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Neil Barofsky: Another Financial Crisis All But Inevitable
No End in Sight to Financial Crime Wave | Ron Hera on Greg Hunter's USAWatchdog.com (video)
Steve Forbes: How to Bring Back America
The United States is increasingly similar to a 3rd world county in several ways and is accelerating towards 3rd world status. Economic data indicate a harsh reality that obviates mainstream political debate. The evidence suggests that, without fundamental reforms, the U.S. will become a post industrial neo-3rd-world country by 2032.
Fundamental characteristics that define a 3rd world country include high unemployment, lack of economic opportunity, low wages, widespread poverty, extreme concentration of wealth, unsustainable government debt, control of the government by international banks and multinational corporations, weak rule of law and counterproductive government policies. All of these characteristics are evident in the U.S. today.
Other factors include poor public health, nutrition and education, as well as lack of infrastructure. Public health and nutrition in the U.S., while below European standards, stand well above those of 3rd world countries. American public education now ranks behind poorer countries, like Estonia, but remains superior to that of 3rd world countries. While crumbling infrastructure can be seen in cities across America, the vast infrastructure of the United States cannot be compared to a 3rd world country. However, all of these factors will rapidly deteriorate in a declining economy.
Unemployment and Lack of Economic Opportunity
Unemployment, which is a deep, structural problem in the U.S., is a fundamental challenge to economic opportunity. The U.S. labor market is in a long-term downward trend linked to globalization, i.e., offshoring of manufacturing, outsourcing of jobs and deindustrialization.
The U.S. workforce has declined by approximately 6.5% since its year 2000 peak to roughly 58.2% of working age adults and the U.S. now suffers chronic unemployment of 9.1%. Although the workforce grew in the 1980s and 1990s, as dual income families became the norm, the size of the workforce is shrinking due to a lack of economic opportunity.
Officially, long-term unemployment is 16.5% and the ranks of the long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) include 5.9 million, 42.4% of those unemployed. However, prior to the Clinton administration, unemployment measures included workers who are now no longer counted as part of the workforce. Using the more accurate pre-Clinton criteria, unemployment exceeds 22%, only 3% below the worst point (24.9%) of the Great Depression. For countries with populations greater than 2 million, Macedonia leads the world with 33.8% unemployment, followed by Armenia at 28.6%, Algeria at 27.3% and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip both at 25.7%.
Compounding the unemployment problem is the fact that an entire generation of young Americans is being left behind in terms of economic opportunity. Student loans exceed $1 trillion while the labor force participation rate for those aged 16 to 29 who are working or looking for work fell to 48.8% in 2011, the lowest level ever recorded. Lack of economic opportunity among the youth, including millions of unemployed college graduates, is a political wildcard reminiscent of countries like Tunisia.
The structural decline of the U.S. labor market will continue as American workers are merged into a global labor pool in which they cannot yet directly compete for jobs with workers in countries like China and India. In China, for example, gross pay, in terms of purchasing power parity, is equivalent to approximately $514 per month, 57% below the U.S. poverty line. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the U.S. trade deficit with China alone caused a loss of 2.8 million U.S. jobs since 2001.
Falling Real Wages and Household Incomes
Workers earning more dollars are actually poorer in terms of purchasing power when the cost of living rises faster than wages,. In fact, if household income is adjusted for inflation, most American families have grown significantly poorer over the past ten years. In 2010, for example, real median household income fell 2.3%. Although the average wage has risen steadily in nominal terms, dwindling purchasing power is a reality for most Americans. When adjusted for inflation, the wages of most Americans have not kept up with the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
According to famed economist Milton Friedman, "inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon." In other words, prices rise when the money supply is increased faster than population or sustainable economic activity. Apparent economic growth created through credit expansion, i.e., by increasing the money supply, has a temporary stimulative effect but also causes prices to rise. True Money Supply is an accurate measure of inflation.
Although CPI is sufficient to illustrate declining real wages, CPI does not measure the cost of living in a realistic way. According to economist John Williams of Shadow Government Statistics, CPI systematically understates inflation.
The decline in real household income has set Americans back to 1996 levels, despite many households now having two incomes rather than one. Dual income families accounted for much of the increase in real median household income during the 1980s and 1990s, but, today, two incomes are barely better than one income was three decades ago. The decline in real wages was obfuscated in the 1980s and 1990s by growth in the workforce, e.g., by women entering the workforce. Real median household income rose while real wages declined because more households had two incomes. As U.S. wages and household income continue to fall in real terms, both poverty and reliance on government assistance programs will continue to rise.
Growing Poverty
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the poverty rate in the United States rose to 15.7% in 2011, with 47.8 million Americans living in poverty (1 in 6). The official poverty line, determined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is $22,314 for a family of four. The number of families living in poverty has risen sharply since 2006 and continues to climb. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as "food stamps," serves 45.8 million households as of May 2011. The program now feeds 1 in 8 Americans and nearly 1 in 4 children.
Based on the outlook for employment and wages, both poverty and reliance on government assistance programs will continue to grow. However, the negative trends in employment, wages and poverty have not affected all Americans equally. In fact, the household income and wealth of the wealthiest Americans has increased sharply, despite the overall deterioration of the U.S. economy.
Increasing Concentration of Wealth
Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, warned that, "Ultimately, we are interested in the question of relative standards of living and ... trends in the distribution of wealth, which, more fundamentally than earnings or income, represents a measure of the ability of households to consume." In other words, concentration of wealth undermines the consumer base of the economy, causing GDP to decline and resulting in unemployment, which reduces living standards. Obviously, the total wealth of society is reduced when wealth is highly concentrated because there is a lower overall level of economic activity.
Economic data from several sources, including the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), show that wealth and income in the United States have become increasingly concentrated with the wealthiest 1% of Americans owning 38.2% of stock market assets, e.g., shares of businesses. For the wealthiest 1% of Americans, household income tripled between 1979 and 2007 and has continued to increase while household wealth in the United States has fallen by $7.7 trillion. The Gini Coefficient illustrates the growing disparity in income distribution. In terms of the Gini Coefficient, the United States is now at parity with China and will soon overtake Mexico, a still developing country. It should be noted, of course, that the U.S. remains a far wealthier country overall. If the current trend continues, however, the U.S. will resemble a 3rd world country, in terms of the disparity in income distribution, in approximately two decades, i.e., by 2032.
Welcome to the 3rd World
The United States is quickly becoming a post industrial neo-3rd-world country. Partly as a consequence of worsening unemployment and lack of economic opportunity, falling real wages and household incomes, growing poverty and increasing concentration of wealth, the U.S. government faces a historic fiscal crisis. Dominant corporate influence over the U.S. government, particularly by large banks, weakening rule of law at the federal level and destructive tax policies are compounding the economic problems facing the United States. Barring fundamental reforms or a hyperinflationary collapse of the U.S. dollar (due to the fiscal problems of the U.S. government), the deterioration of the U.S. economy will continue and accelerate. As the U.S. economy continues its decline, public health, nutrition and education, as well as the country's infrastructure, will visibly deteriorate and the 3rd world status of the United States will become apparent.
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Wage and Hour Division
US Labor Department seeks comments on nursing mothers law
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is requesting public comments on its preliminary interpretations of a new provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act that requires employers to provide nursing mothers with reasonable break time and a private space for expressing breast milk while at work. This new provision — the Break Time for Nursing Mothers Law — became law when the Affordable Care Act was signed by the president in March 2010. The provision responds to a reality that many women face when they return to work after having a baby.
"Many women who want to continue breastfeeding their children simply can't because they do not have the necessary accommodations to do it," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "What the department is seeking to do is to develop guidance for employers that will assist them in complying with this new law and that will support women who choose to continue nursing once they return to work. And with input from the public — including working mothers and employers — we'll be successful in doing that."
The department will accept public comments in response to a request for information on its preliminary interpretations for the next 60 days — with a deadline of Feb. 22, 2011 — via http://www.regulations.gov.
In order to increase awareness of the new law and provide the public with access to additional resources related to workplace lactation programs, the department has launched a Web page at http://www.dol.gov/whd/nursingmothers. Employers and employees are encouraged to visit the site. It provides general information and guidance that has been issued by the department on the new break time requirements for nursing mothers in the workplace, as well as a compilation of resources that employers, employees and other interested stakeholders might find useful as they develop workplace lactation programs. Many employers already have successfully implemented lactation programs using these and similar resources.
The Wage and Hour Division is responsible for administering and enforcing a number of federal labor laws, including the FLSA. The act's nursing mothers provision requires employers to provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for one year after the child's birth each time such employee has need to express the milk. Employers also are required to provide a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from co-workers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk.
For information on federal laws concerning wage and hour issues, visit http://www.dol.gov/whd or call the Wage and Hour Division's toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243).
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What Are The Differences Between An Aussie And Kiwi Accent?
The New Zealand and Australian accent are close, but mistaking one for the other is a big faux pas. Here's how to keep them straight.
By Meredith Eriksson
Illustration by Victoria Fernandez.
Similar to how Canadians can be offended if you mistake them for Americans, New Zealanders (or Kiwis, as we affectionately call them) might feel prickled if you mistake them for Australians. As an Australian, I can understand: I'd much rather be known for Lord of the Rings landscapes than small furry bears with sexually transmitted infections (most koalas have chlamydia — no really). But how do you tell the difference between the New Zealand and the Australian accent?
In order to get off on the right foot with your Kiwi and Aussie friends, here are some cues and clues to tell your island-nation friends apart!
1. Vowel Pronunciation
Although Australians and Kiwis might sound comparatively close to the untrained ear, research has shown there is a distinct contrast in the pronunciation of vowels. Australians tend to pronounce their vowels with more emphasis on the sound [ee], whereas New Zealanders are more prominent with [u] sounds. A clear example of this can be found in how most Kiwis pronounce "fish and chips." They're likely to say something closer to fush and chups or f'sh and ch'ps, whereas most Aussies would say something closer to feesh and cheeps.
The same goes for Aussies pronouncing "Sydney" like Sidney, rather than Kiwis who might pronounce it closer to Sudney. These kinds of vowel differences may sound subtle to an American or a Brit, but they're what you'll need to listen out for if you want to make an accurate guess. If you can't trick a Kiwi or an Aussie into pronouncing "fish and chips," there are a few more things you can listen for — like their vocabulary.
2. Slang And Vocabulary
Australians and New Zealanders are two countries that are particularly fond of using colloquialisms and slang in everyday speech. It's almost as though we have two words for everything in Australia — and it seems our Kiwi neighbors love to do it too! For example, Australians will call a portable cooler an esky while New Zealanders know them as a chilly bin.
New Zealanders have their own slang too, like the term Jandals — which is used to refer to thongs, or "flip-flops" as Americans know them. You can also recognize a Kiwi by the rather shocking phrase "I went tramping last weekend," which actually refers to the act of "hiking," rather than anything salacious.
Australians also love to shorten and abbreviate their words, which is a key aspect of Australian English. For example: breakfast = brekkie, McDonalds = Maccas, dinner = dins, and so on. It took all my self-restraint, as a true blue Aussie, to write "vocabulary" in the header above rather than vocab. Seriously.
Our abbreviations are a language all their own, and we can barely count the number of videos where Australians list all the unusual abbreviations we use. If you're really lucky, you'll find the Australians who even drop the last letters of words like "running" or "crying" to instead say runnin' or cryin'.
4. Pronunciation
Aside from the difference in vowel pronunciation, studies suggest these accents are the most homogeneous out of all the English-speaking countries. If we were to visualize a spectrum of aural difference within English accents, where Australians are on the leftmost side and Americans on the rightmost, you could place New Zealanders closer to the Aussie side and Brits somewhere in the middle.
Additionally, both New Zealand English and Australian English are varieties of non-rhotic English. If you're curious as to what that means, rhoticity refers to the degree that the R is pronounced in an accent. Non-rhotic English, or non-rhotic accents, are characterized by dropping the [r] sound with words ending in R, like in most British accents.
Theories About The Distinction
So why are these two accents so close and yet so far apart? Linguists have proposed two central theories to explain the similarities between the Australian and New Zealand accent: the "Mixing Bowl" theory and the "Single Origin" theory.
Proponents of the Mixing Bowl theory believe that the new accent evolved from the mixture of accents and dialects of original immigrants to both New Zealand and Australia. Meanwhile, those who believe in the Single Origin theory believe that Kiwis and Aussies are both descended from a particular variety of British English. Since they had similar immigrant groups, their accents must be similar. But there's still a lot of debate both in the academic world and in the local pub!
Meredith Eriksson
Meredith is a typical Australian who likes her poached eggs gooey and her avocado spread thick. Born by the beach, you'll find her in the water or bathing on the rocks.
How Australian English Grew Its Wings
How did Australian English become distinct from British English? We explore its history from 1788 until today.
What's The Difference Between A Language, A Dialect And An Accent?
Confused by what people mean when they talk about languages, dialects and accents? You're not alone.
21 Essential Australian Expressions
From brekkies to barbies, here are some useful Australian expressions so you'll never be lost for words Down Under.
By James Lane


