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Jelly Roll Morton
Iconic musician proud to claim his role in the history of jazz and New Orleans is proud to claim him
When trumpeter Lee Collins was hired by Jelly Roll Morton, the first thing Morton told the astonished Collins was, "You know you will be working for the world's best jazz piano player … not one of the greatest — I am The Greatest," according to jazz historian Martin Williams.
When Morton introduced himself, he often said, "I invented jazz."
Cocky? Definitely. Arrogant? Certainly. But as it turns out, he was probably right.
According to jazz historians, when Jelly Roll Morton said, "I invented jazz," there was a lot to his claim. Buddy Bolden may have been the first musician to add improvisation to what would eventually become known as jazz, but Jelly Roll Morton is regarded as the first true jazz composer. He was the first to write down his jazz arrangements – and a number of his compositions became jazz staples.
Jelly was born Ferdinand Joseph Le Menthe in 1885 to a middle class Creole family on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans. At the age of 8, Ferdinand received formal guitar lessons. A relatively short time later, he was employed as a piano player by Countess Willie Piazza, a Storyville madam, who was said to speak seven languages, wear a monocle and punctuate her speech with a foot-long cigarette holder. She also knew great music when she heard it.
By the time Jelly was in his early twenties, he was an in-demand musician, playing the entire Gulf Coast. From 1917 to 1922, he was conquering the West Coast. And in 1922, he left California for Chicago. During that period, he created some of the most innovative and creative music that ever emerged – tunes like "King Porter Stomp," "New Orleans Blues," "Kansas City Stomp," "Shreveport Stomp" and the "Original Jelly Roll Blues." In his typical humble way, Jelly once said, "Everyone today is playing my stuff and I don't even get credit. Kansas City style, Chicago style, New Orleans style hell, they're all Jelly Roll style."
In 1938, Jelly capped a brilliant musical career with a grand recording session for the Library of Congress. Fifty-two records with more than one hundred individual compositions resulted. Jelly would be the first to tell you, "They were the greatest." He died in 1941.


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Barry Parker is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 792), as a , i.e. number 2 or 5.

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances
Barry Parker played , i.e. number 5, in Wakefield Trinity's 2-7 defeat by Leeds in the 1973 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 20 October 1973.

References

External links
Search for "Parker" at rugbyleagueproject.org

Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Rugby league wingers
English rugby league players
Wakefield Trinity players

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Adiponectin is a polypeptide hormone secreted by adipose tissue that has been implicated as an anti-inflammatory mitigator of vascular disease but also as a marker of increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. It is down regulated in obesity, which has been associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH). We sought to examine the relationship between adiponectin levels and PH in participants in the Jackson Heart Study (JHS), a prospective cohort study of CV disease in African-Americans.
Cross-sectional analysis of data from the JHS on plasma adiponectin levels (exposure) and PH (pulmonary artery systolic pressure>40mmHg on echocardiogram) (outcome) on participants with complete information on exposure, outcome, and pre-specified covariates. The study population was divided into quartiles based on adiponectin level: Q1≤2685.15ng/ml; Q2:>2685.15-≤4247.40ng/ml; Q3:>4247.40-≤6790.23ng/ml; Q4:>6790.23ng/ml. Baseline characteristics were compared across quartiles. Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios for PH were calculated by adiponectin quartile.
In the overall study population (n=2,736), 50.9% were obese and 4.9% had PH. Participants in the highest quartile of adiponectin were older (Q4:31.6%≥65years, vs. Q1:16.3%≥65years) but had less obesity (Q4:40.4% vs. Q1:58.2%) and diabetes (Q4:15.2% vs. Q1:22.0%). In adiponectin Q4, 7.9% had PH vs. 2.9% in Q1. Both crude and adjusted prevalence ratios for PH were significantly elevated in the highest quartile of adiponectin compared to the lowest quartile, while the prevalence ratios in Q2 and Q3 were not significantly elevated (Table 1).
Despite less obesity and diabetes, African-Americans with elevated adiponectin levels (upper quartile) had a higher prevalence of pulmonary hypertension.


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Q: Find all $n$ such that $m = an$ or $m =\dfrac{n}{a}$ $a$ is the 1st digit (from the left) of a $3$-digit number $n$. We get the number $m$ by removing a from $n$ and putting it on the right of the unit-digit. For example, the number $123$ becomes $231$.
Find all $n$ such that $m = an$ or $m =\dfrac{n}{a}$
My Work
Let, $b$ be the last two digits.
So, $n = 100a +b$ and $m = 10b +a$
Then, $10b+a = 100a^2 + ab$, or, $10b + a = \dfrac{100a+b}{a}$
The answer will be the number of solutions to this equation. But I don't know how to solve this equation. Any hint will be helpful.

A: $a$ takes values in $\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}$. Why not try them all?

A: There's probably an elegant proof using divisibility, but in the mean time here's a brute-force solution.
We can re-arrange those equations to give $b$ in terms of $a$, and then just plug the values of $[1, 9]$ into $a$.
$$\begin{align}
10b + a & = 100a^2 + ab\\
10b - ab & = 100a^2 - a\\
(10 - a)b & = (100a - 1)a\\
b & = \frac{(100a - 1)a}{10 - a}\\
\end{align}$$
and
$$\begin{align}
10ab + a^2 & = 100a+b\\
10ab - b & = 100a - a^2\\
(10a - 1)b & = (100 - a)a\\
b & = \frac{(100 - a)a}{10a - 1}\\
\end{align}$$
Here's a short Python program that evaluates those two equations for $b$ given $a \in \{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}$
from __future__ import print_function, division
for a in range(1, 10):
    print(a, (100*a - 1) * a / (10 - a), (100 - a) * a / (10*a - 1))

output
1 11.0 11.0
2 49.75 10.3157894737
3 128.142857143 10.0344827586
4 266.0 9.84615384615
5 499.0 9.69387755102
6 898.5 9.5593220339
7 1631.0 9.4347826087
8 3196.0 9.3164556962
9 8091.0 9.20224719101

Hence $a=1, \, b=11 \implies n = m = 111$ is the only solution.
Note that the first equation is monotonically increasing, so if we were doing this by hand we can stop at $a=3$ since for larger $a$ values $b$ will have 3 digits. Similarly, the second equation is monotonically decreasing, so we can stop at $a=4$ since $b$ will only have 1 digit.

