0\} \cup\{lp :  l\in \mathcal{Q}\},\\
1, & \mathrm{if}\,\ u\in \cup_{l\in \mathcal{Q}} N_l \cup \cup_{l\in \mathcal{N}} Q_{l}\cup \{lp :  l\in \mathcal{N}\}.
\end{array}
\right.
$$
Then the generating polynomial $G^{\mathrm{one}}(x)$ of $(f_u)$ is
$$
\begin{array}{rl}
G^{\mathrm{one}}(x)= \sum\limits_{u=0}^{p^2-1}e_ux^u= & \sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{Q}}N_l(x)+
\sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{N}}Q_l(x)+
\sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{N}}x^{lp} \\
=& \sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{N}}D_l(x)+
\sum\limits_{l=1}^{p-1}N_l(x)+
\sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{N}}x^{lp}
\in \mathbb{F}_2[x].
\end{array}
$$
We need to compute the number of $n\in\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}$ with $G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^n)=0$ for a primitive $p^2$-th root of
unity $\beta \in \overline{\mathbb{F}}_{2}$.

\begin{lem}\label{lem:lemma-kp-one}
Let $\beta \in \overline{\mathbb{F}}_{2}$ be  a  primitive $p^2$-th root of
unity. We have
$$
G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^n)= \left \{
\begin{array}{ll}
\frac{p-1}{2}, & \mathrm{if}\,\ n=0,\\
0, & \mathrm{if}\,\ n=kp,~k=1,\ldots,p-1.
\end{array}
\right.
$$
\end{lem}

\begin{lem}\label{lem:lemma-allD-one}
Let $\beta \in \overline{\mathbb{F}}_{2}$ be  a primitive $p^2$-th root of
unity. If  $2\in D_{\ell_0}$ for some $1\le \ell_0\le p-1$, we have
$D_l(\beta^n)\not =1$ for all $0\le l\le p-1$ and $n \in
\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$.
\end{lem}
 (Proof of Lemma \ref{lem:lemma-allD-one}). Let $\widetilde{D}_l(x)=1+D_l(x)$. Suppose that there is an $n_0\in D_{i_0}$ for
  some $0\le i_0\le p-1$ such that $D_{l_0}(\beta^{n_0})=1$ for some
  $0\le l_0\le p-1$. Then we have $\widetilde{D}_l(\beta^{n_0})=0$ and drive that each polynomial $\widetilde{D}_l(x)$ has at least $p(p-1)$ many roots using the proof of Lemma \ref{lem:lemma-allD}. We get a contradiction  since at least one
$\widetilde{D}_l(x)$ has degree $<p^2-p$. We complete the proof of Lemma \ref{lem:lemma-allD-one}.

\begin{lem}\label{lem:lemma-QN-one}
Let $\theta \in \overline{\mathbb{F}}_{2}$ be  a  primitive $p$-th root of
unity. Then
\begin{enumerate}
\item[(1).] we have $ \sum\limits_{j\in \mathcal{N}}\theta^{j}+\sum\limits_{j\in \mathcal{Q}}\theta^{j}=1$.
\item[(2).] we have
$$
\sum\limits_{j\in \mathcal{N}}\theta^{nj}=\left\{
            \begin{array}{ll}
               \sum\limits_{j\in \mathcal{N}}\theta^{j}, & \mathrm{if}\,\ n\in Q_l,\\
               \sum\limits_{j\in \mathcal{Q}}\theta^{j}, & \mathrm{if}\,\ n\in N_l,
\end{array}
\right.
$$
and
$$
\sum\limits_{j\in \mathcal{Q}}\theta^{nj}=\left\{
            \begin{array}{ll}
               \sum\limits_{j\in \mathcal{Q}}\theta^{j}, & \mathrm{if}\,\ n\in Q_l,\\
               \sum\limits_{j\in \mathcal{N}}\theta^{j}, & \mathrm{if}\,\ n\in N_l,
\end{array}
\right.
$$
for $0\le l<p$.
\end{enumerate}
\end{lem}

\begin{lem}\label{lem:lemma-e-one}
Let $\beta \in \overline{\mathbb{F}}_{2}$ be  a primitive $p^2$-th root of
unity.  If $2\in Q_{\ell_0}$ or  $2\in N_{\ell_0}$ for some $1\le \ell_0\le p-1$, then there
  exist(s) either exactly $(p^2-p)/2$ many or no $n \in \mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$ such that
  $G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{n}) =0$.
\end{lem}
 (Proof of Lemma \ref{lem:lemma-e-one}). It is easy to see that for all $n \in \mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$
  \begin{equation*}
 G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{n})=\sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{N}}D_l(\beta^{n})+ N_0(\beta^n) + \sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{N}}\beta^{nlp}.
  \end{equation*}
by Lemma~\ref{lem:lemma-allN}. Let $\xi=\sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{N}}\beta^{lp}$  and as before
$$
\Lambda_{\ell}(x)=
\sum\limits_{l\in \mathcal{N}}D_{l+\ell}(x)\in
\mathbb{F}_2[x], ~~~\ell=0,\ldots,p-1.
$$
Then together with Facts (I)-(V), we have
\begin{equation}\label{eq:G-one}
G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{n})=
  \begin{cases}
    \Delta_{l}(\beta)+N_l(\beta)+\xi,  &  \text{if } n \in Q_l,\\
    \Delta_{l}(\beta)+Q_l(\beta)+1+\xi, &  \text{if } n \in N_l,
  \end{cases}
\end{equation}
which indicates $G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{m})\neq G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{n})$ for $m\in Q_l$ and
$n\in N_l$ by Lemma \ref{lem:lemma-allD-one}.

