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Colorado approves bill to cast presidential electoral votes for winner of national popular vote
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo voters cast their ballots at the Denver Elections Division in Denver. Colorado's Democrat-controlled Legislature has approved a bill on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, to join other states in casting their presidential electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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DENVER — Colorado's Democrat-controlled Legislature on Thursday approved a bill to join other states in casting their presidential electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote, and Gov. Jared Polis has said he will sign it.
Under the bill , Colorado would join 11 states and the District of Columbia in what's called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Currently, the state's electoral votes are cast for whoever wins in Colorado.
The compact would kick in once enough states with a collective 270 electoral votes — the number needed to win the presidency — agree to join. The campaign was launched after Democrat Al Gore lost the 2000 election to Republican George W. Bush despite winning more votes.
Colorado Democrats introduced the bill after Donald Trump's 2016 presidential victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton, who won 3 million more votes nationally.
The state House voted 34-29 Thursday to approve the bill, which had cleared the Senate.
Opponents say the initiative subverts an electoral college that was designed by the Founding Fathers to ensure, in part, that smaller states aren't trampled over when it comes to choosing a president. They also insisted the matter should be put to the voters.
"Our founders feared the tyranny of the majority. In our electoral college our smaller states still have a say," GOP Rep. Lori Saine warned before Thursday's vote. "This is an exercise of the tyranny of the majority."
"I hear time and again that my vote doesn't count," Democratic Rep. Emily Sirota, a bill co-sponsor, said of her constituents. "That's the intention of this bill — to help people believe their vote matters."
Currently, citizens voting for president are choosing electors from the political parties. The Electoral College has 538 electors, corresponding to the number of seats held by states in the U.S. Senate and House, plus three votes allotted to the District of Columbia.
Electors from compact states would pool their votes for the national popular vote winner — whether that candidate won in those individual states.
Compact members, including California (55 electoral votes) and New York (29), currently have 172 electors. Colorado, with nine, would give it 181.
Republican state lawmakers argued the compact would induce candidates to bypass smaller, rural, and often Republican-leaning states during their campaigns — and add Colorado, which voted overwhelmingly Democratic in the 2018 midterm elections, to that "flyover" territory.
Advocates said it would force the candidates to fight for votes in more states, including solidly red states like Texas and solidly blue states like California.
Those supporters include eight past chairs of the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council, which represents state lawmakers. Among other things, they argue the U.S. Constitution empowers the states to choose how they wish to elect a president. And that selection process has evolved within individual states over time.
Other compact members are Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
Three other U.S. presidents were elected without winning the most votes: Rutherford B. Hayes (1876), Benjamin Harrison (1888) and John Quincy Adams (1824), who was voted into office by the U.S. House. Adams' opponent, Andrew Jackson, had more electoral votes but not enough at the time to win outright.
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Home › Entertainment › Music › Brad Paisley Gets Own Black Sparkle Signature Series Fender Esquire Guitar
Brad Paisley Gets Own Black Sparkle Signature Series Fender Esquire Guitar
by Kayla Zadel November 18, 2020
written by Kayla Zadel November 18, 2020 4:33 pm
(Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images)
All that glitters is gold, and all that sparkles is the Brad Paisley Esquire signature guitar.
This isn't just any guitar. Brad Paisley just got a legendary Fender Esquire that he collaborated with the axe conglomerate on. The color, black but finished in a stunning trademarked sparkle lacquer. And to top it off, a paisley pickguard at the end of enhanced "V"-shaped maple neck.
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Brad Paisley Shares Details on Fender Esquire
Paisley talks about the custom-designed guitar, plus takes the beauty for a spin while showing off his guitar playing talents. There's a very specific detail that's been added to this Esquire. Paisley explains the new feature.
"Hidden underneath this pickguard right here is a pick up specifically designed to pick up the strings without pulling too much on them and allowing the full sort of free vibration that happens with an Esquire typically," Paisley explains.
He explains that's it's not something you can typically do with an Esquire as he shows off the new feature. The country crooner continues to deliver licks on the Fender and then stops to explain more about the tech guitar.
"It's allowed everything to sort of just completely aggressively go between this cable and your amplifier and it's just a punch in the face," he says.
The "Mud on the Tires" singer says it's important to hear an echo from the past in everything he does. The sparkle for the design comes from Buck Owens and Don Rich. They were some of the first to take the stage with the glitzy guitars.
Paisley says, "It's half diamonds and half coal on this thing." He's referring to the black sparkle of his custom guitar, and feels that it just says "country."
He continues to explain that you won't need to get another guitar after you purchase this edition of the Fender Esquire. The "Alcohol" artist points out that the body is made of spruce and paulownia wood. The wood might be lightweight but it provides the right tone once played.
Lastly, Paisley addresses the custom "V"-shaped maple neck with 21 medium jumbo frets. "This is the guitar of a lifetime," he finishes with before he strums away showing off the new instrument.

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Q: Failed to open segment when utilizing m3u8 file with FFmpeg I'm attempting to replicate the "Replay Buffer" feature of OBS, or at least something similar, with FFmpeg. It would seem segmentation and a m3u8 segment list file would be the way of getting something like this to work, but when I try to use the resulting m3u8 file in FFplay or FFmpeg it just throws these errors:
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Failed to open segment x of playlist x
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Error when loading first segment 'EL00.ts'
C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\list.m3u8: Invalid data found when processing input