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Being productive has a different meaning for virtually everyone, but it's generally agreed upon that all people want to be as productive as possible. Higher productivity means better results.
One person may see productivity as getting the job and family that is the American Dream. For someone else, it might mean finishing a to-do list of chores and keeping a clean house.
For people who work online and run their own business, productivity often means managing time, completing tasks and finding the right tools to get the job done. If that's the case for you, you're going to love these ten tools to increase productivity and help you reach all of your goals.
Use this versatile app to keep track of notes to yourself, reminders and to save important info. You can also sync it among all of your devices, smartphone, laptop and tablet included.
If you run across an interesting article, you can use Evernote to clip that article and save it so you can read it when time allows.
If you have a large number of ongoing projects, Trello will help you keep them all organized. You can create boards and cards to keep everything laid out and in one place for easy reference. The app also helps you see what's being worked on and who's doing the work.
This app is very easy to use and is completely customizable so you can make it do what you need it to.
No matter what you need to write, whether it's for school or work, this program will do all of the editing and proofreadings for you. There are so many services available that you'll be amazed at what you can get done.
Affordability and reliability make this something you simply can't do without for all of your writing needs.
Everyone finds themselves getting distracted and losing focus from time to time. When that happens to you, it can seriously interfere with your productivity. StayFocusd can help by blocking websites that take your attention away from more important things.
In addition, the app does a great job of reminding you not to waste time and to stay on task.
If you use social media to drive your business, you need Hoot Suite. It works by helping you manage all of your social media accounts all in one handy location. That includes Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and more.
You can use the dashboard to schedule updates, organize followers, measure your performance and much, much more.
If you run a team, Asana is a must for you. It allows you to let your team work without your constant supervision and helps each member of the team stay on task and stay productive.
It's free to start using Asana and you'll find that it's the best choice you've ever made for running your team effectively.
If you need help tracking and managing your time, Toggl is what you've been looking for. Use it to keep track of how long certain tasks take you, then track the data and find out where you can make changes to prevent time wasting.
Using this app can dramatically improve your productivity by keeping you focused and on task.
This app lets you get helpful feedback on your day. It tracks the time you spend on a given software, program or app and produces a daily report so you can see where your time is going and if you can make changes.
Use Rescue Time to help you most efficiently use your time over the course of the day so you can be as productive as possible.
If you need routine and structure, use this app to plan your entire day. You can create to-do lists and track your progress on important tasks.
You can also use the app to check things off as you go so you can stay on track and make sure you get everything done.
This cache of books helps you be successful since many experts say that reading is the basis for productivity and success. If you ever present lectures on those books, you'll find that this app makes it so much easier.
The app includes over 1,000 non-fiction books that are summarized to help you present them with ease. Use the app to "read" an entire book in a very short amount of time.
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New Delhi, May 12 (UNI) The Delhi High Court today issued notices to both the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and the Hutch mobile company.
Justice RC Jain observed that the trial court should be apprised of the order exempting the mobile major from personal appearances.
Appearing for NDMC, Anjana Gosain submitted that the mobile company installing towers in LBZ (Lutyen's Building Zone) was a flagrant violation of a temporary permission granted by the NDMC for three months in 1995.
Appearing for the mobile major, Mr Chandhiok submitted that the company could shift its towers if the NDMC provided an alternative space.
The NDMC counsel submitted that the problem was the company's and the NDMC could not find them any place. He also submitted that the company was not indulging in any illegal act.
The NDMC counsel contended that its activity suffered from absence of any permission.


On October 13, 2016, Policy Forum Armenia hosted a panel discussion on human rights that brought together speakers from the Armenian Helsinki Committee, Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center, Human Rights Watch, National Endowment for Democracy, American Bar Association, and George Washington University Law School.
The panelists highlighted the deteriorating human rights and rule-of-law conditions in Armenia in recent years. The shortcomings of the constitutional framework, which allows ultimate concentration of power in the hands of a single individual, and corruption were seen as key factors behind the trend. The latter is exacerbated by its systemic nature, convergence between the political and business elites, and the lack of independent judiciary. The panelists also noted the importance of the geopolitical context, particularly Armenia's dependence on Russia, for understanding the conditions on the ground. The 4-day war in April left many in the society unsure about the security situation going forward and ability of Russia to act as a guarantor of stability in the region.
Regarding the July events that followed, the panelists noted the outpouring of the popular support—in a "Robin Hood" effect—an outcome of frustration with poor economic and social conditions as well as the lack of political will to fight against corruption and undertake reform.
The panel stressed that the accompanying protests were overwhelmingly peaceful. Instead, police used excessive force (especially on July 29), giving no warning to disperse the crowd, other than the punitive and indiscriminate attacks and beatings. Singling out journalists was especially troubling and the use of police in civilian clothing raises the issue of accountability. Panelists noted that these events have been overwhelmingly condemned by the international community.
The panel condemned the beatings and inhumane treatment of protesters following their arbitrary detention, including depriving detainees of food, medication as well as access to legal help and family members for extended periods of time, against the legal requirement. It noted that international best practice requires that peaceful protests be tolerated, even if they are unauthorized.
At least 40 individuals—including protest leaders—have been charged with organizing "mass disorder", a charge that carries a possible prison sentence of up to 10 years. Panelists noted that these charges are disproportionate and unjustified, given that the protests were non-violent. The number of political prisoners in Armenia has increased significantly in connection with the July events, the most prominent of them being Shant Harutyunyan, Hayk Kyureghyan, Andreas Ghukasyan, Jirayr Sefilian, Garo Yegnukian, and Gevorg Safaryan.
Related to this, the panel criticized the sweeping use of pre-trial detention by the law-enforcement, and noted that in the (pre-trial) hearings the prosecutors did not provide sufficient facts that would support the need for custody. The panelists called on the authorities to review these decisions and replace them with the least restrictive measures, consistent with charges brought forth.
The panelists stressed that the July events provide an alarming backdrop for the April 2017 election in Armenia, where several issues remain unaddressed and the low trust towards political parties and processes is widespread. They noted that one of the ways the Diaspora can help is by taking part in the election monitoring effort on the ground and helping to analyze election outcomes.
The panel concluded that Armenia has a strong, active, and educated civil society willing to fight for its rights and push for a change. However, their actions remain isolated and often the technical and material support is lacking to make their efforts more effective. On a positive side, the formation of the Chamber of Advocates and the Public Defender's office were seen as positive developments, aiding the protection of human rights and individual freedoms in the country.
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Ipameri ist eine politische brasilianische Gemeinde und Kleinstadt im Bundesstaat Goías in der Mikroregion Catalão.

Der Gemeindenamen ist indigenen Ursprungs und bedeutet zwischen den Flüssen (port.: entre rios), da das Gemeindegebiet zwischen den Flüssen São Marcos im Osten und Corumbá im Westen liegt.

Geographische Lage
Ipameri grenzt
 im Norden an Orizona, Luziânia, Cristalina
 im Osten an Paracatu (MG), Campo Alegre de Goiás
 im Süden an Catalão, Goiandira, Nova Aurora, Corumbaíba, Caldas Novas
 im Westen an Pires do Rio, Urutaí
Die Westgrenze verläuft entlang dem Rio Corumbá, mit Ausnahme im Bereich des Gemeindegebietes von Urutaí, das am 15. Dezember 1947 als eigenständige Gemeinde von Ipameri abgetrennt wurde. Die Westgrenze im Süden zu Caldas Nova bildet der Corumbá-Stausee.

Persönlichkeiten
 Erzbischof Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira (1926–2017)

Weblinks
 Website der Stadtpräfektur, Prefeitura Municipal (brasilianisches Portugiesisch)

Siehe auch
 Bistum Ipameri
 Gemeinden in der Mikroregion Catalão
 Mesoregionen und Mikroregionen in Goiás
 Päpstliche Katholische Universität von Goiás

Einzelnachweise

Ort in Goiás
Município in Goiás


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Sławomir Jarczyk  (born 18 August 1980 in Chorzów) is a Polish footballer (defender) who plays for Polish Orange Ekstraklasa side Wisła Płock.

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Living people
Polish footballers
Polonia Warsaw players
Ruch Chorzów players
Górnik Zabrze players
Wisła Płock players
Sportspeople from Chorzów
Association football defenders
Ekstraklasa players