Case (i). Let $2\in Q_{\ell_0}$. We suppose that $G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{n_0})=0$ for some $n_0\in D_{i_0}, ~ 0\le i_0\le p-1$. If $n_0\in Q_{i_0}$, then $2^jn_0\in
Q_{j\ell_0+i_0\pmod p}$ for $0\le j\le p-1$. For all $n\in Q_{j\ell_0+i_0\pmod p}$, by (\ref{eq:G-one}) we derive
\begin{eqnarray*}
  G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^n)& =& \Delta_{{j\ell_0+i_0\pmod
      p}}(\beta)+N_{{j\ell_0+i_0\pmod
      p}}(\beta)+\xi\\
  &=& G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{2^{j}n_0})=(G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{n_0}))^{2^j}=0,
\end{eqnarray*}
which also implies  $ G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^n)\neq 0 $
for all $n\in N_{j\ell_0+i_0\pmod p}$. So we have for $n \in
\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$
$$
G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^n)=0~~~\mathrm{iff}~~ n\in Q_0\cup Q_1\cup \cdots \cup
Q_{p-1}.
$$
Similarly, if $n_0\in N_{i_0}$, we have
$$
G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^n)=0~~~\mathrm{iff}~~ n\in N_0\cup N_1\cup \cdots \cup
N_{p-1}.
$$

Case (ii). For the case of $2\in N_{\ell_0}$, i.e.,
$\left(\frac{2}{p}\right)=-1$, if $G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{n_0}) =0$ for some $n_0\in
Q_{i_0}$, then we have $2^jn_0\in N_{j\ell_0+i_0\pmod p}$ for odd $0\le j\le 2p-1$ and $2^jn_0\in Q_{j\ell_0+i_0\pmod p}$ for even $0\le j\le 2p-1$.

We note that $\xi^2=1+\xi$ by Lemma \ref{lem:lemma-QN-one}. So for even $j$ we have by (\ref{eq:G-one})
\begin{eqnarray*}
G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{2^{j}n_0})& = &\Delta_{{j\ell_0+i_0\pmod p}}(\beta)+N_{{j\ell_0+i_0\pmod p}}(\beta)+\xi \\
&=& \Delta_{0}(\beta^{n_0})^{2^j}+N_{0}(\beta^{n_0})^{2^j}+\xi^{2^j} \\
&=&(G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{n_0}))^{2^j}=0
\end{eqnarray*}
and so $G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^n)=0$ iff $ n\in Q_0\cup Q_1\cup \cdots \cup
Q_{p-1}$.

Similarly, if $G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{n_0}) =0$ for some $n_0\in
N_{i_0}$, we will get $G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^n)=0$ iff $ n\in N_0\cup N_1\cup \cdots \cup
N_{p-1}$.

Thus we conclude that there exist $p(p-1)/2$ many $n \in
\mathbb{Z}_{p^2}^*$ such that $G^{\mathrm{one}}(\beta^{n}) =0$ since both $Q_l$ and
$N_l$ contain $(p-1)/2$ elements. We complete the proof of Lemma \ref{lem:lemma-e-one}.

Finally we finish the proof of  Theorem~\ref{thm:LC-one} by Lemmas \ref{lem:lemma-kp-one} and \ref{lem:lemma-e-one}.
 ~\hfill $\square$

We calculate the linear complexity of $(f_u)$ for all primes $p<200$ and list some examples in Table 2. The experiment results illuminate that, no primes $p$ such that the linear complexity equals $p^2-p$, $\frac{p^2-p}{2}+1$, $p^2-p+1$ when $p\equiv 1,3,7 \bmod 8$, respectively. We leave it open.

\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{cccccccc}
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
$p$ & mod 8 & linear complexity  &~ remark \\
 \noalign{\smallskip} \hline \noalign{\smallskip}
$17$  &  1    & $136=\frac{p^2-p}{2}$   &    \\
$11$  &  3    &  $111=p^2-p+1$                & satisfying \cite[Th.2]{DKC-IPL2012}  \\
$43$  &  3    &  $1807=p^2-p+1$               &   \\
$13$  &  $-3$ &  $156=p^2-p$                 & satisfying \cite[Th.2]{DKC-IPL2012}\\
$109$  & $-3$   &  $11772=p^2-p $             & \\
$157$  & $-3$  & $12246=\frac{p^2-p}{2}$   &    \\
$23$  &   $-1$  &  $254=\frac{p^2-p}{2}+1$     &   \\
  \hline
\end{tabular}
\\ Table 2. Linear complexity of $(f_u)$ for $w=1$.
\end{center}

\section{Final remarks}

In this work, we have determined all possible values on the linear complexity of the binary sequences defined via computing the  Legendre symbol of polynomial quotients.
The achievement extends corresponding results of the Legendre-Fermat quotients studied in \cite{Chen-CSIS2014}.

It is interesting to consider the linear complexity of $(e_u)$ defined in Section 1 for $w\not\in\{p-1,(p-1)/2\}$.

\section*{Acknowledgements}
The work was partially supported  by the National Natural Science
Foundation of China under grant No. 61373140.


