You know when you're doing so well with resisting the urge to buy things, not looking at sales, and talking yourself out of stuff you don't actually need?
This is not one of those times for me.
Yeah I know, as of Monday I was doing pretty well. I'd resisted the idea of buying a new coat and a new pair of breeches for Chatt. All I'd really succumbed to was a package of Quick Knot. Okay, that was actually a lie. The Quick Knot was the only show-related thing I had succumbed to. Okay, that's still a lie. I forgot about the fact that stupid Dover got me with their stupid 50% off sale and I grabbed a few shirts (the shirts don't get called stupid because I like them. Just Dover and their sales are stupid, even if they do manage to get me like once a year with something and then I feel really dirty afterward for months. Is there a 12 step program for this?).
To be fair, the shirts averaged out to $25 each. It barely counts.
I actually mentioned this handy dandy little tool in my post a couple weeks ago about nosebands. I was intrigued by it, but too cheap to buy it and pay the shipping from the UK. Plus, like… why do I need to own one of these, aside from sheer curiosity and an obvious lack of impulse control? Oh right, I don't. BUT THEN, as if by sheer magic, Blackjak Refinery posted on Instagram saying they had a few extras for sale, and it was really cheap and I was like omg nifty little toy thingy ooo shiny and then I dunno, I blacked out or something and ta-da now I have a noseband taper gauge.
I already played with it on my own bridles (I actually DO have "2 fingers" of space in there, by their standard!) so I don't really know what to do with it now. I really want to go full batshit and volunteer for bit check somewhere and run my own private study on what % of people have their nosebands set to what adjustment, but I figured that might get me volun-fired and volun-told not to come back. So instead I'm thinking that if anyone else out there wants to try this out and check their own nosebands against an actual measurable standard, let me know and I'll let you borrow it. But if you lose it or don't send it back I will absolutely 100% send a glitter bomb to your house because yes I would in fact have your address. Make good choices.
Yeah I know, you're sitting there screaming "You idiot, he's a YEARLING!". You're not wrong on either count. See, what had happened was, I was sitting there chatting with Sierra of If the Bonnet Fits about how funny it would be if Presto had a bonnet with spikes. He's so freaking punk rock/emo with his side eye and his "whatever, man" attitude and his ridiculously voluminous hair. If any horse ever deserved a spiked bonnet, it's him. And then Sierra is all like "I can make anything, just watch" and then again I blacked out and a few months later, BOOM.
but then – teeny spikes!
Tell me it's not magnificent.
Actually don't, because I love it and it's okay if you don't. But yeah, that's how the yearling got a bonnet even though he's at least 2 years away from realistically wearing one. If you came to my blog looking for good decisions and things that make sense, you made a wrong turn.
But those were the only 2 (ahem 5) things I didn't fess up to earlier. And they're all in the "under $50" category so none count.
Then, yesterday happened. I'm still not sure if we should call it an epic win or an epic fail, but here's how it went down.
I've been keeping my eye out for a good deal on a new schooling helmet for the past few months. I wanted brown, and I'd narrowed it down to either a Samshield or a One K, whichever I could find the best deal on. I even got in low-key bidding wars over a couple of new-in-box helmets on ebay, but both went above what I felt was the price that warrants FANTASTIC DEAL in my mind. No problem, I'm not in a hurry. I can hold out for the deal.
Yesterday an auction was ending on another one of these ebay new-in-box helmets, a brown One K in a large long oval (which is like, semi-miraculous in and of itself to be able to find the exact weird thing I need). I'm feeling extra penny-pinching these days since I just mailed off 2 horse show entries, so I set up an auction price for something even lower than my previous FANTASTIC DEAL price and promptly forgot about. I figured no way it would go for that, since even with several hours left to go it was already only $15 less.
Then, while I was waiting for that auction to end, a friend messaged me and said that eBay had a 20% off code running for the day. While that was not applicable to an auction item like the helmet, something else did immediately spring to mind. A few days prior (when I was being a big whiny baby about whether or not I should just bite the bullet and buy the Motionlite coat) I had seen a UK seller with a few different colors and sizes of new Motionlites listed around $175. When I looked before they didn't have my size available, but when I wandered back this time, they did. So I was like "hmmm, wonder if that coupon code works on this?". So I put it in, and it DID. Now it was $137 with free shipping. Whuuuuuut. Another blackout, and I awoke to another completed Paypal transaction. Maybe I should see a doctor about this.
As I was heading to facebook to tell everyone else about this fabulous deal, I got a "Pay Now" message on my ebay. I had won the brand-new-in-box One K for $99. Again: whuuuuuuuuuut.
So while, yes, I did not intend to make any of these purchases, I don't feel particularly guilty about them either. However, I'm officially cutting myself off.
Because let's face it, I really just can't be trusted with the internet.
While I chickened out on buying the burgundy coat (thanks to Kelly and her USEF rules stalking) I did share the sale with one of my horsey besties and she got a navy one! Yay!
I feel like they're all sitting there today wondering why they suddenly sold like two dozen coats to the US.
The worst part for me is how easy it is to talk myself out of non horsey impulse buys… but something horse related? Take my money. Take all of it. Why is everything so pretty? Why do I need it all? Why can't I control my grabby hands?
Honestly I just try not to check my bank account while I sit around a pile of my beautiful things, rocking back and forth and giggling softly.
Yeah I'm the same. I can't remember the last time I bought an item of clothing that wasn't for riding. Or didn't try to buy the cheapest of any particular item in the grocery store. But horse stuff – TAKE MY MONEY.
Oh.. damn it. I don't suppose you'd be willing to share the link for the eBay seller with the cheap motionlite coats? Asking for a friend. Who just recently said she has to sell her old coat first. Yep.
Hope you like your One K. I switched to them last year and I don't think I'll ever wear any other brand.
This is my favorite post you've ever written.
Now a few things… I need the link to the olive shirt you got, because someday I will show again, and I need that.
As for the bonnet, I LOVE it! I ordered 6 new bonnets from Sierra just before my horses both took up retirement. I'm not canceling either. So who's making bad decisions now?