The are many lawn pests, most of which will be under the turf, eating the grass roots. You could have 100-200 larvae per square metre with a really bad infestation. Chafer Beetle and Leatherjacket Larvae will literally strip a lawn bare of grass cover and sadly, there are no pesticide control products to control them thanks to The Ministers in the EU Parliament. Your only option is to go for Biological control using Nematode worms which seek out their specific host and eliminate them. Leatherjackets live in the soil only for one year whereas Chafer Beetles live in the soil for up to three years making them harder to eradicate. Larger Mammals like Badgers and Foxes and also Birds will see the lawn grubs as rich sources of food when times are tough and they will all seriously rip up the turf to get to the grubs, making a right mess of the lawn surface and make it hard to repair it. Moles may also be a problem in allowing you to maintain a nice green sward.
Quality, not quantity is the key. When and how much water should you give your lawn in the summer months? Should you water your lawns or not in the dry summer? We can also get dry Springs and Autumns. The natural water loss from the lawn can be 7mm per hour when the temperature is 29 degrees and 4mm per hour when it is 24 degrees. We say no, don't bother and water your plants instead before there is a hosepipe ban.
If you have to water a lawn, water at the coolest part of the day and do not water until run off. Use a wetting agent to solve dry patches in the lawn. The more healthy your turf grasses are, the best they will survive a dry spell. Weed grasses react violently with big changes in climatic conditions. Weeds in the sward take up a lot of precious water intended for the grass plants. Remember one thing – you cannot beat natural rain for evenly watering a lawn to a depth.
A healthy lawns should not have any weeds in it. Let's say that again, a lawn should not have any weeds in it. Weeds compete for vital water with the turf grasses plus they look unsightly and grow faster than the grasses so you will increase your mowing frequency to suit the weed growth. Some larger rosette weeds can be easily dug out but the finer weeds are best sprayed with a Selective Weed Killer with a garden sprayer. Always apply a liquid or granular weed killer three or four days after mowing and do not mow for a few days after, longer if you can get away with it. It will take a few weed control sessions to finally rid of the weeds and not all lawn weeds are easy to kill, especially Parsley Piert, Speedwells and Field Woodrush. Some weeds are best controlled by using a Soluble Iron used for Moss Control rather than a Lawn Weed Killer. Always make sure that your sprayer is clean and calibrated correctly before mixing a treatment up.
A Wetting Agent lowers the surface tension of water thus making it wetter. Soil naturally suffers from a condition called 'Dry Patch'. A programme of Wetting Agent Applications will alleviate the condition and ensure the percolation of any water natural or artificial, through the soil profile. It will conserve water if the water moisture content is consistent down the soil profile.
It will conserve water by making sure that any available water will not run off and be wasted. Can be added to irrigation systems too.
Dry Patch is a little known problem of turf in amateur lawn circles but one that has an incredible impact in ensuring consistent colour, growth, nutrient status, run of the ball and most of all visual impact and continuity of grass cover.
Dry patches that are hard to re-wet are the primary causes of lawn failure. If a lawn is renovated, it is always these long lasting dry areas that are the root cause of any seed failing to germinate and establish in these well marked and visual areas. You may notice a darkening halo on parts of the lawn, visible from the upstairs window. This is a good indicator that the soil underneath is starting to or has dried out.
This little known phenomenon is not only related to drought conditions but even if you are watering the lawn on a regular basis all throughout the year, some areas will still never become wet naturally to a depth, thus promoting grass growth in these areas. The surface of these areas will become dry and crusty and thatchy and be void of grass that cannot grow without water.
A Wetting Agent is used to alleviate localised 'Dry Patch' areas on a lawn or grass area. These areas have appeared because the soil-acting bacteria have made the soil hydrophobic (repelling water) and until you can get these areas wet again, nothing will grow. Trying to wet an old bathroom sponge, almost impossible.
A by-product of their activity in breaking down thatch in the lawns surface is a waxy substance that coats the soil particles, thus preventing them absorbing available water. It is important to get the lawns surface wet to a depth and consistently even across the complete surface area of the lawn to aid uniform growth and colour and make treatments effective. The Wetting Agent or Surfactant will reduce the surface tension of the water droplet and make water wetter making it easier to be absorbed into the soil and break down the waxy coating surrounding some of the soil particles. It is particularly good at reducing the activity of Fairy Rings by enabling you to get the soil in the immediate and not so immediate proximity of the fairy ring wet again. It is a liquid detergent that is safe to use on grass of a minimal salt content. Wetting Agents are available as a tablet that can be applied via a hose end diluter (like the Miracle Grow one shown) or in a liquid or granular form.
If the grass trying to grow in these dry patch areas is dead, it is unlikely to come back if it is totally dead so some localised over sowing will be required. Nothing will grow in the garden without water!
So if you have an area of your lawn that is failing to respond to fertiliser applications, over seeding and some general renovation and TLC, then it is probably a Dry Patch problem. Get the soil wet again and you should be able to grow grass in these areas once again. I use mine for general plant watering too and also for getting wet dog urine burns on the lawn just prior to and after seeding.
Turf Managers will apply a Wetting Agent to their turf monthly during the period March to September, often with a Seaweed soil conditioner as a tank mixture. Making an application of a Wetting Agent to the turf way ahead before the soil dries out as a result of drought, will make any available water applied as a result of artificial irrigation or natural rainfall, will make the water wetter and ensure the even penetration of that water down through the soil profile.
It is possible to obtain a liquid wetting agent that can be dispensed via a side dispenser into the irrigation system. The products are safe for plants and you will in fact require less water as the wetting agent makes water wetter, making it possible to penetrate dry soils easier. They are quite effective products, one litre can treat 18 golf greens for example so if an irrigation system has a 100-litre diluter, you would only require a small quantity each month to be dispensed around the garden. Localised problematic areas should be treated by hand to cure the problem as irrigation systems do not always provide 100% coverage across a lawn. This can be achieved via a hose diluter and Wetting agents are also available in a granular form that is incorporated following aeration via a rotary fertiliser spreader. They can be applied diluted with water as a liquid spray via a knapsack sprayer too. Larger tablets the size of a small bucket can be introduced to the water inflow of an irrigation water storage tank.
If you have dying areas of grass on your lawn or areas that just will not grow, put your gardening knife into firstly a green area after watering or rainfall and then the problem area and cut out a small cube of lawn and you will notice that the dead or problem area is dust dry, much unlike the green area. Apply a wetting agent to these problem areas to solve the problem, but follow the procedure mentioned above.
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Q: Column being ignored in like statement of SQL where clause I'm trying to create a jQuery autocomplete search box with a C# Web Service querying for results in a SQL Server table of contacts.
The table has columns for ContactID, ContactType, FirstName, LastName, and Organization and I'm currently trying to allow the user to search by either FirstName and Lastname when ContactType is set to IND (for individual) or Organization when it's not.
The problem I'm having is that for a particular contact who has their ContactType set to ORG (for organization) I'm still only able to return their result by typing the contact's first and last name. It displays the result's name as the organization name but if I search by the actual organization name it doesn't return any results. My query is as follows:
SELECT CASE WHEN contacttype= 'IND' AND FirstName != '' AND LastName != ''
                 OR ContactType IS NULL THEN FirstName + ' ' + LastName + ' ' + Email1
            ELSE Organization + ' ' + Email1
        END AS FullName,
       ContactID
  FROM Contact
 WHERE Updated = '1'
   AND Organization LIKE @SearchText
    OR FirstName + ' ' + LastName LIKE @SearchText + '%'
 ORDER BY FullName ASC