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"Big Data" has been a popular buzzword in business circles for the past several years, but when most people hear the term, if they know what it means at all, they picture tech-savvy analysts using highly specialized tools to handle unimaginably huge datasets to deliver arcane business intelligence.
Few think about the ways data is permeating all aspects of our lives, but increasingly, this is the new reality, and the trend is accelerating. Businesses that get out in front of the trend can gain a competitive advantage by serving customers better.
Today, it's no longer just about Big Data and how it's used by tech wizards to benefit big businesses - it's about ever-present data that can be generated from almost any action and analyzed by just about anyone to yield insights that go far beyond traditional business use.
With the proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices, people are increasingly connected all the time. Consumers use their devices as alarm clocks, exercise monitors, shopping carts, communication platforms, entertainment venues, travel guides, traffic update dashboards and thousands of other uses. Developers launch new applications every day.
What are the implications of this endless cataloguing and application of information? In the near future, it's likely that physicians will plug into their patients' device-generated health data (heart rate, exercise duration, blood sugar levels, etc.) to monitor their conditions. Dieters and the fitness conscious are already using smartphone apps to scan food product barcodes and track nutritional intake: It's a short leap from that to an app that allows healthcare providers to deliver additional guidance to continuously improve wellness.
Other possible future applications may improve senior citizen housing with smart sensors. For example, sensors embedded in a home's carpet could monitor seniors' gait and movements to quickly detect patterns that indicate a problem, tapping into other data to ensure that senior citizens who are living alone can remain independent while staying safe. Such a system could alert caregivers if data patterns suggest an issue.
These are the types of everyday data uses that are on the horizon as people become increasingly connected and the "Internet of Things" - the vast network of interconnected devices and data streams - evolves. Consumers are already used to companies like Amazon using their past purchases to recommend new products, but new data generation and analysis capabilities are making more precise targeting possible - and integrating data from even more sources.
Soon, shopping and consumer behavior analysis will routinely drill down to deeper levels, taking into account consumer interactions online, via mobile phones, brick-and-mortar store visits, TV ad-driven contact and much more. Data will be correlated in real time to present consumers with more relevant offers and alert them to events that will resonate with them based on reasonable inferences from past actions.
Emerging technology will soon make it possible to deliver better customer service: New capabilities will include the ability to analyze a caller's voice, assess their interaction history, evaluate social media behavior, influencers and demographics to route the call to the best call center agent for that customer. In a millisecond, the agent will receive a custom script and recommendations about offers and solutions for the specific caller.
Many of these new capabilities raise important privacy concerns, but to date, consumers have demonstrated their willingness to share information in exchange for services that they value. As data analytics move beyond traditional big-business intelligence gathering and analysis into everyday life, consumers will have to adjust their comfort level with information sharing, and businesses will have to change their strategies accordingly.
It's no longer a question of IF these types of scenarios will become mainstream: It's happening now, and emerging technology that takes deep analytics out of the hands of specialists and makes them a part of everyday business and consumer life will become a reality sooner rather than later. For businesses that are prepared to respond in a way that delivers value to customers, these new capabilities can provide an unstoppable competitive advantage.
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CASE has recently joined the Vision Europe network: a consortium of think tanks and foundations collaborating to address some of the most pressing public policy challenges facing Europe. Through research, publications and an annual summit, it aims to be a forum for debate and a source of recommendations to improve evidence-based policy making at both a national and EU level and to foster as appropriate European integration.
The topic of the second annual Vision Europe Summit is "Improving the Response to the Migration and Refugee Crisis in Europe". CASE is a co-organizer of the conference.
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Think of Modern Britain and if you're a fan of fiction, there should be some very British hotspots on your reading radar right now. Towns and cities up and down the country have undoubtedly changed over the years but how can you see these changes, see the pages of history being turned in real life?
Three cities, three historical journeys
Edinburgh - Then - Alanna Knight
The city has always been known for its gothic overtones, castle looming over the city and the narrow cobbled lanes but Alanna Knight has written the historical character of the city into a series of books which act like a faded photo if you read them in the city today:
Arthur's Seat - Inspector Jeremy Faro, Edinburgh's Victorian Detective visits and investigates around Arthur's Seat, the iconic ancient volcano at the centre of the city – there were said to be many feral cats around these parts at the time.
The Innocent Railway - This sits on the edge of the sprawling Queen's Park in Edinburgh, and on the far side ran the "Innocent Railway' (proudly so-called since no lives had been lost in its history) Originally it was a single track horse-drawn freight line between St Leonards and Musselburgh but with the advent of steam locomotion, it became an imprint of the past
Edinburgh - Now - James Oswald
The city now of course is largely known as Ian Rankin country for the many murders and crimes he's committed to paper in the streets of the capital.
But there is a writer who also puts the city on the modern map of crime fiction with his supernatural blend of murder and mystery. James Oswald has set novels in Morningside and invented a police station in the popular area of Newington - right at the heart of old Edinburgh, in the shadows of Arthur's Seat.
In Prayer for the Dead, there's a mystery and murder in the city's underground caverns. Now, to find out about the present and future, you have to look back to the past. This book proves this and more.
Manchester - Then - Elisabeth Gaskell
Manchester is a modern thriving and bustling city nowadays, home to a great music scene but has always been a place of industry - you can tell a lot about a city from its past. To delve into that past, Elizabeth Gaskell's book Mary Barton evokes a time when Manchester was a mill town and looks at the actual murder, in 1831, of a progressive mill owner. As it's set between 1837-42, it paints a powerful and moving picture of working-class life in Victorian England
The Museum of Science and Industry there is a good place to visit to experience Manchester of the past but the must-see place to go has to be Elizabeth Gaskells' House at 84 Plymouth Grove – her home from 1850 until her death in 1865
Manchester - Now - Marnie Riches
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Norwich - Then and Now - Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths has certainly put Norwich and Walsingham on the map with her novels about digging up the past as well as forensic finds.
In The Chalk Pit, bones are found in an underground tunnel under Guildhall, the very spot, architect Quentin Swain is hoping to build a swanky new restaurant.
The Guildhall is now council offices but it has, in its past, been a toll house, a court and a prison. The most dangerous prisoners were kept here, in underground cells. Quite a mix of past and present in plain sight right at the heart of the city
In another of her novels The Woman in Blue - the village of Walsingham is often referred to as 'England's Nazareth'. The village is famed for its religious shrines in honour of the Virgin Mary and as a major pilgrimage centre. It also contains the ruins of two medieval monastic houses. Past and present once again making the city what it is today.
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The city which perhaps has the most traces of past and present. You only have to walk along one of its streets - Pudding Lane for example to see where past and present merge. One statue marks the spot where the Great fire of London started and now brought back to life in The Ashes of London by Andrew Smith
So the city might have been largely burned to the ground but it rose from the ashes in to the city it is today - a city with one of the best and biggest libraries in the world - The British Library
This library has its own publishing arm linking past and present, shining a light on Britain over the years. From the old ways of life, the grand old days of the theatre in Quick Curtain to the evocation of when the steam train ruled the landscape "Death in the Tunnel" these books are a showcase of Britain past and present
And it also plays a part in a few modern novels itself - In Kate Morton's The Secret Keeper, one of the characters goes to great lengths to uncover the secrets of the past here, opening the door on to life in the city during wartime.
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The following list provides some of the items that should be changed during internationalization.
For fonts, it is best practice to use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) whenever possible. CSS allows fonts to be changed for all the pages in one place, and there will be fewer tags within the text for the localizers to sift through.
As part of the Web site design, it is necessary to avoid culture-dependent symbols that are not clear to an international audience. A classic example would be an American mailbox with a little flag to indicate that there is new mail. This symbol is used on many sites to indicate e-mail but people outside of North America don't necessarily recognize the mailbox. For a web site, a better symbol would be an envelope, which is universally understood.
For example, we once saw an Asian Web site that used a GIF of a pair of shoes instead of a house to represent the home page. For that market, a pair of shoes had more cultural resonance to the user than a house.
Religious symbols such as stars, crosses etc.
Sort order is not the same for all languages, particularly for languages that do not use the Western alphabet. In Swedish, for example, some extended characters (e.g. å) get sorted after the letter Z. In many Asian cultures, characters are comprised by a prescribed tradition of brushstrokes and characters are sorted by the brush stroke order. Also, after localization, the first letter of the word might change, changing its position in the sort order list.
To build an internationalized Web site, it is necessary to either find a way to automatically sort the items (this can be a very difficult task) or ensure that the localizers can change the sort order of the list while they are localizing the code. The optimal method for the end user is to allow the localizer to personally sort the list.