Any other issue I can find similar to this online seems to be related to encrypted internet streams, which doesn't seem to apply in my case... any ideas?
Full log of command that builds the segments and segment list:
PS G:\My Drive\Programming\Powershell> ffmpeg -y `
-thread_queue_size 9999 -indexmem 9999 -f dshow -rtbufsize 2147.48M -video_size 1920x1080 -framerate 60 `
-pixel_format yuv420p -i video="Game Capture HD60 Pro (Video) (#01)":audio="Game Capture HD60 Pro (Audio) (#01)" `
-map 0:0,0:1 -map 0:1 -c:v h264_nvenc -preset: hp -r 60 -rc-lookahead 120 -forced-idr 1 -strict_gop 1 `
-sc_threshold 0 -flags +cgop -force_key_frames "expr:gte(t,n_forced*2)" -pix_fmt yuv420p -b:v 288M -minrate 288M `
-maxrate 288M -bufsize 288M -c:a aac -ar 44100 -b:a 320k -af "aresample=async=250" `
-vsync 1 -max_muxing_queue_size 9999 -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_wrap 30 `
-segment_list "C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\list.m3u8" -segment_list_size 30 `
-reset_timestamps 1 -segment_format_options max_delay=0 "C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\EL%02d.ts"
ffmpeg version git-2020-04-03-52523b6 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 9.3.1 (GCC) 20200328
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv
--enable-libass --enable-libdav1d --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-libmfx --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth --enable-libopenmpt --enable-amf
  libavutil      56. 42.102 / 56. 42.102
  libavcodec     58. 77.101 / 58. 77.101
  libavformat    58. 42.100 / 58. 42.100
  libavdevice    58.  9.103 / 58.  9.103
  libavfilter     7. 77.101 /  7. 77.101
  libswscale      5.  6.101 /  5.  6.101
  libswresample   3.  6.100 /  3.  6.100
  libpostproc    55.  6.100 / 55.  6.100
Guessed Channel Layout for Input Stream #0.1 : stereo
Input #0, dshow, from 'video=Game Capture HD60 Pro (Video) (#01):audio=Game Capture HD60 Pro (Audio) (#01)':
  Duration: N/A, start: 428884.260511, bitrate: 1536 kb/s
    Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo (YV12 / 0x32315659), yuv420p, 1920x1080, 60 fps, 60 tbr, 10000k tbn, 10000k tbc
    Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_s16le, 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 1536 kb/s
Stream mapping:
  Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 [sync #0:1] (rawvideo (native) -> h264 (h264_nvenc))
  Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (pcm_s16le (native) -> aac (native))
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
[segment @ 000002267f603200] Opening 'C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\EL00.ts' for writing
Output #0, segment, to 'C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\EL%02d.ts':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : Lavf58.42.100
    Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (h264_nvenc) (Main), yuv420p, 1920x1080, q=-1--1, 288000 kb/s, 60 fps, 90k tbn, 60 tbc
    Metadata:
      encoder         : Lavc58.77.101 h264_nvenc
    Side data:
      cpb: bitrate max/min/avg: 288000000/0/288000000 buffer size: 288000000 vbv_delay: N/A
    Stream #0:1: Audio: aac (LC), 44100 Hz, stereo, fltp, 320 kb/s
    Metadata:
      encoder         : Lavc58.77.101 aac
[segment @ 000002267f603200] Opening 'C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\list.m3u8.tmp' for writing
[segment @ 000002267f603200] Opening 'C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\EL01.ts' for writing
[segment @ 000002267f603200] Opening 'C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\list.m3u8.tmp' for writing
[segment @ 000002267f603200] Opening 'C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\EL02.ts' for writing
[segment @ 000002267f603200] Opening 'C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\list.m3u8.tmp' for writing
[segment @ 000002267f603200] Opening 'C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\EL03.ts' for writing
[segment @ 000002267f603200] Opening 'C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\list.m3u8.tmp' for writing
frame= 2336 fps= 60 q=9.0 Lsize=N/A time=00:00:38.91 bitrate=N/A dup=2 drop=0 speed=0.999x
video:41733kB audio:1522kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: unknown
[aac @ 000002267f622140] Qavg: 313.398

Full log of command that utilizes the segments and segment list:
PS G:\My Drive\Programming\Powershell> ffmpeg -y -i "C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\list.m3u8" -c copy `
"C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Replays\Test.ts"
ffmpeg version git-2020-04-03-52523b6 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
  built with gcc 9.3.1 (GCC) 20200328
  configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv
--enable-libass --enable-libdav1d --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-libmfx --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth --enable-libopenmpt --enable-amf
  libavutil      56. 42.102 / 56. 42.102
  libavcodec     58. 77.101 / 58. 77.101
  libavformat    58. 42.100 / 58. 42.100
  libavdevice    58.  9.103 / 58.  9.103
  libavfilter     7. 77.101 /  7. 77.101
  libswscale      5.  6.101 /  5.  6.101
  libswresample   3.  6.100 /  3.  6.100
  libpostproc    55.  6.100 / 55.  6.100
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Skip ('#EXT-X-VERSION:3')
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Skip ('#EXT-X-ALLOW-CACHE:YES')
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Opening 'EL00.ts' for reading
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Failed to open segment 0 of playlist 0
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Opening 'EL01.ts' for reading
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Failed to open segment 1 of playlist 0
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Opening 'EL02.ts' for reading
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Failed to open segment 2 of playlist 0
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Opening 'EL03.ts' for reading
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Failed to open segment 3 of playlist 0
[hls @ 0000013f97f2cc40] Error when loading first segment 'EL00.ts'
C:\Users\gabri\Videos\FFmpeg\Segment Test\Segments\list.m3u8: Invalid data found when processing input

This is what the m3u8 file looks like:
#EXTM3U
#EXT-X-VERSION:3
#EXT-X-MEDIA-SEQUENCE:0
#EXT-X-ALLOW-CACHE:YES
#EXT-X-TARGETDURATION:11
#EXTINF:10.023222,
EL00.ts
#EXTINF:10.000000,
EL01.ts
#EXTINF:10.000000,
EL02.ts
#EXTINF:8.933333,
EL03.ts
#EXT-X-ENDLIST