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The African Youth and Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
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No randomness at all. No dice, no spinners, no cards. Learn this one and you can run with the big dogs. Heck learn this one well enough and you could probably give the guys down at the Pentagon a run for their money.
Diplomacy is one crazy game. Each turn you will go out and talk to the other players and make deals with them about military movements across the board. If you make the right deals with the right people at the right time, you'll do well. If not, you'll get eaten alive.
No two games are ever the same, even with the same players. Everyone is always looking to try out a new strategy they heard about. Don't turn your back for a second and don't believe 80% of anything anyone tells you and 50% of what you say. Because in order to get ahead in this game, you will have to learn to lie and lie well.
Not only do you need the gift of gab and the art of the lie, but you also need to keep track of logistics and support. Lose support centers and it's goodbye to some armies or naval units. Do that a few times and you'll not likely be able to recover. So you'll end up as so much chum for the sharks.
One of the timeless granddaddies of them all, Diplomacy will be around being played when today's Eurotrash games are collecting dust under an old copy of Monopoly.
Sidibaba is an interesting take on the coop game. In this, there are up to 6 players vs the GM. The players each take the role of a dungeon dweller out to loot the great treasure of Sidibaba. The GM plays the role of the King of Thieves looking to protect his loot.
There are four different mazes offered which really helps with replay value on this one. The 6 players enter as a group and decide in real time which way they will go in the maze. They are carrying with them several oil lamps of which each will light their way for only 3 minutes. After that, the lamp is useless and needs to be replaced immediately. The ultimate goal for the players is to get into the maze, loot the Great Treasure and find an exit all before they run out of lamps.
This is a great concept for a game and for the most part it does work albeit with a few caveats. First off, the 3-D aspect of the game comes with tiles that are shown to the players as they move around the maze. Each tile shows the squares directly ahead of the players. The players then choose a direction to move and then the tile is replaced by the next appropriate one. Keep in mind that all of this has to happen while that 3 minute timer is running. So the GM has to be fast with his hands to get the correct tile shown. After a while, I gave up and just left all the tiles in front of the screen and called out the tile number and let the players find it.
Secondly, it takes a little while to get used to the fact that the tiles show ONLY what is in front of you. So if you see a hallway that you can either go straight at least 2 squares or turn right in 1 square when you take that step forward, you will NOT see that right hand turn on the tile. You have to remember that it was there and rotate to the right in order to take that turn. But once the players figure this out, it is not too hard to keep in mind.
Thirdly and most importantly is the fact that the King of Thieves is supposed to be following the party around in the dungeon throwing hazard their way and pilfering useful items and generally being a pain in the hind end. In practice, this is almost impossible for the GM because of the timer. You have to move the party on the hidden maze, show the correct tile AND then move the King of Thieves token in the maze as well. If he reaches the party he gets to do stuff to them. And the GM also is supposed to draw hazard tokens to use on the party when he catches up to them. Keeping track of the King token and the hazards is simply too much to do when actions that you take eat away at time the party has on their lamp timer. You could turn the hourglass on its side when you move, but that would get really tedious really quickly. Couple that with the fact that there is no reference sheet printed on the GM side of the screen and you'll be referencing the rule book constantly figuring out what the hazard you just drew does…again eating up valuable player time unfairly.
In the end, we just bagged the King of Thieves and the Hazard tokens altogether and made it a game of navigate the maze to try and get the Great Treasure and then the exit. It did not IMO detract too much from the overall theme and feel of the game. The players had a great time trying to figure out if they had been at this intersection before or not.
With a few rules tweaks and a reprint of the GM screen, Sidibaba could easily score a 8 or 9. But as it stands it remains at a 7, but a solid 7 that is.
Morpheus said "There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path." That may be true living in the Matrix, but in Risk you'll never win unless you Know. The. Path.
When you turn in for that Big Cha-ching, the Great Horde, the Sweeping Arm of Justice that will take over the entire WORLD, you can very easily be defeated by a single army if you do not know your path.
Before you roll a single die or place a single army down – LOOK at the board. Figure out the exact path you will need to take. I cannot count the number of failed attempts at winning that were all because the player turning in cards went from Kamchatka to Mongolia instead of Japan or South Africa to East Africa instead of Madagascar and left one lone survivor to laugh with impunity as they turned in for THEIR enormous set and the board went from (almost) all green to all purple in a flash.
Know that path. Sear it into your memory. Writing it down would be cheating IMO but do your best to keep it in your head while you do the rolls.
Morpheus never won a Risk game in his life.
It can be SO easy to screw up your plans for the 2nd, 3rd or 4th turn out if you forget the fact that you are leaving action markers behind in each tray as you go around the wheel. If you want to be able to move three spots on turn two, be SURE that you don't leave a fourth one in the tray on turn one! Or even better, plan your actions based on a "Tray+1" marker count.
When you play Diplomacy, PLAY Diplomacy. Use all your powers of roleplay to become the leader of your selected nation. Only then will you be connected enough to that little map that you'll say anything to protect it. And your roleplay will certainly have your opponents and allies thinking you know what you're doing even if you don't! Never ever ever forget or underestimate the incredible power of the bluff.
Face it, Diplomacy is one of the best games ever made. BUT its uberness drops off exponentially with each missing player. So try to get the full seven very dedicated players for the best experience.
No one. Not one person. Not even yourself half the time. Because one minute you'll find yourself making sweeping promises to Russia and the next, you'll be offering the moon to Turkey.
This is the ultimate game of strategy. If you can learn to master this, you'll be nearly unbeatable in most any other strategy based game.
Make deals that can be interpreted in more than one way. When the time comes for the armies to move, you can live up to those deals as needed.
And with this game, the word strategy is a foreign concept. Seriously if you have never played this game you can literally sit down and start in. There is no strategy or tip that would be appropriate to better gameplay because this game is about as random as the paths of particles out of an atom smasher. Just draw the cards and throw out whatever seems good at the time. Don't expect any sort of long term plans or anything like that. Think ahead about 10 seconds because that's about as long as any plan will work. Good luck.
If you get a healing potion, try to avoid drinking it! Wait until the very last minute and see if there is not someone else in the game that might need it more than you. Because if you can avoid getting damaged (which is pretty easy actually) you can end up earning prestige points by using it on them! That might actually be enough to push you to the win.
We put a limit of three spells cast per turn to avoid the chain spell abuse.
Be ALL of these things when playing this game. Show no mercy, provide no quarter.
Only then will you become a true Master Wizard.
May your treasures never leave your home star and your spells never be countered.
As soon as you can, get those resources to build your wonder to completion. Do not pass those cards that produce paper towels or sparkle poop or glass or whatever it is that you need. Those extra points in the end scoring for completing your wonder can make the difference.
THIS should have been part of the game out of the box. A real time game cannot be interrupted constantly by the GM looking up rules and events and genie effects. Xerox the rules pages with those items and tape it to the back of the GM Screen so he can read it while the game is being played.
This game is much better when it is played as designed in real time. The GM moving the King of Thieves piece around in the maze and drawing events every time the players move really slows things down. We just forgo them and let the players try for the treasures and then exit. The last time we played, they made it out with only three lanterns left so it was pretty close as it is. Had the King of Theives stolen some, they would have had no chance.
With the fast pace of this game, unless the GM knows ALL of the Events the second they see them, mix them in with the treasures and use them when they are pulled. Otherwise you will either be wasting the precious lamp time of the players while you look up the events, or you will be stopping time and pausing the game a LOT during play, which makes the real time aspect of the game useless.
The idea, like the old saying goes, is to only fool some of the people all the time. If you fool everyone or no one it is detrimental to your scoring. So give clues that might match to your picture…but that are open enough to interpretation to be able to match some other picture.
So, in general, I never choose the first phrase that comes to mind when I first see the picture. I usually use the 4th or 5th thing actually.
I learned this when the green card was "Fuzzy" and my card was "Fuzz". Guess what took the point? "General George S. Patton". Yeah. Just go for the bizarre answer. More than half the time you'll take the point just for weirdness' sake.
We find that Settlers is like black licorice. You either love it or hate it. And some of those that hate it because of the fact that they can build and expand and do all the right trades and still get dumped on because of some quirky dice rolls.
We do not use the dice when we play. A player simply announces what number they want to come up on their turn. That way it becomes much more of a strategy game and you cannot be blindsighted by the Ghods of Randomness. And yes, the Thief still sees plenty of play.
This has improved both our game play experience, and drawn in some players who would have otherwise given this very good game a pass.
If you are lucky enough to get a map with a dead end, as soon as possible take one of your treasures there and block it in. Use a wall, a block of stone, a locked door, even an illusionary wall. Use the traps, the summoned gooey monsters anything at all to make access to your treasure difficult. That way there is much less chance of you dying because two different people grabbed up your boxes and dropped them on their home base.
If you play with this expansion in the original version, go into the dungeon as often as you can. It is possible to skip the entire board and pop up at the Crown of Command when you exit. That could get you to win the game in one fell swoop.
Becoming the High Mage with the original game City Expansion was far too easy for what you gained. A single magic item and you win the title. What we did was make it the FIRST magic item you found. That could mean the Magic Wand, it could mean the Bag of Carrying or even a Taliman. That way you would have to at least weigh the value of the item vs. the High Mage abilities.
With the original game, the toughness of the Dragon or Demon was enough to make it hard to win. But if you have Dungeon, Timescape, and/or the City the numbers the rules use are laughable. What we did was make the Strength or Craft of the end monster (if one was drawn) be 12+1d6. That way there is room to make it still challenging even to the most tanked up player.
This rule also applied to the items that buffed you like the Belt of Hercules. Your Strength would become 12+1d6.
Watch what your opponents are doing. If they are good players, they will likely be building their hidden role, especially toward the 5th and 6th rounds. Try and figure out what they have any then block it as much as you can.
Also your hidden role could be the single most important factor of the game. I went from last place to winning because of my hidden role. Don't just try to complete the goals in the last 2 turns, you won't be able to maximize your points. Start on turn 1 and try to add to it at least once per round.
And if you are lucky enough to draw some of the cheap cards that award victory points, grab them as much as possible. One of the best is Pilgrimage. It costs ZERO gold to land there and awards 2 victory points! Don't let that 7 divider scare you off. Towards the end of each round, there will be dice that no one wants or can use. Buy them up and get at least 2 victory points each round.
Loving all these cool new avatars. How can we submit a suggestion? I'd love me some Cosmic Encounter ones!
Meh, just because I am a power gamer does not mean I don't like a goofy light game once in a while! This looks pretty cool.
Hosting a Black Friday Game Day. Avoid shopping!! Play games instead, you'll have less stress!
Dungeon Quest, maybe Settlers of Catan, maybe Troyes and others. Who knows?
Very cool fresh idea for a game. A good family game, no violence and it exercises your memory!
Interesting theme. Nice to see that it funded at 300%.
This game has been released. I own it and played it tonight. I want to write a review, but cannot because it still shows as unreleased. The site should change this ASAP.
I would say that the Mayfair version of this game (Cosmic Encounter and More Cosmic Encounter) is the best of all the various flavors this one has. You get all of the powers, options and components in only two boxes, and the quality of the parts have been upped significantly.
The Destiny pile was a large weakness of the Eon set and the nice new deck not only improves it, but adds several new concepts to the game overall with the addtion of the grey destiny draws, reverse cones and comets.
The only real problem with the Mayfair set is the fact that they changed a few of the non-Lucre powers to be Lucre based. While we have all the Lucre powers and the lucre itself, it is rare at best that we use it in a game. Oh how I long for the days of playing the Assessor!!
IMO the Mayfair version is the one to have. Yes it may cost a bit, but it is well worth the money.
30+ years of gaming experience. Board games, card games, dice games, RPGs. Mostly old school games. All of the games listed as owned are the original versions.


