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Q: How to modify a dataframe nested inside a list without re-assignment I have a list object that contains several elements. One element is a data frame that I wish to modify: I want to perform some operations such as column renaming and mutating new columns.
Although one simple way is to extract the nested data frame, modify it, and finally re-assign the output to the original parent list, I'd like to avoid such solution because it requires intermediate assignment.
Example
Data. let's build a list of several data objects
library(tibble)

my_list <- lst(letters, mtcars, co2, uspop, iris)

Task.

*

*I want to modify my_list$mtcars to:

*

*rename the cyl column

*compute a new column that takes a square root of values in mpg column

*I want to modify my_list$iris to:

*

*select columns that start with sepal

*rename them to lowercase

and ultimately I expect to get back a list object that is identical to the original my_list, except for the changes I made for mtcars and iris.
My attempt. Right now, the only way I know to achieve this involves re-assignment:

library(dplyr)

my_list$mtcars <-
  my_list$mtcars %>%
  rename("Number of cylinders" = cyl) %>%
  mutate(sqrt_of_mpg = sqrt(mpg))

my_list$iris <-
  my_list$iris %>%
  select(starts_with("Sepal")) %>%
  rename_with(tolower)

My question: Given my_list, how could I point to a nested element by its name, specify which actions should happen to modify it, and get back the parent my_list with just those modifications?
I imagine some sort of a pipe that looks like this (just to get my general idea)
## DEMO ##
my_list %>%
  update_element(which = "mtcars", what = rename, mutate) %>%
  update_element(which = "iris", what = select, rename)

Thanks!

A: You can try purrr's modify_at function
library(tidyverse)
my_list %>%
  modify_at("mtcars", ~rename(.,"Number of cylinders" = cyl) %>%
              mutate(sqrt_of_mpg = sqrt(mpg))) %>%
  modify_at("iris", ~select(., starts_with("Sepal")) %>%
              rename_with(tolower))

A: You can use imap which passes name along with data for each iteration but this is not closer to your general idea.
library(dplyr)

my_list <- purrr::imap(my_list, ~{
  if(.y == 'mtcars')
    .x %>% rename("Number of cylinders" = cyl) %>%mutate(sqrt_of_mpg = sqrt(mpg))
  else if(.y == 'iris')
    .x %>% select(starts_with("Sepal")) %>% rename_with(tolower)
  else .x
})


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Vatican lists "new sins"
Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution
By Philip Pullella2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Thou shall not pollute the Earth. Thou shall beware genetic manipulation. Modern times bring with them modern sins. So the Vatican has told the faithful that they should be aware of "new" sins such as causing environmental blight.
The guidance came at the weekend when Archbishop Gianfranco Girotti, the Vatican's number two man in the sometimes murky area of sins and penance, spoke of modern evils.
Asked what he believed were today's "new sins," he told the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano that the greatest danger zone for the modern soul was the largely uncharted world of bioethics.
"(Within bioethics) there are areas where we absolutely must denounce some violations of the fundamental rights of human nature through experiments and genetic manipulation whose outcome is difficult to predict and control," he said.
The Vatican opposes stem cell research that involves destruction of embryos and has warned against the prospect of human cloning.
Girotti, in an interview headlined "New Forms of Social Sin," also listed "ecological" offences as modern evils.
In recent months, Pope Benedict has made several strong appeals for the protection of the environment, saying issues such as climate change had become gravely important for the entire human race.
Under Benedict and his predecessor John Paul, the Vatican has become progressively "green."
It has installed photovoltaic cells on buildings to produce electricity and hosted a scientific conference to discuss the ramifications of global warming and climate change, widely blamed on human use of fossil fuels.
Girotti, who is number two in the Vatican "Apostolic Penitentiary," which deals with matter of conscience, also listed drug trafficking and social and economic injustices as modern sins.
But Girotti also bemoaned that fewer and fewer Catholics go to confession at all.
He pointed to a study by Milan's Catholic University that showed that up to 60 percent of Catholic faithful in Italy stopped going to confession.
In the sacrament of Penance, Catholics confess their sins to a priest who absolves them in God's name.
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Josh Parsley
Re: Vatican lists "new sins"
I wonder what the Pope will think when the wrath of God comes, and many parts of the earth will be destroyed through His Judgements?
deltadom
He is going to get a terrible shock when he gets to Judgement Day!!
Dominic Shiells
I dont need the Catholic Church, which is described in great detail in Revelation 17, to let me know what sin is and sin is not. Actually, if any institution should know what sin is, it's the Catholic Church... she's committed most, if not all of them.
I dont even know why we pay attention to what the RCC has to say anyway.
Krispy
repentcanada
these "new sins" are a joke.