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Ryan Miller Named a First Team All Star
April 7, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL) - Rochester Americans News Release
(Rochester, NY)… Rochester Americans goalie Ryan Miller was named an American Hockey League First Team All-Star today. The East Lansing, Mich., native becomes the first Amerk to make the first team since Martin Biron was selected in 1998-99. The last Amerk to make the All-Star Team was Mika Noronen (second team) in 2000-01.
This season, Miller has a 39-15-4 record, a 2.35 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage. He currently leads the AHL with 39 wins and is second in saves (1685) and minutes played (3495:57). He is also tied for first in the league with eight shutouts. Miller and fellow goalie Tom Askey have led the Amerks (49-14-4-6) to an AHL-best 108 points and the franchise's 14th division title. Rochester is closing in on team records for points in a season (111) and wins (52).
Miller is on a record pace this season, as he stands one win shy of becoming the first AHL goalie to win 40 games since Gerry Cheevers won a league-record 48 for the 1964-65 Amerks. Miller has already set the team record for shutouts in a season (eight) and helped the Amerks establish the team mark for shutouts with nine. In addition, Miller and Tom Askey guided Rochester to a single-season team record 17 straight home wins from mid-December to early March.
Earlier this season, he was named the Koho AHL Goaltender of the Month for January. In 12 starts, Miller posted a record of 9-2-1 with a 1.57 goals-against average, a .951 save percentage and three shutouts. He was also named the winner of the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week award on January 31st.
In February, Miller flashed his all-star form at the Dodge AHL All-Star Classic in Manchester, N.H. On February 13th, he was named the Reebok Top Goaltender after stopping 15 of 19 shots in the skills competition. It was the second straight year he took home the award. The following night, he stopped all nine shots he faced -- three of those in a shootout -- as PlanetUSA rallied to beat the Canadian AHL All-Stars 5-4.
Miller is in his third season with the Amerks after three stellar years at Michigan State University, where he captured the Hobey Baker Award in 2001. He has a career 89-58-16 record with the Amerks, which puts him third overall in team history in wins.
Miller has a 6-11-1 record and a 3.03 goals-against average with the Buffalo Sabres. In 2003, he was named the goaltender for the Eastern Conference in the Topps/YoungStars Game. He was the Sabres' fifth-round selection (138th overall) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
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Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D.; Margaret Wood, M.B., Ch.B.; Clifford S. Deutschman, M.D., F.C.C.M.; Michael M. Todd, M.D.
Effects of Short-term Fenoldopam Infusion on Gastric Mucosal Blood Flow in Septic Shock
Andrea Morelli, M.D.; Monica Rocco, M.D.; Giorgio Conti, M.D.; Alessandra Orecchioni, M.D.; Andrea De Gaetano, M.D., Ph.D. (Math); Flaminia Coluzzi, M.D.; Enrico Vernaglione, M.D.; Paolo Pelaia, M.D.; Paolo Pietropaoli, M.D.
Human Septic Myopathy: Induction of Cyclooxygenase, Heme Oxygenase and Activation of the Ubiquitin Proteolytic Pathway
Christophe Rabuel, M.D.; Estelle Renaud, M.D.; David Brealey, M.D., Ph.D.; Philippe Ratajczak, Ph.D.; Thibaut Damy, M.D.; Arnaud Alves, M.D., Ph.D.; Aïda Habib, Ph.D.; Mervyn Singer, M.D., Ph.D.; Didier Payen, M.D., Ph.D.; Alexandre Mebazaa, M.D., Ph.D.
A New Closed-Loop Control System for Isoflurane Using Bispectral Index Outperforms Manual Control
Stephan Locher, M.D.; Konrad S. Stadler, M.Sc., Ph.D.; Thomas Boehlen, M.D.; Thomas Bouillon, M.D.; Daniel Leibundgut, M.Eng.; Peter M. Schumacher, M.Sc., Ph.D.; Rolf Wymann, M.D.; Alex M. Zbinden, M.D., Ph.D.
Accuracy of Pharmacokinetic Models for Predicting Plasma Fentanyl Concentrations in Lean and Obese Surgical Patients: Derivation of Dosing Weight ("Pharmacokinetic Mass")
Kinichi Shibutani, M.D., Ph.D; Mario A. Inchiosa, Ph.D.; Keisuke Sawada, M.D.; Mosses Bairamian, M.D.
Retrograde Air Embolization during Routine Radial Artery Catheter Flushing in Adult Cardiac Surgical Patients: An Ultrasound Study
Glenn S. Murphy, M.D.; Joseph W. Szokol, M.D.; Jesse H. Marymont, M.D.; Michael J. Avram, Ph.D.; Jeffery S. Vender, M.D.
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Wolfgang Oczenski, M.D.; Christoph Hörmann, M.D.; Christian Keller, M.D.; Norbert Lorenzl, M.D.; Anton Kepka, M.D.; Sylvia Schwarz, M.D.; Robert D. Fitzgerald, MD
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Ashraf A. Dahaba, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Tanja Grabner, M.D.; Peter H. Rehak, Ph.D; Werner F. List, M.D.; Helfried Metzler, M.D.
Influence of Hemorrhagic Shock Followed by Crystalloid Resuscitation on Propofol: A Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Analysis
Ken B. Johnson, M.D.; Talmage D. Egan, M.D.; Steven E. Kern, Ph.D.; Scott W. McJames, M.S.; Mark L. Cluff, B.S.; Nathan L. Pace, M.D.
Inhibitory Effect of Glucocorticoids on Human-cloned 5-hydroxytryptamine3AReceptor Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes
Takahiro Suzuki, M.D.; Masahiro Sugimoto, M.D.; Hideki Koyama, B.S.; Takashi Mashimo, M.D., Ph.D.; Ichiro Uchida, M.D., Ph.D.
Elimination Rate Constant Describing Clearance of Infused Fluid from Plasma Is Independent of Large Infusion Volumes of 0.9% Saline in Sheep
Christer H. Svensén, M.D., Ph.D.; Kirk P. Brauer, M.D., Ph.D.; Robert G. Hahn, M.D., Ph.D.; Tatsuo Uchida, M.S.; Lillian D. Traber, R.N.; Daniel L. Traber, Ph.D.; Donald S. Prough, M.D.
Effects of Isoflurane and Sevoflurane on Intracellular Calcium and Contractility in Pressure-overload Hypertrophy
James D. Hannon, M.D.; Mark J. Cody, B.A.; David X. Sun, Ph.D.; Philippe R. Housmans, M.D., Ph.D
Inhibitory Effects of the Anesthetics Propofol and Sevoflurane on Spontaneous Lymphatic Vessel Activity in Rats
Jun-Ichi Hattori, M.D.; Michiaki Yamakage, M.D., Ph.D.; Sumihiko Seki, M.D., Ph.D.; Kayoko Okazaki, M.D., Ph.D.; Akiyoshi Namiki, M.D., Ph.D.
Isoflurane Preconditioning Induces Neuroprotection That Is Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase–dependent in Neonatal Rats
Ping Zhao, MD, Ph.D.; Zhiyi Zuo, MD, Ph.D.
Inhaled Anesthetic Enhancement of Amyloid-β Oligomerization and Cytotoxicity
Roderic G. Eckenhoff, M.D.; Jonas S. Johansson, M.D., Ph.D.; Huafeng Wei, M.D., Ph.D.; Anna Carnini, Ph.D.; Baobin Kang, M.D.; Wenlin Wei, M.D.; Ravindernath Pidikiti, M.D.; Jason M. Keller, B.Sc.; Maryellen F. Eckenhoff, Ph.D.
Sevoflurane Inhibits Phorbol-Myristate-Acetate-induced Activator Protein-1 Activation in Human T Lymphocytes in Vitro : Potential Role of the p38-Stress Kinase Pathway
Torsten Loop, M.D.; Patrick Scheiermann; David Doviakue; Frank Musshoff, Ph.D.; Matjaz Humar, Ph.D.; Martin Roesslein, M.D.; Alexander Hoetzel, M.D.; Rene Schmidt, M.D.; Burkhard Madea, M.D.; Klaus K. Geiger, M.D.; Heike L. Pahl, Ph.D.; Benedikt H. J. Pannen, M.D.
Effects of Peak Inspiratory Flow on Development of Ventilator-induced Lung Injury in Rabbits
Yoshiko Maeda, M.D.; Yuji Fujino, M.D.; Akinori Uchiyama, M.D.; Nariaki Matsuura, M.D.; Takashi Mashimo, M.D.; Masaji Nishimura, M.D.
Influence of Hepatic and Intestinal Cytochrome P4503A Activity on the Acute Disposition and Effects of Oral Transmucosal Fentanyl Citrate
Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D.; Dale Whittington, B.S.; Christine Hoffer, C.C.R.C.
Influence of Age on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Oral Transmucosal Fentanyl Citrate
Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D.; Christine Hoffer, C.C.R.C.; Dale Whittington, B.S.
Comparative Analgesic and Mental Effects of Increasing Plasma Concentrations of Dexmedetomidine and Alfentanil in Humans
Martin S. Angst, M.D.; Bhamini Ramaswamy, M.D.; M Frances Davies, Ph.D.; Mervyn Maze, M.D.
The Spinal Antinociceptive Effect of Nocistatin in Neuropathic Rats Is Blocked by D-Serine
Uta Muth-Selbach, M.D.; Eva Dybek; Katrin Kollosche; Jens-Ulrich Stegmann, M.D.; Holger Holthusen, M.D.; Peter Lipfert, M.D.; Hanns Ulrich Zeilhofer, M.D.
Intrathecal Gabapentin Enhances the Analgesic Effects of Subtherapeutic Dose Morphine in a Rat Experimental Pancreatitis Model
Matthew M. Smiley, M.D.; Ying Lu, M.D.; Louis P. Vera-Portocarrero, Ph.D.; Amr Zidan, M.D.; Karin N. Westlund, Ph.D.
Sickle Cell Disease and Anesthesia
Paul G. Firth, M.B., Ch.B.; C Alvin Head, M.D.; David C. Warltier, M.D., Ph.D.
Dexmedetomidine as a Total Intravenous Anesthetic Agent
Michael A. E. Ramsay, M.D., F.R.C.A.; David L. Luterman, M.D.
Reactivation of Phantom Limb Pain Immediately after Cervical Spinal Decompression
Ryoji Iida, M.D., Ph.D.; Kazuhiko Munakata, M.D.; Takahiro Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D.; Shigeru Saeki, M.D., Ph.D.; Setsuro Ogawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Perioperative Hemorrhage and Combined Clopidogrel and Aspirin Therapy
Michael Moore, M.B., F.R.C.A.R.S.I.; Michael Power, M.B., F.F.A.R.C.S.I., F.A.C.P.
Intravenous Ziprasidone for Treatment of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
Christopher C. Young, M.D., F.C.C.M.; Eugenio Lujan, M.D.
Reversal of Minimum Alveolar Concentrations of Volatile Anesthetics by Chromosomal Substitution
Thomas A. Stekiel, M.D.; Stephen J. Contney, M.S.; Zeljko J. Bosnjak, Ph.D.; John P. Kampine, M.D., Ph.D.; Richard J. Roman, Ph.D; William J. Stekiel, Ph.D.
Coadministration of Propofol and Midazolam Decreases Bispectral Index Value as a Result of Synergic Muscle Relaxant Action on the Motor System
Vincenzo Fodale, M.D.; Caterina Praticò, M.D.; Letterio B. Santamaria, M.D.
Anesthesiology September 2004, Vol. 101, 799. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200409000-00033
Normal Bispectral Index Values in Healthy Volunteers
Roy G. Soto, M.D.; Hector Vila, M.D.
Jaap Vuyk, M.D., Ph.D.; Bart-Jan Lichtenbelt, M.Sc.; Albert Dahan, M.D., Ph.D.; Frank H.M. Engbers, M.D.; Anton G.L. Burm, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Two Manuscripts, Too Similar
Jerrold Lerman, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Mark W. Crawford, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.P.C.
Shinichiu Kihara, M.D.; Joseph R. Brimacombe, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.A., M.D.
Why Should Primary Care Physicians Even Wait for Surgery in High Risk Patients?
Paul Martin Kempen, M.D.
Solid (Concrete) Evidence Needs Both Cement and Sand
Michael Basler, M.B. Ch.B., F.R.C.A.; Malcolm Daniel, M.B. Ch.B., F.R.C.P. (EDIN), F.R.C.A.
A Large Trial Is Vital to Prove Perioperative β-blockade Effectiveness and Safety before Widespread Use
Kate Leslie, M.D., M.Epi., F.A.N.Z.C.A.; Philip J. Devereaux, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C).
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Catherine Dobres, C.R.N.A.; Jessie Fan, M.D.; Mark Schattner, M.D.; David Amar, M.D.
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Q: PCA with new Factors in R My objective to fit a linear model with the same response, but predictors replaced by factors/scores. I am trying to find out which principal components to include in such a linear model if I want to achieve an R^2 of at least 0.9*r.squared from my original model.
Which predictors should I choose?
  model1 <- lm(Resp~.,data=test_dat)
  > summary(model1)