I think you'll like the One K. I find them really comfortable. And that's a great deal!
If you need to feel less bad about yourself, just save yourself a photo of my boot cabinet.
I paid almost half that price, so maybe it'll go on sale again at some point?
Thanks! I shall stalk it accordingly.
I have been wanting to buy a Motion Lite since I found that seller on ebay a couple months ago. I don't show and haven't in years, but I just want one anyway. I love the One K helmets. The store where I work carries them and I have been wanting to try on a long oval. The regular fit just isn't quite right. Which is pretty much the story with every helmet I try on since my head is stupidly oval shaped.
yeah I'm generally long oval but can make most kinda-rounder shapes work for me. It would be nice to not have to, though.
I think I have decent impulse control, it's just that I have severe grabby hands so it's a lot for my impulse control to overcome.
I refuse to take your internet away, because I live vicariously through you for horsey shopping, and also I rely on you to be a guinea pig and try things out before I buy them. I actually commented, though, to ask which shirts those are? I particularly like the one in the middle.
The pink is the melange cool blast, the white is the regular cool blast, and the middle one is the knit show shirt in olive.
I was so close to putting a Soloshot in my cart because of that eBay 20% off. But for once, reason kicked in, and I didn't. Mostly because the Pixio is a much better option for me. So if I sell a saddle I have to sell…..
Hahahaha, I love it and I admit I am totally the same way. What is even life if you are not awaiting a horse related purchase in the mail? And please volunteer with the noseband thingy and run a study. That made me snort out loud but now I am intrigued haha.
Ohhhhhhh wish you hadn't told me about the AA coat…..La la la la…..pretending I did not just read this! VA is soooooo humid!
I would love to get my hands on the noseband measuring tool. I am a TD for WE and am working the National Championship show this year. Where do I buy one or can I buy it from you..
The link to where you can buy one is in my post. I'm ok with loaning mine out for short periods but I don't want to sell it.
I dunno, kinda looks to me like you saved money 🤷🏼♀ own it.


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First Global 500 Companies Join Intel Neuromorphic Research Community
By Arne Verheyde 2019-12-04T15:11:50Z
Building a coalition around research.
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Intel last month announced the first public companies that have joined its Neuromorphic Research Community. The quartet includes Accenture, Airbus, GE and Hitachi, which will perform research and create real world proof-of-concept applications.
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The companies' membership indicates the growing commercial interest in the technology and its advancing maturity. Intel further disclosed that the Intel Neuromorphic Research Community (INRS) has more than tripled in size compared to last year to over 75 members, spanning universities, government labs and start-ups.
The companies aim to develop real world applications with Intel's Loihi, a self-learning neuromorphic research test chip introduced in November 2017.
Accenture, which works with most Fortune 100 companies, will explore how it can help enterprises with artificial intelligence through specialized and heterogeneous computing.
Airbus will use it for its (lesser known) cyber security activities and expects that Loihi's real-time learning capabilities will help it with faster, more accurate and low power malware detection, in particular in the fight against ransomware.
GE will research how it can leverage Loihi to improve industrial operations, such as adaptive controls and autonomous inspection and unlock new capabilities, such as real-time inline compression.
Hitachi sees Loihi's potential in recognizing time series data of camera sensors and edge computing systems.
Neuromorphic computing is still largely a field of research. While several companies have already created neuromorphic chips, including Intel's Loihi and IBM's TrueNorth, it is still a long way off from commercialization and widespread adoption. Intel thinks neuromorphic computing can become an important market and has cited analyst forecasts of growth from $69 million in 2024 to $5 billion in 2029 and even $21.3 billion in 2034.
Intel established the INRS in early 2018, shortly after it manufactured its first 14nm Loihi prototype neuromorphic chips with 130,000 neurons. Since then, Intel has scaled up Loihi to systems with 64 chips – and has 768 chips on the roadmap. With its effort to create an active field of research around Loihi and neuromorphic computing, Intel hopes to lead the field of neuromorphic computing towards commercialization.
Contrary to conventional deep learning that is based for a large part on brute force compute, neuromorphic circuits aim to implement neural activity closer to their biological counterparts. For instance, they implement otherwise uncommonly used asynchronous circuits (called spiking neural networks), where transistor switching is not governed by a global clock. They could potentially improve the energy efficiency of certain tasks by orders of magnitude.

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The safe disposal of nuclear waste
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic highlighting the dangers from carbon emissions, and of global warming and climate change, there is now renewed focus on clean energy, especially on the civilian use of nuclear power for its capacity to supply electricity in a sustained way over a wider area than that possible through renewable sources like wind and solar.
Nuclear technology, however, naturally poses the major issue of dealing with nuclear waste in a safe and cost-efficient way. It is in this context that an American firm has recently come out with a detailed analysis on one of the few proven methods of nuclear waste management over the long term through what is known as "deep borehole disposal".
The company, called Deep Isolation, has prepared a Post-Closure Safety Analysis (required by law in the US) for the deep borehole disposal of nuclear waste. Deep Isolation has been working in the area of nuclear waste disposal in deep boreholes prepared by drilling into the earth's surface. A Post-Closure Safety Analysis is designed to quantify the safety and working of the whole system of waste disposal in such a manner..
This particular safety analysis shows that spent fuel from nuclear reactors can be safely disposed off using the deep borewell method, which would allow ample compliance with the US regulatory maximum annual dose requirement for a person of potentially (in the distant future) contaminated surface drinking water at the well over the waste at 10 millirem (mrem) per year. This figure is well within the regulatory standards laid down. The potential contamination time taken into account by the analysis starts with the sealing of the repository, includes the thermal period when the deposits are still hot, and then extends to 10 million years.
The disposal system for spent nuclear fuel includes a single or a series of deep horizontal drillholes bored into the host rocks using directional drilling technology. The individual spent fuel assemblies would be sealed inside corrosion-resistant canisters, which would then be placed in cased horizontal disposal sections of the drillholes. This disposal process begins with a vertical access hole drilled and cased from the surface. The hole and surface casings are designed to guide the drilling as well as to protect the aquifers.