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In hyperinflationary episodes, confidence in a fiat currency evaporates and people dump it in favour of assets, commodities and even other fiat currencies. Printing more of it only makes matters worse.
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In such models, the economy can suddenly jump to an explosively inflationary equilibrium without any change in policy. In effect, they imply that there can be a 'run on the central bank'.
Central banks can, of course, always meet demand for their own currency, since they can create it ex nihilo. But if there is always the risk of a sudden switch to an explosively inflationary or deflationary equilibrium, they can't guarantee its value.
Nobel Laureate Professor Christopher Sims argues that it is fiscal policy that guarantees the value of fiat money. Central banks thus can never be independent of government. The 'independent central bank' is a myth.
But what about the European Central Bank (ECB), whose independence from government is guaranteed by treaty? The original concept of the Eurosystem assumes that there is a sharp distinction between monetary and fiscal policy, and that monetary policy does not give rise to fiscal transfers.
We now know that all monetary policy actions have fiscal consequences: for example, interest rate rises shift wealth from countries with more debt towards countries with less. Buying government bonds according to a 'capital key' reduces the borrowing costs of larger and richer countries.
The euro's very existence was threatened by fiscal distress in Eurozone countries, to which the ECB was forced to respond. Thus, even the ECB is entwined with government.
Not only are central banks not independent of government, but they are also dependent on governments running appropriate and plausible countercyclical fiscal policy. As Professor Sims says, 'if people understand that fiscal policy will try to slow the expansion of deficits in periods of high inflation, and will expand deficits when interest rates are at or near the effective lower bound, sunspots and multiple equilibria are eliminated'.
The 'fiscal theory of the price level' says that to keep the value of fiat money stable and prevent switching to an unstable inflationary dynamic, fiscal policy must actively maintain the real value of government debt over the long term. The fiat money 'confidence trick', in which – like Tinkerbell – it has value as long as people believe in it, thus depends on the credibility of fiscal policy as much as monetary policy.
Central banks' ability to act as lenders of last resort in a crisis depends on their fiscal backing. When a central bank is actively buying assets, it can become technically insolvent if those assets fall in value. Several central banks around the world currently have negative net worth at market prices: some of them (such as the Chilean central bank) have had negative net worth for a long time.
There has been a considerable debate about whether the solvency of central banks makes any difference to their credibility as lenders of last resort or their ability to control inflation. Arguably, it does not – provided fiscal authorities can support them.
Often, the net present value of future seigniorage receipts is sufficient to cover any asset and liability mismatches at market prices. But if seigniorage is insufficient, then tax receipts will be needed to plug any gaps. In practice, this implies that the net present value of projected future primary surpluses must be sufficient to recapitalise the central bank without increasing government debt.
What happens if the fiscal authority is unwilling to recapitalise its central bank? This would be unthinkable in countries such as the US, where the currency is backed by the 'full faith' of the US government.
But in the Eurozone, the central bank is not only fully independent of government, but there are also 19 governments of varying degrees of fiscal credibility. Maintaining the stability of the euro depends on the willingness of all these governments to recapitalise the ECB.
To be sure, their willingness has already been tested. Since the 'whatever it takes' remarks of ECB president Mario Draghi at the height of the Eurozone crisis in 2012, the ECB has been to some extent cast in the role of fiscal institution, actively buying the government debt of Eurozone countries to keep bond yields down.
Had it not done so, some of those countries would undoubtedly have been forced out of the euro. It has arguably done this at the price of its own solvency – yet there has been no 'run on the ECB', as might be expected if markets thought fiscal support for the ECB would be found wanting.
But the ECB could still be forced to buy the government debt of countries with 'irresponsible' fiscal policies, if not doing so meant partial unravelling of the euro. Some Eurozone countries might balk at recapitalising a central bank that in their view was actively supporting governments that were breaking fiscal rules, especially as the ECB lacks the democratic legitimacy to make such decisions.
The Eurozone thus still lives in a world of multiple equilibria, even though the likelihood of a sudden switch to explosive inflationary dynamics appears remote at present.
Professor Sims says it would be better if there were a democratically accountable, Eurozone-wide fiscal institution with the power to raise taxes, which could take over the buying and selling (or issuing) of government debt. 'But I don't know how you organise that,' he concluded.
The US knows how you organise it. They call such an institution a 'federal government'. Sadly, we seem to be some distance from introducing such an institution in the Eurozone. Multiple equilibria and sunspots seem likely to remain the order of the day for many years to come.