  Call:
  lm(formula = Resp ~ ., data = test_dat)

Residuals:
 Min       1Q   Median       3Q      Max
 -0.35934 -0.07729  0.00330  0.08204  0.38709

 Coefficients:
        Estimate Std. Error t value Pr(>|t|)
(Intercept) -3.18858    0.06926 -46.039   <2e-16 ***
Pred1        4.32083    0.03767 114.708   <2e-16 ***
Pred2        2.42110    0.04740  51.077   <2e-16 ***
Pred3       -1.00507    0.04435 -22.664   <2e-16 ***
Pred4       -3.19480    0.09147 -34.927   <2e-16 ***
Pred5        2.77779    0.05368  51.748   <2e-16 ***
Pred6        1.22923    0.05427  22.648   <2e-16 ***
 Pred7       -1.21338    0.04562 -26.595   <2e-16 ***
Pred8        0.02485    0.05937   0.419    0.676
Pred9       -0.67831    0.05308 -12.778   <2e-16 ***
Pred10       1.69947    0.02628  64.672   <2e-16 ***
 ---
 Signif. codes:  0 '***' 0.001 '**' 0.01 '*' 0.05 '.' 0.1 ' ' 1

 Residual standard error: 0.1193 on 489 degrees of freedom
  Multiple R-squared:  0.997,   Adjusted R-squared:  0.997
  F-statistic: 1.645e+04 on 10 and 489 DF,  p-value: < 2.2e-16

My new model should have an R^2 >= 0.897
    (threshold<-0.9*r.sqrd)
    [1] 0.8973323

 metrics.swiss <- calc.relimp(model1, type = c("lmg", "first", "last","betasq", "Pratt"))
 metrics.swiss
  metrics.swiss@lmg.rank
  >Pred1  Pred2  Pred3  Pred4  Pred5  Pred6  Pred7  Pred8  Pred9 Pred10
   2      8      3      6      1     10      5      4      7      9

 sum(metrics.swiss@lmg)
 orderComponents<-c(5,1,3,8,7,4,9,2,10,6)
 PCAFactors<-Project.Data.PCA$scores
 Rotated<-as.data.frame(cbind(Resp=test_dat$Resp,PCAFactors))
 swissRotatedReordered<-Rotated[,c(1,orderComponents+1)]
  (nestedRSquared<-sapply(2:11,function(z)
  summary(lm(Resp~.,data=swissRotatedReordered[,1:z]))$r.squared))
 [1] 0.001041492 0.622569992 0.689046489 0.690319839 0.715051745 0.732286987
 [7] 0.742441421 0.991291253 0.995263470 0.997035905

A: You run a linear model on the new model with your scores.
"lmg" will allow you to see which factors made the most contribution and those are the factors you should keep. In my case it was the top 3 factors
 predictors <- test_dat[-1]
 Project.Data.PCA <- princomp(predictors)
 summary(Project.Data.PCA)
PCAFactors<-Project.Data.PCA$scores
Rotated<-as.data.frame(cbind(Resp=test_dat$Resp,PCAFactors))
linModPCA<-lm(Resp~.,data=Rotated)
metrics.swiss <- calc.relimp(linModPCA, type = c("lmg", "first", "last","betasq",
"pratt"))
 metrics.swiss