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module Azure::Web::Mgmt::V2020_09_01
  module Models
    #
    # ARM resource for a site.
    #
    class SitePatchResource < ProxyOnlyResource

      include MsRestAzure

      # @return [String] Current state of the app.
      attr_accessor :state

      # @return [Array<String>] Hostnames associated with the app.
      attr_accessor :host_names

      # @return [String] Name of the repository site.
      attr_accessor :repository_site_name

      # @return [UsageState] State indicating whether the app has exceeded its
      # quota usage. Read-only. Possible values include: 'Normal', 'Exceeded'
      attr_accessor :usage_state

      # @return [Boolean] true if the app is enabled; otherwise,
      # false. Setting this value to false disables the app (takes
      # the app offline).
      attr_accessor :enabled

      # @return [Array<String>] Enabled hostnames for the app.Hostnames need to
      # be assigned (see HostNames) AND enabled. Otherwise,
      # the app is not served on those hostnames.
      attr_accessor :enabled_host_names

      # @return [SiteAvailabilityState] Management information availability
      # state for the app. Possible values include: 'Normal', 'Limited',
      # 'DisasterRecoveryMode'
      attr_accessor :availability_state

      # @return [Array<HostNameSslState>] Hostname SSL states are used to
      # manage the SSL bindings for app's hostnames.
      attr_accessor :host_name_ssl_states

      # @return [String] Resource ID of the associated App Service plan,
      # formatted as:
      # "/subscriptions/{subscriptionID}/resourceGroups/{groupName}/providers/Microsoft.Web/serverfarms/{appServicePlanName}".
      attr_accessor :server_farm_id

      # @return [Boolean] true if reserved; otherwise,
      # false. Default value: false .
      attr_accessor :reserved

      # @return [Boolean] Obsolete: Hyper-V sandbox. Default value: false .
      attr_accessor :is_xenon

      # @return [Boolean] Hyper-V sandbox. Default value: false .
      attr_accessor :hyper_v

      # @return [DateTime] Last time the app was modified, in UTC. Read-only.
      attr_accessor :last_modified_time_utc

      # @return [SiteConfig] Configuration of the app.
      attr_accessor :site_config

      # @return [Array<String>] Azure Traffic Manager hostnames associated with
      # the app. Read-only.
      attr_accessor :traffic_manager_host_names

      # @return [Boolean] true to stop SCM (KUDU) site when the
      # app is stopped; otherwise, false. The default is
      # false. Default value: false .
      attr_accessor :scm_site_also_stopped

      # @return [String] Specifies which deployment slot this app will swap
      # into. Read-only.
      attr_accessor :target_swap_slot

      # @return [HostingEnvironmentProfile] App Service Environment to use for
      # the app.
      attr_accessor :hosting_environment_profile

      # @return [Boolean] true to enable client affinity;
      # false to stop sending session affinity cookies, which
      # route client requests in the same session to the same instance. Default
      # is true.
      attr_accessor :client_affinity_enabled

      # @return [Boolean] true to enable client certificate
      # authentication (TLS mutual authentication); otherwise,
      # false. Default is false.
      attr_accessor :client_cert_enabled

      # @return [ClientCertMode] This composes with ClientCertEnabled setting.
      # - ClientCertEnabled: false means ClientCert is ignored.
      # - ClientCertEnabled: true and ClientCertMode: Required means ClientCert
      # is required.
      # - ClientCertEnabled: true and ClientCertMode: Optional means ClientCert
      # is optional or accepted. Possible values include: 'Required',
      # 'Optional'
      attr_accessor :client_cert_mode

      # @return [String] client certificate authentication comma-separated
      # exclusion paths
      attr_accessor :client_cert_exclusion_paths

      # @return [Boolean] true to disable the public hostnames of
      # the app; otherwise, false.
      # If true, the app is only accessible via API management
      # process.
      attr_accessor :host_names_disabled

      # @return [String] Unique identifier that verifies the custom domains
      # assigned to the app. Customer will add this id to a txt record for
      # verification.
      attr_accessor :custom_domain_verification_id

      # @return [String] List of IP addresses that the app uses for outbound
      # connections (e.g. database access). Includes VIPs from tenants that
      # site can be hosted with current settings. Read-only.
      attr_accessor :outbound_ip_addresses

      # @return [String] List of IP addresses that the app uses for outbound
      # connections (e.g. database access). Includes VIPs from all tenants
      # except dataComponent. Read-only.
      attr_accessor :possible_outbound_ip_addresses

      # @return [Integer] Size of the function container.
      attr_accessor :container_size

      # @return [Integer] Maximum allowed daily memory-time quota (applicable
      # on dynamic apps only).
      attr_accessor :daily_memory_time_quota

      # @return [DateTime] App suspended till in case memory-time quota is
      # exceeded.
      attr_accessor :suspended_till

      # @return [Integer] Maximum number of workers.
      # This only applies to Functions container.
      attr_accessor :max_number_of_workers

      # @return [CloningInfo] If specified during app creation, the app is
      # cloned from a source app.
      attr_accessor :cloning_info

      # @return [String] Name of the resource group the app belongs to.
      # Read-only.
      attr_accessor :resource_group

      # @return [Boolean] true if the app is a default container;
      # otherwise, false.
      attr_accessor :is_default_container

