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/* Author: Ryan Luna */

#ifndef OMPL_BASE_PLANNER_DATA_STORAGE_
#define OMPL_BASE_PLANNER_DATA_STORAGE_

#include "ompl/base/PlannerData.h"
#include "ompl/util/Console.h"
#include <boost/archive/binary_oarchive.hpp>
#include <boost/archive/binary_iarchive.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/vector.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/utility.hpp>
#include <fstream>

namespace ompl
{
    namespace base
    {
        /// \brief Object that handles loading/storing a PlannerData object to/from a binary stream.
        /// Serialization of vertices and edges is performed using the Boost archive method
        /// \e serialize.  Derived vertex/edge classes are handled, presuming those classes implement
        /// the \e serialize method.
        /// \remarks Since the \e serialize method for vertices and edges is templated, it cannot
        /// be virtual.  To serialize a derived class AND the base class data, a special call can
        /// be invoked inside of \e serialize that instructs the serializer to also serialize the
        /// base class.  The derived class must also have a GUID exposed to the serializer
        /// for proper deserialization at runtime.  This is performed with the \e BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT
        /// macro.  An example of these items is given below:
        /// \code
        /// #include <boost/serialization/export.hpp>
        ///
        /// class MyVertexClass : public ompl::base::PlannerDataVertex
        /// {
        ///     // ---SNIP---
        ///
        ///     template <class Archive>
        ///     void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version)
        ///     {
        ///         ar & boost::serialization::base_object<ompl::base::PlannerDataVertex>(*this);
        ///         // ... (The other members of MyVertexClass)
        ///     }
        /// };
        ///
        /// BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT(MyVertexClass);
        /// \endcode
        class PlannerDataStorage
        {
        public:

            /// \brief Default constructor.
            PlannerDataStorage();
            /// \brief Destructor
            virtual ~PlannerDataStorage();

            /// \brief Store (serialize) the PlannerData structure to the given filename.
            virtual void store(const PlannerData &pd, const char *filename);

            /// \brief Store (serialize) the PlannerData structure to the given stream.
            virtual void store(const PlannerData &pd, std::ostream &out);

            /// \brief Load the PlannerData structure from the given stream.
            /// The StateSpace that was used to store the data must match the
            /// StateSpace inside of the argument PlannerData.
            virtual void load(const char *filename, PlannerData &pd);

            /// \brief Load the PlannerData structure from the given stream.
            /// The StateSpace that was used to store the data must match the
            /// StateSpace inside of the argument PlannerData.
            virtual void load(std::istream &in, PlannerData &pd);

        protected:
            /// \brief Information stored at the beginning of the PlannerData archive
            struct Header
            {
                /// \brief OMPL PlannerData specific marker (fixed value)
                boost::uint32_t  marker;

                /// \brief Number of vertices stored in the archive
                std::size_t      vertex_count;

                /// \brief Number of edges stored in the archive
                std::size_t      edge_count;

                /// \brief Signature of state space that allocated the saved states in the vertices (see ompl::base::StateSpace::computeSignature()) */
                std::vector<int> signature;

                /// \brief boost::serialization routine
                template<typename Archive>
                void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int /*version*/)
                {
                    ar & marker;
                    ar & vertex_count;
                    ar & edge_count;
                    ar & signature;
                }
            };

            /// \brief The object containing all vertex data that will be stored
            struct PlannerDataVertexData
            {
                enum VertexType
                {
                    STANDARD = 0,
                    START,
                    GOAL
                };

                template<typename Archive>
                void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int /*version*/)
                {
                    ar & v_;
                    ar & state_;
                    ar & type_;
                }

                const PlannerDataVertex *v_;
                std::vector<unsigned char> state_;
                VertexType type_;
            };

            /// \brief The object containing all edge data that will be stored
            struct PlannerDataEdgeData
            {
                template<typename Archive>
                void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int /*version*/)
                {
                    ar & e_;
                    ar & endpoints_;
                    ar & weight_;
                }

                const PlannerDataEdge *e_;
                std::pair<unsigned int, unsigned int> endpoints_;
                double weight_;
            };

            /// \brief Read \e numVertices from the binary input \e ia and store them as PlannerData.
            virtual void loadVertices(PlannerData &pd, unsigned int numVertices, boost::archive::binary_iarchive &ia)
            {
                const StateSpacePtr &space = pd.getSpaceInformation()->getStateSpace();
                std::vector<State*> states;
                for (unsigned int i = 0; i < numVertices; ++i)
                {
                    PlannerDataVertexData vertexData;
                    ia >> vertexData;

                    // Deserializing all data in the vertex (except the state)
                    const PlannerDataVertex *v = vertexData.v_;

                    // Allocating a new state and deserializing it from the buffer
                    State *state = space->allocState();
                    states.push_back(state);
                    space->deserialize (state, &vertexData.state_[0]);
                    const_cast<PlannerDataVertex*>(v)->state_ = state;

                    // Record the type of the vertex (i.e. start vertex).
                    if (vertexData.type_ == PlannerDataVertexData::START)
                        pd.addStartVertex(*v);
                    else if (vertexData.type_ == PlannerDataVertexData::GOAL)
                        pd.addGoalVertex(*v);
                    else
                        pd.addVertex(*v);

                    // We deserialized the vertex object pointer, and we own it.
                    // Since addEdge copies the object, it is safe to free here.
                    delete vertexData.v_;
                }

                // These vertices are using state pointers allocated here.
                // To avoid a memory leak, we decouple planner data from the
                // 'planner', which will clone all states and properly free the
                // memory when PlannerData goes out of scope.  Then it is safe
                // to free all memory allocated here.
                pd.decoupleFromPlanner();

                for (size_t i = 0; i < states.size(); ++i)
                    space->freeState(states[i]);
            }

            /// \brief Serialize and store all vertices in \e pd to the binary archive.
            virtual void storeVertices(const PlannerData &pd, boost::archive::binary_oarchive &oa)
            {
                const StateSpacePtr &space = pd.getSpaceInformation()->getStateSpace();
                std::vector<unsigned char> state (space->getSerializationLength());
                for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pd.numVertices(); ++i)
                {
                    PlannerDataVertexData vertexData;

                    // Serializing all data in the vertex (except the state)
                    const PlannerDataVertex &v = pd.getVertex(i);
                    vertexData.v_ = &v;

                    // Record the type of the vertex (i.e. start vertex).
                    if (pd.isStartVertex(i))
                        vertexData.type_ = PlannerDataVertexData::START;
                    else if (pd.isGoalVertex(i))
                        vertexData.type_ = PlannerDataVertexData::GOAL;
                    else vertexData.type_ = PlannerDataVertexData::STANDARD;

                    // Serializing the state contained in this vertex
                    space->serialize (&state[0], v.getState());
                    vertexData.state_ = state;

                    oa << vertexData;
                }
            }

            /// \brief Read \e numEdges from the binary input \e ia and store them as PlannerData.
            virtual void loadEdges(PlannerData &pd, unsigned int numEdges, boost::archive::binary_iarchive &ia)
            {
                for (unsigned int i = 0; i < numEdges; ++i)
                {
                    PlannerDataEdgeData edgeData;
                    ia >> edgeData;
                    pd.addEdge(edgeData.endpoints_.first, edgeData.endpoints_.second, *edgeData.e_, Cost(edgeData.weight_));

                    // We deserialized the edge object pointer, and we own it.
                    // Since addEdge copies the object, it is safe to free here.
                    delete edgeData.e_;
                }
            }

