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I bid you welcome gentle readers, and as always, a warm welcome to that person assigned by NASCAR to read all we write here today and what you good folks have to say about it. Maybe it's love; maybe they just want to catch us in mistakes. Either way, it's a pleasure to entertain you.
Well, what did everyone think of the racing this weekend? Did all your favorites win? Did your Fantasy team outscore the rest of your gang? Nope, mine either, but to this aged race fan, there was truly one big winner this past weekend, and it wasn't the guy in the bright yellow car. Matt got lucky; the win I'm citing came from hard work and getting everything right! Did anyone notice? Well, maybe that's not really a fair question, as it seems entirely possible that I may be the last one to that table and you all might be weeks ahead of me.
She's referring to the NBC network and their coverage this past weekend of… well, just about everything. Well before the racing began, one of my "more mature" gentle readers opined that he wouldn't be watching the trucks at Pocono. The reason given was that he could no longer bear to listen to the voice of Michael Waltrip. That's a bit harsh, but that crusty ol' curmudgeon can at times be crankier than your Aunt Susan's old Model A, so the source was considered and dismissed as not being truly representative of anyone but that gentleman. Still, the point was made, and in all honesty, I must admit that my TV came with volume control and I've long since mastered the art of not listening to Michael at all.
But watch it I did, and it was one more Kyle Busch extravaganza, which could have been christened, "The Race that Refused to End!" After multi-colored flags waved several times, Kyle finally led them past the white flag, and it no longer mattered if all Hell was breaking out behind him. Maybe it was consciously ducking the annoyance of what FOX presented that tuned me in closer on Saturday evening when the Xfinity cars put on their show at Iowa Speedway, the Midwest track that could and should replace the forsaken Chicagoland on the NASCAR schedule… in my weathered and perhaps slightly biased opinion. (Given the choice, the short track will win every time)
We weren't long into that race when it slowly crept into my sensory perceptions that I was actually enjoying not only what I was seeing, but what I was hearing. The camera work on that race was something close to perfection, covering front, rear and middle of the pack with cameras drawn back so that the viewer could see at any time there were more than 2 cars on that track. The booth crew was new to me… not the persons, but the pairing. It was Ralph Sheheen and Dale Jarrett, and together they made an unexpectedly great combo.
Nothing was discussed in that booth but the race at hand and the racers within it, and that was done with experience and knowledgeable comments all the way from green to checkers. But there was something else I'd missed for a long time. Everything they talked about was in conjunction with what we at home were seeing. It became obvious that the pair was watching the same frames of the race being sent over the airwaves. They were "following the camera" as it were. How many times have you heard this scribe use that description of how the old ESPN crew of Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons used to get it so right?
When that race ended, I was sorry to see it go. My mind made a mental note that it was probably the best race coverage, making it the most enjoyable race I'd watched, since anywhere back in the 1990s… before this new "package" ever happened. Let's face it; in their first time out as a NASCAR broadcasting outlet, NBC failed miserably. This time, they have reached for the opposite end of that spectrum, and I do believe they've got it!
Then came Sunday and we were back at the big track… Pocono, or as they're calling it these days, the "Tricky Triangle." I love this old girl, probably because we have history together. Back in the 80s, she was the closest track to home, except the meandering twists and turns of the track at Watkins Glen, which at that time was better viewed on TV than at the track. It was to Pocono that I finally, after umpteen years of trying, dragged a still hesitant and recalcitrant husband to his first race. After that, getting him to go racing was no problem. One might have thought it was all his idea! Funny how that works…
I'm pretty sure that by now, no one needs me to tell him the finishing order, or that the race ended up being a gas-mileage fiasco of major proportions, with all the good cars just a bit short on Sunoco, leaving the podium finishes to some folks that were, to put it kindly, kind of also-rans all day. Face it; it was Pocono. She is long and she is flat; she is wide except for the turns, and after a restart, the cars soon become spread out and do not offer much in the way of breath-taking excitement. A couple of incidents on pit road however, served to counteract all that on Sunday.
One was early in the race, when car #5 spun and followed directly in the tracks left when young Jeb Burton did the same during Saturday practice. Each of them attempted to take down the wall separating the pits from the area where crews do what crews do when their car is on the track. Burton's car had assailed the wall between pits 42 and 43. Kahne's took him even farther down the road before making that abrupt stop that concrete will affect every time. Equipment left resting on the wall took to the air in the form of unguided missiles, scattering everywhere. It was not a pretty sight, but no one was injured… this time.
In the second instance, Brad Keselowski screamed into his pit just a teeny-weeny bit too hot, slid right through it and out the other end, taking with him his jackman and tire carrier. The latter turned that car into a pretty fair imitation of Mickey Gilley's mechanical bull as he rode it out on the hood. Again, no one was seriously injured, but it wasn't for lack of trying.
A note to all of my SAFER barrier enthusiasts concerning the incidents with the wall involving Burton and Kahne. As I keep reminding you, there are times and places where SAFER is not the answer, and this is one of them. Consider that the wall in question is the one over which crews have to jump to service their car when it comes to the pits. If that wall were the height and depth of a SAFER barrier, those guys would have to develop something close to the ability to leap tall buildings at a single bound. In this instance, the remedy being "discussed" is to simply discontinue use of a few of those rear pits and move them up toward the front, out of harm's way. It's the Pocono frontstretch; there's plenty of room.