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Sewathen (Službeno Tsawwassen First Nation), jedna od plemenskih skupina Stalo Indijanaca koji su živjeli južno od ušća rijeke Fraser, na Strait of Georgia, u kanadskoj provinciji Britanska Kolumbija. Danas su poznati pod imenom Tsawwassen a žive na rezervatu blizu Point Robertsa. Populacija im je 1911. iznosila 51; danas preko 350.

Kod raznih autora nazivani su sličnim imenima: Isowasson (Can. Ind. Aff.), Stauâçen (Boas), Stcuwā'cEl (Boas), Tche-wassan (Can. Ind. Aff.), Tsonassan (ib.), Tsowassen (ib.)

Izvori

Vanjske poveznice
Tsawwassen First Nation

Stalo
Kanadski Indijanci
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Life in Uruguay largely revolves around agriculture and livestock. Cattle rearing and the export of beef, have long been the country's mainstay but in the 1990's when the beef industry went through a difficult time, the estancias opened up to tourism.
It is the wonderful riding opportunities that attract most people to experience an Estancia stay. However, it is also a fantastic way to integrate into true rural life and learn about Uruguay's history and culture. Assist the gauchos, share a maté, take part in a cattle round up or ride through rolling hills and coastal farmland. At the end of each day, retire to homely accommodation with traditional parrillas (barbeques) in a Mediterranean climate.


Newspapers across Europe have published an open letter (see below) calling upon governments to support a publisher's right as widely adopted by the European Parliament. This text represents a sensible and balanced approach that will promote investment in professional journalism.
You are currently under pressure by digital monoliths, to water down the right for press publishers in a way that would effectively legitimise the very predatory practices it seeks to end.Certain search engines, news aggregators and other companies whose business models are founded on using press publishers' valuable content without permission or remuneration, do not want EU regulators to adopt an effective Publisher's Right.


There was once a time when you could not talk about Justin Bieber, without having to comment on his girlfriend Selena Gomez and the same for her but, as is always the case with high-profile celebrity relationships that start so young, the romance eventually came to an end. The couple had a period of getting back together and splitting up again, before finally deciding to call it a day for good.
Since then, Justin Bieber has been romantically linked to a number of different women, with each of these supposed romances not lasting very long at all and it now seems that the talented stars is happy to just be single for now. Justin has admitted that he loves everything about being in a relationship but is still nursing a broken heart, so is just taking time to be himself.
Bieber was a guest on Kyle and Jackie O, when he said to them, "I haven't been in a relationship for a while now. I got my heart broken. I'm just trying to let that heal up. I'm a relationship type of guy. I love to be in love, love cuddling. I love all that stuff. I'm chilling and just hanging out. Just being by myself. I had a few beers guys, maybe I'm talking too openly?"
It is hard to believe that Justin Bieber is still only 21, as he has been on the music scene for many years now, yet we can still expect to have the singer around for many more years to come. Justin has his whole life ahead of him and we expect that we will see him being romantically linked to many more women in the future.
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber finally getting back together?
Are we going to see Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez getting back together?