      # @return [String] Default hostname of the app. Read-only.
      attr_accessor :default_host_name

      # @return [SlotSwapStatus] Status of the last deployment slot swap
      # operation.
      attr_accessor :slot_swap_status

      # @return [Boolean] HttpsOnly: configures a web site to accept only https
      # requests. Issues redirect for
      # http requests
      attr_accessor :https_only

      # @return [RedundancyMode] Site redundancy mode. Possible values include:
      # 'None', 'Manual', 'Failover', 'ActiveActive', 'GeoRedundant'
      attr_accessor :redundancy_mode

      # @return Specifies an operation id if this site has a pending operation.
      attr_accessor :in_progress_operation_id

      # @return [ManagedServiceIdentity]
      attr_accessor :identity

      #
      # Mapper for SitePatchResource class as Ruby Hash.
      # This will be used for serialization/deserialization.
      #
      def self.mapper()
        {
          client_side_validation: true,
          required: false,
          serialized_name: 'SitePatchResource',
          type: {
            name: 'Composite',
            class_name: 'SitePatchResource',
            model_properties: {
              id: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'id',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              name: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'name',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              kind: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'kind',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              type: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'type',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              system_data: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'systemData',
                type: {
                  name: 'Composite',
                  class_name: 'SystemData'
                }
              },
              state: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.state',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              host_names: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.hostNames',
                type: {
                  name: 'Sequence',
                  element: {
                      client_side_validation: true,
                      required: false,
                      serialized_name: 'StringElementType',
                      type: {
                        name: 'String'
                      }
                  }
                }
              },
              repository_site_name: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.repositorySiteName',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              usage_state: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.usageState',
                type: {
                  name: 'Enum',
                  module: 'UsageState'
                }
              },
              enabled: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.enabled',
                type: {
                  name: 'Boolean'
                }
              },
              enabled_host_names: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.enabledHostNames',
                type: {
                  name: 'Sequence',
                  element: {
                      client_side_validation: true,
                      required: false,
                      serialized_name: 'StringElementType',
                      type: {
                        name: 'String'
                      }
                  }
                }
              },
              availability_state: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.availabilityState',
                type: {
                  name: 'Enum',
                  module: 'SiteAvailabilityState'
                }
              },
              host_name_ssl_states: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.hostNameSslStates',
                type: {
                  name: 'Sequence',
                  element: {
                      client_side_validation: true,
                      required: false,
                      serialized_name: 'HostNameSslStateElementType',
                      type: {
                        name: 'Composite',
                        class_name: 'HostNameSslState'
                      }
                  }
                }
              },
              server_farm_id: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.serverFarmId',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              reserved: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.reserved',
                default_value: false,
                type: {
                  name: 'Boolean'
                }
              },
              is_xenon: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.isXenon',
                default_value: false,
                type: {
                  name: 'Boolean'
                }
              },
              hyper_v: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.hyperV',
                default_value: false,
                type: {
                  name: 'Boolean'
                }
              },
              last_modified_time_utc: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.lastModifiedTimeUtc',
                type: {
                  name: 'DateTime'
                }
              },
              site_config: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.siteConfig',
                type: {
                  name: 'Composite',
                  class_name: 'SiteConfig'
                }
              },
              traffic_manager_host_names: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.trafficManagerHostNames',
                type: {
                  name: 'Sequence',
                  element: {
                      client_side_validation: true,
                      required: false,
                      serialized_name: 'StringElementType',
                      type: {
                        name: 'String'
                      }
                  }
                }
              },
              scm_site_also_stopped: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.scmSiteAlsoStopped',
                default_value: false,
                type: {
                  name: 'Boolean'
                }
              },
              target_swap_slot: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.targetSwapSlot',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              hosting_environment_profile: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.hostingEnvironmentProfile',
                type: {
                  name: 'Composite',
                  class_name: 'HostingEnvironmentProfile'
                }
              },
              client_affinity_enabled: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.clientAffinityEnabled',
                type: {
                  name: 'Boolean'
                }
              },
              client_cert_enabled: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.clientCertEnabled',
                type: {
                  name: 'Boolean'
                }
              },
              client_cert_mode: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.clientCertMode',
                type: {
                  name: 'Enum',
                  module: 'ClientCertMode'
                }
              },
              client_cert_exclusion_paths: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.clientCertExclusionPaths',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              host_names_disabled: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.hostNamesDisabled',
                type: {
                  name: 'Boolean'
                }
              },
              custom_domain_verification_id: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.customDomainVerificationId',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              outbound_ip_addresses: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.outboundIpAddresses',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              possible_outbound_ip_addresses: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.possibleOutboundIpAddresses',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              container_size: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.containerSize',
                type: {
                  name: 'Number'
                }
              },
              daily_memory_time_quota: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.dailyMemoryTimeQuota',
                type: {
                  name: 'Number'
                }
              },
              suspended_till: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.suspendedTill',
                type: {
                  name: 'DateTime'
                }
              },
              max_number_of_workers: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.maxNumberOfWorkers',
                type: {
                  name: 'Number'
                }
              },
              cloning_info: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.cloningInfo',
                type: {
                  name: 'Composite',
                  class_name: 'CloningInfo'
                }
              },
              resource_group: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.resourceGroup',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              is_default_container: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.isDefaultContainer',
                type: {
                  name: 'Boolean'
                }
              },
              default_host_name: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.defaultHostName',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              slot_swap_status: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.slotSwapStatus',
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                  class_name: 'SlotSwapStatus'
                }
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                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
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                type: {
                  name: 'Boolean'
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              },
              redundancy_mode: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'properties.redundancyMode',
                type: {
                  name: 'Enum',
                  module: 'RedundancyMode'
                }
              },
              in_progress_operation_id: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                read_only: true,
                serialized_name: 'properties.inProgressOperationId',
                type: {
                  name: 'String'
                }
              },
              identity: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: false,
                serialized_name: 'identity',
                type: {
                  name: 'Composite',
                  class_name: 'ManagedServiceIdentity'
                }
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end

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text:
Q: Find the post link, related tags corresponding to each tag and answer at user level In continuation of my previous question, I am trying to create a query that will:
1. Find the count of total number of answers (that I have give in stackoverflow) corresponding to each tag and
2. Find the post link, related tags, title corresponding to the answer that I have given (at user level)
I am able to get count of total number of answers using this, through which I get

I get the post link and other related tags using this, through which I get

I joined both the above queries to get the desired result.
I ran the below query in the data.StackExcange to get the desired result, but I did not succeed.
SELECT *
FROM(
SELECT T.TagName, COUNT(1) CntAcceptesAnswer
FROM Posts Q
JOIN
  (
    SELECT Id, ParentId
    FROM Posts
    WHERE OwnerUserId = 10348758 --Set your userid
          AND PostTypeId = 2
  ) A ON Q.Id = A.ParentId AND Q.AcceptedAnswerId = A.Id
JOIN Tags T ON Q.Tags LIKE CONCAT('%', T.TagName, '%')
GROUP BY T.TagName
)q1
--WHERE Q.Tags LIKE '%sql-server%' --Set the tag you want
INNER JOIN
(
select Title, Body, Tags, PostTypeId, ViewCount, CreationDate, Id as [Post Link]
from Posts
where CreationDate >='2017-01-01'
    and PostTypeId=1
    and ViewCount>100000
    and (Body like '%deprecat%' or Body like '%Deprecat%' or Id in(
        select ParentId from Posts
        where Body like '%deprecat%' or Body like '%Deprecat%'
    )
    )
)q2

A: Perhaps this is what you are after:
DECLARE @UserID int = ##UserID:int##;

SELECT T.TagName,
       COUNT(A.ID) OVER (PARTITION BY T.Id) AS AnswersInTag,
       Q.Title,
       CONCAT('https://stackoverflow.com/questions/',Q.ID,'/') AS URL
FROM dbo.Posts Q
     JOIN dbo.Posts A ON Q.Id = A.ParentID
     JOIN PostTags PT ON Q.Id = PT.PostId
     JOIN Tags T ON T.Id = PT.TagId
WHERE A.OwnerUserID = @UserID
ORDER BY AnswersInTag DESC;