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AREA CRIME REPORT
_Alejandro Villegas, age 30, was arrested for burglary of a motor vehicle and causing criminal damage to property on a case dating back to 2008.
Fawn Singleton, age 34, of La Luz, New Mexico, was arrested on a District Court arrest warrant.
Melinda Paez, age 23, was arrested on a District Court arrest warrant.
DELANY RECCOMMENDED FOR JUDGESHIP
_The District Court Judicial Nominating Commission has forwarded only one name to Governor Susanna Martinez to fill the vacancy on the Sixth Judicial District Court created by the retirement of Gary Jeffreys.
Sandra Baumann, Coordinator of the Judicial Nominating Commission, said the commission members recommended that Jennifer DeLaney be appointed to the bench.
DeLaney was one of four applicants for the vacancy -- the same four who filed declarations of candidacy for the position: DeLaney and Michael Renteria, who are Democrats, and Jarod Hofacket and Cynthia Patterson, who are Republicans. A fifth applicant, Gerald Byers, withdrew his name from consideration.
DeLaney has been practicing law in Deming for 10 years, and has served as the District Court's Special Master since 2009. She has passed the bar in New Mexico and Florida.
Governor Martinez can either accept the commission's recommendation of DeLaney, or ask the commission for additional names.
Once appointed, the successful applicant will serve on the bench through the end of the year, when the elected candidate assumes the bench.
LOCAL CANDIDATES FILE FOR OFFICE
Tuesday was the deadline for most candidates for state office to file for election, and all local races are contested.
Incumbent Senator John Arthur Smith, a Democrat, drew a fellow Democrat and a Republican opponent in his race for re-election to the Senate District 35 seat. Smith, from Deming, will face Democrat Larry Martinez of Lordsburg in the June primary, with the winner taking on Republican Russell Allen of Las Cruces in the November general election.
Incumbent District 32 State Representative Democrat Dona Irwin of Deming will face Democrat Louis Luna of Deming in the primary, and the winner will take on Republican Thomas Guerra of Deming in the general election.
Three democrats and one Republican filed for Sixth Judicial District Attorney. The Democrats -- Francesca Estevez, Nathan Gonzales and Armand Velez -- will compete in the June primary for the opportunity to face Republican Gabor Zsoka in the November general election for D-A.
And two Democrats and two Republicans filed to fill the Sixth Judicial District Court judgeship vacated with the retirement of Gary Jeffreys. Democrats Jennifer Delaney and Michael Renteria... and Republicans Jarod Hofacket and Cynthia Patterson with be on the primary election ballot for the judgeship.
COLUMBUS TRUSTEES SET TO RESIGN
A married couple who both hold Columbus Village trustee positions are expected to officially resign next month.
Columbus Mayor Nicole Lawson confirmed that William "Bud" Canfield and Jeane Canfield will be resigning to move to Wisconsin.
Lawson said Bud Canfield had an existing medical condition that was recently exacerbated, and they decided to move closer to family members.
Bud Canfield was in the middle of his four-year term as a trustee, and Jeane Canfield was just elected this month to a four-year term.
Bud was the last remaining trustee in office from before the gun smuggling case that rocked the border community last year and prompted the resignations of the mayor, police chief and trustee Blas "Woody" Gutierrez.
Lawson said the Canfields have not submitted their resignations yet, but she expects them to do so next month, effective April 30th.
She has notified Municipal League attorneys of the impending resignations.
Lawson said once the resignations are official, she will request letters of interest from Columbus residents who would like to be appointed to the village trustees. She will then select two candidates from those letters and submit her choices to the trustees for approval.
DEMING CRIME REPORT
Jared Libby, age 23, was arrested for aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Rogelio Grajeda, age 47, was arrested for D-W-I, battery on a peace officer, resisting or obstructing an officer, driving while license was suspended or revoked and failure to yield.
Tomas Coleman, age 23, was arrested on an Adult Probation and Parole office warrant for a probation violation and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
Also a telephone box near Country Club and Orno roads was tampered with.
USDA FUNDS LOCAL PRODUCE FARM
_A Luna County produce farm has been awarded nearly 50-thousand dollars from the U-S Department of Agriculture. U-S-D-A Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner will be in Luna County Thursday to present a certificate of obligation to Doctor Matthew Stong of Preferred Produce, located 25 miles south of Deming off the Columbus Highway.
Stong is receiving a value-added producer grant for 49-thousand 500-dollars awarded to help Preferred Produce provide high-quality vegetables to more people at a lower cost.
A media release says the company plans to create an additional job that will pay more than twice the wages paid at most Luna County farms.
In addition, Preferred Produce plans to provide high-nutrition vegetables to area school children and increase food safety for its customers through providing locally produced vegetables delivered to consumers within eight hours of harvest.
The U-S-D-A Value-Added Grant Program provides financial support for planning activities and for working capital to market value-added agricultural products and for farm-based renewable energy.
Preferred Produce is located at 23485 Columbus Road. The ceremony to celebrate the successful application of funds is set for this Thursday at 11:30 a-m.
Miguel Mendivil, age 29, was arrested for D-W-I and interference with officers, and was cited for speeding and no driver's license... Maria Wilson, age 35, was arrested for violating a protection order... Silas Wilson, age 48, was arrested for violating a protection order... and Andrew Cantone, age 24, was cited for reckless driving, unlawful use of a license and no driver's license.
Also... radiators were reported missing from several vehicles located off North Eighth Street... and a telephone box located off Silver and Willow Streets sustained 100-dollars worth of criminal damage.
STRUCTURE FIRE CAUSES EXPLOSION
A structure fire caused a propane tank explosion Sunday in Columbus.
Luna County Sheriff's Deputy Trini Garcia said the fire started at before 11 a-m Sunday in a mobile home serving as the business office of Columbus L-P Gas, located at 1550 South Highway 11, north of Columbus.
Emergency dispatchers were notified by witnesses who saw smoke coming from the property.
Garcia said the fire spread to four sheds on the property, and caused a 125-gallon propane tank to explode.
Columbus and Deming fire departments responded to the blaze.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
CARREON SENTENCED IN COLUMBUS CASE
The first defendant in the gun smuggling case that involved the Columbus mayor, police chief and village trustee has been sentenced by a federal judge in Las Cruces.
Judge Robert Brack sentenced 27-year-old Vicente Carreon to 46 months in prison during a hearing Wednesday. Brack also ordered that Carreon be placed under supervised release for a period of three years after completing his prison term.
Brack reportedly rejected a prosecutor's request that Carreon be given a stiffer sentence.
Carreon pleaded guilty to one count of smuggling firearms from the United States and one count of conspiracy -- admitting that he assisted in the smuggling into Mexico of at least 30 nine-millimeter pistols purchased from Chaparral Guns in Chaparral New Mexico.
Carreon assisted by removing serial numbers as well as U-P-C codes from firearms boxes, purchasing a backpack used in transporting the firearms and transporting the firearms to a stash house in El Paso.
Last summer, 14 people were charged in federal indictments involving arms smuggling to Mexican cartels. Columbus Police Chief Angelo Vega, Mayor Eddie Espinoza, and a trustee, Blas "Woody" Gutierrez, were among the defendants charged.
Federal prosecutors say the defendants were part of a conspiracy in which straw buyers bought about 200 firearms from a dealer in Chaparral and sent them to Mexican drug gang members.
BORDER ENFORCMENT PRAISED
A special border task force and increased federal support are being credited for helping reduce illegal migrant traffic along the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico.
The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/yPEq3T) that ranchers on New Mexico's border praised this week the Southwestern Border Security Task Force for the dramatic drop in border arrests in just six years.
In 2005, government figures show that 122,679 people were arrested trying to enter illegally through the El Paso Sector, which includes New Mexico. Last year, only 10,345 were apprehended
in the same area - a more than 90 percent drop.
James Johnson, a rancher near Columbus, says he hadn't seen illegal border traffic this quiet in 30 years.
The task force is made up of a coalition of local and federal authorities.