From the drilling starting point, a smaller hole is drilled thereafter that gradually curves until it is horizontal. After the casing in the curved section is cemented in place, a final drillhole with a smaller diameter continues to be drilled horizontally for a few hundred meters, extending to several kilometers. The horizontal portion has a slight upward curve that provides additional isolation, and would help isolate any mechanisms that could move radioactive material upwards.
Finally, according to this study, the casing would be cemented and attached with monitoring systems, which would communicate to the surface real-time data about the repository condition through the pre-closure and evaluation periods. It also estimtes that around 10 drillholes are required to dispose of the waste from a 1,000 MW nuclear power plant (NPP) over a 30-year period.
While the concept of deep borehole disposal of spent nuclear fuel has been around for sometime, Deep Isolation, however, has been the first company to consider horizontal portions of the wells as well as the vertical ones. It is also the first to hold field demonstrations of the concept, the report of which was released in March this year.
In the very same month, it was announced in Bangladesh that Russia will take back the nuclear waste to be produced during the operation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). Nuclear Asia reported that the Bangladesh government is preparing to revise a previously signed agreement with Russia on the management and maintenance of the RNPP with such a provision. The amended agreement will also have directions on taking Russian assistance after the full lifetime of the RNPP.
The RNPP will be operated and maintained by the Nuclear Power Company Bangladesh Ltd (NPCBL). Bangladesh Cabinet Secretary Khandakar Anwarul Islam said that with the country having no prior experience in operating and managing nuclear waste, Russia will take back the nuclear waste and dispose them outside Bangladesh. NPCBL will take over the control of the RNPP once the installation is completed. The RNPP, being constructed by Russian state atomic energy agency Rosatom, is expected to operate for a time span of 60 years and it is capable of undergoing an upgradation which will extend its life for another 40 years. The first unit of the RNPP is expected to begin operation from 2023. The reactors, turbines and other major components of the nuclear plant are being made in Russia.
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Campaign financing in India: Black Money and the Sale of Offices
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by Subrata Mitra und Laura Sophia Hauck
The general election has just started in India on April 11 and are scheduled to run until May 19. In terms of the sheer volume of the election – 900 million voters, spread across the continental expanse of the country – India is the world's largest electoral democracy. It is also perhaps the most expensive insofar as the cost of electoral competition to political parties is concerned. Except for the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Parties, political parties in India do not have strong organizations like European political parties. Come election: parties scramble for workers and organizers to run the campaign and gifts to motivate voters. With a huge number of parties – with thirty-one national and regional parties, 2044 registered unrecognized parties and a total of 8,251 candidates who contested for the 543 Lok Sabha (lower house) seats, the 2014 parliamentary elections involved a huge number of people. That gives an idea of why the total funds that elections cost are so enormous. It has been estimated that the funds that the parties and candidates spent in the 2009 general election were around $2 billion and the sums involved in 2014 were to the tune of $5 billion. The current parliamentary elections are likely to be the most expensive general elections in Indian history, and perhaps one of the most expensive ever held in any democratic state.
Since there is no government funding of election campaigns like for example in Germany, where election campaigns are partly state funded, parties have to raise these funds from private sources. As one can see, elections in India are not exactly 'a walk in the park'! Fierce competition, not just in terms of candidates but also in terms of how one is able to raise the most funds, is one of the main criteria of success. This creates the scope for political transactions where the contributors seek to strike deals with parties. We learn from a number of studies that in India, there is little transparency about where vast sums of money for elections come from, or how this money is spent. A candidate can spend upto roughly one million Euro (Rs.70 lakh, 900.055,65 Euro) depending on the state they are contesting the Lower House election. Expenditure limit in the Assembly Elections is 360.010,00 Euro (Rs. 28 lakh) in bigger states. But this is only half of the story. The sums spent are usually in excess of the legal limits.
A great scope of the money comes directly from the candidates themselves. They are usually political entrepreneurs, wealthy in their own right, or sponsored by those who command large resources. The average Indian candidate for public office reports around 27 times the nominal per capita income of the country. And money has become even more important over time, so the median wealth at the command of candidates has increased by over 100% between 2004 and 2014. This is remarkable insofar as this is not comparable to the situation in Europe, and, in particular Germany. In Germany (like in the rest of Europe), political entrepreneurs are a rare sight in the parliaments: In a study done by Heinrich Best in 2007 business representatives do not even make up 15% of the seats. Blue-collar workers, contrary to what one might expect, make up not even 5%. So who then sits in the parliaments? Public sector employees, teachers and professors, who predominantly have a background in local politics, take more than half the seats – all across Europe! Unlike India, a huge bank balance neither precedes their career as politicians, nor determines the outcome of the election. Studies show that in India, in contrast, the wealthier the candidate, the more likely he or she is to win an election.
source: Jaffar Theekkathir via Wikipedia Commons
India is also different from Germany in terms of accountability, and expected function of legislators. Once they claimed their seat not much is expected from Indian legislators in terms of policymaking. Therefore, what is the main motive that gets people to enter the political 'business'? Because it is profitable! By winning an office, they are able to get great returns on their assets: As a study by Fishman, Schulz and Wig (2014) shows that their "winner's premium" is around 4 to 10% depending on the prevalence of corruption in the respective Indians states. A different study shows that on average their wealth increases by 222% during one term in office alone. Due to their exposed position and their rapidly growing network as politicians, they are getting new contracts. An investment into a costly election campaign soon unravels as an investment into the contestant's own career.
However, that is not all. Many of these candidates (24% in 2014) have a criminal record or face charges not just for politically motivated but also for serious crimes like attempted murder, assault or theft. In addition, they are even more likely to win than candidates with a clean record or no pending cases. While this might be attributed to a form of Robin Hood self-presentation of the candidate, according to political scientist Milan Vaishnav, who steps up when the government fails to do its job. It becomes clear that there is no monocausal sociological explanation for this phenomenon of institutional corruption in India. Instead, an interplay of the institutional and party field plays a major role in explaining the dominance of rich criminal politicians in Indian politics. However, there are three different, interconnected aspects to consider as well:
(1) The lack of democracy and transparency within the parties.
(2) The lack of transparency of the election financing system.