SEDE

A: Is that what 're you looking for?
SELECT CONCAT('https://stackoverflow.com/questions/',P.Id) PoostLink,
       -- Other columns from P if needed such P.Title, P.CreationDate ...
       T.TagName,
       T.Cnt
FROM Posts P
CROSS APPLY
(
  SELECT T.TagName, COUNT(A.Id) Cnt
  FROM Posts A
  JOIN Posts Q ON Q.Id = A.ParentId
  JOIN PostTags PT ON Q.Id = PT.PostId
  JOIN Tags T ON T.Id = PT.TagId
  WHERE A.OwnerUserId = <YourUserId>
        AND A.Id = P.Id
  -- You can filter closed and deleted posts here as well if needed
  GROUP BY T.TagName
  ) T;


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What Is Partnership?
Strong partnership teams, like this one at the Moanalua Medical Center in Hawaii, deliver better care and service, and a better workplace experience.
The Labor Management Partnership is an operational strategy shared by Kaiser Permanente and the Partnership unions.
This joint commitment is designed to:
deliver high-quality care and service to Kaiser Permanente members and patients
continuously improve performance as measured by national standards
involve unions and individual frontline workers in decisions about how to deliver the best care
make KP more affordable by removing waste from care delivery systems
preserve and improve upon industry-leading benefits and working conditions for employees
The partnership is jointly led and funded by Kaiser Permanente and two groups of Partnership unions, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions and the Alliance of Health Care Unions. There are more than 134,000 employees represented by the union locals that are part of the partnership, 17,000 managers and 22,000 physicians.
Results for KP members and patients
Our Labor Management Partnership has delivered measurable results for KP members and patients. Most of the day-to-day work of the partnership is led by self-directed work teams — what we call unit-based teams (UBTs) — made up of frontline managers, employees and physicians. All teams are measured quarterly on several dimensions of performance, leadership and engagement.
How do UBTs work?
Unit-based teams are co-led by a manager, a worker and (in teams that include doctors) a physician. The team includes all the members of a natural work group, which brings diverse perspectives and expertise to issues affecting performance or the work environment. In the course of their day-to-day work, UBT members collaborate to identify and solve problems; conduct tests of change to improve service, quality and operations; save member dollars through greater efficiency; and give frontline workers a voice in in their work.
More than 3,500 UBTs are now in place across Kaiser Permanente. All teams are trained in the Rapid Improvement Model, a well-established performance improvement approach, and are supported by peer consultants as well as KP and union leaders. UBTs have contributed to KP's national leadership in many measures of quality, service and workplace innovation.
Model of mutual respect
LMP also sponsors organization-wide programs to support workplace safety and wellness, job and career development, dispute resolution, and membership growth for both KP and the Partnership unions. Observers at MIT, Harvard and Cornell business and labor relations schools, the U.S. Department of Labor, and leading business and academic journals have recognized the partnership's effectiveness.
Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business, summed it up this way: "Kaiser and its unions are attempting to build an innovative model of management — a relationship of mutual respect."
Today it is the largest, longest-running and most comprehensive such partnership in the country. Our Partnership provides strength and stability for Kaiser Permanente and our workforce, and better care and service for our members, patients and customers. It provides an infrastructure for continuous performance improvement and a way to better resolve difficult issues.
Need an Idea? Borrow One!
Hank: Vax to the Future An immersive, multimedia online version of Hank magazine.
Vaccinating in Partnership Teaming up to combat COVID-19.
Editor's Letter: The Power of Partnership How Partnership provides a shot in the arm.
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text:
Nanoparticle-enhanced metals could radically change cars
Jonathon Ramsey
Dec 31st 2015 at 8:02PM
Scientists at UCLA have found a new way to inject silicon carbide nanoparticles into a molten alloy of magnesium and zinc, resulting a metal nanocomposite that demonstrates "record levels" of stiffness-to-weight and specific strength, and "superior stability" at high temperatures. Magnesium is already the lightest structural metal, this lab creation maintains its light weight but makes it much stronger. The researchers said they also developed a scalable manufacturing process, opening up a door to lighter and stronger cars, planes, medical devices, and electronics.
Silicon carbide is the ultra-hard material used in car clutches and carbon ceramic brakes. Nanoparticles have been injected into molten metal before, but the particles tend to clump together. The UCLA breakthrough came in getting silicon carbide nanoparticles to spread evenly throughout the molten magnesium, then using high-pressure torsion to compress the resulting metal and make it even stronger. By weight, the alloy is 14 percent silicon carbide, 86 percent magnesium. Head researcher Xiaochun Li said this first successful effort is "just scratching the surface of the hidden treasure for a new class of metals with revolutionary properties and functionalities."
This advance could be part of the solution to stricter corporate average fuel economy dictates on the way. On the alt-fuel side, being able to produce a lighter, stronger electric-vehicle chassis would help overcome some of the weight of the battery pack. Nevertheless, while the researchers say magnesium is abundant and they have a scalable manufacturing method, the question is, 'At what price?' The press release below has more.
UCLA researchers create exceptionally strong and lightweight new metal
Magnesium infused with dense silicon carbide nanoparticles could be used for airplanes, cars, mobile electronics and more
December 23, 2015 - A team led by researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has created a super-strong yet light structural metal with extremely high specific strength and modulus, or stiffness-to-weight ratio. The new metal is composed of magnesium infused with a dense and even dispersal of ceramic silicon carbide nanoparticles. It could be used to make lighter airplanes, spacecraft, and cars, helping to improve fuel efficiency, as well as in mobile electronics and biomedical devices.
To create the super-strong but lightweight metal, the team found a new way to disperse and stabilize nanoparticles in molten metals. They also developed a scalable manufacturing method that could pave the way for more high-performance lightweight metals. The research was published today in Nature.
"It's been proposed that nanoparticles could really enhance the strength of metals without damaging their plasticity, especially light metals like magnesium, but no groups have been able to disperse ceramic nanoparticles in molten metals until now," said Xiaochun Li, the principal investigator on the research and Raytheon Chair in Manufacturing Engineering at UCLA. "With an infusion of physics and materials processing, our method paves a new way to enhance the performance of many different kinds of metals by evenly infusing dense nanoparticles to enhance the performance of metals to meet energy and sustainability challenges in today's society."
Structural metals are load-bearing metals; they are used in buildings and vehicles. Magnesium, at just two-thirds the density of aluminum, is the lightest structural metal. Silicon carbide is an ultra-hard ceramic commonly used in industrial cutting blades. The researchers' technique of infusing a large number of silicon carbide particles smaller than 100 nanometers into magnesium added significant strength, stiffness, plasticity and durability under high temperatures.
The researchers' new silicon carbide-infused magnesium demonstrated record levels of specific strength — how much weight a material can withstand before breaking — and specific modulus — the material's stiffness-to-weight ratio. It also showed superior stability at high temperatures.
Ceramic particles have long been considered as a potential way to make metals stronger. However, with microscale ceramic particles, the infusion process results in a loss of plasticity.
Nanoscale particles, by contrast, can enhance strength while maintaining or even improving metals' plasticity. But nanoscale ceramic particles tend to clump together rather than dispersing evenly, due to the tendency of small particles to attract one other.
To counteract this issue, researchers dispersed the particles into a molten magnesium zinc alloy. The newly discovered nanoparticle dispersion relies on the kinetic energy in the particles' movement. This stabilizes the particles' dispersion and prevents clumping.
To further enhance the new metal's strength, the researchers used a technique called high-pressure torsion to compress it.
"The results we obtained so far are just scratching the surface of the hidden treasure for a new class of metals with revolutionary properties and functionalities," Li said.
The new metal (more accurately called a metal nanocomposite) is about 14 percent silicon carbide nanoparticles and 86 percent magnesium. The researchers noted that magnesium is an abundant resource and that scaling up its use would not cause environmental damage.
The paper's lead author is Lian-Yi Chen, who conducted the research as a postdoctoral scholar in Li's Scifacturing Laboratory at UCLA. Chen is now an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
The paper's other authors from UCLA include Jia-Quan Xu, a graduate student in materials science and engineering; Marta Pozuelo, an assistant development engineer; and Jenn-Ming Yang, professor of materials science and engineering.
The other authors on the paper are Hongseok Choi, of Clemson University; Xiaolong Ma, of North Carolina State University; Sanjit Bhowmick of Hysitron, Inc. of Minneapolis; and Suveen Mathaudhu of UC Riverside.
The research was funded in part by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Irrawaddy dolphin
species of mammal
The Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) (Bengali: শুশুক Shushuko) is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin found in discontinuous subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia.
Mother with calf from Sundarban, Bengal.
Habitat and its environmentEdit
Fishermen with fishnets in Bangladesh.
Although sometimes called the Irrawaddy River dolphin, it is not a true river dolphin, but an oceanic dolphin that lives in brackish water near coasts, river mouths, and estuaries. It has established subpopulations in freshwater rivers, including the Ganges and the Mekong, as well as the Ayeyarwady River from which it takes its name. Its range extends from the Bay of Bengal to New Guinea and the Philippines, although it does not appear to venture off shore.
: ~3500 (VU) in coastal waters of the Bay of Bengal[1] and 451 (VU) in the brackish Sundarbans mangrove forest[2]
↑ "Half of world's Irrawaddy dolphins in Bangladesh: survey". The Daily Star. 2018-10-25.
↑ Smith, Brian D.; Braulik, Gill; Strindberg, Samantha; Benazir, Ahmed; Rubaiyat, Mansur (July 2006). "Abundance of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) and Ganges river dolphins (Platanista Gangetica gangetica) estimated using concurrent counts made by independent teams in waterways of the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh". Marine Mammal Science. 22 (3): 527–547. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00041.x. Template:INIST.
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Louis is a senior artists who was involved in a number of very well-known games. He co-founded indie game studio Qubit Games, and currently serves as its Art Director.
Following the tradition of Qubit Games, the game Qubot specifically picked voxel style as its unique visual design. But due to the genre of the game, the studio also faced mutiple challenges in terms of production, business model, game design and visual design. During this talk, Louis will share his experience about the struggle of making Qubot, how that impacted on different aspects in terms of its visual design, and how small team could find its on identity while considering studio survivability.