A: You have some issues with your ANDs and your ORs, I think you may need something like:
SELECT CASE WHEN (contacttype= 'IND' AND FirstName != '' AND LastName != '')
                 OR ContactType is null
                 THEN FirstName + ' ' + LastName + ' ' + Email1
            ELSE Organization + ' ' + Email1
        END AS FullName,
       ContactID
  FROM Contact
 WHERE Updated = '1'
   AND (Organization LIKE @SearchText
       OR FirstName + ' ' + LastName LIKE @SearchText + '%')
 ORDER BY FullName ASC

Also as noted by bolu in the comments, you don't append a wildcard for your org name search.  This may be required, depending on what you are passing in.

A: You are adding % to your @searchText when searching by name, but nothing was added when searching by Organization. And you may need to use parenthesis depending on your logic (note: I added one below based on my guess).
SELECT CASE WHEN contacttype= 'IND' AND FirstName != '' AND LastName != ''
                 OR ContactType IS NULL THEN FirstName + ' ' + LastName + ' ' + Email1
            ELSE Organization + ' ' + Email1
        END AS FullName,
       ContactID
 FROM Contact
 WHERE Updated = '1'
   AND (Organization LIKE @SearchText + '%'
        OR FirstName + ' ' + LastName LIKE @SearchText + '%')
 ORDER BY FullName ASC

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It's a quiet day in the city known as Quarantine. Families are doing laundry, kids are playing in the dust and sand. A yell breaks the silence... "THEY ARE CROSSING SOUTH!!!" yells Trip. Shots ring out... and keep ringing.. and ringing... and ringing. They finally stop with a yell of "RELOADING!!!". From an unkown position more shots ring out. These shots are different, distinct, accurate even. A voice comes across the radio, "one confirmed down". Sir Lucient adjusts his mustache and sights up his next kill. Another voice comes across the radio, "We only killed one with 300 rounds?" asks Koz_Dany. More shots, this time far far away from the objective. Trip gets on the radio this time "You still alive BZ?". A couple of clicks confirm that our mad man has somehow managed to get deep within enemy lines and disrupt their plan of attack. Tyler calls out that he would like to rotate, and after assessing the defense Trip gives him the go ahead. Sparrows chimes in over the radio "Do we still have eyes on the objective?" Multiple responses of yes. More shots. Trip yells to his teammates to hold the left while he pushes the enemy that way. PKM shots ring out. The enemy rushes towards the objective in their confusion and fear. Sparrows and Koz_Dany finish them off swiftly with some well placed shots and once again the battlefield is quiet, except for Trip because he can never be quiet.


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Filmografia
 Il settimo sigillo (Det sjunde inseglet), regia di Ingmar Bergman (1957)
 Il posto delle fragole (Smultronstället), regia di Ingmar Bergman (1957)
Venetianskan, regia di Ingmar Bergman (1958)
 La fontana della vergine (Jungfrukällan), regia di Ingmar Bergman (1960)
 Il silenzio (Tystnaden) , regia di Ingmar Bergman (1963)
 Luci d'inverno (Nattvardsgästerna), regia di Ingmar Bergman (1963)
 Gli amorosi (Älskande par), regia di Mai Zetterling (1964)
 Rapimento (Rapture), regia di John Guillermin (1965)
 Fame (Sult), regia di Henning Carlsen (1966)
 Le ragazze (Flickorna), regia di Mai Zetterling (1968)
 Scene da un matrimonio (Scener ur ett äktenskap), regia di Ingmar Bergman (1973)
 Uomini che odiano le donne (Män som hatar kvinnor), regia di Niels Arden Oplev (2009)

Doppiatrici italiane
 Rosetta Calavetta in Il silenzio, Luci d'inverno
 Anna Miserocchi in La fontana della vergine

Note

Voci correlate
 Ingmar Bergman
 Mai Zetterling

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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Digital TV News: IIT Kanpur
NextGen Broadcast technology demonstrated at conclave in New Delhi
Jun 2, 2022 – A Conclave on 'Direct to Mobile and 5G Broadband - Convergence Roadmap for India' took place in New Delhi on June 1, 2022. The conclave demonstrated NextGen Broadcast technology on smart phones and other smart devices.
News categories: IIT Kanpur, TSDSI, Saankhya Labs, Prasar Bharati, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Prof Abhay Karandikar, NG Subramaniam, Ms Pamela Kumar, Parag Naik, Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Dr. PD Vaghela, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, India
BARC India collaborates with IITs on TV audience measurement innovation
Dec 27, 2018 – In a bid to seek solutions to better meet the needs of TV audience measurement, BARC India has partnered with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). IITs across the country were asked to suggest new ways of measuring TV viewing habits of 836 million TV owning individuals.
News categories: BARC India, Romil Ramgarhia, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, India, Market Research


Fabriano, Italy, Watercolour, 15" x 11"
I'm in to splattering at the moment - in moderation though. Trying not to overdo it. But I thought the lucky strike on the nearby car wheel arch was just on target. Normally with wheels of cars, I try to understate them. To me they just don't look right with perfect wheels - tyres and so on.