Beautiful certificate from the Continental Trust Company issued in 1908. This historic document was printed by American Bank Note Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of a minuteman soldier. This item has the signatures of the Company's President and Secretary and is over 98 years old.
The Continental Trust Company was incorporated in Maryland, with headquarters in Baltimore. On February 7, 1904, Baltimore was for the most part destroyed by a massive fire that took over 30 hours to extinguish. At the time, the Continental Trust Building at the corner of Calvert and Baltimore Avenues was the city�s tallest. It was gutted by the fire, but the structure managed to survive. The blaze started in the basement of the Hurst Building, at the corner of Liberty and German Streets.
The corner of Calvert and Baltimore Streets would become the hottest spot of the Great Baltimore Fire. By 10 p.m. Sunday night, three skyscrapers were ablaze: Maryland Trust Company (left), B" O Railroad Building (center background), and Continental Trust Company (right). Temperatures here reached 2,500 degrees and the glare could be seen from the Eastern Shore and Washington. At 16 stories, the Continental Trust was Baltimore's tallest structure. It would survive the fire.
Solomon Davies Warfield was born in Maryland in 1859. During the 1880's, he established the Warfield Manufacturing Company in Baltimore to manufacture corn cutters and silkers invented by him. He was Postmaster of Baltimore from 1894 to 1905. In 1898 he became associated with John Skelton Williams and assisted in the formation ofthe Seaboard Air Line Railway Company in 1900.He was Chairman of Receivers for this company in 1908-09. Following the receivership, he was Chairman of the Executive Committee and finally President of the SAL and its affiliated Baltimore Steam Packet Company from 1918 until his death in 1927.
A veritable wilderness until 1924, Indiantown is located between Lake Okeechobee and the Atlantic Coast on the only cross-state canal, which was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers around WWI. S. Davies Warfield, a Baltimore financier, attempted to build up the Indiantown area with a second railroad, today�s CSX Transportation System - resurrection of the Seminole Inn and plans for a resort community. He even had dreams of making Indiantown the county seat. Davies died in 1927, and with him went the many dreams he had for the community.
S. Davies Warfield was president of Old Bay Line, Chesapeake Bay, and uncle of the Duchess of Windsor, wife of the former Edward VIII, King of England in 1936.
The S.S. President Warfield was named after Solomon Davies Warfield.
Manned by a British merchant crew led by Capt. J. R. Williams, she departed St. John�s, Newfoundland, 21 September 1942, with other small passenger steamers bound for the United Kingdom. Attacked by a German submarine 800 miles west of Ireland on the 25th, she evaded one torpedo, and, after the scattering of her convoy, reached Belfast, Ireland. In Britain, she served as a barracks and training ship on the Torrige River at Instow.
206 MARYLAND MANUAL. The Adjutant-General: HENRY M. WARFIELD (Democrat), Baltimore County, Md.
General Warfield was born in Baltimore, July 1, 1867. He is a son of the late Henry M. Warfield, who was the candi- date for Mayor of Baltimore on the reform ticket in 1875. His brothers are B. Emory Warfield, president of the Hanover Fire Insurance Company of New York, and S. Davies Warfield, president of the Continental Trust Company of Baltimore. The latter was a candidate for Mayor of Baltimore in 1891 and Postmaster of Baltimore for eleven years, having been appointed by President Cleveland and reappointed by President McKinley.
General Warfield enlisted as a private in Company K, Fifth. Regiment Infantry, Maryland National Guard, Novem- ber 1, 1885, and served continuously until January 22, 1908, on which date he was appointed The Adjutant-General of Maryland by Governor Crothers.
He was elected Second Lieutenant of Company K, November 1, 1888, afterwards becoming First Lieutenant of Com- pany F, Captain on Regimental Staff, Captain of Company B, Major and Colonel, being elected to the latter position on June 30, 1903.
General Warfield has always taken much interest in the affairs of his native city, both business and social. He is the resident manager of the Royal Insurance Company, Ltd., of Liverpool, with offices in the Chamber of Commerce Build- ing, Baltimore, and one of the directors of the Board of Trade.
His membership in the clubs of Baltimore includes the Maryland, Elkridge, Merchants' and Bachelors' Cotillon.


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Procurement Law and Policy Insights
DoD Announces the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Initiative
By Susan B. Cassidy, Melinda Lewis and Weiss Nusraty on July 16, 2019 Posted in Cybersecurity, Defense Industry, Government Contracts Regulatory Compliance
The Department of Defense ("DoD") recently announced the development of the "Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification" ("CMMC"), a framework aimed at assessing and enhancing the cybersecurity posture of the Defense Industrial Base ("DIB"), particularly as it relates to controlled unclassified information ("CUI") within the supply chain.
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment has created a website that provides additional background on the proposed CMMC, including a list of FAQs and details about a CMMC Listening Tour that is intended to solicit feedback from key DIB stakeholders. DoD is planning to release Version 1.0 the CMMC framework in January 2020 and expects to incorporate CMMC requirements in Requests for Proposals ("RFPs") beginning in June 2020.
The concept of a CMMC framework arose in response to a series of high profile breaches of DoD information. This caused DoD to reevaluate its reliance on the security controls in National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") Special Publication ("SP") 800-171 as sufficient to thwart the increasing and evolving threat, especially from nation-state actors. Katie Arrington, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for Cyber, Office of the Under Secretary of Acquisition and Sustainment, is among those leading this effort and addressed DoD's plans for the CMMC at the May 23, 2019 Georgetown Cybersecurity Law Institute.
Key takeaways from the CMMC website include:
The initial implementation of the CMMC is for DoD only. However, the use of CUI terminology rather than covered defense information ("CDI"), which is used in DFARS 252.204-7012, indicates a potentially broader role for this model beyond DoD.
All companies conducting business with the DoD, including subcontractors, must be certified.
The CMMC is expected to combine relevant portions of various cybersecurity standards, such as NIST SP 800-171, NIST SP 800-53, ISO 270001, and ISO 27032, into one unified standard for cybersecurity. Unlike NIST SP 800-171, which measures a contractor's compliance with a specified set of controls, the CMMC will more broadly "measure the maturity of a company's institutionalization of cybersecurity practices and processes."
The CMMC is expected to designate maturity levels ranging from "Basic Cybersecurity Hygiene" to "Advanced." For a given CMMC level, the associated controls and processes, when implemented, are intended to reduce risk against a specific set of cyber threats. Notably, DoD will assess which CMMC level is appropriate for a particular contract and incorporate that level into Sections L and M of the RFP as a "go/no go" evaluative determination. This assessment of appropriate maturity levels on a procurement basis is akin to the Cyber Security Model that the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence ("MoD") currently employs for all MoD contracts.
In general, contractors will be required to be certified by a third-party auditor. The FAQs on the website note that certain "higher level assessments" may be conducted by government assessors, including requiring activity personnel, the Defense Contract Management Agency ("DCMA"), and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency ("DCSA"). The website does not, however, explain what qualifies as a higher level assessment.
How long a certification will remain in effect is still under consideration. Additionally, certification levels of contractors will be made public, though, details of specific findings will not be publicly accessible.
A compromise of a contractor's systems will not result in automatic loss of certification. However, depending on the circumstances of the compromise, it appears that DoD intends to authorize program managers to require recertification if they believe necessary. It is unclear whether this obligation will be imposed via contract or regulation and what standard will be used to determine that a recertification is necessary.
The cost of certification will be considered an allowable, reimbursable cost. The FAQs state that the costs "will not be prohibitive."
Impact on Contractors
It is too early to assess the potential impact of the CMMC on contractors. Although details relating to the scope, breadth, and implementation of the CMMC are limited, the framework reflects DoD's first meaningful attempt to impose a broader assessment regime. It is unclear whether implementation of the CMMC will eliminate the need for DCMA to conduct audits to measure compliance with NIST SP 800-171.
DIB stakeholders will have a number of opportunities to provide feedback. The CMMC Listening Tour is expected to include five outreach events throughout July and August 2019, with more expected before the framework is released in January 2020.
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Q: How to create any one dynamic controls with a for loop without using location property and the form should grow automatically How to create multiple button controls with a for loop without getting the controls overlapped and without using location property in Vb.Net.
I have created 'n' number of vb controls dynamically but the created controls are getting overlapped to each other. When I use location property to each controls all the controls are getting displayed as per the location value.
The real problem is, I'm using a panel of width 300 and height 300, under that I need to display the dynamically created controls. I have figured it out which is tedious work and does take a lot of time. My idea is to find the panel width and height then need to check whether the new control which is getting created has ample of space to fit inside the panel.
I need to know few things,
1) How to display the controls dynamically using for loop without getting overlapped over each other and without using location property.
2) I need the container or the panel to grow as per the number of controls which gets created dynamically.
3) Accessing each controls which got displayed using an ID or educate or explain me any better idea.