(3) The government's failure to regulate illegal financing of parties and elections.
This institutional weakness in confronting political corruption has led to a pattern, where dirty money for campaign financing is as natural as legal donations are. Although we are now moving to the dark side of the elections, where only speculative estimations are available, there's no doubt that black money plays a major role in Indian elections. In a study of Jennifer Bussell, that collected data between 2011 and 2014 from surveys of more than 2,500 incumbent politicians, most politicians understand black money to be the most important source of funds. "When asked what they think was the most important source of funds for their peers in the most recent election, the most common response by state and national legislators was funds gained through corrupt means (black money). Although this was a less common response from panchayat politicians, 15-20% of block and district officials still reported that this was the most frequent source of funding".
Perceived Most Common Source of Funding for Peer Politicians. MP = Member of Parliament, MLA = Member of the Legislative Assembly, DPP = District Panchayat President; BPP =
Block Panchayat President. source: Jennifer Bussel (2018).
The Election Commission of India and the Supreme Court, both of which are politically independent have stepped in to monitor the electoral process. Their effective intervention contributes to the running of elections on the lines of a free and fair competition. However, in the long run, reform needs to be institutionalized through effective, binding and transparent legislation. Only then can electoral democracy deliver on the promise of transparency, fairness, social justice and a clean, public life. However, no regulation can be effective without self-regulation. That itself is part of a bigger dilemma. Election Commissions and Judiciary can arbitrate and adjudicate but Legislation can only be done by legislators. With the amount of criminality and involvement in illegal deals that underpin electoral success, are we really expect poachers to become game-keepers?
Biswas, Soutik (2017), Why do Indians vote for 'criminal' politicians?, BBC News.
Bussell, Jennifer (2018), Whose Money, Whose Influence? Multi-level Politics and Campaign Finance in India, in Devesh Kapur and Milan Vaishnav (eds.), Costs of Democracy: Political Finance in India, New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Fisman, Raymond; Schulz, Florian; Wig, Vikrant (2014), The Private Returns to Public Office, Journal of Political Economy , Vol. 122, No. 4.
Mitra, Anirban; Mitra, Shabana ; Mukherji, Arnab (2017), Cash for votes: Evidence from India, School of Economics Discussion Papers 1711.
Mitra, Subrata (2017), Politics in India: Structure, Process and Policy, London: Routledge.
Sircar, Neelanjan (2018), Money matters in Indian elections: Why parties depend on wealthy candidates, Hindustan Times.
Vaishnav, Milan (2017), When Crime Pays, New Haven ; London: Yale University Press.
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Last week, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Hoyt Brian Yee, paid an official visit to Belgrade, where he met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. It was a usual meeting of two officials, but what happened afterwards was everything but usual.
US diplomat showed worries about Serbia being with one foot on the EU path, and with the other in a union with Russia. Vučić and Yee also discussed the importance of the existence of an opposition in a democratic society and the state of media.
The absence of host's stance in official statement is very unusual after this kind of meeting, as well as for communication with domestic and foreign public. Serbian statement came out a few hours later stating that Vučić had "carefully listened to the American official and has responded very directly", and that he will reveal more information in the following days. President Vučić will be a guest tonight at one private TV with national frequency where he will speak about the meeting with Mr. Hoyt Yee.
State Department high-ranked official, also named as Balkan specialist, stated at an economic summit last Monday in Belgrade that Serbia "cannot sit on two chairs at the same time, especially if they are that far apart". Furthermore, he stressed out the rising impact of Russia in the region of Western Balkans. Russophilia is present in newspapers close to the ruling party, glorifying Russia and President Putin and making an impression that Serbia is much closer and dependent on Russia than it really is. On the other hand, the West keeps being presented as an enemy of Serbia with headlines that the West is forcing Serbia to oppose Russia.
US Deputy Assistant Secretary said that US does not understand why Russian staff in their humanitarian center in Niš, southeast Serbia, should be granted diplomatic immunity. It is not usual in other countries that humanitarian staff gets diplomatic immunity that Moscow demands in the case of Serbia. US does not see how immunity of the Russian center will help Serbia in achieving its goals such as EU membership, said Hoyt Yee. The fact is that President Vučić is postponing his answer about whether humanitarian center get immunity or not, unlike some of his allies such as the Defense Minister Vulin or Foreign Affairs Minister Dačić.
In reaction to Hoyt Yee's visit, Minister Vulin said that the US diplomat's remarks represent "the greatest pressure against Serbia yet". He added that "this is not a statement made by a friend or a person respecting Serbia, our policy and respecting our right to decide independently". This is not the first time that Minister Vulin is the main responder to the US official's statements.
On the other hand, Tanja Miščević, the Chief Negotiator for Serbia's accession negotiations with the EU, said that Serbia is not sitting on two chairs, but strongly on one. Hoyt Yee said that it is clear that the strategic destination of Serbia is the EU, also stated Miščević.
Beside Minister Vulin, another negative reaction came from the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, who said that US Deputy Assistant Secretary is not the representative of the current US policy represented by President Trump. Hoyt Yee does not have the support of State Department, as he is a member of the previous administration, said Dodik. Last week, the National Assembly of Republika Srpska adopted the Resolution on Protecting the Constitutional Order and Proclamation of Military Neutrality of Republika Srpska. This action by RS authorities probably serves as increment of public awareness and opposition to NATO membership.
In his visit to Serbia, US diplomat concluded that "countries willing to become a part of the EU or NATO should state clearly what is their decision and to corroborate with concrete steps in that way". In addition, he said that US is a partner on Serbia's EU path.
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Geneva Lewis
Violin prodigy Geneva Lewis has been performing since she was just 11 years old. Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, the now 23-year-old has made quite a name for herself. Lewis was the recipient of a 2022 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award as well as the 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Alongside award-winning pianist Evren Ozel, Lewis will present a night of memorable music.
media release: Pure, honest, remarkable and from the heart — these words have been used to describe the artistry of violinist Geneva Lewis. She will perform with pianist Evren Ozel on Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. CST at Shannon Hall in Memorial Union as part of the Wisconsin Union Theater's Concert Series.