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15 Irish entrepreneurs can bag €200,000 each as part of joint venture
by Colm Gorey
19 Sep 20171.04k Views
Image: Eviart/Shutterstock
Entrepreneurs can secure up to €200,000 each as part of a new start-up fund backed by AIB and Frontline Ventures.
AIB and Frontline Ventures have launched the second AIB Discovery Programme to provide 15 high-potential start-ups with a total of €3m – or €200,000 each – enabling them to expand into a larger market.
The fund was first launched in 2013 and has so far supported companies familiar to Siliconrepublic.com readers, including online clothing store Pointy, smart weighing scale Drop and online jewellery store Love & Robots.
While an initial focus for AIB and Frontline Ventures will be on meeting entrepreneurs working in the fintech sector, the two organisations said that they will also be looking to hold meetings exclusively with women entrepreneurs as part of a larger inclusion effort.
AIB's head of equity investment unit, Ray Fitzpatrick, said: "As one of the largest seed capital providers in Ireland, AIB recognises the importance of supporting this vital sector and its future growth potential.
"This initial stage of development in an entrepreneur's journey is often the most difficult, and AIB, in 'backing brave', is keen to support their first step on that journey."
Meanwhile, Frontline Ventures partner Shay Garvey added: "Often the hardest stage to find finance is when a company is doing customer discovery, and this is the area where the programme has the biggest impact.
"We have been very happy with the progress of the companies that have been supported to date and we are excited about broadening the programme for the coming years."
The new fund comes a number of months after Frontline Ventures made headlines with the opening of a €60m fund for European B2B software start-ups as part of its continuing effort to grow outside of its native Ireland.
Speaking at the time, Frontline Ventures partner Will Prendergast said that the fund was to help European start-ups break into the lucrative US market.
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A drone aircraft powered by a 200-year-old engine design has been patented by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.
The Stirling engine – invented in 1816 by Robert Stirling – uses temperature difference to activate its gas-filed pistons. The engine is efficient at generating mechanical power, although slow. But the research lab thinks it could be ideal for use in a solar-powered aircraft that needs to fly throughout the night on stored energy.
Instead of using solar cells to convert sunlight to electricity, and store it in rechargeable batteries, the plane would use a thermal battery that stores heat in order to drive its Stirling engine.
During the day, sunlight will heat a mix of lithium and lithium hydride and a moving parabolic mirror will keep track of the Sun to focus its rays on the thermal store. While the Sun's rays will provide heat for the engine's gas, the cold air outside the plane will provide an ideal way of lowering its temperature.
Related the Cryoplane, a hydrogen powered plane project spotted on Bright.
Liquid Hydrogen is the only known fuel suitable for aviation to be produced from renewable energy sources and offering extremely "Low Pollutant Emissions".


As every space is not ideal for setting up an office; similarly, every commercial space cannot be ideal for setting up a restaurant. Finding a perfect place for setting up a restaurant is quite a challenging task as you will need to keep in certain important things so that you can make profits.
When looking for a restaurant space, make sure there is a dedicated parking space. A restaurant that does not have a lot of parking space will not be able to get enough customers.
Another important thing that you need to consider is that your restaurant should be visible easily to the passerby's and everyone around that locality. In order to draw the attention of the customers, you can put up a digital signage near the restaurant entrance. Or you can also put up advertisement of your restaurant so that it can catch the eyes of the onlookers easily.
When choosing a restaurant space; consider the type of restaurant you want to set up to determine the size required. For instance, a coffee shop may require a small space to setup while a fine dining restaurant will require somewhat larger space.
Find out the businesses and services that are there in the locality. This will help you to determine if you can benefit from adjacent businesses as their employees, and customers can become your customers. You can also find out if the other businesses around will improve the quality of your company.
Before you invest in a restaurant space, make sure that it has fire alarms, proper wiring, sprinkler systems, restrooms, handicap-accessible doors and all those things that are required for the safety of the employees and the customers.
Also, make sure that all the certifications are in place before you invest in the restaurant space so that you do not face any trouble in future. In India, a commercial property needs to have certain certifications that allow you to engage in your preferred line of business; so you can ask for that from the builder.
These tips will help you in finding the right space for setting up your restaurant.
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Lisman Lecture
Stephen A. Lisman Lecture
The Stephen A. Lisman Annual Lecture in Clinical Psychology was established in 2015 to sponsor an annual lecture given by a top clinical psychologist in the nation. The lecture series is in honor of Professor Lisman's 43 years of service and his contributions to Binghamton University and the clinical psychology field. The series is meant to enhance the quality of training and education and expose students, faculty and the Binghamton community to important topics in the profession. Questions? Email Stephen A Lisman
2019 Lecture Series
Contributions of Psychological Science to the Understanding and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
In the past four decades, we've experienced remarkable progress in our understanding of the prevalence of trauma exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as well as its assessment and treatment. Many of the advances have resulted from the application of psychological principles to the development of strong clinical assessment instruments and to the application of effective cognitive behavioral interventions to this condition. Reviewing this remarkable progress from the vantage point of a 42-year observer and contributor–from the initial case studies that brought attention to the disorder, to the construction of the most widely used assessment instruments, to participation in President Obama's National Research Action Plan (2013) that created the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD, this presentation highlighted the current status of psychological treatments for PTSD while providing insights into innovative new directions for future work.
Terence M. Keane, MA '76, PHD '79, SD '11
National Center for PTSD VA Boston Healthcare System Boston University School of Medicine
Terence M. Keane is professor of psychiatry and clinical psychology at Boston University. He is also the assistant dean of VA research at Boston University; the associate chief of staff for research and development at VA Boston Healthcare System; and the director of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder's Behavioral Science Division.
Keane has attained an international reputation as a pre-eminent researcher, scholar and clinician. His landmark contributions range from explicating the origin and development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to creating sophisticated methods for assessing, treating and preventing post-traumatic conditions, to teaching and training thousands of service providers on a worldwide basis. Keane is a past president of numerous scientific and professional organizations and is now president of the American Psychological Foundation. He has published 14 edited volumes and more than 300 articles and chapters on the assessment and treatment of PTSD. His research has been continuously funded for four decades by the VA, the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration. He has lectured on topics related to PTSD around the world and served as a consultant to many countries, as well as -- in what he has noted as a career high point -- a presentation to the United Nations on the mental health consequences of torture.
Keane's contributions to the field have been recognized by many honors, including two honorary doctorates; the Weisband Distinguished Alumnus Award (1998) from Binghamton University; a Fulbright Senior Scholarship (1993-94); the Outstanding Researcher in Behavior Therapy Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (2004); the Outstanding Research Contributions Award (2000) and the Distinguished Service Award (2002) from the American Psychological Association; the John Blair Barnwell Award for Outstanding Contributions in Clinical Science from the Veterans Health Administration; and numerous others. In 2018, Keane received the Presidential Award from the Division of Trauma Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA), which recognizes an "individual who has made unusual and outstanding contributions to the Division of Trauma Psychology."
2018 lecture/speaker
"What Is Psychopathic Personality? Personal Reflections from a Bumpy 30-Year Scientific Journey"
Scott Lilienfeld, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta.
This presentation discussed Scott Lilienfeld's research of the nature and boundaries of psychopathic personality (psychopathy) from the perspective of his own research program, and those of others. Lilienfeld argued that psychopathy is not a single, unified entity and that longstanding efforts (including his own) to identify its cause(s) have been largely misguided. Lilienfeld offered evidence that psychopathy is instead an "emergent interpersonal syndrome" marked by the co-occurrence of at least three separable dispositions that, when present in conjunction, yield socially malignant outcomes. Lilienfeld examined the implications of this controversial view for the assessment, causes, treatment, and prevention of psychopathy. View Dr. Lilienfeld's lecture.
"The Future of Psychological Treatments: Focus on Disorders of Emotion"
David H. Barlow, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry Founder and Director Emeritus, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders Boston University.
This presentation discussed Barlow's research, creating and disseminating evidence based treatments, developing the transdiagnostic model, and offering ideas about treatments to come. Barlow highlighted the importance of the role of temperament and the development of new assessment and interventions focusing on underlying common mechanisms of large classes of disorders across the "neurotic spectrum." Finally, Barlow offered new data on the efficacy of transdiagnostic approaches compared to more focused single diagnosis treatments along with applications of this approach to different types of problems such as eating disorders and trauma in global mental health contexts. Dr. Barlow generously made his slides available to students and alumni; you can request a copy from Mary Ellen Gates.
"Alcohol and Drug Problems: How Lessons from Clinicians and Researchers are Shaping Treatment"
Barbara S. McCrady, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychology Director of The Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA) University of New Mexico.
This presentation discussed the evolution of alcohol and drug treatment in the last 40 years, and how the dynamic interplay between research and clinical practice has shaped that evolution. McCrady talked about research on the structure of the treatment delivery system, mutual help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, specific behavioral treatments, and underserved populations. McCrady also discussed the implications of the changing demography of the U.S. and how changing models for delivery of health care services may impact alcohol and drug treatment and research. Dr. McCrady generously made her slides available to students and alumni; you can request a copy from Mary Ellen Gates.
"Suicide: Where We Are, Where We're Going and What's Keeping Us From Getting there"
Marsha Linehan, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology Director, Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics University of Washington.
The presentation discussed where the field of suicide intervention research started, the successes and failures that have been encountered thus far, as well as the critical issues that still need to be addressed in order to move the field forward. It included a summary of the suicide intervention research trials to date and the directions the field is heading toward addressing the complex problem of suicidal behavior.
Please join us in enhancing the graduate education of clinical psychology students at Binghamton, and provide leadership to practicing clinicians in the community.
making your gift today
For more information about how you can support the Stephen A. Lisman lecture series, contact Corey Lemon at clemon@binghamton.edu or 607-777-6343.