            /// \brief Serialize and store all edges in \e pd to the binary archive.
            virtual void storeEdges(const PlannerData &pd, boost::archive::binary_oarchive &oa)
            {
                for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pd.numVertices(); ++i)
                    for (unsigned int j = 0; j < pd.numVertices(); ++j)
                    {
                        if(pd.edgeExists(i, j))
                        {
                            PlannerDataEdgeData edgeData;
                            edgeData.e_ = &pd.getEdge(i, j);
                            edgeData.endpoints_.first = i;
                            edgeData.endpoints_.second = j;
                            Cost weight;
                            pd.getEdgeWeight(i, j, &weight);
                            edgeData.weight_ = weight.value();

                            oa << edgeData;
                        }
                    }
            }
        };
    }
}

#endif


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Happy August! | Arianna Merritt, M.Ed.
Happy August! Hope you all have had an awesome summer. I can't believe it is already the middle of August. Where did the time go?!
Summer is one of my favourite times of year, as it makes people get outside more and enjoy the sun and warmth. Especially in Canada, summer is the season for refueling after a long winter. I refuel by spending the time on or in the water, as it nourishes me. Being on the beach and/or in the water is where I come up with amazing ideas. When I can, I seek out the beach with my journal in hand.
This year, I am back in my hometown after many years away; I'm spending much of summer 2018 planning goals and taking steps to make them reality. Summer is the perfect time to work on those goals you have been reflecting on all year. One of my goals is finding new ways to use technology to create an impact in people's lives.
You see, eight years ago in August 2010, I started a blog that changed my life. Clicking "publish" on my first post, when I was a graduate student with no blogging experience, was a big step for me. With no training in technology or business, and no blogging community, I had only my expertise in psychology and my passion to make an impact in the world as my adrenaline. I put in the long hours and hard work to build the blog. At that time, very few people were blogging and technology wasn't as prevalent as it is now. Just for context, Instagram wasn't launched until two months afterwards in October 2010.
Turning a thought into action changed my life.
Now, eight years later, the blog has over half a million views from around the world and comments are consistently posted indicating that others are speaking up about their experiences. The blog has also won several awards. My passion project led to me being named 'a pioneer' in transforming how mental health practitioners deliver their digital services. Those who doubted me have since asked for my help in developing their web presence. My work is having a real impact in people's lives!! It's helping them access mental healthcare easily and when they need it most.
Time has flown by; I didn't envision the impact of my blog when I began. This all resulted because I believed in myself, owned my power, and persevered. I share this story with you not as way to bolster about my accomplishments, because I am truly a humble person, but as a way to show you that when you get the courage to turn your ideas into action, you really can improve people's lives!
Wherever you are these last couple weeks of August, I encourage you to take time to enjoy this season of renewal and to dream. Grab a notebook and pen, and find a beautiful space to reflect.
The world needs your ideas. We need your innovation. We need your creativity. Just like the world needs the sun, we need you to shine your light and be you! You have such a beautiful purpose.
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More women than men have a high school education, more have university degrees, and more have graduate degrees, but at all levels of education, women earn about 75 percent as much as their male counterparts, according to the White House report. Administration officials touted the document as the first comprehensive federal report on the status of American woman since 1963. They said it would broadly influence policy, although they offered no specific programs that would result from the report. ""When women make less than men for the same work, it impacts the families, who then find themselves with less income,"" Valerie Jarrett, who chairs the White House Council on Women and Girls, told a conference call with reporters.
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Q: Getting rid of gaps between images in HTML/CSS I'm making a printable certificate. Since background images aren't enabled by default I'm making a border by placing img tags.
For some reason there are gaps of a few pixels between the img tags...
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A: You just need to make your images block elements:
img { display: block; }

and it'll all fall into line. Images are by default inline elements, so as Xavi said you're getting white space in there from your line breaks. Of course if there'll be any other images involved, you'll need to refine your selector.

A: Use position: relative; to shift your images to fill the gap
#bottom_border{
   position: relative;
   bottom: 5px;
 }

#top_border{
   position: relative;
   top: 5px;
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My Fiddle

A: set Vertical-align in your #top_border and #bottom_border as
#top_border{ vertical-align:bottom}
#bottom_border{vertical-align:top}

FIDDLE here

A: Try adding font-size: 0 to #certificate.  The gaps you see are actually spaces (the character).  I fully admit that setting the font size to zero is a bit of a hack.  Fortunately, when the white-space rules for css3 are fully supported, you can use text-space-collapse: collapse instead.

A: add
#certificate img { display: block; }

to the end of the css

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Commission launched by Anne Longfield to prevent young people being targeted for gangs
A year-long commission to develop a new system to stop the 'conveyor belt' of vulnerable young people becoming involved in gangs and the criminal justice system has been established by the former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield.
The Commission on Young Lives will devise a new and achievable national system of support, focused on preventing crisis and improving opportunities for vulnerable children who are at risk of becoming involved in the youth justice system through gang involvement, knife crime or county lines.
The commission will look at how better to strengthen families, support children to stay in education, improve mental health support for young people, protect children at risk and prevent children in care from becoming involved in violence, criminalisation and the wider criminal justice system.
Launching the commission, Chair Anne Longfield said: "Covid has dealt a strong hand to the gangs and criminals who exploit vulnerable children. It has compounded the cocktail of risks like domestic violence, parental mental health problems, addiction issues, and not attending school that can see children falling off the radar and into danger."
"At the same time, the methods used to entice and trap teenagers into criminality are brutal and increasingly sophisticated."
"We are making it too easy for them to use our children," she added.
Even before Covid emerged in the UK in March 2020, almost 15,000 children had been referred to social services where gangs were a factor in their assessment in the previous year, a rise of 4,000 in 12 months.
The Covid-19 pandemic provided new opportunities for the criminal exploitation of children who are vulnerable as a result of greater exposure to domestic violence, parental mental health problems and addiction issues during lockdown.
Professionals working with vulnerable children are seeing the level of severity of problems become even higher - more domestic abuse, greater food poverty, a resurgence in knife crime and in teenagers turning up at A&E with stab wounds, more children struggling with mental health problems, with some unwilling to get back in to school. Safeguarding incidents have become more extreme. Youth workers who before the pandemic were dealing with weekly new cases involving teenagers and serious violence, or in danger of exploitation, now talk about daily increases in demand.
A poll carried out by Public First of parents in England with children aged 5 to 18, revealed:
60% of parents were concerned that their child could become a victim of knife crime or serious violence, while 59% were concerned that someone might attempt to sell drugs to their child.
78% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that children are at higher risk of being involved in violence or crime than when they were a child, and 61% of respondents felt youth violence had increased in the last 10 years.
When asked which issues they were most concerned about, 29% chose youth violence or gangs negatively impacting their child, behind only the internet and social media (38%) and poor mental health (36%). This finding was replicated across different geographies, voting intentions, social classes, and age groups of children - showing how youth violence and gangs is a key issue for voters.
Just over half of parents think government is 'not really' or 'not at all' prioritising preventing young people from getting involved in youth violence.
45% of respondents felt government should focus on addressing youth violence and crime, behind only mental health (49%) and ahead of issues such as poor educational attainment (26%).
When it comes to preventing youth crime/violence, 47% of parents of 5 to 18-year-olds want stricter punishment for criminals and 46% want to see greater investment in youth infrastructure.
The Oasis Charitable Trust, who will soon begin running the first Ministry of Justice secure school - a ground-breaking therapeutic model for children in custody, is hosting and supporting the commission. The commission also includes a national panel of experts and leaders with personal and professional insight and understanding of the issues and impact on the lives of young people and communities.
Anne Longfield said: "Society is struggling to know what to do, and the response is often disjointed, underfunded and uncoordinated. Yet this is an issue that many parents are deeply worried about, and they fear is getting worse.
"The Commission on Young Lives will develop systems of protection and support to help keep vulnerable children safe and inspire them to succeed. We will show how we can achieve better outcomes for marginalised children by providing affordable solutions to government and others.
"We need to start fighting back with coordinated national action that stops the conveyor belt of vulnerable children who are being groomed, abused and denied their chance to do well in life," she concluded.