Patrons can purchase virtual and in-person tickets online, by phone at (608) 265-2787 or in person at the Memorial Union Box Office. Wisconsin Union members, guests under the age of 18, and University of Wisconsin–Madison students, staff and faculty are eligible for discounted tickets.
The program will feature the following compositions:
Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 7 by Fazil Say
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata by Douglas Lilburn
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Sz. 75 by Béla Bartók
Lewis has become known in part for the incorporation of contemporary and lesser-known artists in her performances, both of which are reflected in the Jan. 27 program. For instance, while Lilburn is an influential composer and famous music figure in New Zealand, musicians rarely perform Lilburn's music outside of New Zealand. And the program spans centuries of compositions, ranging from 1812 to 1997.
Audience members will hear her perform the program on a c. 1770 Zosimo Bergonzi violin on loan from the Guarneri Hall NFP and Darnton and Hersh Fine Violins.
This dynamic artist has captivated audiences since the age of 11 with a career that includes performing with ensembles around the world, such as the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
In an interview with the American Symphony Orchestra, Lewis said, "I just really want to make art that I believe in, and I want to connect with people and hopefully just share a lot of experiences through that music."
Joining Lewis for this performance, Ozel began studying music at the age of 3, before most children even learn to read when his father discovered that the artist had perfect pitch. Hailing from the Midwest, this gifted, internationally renowned artist now performs with creativity and passion around the globe, earning praise for his smooth and engaging artistry and countless recognitions.
Ozel's awards include scholarships from the Chopin Foundation of the United States and YoungArts Foundation, 1st prize at the Boston Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, and 2nd prize at the Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition.
Audience members will have the opportunity to experience his precise and passionate musical interpretations as he performs on the Wisconsin Union Theater's historic Steinway Concert Grand Piano.
"The performance by Geneva Lewis and Evren Ozel promises to be nothing short of captivating with its bringing together of these two chamber music stars," Wisconsin Union Theater Director Elizabeth Snodgrass said.
The Wisconsin Union Theater also invites the public to a free studio class featuring Geneva Lewis on Jan. 26 from 1-2:30 p.m. The team will provide additional details here.
Additional Wisconsin Union Theater 2022-23 season performances include PILOBOLUS Big Five-OH! on Feb. 1; Imani Winds on Feb. 5; Cécile McLorin Salvant on Feb. 7; Samara Joy on Feb. 16; Immanuel Wilkins on March 25; Anthony McGill with the UW-Madison Symphony Orchestra on April 4; and the Danish String Quartet on April 18.
The Wisconsin Union's Wisconsin Union Theater co-presents its season with the UW–Madison student-led Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Performing Arts Committee in a continuation of a decades-long performing arts collaboration and student leadership effort.
Patrons can click here to learn more about the Jan. 27 performance by Lewis and Ozel.
Single tickets will be available for purchase starting in August 2022. Union Members save 10% on full-price tickets!
$55 / $40 / $25
UW-Madison Students: $10
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Click here for the most up-to-date information about COVID-19-related health and safety protocols.
Location UW Memorial Union-Shannon Hall 800 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Here's a combination of three different Spring 2011 collections: Zoya's Caitlin, Essie's Kisses and Bises and China Glaze's Broken Hearted. Caitlin is my favorite from Zoya's Intimate Collection , and it's a subtle color that is still office appropriate (see my reviews here: Zoya Intimate Part 1, Zoya Intimate Part 2). So I started there.
Caitlin is a purple-gray color with a lot of blue in it as well, lighter than Zoya's Kelly but a little bit similar.
Then, I added two coats of Essie's Kisses and Bises, a pearly sheer with red shimmer. The shimmer can look a little gold in certain lights in the bottle, but on my nails I just see the shimmer as pinkish red. It's so pretty, it makes Caitlin flashier and more feminine. I think it would look nice on almost any of the spring colors–since it's subtle and the slight milkiness tones down the base color a bit, it won't clash with anything. It looks romantic.
Then, the next day I added a coat of China Glaze's Broken Hearted, from the Crackle Collection. It's a bright, slightly purple-ish medium pink. I used a fairly thin coat and was happy with the crackling I got. I like the amount of contrast between the base and Broken Hearted–it's not the maximum contrast, so it's a little more tonal and texture-y instead. I think that adding Kisses and Bises on top of Caitlin also reduced the contrast effect with Broken Hearted, since it makes Caitlin softer and shimmery and tones down the purple/blue.
It seems kind of flowery and springy to me. It's so different than the looks with Black Shatter, right?


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Annual Wikimedia conference "Wikimania" to make debut in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Kui Kinyanjui• 31 May 2018
Photo by A3alb, CC BY-SA 3.0. The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa.
The first-ever gathering in the sub-Saharan African region will be held in Cape Town, bringing together more than 700 people to discuss how to improve the diversity of knowledge represented on Wikipedia and Wikimedia sites. Key participants include Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Katherine Maher, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, as well as notable thought leaders from across the African continent and the world.
Cape Town has won the bid to host the fourteenth annual Wikimania 2018 conference, the annual gathering of volunteers from around the world to celebrate Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, from 18–22 of July.
Attendees will be made up of members of the global Wikimedia movement, including those who volunteer their time to edit and improve Wikipedia articles, create bots, or organise events and projects to draw more content onto Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. Other open knowledge advocates will also attend, along with local academics, teachers, heritage specialists, and interested stakeholders.
Across more than 70 sessions, attendees will work to bring the conference theme: Bridging knowledge gaps; the Ubuntu way forward to life, by ensuring that some of the fundamental principles of the Wikimedia movement are contextualised within the rapidly evolving internet narrative.
Confirmed speakers include internet geographist Dr. Martin Dittus, who will be speaking on economic development, labour, power, participation, and representation. Joy Buolamwini, a noted female Artificial Intelligence expert fighting to remove bias in machine learning, and Prof. Sean Jacobs whose focus areas includes trends in digital culture are also invited thought leaders at the conference.