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Studio Ghibli Shutting Down?
Rumours of their death have been...slightly exaggerated.
by Tom Baker
Aug 4, 2014 August 4th, 2014
Everybody was thrown into a tizzy more traumatising even than Grave Of The Fireflies (well, maybe not quite) yesterday as the rumours of cinematic animation maestros Studio Ghibli's demise seemed to be all-but-confirmed during a documentary on Japanese television. The makers of such modern cartoon classics as Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro looked to be closing down for the foreseeable future, going out on a high and continuing on solely as a small office that would handle all the merchandising and intellectual property business. Which, it turns out, was only half-true. Yes, rumours of Ghibli's demise have been greatly exaggerated. You can't blame people for being worried, mind; the studio's most celebrated director, Hayao Miyazaki, announced his retirement after last year's The Wind Also Rises, which already put people in doubt as to whether the company would continue. When a loosely-translated version of yesterday's news story hit the web last night people connected the dots and assumed the worst. It turns out, however, that Studio Ghibli aren't going to be shuttering for good - they're more just, we don't know, hibernating. No need to throw yourself in front of a catbus just yet.
A newer, more accurate translation of that aforementioned documentary has now appeared online. Turns out Toshio Suzuki, Ghibli's general manager, wasn't suggesting that the studio were going to be retiring from making films altogether. Just that they "will take a brief pause to consider where to go from here." Suzuki also said that it wasn't "impossible" to keep making films forever but, considering the falling profits of their last few films compared to the high production costs of the traditional, hand-drawn animation they're known for - last year's The Tale of Princess Kaguya was considered a flop, netting 5.1 billion yen at the box office - maybe it's just not financially viable for them to keep making movies. It would be really sad if Studio Ghibli stopped making films, but even more so if the people who had brought us such magical and heartwarming movies had to do so because of something as horribly trivial and decidedly un-magical as not making enough money. Ghibli's most recent film, When Marnie Was There, was released last month in Japan, but no foreign release has been announced yet. So far it's made about $36 million in their native country - impressive, but still not the blockbusters amounts they're used to. Or need to survive. Eek.
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Posted On: 4th Aug 2014
Tom Baker is the Comics Editor at WhatCulture! He's heard all the Doctor Who jokes, but not many about Randall and Hopkirk. He also blogs at http://communibearsilostate.wordpress.com/
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Sexism in ads to be investigated by ASA amid growing debate on equality issues
By Rebecca Stewart-28 April 2016 11:14am
An investigation into gender stereotyping by brands could soon change the way the Advertising Standards Authority regulates campaigns which appear to objectify or sexualise women.
The watchdog announced today that it is set to launch the research project following increasing political and public debate around equality issues.
The study will report on whether current rules on gender stereotyping in ads need to be tightened up, and while the research will also look at the way men and boys are depicted in advertising, it's likely that the portrayal of women will court the most scrutiny.
The project will analyse evidence of gender stereotyping in ads, and call on industry stakeholders to share their views. The ASA will also commission its own study into public opinion around topics like sexualisation, the mocking of women and men in non-stereotypical roles, gender-specific marketing to children and presentations of idealised or unrealistic body images.
If the evidence suggests that a change in regulation is needed then the watchdog will "set out the best way to achieve it".
It follows a string of controversial ads, such as Protein World's 'Beach Body Ready' billboards (above) which escaped a ban despite last year being labeled "sexist" and "body shaming", prompting 378 official complaints and a petition calling for it to be removed which clocked up 70,000 signatures.
Guy Parker, the ASA's cheif executive said: "We're serious about making sure we're alive to changing attitudes and behaviours. That's why we've already been taking action to ban ads that we believe reinforce gender stereotypes and are likely to cause serious and widespread offence, or harm.
"And that's also why we want to engage further with a wide range of stakeholders on the effect of gender stereotyping on society, including through our 'call for evidence'," he added.
This article is about: UK, ASA, Ads, Protein World, Beach Body Ready, Advertising, Brand


Ketone bodies are three water-soluble compounds that are produced as by-products when fatty acids are broken down for energy. They are used as a source of energy in the heart and brain. In the brain, they are a vital source in fasting.
The three ketone bodies are acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetone, although beta-hydroxybutyrate is not technically a ketone but a carboxylic acid.
Ketone bodies can also be used for energy. Ketone bodies are transported from the liver to other tissues, where acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyrate can be reconverted to acetyl-CoA to produce energy, via the Krebs cycle.
The heart gets much of its energy from ketone bodies, although it also uses fatty acids.
The brain gets its energy from ketone bodies when insufficient glucose is available (e.g., when fasting). In the event of low blood glucose, most other tissues have additional energy sources besides ketone bodies (such as fatty acids), but the brain does not. After the diet has been changed to lower blood glucose for 3 days, the brain gets 30% of its energy from ketone bodies. After 4 days, this goes up to 70% (during the initial stages the brain does not burn ketones, since they are an important substrate for lipid synthesis in the brain). The brain retains some need for glucose, because ketone bodies can be broken down for energy only in the mitochondria, and brain cells' long thin axons are too far from mitochondria.
Ketone bodies are produced from acetyl-CoA (see ketogenesis) mainly in the mitochondrial matrix of liver cells when carbohydrates are so scarce that energy must be obtained from breaking down fatty acids.
Acetone is formed from spontaneous decarboxylation of acetoacetate. In a corresponding manner, the levels of acetone are much lower than those of the other two types of ketone bodies. And, unlike the other two, acetone cannot be converted back to acetyl-CoA, so it is excreted in the urine and exhaled (it can be exhaled readily because it has a high vapor pressure and thus evaporates easily). The exhalation of acetone is responsible for the characteristic "fruity" odour of the breath of persons in ketotic states.
Any production of these compounds is called ketogenesis, and this is necessary in small amounts.
But, when excess ketone bodies accumulate, this abnormal (but not necessarily harmful) state is called ketosis. Ketosis can be quantified by sampling the patient's exhaled air, and testing for acetone by gas chromatography.
When even larger amounts of ketone bodies accumulate such that the body's pH is lowered to dangerously acidic levels, this state is called ketoacidosis.
Both acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyrate are acidic, and, if levels of these ketone bodies are too high, the pH of the blood drops, resulting in ketoacidosis.
This happens in untreated Type I diabetes (see diabetic ketoacidosis), and also in alcoholics after binge drinking, subsequent starvation, and the alcohol-induced impairment of the liver's ability to generate glucose (gluconeogenesis)(see alcoholic ketoacidosis).
^ K. Musa-Veloso, S. S. Likhodii and S. C. Cunnane (2002). "Breath acetone is a reliable indicator of ketosis in adults consuming ketogenic meals". Am J Clin Nutr 76 (1): 65-70.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Ketone_bodies". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.


Identification of missing prisoners of war is a complex and time consuming task. There are many missing soldiers whose remains have yet to be returned to their families and loved ones. This nation has a solemn obligation to its soldiers and their families who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. There are currently over 82,000 unidentified prisoners of war which are identified at a rate of 100+ per year. At this rate it would take 300+ years to complete the identification process. Previously, anthropologists used excel spreadsheets to sort through skeletal data. This project aims to streamline the specimen level information management, which is part of a larger collaboration with the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on the Commingled Remains Analytics (CoRA) Ecosystem for inventorying and analyzing human remains, thereby allowing anthropologists to work more cohesively and with less chance of data loss or corruption. The human brain is very visual, with 90 percent of the knowledge gained through the visual cortex. This research aims to develop new capabilities for anthropologists to visualize bone pair-matches by developing graph visualizations to show which bones are potentially pair-matched using osteometric sorting algorithms using measurements. This will be further enhanced by using correlational data such as DNA, age estimation, trauma and pathology to score the strength of the pair-match. This research helps in the identification & segregation of bones and helps in fulfilling our nation's promise to our soldiers and their families. This project has great significance for our country.