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Drone-Hunter Scans For Peeping Drones Then Knocks Them Out
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(CBS SF) — People frustrated by drones flying over their neighborhoods may have a new way to fight back.
California-based developers are experimenting with a solution to nonviolently eliminate unmanned aircrafts, which could be welcome news for public safety officials, event organizers and private security firms.
Rapere — which comes from the Latin word rapio, meaning to snatch — was designed by commercial drone developers who teamed up with computer vision experts to enable a drone to see, fly itself then intercept surrounding drones, according the team's website.
"Having worked in the (drone) industry for years, we've collectively never come across any bogus use of drones," the team said on its FAQ. "However it's inevitable that will happen, and for people such as celebrities, where there is profit to be made in illegally invading their privacy, there should be an option to thwart it."
The company said the Rapere starts scanning for drones the moment it's deployed and can tell the difference between a bird and a drone.
Once a drone is detected, it flies above it before dropping a tangle line into its propellers to send it tumbling to the ground. The Rapere then heads back to base where the operator can add a new tangle-line for a second flight.
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Drones buzzing by buildings captured media attention earlier this year.
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In Vancouver, a drone was captured on video flying near a high rise at night. In Seattle, a woman snapped a photo of a drone flying near her condo. However, it later turned out to be a film crew.
Peeping drones have even become a topic on Comedy Central's "South Park."
The San Jose Downtown Residents Association is even pushing for a city ordinance to create a drone buffer zone around high rise buildings after several residents have complained of drones buzzing outside their window.
Rapere's team said the drone is legal depending on how it's used and where you live. The developers do not yet have timetable for when it will be released and for much.
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Q: Entering scores to be placed in 2d array The program prompts the user for 4 players. It then is supposed to ask the user to enter 10 scores for each player. Currently the way my code is, it asks for 10 scores for the first player then moves to the second and asks for the 10 scores and so on. I need help on getting the program to ask the user to enter in a score for the player at [0] then at [1] and so on until 10 scores have been recorded for each player. If that sounds confusing I can clear anything up. Here is what I have so far.
package bowling;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class bowling {

    private static final int NUMBER_OF_ENDS = 10;
    private static String[] player = new String[4];
    private static int[][] scores = new int[4][NUMBER_OF_ENDS];

    public static void addPlayer() {
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
        for (int counter = 0; counter < player.length; counter++) {
            System.out.println("Enter player #" + counter + " name");
            player[counter] = input.nextLine();

        }

    }

    public static void addScores() {
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

        for (int counter = 0; counter < player.length; counter++) {
            for (int inner = 0; inner < NUMBER_OF_ENDS; inner++) {
                System.out.print("Enter the score for " + player[counter]+"---->");
                scores[counter][inner] = input.nextInt();

            }
        }
    }
}

A: From what I understand, you have it so that the program asks for the scores for one player, then moves on to the next, and you want it to input a score for a player, then move on to the next player, and repeat the process. If so, then all you need to do is switch the for loops in your addScores method.
for (int inner = 0; inner < NUMBER_OF_ENDS; inner++) {
    for (int counter = 0; counter < player.length; counter++) {
        System.out.print("Enter the score for " + player[counter]+"---->");
        scores[counter][inner] = input.nextInt();
    }
}

A: It seems like you already have the logic, no? If I'm understanding correctly, you want the console output like this:
Enter the first score for player 0:
Enter the first score for player 1:
Enter the first score for player 2:
Enter the first score for player 3:
Enter the second score for player 0:
Enter the second score for player 1:
Enter the second score for player 2:
Enter the second score for player 3:
etc...

instead of like this?
Enter the first score for player 0:
Enter the second score for player 0:
Enter the third score for player 0:
etc...
Enter the first score for player 1:
Enter the second score for player 1:
Enter the third score for player 1:
etc..

If so, that would simply mean switching the inner and outer for loops like this:
for (int inner = 0; inner < NUMBER_OF_ENDS; inner++) {
        for (int counter = 0; counter < player.length; counter++) {

            System.out.print("Enter score number " + (inner + 1) + " score for " + player[counter]+"---->");
            scores[counter][inner] = input.nextInt();

        }
    }

Let me know if I'm misunderstanding.


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// Copyright (C) 2017 History in Paderborn App - Universität Paderborn
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

using System;
using NSubstitute;
using NUnit.Framework;
using PaderbornUniversity.SILab.Hip.Mobile.HipMobileTests.Common.Contracts;
using PaderbornUniversity.SILab.Hip.Mobile.Shared.BusinessLayer.DtoToModelConverters;
using PaderbornUniversity.SILab.Hip.Mobile.Shared.BusinessLayer.Models;
using PaderbornUniversity.SILab.Hip.Mobile.Shared.Common;
using PaderbornUniversity.SILab.Hip.Mobile.Shared.Common.Contracts;
using PaderbornUniversity.SILab.Hip.Mobile.Shared.ServiceAccessLayer.ContentApiDtos;

namespace PaderbornUniversity.SILab.Hip.Mobile.HipMobileTests.BusinessLayer.DtoToModelConverters
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class MediaToAudioConverterTest
    {
        [Test, Category("UnitTest")]
        public void Convert_MediaToAudioTest()
        {
            var sut = CreateSystemUnderTest();

            var audio = Substitute.For<Audio>();
            var mediaDto = CreateMediaDto();

            sut.Convert(mediaDto, audio);
            Assert.AreEqual(1, audio.IdForRestApi);
            Assert.AreEqual(new DateTimeOffset(2017, 5, 29, 10, 10, 10, 10, TimeSpan.Zero), audio.Timestamp);
            Assert.AreEqual("Test Description", audio.Caption);
            Assert.AreEqual("Test Title", audio.Title);
        }

        private MediaDto CreateMediaDto()
        {
            return new MediaDto
            {
                Id = 1,
                Timestamp = new DateTimeOffset(2017, 5, 29, 10, 10, 10, 10, TimeSpan.Zero),
                Description = "Test Description",
                Title = "Test Title"
            };
        }

        private MediaToAudioConverter CreateSystemUnderTest()
        {
            IoCManager.RegisterInstance(typeof(IMediaFileManager), new DummyMediaFileManager());
            return new MediaToAudioConverter();
        }
    }
}

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Capture the Details: oh, wow Wednesday!
A little over a week ago, Todd, the kids and I had dinner at Grandma's house. After dessert we sat around the table talking and Grandma mentioned to me that there was a bag of odds and ends craft supplies in a bag in her basement if Iwas interested. She said to take it and keep what I wanted and toss the rest.
It's an old can of glitter!
My little man turned seven yesterday. Holy where did the time go, Batman!
...my grandparents gave each other a Valentine's Day card. I have those cards.
The one in the back is from my Poppop to my Grammy. The one in the front is from my Grammy to my Poppop.
I have been finding friends on Facebook that I haven't seen or talked to in years.... most of them over twenty years!!!!
Do I hear an oh, wow! ?
When I look at myself in the top picture I see fear. That was a hard time for me because I didn't handle change well ( still don't). But, once I settled in, I made lots of new friends ( that I'm reuniting with on Facebook) and enjoyed the experience. The picture of Todd and me was taken by my friend Stacy. You can't tell from the picture, but I had a really bad sunburn on my arms because I sat outside in the sun the day before ( not to burn - just to enjoy the nice day!). Luckily, the burn lines matched with the sleeves on my dress!!!! LOL!!!