"Our vision is a world in which every single person can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that knowledge belongs to everyone, and that people from diverse backgrounds should be empowered to participate in the collaborative creation of knowledge," said Katherine Maher, the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Wikimedia is also looking to expand its non-Western topics, where there is still not enough locally relevant content about Africa, particularly that which is gathered from African perspectives or shared in African languages. The same could be said for indigenous knowledge and local knowledge from many places outside the Global North, much of which is still missing. South Africa has active Afrikaans and isiXhosa Wikipedia editions, but most of the other indigenous languages from the continent are either missing or do not have regular contributions on Wikipedia.
Challenges with software localisation, the structure of data, and even the forms of knowledge that Wikimedia has defined as "verifiable" (text-based, rather than oral, for example) are some of the issues the movement is grappling with as it moves actively towards incorporating more diverse kinds of knowledge within Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects.
This year's Wikimania conference will take place at the Southern Sun, Cape Sun Hotel. Wikimania 2018 is co-organized by Wikimedia South Africa, the local Wikimedia affiliate organization of South Africa, and the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that supports the Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects.
Wikipedia is a collaborative collection of knowledge that is open for anyone to edit. Today Wikipedia is available in more than 45 million articles across nearly 300 languages, and is read more than 15 billion times every month. Volunteer editors from around the world, or Wikipedians, come together to write and update Wikipedia articles in real time, collaborating to ensure that information is neutral and based in reliable sources. Each month, more than 200,000 people edit Wikipedia.
The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia, the Wikimedia free knowledge projects, and its mission of free knowledge for every single person.
Kui Kinyanjui, Vice President, Communications
You can follow the conference on social media with the hashtag #Wikimania2018, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more information about the conference and to register, please visit wikimania2018.wikimedia.org.
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For centuries, much of our recorded history has been written by men. Even in Sweden, which is considered a leader in gender equity, less than ten percent of the people mentioned in the main article about Swedish history on the Swedish language Wikipedia, "Sveriges historia", are women. With Wikimania, the annual conference celebrating Wikipedia and….
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This Friday, April 6th at 1:00 PM there will be a First Friday Mass in devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at St. Hubert Church.
The New Jerusalem Prayer Group invites you to join us for a Catholic Charismatic Mass & Healing Service on April 5 at Queen of the Rosary Catholic Church (750 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove, IL) Rosary begins at 7:30 PM, Mass begins at 8:00 PM. Fr. Robert Miller will be the celebrant.
We invite you to join us on Thursday, March 21 from 7:00 - 8:15 PM for a spirit-filled evening of prayer, song, and silence; to reflect upon our own Lenten calling for prayer, fasting, abstinence, and almsgiving. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your personal relationship with the Lord.
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We invite you to join us on Thursday, March 21, 7:00 - 8:15 PM for a spirit-filled evening of prayer, song, and silence; to reflect upon our own Lenten calling for prayer, fasting, abstinence, and almsgiving. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your personal relationship with the Lord.
Letting God Find Me: A Mission for Becoming Aware with Deacon Allen Tatara. Sunday March 24 - Tuesday March 26. Open this article for more details.
We wanted to make you were aware of some of the wonderful Lenten resources that are out there on the internet this year. We also want to challenge you to take Lent seriously this year, not just reflecting on what we need to give up but really taking some serious steps to follow Jesus in new and deeper ways this year.
Our Lenten symbol this year is a wooden cross, which is without a doubt the most prominent Lenten symbol we know.


Nursing at The University of Akron believes in "community".
. . . a community within, and with, our larger communities.
The School of Nursing engages in nursing with our partner institutions in practice and in research. To give students as wide an experience as possible, we are affiliated with clinical sites within and beyond the Akron and Cleveland metropolitan areas, going statewide when necessary. Our research, while focused in particular areas of expertise, continually explores new areas of potential. Plus, our teaching shows itself in the quality of our programs and the jobs and positions of our graduates.
Come, join us -- and explore the many communities of Akron nursing!
Within the Northeast Ohio medical and health-care community, the School of Nursing has established effective and long-lived partnerships that allow it to offer exceptional educational, research and clinical opportunities that complement a high quality classroom experience resulting in unrivaled preparation for productive nursing careers. As a transformative program, the School of Nursing values these partnerships as an integral piece of its mission to transform lives through caring, competence and commitment.
In partnership with the BioInnovation Institute of Akron, the University Akron along with Akron Children's Hospital, Akron General Health System, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) and Summa Health System is committed to making this region a global leader in biomaterial and medical research, education, clinical services and commercialization.
The educational affiliations formed with Wayne College, the Medina County University Center and Lorain County Community College enable RNs and LPNs to seamlessly pursue their baccalaureate degree from the University. A recent partnership forged with Medina County Workforce Development will help address both the shortage of nurses and nursing faculty in the region.
For our students, access to clinical experiences is critical to becoming the kind of nurse capable of transforming lives. Working with hospitals, clinics and health care agencies close to campus and throughout the region, student nurses gain the critical clinical insight and practical experiences that allow them to enter the health care work force capable of being productive and engaged nurses.
Complementing a rigorous classroom education, School of Nursing students have opportunities to gain valuable clinical experiences in a variety of health care environments. Ranging from world class health organizations to intimate social service agencies, students gain the experiences necessary to make the transformative contributions to healthcare that are the hallmark of a University of Akron nursing graduate.
College of Nursing students frequently participate in service learning opportunities. The nursing freshman learning communities participate in an activity every fall semester as part of their requirements for their Student Success Seminar. Other groups of nursing students as well have participated in events such as Make a Difference Day along with their instructors.
Recognizing nurses for their contribution to health care in Summit County and the surrounding region is one of the primary purposes of The University of Akron School of Nursing Cameos of Caring program. Begun in 2002 and modeled after the successful Cameos of Caring program at the University of Pittsburgh, The University of Akron program continues to celebrate the nursing excellence and helps keep the nation's critical need for nurses at the forefront of public consciousness.
The hallmark of the Cameos of Caring program - the annual gala - recognized as one of the region's premier health care events is held annually in October. Beginning with the first gala, this special event has raised more than $800,000 to support an endowed nursing scholarship at The University of Akron. This scholarship helps provide for the education of the next generation of nurses.