A: I created a new WinForms project and added a Button to the top of the form.  I added a FlowLayoutPanel under that and made it narrow enough to fit a single Button widthwise.  I set the AutoSize property of the FLP to True and the FlowDirection to TopDown.  I then added this code:
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    'Create the new Button.
    Dim btn As New Button

    'Add it to the FLP
    FlowLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(btn)

    'Get the position of the bottom, left of the Button relative to the form.
    Dim pt = PointToClient(btn.PointToScreen(New Point(0, btn.Height)))

    'Resize the form to provide clearance below the new Button.
    ClientSize = New Size(ClientSize.Width, pt.Y + 10)
End Sub

I then ran the project and started clicking the Button I added.  As expected, each click added a new Button to the FLP in a vertical column and the form resized to fit.  In order to access such controls in code, you can simply index the Controls collection of the FLP.

A: try this helps you.
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    If Not IsPostBack Then
       'Do Something
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        AddHandler b15.Click, AddressOf updateFunc
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The General Aviation market has a varied Aircraft portfolio comprising of different Jet and Helicopter types. The Jets can be broadly classified into: Turboprops, Very Light Jets, Light Jets, Medium Jets, Heavy Jets, Business Jets and Airliners, while the Helicopters could either be Single Engine or Twin Engine.
There are several factors that should be considered before choosing the aircraft. These include: the number of passengers traveling, the nature and amount of baggage or cargo, destination airport, aircraft endurance, cabin height, onboard facilities, personal aircraft preferences and budget.
Aircraft performance, size and passenger capacity all influence price, and choosing the right aircraft involves trade-offs. At first glance, price might make the propeller plane more attractive, but some Aircrafts do not have a lavatory.
Noise levels also need to be considered. Jets have pressurized passenger cabins and fly at altitudes where the noise of the engines drops off, making conversations and meetings held at normal speaking volume possible. It isn't impossible to converse in a propeller plane flying at 8,000 feet. So incase you wish to stand up and speak to your group, make a phone call, have a cooked meal, watch a DVD or enjoy a few hours of uninterrupted sleep - be sure to share these details with your Customer Relation Manager before selecting an Aircraft for your journey.
Owing to the years of expertise in this industry, Baron guarantees to empower its members to always choose the right aircraft based on their preferences and aircraft performance.
Time saving One can arrive at the airport just minutes before their scheduled departure time, fly directly to their destination, make productive use of their time onboard, avoid overnight stays, avoid waiting in lines at the airport, land at over 30,000 airports worldwide and thus be closer to their destination. All of this can provide significant savings in both productive time and money.
Convenience Flying private enables you to often land closer to your true destination. The power to travel with your special belongings such as instruments, sports gear, and product samples is also an added benefit.
Flexibility An Aircraft can be made available within a few hours notice and can wait for you incase you are running late. It's even possible to change flight plans in mid air if necessary.
Quality of service Private Aircraft provides luxury furnishings, plenty of space, individualized attention, and your preferred food and drinks can be ordered ahead of time.
Family time Efficient travel itinerary empowers you to spend more time with your family and friends.
Privacy With your itinerary being private and confidential, you can hold meetings inflight and make productive use of your time, without being over heard thus helping preserve the secrecy around important negotiations or deals.
Reduced stress Private flying avoids hassles associated with commercial flying such as long check in and security lines, lost luggage, transfers, delay concerns or security issues there by ensuring stress free travel.
Image Flying Private is an option preferred by the privileged few, which portrays a successful image.
What's included in your invoice?
Chargeable Flying time: The minimum flying time required for the chosen aircraft or the actual flying time of the trip, whichever is higher.
Aircraft Base Rate: This refers to applicable hourly base rate for the chosen aircraft.
Ground Handling: the servicing of an aircraft while it is on the ground and (usually) parked at a terminal gate of an airport. This amount varies in accordance with the destination airport and aircraft type.
Aircraft Detention: The charges levied by the Airport Authorities in case of day/night detention.
Watch Hour Extension: The charges levied by Airport Authorities to extend their operating time.
**Additional service requests will be indicated separately and charged at cost.
Where can I fly from/to?
Through BookMyCharters, you can book charter flights to/from 149 airports in India.
Every transaction is unique and is priced according to your chosen itinerary and aircraft type. For any given destination, we will present to you with real-time quotes from all available aircraft.
No. We always provide transparent pricing which includes all costs pertaining to the flight. Generally, prices will only change if you request a different itinerary or if you ask us to reschedule your flight, requiring the aircraft to land outside an airport's published operating times. This would usually incur a watch hour's extension charge. You will always be advised of any changes to the charter price before you have to make a binding decision.
Can I change my timings after a booking has been made?
Yes! You may change the times of your flight to suit your schedule. Flexibility is one of the real advantages of air charter. (Subject to approval from concerned Government Authorities and chosen Aircraft schedule).
I have additional passengers. Will my flight cost increase?
No. Your price is based on chartering the entire aircraft and will therefore not change as long as the number of passengers does not exceed the aircraft's available seating capacity or the maximum payload for your chosen route (thus requiring an alternative aircraft to the one originally quoted).
Flight tickets are not required on executive charter aircraft. All we require is a list of passenger names the day before you travel. On international flights, we would require additional information such as passenger's nationality, date of birth, passport number and a valid Visa. In all cases, you will be advised of the passenger information that we would require well in advance of your flight.