Protect your farm equipment, improve productivity and help ensure higher quality hay with Jiffy's unique Hayland Float. The Hayland Float easily levels molehills, humps and hollows that can lead to expensive repairs to haybines, discbines, balers and forage harvesters, costly livestock injuries and dirt in your hay or silage. At 125 pounds a foot and 35 feet in width, this solid, durable piece of machinery extends the life of hayland and pasture by repairing rodent damage. It's easy to use alone or pull a roller or fertilizer spreader on its rear hitch.
Level your pastures, hay meadows, riding arenas and other areas.
Rid your land of molehills, humps and holes.
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Bill Cosby Will Face 5 Additional Accusers at Trial, Judge Rules
By Dory Jackson On 3/15/18 at 6:12 PM EDT
A judge declared that only five Bill Cosby accusers can testify in court. Here, Cosby is pictured arriving on the sixth day of jury deliberations of his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse on June 17, 2017 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Eduardo Munoz/AFP/Getty Images
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Five additional women will be allowed to testify against comedian Bill Cosby at his upcoming retrial, a judge ruled on Thursday. Cosby has been accused of sexual assault by more than 50 women over decades.
The ruling was made by Judge Steven O'Neill, who was assigned to Cosby's trial in 2016. The 80-year-old's legal team tried to limit the number of accusers permitted to share their accounts in next month's trial. His team argued that "ancient allegations" were used to strengthen the case, according to The Associated Press. The trial is expected to start in Pennsylvania on April 2, with jury selection scheduled for March 29.
On March 2, Cosby's legal team attempted to have the judge dismiss his retrial. But this bid was rejected by O'Neill.
The comedian stood trial last June, where he faced alleged victim Andrea Constand. Constand, a former Temple University employee, said Cosby drugged and groped her at his Philadelphia mansion in 2004. But the case was ruled as a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict.
Cosby was known as "America's Dad" before being accused by dozens of women of engaging in sexual battery, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, child abuse or drug-facilitated rape. He's repeatedly denied all accusations.
O'Neill's ruling comes on the heels of comments made by actor Lisa Bonet, who played Cosby's daughter on The Cosby Show. In a March profile by Net-A-Porter, the 50-year-old said she "always" glimpsed a darkness in the comedian. "There was no knowledge on my part about his specific actions," Bonet said. "There was just energy. And that type of sinister, shadow energy cannot be concealed. And if I had anything more to reveal then, it would have happened a long time ago. That's my nature. The truth will set you free."
Celebrity lawyer Tom Mesereau is representing Cosby. Mesereau did not immediately return Newsweek's request for comment.
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package org.thingsboard.server.transport.lwm2m.client;

import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
import org.eclipse.leshan.client.resource.BaseInstanceEnabler;
import org.eclipse.leshan.client.servers.ServerIdentity;
import org.eclipse.leshan.core.model.ObjectModel;
import org.eclipse.leshan.core.node.LwM2mResource;
import org.eclipse.leshan.core.response.ExecuteResponse;
import org.eclipse.leshan.core.response.ReadResponse;
import org.eclipse.leshan.core.response.WriteResponse;
import org.thingsboard.common.util.ThingsBoardThreadFactory;

import javax.security.auth.Destroyable;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;

@Slf4j
public class SwLwM2MDevice extends BaseInstanceEnabler implements Destroyable {

    private static final List<Integer> supportedResources = Arrays.asList(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9);

    private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduler = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(ThingsBoardThreadFactory.forName(getClass().getSimpleName() + "-test-scope"));

    private final AtomicInteger state = new AtomicInteger(0);

    private final AtomicInteger updateResult = new AtomicInteger(0);

    @Override
    public ReadResponse read(ServerIdentity identity, int resourceId) {
        if (!identity.isSystem())
            log.info("Read on Device resource /{}/{}/{}", getModel().id, getId(), resourceId);
        switch (resourceId) {
            case 0:
                return ReadResponse.success(resourceId, getPkgName());
            case 1:
                return ReadResponse.success(resourceId, getPkgVersion());
            case 7:
                return ReadResponse.success(resourceId, getUpdateState());
            case 9:
                return ReadResponse.success(resourceId, getUpdateResult());
            default:
                return super.read(identity, resourceId);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public ExecuteResponse execute(ServerIdentity identity, int resourceId, String params) {
        String withParams = null;
        if (params != null && params.length() != 0) {
            withParams = " with params " + params;
        }
        log.info("Execute on Device resource /{}/{}/{} {}", getModel().id, getId(), resourceId, withParams != null ? withParams : "");

        switch (resourceId) {
            case 4:
                startUpdating();
                return ExecuteResponse.success();
            case 6:
                return ExecuteResponse.success();
            default:
                return super.execute(identity, resourceId, params);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public WriteResponse write(ServerIdentity identity, boolean replace, int resourceId, LwM2mResource value) {
        log.info("Write on Device resource /{}/{}/{}", getModel().id, getId(), resourceId);

        switch (resourceId) {
            case 2:
                startDownloading();
                return WriteResponse.success();
            case 3:
                startDownloading();
                return WriteResponse.success();
            default:
                return super.write(identity, replace, resourceId, value);
        }
    }

    private int getUpdateState() {
        return state.get();
    }

    private int getUpdateResult() {
        return updateResult.get();
    }

    private String getPkgName() {
        return "software";
    }

    private String getPkgVersion() {
        return "1.0.0";
    }

    @Override
    public List<Integer> getAvailableResourceIds(ObjectModel model) {
        return supportedResources;
    }

    @Override
    public void destroy() {
        scheduler.shutdownNow();
    }

    private void startDownloading() {
        scheduler.schedule(() -> {
            try {
                state.set(1);
                updateResult.set(1);
                fireResourceChange(7);
                fireResourceChange(9);
                Thread.sleep(100);
                state.set(2);
                fireResourceChange(7);
                Thread.sleep(100);
                state.set(3);
                fireResourceChange(7);
                Thread.sleep(100);
                updateResult.set(3);
                fireResourceChange(9);
            } catch (Exception e) {

            }
        }, 100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
    }

    private void startUpdating() {
        scheduler.schedule(() -> {
            state.set(4);
            updateResult.set(2);
            fireResourceChange(7);
            fireResourceChange(9);
        }, 100, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
    }

}

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Patricia Irene Michael Flynn
Patricia Irene Michael Flynn passed away after a long bout with Appendeceal cancer on February 17, 2016 surrounded by her family. Patty was born in San Diego on August 30, 1952 to Robert and Nira Michael. They later moved to Lead, S. D., where her father worked in the Homestake Mine.
Patty was blessed with two sons, Chris and Lee. Patty met the love of her life and best friend, Steve Flynn and they were married in 1988. Together they raised their family that included Chris, Lee, and Steve's daughter Jenny in Deer Lodge.
Chris contracted cancer when he was eight years old. Chris required extensive treatments in Salt Lake City and Missoula. Patty was forever grateful to the Community of Deer Lodge for their support and generosity during Chris' treatment.
Her approach to life was to be kind and helpful and to lead by example. Her work career covered several jobs, most of which were in the banking/account management disciplines. She worked for Peoples Bank, Fickler Oil and First Security Bank. She helped many people improve their financial positions by using her patience, commonsense and compassion.
Patty was the type of person who made many friends and volunteered for many organizations such as Chamber of Commerce president, Deer Park Golf Course Board, Hospital Auxiliary, Tax Appeal Board, and volunteered for many other civic functions. Patty loved to sew, she made many beautiful quilts and table runners. Sewing Retreats were very special times for Patty. She loved to golf and bowl and has many fond memories sharing those times with friends.
Preceding Patty are her son Chris Barton, father Robert Michael, stepfather Sonny Nichols, sisters Cherye and Helen, brother Rick. In-laws Ray and Betty Masters, Jerome Flynn and Lucy Flynn and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Patty leaves behind her husband and best friend Stephen Flynn, son Lee Barton, stepson Darryl Barton and family, stepdaughter Jennifer Lerma and her daughters DeZiar (Josie) and Zoe. Mother Nira Nichols, sisters Pam (Adam), Bobbie, Stella (Steve). Many wonderful in-laws and countless friends.
Services will be Sunday February 28 at 3 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Deer Lodge with interment to follow. Reception will be at the Elks Lodge in Deer Lodge.
Memorials in Patty's name can be made to charities of the donor's choice.
Daunne LaVonne Muehlhauser Newman Murphy
Daunne got her angel wings on February 20, 2016 after a long and gracious battle with multiple sclerosis. She was born Daunne LaVonne Muehlhauser on October 13, 1947 in Grantsburg, Wis. She was the seventh of nine children born to Lester and Verona Muehlhauser. Daunne moved to Montana with the family in 1956. The family first lived in Whitefish, then Eureka, and finally Deer Lodge. She attended Powell County High School in Deer Lodge graduating in 1965.
Daunne married Edward Newman and from that union was born Chad Robert Newman and Tanna Verone Newman. Later Daunne married Dr. Philip Murphy and from that union was born Autumn Elaine Murphy Hobley.
Daunne was preceded in death by parents, Lester and Verona, niece Sammi Lynn Wilson, grand niece Salina Muehlhauser, three brothers-in-law, numerous aunts and uncles, and special friends Bob Cowan and Deb Leitzow Jette.
Daunne is survived by her children and their families; Chad R. and Hae Ok Newman and children, Jade, Summer, and Zayne - daughter Tanna Newman and children, Tera and Patrick Pomeroy, Patrick's wife, Leanne, and children Brody and Estella - daughter Autumn Elaine Murphy Hobley, husband Sam and children, Weston and Ainsley.
Daunne is also survived by two brothers and six sisters; Zoe Dittman of Green Bay Wis., Bruce and Ione Muehlhauser of Grantsburg Wis., Gayle Rosensteel of Greensburg, Pa., Kay and David Kallman, Grantsburg, Wis., Jan Henry and Carol Muehlhauser of St. Croix Falls, Wis., Jill DeSpain of Portland, Ore., Lynn and William Higley of Bellvue, Colo., Sue and HerbWarford of Florence, and many many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews and friends.
Daunne cowgirled for area ranchers for years and participated in the "Boots & Lace" drill team. Daunne was active in the community and involved with the fair, 4-H, and horse shows until declining health would no longer allow. She could sew like a tailor, cook like a chef, deliver calves, and buck bales with the best of them.
The family would like to thank the staff at the Deer Lodge Center for their phenomenal care. Daunne had become an advocate for residents and staff at the center during her stay and the mutual caring benefitted all.
The family requests that gifts in Daunne's memory be directed to:
The National MS Foundation, 800-344-4867, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163, email: www.nationalmssociety.org.
There will be a celebration of Daunne on Friday, February 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 140 Sam Beck Road, Deer Lodge, MT 59722.
Dewey Coleman
Montana State Prison inmate Dewey Coleman #11747 died on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Lewistown Infirmary in Lewistown of natural causes. He was 67 years old.
Mr. Coleman was sentenced out of Rosebud County on 11/21/1975 for the crime of Aggravated Kidnapping and Deliberate Homicide. He received a sentence of Life without Parole.
June Anderson
June Anderson, 79, of Helena passed away at her home on January 16, 2016. June was born on June 7, 1939 in Deer Lodge to Charles and Louise Brenton. June was raised in the Deer Lodge Valley and later moved to the Swan Valley where she spent many years.
She then moved to the Helena Valley where she worked at St. Peters Hospital in the medical records department until she retired.
June married Irvin Anderson in 1985, they spent most of their time together in the great outdoors, traveling, camping and fishing with family and friends.
June is survived by her brother Jim (Sherry) Brenton, son Doug Johnston, grandson, James (Sarah) Wallace, great grandchildren: Keeler and Chloe, many nieces and nephews including Michael, Keri and Sammy. June also had an extended family which were closer than most families, a daughter, Patty Kalaski (Lynn and Chad), Jim (Brenda) Anderson (Chris, Tracy and Travis), great grandchildren: Bryer, Jase and Addison. Also many good friends, Karla Kahn, Marge Shandy, Audrey Tallon, Delores, Je and Carol Rainville, and Beverly Pickett.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Irvin Anderson, her parents: Charles and Louise Brenton, daughter Debbie Wallace and sister Rose.
A service will be held on February 12, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Jewell's Funeral Home in Deer Lodge. There will be a luncheon immediately following at Opportunity Community Club.
Zyzmick Tregeagle
Montana State Prison inmate Zyzmick Tregeagle #28469 died on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. He was 44 years old.
Mr. Tregeagle was sentenced out of Coos County, Oregon on 10/20/97 for the crime of Homicide. He received a sentence of Life without Parole.
Tregeagle was an Oregon inmate who was housed at Montana State Prison as an Interstate Compact Transfer. He was received at Montana State Prison on April 5, 2007.
John Gambrel
Montana State Prison inmate John Gambrel #29255, age 59, died on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the Montana State Prison following an extended illness.
Mr. Gambrel was sentenced out of Flathead County on March 5, 1990 for Deliberate Homicide Committed with a Dangerous Weapon. He received a total sentence of 110 years to Montana State Prison. His parole eligibility date was 08/07/06. His prison discharge date was 12/13/2044.