The presidential hopeful was mistaken for, well, a 19 year old.
Times are hard for Marco Rubio. The republican Presidential hopeful has not been doing well in the polls, trailing significantly behind the behemoth that is the Donald. And now, to add insult to injury, Rubio's finding it hard to even get a drink.
Where do you go for a drink in the middle of election season in New Hampshire? The hotel bar, of course. That was also where Christian Lorentzen, a reporter from the London Review of Books, was covering the state's primary elections when he talked to a bartender who said that she had recently served Rubio, but hadn't recognized him.
Now, if you're on a Presidential ballot in a state that is holding a primary, you should hope that the people there recognize your face. If you can't even get a free drink at the bar, you sure as hell aren't going to win any elections.
To make matters exponentially more hilarious and embarrassing for Marco Rubio, the server not only drew a blank when she saw Rubio's face, but said that he looked so young that she felt the need to card him. Sounds like there was probably some blushing on both sides of the bar after she read the name on the ID.
Rubio got his adult beverage, but there was no word on what he tipped. As we all know, how a person tips is the true test of their character and electability.


Born December 30, 1937, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Francis Aloysius (a merchandise manager for a department store) and Alvira (a retail buyer) Macklin; married Mary Ann Marwitz, September, 1962 (divorced, January, 1985); married Judith Ann Baker, April 13, 1995; children: Steven Anthony, Stacy Ann. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Villanova University, B.A., 1960, M.A., 1963. Politics: Liberal. Religion: "Amphibian." Hobbies and other interests: Gambling, spectator sports.
University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, professor of English, 1962-2000; KBAD-AM Radio, Las Vegas, NV, film critic for Al Bernstein Sportsparty, 2002-05; Fayetteville Free Weekly, Fayetteville, AR, film critic, 2005—. University of California, Santa Barbara, visiting professor of film, 1985. Journal Herald (Dayton, OH), film critic, 1969-78. Juror for American Film Institute and Sight & Sound.
(Under pseudonym S.D. Franklin) Palestra (novel), Herculean Press (Dayton, OH), 1978.
Beyond Justice: Three Novellas (includes the novella "The Seventh Widow"), Herculean Press (Dayton, OH), 1995.
(Editor, with Nick Pici) Voices from the Set: The Film Heritage Interviews, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 2000.
Little Boy Blue and the Golden Reunion (novella), Herculean Press (Las Vegas, NV), 2007.
Contributor to periodicals, including North American Review. Founder and editor, Film Heritage, 1965-78.
Tony Macklin is an educator, film critic, and writer who taught at the University of Dayton for almost forty years. He is the author of Voices from the Set: The Film Heritage Interviews, culled from his interviews of people in the film industry. A reviewer of Voices from the Set in Film Comment noted: "During the 1970s, Tony Macklin conducted a stunning series of interviews for the magazine Film Heritage, dealing with all aspects of the industry, from costume designers to critics, writers, directors, and stars." Robert Welkos, writing in the Los Angeles Times Calendar, noted, "The book is certain to be a feast for film buffs."
Macklin once told CA: "I am an interpretive critic who has a fondness for symbolism. I have been a successful interviewer because I listen, follow up, and have special knowledge about the person I'm interviewing. I view that person as an equal. John Wayne once wrote to me, 'Tony—you caught me in print as no one else has. Many thanks. Duke.' The most rewarding interview I've had in recent years is the hour and forty-five minutes I spent with Clint Eastwood.
"My most successful fiction often is satiric; for example, poking fun at William Buckley or the game of baseball or the media. I came along at the right time, when film was being recognized as an art form. Therefore one of the best influences on me as a film critic and writer of fiction was James Agee. As an educator I was at the forefront of education and criticism about film.
"My credo: In any form I use, I try to get people to see with new perceptions and understand more. I guess that's the educator in me—and the human being."
Eastern Basketball, April 16, 1980, Alan Morrice, review of Palestra, p. 27.
Film Comment, November-December, 2000, review of Voices from the Set: The Film Heritage Interviews, p. 9.
Las Vegas Weekly, January 19, 2006, Josh Bell, "The Gambler: Film Critic Evermore," pp. 28-30.
Los Angeles Times Calendar, September 17, 2000, Robert Welkos, "Taking Direction from Hollywood Greats," pp. 24-26.
Philadelphia Daily News, June 24, 1999, Stan Hochman, "Writer Has Dim View of National Pastime," p. 92.
"Macklin, Tony 1937- (S.D. Franklin, F. Anthony Macklin)." Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. . Encyclopedia.com. 23 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.


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Pepperrell One-Name Study
Study: Pepperrell
Variants: Pepperall, Pepperell, Pepperrall
Category: 1 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is in its early stages.
Website: www.pepperrell.net
Contact: Mr Phillip Pepperrell
About the study
The family research began back in the 1960's when my uncle Les wanted to find out more about his mother. I guess the stories that most families have, rags to riches and back, etc., always stuck in my mind; particularly when told by my uncle that it was better to "Let sleeping dogs lie".
My brother Brian took over the family research which showed our great grandfather, his father, uncle and brother (all plasterers by trade) had moved to Surbiton, Surrey from Exeter, Devon. During his research he had contact with a number of other people with a Pepperell in their family tree via the Devon FHS. Since 2013 I have been attempting to trace my own ancestry, building a collection of Pepperrell/Pepperell records. This led to taking the Pharos Introduction to One-Name Studies in 2017.
The Pepperrell One-Name study was registered January 2019.
The registered variants of the name are Pepperell, Pepperrall and Pepperall.
Pepperrell appears to be linked with Surrey, Middlesex and London while Pepperell appears to linked with Devon, particularly the South Hams and Uffculme area, and Somerset.
William Peverel was a natural son of William the Conqueror, who entered England at the Conquest. 'In Domesday it is continually spelt Piperellus. Mr. Planche: (Journal of Arch. Assoc. viii. 196) conjectures that it had a personal signification, and that 'it is a corruption of Puerulus, which is almost identical with Peuerellus, as we find it written in the Anglo-Norman Pipe and Plea Rolls' (v. Lower's Patr. Brit). This would make the meaning to be Littleboy. It does not seem satisfactory. In any case Pepperall, Pepperell, and Pepperill are variants of Peverall. - A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, written: 1872-1896 by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
Historical occurrences of the name
Sir William Pepperrell, 1st Baronet (27 June 1696 – 6 July 1759) was an American merchant and soldier in Colonial Massachusetts. He is widely remembered for organizing, financing, and leading the 1745 expedition that captured the French garrison at Fortress Louisbourg during King George's War. During his day Pepperrell was called "the hero of Louisburg". He is the great-great-great grandfather of actor Robert Hardy. Wikipedia
Eddie Louis Pepperell (22 January 1991 - ) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. In February 2018, he won his first European Tour event at the Qatar Masters. In October 2018, he won his second European Tour event at the Sky Sports British Masters. Wikipedia
Name frequency
According to an ONS database there are some 195 Pepperrells as of September 2002 making it the 21637th most common name in England and Wales, however there are 712 Pepperells making it the 8635th most common name and 92 Pepperalls making it the 34906th most common name.
Distribution of the name
Using the British 19th Century Surname Atlas (version 1.20 © Archer Software, 2003-2015) I was able to determine the size of the task ahead; in total 1,314 lives including all possible variants. The Pepperrell surname, including the possible variants found by the software, appears to be spread throughout England, predominately in Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Surrey and Middlesex, with the odd outposts in Wales, Jersey and Guernsey.
Mr Phillip Pepperrell
General Search Results
Occurrences of the surname Pepperrell in the Guild Indexes
(Click on the number to view the search results in each index. Indexes marked by * are only accessible by logged in Guild members.)
Marriage Index 1837-1945* 3