With that discussion put aside, let's return to the coverage of the race, this time with the "A" team in the booth, which consists of Rick Allen, Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton. Gentle readers, these guys are good! I'm rather embarrassed that they've been here since Daytona and I've just now gotten around to paying attention to them. If the coverage of all the action on the short track was great, then the coverage of the sometimes lack of action on the big triangle was superb!
That crew was absolutely into that race, and their one purpose was clearly to see that we, the fans, got the most possible enjoyment out of it. There was no patter among them; only conversation pertaining to what we were seeing at that moment on our home screens. All of it was done in excited tones, denoting that a good time was being had by all. Several times through the race, we were treated to a full-field rundown with the pit reporters taking the lead on that one. Now, those rundowns could usually be marketed as a cure for insomnia, but these were not boring in any way. As the camera panned from one car to the next, we were given a brief offering of pertinent facts… driver, car make, team, place in the field at that moment… then the rundown was handed off to the next reporter, as most of us have heard Barney Hall and the MRN gang do for many years… from corner to corner, which each giving the name of the next voice you will hear. Kudos and thanks to Mike Massaro, Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast and Dave Burns for an awesome job!
Looking back, this old gal can tell you that she hasn't enjoyed the races on TV that much in donkey years. The overnight TV ratings came out today, and they were roundly discouraging, giving Sunday's race the lowest ratings for Pocono in perhaps ever. Guys and gals, I think we owe it to this sport we've loved, some of us for a long lifetime, to give the NBC crews a chance. This is something we've been looking for and hoping for, for a long, long time… a chance to sit down in front of our TVs and actually enjoy a race! We used to do it, though I know many of you can't remember that far back.
Please, take my word on this one. Next up is the weekend at the Glen, and that old track usually produces some darn fine racing. Tune in for the race, and tell a friend to do the same. It's not like it has been for too darn long. NBC even provides lots of side-by-side commercial coverage, and they don't bury the cars on 1/12 of the screen and key on only one car. If they can get more of us to watch, we'll get more of the same. C'mon gang! Spread the word; bring everyone to the party and a fun weekend of racing will be had by all. As the old Budweiser ads used to say, "I'll see you at the Glen!"
And speaking of the Glen, we'd be remiss if we didn't share a map of the SAFER barriers at the old track.
As one might expect with a road course, we won't find SAFER barriers in great abundance, but obviously this old dog has learned a couple of new tricks over the years, as SAFER has been added to known trouble spots. Still, I'm sorry to report that Watkins Glen International failed to even respond to the survey mentioned here in an earlier article. That's not too courteous Michael Printup. We love your track, but we love our drivers more.
Time now for our Classic Country Closeout and today we're going to hear from just a single artist, perhaps not Classic in the "classic" sense of the word, but he's a guy I have fun listening to, so let's hear some offerings from Bill Fries.
Who's he, you ask?? That folks, is the real name of C.W. McCall, the "Rubber Duck" with a truck that got himself a "Convoy." Ah, but you've all heard Convoy a million times. Today we find out that it wasn't the only song Bill ever recorded. This one came a bit later, as an obvious follow-up to the big hit, and it's called, "Around the World with the Rubber Duck."
Another interesting note… the gentleman that produced Convoy and several others is a guy named Chip Davis, but you'd recognize him and his group better as Mannheim Steamroller. Lord, the trivia an old gal can pick up along the way. My collection boasts a couple of his albums, and of all the songs on them I think my favorite is one called, "The Silverton." I'm not sure why this one sparks my interest. I just like it!
It still amazes me to hear that deep booming voice and recall that the man it belongs to is a rather diminutive fellow, with blond hair done in kind of a Dutch bob and glasses about 3 sizes too big for his face. He's still cool though, and almost every song he sings is so very different from the rest. This next is perhaps the most different of all. It never made a hit on the charts, but it did on mine. Please enjoy "Rocky Mountain September."
A little doom and gloom anyone? This song predicts far worse than did Merle Haggard when he asked if the good times were really over for good. Here's C.W. McCall's, "There Won't Be No Country Music."
In closing for today, I've chosen one that just kind of gives you a warm fuzzy memory of those days before the Interstates, when truckers would assemble as if it had been planned, filling the parking lot of one of those old diners, which like as not resembled a bus with two back ends. I think they were intended to resemble the dining car on a train, but looks aren't everything. If you saw those trucks there, it was time to pull in because you knew that was the best place around to grab whatever meal it was time for. Please enjoy, "The Old Home Filler-up and Keep on a'Truckin' Café."
Be well gentle readers, and remember to keep smiling. It looks so good on you!
~ PattyKay
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A Toblinger Knoten () egy 2617 méter magas sziklahegy a Dolomitokban, Olaszország Trentino-Alto Adige régiójában, Dél-Tirolban. A Sexteni Dolomitok része, a nevezetes Drei Zinnen (Dre Cime di Lavaredo) hármas hegycsúcstól északra. Közvetlen déli szomszédja a  2538 m magas Sextner Stein (Sextenstein), a Paternkofel sziklahegytől egy 2438 méter magas nyereg választja el. Az első világháború idején a környező sziklahegyekhez hasonlóan véres hegyi harcok színtere volt. Előretolt állásként mindvégig az osztrákok tartották. A hegybe vágott katonai állásokat és hadi utakat az 1970-es években felújították, a karbantartott mászóutakat ma alpinisták használják.