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III Tashkent International Biennale of Applied Arts takes place in Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 12 November, a closing ceremony of III Tashkent International Biennale of Applied Arts "Contemporary Applied Arts: Decor and Style" was held at the Central Exhibition Hall of Uzbekistan. The exhibition was held from 8 to 13 November 2021.
The closing ceremony was solemnly opened by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and Sports Aziz Abdukhakimov.
"The main goal of the third Tashkent International Biennale of Applied Arts is to preserve national traditions, strengthen ties of friendship and cooperation between different peoples by presenting modern applied art to our people and the world community, as well as restoring forgotten traditions," Aziz Abdukhakimov said.
More than 60 masters from Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Sweden, Australia, Kenya, Japan, China, Pakistan, Turkey, Oman, Iran took part in the Biennale. More than 100 artisans from Uzbekistan presented their creative works.
The biennale presented Uzbek and foreign decorative arts, national ceramics, calligraphy, exhibitions of miniature works, master classes in pottery, painting, demonstrations of national and modern costumes of young designers.
The exhibition was held in the Central Exhibition Hall of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, in the Ikuo Hirayama International Cultural Caravan Sarai, in the Tashkent House of Photography, in the Museum of Oriental Miniature Art named after Kamoliddin Behzod, as well as in the Gallery of Fine Arts.
As part of the program, creative people from Italy, Great Britain, Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and other countries visited Samarkand and got acquainted with its cultural and tourist potential, as well as got acquainted with the life, history and culture of the Uzbek people.
The jury of the biennale included influential foreign representatives - director of the Institute of Arts and Architecture of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan Ertegin Salomzoda, director of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts Elena Titova, UNESCO international expert on Central Asia Nadezhda Zhdravkova. According to the jury's conclusion, prizes were awarded to:
1st place - Zarafshon Shakardodova, Dilmurod Sharipov (Tajikistan);
2nd place - Ubolsin Daulenova (Kazakhstan);
3rd place - Irina Lebedeva (Russia).
Abduvohid Karimov from Uzbekistan was recognized as worthy of the Grand Prix of the Biennale.
New Deputy Chairman of the Board of Uzbekneftegaz appointed
Mobile communication and contactless fare payment from Humans become available in the Tashkent metro
Water consumption standards simplified


One of the Hamptons' most famous residents and musicians, Billy Joel, may soon have his own road.
According to the bill's sponsor, Republican Assemblyman Michael Montesano of Glen Head, Joel has expended a great deal of his time and resources to boost the economy and aid the residents of Oyster Bay. The Hicksville native opened a motorcycle shop in downtown Oyster Bay, 20th Century Cycles, which many feel has brought more foot traffic and jobs to the town. He has also helped raise awareness for organizations such as the North Oyster Bay Baymen's Association, Friends of the Bay, and the annual Oyster Bay Harbor Cleanup Day.
Joel was featured prominently in a benefit concert to support Superstorm Sandy relief. If it counts for anything, he once let me touch one of his bikes outside of the American Hotel. On top of all of that philanthropy, Joel is Long Island's only six-time Grammy award-winner and has recorded 33 Top 40.
If passed, the bill would take effect immediately, and the stretch of Oyster Bay's South Broadway between East John Street and West Old Country Road will forever be the Piano Man's. The bill has yet to gain approval from the Assembly's current Democratic majority, but who could deny the Hamptons hit-maker this one?


These 5 page-turning books are guaranteed to inspire you and help make you into a smarter and better person.
There are many ways in which we can become a smarter and more intelligent individual. One of the best ways of achieving this is through reading.
There is more treasure in the books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
Reading is important because it helps to develop our mind and knowledge. Understanding the words written in books is one way the mind grows in its ability. In today's world, reading is fundamental to functioning in today's society. A little a day can be beneficial for us and help us to widen or knowledge and language.
Reading is important because words—written and spoken—are the building blocks of life.
There are many books which can help us become smarter; however, this article has listed some of the best and thought-provoking books which you will definitely want to buy.
Written by the internationally best seller author I.C. Robledo, this book discusses how you can help solve challenging problems and techniques which will make you into a critical thinker.
In this book, you'll learn the principles adopted by the greats like Einstein that will help you achieve success easier.
Are you spending your time wisely? Are you waking up every day inspired by your goals and dreams?
This book will help you with choices you make on an everyday basis and help make your day more successful and productive.
You'll be shown how successful people spend their free time and how they manage their everyday routines.
This book has been recognized as one of the most influential books ever made. This simple book concentrates on many important life principles such as fairness and honesty and is definitively a book for personal development and self-improvement.
This book has surely won the hearts of others and now yours.
Think and Grow Rich discusses fundamental elements which make a person successful at anything.
This book is more about things that move the world, what creates change, and what inspires us, which is beyond measure.
If you want to move yourself into action and want to learn key steps into changing the world, then this book is for you.
This an ideal book for teaching you how to think and react in a certain situation.
Our brain thinks in many different ways depending on the situation we are in, and how we process that thought helps us respond and react. Sometimes thinking fast is more productive, whereas other times thinking slow is better.
Read this book if you want to know how to become a critical thinker and how to use your brain more effectively.
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Missouri Man to Be Charged in January 6 Capitol Riot
Beau Matthews
Beau Matthews Published: July 14, 2021
It seems like it's been a lot more than six months since the riots of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. A Missouri man is facing multiple charges in federal court for his alleged participation.
Joshua Dressel, 31, of Festus, is the 12th Missouri man to charged. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for southeastern Missouri, the four charges against Dressel include the following:
Unlawfully entering a restricted area
Violent entry on the Capitol grounds
Demonstration inside a Capitol building
In a story on kansascity.com, Tuesday, July 13, is when Dressel appeared via teleconference for the first time. The charges against him are all misdemeanors.
According to the kansascity.com article:
More than 500 people face charges for participation in the riot, when the mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol grounds and clashed with police.
The federal investigation which began in January, has found 12 Missouri residents involved with the riots and have been criminally charged. From February 10 through May 28, 11 from the Show-Me State were brought in for questioning, arrested and/or charged.
The others included:
Zachary Martin-arrested in Springfield
Emily Hernandez of Sullivan
William Merry, Jr. of St. Louis
Paul Westover of St. Louis
Louis Enrique Colon of Blue Springs
Michael Aaron Quick and Stephen Brian Quick both of Springfield
Nicholas Burton Reimler- U of MO student
Zachary John Wilson of Springfield
Matthew Eugene Loganbill-Owner of a Lake of the Ozarks area gun store
Carey Jon Walden of Kansas City
The story on kansascity.com states that Colon, who is a member of the Proud Boys from the Kansas City area is accused along with two Kansas residents, William Chrestman and Christopher Kuehne, of Olathe.
PHOTOS: Scene at U.S. Capitol shows chaos and violence
Filed Under: riot, Washington D.C.
Categories: Crime, Missouri News, National News, Politics