Recently I wrote a sentence that had this form: I think this group includes any number of round items (apples, oranges, beach balls, etc.).
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Is it too trivial a question to ask? Is it off-topic? What about any question that seems to have been discussed ad nauseam, yet still isn't precisely answered? What to do, meta users?
How to deal with abbreviations like 'etc.' at the end of parenthesis which are closing a sentence?
If you want further discussion, post a comment there. Or "bump" it with an edit/answer, or add a bonus to stimulate community interest.
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Latest 'art bomb' mural will brighten Akron's historic arts district
UA's award-winning Art Bomb Brigade and Arts LIFT programs will begin work on the latest public art mural series in the city in collaboration with Downtown Akron Partnership. This newest art bomb of more than 4,000 square feet of stenciled art will adorn walls along Market, Maiden Lane and High streets.
This project is possible through support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The artwork is the first step of a second spacelift project as part of a two-year grant to Downtown Akron Partnership. The project follows the successful Northside Green installation that was unveiled on June 2 in the Northside District. This spacelift -- to include artwork, lighting, street furniture and a parklet -- will be completed in early July.
Twenty-three student participants working under the direction of Elisa Gargarella, director of Arts LIFT and Art Bomb Brigade along with the creative team of Marissa McClellan, Dan Coffield and Steve Ehret aim to create a whole "street art" block in the Historic Arts District in downtown Akron.
Over the course of two weeks, UA students and local teens from Akron Public Schools will work in the Maker's Space at the Myers School of Art to create stencil designs to spray paint what will be the group's largest installation to date.
Art Bomb Brigade and Arts LIFT murals have become landmarks in the region with works viewable at:
the Downtown Laundromat,
Barberton Library,
Community Support Services of Summit County,
Chill Ice Cream Company,
the Akron Sustainer,
Echogen,
Land of Plenty and
Angel Falls Cafe.
The Art Bomb Brigade and Arts LIFT crews are working on the mural through June 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All Akronites, mural enthusiasts and visitors are encouraged to check out the project throughout the installation.
UA and DAP will host an unveiling party at the site of the mural from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 19 during the monthly 3rd Thursday event. The celebration will feature live music, food trucks, community art projects and local vendors.
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"I developed these arts outreach programs to bring together urban students, teachers, artists, and creative leaders to work with community partners in positively changing our city one space at a time," said Gargarella. "It is my hope that the public art we've generated has inspired many small enterprises and non-profits to invest in the creative assets of our region's young people and local artists and to building a more interesting, culturally and economically-rich city."
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Lisa Craig, UA media relations specialist, 330-972-7429 or lmc91@uakron.edu
Sharon Gillberg, Downtown Akron Partnership communications director, sgillberg@downtownakron.com
Elisa Gargarella, Art Bomb Brigade director, gelisa@uakron.edu
Marissa McClellan, Art Bomb Brigade assistant director, artbombbrigade@gmail.com


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Sheffield Chamber Comments on Quarterly Economic Survey Q4 2020 Results
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Following the latest Quarterly Economic Survey covering Q4 2020, The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) have concluded that business conditions remain weak and show no signs of improvement for the vast majority.
Commenting on the results, Head of Policy & Representation of Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, Tom Sutton, said:
"The headline findings will not come as a surprise to many. All key indicators for Q4 continue to show we have not yet managed to return to pre-pandemic output levels. The latest announcement of another lockdown will not assist improvements anytime soon.
"Sheffield Chamber has joined the BCC and the wider Chamber Network to challenge Government and ensure support for businesses is commensurate with the restrictions in place. The latest business support measures, launched by the Treasury following Monday evenings press conference with the Prime Minister, are welcomed. However, we must set out a long-term plan. A constant reactionary approach does not inspire confidence and leaves our business communities unable to plan.
"Sheffield Chamber will continue to advocate for measures that will boost business confidence, whilst ensuring parity in support for businesses that remain excluded from existing schemes with the BCC and the wider network."
On 27th January, Sheffield Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Sheffield City Region (SCR) Quarterly Economic Review in partnership with the SCR Chambers, SCR Local Enterprise Partnership and SCR Growth Hub.
The event provides the opportunity to join fellow business leaders and hear an assessment of the results from a regional perspective. Find out how the SCR is faring compared to the national picture and join the debate with our panellists.
Book your place here
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Sheffield Chamber are delighted to welcome The DL Company as the latest Premium Partner
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A little-known Sheffield institution has joined the Sheffield Chamber for the first time.
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5 Steps For Improving your cashflow in 2021 from Chamber service provider itsettled
A good cash flow is vital to the health of your business. Not only does it allow you to reinvest, but it also stops you falling into uncontrollable debt.


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The robot is a complex polyarticulated and motored system. In robotics we genrally need to control the position of each articulation through a convenient plnned tool trajectory. Position control loops are responsible to make the measred position cosed to the target position.
The position control loop is the chosen regulator that uses the measred position and computes the control value to make it close to the position target. This is called the control algorithm.
The basic controllers can be as simple as the P, PD or PID controllers.
The PID controller is the simplest and the easiest controller to implement.
The integral parameter Ti assures the static error cancellation and makes the stiffness higher.
A lot of controllers are available an allows the improvement of the control performances. Most of these controllers are model based. The most known and used controller is the precomputed feedforward torque controller. We precompute the the corresponding torque with respect to the actual trajectory point (position, velocity and acceleration) and we use the obtained value with conjunction with a differential closed loop control value (figure below).
The concept of the nonlinear linariing controller is to compensate the entire non linearities in order to obtain a linear input-output trasfert. This linear transfert is as simple as double integrators for each articulation.