In our overstimulated daily lives, we often shut out as much noise as we can. But when you turn off the sound, you tune out the world.
John Baldessari, Beethoven's Trumpet (with Ear) Opus #133, 2007. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery. Photo by Bonner KunstvereinOur world is filled with sounds we never hear. The human auditory range is limited to begin with: If we could hear sounds lower than 20 vibrations per second, we would be driven mad by the rumblings and creakings of our muscles, intestines, and heartbeats; every step we took would sound like an explosion. But even within our auditory range, we select, focus on, and pay attention to only a few sounds—and blot out the rest. We are so assaulted by sound that we continually "turn off." But in the process, we shut out the glorious symphony of sound in which the living world is bathed.
Everything becomes more real when it's heard as well as seen. It is, in fact, quite hard to really know a person by sight alone, without hearing his voice. And it is not just the sound of the voice that informs. Even the rhythm of footsteps reveals age and variations of mood—elation, depression, anger, joy. The sound-tormented city dweller who habitually turns off his audio loses a dimension of social reality. Some people, for example, possess the ability to enter a crowded room and from the sounds encountered know immediately the mood, pace, and direction of the group assembled.
Watchdog, stimulator, arouser—it is not surprising that modern urban man has turned down and even crippled this most stressful of senses. But hearing can also soothe and comfort. The snapping of logs in the fireplace, the gossipy whisper of a broom, the inquisitive wheeze of a drawer opening—all are comforting sounds. In a well-loved home, every chair produces a different, recognizable creak, every window a different click, groan, or squeak. The kitchen by itself is a source of many pleasing sounds—the clop-clop of batter stirred in a crockery bowl, the chortle of simmering soup.
Most people would be surprised to discover how much the sense of hearing can be cultivated. At a friend's house recently, my wife opened her purse and some coins spilled out, one after another, onto the bare floor. "Three quarters, two dimes, a nickel, and three pennies," said our host as he came in from the next room. And, as an afterthought: "One of the quarters is silver." He was right, down to the last penny.
"How did you do it?" we asked.
"Try it yourself," he said. We did, and with a little practice, we found it easy.
On the way home, my wife and I took turns closing our eyes and listening to the sounds of our taxi on the wet street as they bounced off of cars parked along the curb. From that alone we were able to tell small foreign cars from larger American cars. Games like this are one of the best ways to open up new realms of hearing experience.
Sound engineers call it ambience: the impression we all get in some degree from sound waves bouncing off walls, trees, even people. For a blind person to interpret the echoes effectively, he uses a tapping cane, preferably with a tip of metal, nylon, or other substance that produces a distinct, consistent sound. (Wood doesn't work, because it creates a different sound wet than dry.) The metal noisemaker called a cricket is equally effective. Animals, both terrestrial and nonterrestrial, also use "echolocation." The bat, for example, emits a very high-pitched sound and picks up echoes from any obstacle, even as thin as a human hair.
While we are still under age 20, most of us can hear tones as high as 20,000 cycles per second (CPS), about five times as high as the highest C on a piano. With age, the inner ear loses its elasticity. It is unusual for a person over 50 to hear well above 12,000 CPS. He can still function, of course, since most conversation is carried on within an octave or two of middle C, or about 260 CPS.
One remarkable quality of the human ear is its ability to pick out a specific sound or voice from a surrounding welter of sound, and to locate its position. The conductor Arturo Toscanini, rehearsing a symphony orchestra of almost 100 musicians, unerringly singled out the oboist who slurred a phrase. "I hear a mute somewhere on one of the second violins," he said another time in stopping a rehearsal. Sure enough, a second violinist far back on the stage discovered that he had failed to remove his mute.
We owe our ability to zero in on a particular sound to the fact that we have two ears. A sound to the right of us reaches the right ear perhaps .0001 second before it reaches the left. This tiny time lag is unconsciously perceived and allows us to localize the object in the direction of the ear stimulated first. If you turn your head until the sound strikes both ears at once, the source is directly ahead. Try it sometime when you hear the distant approach of a car.
The sound you hear most often and with greatest interest is the sound of your own voice. You hear it not only through air vibrations that strike your eardrums but also through bone conduction, vibrations transmitted directly to the inner ear through your skull. When you chew on a stalk of celery, the loud crunching noise comes mainly through bone conduction. Such bone conduction explains why we hardly recognize a recording of our speech. Many of the low-frequency tones that seem to us to give our voices resonance and power are conducted to our ears through the skull; in a recording, they are missing, so our voices often strike us as thin and weak.
Alas, it's possible that hearing will atrophy even further in the future, as civilization becomes busier. When too much is going on, we learn to ignore most of the sound around us, which means we also miss much that could give us pleasure and information. That's too bad—because there is a wisdom in hearing.
This article first appeared in the August 1969 issue of Reader's Digest.


Ranch (also American ranch, California ranch, rambler or rancher) is a domestic architectural style originating in the United States. The ranch house is noted for its long, close-to-the-ground profile, and minimal use of exterior and interior decoration. The houses fuse modernist ideas and styles with notions of the American Western period working ranches to create a very informal and casual living style.
First built in the 1920s, the ranch style was extremely popular with the booming post-war middle class of the 1940s to 1970s. The style is often associated with tract housing built at this time, particularly in the western United States, which experienced a population explosion during this period, with a corresponding demand for housing. The style was exported to other nations and so is found in other countries. Their popularity waned in the late 20th century as neo-eclectic house styles, a return to using historical and traditional decoration, became popular.
Preservationist movements have begun in some ranch house neighborhoods, as well as renewed interest in the style from a younger generation who did not grow up in ranch-style houses. This renewed interest in the ranch house style has been compared to that which other house styles such as the bungalow and Queen Anne experienced in the 20th century, initial dominance of the market, replacement as the desired housing style, decay and disinterest coupled with many teardowns, then renewed interest and gentrification of the surviving homes.