The aircraft is flown and maintained as per DGCA/ICAO standards.
The aircraft is comprehensively insured to industry-accepted levels.
Empty leg of a booked aircraft is called ferry flight. We heavily discount these flights for our users. While you can experience private flying at a discounted price, these are fixed route aircraft and you wont be able to reschedule the aircraft.
What types of aircraft do you have available?
We offer different types of aircraft for charter varying in size, range and endurance.
Does the aircraft have toilet facilities on board?
All medium to large business jets have fully enclosed toilet facilities. Light jets and Turboprops may offer limited or no toilet facilities. You will be advised of the facilities available on your aircraft during booking.
What is a Pressurized cabin ?
Cabin pressurization is the active pumping of air into the cabin of an aircraft to increase the air pressure within the cabin. It is required when an aircraft reaches high altitudes and the outside air becomes thinner, containing less oxygen. All jets and turboprops have pressurized cabins.
When you book your flight you will be asked for any specific catering requirements that you might have. Depending on the type of aircraft you charter, different levels of catering can be arranged for you.
What do I do when I arrive at the departure airport?
The charter briefing, which you will receive when you book your aircraft, will contain details of where to report to, including telephone numbers and crew contact details. Of course each airfield is different- but the general rule is that you should aim to arrive 20 minutes prior to your planned departure time.
What happens after we land at the destination airport?
When you arrive at your destination airport, you will be met by a handling agent who will take you to the terminal building, where you can meet your onward transportation.
Can weather affect my flight plans?
On rare occasion it can. Most charter aircraft are equipped with "all weather" equipment that allows operation in complex weather, however the CRM will advise you prior to your journey as we are happy to explain the weather capabilities of your chosen aircraft. If a flight is affected by adverse weather (such as fog at the destination), you will be given the option to delay the flight until the weather improves or you may instead wish to fly to an unaffected airport closer to your destination, if available.
The actual (as opposed to straight line) distance flown by the aircraft between two points, after deviations required by air traffic control and navigation along established routes. The difference between this and straight line distance will vary throughout the country. Average figures would be between 5–9%.
Cruise speed is the normal speed attained at altitude once the aircraft is no longer climbing and is en route.
Also known as "one-way availability". Since charter trips typically charge for the round trip travel of the aircraft, empty legs can often represent relative bargains. These are usually posted as available for travel between two airports during a certain time period.
That portion of the day when a crew member is on duty in any capacity (not just in the air). This can be a constraint on long trips, as there are DGCA-imposed limits on the amount of time allowed on duty.
The elapsed time from the moment an aircraft first moves under its own power for the purpose of taking off until the moment of touchdown (it comes to rest) at the end of the flight.
Flying cost can be defined as the multiplication of chargeable flying cost per hour for the specific Aircraft and chargeable flying time.
In-case of foreign passenger on board required Documents are Passport and valid Visa.
The shortest distance between two points on a globe.
This refers to the applicable hourly rate for the type of Aircraft chosen, which is communicated to the client prior to the flight confirmation.
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BlackRadioIsBack.com Video: The Round Table Show Interviews NJ Hip-Hop Legends, Naughty By Nature
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As always, we're on the look out here at BlackRadioIsBack.com for dope radio show content from all over the world.
We ran into this dope interview from some of our radio peoples in NYC over at The Roundtable Show (props to Lenny S, Maya the B & Big Lite for putting together a quality radio show that gets the BlackRadioIsBack.com Stamp of Approval) of Hip-Hop legends Naughty By Nature.
A lot of pretty interesting information and insights are dropped by MCs Treach & Vinnie, so definitely check the videos below when you have the chance!
Naughty By Nature Interview Part 1:
Naughty by Nature - Hip Hop icons came through to discuss their past, present and future! They talked about being "the New Style" before taking the name "Naughty by Nature"and their strategy of success to move the Naughty by Nature movement with promotional items & distinct imaging.
"If you weren't from New York back in the day you couldn't pick up the mic without getting bumb rushed," Vin Rock talking about the challenge of being a New Jersey rap group.
Treach and Vin Rock talk about touring back in the day and what their life on the road is like now. They also give us the history of how the term "O.P.P." came into existence.
Naughty recalls their relationship with Tupac and tells us about some of their first memories together.
In this segment we talk to Treach about his full frontal scene in his movie Love and a Bullet. "If my schlong was oriental his name would be 'Hung Lo'" - Treach says.
Naughty also talks about the difference in groupie love from now and in their Hay Day. Tribe Called Treach- a reality show coming soon! "it's very ghetto, it's not boujie." - Treach
A little bit of BlackRadioIsBack.com handpicked past & present Naughty By Nature Music Videos are below for folks to check out...enjoy!
Bonus Music Video #1: Naughty By Nature - Get To Know Me Better Intro (from upcoming 2009 release on Illtown Records)
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Bonus Music Video #2: Naughty By Nature feat. Tupac - Uptown Anthem
Bonus Music Video #3: Naughty By Nature - Everything's Gonna Be Alright (at 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors @ B.B. Kings, NYC)
Bonus Music Video #4: Naughty By Nature - Hip-Hop Hooray (Live - 1993 Video Music Awards)
Bonus Music Video #5: Naughty By Nature - Dirt All By My Lonely (Live - 2008)
Naughty By Nature Official Website
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The Beat of a Different Drum Motor