1. Confirmation of Minutes of the 20th Governing Board Meeting. 2. Review and Approval of the Decisions of the 26th Meeting of the Academic Council. 3. Review and Approval of the Decisions of the 12th Meeting of the Finance Committee. 4. Review Progress of BRAC Business School. 5. Review progress of Department of Architecture. 6. Miscellaneous.
Minutes of the 21st Meeting of BRAC University Governing Board (GB) held at BRAC University on June 19, 2007.


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KISHIMA > About us
I am a happy and proud owner of a male and two female rhodesian ridgebacks. I read first about the breed in a book when I was a child. I was amazed by staring the picture of a ridgy dog; its history with Africa and the lionthunting totally mistified me. I met the first ridgeback years later in another country, he was so majestic and elegant that I could not get rid of that picture for a while. The lifestyle I had with lot of traveling between countries did not support me to have any kind of pet at home, since I spent most of my time en route.
I moved back to Hungary in 2011 and my living conditions finally allowed me to think about having the utmost breed in my home.
Bukavu-Bawu Gamba was born out of the "marriage" Ch. Abuya von Dela-Eden and Bukavu-Bawu Pamuzinda on 27.03.2012. I chosed his name by purpose, first because it was the G-litter, second because he was the smallest and the last puppy who arrived to the new world in this litter. Shortly, he catched up with his sisters without any problem. The name "Gamba" means "young fighter, warrior" in Shona (african tribal) language.
Gamba is very self-confident, he has been already stable at very young age. Friendly with people, horses and with most of the dogs, plus luckily he also gets along with small children. We passed the obedience exam, although we keep learning and still doing some training.
He is very successful in the showring, champion of different countries including the Interchampion title in 2014. Not just that he is doing great on the dogshows but also a stud dog. Gamba has very impressive personality, social behaviour and kindness, not to mention his excellent movement. He gives such a big happiness to our family.
On the 25th of March last year, 12 beautiul puppies were born out ot the marriage Ch. Harmakhis Wisdom Quasar and Ch. Bulawayo Baobab E-Saavik in the Muhabura Kennel in Hungary. The orange girl moved into our home in two months. Sophie (Muhabura Princely Sophie of Hungary) brought lot of fun and happiness into our days. She is a very brave and cool girl, learns easily and likes to work. We tested her show skills at the age of 3 months, when she went on her first dog show ever. I still can't believe that she won the Baby Best in Show that night. More and more nice winnings followed this period, she was selected for Puppy Best in Show, took reserve Junior Best in Show and other nice titles. She became junior campion in three countries and adult champion of 5 countries. Beside these titles she is also Interchampion and has many placements on Club shows and specialties. Sophie is a proven brood bitch, until now she produced 2 litters in total of 23 puppies.
I kept one of the promising girls from the 2018 litter. Since then Thora proved her skills on the shows and tracks. She has many titles from Junior class, obtained the most successful Junior dog in 2019, was qualified to compete on Crufts and won JBIS on both Specialty and Club Shows. Thora passed the breeding exam and from 2021 she is an approved brood bitch in our kennel.
Why Kishima?
Last year in Africa I got an unforgettable, lifelong experience. After a 5 days long walk uphill I finally reached the top of the Mount Kilimanjaro. Spending speechless hours and days, I had enough time to think about my future plans including the foundation of my kennel. As for the name of the kennel, I wanted something personal, special which reminds me of this great adventure of my life. The Mount Kilimanjaro has three volcanic cones, the KIBO, SHIRA and MAWENZI. I felt the first symptoms of the physical and mental weakness on the way to the Shira Plateau, but also remember the moment when the Mawenzi peak was smiling at me in the sunrise above 5000 m during the D-day (Summit Day). And finally, the Kibo itself means the conquer of the summit.
Having all these experience behind, the KISHIMA kennel was founded in the summer of 2016 with the stud dog Ch. Bukavu-Bawu Gamba and the brood bitch Ch. Muhabura Princely Sophie of Hungary. I strongly believe that the majestic spirit of the White Mountain will live longer in the Home of Kishima.
Although, I laid the foundation the actual building work has just started. I hope that with the continous learning, patience and courage I shall enjoy the fruits of the labor.
Welcome to the Home of Kishima! our door is open for everyone who is interested in this fantastic breed and the daily life of our kennel!
Andrea Deák
Owner of the Kishima Kennel


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ANC will not dictate DA membership on committees
by Cllr Ofentse Mokae – DA Councillor in Sol Plaatje Local Municipality
The Democratic Alliance will be writing to the mayor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Mangaliso Matika, to request that he calls the chairperson of the Economic Development, Urban Renewal & Tourism committee to order and compels him to abide by council resolutions, specifically as it relates to the membership of the committee.
We will not allow the ANC to dictate to the DA on who will represent the party in which committees. That is a decision for us as the DA to take, not for the ANC. Our decision is that councillor Sharon Steyn and myself will represent the DA in the Economic Development, Urban Renewal & Tourism committee. This decision was supported by the council resolution taken during an ordinary council meeting of October 2017 and again confirmed in December 2017. The ANC had an opportunity to object during the council meeting, but failed to do so.
Councillor Mpho Moshweu as chairperson of the Economic Development, Urban Renewal & Tourism committee must obey council's resolution and stop trying to prevent councillor Steyn from participating in the committee. As a councillor, the chairperson has no authority to override the resolution of council and his arrogant attempts to do so will not be tolerated. The representation of the DA is an internal matter to be decided by the DA.
To say that there is a conflict of interest for councillor Steyn to serve on the committee is entirely baseless. Firstly, the committee serves as an advisory body to council and does not have any authority to disburse funds directly. Indeed, as an employee of the Northern Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, councillor Steyn has valuable knowledge and insight into the local business community which can be immensely beneficial to the committee when making recommendations on the disbursements of funds. Secondly, should a matter arise in which councillor Steyn has a direct interest, she can and will recuse herself from the committee. This is a standard practice followed in councils by all councillors with integrity.
We will insist that councillor Moshweu upholds the resolution of council and we will not let the ANC pick and choose which councillors represents the DA in which committees.
Cllr Ofentse Mokae
DA Councillor in Sol Plaatje Local Municipality
Tharina Whittaker


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Ivan Petrovitch Poulikhov (en russe : Иван Петрович Пулихов), surnommé Vassia, né le  à Minsk (gouvernement de Minsk, Empire russe) et mort exécuté le  dans la même ville, est un révolutionnaire et terroriste russe d'origine biélorusse, membre du parti socialiste révolutionnaire (SR) et membre du détachement militaire aérien du kraï Nord-Ouest.