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Brett Kavanaugh Can Be Held Accountable for His Alleged Actions at Age 17
The Senate need not punish the Supreme Court nominee. It must determine if he's telling the truth.
By Mark Joseph Stern
Sept 17, 20187:35 PM
A protester holds up a sign during a rally near Capitol Hill against the confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh in Washington on Sept. 4. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images
Does a middle-aged man who attempted rape as a teenager deserve a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States? This question has become urgent in light of Christine Blasey Ford's allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh assaulted her in high school, pinning her down, covering her mouth, and attempting to undress her before she managed to escape the room. Kavanaugh totally denies the accusation, stating, "I have never done anything like what the accuser describes—to her or to anyone." It appears the Senate will hear from both Ford and Kavanaugh at a public hearing next week before taking any votes.
What if a majority of the Senate concludes that Kavanaugh probably did assault Ford at age 17? Should that fact disqualify him from SCOTUS? Not everyone is so sure. The Washington Post's Megan McArdle tweeted that she "wouldn't disqualify anyone from higher office because of anything they had done as a minor." Writer and academic Tom Nichols doubted whether the accusation, if true, is even relevant today. Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, declared in a viral thread that she is "uncomfortable with asserting that [Kavanaugh's] behavior as a teen tells us anything about his 'character' now." David Plotz, CEO of Atlas Obscura and Slate's former editor in chief, signaled his agreement with Brooks.
It is entirely reasonable to feel uncomfortable holding 17-year-olds strictly liable for their misdeeds for the rest of their lives. Fortunately, that is not what's happening here, which makes this argument around age a red herring. Kavanaugh is not asking for absolution; he is denying Ford's allegations outright. The real question, then, is not just whether Kavanaugh assaulted Ford as a teenager: It is whether he is telling the truth about those actions all these years later. Those of us calling for a full and fair hearing are not only interested in Kavanaugh's alleged actions 35 years ago. We are concerned about his response to those accusations today.
Rejecting Kavanaugh's confirmation on this basis wouldn't be doling out punishment, but rather withholding a privilege.
To be clear, Brooks makes an excellent point about the risks of holding 17-year-olds to the same standard as adults, particularly with regard to crime. The sad reality is that our criminal justice system does tend to apply unreasonable standards to minors, to devastating effect. Some states automatically try 17-year-old defendants as adults, and prosecutors in most states can charge 17-year-olds as adults with the assent of a court. As a result, teenage defendants who are not even old enough to vote are subjected to longer prison sentences in more dangerous facilities. These minors have less access to rehabilitative services and higher rates of recidivism than peers who remain in the juvenile justice system. It should come as no surprise that in some jurisdictions, racial minorities are more likely to be tried as adults than whites.
The Supreme Court has placed some limits on this practice. In 2005, in Roper v. Simmons, the court prohibited the execution of defendants who committed their crime before the age of 18. Five years later, in Graham v. Florida, the court forbade a sentence of life in prison without parole for juvenile offenders who commit non-homicide offenses. In 2012's Miller v. Alabama, the court struck down laws that required mandatory life without parole for minors upon conviction of certain crimes.
These decisions have provided a vital vindication of the Constitution's bar against "cruel and unusual punishments." It's also worth noting that the conservative wing of the court has consistently objected to them, often detailing the brutal crimes committed by 17-year-olds to illustrate the righteousness of life sentences for minors. "The category of murderers that the Court delicately calls 'children' (murderers under the age of 18)," Justice Samuel Alito wrote in Miller in 2012, "consists overwhelmingly of young men who are fast approaching the legal age of adulthood." He described a "typical" juvenile killer "who committed a brutal thrill-killing just nine months shy of his 18th birthday" and noted: "Seventeen-year-olds commit a significant number of murders every year, and some of these crimes are incredibly brutal. Many of these murderers are at least as mature as the average 18-year-old."
That may be true. It's also true that none of those juvenile murderers who faced a real risk of life imprisonment were wealthy white guys. The rules for rich white people (and their kids) are just different, and not only in heinous cases. While affluent families can pay an attorney to expunge their children's criminal records, the process is almost impossible for indigent defendants in many states. A juvenile criminal record can dog an individual throughout his life, preventing him from going to college and getting a job. Prosperous parents can make this problem go away for their children. The average juvenile offender, meanwhile, is on his own.
Rosa Brooks is also right that the correct response to this disparity is to level up, not down—to extend the privileges that wealthy minors already get to everybody else. Adults, she wrote, "should not be shadowed forever by misdeeds as children." And of course they shouldn't. So how, then, does our criminal justice system recommend we assess minors' misdeeds with their potential to grow and change? The Supreme Court has directed judges to consider a juvenile offender's demonstration of rehabilitation in determining whether he should be released from a life sentence. An adult who expresses remorse and requests forgiveness for his youthful crime, who apologizes to his victims and tries to better himself, deserves our empathy. One who refuses to acknowledge that he committed a crime may not.
We still have much to learn about the events in question. But if Ford's allegation is true, it seems Kavanaugh falls into this latter category, standing by a Friday statement in which he "categorically and unequivocally" denied Ford's accusation. That means the question of whether he should receive our clemency is purely hypothetical.
If senators decide that Kavanaugh did commit assault and choose to oppose him, their vote may also rest on the fact that, in their estimation, he lied about the attack. (Sen. Susan Collins, a moderate Republican, has already indicated that lying about the alleged assault, rather than the act itself, would be "disqualifying.") It is perfectly consistent to believe that nobody's life should be ruined for committing a crime at age 17—and that any adult who lies about that crime should not be elevated to the Supreme Court. Rejecting Kavanaugh's confirmation on this basis wouldn't be doling out punishment, but rather withholding a privilege.
Luckily, the Senate is not a criminal court; these charges need not be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Senators' only duty in assessing such appointments is to provide "advice and consent," if they so choose. To ascertain whether Kavanaugh has earned their vote, they should not just ask if he committed assault as a teenager: They must also decide whether the nominee is being truthful today. Under these circumstances, evasion is unacceptable, and any attempt at dissimulation should be rejected. Kavanaugh must answer to these charges directly and correctly. If he does not, the Senate will have no good reason to give him its consent. And it will have more to do with his words at age 53 than his actions at age 17.
Sexual Assault Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh


Andy was born in Pennsylvania to Ondrej (aka Andrej) and Julia Warhola. In 1949, he graduated from Carnegie Institute of. Technology and then left for New York City to seek. work as a commercial artist. By the mid-1950's he had a flourishing career as a. commercial artist. In 1962, Warhol gave his first one-man show. His art. represented images taken unchanged from the. commercial environment around him – comic strips, movies, billboards, fast food, and grocery-store shelves. Coca-Cola 3 Bottles, Small Torn Campbell s Soup Can (Pepper Pot), 1962.
Pop artist changed the art world in the late 1950s' and 1960s'. They presented images from every day life and from the commercial world around them. Their images came from comic strips, movies, billboards, and grocery store shelves. Some critics felt that pop art images were a commentary of the proliferation of mass-produced products and contemporary culture. Warhol used a giant Campbell's Soup Can and Brillo Soap Pads as imagery in early art works, reminders of a childhood spent at home while he was ill. Warhol focused much of his attention to the faces of movie stars and popular celebrities of his time. Many of his Pop art images use high contrast colors and exaggerated off register edges. Artist Technique/Media: His work and that of other Pop artist used hard edged lines, an impersonal quality using screen printed or painted flat, bright colors, and are unrealistic and not flattering.
Andy was born in 1928 in Pittsburgh as the son of Slovak immigrants. His original name was Andrew Warhola. His father was as a construction worker and died in an accident when Andy was 13 years old. Andy showed an early talent in drawing and painting. After high school he studied commercial art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. Warhol graduated in 1949 and went to New York where he worked as an illustrator for magazines like Vogue and Harpar s Bazaar and for commercial advertising. He soon became one of New York s most sought of and successful commercial illustrators. In 1952 Andy Warhol had his first one-man show exhibition at the Hugo Gallery in New York. In 1956 he had an important group exhibition at the renowned Museum of Modern Art. In the sixties Warhol started painting daily objects of mass production like Campbell Soup cans and Coke bottles. Soon he became a famous figure in the New York art scene. From 1962 on he started making silkscreen prints of famous personalities like Marilyn Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor. The quintessence of Andy Warhol art was to remove the difference between fine arts and the commercial arts used for magazine illustrations, comic books, record albums or advertising campaigns.
Worked as illustrator in New York. Produced shoe ads in early illustration career. Held first exhibit at Loft Gallery signaling the start of pop art. Was a the center of New York City social scene. Famous for fifteen minutes of fame Influenced Roy Lichtenstein and other Pop artists. Made several movies. Worked with teams of assistants creating mass produced art. Collected art & artifacts into huge collections.
Politicians & their wives (Jackie O, Mao, Kennedy) Celebrities ( Mickey Mouse, Ali, Self Portraits,) Commercial products (Campbell's Soup, Brillo) Animals. Tragedy.
Materials: He worked in a range of media, including painting, printmaking, sculpture, film, and music. Warhol turned to photographic images from advertising and journalism as the starting-point for his celebrated silkscreen paintings.
"Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art.
"Factory Made: Warhol and the Sixties" is a book about the avant-garde group that came together as Andy Warhol's Silver Factory from 1964 to 1968.
NOTE: This is another new Blog Post we started last year, and then it sat dormant for a long time, so we're posting it in March 2019! Hope you enjoy it.
A Very Special Dinner Party at Melisse Restaurant in Santa Monica!
SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR DINING! And a Birthday Party for my Mom!
A fancy restaurant, a private dining room, 13 good friends and family, champagne, wine, great food, gifts, love, conversation and congratulation, and a good time was had by all!
Saturday evening, we had a 7:00pm reservation for a private dinner party at Melisse restaurant for my mother's birthday. And it was "FABULOUS"!
We drove over the hill on the 405 freeway and down Wilshire boulevard to 11th Street in Santa Monica. Then we drove around for 15 minutes looking for a place to park before we finally gave up and valet parked in the lot behind the restaurant ($8.50 + tip).
We were the last to arrive at 7:20pm, and because we were asked to take pictures, that was the first order of business after saying hello to everyone. The pictures of the party guests and the Guest of Honor, some pictures of the restaurant, and pictures of the excellent food came out pretty good. We were worried because it was dark in the private dining room and we chose to use the flash on our cheap LG phone even though we had brought our mini iPad camera.
#38 on LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold's 2017 "101 Best Restaurants" list.
We have eaten here before and it was one of the most amazing meals we have ever enjoyed! Read about in our Previous Blog post "Dinner at Melisse" (see the link below). And we were very excited about dining here for Mom's "Big Birthday" party!
A Vintage Vintage! 1993 Dom Perignon Champagne – Cheers!
Let's begin with a Dom Perignon 1993 Champagne to toast the Guest of Honor!
We began with a champagne toast! Found a bottle of Dom Perignon vintage 1993 tucked away recently. Didn't know if it would still be good after 25 years. Opened it for the party and it was excellent! So we toasted the Guest of Honor and then we made everyone pose for the "toast picture" (as seen above) taken by our Host.
And then a bottle of fine Chardonnay (white wine) for the egg caviar and lobster courses.
NOTE: Melisse has a fantastic, world-class wine list, however the "Good Stuff" is very expensive (repeat, very expensive), so we brought our own bottles of wine and champagne and paid the corkage fee for each one we opened.
BIG THANKS TO CHEF JOSIE AND THE ENTIRE STAFF AT MELISSE! Everything was excellent. The food was 5 star quality and cooked perfectly. And the service was done with professional precision and attention to detail not found in most restaurants.
NOTE: The red wine, a Pra' Amarone della Valpolicella (aka Amarone) is a rich Italian dry red wine made from the partially dried Corvina Rondinella grapes and other red grape varieties. Valpolicella is located in the province of Verona, in the Veneto region near Venice. Italy.
If you can afford it, we recommend this restaurant as a destination in Los Angeles. The menu changes constantly and they have different tasting and course menus available.
NOTE: The photo of Sammy Davis Jr. and Gregory Hines is a fantastic gift!
Not cheap! High quality very large pizza and it was delivered "on time".
On The Menu: Pizza with pepperoni, sausage and extra cheese.
Real New York style thin-crust pizza with pepperoni, sausage and extra cheese!
We haven't written a new restaurant Blog in a long time.
including Disney Secret Recipes and Kenny Rogers Cookbook Blogs!
And we have updated a few of our past restaurant Blogs recently too.