The drum motor has all drive components—electric motor, gear reducer, bearings—housed inside the drum, providing a safer, more sanitary design, and is capable of communicating with central plant control or other plant equipment.
Joyce Fassl
VDG (Van Der Graaf) drum motors are manufactured to power belt conveyors for a wide array of industries, including food processing. In 1985, Alexander Kanaris, president of VDG, established a drum motor manufacturing facility in Brampton, Canada. In 2009, an expanded manufacturing facility was opened in Michigan. Today, over 200,000 sq ft of manufacturing space in the U.S. and Canada employs automated robotic production equipment to produce drum motors. All of the components used in VDG drum motors are manufactured in-house, using American materials and labor.
Implementing sanitation processes to battle bacteria has become increasingly challenging in food manufacturing. The VDG sanitary series SSV drum motor features an all-316 stainless-steel construction and IP69K sealing that can withstand washdown pressure up to 3,000 psi. The enclosed drum motor design has no external moving parts compared to conventional exposed conveyor drives, eliminating areas for bacterial harborage and reducing washdown time and water consumption, while increasing sanitation, efficiency, and worker safety. It also eliminates the maintenance required on external components of a conventional conveyor drive, such as the motor, gear reducer, sprockets, and chain.
Kanaris has become one of North America's leading experts on drum motor technology and shares his expertise with ProFood World.
PFW: What are the most important benefits and functions of drum motor technology?
Kanaris: Drum motor belt drive design entered the conveyor drive industry in the early 1950s as a unique drive for belt conveyor applications. Drum motor belt drive design is different from a conventional conveyor drive in that the drum motor has all drive components—electric motor, gear reducer, bearings—housed inside the drum. Without exposed drive components and with no other drive parts rotating outside the conveyor frame, it presents a unique belt drive design. The drum motor also maximizes space utilization and worker safety, as components, such as external electric motor, gear reducer, bearings, chain, and chain guards, all traditionally mounted outside the conveyor frame, are not needed. Those components can be hazardous to staff required to work near conventional conveyor drives and render the conveyor line susceptible to bacterial contamination.
Most standard conventional conveyor drives use a 90-degree gear reducer mounted directly on the drive shaft or use sprockets and chain to drive the head conveyor drive drum. Using a 90-degree gear reducer, especially a worm gear reducer, impedes the efficiency of the drive, resulting in mechanical losses.
PFW: How can drum motor technology improve plant floor efficiency and sanitation?
Kanaris: Due to its self-contained design, the VDG drum motor is space-optimized, allowing more floor or overhead space for conveyor systems, and improves safety since there are no external drive components that can pose hazards. In addition, the VDG sanitary series SSV drum motor allows the belt profile to be machined directly onto the 316 stainless-steel drum, eliminating the need for plastic sprockets that can contribute to foreign material contamination and removing areas prone to bacterial harborage. This sprocketless SSV drum motor is a unique and attractive alternative to a conventional drive for food processing applications by eliminating gaps and crevices where food by-products can accumulate, increasing sanitation, and reducing the amount of time and water required for washdown.
Drum motors are both spatially and mechanically more efficient than conventional conveyor drives as well. Compared to the 90-degree arrangement of most conventional drives, in a drum motor, the electric motor is connected in-line with the gear reducer, resulting in a 20 to 40% increase in mechanical efficiency, depending on the type of gear reducer it is compared with. This leads to lower energy consumption without any sacrifice in torque or performance. The streamlined design of the drum motor also eliminates the need for chains and sprockets, promoting workplace safety and taking up a much smaller footprint than conventional conveyor drives, which require all components that rotate the drive drum to be mounted externally. Lastly, the amount of time required to install a drum motor into the conveyor frame is significantly less than the time required to install an external conveyor drive.
PWF: How are drum motors maintained?
Kanaris: All VDG drum motors are designed for 80,000 hours of continuous operation before scheduled maintenance is required, drastically reducing the amount of maintenance-related downtime a plant has to account for. An oil change is the only required maintenance.
PFW: Please describe drum motor design in detail.
Kanaris: A drum motor is a cylinder with two square shafts on either side and an electrical connection box protruding on one side of the drum motor that houses the electrical connections. The shafts are square and do not rotate. They are fixed and mounted on the conveyor frame, eliminating the need for pillow block bearings. The electric motor that is housed inside the cylinder (drive drum) is an AC squirrel cage design motor. The stator does not rotate, therefore, there is no need for rotating brushes or slip rings delivering power to the stator windings.
The rotor shaft is the input pinion driving either a two- or three-stage gear reducer. The last stage of the gear reducer is driving a gear ring that is bolted directly to the end-flange, and the end-flange is bolted directly to the rotating drive drum. All internal components, motor, gears, and bearings are working in an oil bath. The drum motor is hermetically sealed and filled one-third with oil. The oil inside the drum motor is used as a lubricant and also provides cooling. When the drum motor is running, the oil transfers the heat generated from the electric motor and gear reducer to the rotating drum and dissipates it to the conveyor belt. As the temperature inside the drum motor rises, the internal pressure can rise up to 1 atm [atmosphere] or 14.6 psi. Because of the internal pressure, it is necessary for the drum motor to be hermetically sealed to prevent oil leakage.
PFW: What is the range of drum motor belt speed, horsepower (hp), and drum diameter?
Kanaris: Depending on the manufacturer, drum motors are available in different drum diameters, belt speeds, and horsepower. The diameter of the drum motor is dictated by the required horsepower and belt speed. Since all mechanical and electrical components must fit inside the cylinder, the drum motor rating is geometrically restricted. In order to achieve the required belt speed, drum motors offer a range of fixed gear ratios. When a different belt speed is required, it can be accomplished by changing the ratio of the gear reducer or by using a frequency inverter. The SSV sanitary drum motor is available in diameters from 3.1 to 8.5 in., with a horsepower range from 0.25 to 7.5 hp. The total range of all VDG drum motor designs is from 3.1 to 42-in. diameter, and hp range from 0.25 to 500 hp.