Biographie
Poulikhov naît dans une famille de fonctionnaires de la petite noblesse. Il termine sans diplôme les sept classes du lycée moderne (Realgymnasium), puis il part pour Saint-Pétersbourg, où il passe en candidat libre l'examen d'entrée à l'université. Il s'enflamme pour la révolution de 1905 et participe a des manifestations, si bien qu'il est arrêté et renvoyé chez son père à Minsk sous surveillance de la police. Ensuite il loue une chambre en ville et gagne sa vie comme répétiteur. mais il reverse la plupart de ses gages à l'organisation des SR.

Attentat contre le gouverneur Kourlov

L'organisation clandestine des socialistes-révolutionnaires le désigne avec Alexandra Izmaïlovitch (1878-1941) pour tuer le gouverneur de Minsk, Kourlov. Le 14 janvier 1906, après le service funèbre du général Kourtch, lorsque le cercueil du défunt quitte la collégiale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, Poulikhov lance une bombe sur Kourlov, mais elle n'explose pas. En effet, la livraison de la bombe à Minsk a été commandée par Zinaïda Joutchenko, infiltrée chez les SR et employée du département de la sécurité de Moscou. L'assistant du chef du département, von Cotten, a auparavant ôté le détonateur de la bombe, après quoi Zinaïda Joutchenko a livré la bombe à Minsk.

Aussitôt Alexandra Izmaïlovitch ouvre le feu avec un pistolet sur le chef de la police Norov. Après avoir tiré cinq balles, elle blesse le soldat Zakhar Potapov et le postier Foma Gontcharik qui se tenaient dans le public. Poulikhov et Alexandra Izmaïlovitch sont aussitôt arrêtés sur le lieu-même de l'attentat. On leur ôte leur brownings et la police constate que cinq balles manquent à celui d'Alexandra Izmaïlovitch et aucune à celui de Poulikhov.

Ils sont incarcérés à la prison de la ville en détention provisoire. Poulikhov a failli s'échapper, mais il est dénoncé au dernier moment. Le 16 février 1906, ils sont condamnés par le tribunal militaire à la peine de mort par pendaison. Le pourvoi en cassation est examiné le 20 février 1906. Celui de Poulikhov ouvert à la demande de son père n'est pas pas satisfait. Quant à Alexandra Izmaïlovitch, elle est condamnée aux travaux forcés à perpétuité. Poulikhov est pendu le 26 février 1906 dans la cour de la prison. Il est enterré secrètement.

Tombeau de Poulikhov
Vingt ans plus tard, c'est le gardien du cimetière Storojevski qui montre l'emplacement des inhumations des condamnés à mort politiques. La municipalité communiste décide de lui ériger une stèle de granite rouge. En 1954, le cimetière étant supprimé, la tombe de Poulikhov est transférée au cimetière militaire de Minsk. Une rue de Minsk porte son nom.

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Ivan Poulikhov // Histoire de la Biélorussie : Dictionnaire-annuaire. — Minsk: Ekonomopress, 2000. — ;
 V. Bougaïenko. Ivan Poulikhov — qui est-il? Le nom d'un des premiers terroristes de Biélorussie a été donné à une rue de Minsk // in Minsk du Soir, 10 février 1997.

Socialiste révolutionnaire (Russie)
Naissance en septembre 1879
Naissance à Minsk
Décès en mars 1906
Décès à Minsk
Condamné à mort exécuté par pendaison
Auteur d'une tentative d'assassinat
Décès à 26 ans

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The Indian classical musical tradition has its roots in the Vedas, scriptures of the Hindu tradition thousands of years old that can be classified into two styles: Hindustani in the North and Carnatic in the South. The focus is on melody rather than harmony, and on adornments called gamakas that involve oscillations between notes. Some Hindustani and Carnatic instruments are thus fretless, enabling the musician to slide along the strings and demonstrate these oscillations.
Two famous examples of traditional instruments are the vichitra veena (North Indian) and the gottuvadhyam (South Indian). The former is a 19th-century descendant of the fretless, single-stringed ekatanri veena, played in medieval times with a slider. The latter, similarly, is an ancient fretless instrument that went out of vogue for some centuries until it garnered attention in the 19th century.
Other traditional fretless instruments in Indian music include the sarangi, sarod, and a drone instrument called the tambura.
For older instruments such as the vichitra veena, there are few practitioners left, and female players are a rare sight, due to the instrument's unwieldy nature.
The first female artist to take up this instrument at the concert level was Dr Radhika Umdekar Budhkar, who, in 2002, with the help of her father, created a smaller version of the instrument with better sound quality. She started a music school where she teaches the sitar, vichitra veena, vocal music and the Indian slide guitar.
The slide technique is so prevalent in Indian music that when the violin was introduced to India in the 18th century, a musician called Baluswami Dikshitar applied this technique on it. The violin is now integral to Indian classical music, but played in a way that belies its Western origins.
With the lap steel guitar, or Hawaiian guitar, a player slides a metal or glass bar against raised strings in order to change the pitch. In Hawaii, the first guitars to be called "Hawaiian guitars" were modified versions of Spanish guitars, introduced to the Islands before the 19th century.
Joseph Kekuku, a native of Honolulu, is regarded as having developed the guitar technique of playing horizontally with a "steel" (a solid metal bar) in 1885, producing the characteristic Hawaiian slur. This is contested by the account of noted Hawaiian composer Charles E. King, who names Gabriel Davion, an Indian kidnapped by the Portuguese and brought to Hawaii, as the discoverer of the steel guitar in 1884. Thus, Davion had possibly introduced the Indian slide technique to the islands. Still, it was undoubtedly Kekuku, with his tours of the US from 1904, who boosted the popularity of the instrument and its use in blues music in the 20th century.
The slide technique of the Hawaiian guitar gained popularity by complementing the African-American slide techniques already introduced to the US, and became a central feature of blues music.
This led to the creation in 1927 of the resonator guitar subsequently used in blues, as well as bluegrass music, a genre pioneered by Bill Monroe and his band in 1938.
The electric slide guitar gained traction with blues slide guitarist Elmore James, whose use of electricity to amplify his acoustic guitar became popular in blues, rock and even country music.
Popular contemporary slide guitarists include Michael Messer, who pioneered the use of turntables in blues music, as well as Ben Harper, whose signature slide technique is evident in all genres of music in which he engages.