Fekvése
A Toblinger Knoten a Sexteni-Dolomitok (Dolomiti di Sesto) déli részén emelkedik, a nevezetes Drei Zinnen (Tre Cime di Lavaredo) hármas hegycsúcsot körülvevő, nagy kiterjedésű, kb. 2300 m magasságban fekvő széles sziklás fennsíkon, a Zinnplateau-n, a Langer Alm (La Grava Longa) nevű magashegyi síkvidék északkeleti peremén, látványos sziklacsúcsok társaságában.

A sziklatornyon három dél-tiroli község osztozik. A tőle délnyugatra, a Drei Zinnen előtt fekvő Zinnenplateau fennsík, a Rienz patak forrásvidéke és vízgyűjtője (Rienztal) közigazgatásilag a puster-völgyi Toblach (Dobbiaco) községhez tartozik. A Toblinger Knotentől északra fekvő hegyvidék (Haunold-csoport) és az Innerfeld-völgy (Innerfeldtal) a puster-völgyi Innichen (San Candido) község területéhez, míg a keletre fekvő Bödenalpe hegycsoport (Schusterplatte, 2957 m, Elferkofel, 3092 m stb.) a Fischlein-völgyre (Valle Fiscalina) néznek, és Sexten községhez (Sesto) tartoznak. A Sexten patak völgye a mai osztrák–olasz államhatár olasz oldalán, azzal párhuzamosan futó Sexteni-völgyben fekszik. A három község határa a Toblinger Knoten csúcsán találkozik egymással.

A Toblinger Knoten déli előterében, tőle alig 300 méterre áll a 2538 m magas Sextner Stein (a.m. "Sexteni-kő") hegytömb. Ennek lábánál, 2438 m magasságban épült a Drei Zinnen-menedékház (Rifugio Antonio Locatelli), a környék hegymászóinak és hegyjáróinak fontos támaszpontja. Innen délre és nyugatra terül el a Zinnenplateu.