Learn more about Cameos of Caring.


Main Title Comparative Study of Two Polychlorinated Biphenyl Mixtures (Aroclors 1242 and 1016) Containing 42% Chlorine on Induction of Hepatic Porphyria and Drug Metabolizing Enzymes.
Aroclor 1242 and Aroclor 1016 are polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) mixtures with similar chlorine content (42 vs 41%), but Aroclor 1242 contains 9% biphenyl homologs with five or more chlorines while Aroclor 1016 contains only 1%. The effects of Aroclor 1242 and Aroclor 1016 on induction of hepatic porphyria and drug-metabolizing enzymes were compared in female rats fed 100 ppm or 500 ppm of each. At 1 wk, Aroclor 1242 markedly increased liver weight and all drug-metabolizing pathways tested including cytochrome P-450, liver weight, N-demethylase, nitroreductase, aniline hydroxylase, and glucuronyl transferase, while Aroclor 1016 had produced only very minimal effects. At 6 mo, however, 500 ppm of either Aroclor markedly increased drug-metabolism, while at the lower dose, Aroclor 1016 was much less effective than Aroclor 1242. Both doses of Aroclor 1242 produced prophyria, but only the higher dose of Aroclor 1016 was prophyrogenic. The porphyria occurred after a lag of 1-6 mo and was characterized by excretion and hepatic storage or uroporphyrins. Aroclor tissue concentrations were similar in rats fed equal doses of the two mixtures. Therefore, the marked differences in the biological effects of Aroclor 1016 and Aroclor 1242 cannot be explained by differences in absorption, metabolism, or excretion.
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20% of resale flat buyers seek proximity grant
Many benefiting from aid in buying units with or close to parents or children: Minister
HDB flats in Bishan.
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More than one in five Housing Board resale flat buyers have applied for the Proximity Housing Grant since it was introduced in August, Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong said in a blog post yesterday.
The grant was one of several housing changes that kicked in on Aug 24, the day after the National Day Rally. Said Mr Wong: "Just two months on, I am happy to see many home buyers already benefiting."
The grant - $20,000 for families and $10,000 for singles - is for those buying resale flats with or close to their parents or married children.
Out of 3,506 resale transactions from Aug 24 to Oct 23, a total of 737 buyers applied for the grant. Of these, 684 applications were from families and 53 from singles.
Ms Ellen Neo, 26, applied for the grant with her fiance on the very day that it was launched.
HELPING ALL FAMILIES
We recognise that the desire to live closer to parents and children is shared by a wide spectrum of Singaporean households, and not just first-timer couples.
MINISTER FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAWRENCE WONG, about the grant being made available to all, with no household income ceiling
The couple are getting a five-room resale flat in Shunfu to be close to her parents, who live in Bishan.
"It's a great help to us because the flat is going to be quite expensive. We're very thankful that we managed to get the grant," said Ms Neo, who is currently not working.
Mr Wong noted that the grant had deliberately been made available to all, with no household income ceiling.
Even those who have enjoyed housing subsidies or owned private property in the past are eligible.
"We did this because we recognise that the desire to live closer to parents and children is shared by a wide spectrum of Singaporean households, and not just first-timer couples," he said.
Nearly half of the families and about nine in 10 of the singles who applied for the proximity grant would have been ineligible for grants under previous rules.
R'ST Research director Ong Kah Seng said the grant is also "very timely in helping the resale flat market". The transaction volume hit a record low of 17,318 last year.
Higher income ceilings have also benefited many home buyers over the last two months, said Mr Wong.
The CPF Housing Grant income ceiling was raised to $12,000 for families and $6,000 for singles, up from $10,000 and $5,000 before.
Of 1,081 first-timer resale applications tapping this grant, 128 were newly eligible. About half were from families and half from singles.
Mr Wong said that since taking up the housing portfolio this month, he has received appeals from buyers looking for a new flat near their parents or children.
"But such new flats are not always available, especially in mature estates. With the enhanced schemes, these home buyers can now consider resale flats in their preferred locations."
Household income ceilings were also raised for new executive condominium (EC) units, to $14,000 from $12,000 before.
Of the 607 bookings, 174 were by newly eligible applicants. Among them was Mr G.M. Salahuddin's family, who applied for the Sol Acres EC in Choa Chu Kang on Aug 25, right after they heard about the change.
"It was very good news," said the 44-year-old shipping industry professional, whose wife works in the same industry. "Buying a private condominium would have required much more savings."
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 31, 2015, with the headline 20% of resale flat buyers seek proximity grant. Subscribe
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Q: How to redirect Ajax request to Login Page in Java I want to redirect an Ajax request to login page at server side.
I can understand whether request is an Ajax request or not with
boolean isAjaxRequest = "XMLHttpRequest".equals(request.getHeader("X-Requested-With"));

I know I can do it in JavaScript but there are a lot of places sending ajax request to server. So I have to do it in server-side. I tried;
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but it does not work.
How can I do that? Thanks.

A: Short answer: no.
Long answer: It's possible, but not in the way you're thinking.  If a redirect to a login page is required, presumably that means the user is currently not authenticated.  Send back a 401 response - this will indicate to the client that a login is required.
The trick now is to not handle the 401 in each call, but to handle it at some global point.  For example, if you're using jQuery you can register a global error handler and check the status code - if it's a 401, then either redirect to the login page or otherwise accept authentication data.

A: You cannot do this on server side, since whatever you send will always be just AJAX response, while you want to redirect the whole page / browser tab (not just the AJAX request) to the login page.
The only way is to do this on client side in AJAX handler - send some flag (e.g. error status code) that you then handle in Javascript to redirect the whole browser tab to login page.

A: This will redirect the Ajax request to login page:
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This post is a result of recent events with one of the companies that I work with. Sometimes, I help people because I want, sometimes because they pay me, mostly both ;). This time I've been helping one company decide on how to outsource their software development. They have many applications, some of them are old, some of them are younger, they constantly build something new as well – a never-ending story. I didn't want to get into the sole "picking the right company" part of this deal. I was not responsible for financial or any other non-programming part of this process, so instead of recommending companies I focused on something else: How to ensure the same (or better) quality, without having a dedicated team working close to all other people related to a given project.