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US funded coronavirus experiments at Wuhan lab: Report
London, April 14 (IANS) A Daily Mail report has claimed that the controversial Wuhan Institute of Virology in China undertook coronavirus experiments on bats and other wild animals which were funded by a $3.7 million grant from the US government.
The mammals were captured more than 1,600 kms away in Yunnan province.
"Sequencing of the COVID-19 genome has traced it back to bats found in Yunnan caves but it was first thought to have transferred to humans at an animal market in Wuhan," claimed the report.
The wet market in question is just 36 km away from Wuhan Institute of Virulogy.
According to documents obtained by Daily Mail, scientists experimented on bats as part of a project funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
US Congressman Matt Gaetz said: 'I'm disgusted to learn that for years the US government has been funding dangerous and cruel animal experiments at the Wuhan Institute, which may have contributed to the global spread of coronavirus, and research at other labs in China that have virtually no oversight from US authorities."
Nearly 30 per cent of Americans in a new Pew poll said they believe the novel coronavirus was likely created in a lab.
According to a CNN report on Tuesday, the latest poll shows that misinformation around the virus is still king.
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TN begins Covid vaccination
Chennai, Jan 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Saturday launched the Covid-19 vaccination drive in the state at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai.Deput...


Aerobic, chemoorganoheterotrophs 2 4. Most species are restricted to natural, unpolluted environments with low concentrations of easily degradable organic nutrients. Only L. cholodnii is frequently detected in sewage sludge 4. It has been associated with the bulking in activated sludge WWTPs 3. Cells are straight rods, which may occur singly, in pairs or chains 2. Growth is filamentous under natural conditions due to the formation of tubular sheaths surrounding single and linear chains of cells 4. Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate is stored as reserve material 4. Oxidation of iron and manganese is typical for bacteria belonging to the genus 2 4. Nothing is known about the physiology of the genus in situ.


The Bertali Double Bath Vanity has a combination of traditional and contemporary elements. The rich multi-tonal finish looks great in almost any bathroom. The clean lines, such as on the sleek handles, give it a modern flair. The countertop is Travertine, which offers a creamy contrast to the cabinet finish. It is pre-drilled for standard widespread faucet installation, and includes two undermount white ceramic sinks. Faucets are sold separately.


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Summary of Section 6
This unit helps you understand the properties of nucleotides and how they contribute to secondary and tertiary structures of nucleic acids at the molecular level. You will learn about the different composition and roles of nucleic acids in the cell, their interactions with each other and the use of ribozymes, aptamers, antisense and hybridization as tools in molecular research. The unit covers the function of DNA packaging within the cell, the interactions between the DNA double helix and the nu
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Modeling Human Mobility
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6.2 Catalytic mechanisms
In this unit we explore how proteins are the 'doers' of the cell. They are huge in number and variety and diverse in structure and function, serving both the structural building blocks and the functional machinery of the cell. Just about every process in every cell requires specific proteins. The basic principles of protein structure and function which are reviewed in this unit are crucial to understanding how proteins perform their various roles.
Lunch with a Laureate: Robert Horvitz
As an undergraduate at MIT, Robert Horvitz did not take a biology course until his senior year. But after only six weeks into his first class with professor Cy Leventhal, he realized this was the field for him. He boldly asked for a recommendation as part of his application to grad school—in biology. "Is it too late?" he
How to Read 1,000,000 Manga Pages: Visualizing Patterns in Games, Comics, Art, Cinema, Animation, TV
In his introduction, moderator Ian Condry advocates utilizing the expertise and innovation of all disciplines in order to best explore new directions in the humanities. He suggests that the challenge of discovery may ultimately be useful as theoretical exploration, which incorporates the transformative power of art as well.
New Media, Civic Media
As old media die, new forms are emerging, but it's not clear they will serve such vital civic functions as "helping people form publics," as Pat Aufderheide puts it. These panelists point to promising experiments in "Public Media 2.0," but caution that new media are not guaranteed to shore up democracy or invigorate
Automotive Lightweighting as a Strategic Opportunity for India's Automotive Industry
Suppose you could leapfrog 100 years of experience in the automotive industry and begin a new manufacturing epoch. The strategic change you would make is to lightweight the vehicle, observes Charles Fine. Although steel has been the material of choice for many automotive components since the dawn of the automotive age, th
Health, safety and risk assessment are of paramount importance both in the laboratory and the field. This unit will help make you more aware of the hazards and risks involved in laboratory and field-based research work, as well as giving you an overview of the legal requirements attached to this work. The unit discusses issues involved in the handling chemical and biological agents, basic safety procedures and common field-work hazards.
9.2 Other hazards
Airline Security: Where are We?
The events of 9/11 unleashed a flood of security measures across all dimensions of daily life, many of them aimed at averting repeat attacks on aircraft. So you might imagine that the risks of flying have been much reduced. You'd be wrong, says Arnold Barnett, who has scrutinized the changes in air security regulations, and
The Future of Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy will emerge either as a solution to the twin crises of global warming and a secure energy supply, or global catastrophe. Within this panel at least, there doesn't seem to be a comfortable middle ground.
MIT's Andrew Kadak, one of the two speakers arguing the necessity of nuclear energy, advance
The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters
It's time to trade in the Department of Homeland Security for a Department of Homeland Vulnerabilities, says Charles Perrow. At its peril, our nation "privileges terrorism over natural and industrial disasters."
From Perrow's perspective, the U.S. landscape is riddled with "weapons of mass destruction:
Human Rights and Politics in Israel-Palestine
Human rights are central to the fraught politics between Israelis and Palestinians, these two panelists argue. Any conceivable solution to such an endless conflict must begin by acknowledging the current bleak realities of Palestinian life under Israeli rule, they say.
Anat Biletzki and the group B'T
Bill Porter in Conversation with Howard Anderson
Some of the lessons Bill Porter picked up as a 13-year-old ranch hand in Colorado seem to have lasted a lifetime. When his boss told him to drive over a treacherous mountain pass into town for some chicken feed, Porter said he could not yet drive. He was told, "Just do it." And when he faced taking a team of horses out to pas
U.S. Planning and Realities of Post-War Iraq
Judging from these panelists, the more intimate your experience of Iraq, the more optimistic you are likely to be. David J. Nash was fully immersed. He organized the multi-billion dollar reconstruction effort of Iraq's infrastructure in 45 days. His 2800 projects ran the gamut from new power plants and water compani
Pursuing The Endless Frontier: Essays on MIT and the Role of Research Universities
At the conclusion of 14 years at the helm of the Institute, Chuck Vest discusses the challenges and opportunities involved in guiding a major research university through tumultuous times. Vest's new book, outlined in his remarks, provides a detailed and intimate view of his MIT "adventure." Some key chapters: At the start of hi
Sustainable Building Design @ MIT: Walking the Talk
There's "just exactly enough time, with no time to lose" to address the massive challenge of climate change and renewable energy, says moderator John Sterman. With this sense of urgency, MIT faculty, administration and students have taken to heart the mission of rendering their campus and the larger world more sustainable.
Luminescent Solar Concentrators Explained
Researchers are well along in designing a highly efficient, inexpensive solar cell, but the big barrier to the dissemination of solar power in society remains the problem of installation, says Marc Baldo.
As an engineer, Baldo expresses confidence that "we're going to mow down" the problem of producing a g
This Unit looks at how units if inheritance are transmitted from one generation to the next. First you will look at what happens to the chromosones of animals and plants during the process of sexual reproduciton. Then you will examine how genes are transmitted in particular patterns from generation to generation. These two approaches combine to illustrate how the patterns of inheritance can be explained by the behaviour of chromosomes during sexual reproduction.