A Toblinger Knotentől délre a Paternkofel sziklahegy emelkedik, majd tovább délnyugatra a Drei Zinnen hármas csúcs, köztük a 2454 m magas Patern-nyereg (Paternsattel / Forcella Lavaredo) és a Lavaredo-menedékház (2344 m). Nyugat felé a Langer Almon keresztül a Rienz völgyébe, onnan a Höhlenstein-völgybe, olasz nevén Landro-völgybe (Valle di Landro) lehet kijutni.

Az egész környék, a Toblinger Knoten és a tőle délnyugatra fekvő Zinnenplateau (Zinnen-fennsík) része a "Drei Zinnen természetvédelmi területnek". 2009 óta az UNESCO Világörökség részét képezi.

Első megmászói
A Toblinger Knoten csúcsára elsőként bizonyos W. Eckert jutott fel 1889-ben, Michael Innerkofler sexteni hegyi vezetővel. A torony nyugati falát elsőként Michael fivére, Sepp Innerkofler mászta meg 1892-ben.

Az első világháborúban
Az első világháború előtt az egész vidék az Osztrák–Magyar Monarchiához, Tirol tartományhoz tartozott. Ausztria már a 19. század végén (Lombardia és Veneto elvesztése után) védelmi létesítmények építésébe fogott Tirol határai mentén, az Ortlertől a Dolomitokon át a Júliai-Alpokig. Az akkori államhatár itteni szakasza a Toblinger Knotentől délre, a Drei Zinnen és a Paternkofel mentén húzódott. Itt is számos erődítmény (Werk, Sperre) épült. A Toblinger Knoten keleti és nyugati oldalába több figyelőállást vájtak. Ezek katonai jelentősége később rendkívüli mértékben megnőtt. A torony nyugati vállán, 2510 m magasságban egy bástyát építettek, amely a csúcstól délre fekvő terep megfigyelésére szolgált. A keleti vállon épített bástya, az Adlerwache ("Sas-őrhely", 2540 m), a hozzá vezető Maendl-alagúttal együtt a Fischlein-völgyre lenéző Bödenalpe hegyvidéket ellenőrizte. (Az olasz hegyivadászok, az Alpini-k a Fischlein-völgyön át is aktívan igyekeztek betörni Tirolba). A keleti vállon, 2520 m magasságban az osztrák utászok kavernát vájtak a katonák elszállásolására. A sziklatorony északi (védett) oldalán, 2475 m magasságban tiszti szállást és konyhát rendeztek be.

Az első olasz támadások 1915 augusztusában, három hónappal a háború kitörése után kezdődtek. Az olaszok megszállták a Paternkofel csúcsot, majd előrenyomultak egészen a Sextner Steinig, ahol homokzsákokból épített állásokban elsáncolták magukat. A Toblinger Knoten meredek sziklafalán azonban nem tudtak feljutni. Az ostromlott sziklatorony lett az osztrákok legmesszebbre előretolt állása az olaszok által megszállt területen. Mivel kitűnő kilátást nyújtott a harcmező minden részére, stratégiai jelentősége rendkívülivé vált.

1916 januárjában a hegy csúcsán is fedezékek kiépítésébe fogtak. (Az építést egy Hosp nevű tábori lelkész indítványozta, aki már 1915 végétől rendszeresen figyelőpontnak használta a csúcsot). Közvetlenül a csúcs alatt aknajáratokat és lövegállásokat robbantottak a hegybe. Az északkeleti él mentén közlekedő utat alakítottak ki, ezt azonban ki volt téve az olasz lövészek tüzének, ezért csak éjszaka használhatták. Emiatt 1916 tavaszán a védett északi fal kéményében kiépítették a Létrás utat (Leitersteig). Ugyanitt egy 150 kg teherbírású kábeles teherliftet is felszereltek, amellyel anyagokat, felszerelést szállítottak a csúcsra.

1917 áprilisában az osztrák katonák 300 méternyi alagutat ástak a hó alatt a Sextner Stein-ig, ezen keresztül támadást intéztek az ottani olasz állások ellen, de az akció nem járt sikerrel. A Toblinger Knoten osztrák és olasz állásai egészen 1917 novemberéig, a caporettói áttörésig kitartottak, ekkor az olasz csapatokat visszavonták az egész Dolomit-frontról. Ezután nagyobb arányú erődépítéseket terveztek, de ezekre már nem került sor. Ausztria–Magyarország világháborús veresége nyomán a saint-germaini békeszerződésben egész Dél-Tirolt Olaszország kapta meg.