Knowing exactly what you can take on board is crucial to a smooth day of travelling.
Frequent travellers know that packing for a holiday or a move can be a nightmare when air travel is involved.
From overweight baggage fees to oversized carry-ons, a number of issues can mess up your travel plans - and cause a hit to your bank account.
We've combed through the small print of five top airlines used in the UK to see who really offers the best deal when it comes to baggage, judged by the an economy fare on an average flight.
See the ins and outs of each airline below, ranked from the worst restrictions to the best baggage allowance.
Cabin: One free bag with a maximum size of 56 x 45 x 25cm including handles and wheels. Any additional handbags or laptop bags must be able to fit into this one bag. However, there is no weight restriction.
Hold: Again, a maximum of three checked, 20kg bags come at a cost, which is significantly cheaper if booked online - £13-30 online, £32 at the bag drop desk and £45 at the gate. Total luggage weight allowance can also be pooled across items and customers on a booking.
Extra fees: Oversized bags will be checked into the aircraft for a charge, and you'll pay for any excess weight over 20g - £3 per kilo online and £10 per kilo at the airport up to a maximum of 32kg.
Cabin: One free bag weighing up to 10kg with maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm, plus one small bag up to 35 x 20 x 20cm.
Hold: Checked bags (two maximum) come at a price, and the cheapest way to pay is online at the time of the initial booking. You can opt for either a 15kg or 20kg bag for £10-£40 (per person, one way) depending on the flight, while bags purchased at the airport will range rom £25-50. The 20kg bag usually costs £5-10 extra. Checked baggage allowances can also be shared between passengers on the same flight reservation checking in together.
Extra fees: Oversizes bags will either be refused at the boarding gate or, when possible, placed in the hold for a fee of £50, while exess baggage is charged at £10 per kilo at the check-in desk.
Cabin: One piece of cabin baggage up to 8kg with maximum measurements of 55 x 40 x 23cm is permitted on economy fares, along with another item (handbag or laptop bag) measuring up to 30 x 40 x 10cm.
Hold: Economy fares come with one free bag up to 23kg, while Economy Light fares can add a piece of baggage up to 23kg for €15 online, €30 at the checkin counter or €45 at the gate. The maximum size per piece of baggage, regardless of class, is 158cm (width + height + depth) with a maximum weight of 32kg.
Cabin: One bag with maximum dimensions of 23 x 36 x 56cm and a weight of 10kg as well as a handbag or small backpack, although any laptops must be able to go inside the initial bag or must be checked in.
Hold: For standard economy fares, one free bag up to 23kg with measurements up to 90 x 75 x 43cm is permitted, while some flights allow for two bags.
Extra fees: Extra bags can be checked at a rate up £65 for the first bag and £150 for all bags thereafter up to 10 bags. Overweight bags 23-32kg cost an extra £65, while oversized baggage will set you back £40.
Cabin: One free handbag or laptop bag up to 40 x 30 x 15cm and one additional cabin bag up to 56 x 45 x 25cm, each with a maximum weight of 23kg, making this the most generous carry-on allowance.
Hold: While the allowance differs by flight, all with-baggage fares include at least one free bag per person up to 23kg. BA also offers hand baggage only (basic) fares where checked baggage comes at an extra cost, which should again be paid online to avoid paying extra fees at the airport. Checked bags can be up to 90cm x 75cm x 43cm.
Extra fees: Oversized baggage is charged at £65 per bag up to 32kg. For hand baggage only fares, the first bag is £20-30, then £60 for any additional, though this can be £65 for each checked bag if done at the airport. With a baggage-included fare extra bags are £36-60 online and £40-65 at the airport.


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Atom Bomb
The Atom Bomb
Double-Edged Sword Of Knowledge!
The first atom bomb test belched its baleful, burning blaze on the sands at Trinity nuclear test White Sands New Mexico on July 16 1945. The world had changed forever.
And all innocence vanished on Aug 6 1945 at Hiroshima when the gun-type "Little Boy" atomic bomb was dropped by the B-29 super-fortress bomber "Enola Gay".
In the explosion all the painstakingly produced fissile material of uranuim 235 was consumed. No test of this a-bomb was possible before the live act.
But the "Fat Man" plutonium implosion type a-bomb dropped on Nagasaki was the configuration already demonstrated in New Mexico.
Kilotons equivalent of TNT were demonstrated before a waiting world.
To get to this point the Italian born, Nobel Prize laureate from 1938, Enrico Fermi, had built the world's first nuclear pile slow reactor in Chicago in 1942.
Also working with him and many other scientists, including Oppenheimer at Los Alamos, was Niels Bohr the Danish 1922 Nobel Prize laureate. The Manhattan Project involved many sites, billions of dollars and multitudes of scientists to develop the atomic bomb before Germany had a chance to do so.
Atom Bomb Race
In retrospect it seems almost only the choice of reactor modulator controlled the difference in the final outcome. Germany elected to use heavy water, which was in short supply in the Axis countries. The Allies opted for graphite rods with plentiful substrate available.
World politics and planet policies developed under the shadow of the mushroom cloud. Popular culture, poetry (such as that of Roger McCough and the Merseyside group), songs (Eve of Destruction, Dylan's Hard Rain) and morality were shaped in the shadow of those blinding flashes.
Once the a-bomb arrived, we were never to be the same. Like a two-edged sword that is true for ill and for good - massive destruction and unlimited future power.


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Performance Assessment can be an 'Equity Strategy' is my three-part Education Week Teacher series.
This is the second-to-last in a series of "The Best…" lists related to student assessment. The next, and last, post in the series will related to grading.
For many people, performance assessment is most easily defined by what it is not:specifically, it is not multiple-choice testing. In a performance assessment, ratherthan choosing among pre-determined options, students must construct an answer,produce a product, or perform an activity. From this perspective, performance assessment encompasses a very wide range of activities, from completing a sentence with a few words (short-answer), to writing a thorough analysis (essay), to conducting and analyzing a laboratory investigation (hands-on).
Because they allow students to construct or perform an original response rather than just recognizing a potentially right answer out of a list provided, performance assessments can measure students' cognitive thinking and reasoning skills and their ability to apply knowledge to solve realistic, meaningful problems.
Beyond Basic Skills:The Role of Performance Assessment in Achieving 21st Century Standards of Learning is by Linda Darling-Hammond and others.
Deborah Meier's education advice to Obama is an excellent column in the Washington Post about "performance assessment" in evaluating both students and teachers. This is an excellent, and useful, alternative to the evaluative processes that are used right now in schools.
The Other Kind of Testing is by Walt Gardner at Education Week.
The Forum on Capitol Hill Series: Assessments for Learning – A Briefing on Performance-Based Assessments.
Performance Assessment in an Era of Standards-Based Educational Accountability is from The Rand Corporation.
Intriguing alternative to rating schools by tests is by Jay Mathews at The Washington Post.
Developing Performance Assessment Tasks is from the Prince George's County Schools.
Performance Assessment Examples looks very useful.
What is Performance-Based Learning and Assessment, and Why is it Important? is from ASCD.
Performance Assessment comes from Learner.org.
Performance assessment making a comeback in schools is from eSchool News.
Performance Assessment Is Best is by Walt Gardner at Education Week.
Performance assessments may not be 'reliable' or 'valid.' So what? is from Scott McLeod.
Performance Assessment Re-Emerging in Schools appeared in Education Week.
The Power of Performance Assessments is from Edutopia.
Beyond the Bubble Test: Why We Need Performance Assessments is by Linda Darling-Hammond and appeared at Education Week.
A New Era for Student Assessment is from Edutopia.
What is a Performance Task? is by Jay McTighe.
The Role of Performance Assessments in Fostering Opportunities for Deeper Learning appeared in Ed Week.
The Spring, 2016 issue of The American Educator has several important articles on performance-based assessment.
Four Strategies for Integrating Performance Assessment in State Systems of Assessment is from Ed Week.
Performance-Based Assessment: Reviewing the Basics is from Edutopia.
Brooklyn Elementary School Creates Test Alternative to Assess Students is from DNA Info.
3 Ways That Performance-Based Assessment Addresses 3 Important Critiques of Standardized Assessment is from Ed Week.
What is a Performance Task? (Part 1) by Jay McTighe at Learning Personalized.
How Can Educators Design Authentic Performance Tasks? (Part 3) is by Jay McTighe.
The Promise of Performance Assessments: Innovations in High School Learning and Higher Education Admissions is from The Learning Policy Institute.
Putting Assessment Back in the Hands of Teachers is by John R. Troutman McCrann.
The Power and Promise of Performance Assessments is from Ed Week.
Performance Assessment: 4 Best Practices is from Ed Week.