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Bruges has outstanding art, twisting medieval streets, traditional bars, outstanding cuisine but when the unique charms of the carillon sound from the iconic belfry its ambience is complete. Unwind with a relaxing few days on our escorted tour to Bruges - with its picturesque canals and medieval charm.
Take the late morning/early afternoon Eurostar service from London St Pancras International to Lille. On arrival, we transfer by coach to your hotel for three nights in Bruges' old town.
After breakfast we take a guided walk to discover the highlights of this alluring city. We begin in its medieval heart, the Markt, which has served as the main market square since the 10th century. Towering 272 feet over the colourful gabled buildings framing the square is the Belfry and its 47-bell carillon.
This morning we can arrange an optional boat tour of the canals so you can see the city from a waterside perspective (subject to seasonal operation). Late morning, for those interested, a coach leaves Bruges to visit Ypres and nearby Great War battlefields. Alternatively, you can simply choose to remain in Bruges to spend your time as you please. The battlefield tour centres on Ypres, which was almost flattened during the First World War as Allied and German forces fought for control of this strategically important town.
Belgian chocolates are known as the finest in the world, and this morning we visit one of the few establishments in Bruges where they are still made by hand. During the demonstration you'll learn all about this artisanal craft, including the top-quality ingredients that are used and the techniques involved in making these delicious luxuries. Later, a coach returns you to nearby Lille for an afternoon Eurostar service back to London St Pancras International.
Included excursions are a walking tour of Bruges, a chocolate making demonstration, a visit to the First World War battlefields.
Not included in the price is entrance fee to the 'Halve Maan' brewery museum which is approximately €7.50 and payable locally, the boat trip which is approximately €6.40 and payable locally, entrance to the Flanders Field museum which is approximately €7 and payable locally, entrance to the Passchendaele Memorial Museum which is approximately €7 payable locally.
Please note there is a £10, £20, £30 or £50 supplement for certain regional stations. If your preferred station is not available, please contact the office, as we may be able to request it for you.


The Foire du Trône is without doubt the oldest traditional funfair in France. It dates back to Lothaire, in 957, but it was not until 1805 that a small funfair appeared in the suburb of Saint Antoine.
Over the years, the fair grew in size and importance and took over the Pelouse de Reuilly towards the Barriere du Trône, then spread to the surrounding streets and boulevards. In 1957, the fair celebrated its thousandth anniversary. In 1964, it moved to the edge of the Bois de Vincennes.
Since then, children and adults have come to enjoy all the fun of the fair in springtime, including its 350 or so attractions spread over 10 hectares, on the Pelouse de Reuilly. And for a sweet treat, there are food stalls selling candyfloss, toffee apples, crêpes and churros. Don't miss out on the traditional fireworks display that lights up the sky over the funfair each year on Labour Day on 1 May.
From midday to 11pm on weekdays. From midday to midnight on Saturdays and on the day before a public holiday.
Situated at one end of the Bois de Vincennes and close to Daumesnil lake, the Pelouse de Reuilly is a huge area surrounded by trees. It hosts numerous public events throughout the year.


When you visit a cosmetic dentist in Singapore, the professional will look into your teeth and will recommend you the right ways to better your teeth. Since the treatments are being recommended by a professional, there is no need to have any doubts about it. Make sure that you visit a certified and a well-recognized professional in dental care in order to gain the best outcome from the treatments. When the treatments have been carried out by the professionals, you will have no doubts about smiling gain without having to worry about your teeth at all.
Are you Dealing with a Missing Tooth / Teeth?
You might have gone through an accident that caused you to lose a tooth or your teeth or you might be having gaps between your gaps. This will make you be cautious about your teeth and your smile. If you are going through this issue, there is no need to hide your smile for long but all that you have to do is to gain the help of a professional in the field of cosmetic dentistry.
Most of the time, the issues in our teeth are caused due to the issues in the dental care. When you visit a professional, you will be given professional advice in what needs to be said and done in order to give the maximum care to your teeth so that you will not have a deal with any insecurities. Even when you have undergone a certain treatment, you will have to make certain changes to your lifestyle in order to gain the best outcome. The professional will give you the needed advice on how to take care of your teeth and overall oral health.


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Safety at LogiMAT
Your safety is our top priority!
Dear LogiMAT exhibitors and visitors,
We are pleased to announce that it is once again possible to safely host trade shows and other events in Stuttgart. We are monitoring the current situation with Covid-19 very closely. This means working hand in hand with both the venue operator and the relevant authorities in the state of Baden-Württemberg and following their recommendations and requirements for live events.
The measures we're taking to safely host LogiMAT follow the health and safety plan put forward by the venue operator, available online at www.messe-stuttgart.de/safeexpo.
1. Immunity required
Entry to the Messe Stuttgart convention center is restricted to those who are either fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (15 days after the last vaccination) or recovered from a Covid-19 infection (no less than 28 days and no more than 6 months ago. Please ensure that your proof of vaccination or recovery meets the acceptance criteria!
It is entirely possible that the local authorities will only allow events with proof of vaccination or recovery plus a negative test.
2. Masks required
All persons aged 6 and up must wear a surgical or FFP2 (N95) mask while on site at the venue. Face shields (visors) alone are not adequate.
Masks may be removed within the venue only while you are eating or drinking at exhibit booth tables or in food service areas.
3. Distancing rules
Whenever possible, please maintain a distance of at least 1.5 meters (5 feet) to others throughout the venue.
4. Contact tracing
All individuals on site at any time during the event (visitors, exhibitors, organizers, employees, service providers, booth personnel, installation and dismantling crews, delivery companies, etc.) must be fully registered so that local authorities can reconstruct chains of infection if necessary.
Only day tickets will be offered. Event passes have been prohibited due to contact tracing requirements.
5. Rules of hygiene
Please observe general rules of hygiene and coughing/sneezing etiquette. Use the disinfectant dispensers provided.
The recommendations of Germany's national public health authority (RKI) must be observed.
The LogiMAT health and safety plan is regularly updated and expanded to comply with current Covid-19 requirements of the state of Baden-Württemberg.
LogiMAT is subject to the health and safety standards and technical specifications of Messe Stuttgart. For the latest information on these health and safety standards, please visit: www.messe-stuttgart.de/safeexpo
In addition, please observe the latest Covid-19 requirements of the state of Baden-Württemberg.
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/fileadmin/redaktion/m-sm/intern/downloads/Downloads_Gesundheitsschutz/211015_CoronaVO_konsolidiert_en.pdf
We look forward to seeing you at a safe and successful LogiMAT.
Your LogiMAT team