Auburn got stomped by LSU last weekend, which means it was time for notorious Auburn superfan Tammy to call into Paul Finebaum's show and let off a little steam.
What's on Tammy's mind? A lot, man. A whole lot. At some point, she starts talking about how she's been looking for a male prostitute to replace her husband.


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Module @uirouter/core/common/glob

Matches state names using glob-like pattern strings.

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StateService.is

StateService.includes

The first argument to Hook Registration functions like TransitionService.onStart

HookMatchCriteria and HookMatchCriterion

A Glob string is a pattern which matches state names.
						Nested state names are split into segments (separated by a dot) when processing.
					The state named foo.bar.baz is split into three segments ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']

Globs work according to the following rules:

Exact match:

The glob 'A.B' matches the state named exactly 'A.B'.

								Glob
								Matches states named
								Does not match state named

								'A'
								'A'
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								'A.B' , 'Z.Y.X'

								'A.*'
								'A.B' , 'A.C'
								'A' , 'A.B.C'

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Exposure to chemicals from plastic and other sources: a possible causal factor in obesity?
News article30 November 2022Directorate-General for Environment
Issue 590: Do chemicals, including environmental contaminants, contribute to obesity? A review looks at the evidence with implications for policy and research
Photo by Looker Studio, Shutterstock
Although genetic susceptibility and stress are believed to contribute to obesity1, the prevailing view is that it is chiefly caused by an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure, or more simply – overeating and lack of exercise. Addressing the problem – now a worldwide pandemic – focuses on individual action or medical intervention to counter these factors. However, this approach has not even slowed the rise of obesity. A growing number of studies indicate that certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be important causative factors – primarily when exposure occurs during early development.
The obesogen hypothesis holds that these chemicals can increase susceptibility to obesity by influencing human health through eating behaviour, fat storage, gut microbiota and other aspects of metabolism. For example, experimental work shows that certain chemicals can increase white adipose tissue mass (white fat) in animals. A recent review of the literature by 43 researchers with expertise in obesogens2 examined which chemicals are implicated, looking at more than 700 relevant publications.
They found some 50 chemicals and classes of chemicals that can be classified as obesogens, based on animal, in vitro and epidemiological studies. These include:
phthalates (found in PVC);
bisphenols (including A, F and S: industrial chemicals used to make certain plastics and resins since the 1950s);
fine particulate matter (air pollutant particles) ;
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS – used in food packaging and cookware);
flame retardants (PBDEs and OPFRs – found in furniture and consumer electricals);
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and other pesticides, some food additives and emulsifiers;
di- and tributyltin (DBT and TBT – most uses of these chemicals are now restricted) – found in PVC and often used in antifouling paints);
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs – used in past industrial processes); and
parabens (used as preservatives in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and the food industry).
The list is of concern for human and ecosystem health. For example, traffic-related air pollution has been positively associated with increased body mass index in children. Bisphenol A (BPA) is among the highest production-volume chemicals detected in ecosystems. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) previously set a tolerable daily intake for BPA at four micrograms (µg) per kilogram (kg) bodyweight. However, the EFSA has proposed to lower this by 100 000-fold based on a revised risk assessment, and its use has been restricted. Furthermore, the many bisphenol chemicals similar to BPA are likely to have similar health impacts and require equal attention.
Tributyltin (TBT) was the first chemical designated an obesogen based on findings in mice exposed to it. TBT, once widely used in industry, is a known seafood contaminant due to its use in shipping and is present in PVC plastic and dibutyltin. While there are strong in vivo findings of the effects of TBT, few studies have detected TBT in human blood. However, recent research has shown that this may be because TBT binds strongly to the plastic specimen containers used in such studies.
Some obesogens, such as BPA, phthalates and TBT, can cause obesity over three or more generations in animal models, say the researchers. This transgenerational inheritance is of even more profound concern because the affected individuals were never exposed to the chemicals. Thus the inheritance is epigenetic (arising from non-genetic influences on gene expression) and likely to be permanent. This highlights the need for caution, say the researchers, because most chemicals have not been tested for their ability to cause adverse health effects across multiple generations.
Several studies featured in the review showed that the early stages of human development are a vulnerable window for exposure. Effects may not become apparent until later in life, yet they can be inherited by offspring and are not reversible with current technologies. Compounding the health hazard, obesity is a risk factor for diseases including cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
The researchers make some policy recommendations, firstly that obesogens should be classified separately from endocrine disruptors as a substance of great concern. As with carcinogens, they propose two categories: obesogens and potential obesogens. They propose that Class 1 obesogens – those evidenced as harmful through data from in vitro, animal models and human studies – should be banned, or exposure significantly reduced. The researchers also suggest that people should be better informed about the sources and risks of obesogenic chemicals, for example, through product labelling.
In terms of future research, the study suggests that more work is needed on what levels can be considered safe for environmental exposure to obesogens, and that data from biomonitoring would enhance understanding of human exposure. The researchers also note there has been little research on the benefits of reducing children's exposure to obesogenic pesticides.
Obesity is commonly defined as a BMI above 30 kg/m2 in western countries.
This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
Heindel, J.J., Howard, S., Agay-Shay, K., Arrebola, J.P., Audouze, K., Babin, P.J., Barouki, R., Bansal, A., Blanc, E., Cave, M.C., Chatterjee, S. et al. (2022) Obesity II: Establishing causal links between chemical exposures and obesity. Biochemical Pharmacology, 199: 115015.
The contents and views included in Science for Environment Policy are based on independent, peer reviewed research and do not necessarily reflect the position of the European Commission. Please note that this article is a summary of only one study. Other studies may come to other conclusions


Revealed: The world's most (and least) expensive cities – Thecapture.
Four of the five most expensive cities in the world in which to live are in Asia, according to a new ranking of the cost of living. Hong Kong topped the 24th annual survey by Mercer, reclaiming the title of world's dearest city from the oil-rich capital of Angola, Luanda, which ranked highest last year, but fell to sixth for 2018.
The cost of living in UK cities rose significantly, according to the technology solutions firm's analysis of 209 cities, with London (19th), Birmingham (128th) and Aberdeen (134th) all climbing up the rankings. Mercer's Kate Fitzpatrick attributed the rise to a strengthening of the pound against the dollar. Two Swiss cities were the only European entries in the most expensive top 10, with Zurich in third and Bern in 10th, though Geneva sat in 11th place.