A háború után a katonai építmények állaga leromlott. A "Létrás utat" csak 1979 után építették át modern vasalt mászóúttá. A háborús létra-út néhány alkatrészét, vaskapcsokat, falétrákat megtartották eredeti formájában. Az ötletadó tábori lelkészről elnevezett Feldkurat-Hosp-Steig mászóút több szakaszát is "megvasalták." A Sas-őrhely (Adlerwache) sziklába vágott alagútja is bejárható, zseblámpa fénye mellett.

Alpinizmus
A Toblinger Knoten északkeleti falán vezet felfelé a legkönnyebb mászóút, a fent említett tábori lelkészről elnevezett Felkurat-Hosp-Steig, amely I. nehézségi fokú, és helyenként vasalt biztosítással is el van látva. A torony északi falán fut az ún. "Létrás út" (Leiternsteig), ez meredekebb és nehezebb mászás, nagyobb része via ferrata (vasalt mászóút), de vannak benne II. nehézségi fokú szakaszok is. Nehezebb hegymászó útvonalak is vannak, pl. a nyugati élen (III. fokozat) és a délnyugati falon (III. fokozat). E mászóutak a közeli Drei Zinnen-menedékházból könnyen elérhetők, ezért gyakran zsúfoltak.

A hegyjáró ("bakancsos") turisták számára a hegy körül fekvő világháborús állások végiglátogatása kínálkozik érdekes programként.

Képgaléria

Jegyzetek

Források, További információk
  Az első világháború magashegyi frontja a Dolomitokban, Höhlenstein-völgy / Lavaredo frontszakasz
 Viktor Schemfil: Die Kämpfe im Drei-Zinnen-Gebiet und am Kreuzberg bei Sexten 1915-1917, Universitätsverlag Wagner, 1984. (2. kiadás)
 Richard Goedeke: Sextener Dolomiten, Alpenvereinsführer, Bergverlag Rother, 1988.
 Antonio Berti: Guerra in Ampezzo e Cadore, 1915-1917. Edizioni Mursia, 2005.
 Alberto Giacobbi: Il fronte delle Dolomiti (1915/17), Ghedina kiadó, 2005.
 Walther Schaumann: Führer zu den Schauplätzen des Dolomitenkrieges, Ghedina kiadó, 1973.
 Heinz von Lichem: Gebirgskrieg 1915-1918, 2. kötet, Athesia kiadó, 1997, .
 Gunther Langes: Die Front in Fels und Eis, Athesia kiadó, 1997,

Olaszország hegyei, hegységei
Dolomitok
Olaszország világörökségi helyszínei
Természeti világörökségi helyszínek
Első világháborús csatahelyszínek

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using System.Linq;
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using Eimbo.Dominio.Comum.Excecao;

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{
    public class ExcecaoQuantidadeParcelasInvalidaParaFormaPagamentoComEntrada :NotSupportedException
    {
        public ExcecaoQuantidadeParcelasInvalidaParaFormaPagamentoComEntrada()
            : base("Para forma de pagamento a prazo com entrada é necessário ter pelo menos 2 parcelas. " +
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package com.adamratana.rotationvectorcompass.math;

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	 */
	public Vector4 set(float[] values) {
		return this.set(values[0], values[1], values[2], values[3]);
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	/**
	 * @return a copy of this vector
	 */
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		return new Vector4(this);
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	 * NEVER EVER SAVE THIS REFERENCE!
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	 * @return
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		return tmp.set(this);
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	 * NEVER EVER SAVE THIS REFERENCE!
	 *
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		return tmp2.set(this);
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	 * NEVER EVER SAVE THIS REFERENCE!
	 *
	 * @return
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		return tmp3.set(this);
	}

	/**
	 * Adds the given vector to this vector
	 *
	 * @param vector
	 *            The other vector
	 * @return This vector for chaining
	 */
	public Vector4 add(Vector4 vector) {
		return this.add(vector.x, vector.y, vector.z, vector.w);
	}

	/**
	 * Adds the given vector to this component
	 *
	 * @param x
	 *            The x-component of the other vector
	 * @param y
	 *            The y-component of the other vector
	 * @param z
	 *            The z-component of the other vector
	 * @return This vector for chaining.
	 */
	public Vector4 add(float x, float y, float z, float w) {
		return this.set(this.x + x, this.y + y, this.z + z, this.w + w);
	}