Health Affairs: Tax-Exempt Status For Nonprofit Hospitals Under The ACA: Where Are The Final Treasury/IRS Rules?
Months have now stretched into years, and there still remains no sign of final Treasury/IRS regulations interpreting the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s provisions covering the expanded obligations of nonprofit hospitals that seek tax-exempt status under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The ACA amendments do not depend on formal agency policy to take effect. Nonetheless, Congress directed the Treasury Secretary to issue regulations and guidance necessary to carry out the reforms (26 U.S.C. §501(r)(7)). To this end, two important sets of proposed rules were issued: the first in June, 2012; and the second, in April 2013. While an informative IRS website lists various proposed rules and guidelines important to nonprofit hospitals, final rules seem to have performed a disappearing act.


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A Strategy for Ending the Syrian Civil War
By Colin H. Kahl, Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas Heras and Neal Urwitz
Sharper: 2020
2020 featured an ever-evolving series of national security challenges....
By Sam Dorshimer, Nathalie Grogan, Emily Jin, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
A New U.S. Strategy for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Executive Summary Key Proposition Today's realities demand that the United States change its approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Its current focus is on high-profile...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Michael Koplow & Tamara Cofman Wittes
How the US could return to the Iran nuclear deal
The election of Joe Biden presents an opening to strengthen transatlantic diplomacy on Iran. Biden has already outlined his intention to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, primaril...
Sharper: The Next Four Years
America will face a range of national security challenges over the next four years. From sustaining military deterrence to bolstering the nation's economic leadership and more...
By Chris Estep & Cole Stevens


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Toast the start of your next dinner party this summer with a refreshing gazpacho starter. (You can never make too many toasts!) That's how we kicked off dinner at our little backyard patio party earlier this summer.
I love a bowl of cool, classic and tomato based gazpacho, but I think this fruit focused version is my favorite. Feel free to mess with the ingredients and proportions of things. This is summer cooking at it's best. There's no oven involved and it's supposed to be this easy.
Blend all of the ingredients in a high speed blender (through the jalapeno) until the soup reaches your preferred consistency. Taste and add more herbs, salt and pepper to taste. Chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow flavors time to develop.
Roughly chop the fennel, cucumber, jalapeno and watermelon. Spoon on top of the gazpacho prior to serving and finish with a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkle of salt and pepper.


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Q: Acer Touch pad not working I have Acer-TravelMate 5742 upgraded its Ubuntu 12.04 to 13.04, everything is fine but my Touch pad is not working.
Why Touch pad is not accepting clicks? How to fix it?

A: My laptop model is Acer-TravelMate 5742.
I change below file, it worked for me.
cd /etc/modprobe.d/
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Stand with Donald: It's time to raise the wage!
August 31, 2020 In The News, Media
South Jersey Nonprofits To Share $823K In DHS Grants
Nine South Jersey nonprofits will share a total of $823,000 in federal preparedness grants from the Department of Homeland Security, Rep. Donald Norcross (D-1) announced. These grants assist states, local areas, tribal, territorial governments, nonprofit agencies and the private sector with their preparedness efforts.
NJEA PAC Issues 2020 Endorsements; Backing Bucco and Dunn in LD25 Special Senate and Assembly Races
The NJEA's PAC released their list of their endorsement recommendations for the 2020 fall congressional races, as well as LD25's special Senate and Assembly races, in which they support incumbent Republicans Senator Anthony Bucco and Assemblywoman Aura Dunn. The PAC is supporting the Democratic incumbents, while backing CD2 Democratic challenger Amy Kennedy; they opted against making an recommendation in CD4.
Norcross: Remembering John Lewis
This week we laid to rest Civil Rights hero Congressman John Lewis, the proud longtime representative of Georgia's 5th Congressional District. My heart is heavy as the world mourns an icon, who was my friend and colleague. John spoke softly but powerfully, he walked slowly but purposefully and he acted kindly but fought tirelessly for justice.
Camden County To Get $1.3M In FEMA Grants To Fight Coronavirus
CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — The Camden County Office of Emergency Management will receive $1,395,002.66 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) grants to help combat the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced on Monday. U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker and Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-1) announced the funding. The senators said they have now secured more than $160 million in PA grants to help the state battle the pandemic.
Op-Ed: Congress Needs to Finish Job, Help Nation Rebuild Crumbling Schools
As New Jersey plans to reopen its schools this fall, it's an ugly yet open secret that while this state has one of the best public school systems in the nation, deep veins of inequity run through it, and too many Black and Latino students are still getting a raw deal.
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Like all book lovers, I'm one of the many who trooped down South in SMX at SM Mall of Asia to witness the event us of the literary kind has been looking forward to since the cog of 2011 started moving: The 32nd Manila International Book Fair!
I haven't read any of Ray Bradbury's books yet, but I'm collecting some of his notable works one by one so when the time comes that the "Voice" whispers his name I got some to appease his cravings. Farewell Summer, which I got for PHP 30, is his long-awaited sequel to Dandelion Wine.
Yes, laugh at me now, for I haven't watched the Brad Pitt-Cate Blanchett film adaptation of this book for I have sworn to read the source material first. Got this for PHP 100 and it quite surprised me that the same edition was sold for a regular price inside the National Bookstore booth.
Again, I haven't read anything yet by Kurt Vonnegut, one the venerated names of the Golden Age of Science Fiction, and this, selling for PHP 30, is a nice introduction to his brand of fiction before I plunge on with his other, more recognized works.
Also got this for PHP 30, and I think it is a good companion after I had read and acquainted myself more with Jules Verne.
And here we go to the final loot of the first day that made me grin from ear to ear, the clicnher that truly makes this my lucky day: Ian McEwan books for PHP 150 each all in good, brand new condition!
A Hardcover 1st Ed. that I got for PHP 99. Alexander McCall Smith had a blurb on the front cover saying: "Spud is South Africa's Catcher in the Rye" which got me pretty get me interested in it, plus some of my YA reading friends recommends it, so what's the point of resisting?
For reasons quite apparent and to avoid redundancy I will not elaborate. Another Hardcover 1st Ed. that I bought for PHP 99. The Sci-Fi Goddess just blessed me with all the goodness. Yeah!
Got this using my Scholastic Gift Certificates, and though I have read the series the bug might caught me once again when the movie adaptation of the first book draws near.
Purchased this at the UP Press booth for PHP 150; a Palanca award-winning whodunit highly recommended by friends.
Augh! I want that Jules Verne book, too!
The matching Ian McEwan books are truly notable — it's not easy to find a set like that.
I posted about my MIBF book loot here.
Hey, you didn't tell me I could use the GCs right there at the fair. Not a fan of Hunger Games (the first book bored me to near-death), but I'd have used them on something else from Scholastic. Have you any idea where else I could use the GCs?
I didn't know the gcs could be used at the book fair, either. I have some Scholastic gc's unused from an event I hosted for them earlier this year.
As far as I know, the gcs can't be used during warehouse sale (I asked). They said the warehouse visit has to be scheduled with them.
I'll ask again for more details and get back to you.
Really?! Oh my! Thanks for this info, Blooey.
You have to read Wide Sargasso Sea first because the events in the novel took place before the ones in Jane Eyre.
Nice steals! Cement Garden's haunting. Hope you enjoy Smaller and Smaller Circles.
I do hope so too. Been hearing so much good praises about it.


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