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Stamford Advocate
Huskies hit the court
While it wasn't perfect, Hurley was happy overall with first practice
2021-09-29 - By David Borges
STORRS — Dan Hurley led UConn through a 21⁄2-hour grind Tuesday at the Werth Family Champions Center, the first of 30 official practices over the next 42 days for the Huskies before the games begin.
Hurley wasn't always pleased, particularly with a few of his veteran players. At one point, after the team went through a timed shooting drill to hit as many 3-pointers as possible, he gathered the players together at midcourt, seemingly ready to lead them through a post-practice group talk.
Then, quicker than a James Bouknight first step, Hurley changed his mind and snappily directed his players to do better in another five-minute 3-point drill.
"I got on some of the older guys," the fourth-year UConn coach said. "I didn't think they had enough pop."
When it was finally over, Hurley was in a generally upbeat mood. He's happy
with sophomore center Adama Sanogo, whom he deemed the team's best player right now and through whom the Huskies' offense will run. He loves his team's depth, particularly in the frontcourt.
"We have 10 guys vying for anything from potentially a starting role to 6through-10 off the bench," Hurley reported. "The competition is fierce. I don't know that anyone's role is guaranteed, beyond maybe a couple of guys, in terms of sure-thing, gonna be a starter/focal-point guy. The beauty of this group is the depth."
He directed most of his ire not toward any particular player but to the Big East schedule-makers. Hurley doesn't like the fact that the Huskies have to play their final 12 league games without a bye, heading into the conference tournament in early March.
"I'm not sure what that is," he said. "I voiced my displeasure with that."
But that's Dan Hurley. As his father, Hall of Fame high school coach Bob Hurley Sr. once said, Dan isn't happy unless he's complaining about something.
Mostly on Tuesday, Hurley was just happy to get back to official practices with a group of players he clearly loves and expects big things from.
"I love the build-up, the grind of practice, people earning their roles, not just expecting things," he said.
Yet it didn't feel all that different than the past four months for the head coach.
"We've been going hard since June," Hurley said. "The level we play this sport at, it's got to be all yearround. We've been practicing through the summer, we just haven't had the 20 hours a week."
The Huskies feel Hurley's patented wrath throughout summer workouts, though those only run an hour a day.
"We try to maximize every second we can spend with them," Hurley noted. "It gives us a greater advantage going into the year over other programs that don't quite do what we do all year-round."
And so ...
"For us, it doesn't really feel like a first day," Hurley said. "I don't know if the players felt like it was the first day."
At least in this instance, they weren't completely on the same page as their coach.
"It was very different," Sanogo said, "because today we worked on a lot of offensive stuff that we didn't work on in the summer."
"It's a different feeling," added fifth-year senior Isaiah Whaley. "You're learning, but there's the feeling the season is close now, so everybody's excited for he season to start."
Expectations will be high this season for the Huskies, who earned their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2016 last spring. There are four freshmen joining the program, and though those guys are "lost defensively" right now and have to play a little tougher, at least two of them — 6-foot-11 Samson Johnson and 6-5 guard Jordan Hawkins — have "wall potential" according to Hurley (i.e., they could someday have banners on Werth's wall signifying that they're NBA lottery picks).
Speaking of lottery picks, UConn will have to address the loss of Bouknight, taken with the 11th overall selection in July's draft by Charlotte.
"Who?" Hurley playfully quipped, when asked about replacing Bouknight's nearly 20 points per game, before adding. "I don't see that being a problem this year."
Bouknight was the team's only key loss. UConn didn't add anyone from the NCAA transfer portal. Didn't really need to. The Huskies will be expected to finish at or near the top of the Big East this season. They will be expected to be an NCAA Tournament team again — and unlike last season, get past the opening round.
And that suits Dan Hurley just fine.
"My whole life, being a Hurley in New Jersey, you always had to sneak up on people," he said, in jest. "I mean, come on. You don't come here unless you love pressure and expectations and want to take a step closer to being a program that's thought of being a championship contender, year-in, year-out."
A picture of the Big East championship trophy — replacing the AAC championship trophy picture from previous years — stood off to the side at Werth as a reminder of the team's goals.
"The key is consistent guard play," Hurley added. "If that's there, we have all the ingredients."
RIM RATTLINGS
⏩ UConn isn't likely to play any preseason exhibition games this season, but rather play a pair of closed-door, "secret scrimmages" against good Division I teams, then treat its annual First Night as more of an intrasquad scrimmage in front of fans.
⏩ Hurley's beef with the Big East schedule stems in part from what he felt UConn did for the league last season.
"We did a lot for the league last year. We put a guy in the lottery, which is obviously good for the league and the brand. That bothered me."
⏩ Freshman Corey Floyd Jr., who reclassified from the Class of 2022 to 2021 about a month ago, could see some minutes this season.
"Corey's a baller," Hurley said. "He's very advanced, in terms of his approach. He's very professional, very serious. So he's kind of blown us all away with how mature he's been in practice. We want to put him in a position by the end of this year where we feel like he can really help us the following year."
Paul Doyle / Hearst Connecticut Media UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley meets with the media after the team's first practice on Tuesday in Storrs.