	/**
	 * Adds the given value to all three components of the vector.
	 *
	 * @param values
	 *            The value
	 * @return This vector for chaining
	 */
	public Vector4 add(float values) {
		return this.set(this.x + values, this.y + values, this.z + values, this.w + values);
	}

	/**
	 * Subtracts the given vector from this vector
	 *
	 * @param a_vec
	 *            The other vector
	 * @return This vector for chaining
	 */
	public Vector4 sub(Vector4 a_vec) {
		return this.sub(a_vec.x, a_vec.y, a_vec.z, a_vec.w);
	}

	/**
	 * Subtracts the other vector from this vector.
	 *
	 * @param x
	 *            The x-component of the other vector
	 * @param y
	 *            The y-component of the other vector
	 * @param z
	 *            The z-component of the other vector
	 * @return This vector for chaining
	 */
	public Vector4 sub(float x, float y, float z, float w) {
		return this.set(this.x - x, this.y - y, this.z - z, this.w - w);
	}

	/**
	 * Subtracts the given value from all components of this vector
	 *
	 * @param value
	 *            The value
	 * @return This vector for chaining
	 */
	public Vector4 sub(float value) {
		return this.set(this.x - value, this.y - value, this.z - value, this.w - value);
	}

	/**
	 * Multiplies all components of this vector by the given value
	 *
	 * @param value
	 *            The value
	 * @return This vector for chaining
	 */
	public Vector4 mul(float value) {
		return this.set(this.x * value, this.y * value, this.z * value, this.w * value);
	}

	/**
	 * Divides all components of this vector by the given value
	 *
	 * @param value
	 *            The value
	 * @return This vector for chaining
	 */
	public Vector4 div(float value) {
		float d = 1 / value;
		return this.set(this.x * d, this.y * d, this.z * d, this.w * d);
	}

	/**
	 * @return The euclidian length
	 */
	public float len() {
		return (float) Math.sqrt(x * x + y * y + z * z + w * w);
	}

	/**
	 * @return The squared euclidian length
	 */
	public float len2() {
		return x * x + y * y + z * z + w * w;
	}

	/**
	 * @param vector
	 *            The other vector
	 * @return Wether this and the other vector are equal
	 */
	public boolean idt(Vector4 vector) {
		return x == vector.x && y == vector.y && z == vector.z && w == vector.w;
	}

	/**
	 * @param vector
	 *            The other vector
	 * @return The euclidian distance between this and the other vector
	 */
	public float dst(Vector4 vector) {
		float a = vector.x - x;
		float b = vector.y - y;
		float c = vector.z - z;
		float d = vector.w - w;
		a *= a;
		b *= b;
		c *= c;
		d *= d;

		return (float) Math.sqrt(a + b + c + d);
	}

	/**
	 * @param vector
	 *            The other vector
	 * @return The squared euclidian distance between this and the other vector
	 */
	public float dist2(Vector4 vector) {
		float a = vector.x - x;
		float b = vector.y - y;
		float c = vector.z - z;
		float d = vector.w - w;
		return a * a + b * b + c * c + d * d;
	}