Joomla Virtuemart USPS Shipment- Joomla Virtuemart USPS Shipment allows you to integrate your Virtuemart store with the USPS shipping services. It is a most reliable and the trusted shipping services across the US. It provides various facility to your customers, one of them is the tracking deliveries using the tracking number provided.USPS methods are available for both domestic and international customers.
- Admin can select USPS services to be available for the shopper from available services.
- Admin can set various USPS fields such as Container, Size, Machinable etc.
- Admin can select order status on which Label and Pickup request is generated.
- Admin can select order status to cancel pickup request.
- Admin can apply various validations such as minimum/maximum weight, countries, minimum/maximum cart amount on which USPS shipment will be available.
- Provide option to define services belongs to Domestic or International.
- Provide option to set the condition based on zip code ranges and a number of products in the cart.
Provides many shipping options. Worked once installed with my USPS API info.
I have bought several items from Webkul and the support is amazing. Very responsive and helpful.
Fair price. It was comparable to most other offerings for this product and the support is excellent.


the extremely low voltage produced by the mic (it'll be measured in thousandths of a volt) has to be amplified to something more useful. Most electronic gear is set to work at what is known as Line Level which is up nearer to one volt and a mic signal has to be brought up to this level before it is fed into other gear. This amplification is handled by a microphone pre amp--pre amps have a big effect on your sound since they have to add a lot of gain without adding unwanted noise or distortion.
In a USB mic, the signal still has to go through these stages but they're all built into the body of the microphone. So, is this a good idea?


171 azarah 124 Fixed some services not starting again when restarting a service.
342 azarah 81 10 Dec 2001; Added a localhost entry in /etc/hosts.
389 drobbins 65 users who want/need it can add it easily.
392 drobbins 65 removed notail from the ext2 boot partition, other cleanups.
394 drobbins 55 25 Nov 2001; Fixed init.d/clock script to work in UTC mode.
426 azarah 91 Added /etc/skel/.bash* to make things cleaner.
428 azarah 91 Other minor changes.
446 drobbins 65 cleans /tmp. Also creates /etc/resolv.conf if it doesn't exist.
448 drobbins 65 init.d/hostname: Added check for a valid /etc/hostname.
450 drobbins 65 init.d/keymaps: Added check for valid $KEYMAP.
467 drobbins 65 Updated init.d/netmount to use the 'uses' depend.


Home/It was a dark and stormy night.
OK, it wasn't so stormy, but it was getting dark on this Saturday night in 1985, when I encountered a stranded motorist standing alongside his Volkswagen Beetle.
This was before the days of the cell phone. Motorists not near a pay phone depended on a "Prayer Phone." And to this man with a flat tire, but no jack, I seemed to be the answer to his prayers.
Yet, as I pulled my floor jack from my car, I knew my motives for stopping weren't entirely pure. At the time, I was the pastor of the First Southern Baptist church in Brentwood, Calif., and my stop seemed to present an opportunity to grow my church by at least one more that night.
Joking aside, my roadside assistance seemed to display the elements of a "Worst Church" parishioner. I saw my church as a business that needed a commodity to survive. The commodity was people.
Before I beat myself up too much, let me say, I was sincere. Our church made honest efforts to help people improve their lives through faith. I worked the town's interfaith alliance to bring faiths together, and we reached out to kids with summer programs.
Still, at the end of day, I had a nagging feeling that my motives were less than stellar. No matter how many stranded motorists I helped or homeless people we fed, I couldn't help but see people as simply a means to a bigger church.
To wit, I saw this motorist, not as someone who was painfully separated from his support system and stranded by life's inequities; he was only someone who could help me, Norris Burkes. I saw him as someone who needed my church, my religion and my beliefs.
Now, I wasn't too aware of all this at the time I conducted this narcissistic "road service." I was only 27. I wasn't yet the wise sage you've come to know as Chaplain Norris. Cough. Cough. So, you shouldn't be too surprised to know that as quickly as I stowed the tire iron, I handed him a business card.
"We'd sure love to have you in our worship service tomorrow," I said. The implication was if he liked the road service, he was obliged to the worship service.
He told me it sounded real nice, but was insistent he couldn't possibly attend. Why?" I asked.
As his screeching tires pelted pebbles on my Sunday loafers, I couldn't help but ponder a few questions. Should I only help people if my motives are pure? Should I only help those people I deem deserving?
No, I think at the end of the day, we set aside our motives and we set aside the judgments we make about the motives of those we might help. We set them aside, and we help the hapless. We help the homeless, and we help the hopeless. We even help the "holier-than-thou" preachers. Not because they deserve it or because they might be of use to us someday.


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A future of the motor industry is represented by Formula E. Known as the world´s first fully electric racing series, they drive the change towards an electric future.
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The inaugural season will see 10 teams from 10 different countries, each with two drivers, completing 10 15 FIA Formula E championshipe. Formula E eCommerce website develop the process to buy easily garments, accessories or headwear that fans can support their team even faster. Moreover the customers have the opportunity to open their own account on the official eCommerce website and they can choose between three different languages, english, french and spanish, to make it more convenient. For the well- being of the FormulaE fans a customer service is available.


The Pulaski Yankees, as assigned by New York Yankees announced their coaching staff for the 2019 campaign on Wednesday afternoon. Manager Luis Dorante returns for his second tour of duty as the skipper after spending the 2018 season as the bullpen coach for Double-A Trenton. Dorante is joined by pitching coach Gerardo Casadiego, hitting coach Scott Seabol, defensive coach Teuris Oliveres, athletic trainer Manny Ozoa, and strength and conditioning coach Larry Adegoke.
Dorante returns to Pulaski for his eighth season in the organization after being named the 2017 Appalachian League Manager of the Year during his last stint at the helm. Dorante has previously served as the manager of Low-A Charleston from 2014-2016 after holding assistant coach responsibilities with Trenton from 2012-2013.
Pitching coach Gerardo Casadiego returns to Pulaski for his third consecutive season and his seventh overall in the Yankees organization. Hitting Coach Scott Seabol returns for a second stint with Pulaski after spending last season with the RiverDogs. Seabol began his professional coaching career in 2017 with Pulaski.
Olivares begins his ninth season in the Yankees organization, returning to Pulaski in the same role that he held during the 2018 campaign. He has previously served as a defensive coach for the Staten Island Yankees in 2016 and 2017 after coaching five seasons in the DSL.
Strength and conditioning coach Larry Adegoke and athletic trainer Manny Ozoa return to Pulaski for their second and fourth seasons respective seasons with the team. Clubhouse manager Tom Kackley comes down to Pulaski for his first season with the club after spending 2018 in the same role for the Thunder. The Yankees' 2019 video manager is still yet to be determined.