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It had been a while since we had a movie night at Clearleft so I organised one for last night. We usually manage to get through two movies, and there's always a unifying theme decided ahead of time.
For last night, I decided that the broad theme would be …transport. But then, through voting on Slack, people could decide what the specific mode of transport would be. The choices were:
taxi,
getaway car,
truck, or
submarine.
Nobody voted for submarines. That's a shame, but in retrospect it's easy to understand—submarine films aren't about transport at all. Quite the opposite. Submarine films are about being trapped in a metal womb/tomb (and many's the spaceship film that qualifies as a submarine movie).
There were some votes for taxis and trucks, but the getaway car was the winner. I then revealed which films had been pre-selected for each mode of transport.
Collateral , Michael Mann, 2004 (86% 🍅)
Night On Earth , Jim Jarmusch, 1991 (73% 🍅)
Taxi Driver , Martin Scorsese, 1976 (99% 🍅)
Getaway car
Shorts: Getaway Driver , The Getaway
Baby Driver , Edgar Wright, 2017 (93% 🍅)
Wheelman , Jeremy Rush, 2017 (88% 🍅)
Drive , Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011 (93% 🍅)
The Driver , Walter Hill, 1978 (80% 🍅)
Fury Road , George Miller, 2015 (97% 🍅)
Duel , Steven Spielberg, 1971 (88% 🍅)
Below , David Twohy, 2002 (64% 🍅)
Crimson Tide , Tony Scott, 1995 (87% 🍅)
The Hunt For Red October , John McTiernan, 1990 (86% 🍅)
I thought Baby Driver would be a shoe-in for the first film, but enough people had already seen it quite recently to put it out of the running. We watched Wheelman instead, which was like Locke meets Drive .
So what would the second film be?
Well, some of those films in the full list could potentially fall into more than one category. The taxi in Collateral is (kinda) being used as a getaway car. And if you expand the criterion to getaway vehicle, then Furiosa's war rig surely counts, right?
Okay, we were just looking for an excuse to watch Fury Road again. I mean, c'mon, it was the black and chrome edition! I had the great fortune of seeing that on the big screen a while back and I've been raving about it ever since. Besides, you really don't need an excuse to rewatch Fury Road . I loved it the first time I saw it, and it just keeps getting better and better each time. The editing! The sound! The world-building!
With every viewing, it feels more and more like the film for our time. It may have been a bit of stretch to watch it under the thematic umbrella of getaway vehicles, but it's a getaway for our current political climate: instead of the typical plot involving a gang driving at full tilt from a bank heist, imagine one where the gang turns around, ousts the bankers, and replaces the whole banking system with a matriarchal community.
"Hope is a mistake", Max mansplains (maxplains?) to Furiosa at one point. He's wrong. Judicious hope is what drives us forward (or, this case, back …to the citadel). Watching Fury Road again, I drew hope from the character of Nux. An alt-warboy in thrall to a demagogue and raised on a diet of fake news (Valhalla! V8!) can not only be turned by tenderness, he can become an ally to those working for a better world.
Witness!
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Myself and Jessica were on our way over to Ireland for a few days to visit my mother. It's a straightforward combination of three modes of transport: a car to Brighton train station; a train to Gatwick airport; a plane to Cork.
We got in the taxi to start the transport relay. "Going anywhere nice?" asked the taxi driver. "Ireland", I said. He mentioned that he had recently come back from a trip to Crete. "Lovely place", he said. "Great food." That led to a discussion of travel destinations, food, and exchange rates. The usual taxi banter. We mentioned that we were in Iceland recently, where the exchange rate was eye-watering. "Iceland?", he said, "Did you see the Northern Lights?" We hadn't, but we mentioned some friends of ours who travelled to Sweden recently just to see the Aurorae. That led to a discussion of the weirdness of the midnight sun. "Yeah", he said, "I was in the Barents Sea once and it was like broad daylight in the middle of the night." We mentioned being in Alaska in Summer, and how odd the daylight at night was, but now my mind was preoccupied. As soon as there was a lull in the conversation I asked "So …what brought you to the Barents Sea?"
He paused. Then said, "You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
Then he told us.
"We were on a secret mission. It was the '80s, the Cold War. The Russians had a new submarine, the Typhoon. Massive, it was. Bigger than anything the Americans had. We were there with the Americans. They had a new camera that could see through smoke and cloud. The Russians wouldn't know we were filming them. I was on a support ship. But one time, at four in the morning, the Russians shot at us—warning shots across the bow. I remember waking up and it was still so light, and there were this explosions of water right by the ship."
"Wow!" was all I could say.
"It was so secret, that mission", he said, "that if you didn't go on it, you'd have to spend the duration in prison."
By this time we had reached the station. "Do you believe me?" he asked us. "Yes", we said. We paid him, and thanked him. Then I added, "And thanks for the story."
Thursday, September 28th, 2017 5:30pm
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Q: What is the best way to remove an element from a dense array with V8? Google V8 engine has a different internal representation for dense and sparse arrays. When an array goes from dense to sparse it causes dictionary mode to kick in, which is much slower.
I can't seem to figure out what is the most efficient (fastest) way to remove an element from somewhere in a dense array to avoid going to a sparse array.
The use case is very simple. Starting with an array [8, 6, 1] and remove the element 6 to go to [8, 1].

A: If you're removing just one element, shift() is fastest if the element is at the beginning of the array, pop() is fastest when the element is at the end of the array, and spliceOne is usually fastest if the element is somewhere in the middle.