	/**
	 * Normalizes this vector to unit length
	 *
	 * @return This vector for chaining
	 */
	public Vector4 nor() {
		if (x == 0 && y == 0 && z == 0 && w == 0)
			return this;
		else
			return this.div(this.len());
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	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
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Nephrology > ESRD
Dialysis Takes Heavy Toll on Elderly
— Loss of independence and increased caregiver burden common, study found
by Jeff Minerd, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today June 27, 2019
Many older patients with end-stage kidney disease lost the ability to function independently after starting dialysis, and the burden on their caregivers increased, researchers reported.
In 187 patients ages 65 and older initiating dialysis and followed for 6 months, 40% had declines in functional status, 8% died, and 34% remained stable. Only 18% improved, said Namiko Goto, MD, of the University Medical Center Utrecht in The Netherlands, and colleagues.
The functional declines were driven mostly by losses in instrumental activities of daily living, such as shopping, housecleaning, and preparing meals (a 37% decline vs 17% improvement).
According to the study online in CJASN, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, for basic activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, and feeding oneself, most study participants (66%) remained stable. Among caregivers, those reporting a high level of burden increased from 23% at baseline to 38% at 6 months.
Increasing numbers of older adults are undergoing dialysis for kidney failure, and "unfortunately, little is known about the functional trajectory after initiating dialysis in the elderly patient with end-stage kidney disease," the researchers noted.
They explained that previous studies were done in small, single-center cohorts or nursing home populations, not in the general population of older patients on dialysis. "To our best knowledge, this is one of the first studies that prospectively assessed functional course after initiating dialysis in community-dwelling elderly with end-stage kidney disease," Goto, et al. said.
"It is important to understand what impact the initiation of dialysis has on the course of functional status. Moreover, it is important to try to predict in which patients functional status will improve after initiating dialysis ... and in which it will decline," the team continued. "This can inform patients about prognosis and aid [shared] decision-making regarding dialysis. Furthermore, knowledge about functional change may guide interventions to prevent functional decline or initiate improvement in high-risk patients, such as rehabilitation programs or physical training."
The team analyzed data on 187 older adults (mean age 75) enrolled in the Older Patients Starting Dialysis (GOLD) study. One-third of participants were women. All underwent a geriatric assessment and frailty screening at baseline. Functional status, including basic and instrumental activities of daily living, was assessed by validated questionnaires at baseline and phone interviews at 6 months. A functional decline was defined as loss of one or more domains in functional status, and improvement was defined as a gain of one or more domains.
Additionally, the burden on caregivers was assessed via questionnaires at baseline and at 6 months. "As caregiver burden is associated with a decreased quality of life, more symptoms of depression could also lead to negative outcomes for patients, it is important to reduce and prevent caregiver burden," the researchers stated.
"Therefore, physicians should periodically ask caregivers about caregiver burden to address factors that may cause distress (e.g. physical burden, psychosocial burden, behavioral problems). Additional support, such as extended homecare, social work, but also education, can be used to decrease and prevent caregiver burden," the team added.
In a multivariate analysis, age was significantly associated with increased risk for functional decline (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.00-1.10 per year older at baseline), as was a high score on the Groningen Frailty Indicator (OR 1.97, 95% CI 1.05-3.68 compared with a low score), the researchers reported.
In an accompanying "Patient Voice" essay, one patient described the dialysis experience this way: "Despite adhering to the treatment schedule and diet, the physical limitations became overpowering and I could not summon up the energy to function ... I never did regain my muscle mass, and rather than improve on dialysis, I had neither the emotional nor physical energy to explore transplantation."
Study limitations, Goto and colleagues said, included that it is likely that healthier patients elected to take part in the study while less healthy patients declined, reducing the generalizability of the findings. In addition, due to the low rate of events, the multivariable models were relatively underpowered and therefore potential associations could be missed.
"Further research should focus on improving the identification of patients at risk for functional decline and interventions that could maintain functional status," Goto and co-authors concluded. "Better identification of the patient at risk for functional decline could lead to better decision-making, and therefore less suffering and less healthcare costs. Moreover, it could lead to preventive strategies with regard to functional decline."
The study was funded by Dianet Dialysis Stichting, the Cornelis de Visser Stichting, Stichting Medicina et Scientia, and AstraZeneca.
Goto and co-authors reported having no conflicts of interest.
CJN, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Source Reference: Goto N, et al "Association of initiation of maintenance dialysis with functional status and caregiver burden" CJASN 2019; DOI: 10.2215/CJN.13131118.
Source Reference: Abel DL "Functioning on dialysis: an oxymoron?" CJASN 2019; DOI: 10.2215/CJN.05870519.