The SSV Sanitary Series drum motor is designed for sanitary food production and is installed at major vegetable processing facilities. Image courtesy of VDG.
PFW: What is the history of drum motor use in North America?
Kanaris: Drum motors represent approximately 7% of the overall conveyor drive applications in North America. With all the benefits they offer, it would be reasonable to ask why they have low market penetration. When drum motors first appeared on the market, the overall selection of belt speeds, horsepower, drum diameters, and drum lengths were very limited, with belt speed selection being the larger issue. For these reasons, the majority of conveyor drives using chains and sprockets to power the head roller were more popular.
Changing belt speeds on conventional drives can be achieved by simply changing the drive sprockets, resulting in different drive ratios. Changing the belt speed of the drum motor requires removing the drum motor from the conveyor frame and changing the gear ratio of the gear reducer. This problem has been largely eliminated with the introduction of variable-frequency inverters.
Adjusting the belt speed with a frequency inverter contributed to a relatively small increase in market penetration of the drum motor. Market study indicated that conveyor manufacturers and end users implement the drum motor only when there are space constraints. Market feedback also showed issues with oil leakage and premature bearing, gear, and electric motor failure. These issues had to be addressed in order to increase drum motor market share.
PFW: How has VDG changed drum motor design practices?
Kanaris: Most drum motor manufacturers are producing drum motors as a sideline to other industrial products they manufacture or supply. Combined with low market penetration, these companies have little incentive to allocate funds and resources into research and development to improve the design and thus to increase market share.
In 2010, VDG began a two-year study of testing and analysis, which revealed that lack of heat dissipation was a major issue impacting overall product reliability. The basic principle of electric motor design is the method of cooling. The majority of electric motors used as conveyor drives are fan-cooled, which is a very effective method, albeit not ideal for sanitary applications due to bacterial movement in the air.
Since all drive components of the drum motor are housed internally, fan cooling is not possible. Instead, the drum motor uses oil to transmit the heat from the electric motor to the drum shell and dissipates it to the belt.
Cooling of the drum motor through oil submersion is not as effective as fan cooling a standard conveyor motor. Operating conditions can negatively impact the heat transfer from the motor to the belt. If, for example, an application requires the drum motor to have rubber lagging for belt traction, the rubber lagging will resist heat from exiting the drum motor. Stainless-steel drum motors for sanitary and food processing applications are particularly sensitive to temperature elevations because stainless steel has poor heat transfer properties. Without sufficient heat dissipation, oil temperature rises, and the oil viscosity decreases and may not provide adequate lubrication, resulting in premature mechanical component failure. In addition, the elevated oil temperature increases the internal pressure, which can affect the sealing system of the drum motor. This creates the potential for oil leaks. In 2012, as a result of this study, VDG developed a new generation of drum motor design.
In a drum motor, the electric motor is connected in-line with the gear reducer, resulting in a 20 to 40% increase in mechanical efficiency. The design also eliminates the need for chains and sprockets, promoting workplace safety, taking up less space than conventional conveyor drives. Image courtesy of VDG.
PFW: How does drum motor technology help food and beverage manufacturers improve sustainability?
Kanaris: In the past, all of the issues mentioned above were mainly an inconvenience to end users but not a major detriment at the time, since belt conveyor engineers over-designed and were liberal in selecting motor hp. More often, the specified hp of a drive would have been twice or more the required hp needed to drive the belt conveyor. Due to this over-design, conveyor drives, including drum motors, were not subjected to continuous full load conditions.
Today, energy conservation is more important than ever. Conveyor equipment needs to operate longer hours, at full load, and close to the rated drive performance. In an electromechanical device, such as a drum motor, there are two sources generating heat: the electric motor and the gearbox. The gear reducer accounts for about 15% of the heat generation, while the majority of the heat is produced by the electric motor. The electric motor also has two sources of heat generation: the current density of the stator winding and the magnetic density of the laminated core. By increasing these densities, the temperature generated by the electric motor will increase, and by reducing them, the temperature will decrease. However, reducing the current and magnetic densities in the electric motor to achieve lower temperature will also reduce the amount of work the motor will produce, resulting in a reduction of torque and horsepower. Therefore, the standard method of calculating electric motor windings is no longer valid and cannot be used to design the electric motor for drum motor applications.
The research I mentioned earlier resulted in a mandate for a new motor design that generates less heat inside the drum motor. This new design includes using a new method of calculating the electric motor windings combined with different lamination sizes and materials with different metallurgic composition, and it has substantially reduced the drum motor temperature. Today's new drum motor design offers an unmatched option for powering belt conveyors. VDG's ongoing investment into R&D and in-house design has resulted in an innovative drum motor that fulfills all the critical needs of a sanitary food processing plant, while contributing to a more efficient use of energy, water, and space. Simultaneously, we have developed a new intelligent drum motor design, capable of communicating with central plant control or other plant equipment with data feedback for a more efficient production throughput.
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