A: You're looking for the splice method which removes or replaces parts of an array. In your case:
var arr = [8, 6, 1];
arr.splice(1, 1); // at pos 1 remove 1 element, yields [6]
arr; // [8, 1]

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Q: How do I create an immutable Array? I have tried to write an Array that the script cannot mutate; not by adding or popping elements from or to the Array. I tried to do something like this:
const arr = [30, 20, 10]

but when I tried to add an element to the Array it works.
Can someone please can show me how to define an array that cannot change

A: You're looking for Object.freeze()
However, you should note that entries that are themselves Objects can still be modified, unless they are also frozen

const arr = [30, 20, 10, {name: 'Tom', age: 54}, [0]];
Object.freeze(arr);

// arr.push(10); // Uncaught TypeError: Cannot add property 3, object is not extensible
// arr.pop();    // Uncaught TypeError: Cannot delete property '2' of [object Array]

arr[0] = 5;

arr[3].name = 'Modified';
arr[4][0] = 'Modified';

console.log(arr);

A: If you rather want only the size of the array to be fixed but the element values could change, then Object.seal() will do what you want.

const arr = [1, 2, 3];
Object.seal(arr);

arr[0] = 4;
//arr.push(-6);   "Uncaught TypeError: Cannot add property 3, object is not extensible"
console.log(arr)


It may please be recalled that, the 6th CPC, accepting the consistent demand of the Staff Side for grant of Child Care Leave to Women Central Government Employees, had recommended maximum two years CCL for women government employees for taking care of maximum two children as a welfare measure. Women government employees were availing this specific leave for taking care of their children with 100% salary for a maximum period of two years. Owing to certain difficulties having been experienced by the employers, certain conditions were subsequently laid down to avail CCL by women government employees.
One of the subsequently introduced conditions was that, they can avail this leave in maximum 3 spell in a calendar year. While 7th CPC has duly acknowledged the requirement of CCL for women government employees as well as single male employees and recommended that the practice should continue as hitherto, additionally entitling single male employee to avail the same, but unfortunately, imposed another new condition that, although for the first 365 CCL 100% salary would be payable, however, for subsequent 365 days only 80% of the salary is to be paid.
It may be appreciated that, provision of CCL to women government employees was made with the sole motto of taking care of their children, particularly at the time when the children are in grave need of the same as a welfare measure and the same was being granted with 100% salary before the report of the 7th CPC came in the effect.
It is, therefore, requested that the issue may be looked into in the light of the foregoing, and the earlier practice of payment of 100% salary for the entire 2 years may please be restored as a noble employer.


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Ulrich Drechsler.
LIMINAL ZONE
LIMINAL ZONE. the idea
Café Drechsler
ARCHIVE (older projects)
DUO with Stefano Battaglia
DUO with Tord Gustavsen
Cello Quartett
TRIO/QUARTET with Sahar Lotfi
Drechsler
Booking & Management
"Music has the power to express anything that can't be said in words. It can reflect the full existence, the heart, spirit and mind of any human being. The more honest it should be". – Ulrich Drechsler
Ulrich Drechsler started playing the clarinet in the marching band of his hometown in southwestern Germany at the age of nine. During his preparation for entering a classical conservatory he realized his rising interest in improvised music. Finally he studied between 1992 and 1998 jazz saxophone at the University of Arts in Graz/Austria.
"Die Vollendung des warmen Klangs"
– Music Information Center Austria
Since 1998 Ulrich Drechsler is living in Vienna and established himself within shortest time as one of the most successful musicians and composers in Austria with a busy worldwide concert schedule.
Already his first project under own name, the electro - acoustic trio "Café Drechsler", caused international furore, captured several charts and was contracted by major record label Universal Music. For their third album the band received in 2005 the Austrian Amadeus Award. Since then Ulrich has released about 15 albums under his own name some of which received nominations or awards: the "Café Drechsler", his cooperations with famous piano players like Norwegian Tord Gustavsen or Italian Stefano Battaglia, his unique Ulrich Drechsler Cello Quartet (a quartet with bass clarinet, drums and two celli), his trio with Israeli singer Efrat Alony and more. He is signed to the prestigious german record label Enja Yellowbird.
"Dire avec la musique ce que les mots ne peuvent exprimer. L'Allemand Ulrich Drechsler le fait avec une clarinette basse, qui sonne comme s'il venait du fond du cœur ou de l'espace."
– Le Soir
Beside his work as an active musician he works successfully as a composer and producer for movie soundtracks. He also creates and holds workshop concepts which content the idea of helping musicians to develop their own artistic identity and authenticity.
He dedicates himself meanwhile completely to the clarinet with a focus on the lower instruments like the bass clarinet and the seldom played basset horn. His music is inspired by classical influences and sounds from Scandinavia, the mediterranean area, Persia and India as well.
"Drechsler reduziert auf das Notwendigste und schafft gerade dadurch Momente höchster Intensität. Wunderbar, zeitlos, lyrisch."
– Concerto
In 2016 his new duo album "Little Peace Lullaby" with pianist Stefano Battaglia has been released by Enja Records. The new cinema documentary "Desert Kids" directed by Michael Pfeifenberger highlighted with Ulrich's music came to the cinemas.
In 2017 Ulrich again was signed on by Universal Music with the new Café Drechsler release "And NOW...Boogie"! In 2018/19 his new major project "Liminal Zone" will arise, featuring three unique projects and line-ups. Beside these activities Ulrich will continue playing concerts all over the world.
"Diese Musik ist die perfekte Umschreibung des Wortes "Schön"!
– Hifi Stars
27.07.2019, 00.45am •Café Drechsler @ Beserlpark Festival, Mank/A
11.08.2019, 6.30pm •Café Drechsler @ Kunst Am Kanal, Wien/A
22.08.2019, 8.00pm •Café Drechsler @ Weinsommer, Gumpoldskirchen/A
26.08.2019, 6.00pm •Café Drechsler @ Naschmarkt booth 341 - 343, Wien/A
13.09.2019, 7.00pm •Café Drechsler @ Schloss Esterházy, Eisenstadt/A
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