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Double The Evolution Brings Double The Pleasure With The Immersive Experience Of Iqoo Neo5s
[Bestbuy618 cell phone channel] The iQOO Neo5 release listing appears to be yesterday, with strong performance configuration and excellent appearance design to attract consumers' attention, the launch full of dry goods is still fresh in people's minds until now. Of course, there is no shortage of new products to end the year since the early spring goodies. On December 20, iQOO officially launched a new member of the Neo family – iQOO Neo5S, a strong dual-core that brings double the joy that most people do not experience.
Next, let's open an iQOO Neo5S immersive hands-on experience. The iQOO Neo5S is a combination of strong performance and a stylish body, available in three colorways: Night Space, Sunset Canyon, and Orange Leap.
All three colorways are made of AG frosted glass with a higher haze, which has a stronger frosted texture and a smoother touch, and is also less prone to fingerprinting. bestbuy618 got its hands on the mysteriously deep Night Space colorway, weighing only 196g, easy to hold in your hand, the rounded frame fits well with your hand and has a good grip. The back cover has a unique matrix camera design with a metallic camera module, precision machining process, and extreme matte sandblasting oxidation process, which makes the back cover visually cleaner; the glossy texture of the cloud step contrasts with the frosted texture of the back cover to form a light and matte, with a sense of hierarchy and design.
On the front, the iQOO Neo5S has a 6.62-inch AMOLED straight screen with a resolution of 2400 * 1080, can intelligently adjust the refresh rate, up to 120Hz refresh rate support, the screen compared to the traditional 60Hz the biggest role is to demonstrate a more fluid UI animation, so that the system in the view more smooth and smooth. The screen also supports international HDR10 certification, which is excellent for both control and picture quality presentation, making us especially excited about its gaming performance. As the game's characters continue to develop, a pile of resources out of a good suit, the late kill will also become easy. However, if the "role" is the phone, the beginning of the experience is frequently limited to the upper limit.
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The iQOO Neo5S is powered by a powerful dual-core Snapdragon 888 flagship processor and a one-of-a-kind graphics chip Pro. Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 mobile platform using a 5nm process, A78 architecture, CPU performance increased by 25%, GPU performance increased by 35%, performance The iQOO Neo5S is an excellent performance experience with the LPDDR5 UFS 3.1 "performance triangle." According to AnTuTu run data, Snapdragon 888 has over 860,000 points, which will provide iQOO Neo5S surging power. The iQOO Neo5S will be equipped with a newly upgraded Solo chip Pro. In general, the processor bears a heavy rendering task in high-load scenarios; the higher the quality and frame rate of the game screen, the greater the challenge for the chip, along with the possibility of heat, power consumption, game frame drops, and other issues.
The Solo Chip Pro is a unique graphics chip that can help the SoC share some of the pressure, while maintaining a high frame rate, the SoC needs to take on less rendering, and also to achieve power consumption control. With the addition of the Solo Chip Pro, iQOO Neo5S brings unique MEMC motion calculation and compensation technology, and the GPU high load rendering screen work is partially shared by the Solo Chip. With the power of the Solo Chip Pro, the iQOO Neo5S can interpolate the screen for some games.
For example, in the game "King of Glory," the device can maintain more than 120 minutes of continuous stable output while running a full 120 fps screen, resulting in a more smooth and silky experience. The addition of the Solo Chip Pro allows the iQOO Neo5S to gain even more performance improvements while fully ushering in the era of high frame rate and low power consumption.
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Anderson - We Were Worthy Winners
Read The Striker's Verdict On Saturday's Victory
Keshi Anderson Post Stevenage
Fresh after opening his account for the club in our 3-2 victory against Stevenage, the striker spoke to iFollow about our success at home.
Keshi Anderson felt Swindon Town were more than good value for their 3-2 win against Stevenage on Saturday.
The on-loan Crystal Palace forward notched his first-ever goal for the Reds to help secure a first home win of the season, with Luke Norris grabbing a brace.
And Anderson was of the opinion that Town were always in control and deserved to come out on top.
"The boys dug-in deep, a few decisions didn't go our way and it helped them get back into the game, but we held out strong and we got the win we deserved and needed," he told iFollow STFC exclusively.
"Their first goal came from nothing, the referee has gifted it to them but we bounced back by getting the penalty and we had a few other chances as well that we didn't take.
"We got the third in the end, we stuck together and we got through the 95-minutes.
"Goals breed confidence and with the boys we've got here we know we can go out and win games and dominate certain teams.
"Once the first goal went in the second one soon arrived and we were confident in our abilities of getting another and we kept on going."
Anderson was also thrilled to open his account for the club after being teed up by Luke Norris in the first-half.
"It is always nice to score and hopefully it is the first of many," he added.
"It was good play in general. Luke won the flick-on, I won the second ball and slipped him in so for him to return it back to me was nice.
"I was unlucky not to get a second, the ball has come through, I've touched it past the player but I thought he was a lot closer to me than he actually was so I've tried to get a shot off early and it has rattled the post.
"On another day it goes in and it would have been nice to have a second, but we go again on Friday now."
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