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Objects Stories, a theatre speaks of design
Author: Gaia De Santis
Photographs: Pietro Cocco, Giuseppe Dinnella
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Milan, Teatro Arsenale. A space with a long experimental tradition ventures into an original project that blends different codes and frames of reference, finding a new way to convey a vision: Tacchini's vision of design and the world that forms its backdrop.
There is no dimension more direct or authentic than the theatre in which to establish a live dialogue whilst at the same time giving the creative and aesthetic dimension of an object the right space and the value it needs.
The play "Object, Stories", performed in rhyming couplets, is staged by Davide Fabio Colaci, and written and directed by Marina Spreafico for Tacchini Italia Forniture. A deliberate choice, explains the director, intended to make the words more memorable for the audience, conveying content in a lighter way, using an original formula that combines art, play and information. The language of theatre at the service of communication, artistic performance at the service of design aesthetics. Here, with the help of the actors, Tacchini weaves a narrative, while also telling something of its own story. The essential question is, what lies behind a design object? What is its story, who is the protagonist, before and after production? The answer is that, just like people, each object has a life story to tell, from the designer's concept, to the know-how needed to bring it into being, to the individual who chose it and made it their own, bringing it into their life. Hence the idea of giving objects a voice, so that they can talk to us. And what medium could be more direct and authentic than the theatre to establish a live dialogue, giving the proper space and value to the creative and aesthetic dimensions of an object?
The scene from the play, installation curated by Davide Fabio Colaci. From the top, left to right: E63 lamp by Umberto Riva, Kelly H chair by Claesson Koivisto Rune, Sancarlo armchair byAchille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Gio coffee table and Sesann armchair by Gianfranco Frattini, Pastilles lounge chair by Studiopepe.
Tacchini seeks a new way to show and share its vision of beauty. Design takes the stage. And the plot of the play is its story. Or rather, the real and imagined stories of ten Tacchini products, which physically take the limelight, aided by the voices of seven actors. The stage design is the work of architect Davide Fabio Colaci, who created an alternative space, built on different levels, to serve both as a display for the products and as scenery for the actors. The set symbolizes the great "Casa Tacchini", inhabited by dining chairs,armchairs, tables and accessories, and by various male and female characters. Casa Tacchini is a place for living, singing, dancing, loving, thinking, remembering and planning. Over anexquisite live performance of Edith Piaf's "Padam Padam",adapted to include a tongue-in-cheek assonance with the name of one of Tacchini's most iconic classic pieces, homage is paid to Gianfranco Frattini's Sesann armchair. Meanwhile, Agnese, another historic chair designed by the same famous architect, embraces the thoughts and well-deserved rest of an elegant and lively lady of the same name, who charms the audience with a splendid tap dance. The models inhabit different apartments and belong to imaginary characters who have welcomed them into their lives. The small armchair Pastilles by Studiopepe is the faithful companion of daily anecdotes from caretaker, while Sancarlo, the unmistakable armchair from Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni relates the historic fortunes of the Teatro Arsenale, once an ancient church. Other key players in the stories of Casa Tacchini are Kelly H armchair by Claesson Koivisto Rune, Gio table by Gianfranco Frattini, Babela chair by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Soleil mirror by Giorgio Bonaguro, E63 lamp and Rituale rug by Umberto Riva. Form, colour, function. Information on the products is conveyed unobtrusively through the story, and highlighted by the action on-stage, which constantly interacts with them. The objects are not mere scenery and lifeless accessories, they are a part of the life of those who have chosen them. Indeed, as Colaci puts it, the forms of our decor speak of our way of inhabiting our living rooms, yesterday and today. Sesann softly envelops the individual, while Kelly H will accommodate two people in its extra-large seat with maxi-backrest framing the face of its occupant, in a kind of figure–ground perception, as Colaci always says, that almost makes it seem like a theatrical backdrop within the conversational space.
At the end of the show, the audience has the opportunity to interact with the objects, to touch and try them, with an invitation to enter the scene, as the piano plays a most agreeable accompaniment to the smiles, chatter and snapshots, in the company of Tacchini's designs and of special guests such as the children of Gianfranco Frattini. A unique setting, sincere and spontaneous, that describes the very essence of design with elegant simplicity: adding beauty and creativity to life. This stage show enables the audience to view objects from a new perspective: in addition to an aesthetic viewpoint, the human side will also be embraced, instinctively and naturally.
Above, from left, the Soleil mirror by Giorgio Bonaguro and Babela chairs by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni.
Now we can really imagine the story that is part of each product, and our minds are drawn to our own, to the objects that belong to us, that accompany us, a daily presence in our lives, year after year. If they could only speak, who knows what they could say about us and the people around us. Object, Stories speaks to us all, about us all. With the natural light-heartedness of an evening in good company, at a friend's home. Casa Tacchini. Friends of Beauty.
Above, a scene from the play featuring the Agnese lounge chair by Gianfranco Frattini andRituale rug by Umberto Riva.
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The Game Boy Color (also referred to as GBC) is Nintendo's successor to the Game Boy. It features a color screen, and is only slightly larger than the Game Boy Pocket. The processor is twice as fast as a Game Boy's, and has twice as much memory. Released in November of 1998, the Game Boy Color (also referred to as GBC) added a color screen to a form factor slightly larger than the Game Boy Pocket. It also has double the processor speed, twice as much memory, and an infrared communications port. A major draw of the Game Boy Color was its backward compatibility (that is, a Game Boy Color is able to read older Game Boy cartridges). This became a major feature of the Game Boy line, since it allowed each new launch to begin with a significantly larger library than any of its competitors.
It featured an infrared communications port for wireless linking which did not appear in later versions of the Game Boy, such as the Game Boy Advance.
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The Game Boy Color came in a myriad different colors, as did earlier incarnations of the Game Boy.
The Game Boy Color was a response to pressure from game developers for a new system, as they felt that the Game Boy, even in its latest incarnation, the Game Boy Pocket, was insufficient. The resultant product was backward compatible, a first for a handheld console system, and leveraged the large library of games and great installed base of the predecessor system.
The console was capable of showing up to 56 different colors simultaneously on screen from its palette of 32,768, and could add basic four-color shading to games that had been developed for the original Game Boy.
CPU: 8-bit Z80, ran in single mode (4 MHz) and double mode (8 MHz)
RAM: 32 kbit (plus 128 kbit on cartridges)
ROM: Catridges up to 64 Mbit were made
Video RAM: 16 kbit
Sound: 4 Channel FM stereo
Video: Highly reflective TFT LCD, 160x144 pixels made by Sharp
Color Palette: 32,768 colors; Supports 10, 32, or 56 simultaneous colors on-screen
Controls: 8 directional D-Pad, A, B, select, and start buttons.
Communication: Serial or Infrared
Serial: 512 kbit/s; up to 4 consoles at a time
Infrared: Less than 2 metres at 45 degrees
Power: 2 AA batteries provide ~13 hours. An AC Adapter (DC 3V) was also available.
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Movement baselines, or the minimum movements necessary for human function and performance, are essential to efficiency and resiliency. The inability to perform basic movements set us up for failure down the road as I believe it lowers the ceiling on performance and movement efficiency. You can buffer large loads and high reps with poor movement for a while, sometimes even a long while, right up until you can't. Taking some time to work on these basic movements can improve system adaptability and ultimately improve performance.
The hip hinge is one of these baseline movements. The ability to load the posterior chain without compromising the spine and lower extremity sets up the system for optimal loading patterns. I continue to be amazed at how many athletes (from the strong to the injured) seem to be unable to adequately perform a hip hinge. Certainly, I see it often in those with spine, hip, and knee dysfunction. Those who are unable to dissociate the spine from the hips and the hips from the knees are leaving a ton of potential on the table and are probably gonna get hurt, bro. Those who ARE able to perform this well typically have great pulling mechanics and are able to effectively load order the squat, something I've discussed in detail previously.
The hip hinge is a prerequisite movement for so many patterns: squat, deadlift, jumping, going from sit to stand, running (think single-leg hip hinge). So rather than always skipping ahead to those movements our best bet is to master the movement baselines so that each rep of the more advanced patterns makes you better, not worse!
This is primarily a motor control exercise of spine and pelvis, which should always be prioritized. After even brief work with the hip hinge, we can see marked improvements in squatting and pulling patterns. The hip hinge is a great movement to teach because of its scalability (all patterns should be scalable). You can add bands around the knee for a knees-out cue, and we can add speed, range, and load to challenge the movement.
Using an external focus will help with skill retention and transfer. Progressing to a single-leg hip hinge is an excellent lateralization for training pistols. In the rehab setting, hip hinging is extremely effective as a preliminary closed-chain rehab intervention for those with spine or knee dysfunction because restoring movement patterns tends to re-map and resolve pain. It seems like I am teaching this to almost every person with problems at the spine or below with excellent results.
A good starting stance is individual depending on each person's motor control and anatomical alignment.
Bottomline: Take 5 minutes to work on this movement pre-workout (just add it into your warm-up). Many will be surprised at how much of a struggle it is to maintain a neutral spine while flexing at the hips and maintaining vertical shins. Try it prior to a pulling or squat pattern and see if movement quality improves and pain resolves.