No one really cares! As long as it works, why would they? Programmers didn't have enough time (and sometimes knowledge), project managers didn't care as long as it worked (or also didn't know how to measure things like that), CEO thought that since there are so many apps, it is impossible to do this without a big overhead (and that this would cost a lot of money).
I can understand why CEOs can think like that. What I don't understand is why project managers and CTOs don't explain this to them. If CEO doesn't care, no one will be able to. And this will turn against everyone one day. Many poorly written projects are hard to give away. The more complicated they are, the more price grows.
Quality always costs. There's no doubt about that. But if you ensure it from the beginning, the further you go with your project the more you will gain. And I'm not talking only about money. Keep in mind, that people don't like other peoples code. And working with poorly written code is what they hate. Low quality equals a much higher rotation rate in teams that have to work with such code. Also keep in mind that everything changes. Programmers change their jobs, some companies are being closed, some are being created, and if you want to outsource stuff, you need to always be aware of that. The only thing that should not change from your perspective is your code quality.
Outsourcing is not easy. Your team needs to transfer all the know-how to some other places and people. The more code there is, the harder it gets. But what could you do to make it go faster, easier and cheaper?
You could ensure some code and documentation standards across all the firms that will work on your software. That way you can diversify across few that will be able to work with others code. If all of them share same principals, their work quality should be similar, their code should be readable for all of them and you could rotate across those companies according to your business needs. Further more you could even specify in the contract what you expect and what they need to obtain in terms of quality. Programmers will still make mistakes, things will still not work the way you wanted but even then standards will allow other people to fix those issues without any unexpected impact on the whole project. If you set the standards, programmers will have a bit less freedom in how they work and what they do. It's not always good but it is one of those nonfinancial costs you need to take.
This is quite obvious. Tests are must be for any application that we want to maintain. Working with not tested software can be a nightmare. But how to measure tests/specs quality?
We could (and we should!) use Simplecov. SimpleCov is a code coverage analysis tool for Ruby.
It will show you any flaws of your test suites. Not tested classes, methods, cases. It will also generate some useful statistics. If you require usage of this library from your contractors, you can include coverage level as one of parts of your contract. That way they will be obligated to keep tests up and running all the time. Of course they will have to agree on that, because if you force them to use it, they may just write tests that will "pass" Simplecov statistics, delivering you green, low quality tests/specs.
Then it is quite clear that in file credit_card.rb some elements are undocumented and that developers should update docs. As you can see, YARD allows us to easily measure and monitor comments quality.
RuboCop is a Ruby static code analyzer. Out of the box it will enforce many of the guidelines outlined in the community Ruby Style Guide. So, instead of having code written in many ways, you can define a file called .rubocop that will contain all the rules about Ruby code style. That way, you can ensure same standards across many applications/dev teams/companies. It will notify you if anything is not as it should be.
Code quality is really important. It's also a topic for more than a blog post, but I hope you will consider this article useful. Tools that I've presented won't replace good developers but they can help you out omit troubles. If you use them wisely, you can ensure similar code quality in many dev teams.


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Apical sorting pathways in Retinal Pigment Epithelial (RPE) cells
V. L. Bonilha, A. D. Marmorstein, J. R. Sparrow, E. Rodriguez-Boulan
Purpose. In a previous study We were able to show that the polarized cell line RPE-J delivers the the influenza hemmaglutinin (HA) viral glycoprotein to the apical surface via an indirect pathway. Here we compare the sorting of HA in primary cultures of Long Evans rat RPE, explants, and RPE-J cells.Methods. We used the temperature sensitive influenza mutant ts061 and a temperature blockade (20°C) to trap the proteins in the Trans-Golgi-Network (TGN). Removal of the temperature block was then used to follow the delivery of HA to the cell surface. Primary RPE and RPE-J cells were plated onto Matrigel coated Transwell filters. Explants were prepared from 2 month old rat eyes,after enzymatic removal of neural retina. RPE were infected with influenza and kept at 39.5°C to allow HA accumulation in the rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (rER) and then switched to 20°C for 3h to allow accumulation in the TGN. Additional incubation of infected monolayers at 32°C (RPE-J) and 37°C (primary RPE and explants) was used to assess the appearance of HA on the surface of infected cells. Infected monolayers were washed, fixed and processed for laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). Results. Cultured cells were optimally infected when incubated at 39.5*C for 10h. Shift ing the infected monolayers to 20°C for 3h resulted in accumulation of HA in a juxtanuclear compartment that could be stained with antibodies to TGN-38, a marker for the TGN. Data obtained show that the kinetics of the surface delivery of HA in primary cultures of RPE was quicker (1h) than in RPE-J cells (4h).The steps of the surface delivery are under investigation. Conclusions. The use of the temperature sensitive influenza mutant ts061 has been a powerful tool to study the biosynthetic machinery of a variety of cell types. The conditions to accomplish this in RPE are established here.
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Published - Feb 15 1996
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Retinal Pigments Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
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Bonilha, V. L., Marmorstein, A. D., Sparrow, J. R., & Rodriguez-Boulan, E. (1996). Apical sorting pathways in Retinal Pigment Epithelial (RPE) cells. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 37(3), S384.
Apical sorting pathways in Retinal Pigment Epithelial (RPE) cells. / Bonilha, V. L.; Marmorstein, A. D.; Sparrow, J. R.; Rodriguez-Boulan, E.
In: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Vol. 37, No. 3, 15.02.1996, p. S384.
Bonilha, VL, Marmorstein, AD, Sparrow, JR & Rodriguez-Boulan, E 1996, 'Apical sorting pathways in Retinal Pigment Epithelial (RPE) cells', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. S384.
Bonilha VL, Marmorstein AD, Sparrow JR, Rodriguez-Boulan E. Apical sorting pathways in Retinal Pigment Epithelial (RPE) cells. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 1996 Feb 15;37(3):S384.
Bonilha, V. L. ; Marmorstein, A. D. ; Sparrow, J. R. ; Rodriguez-Boulan, E. / Apical sorting pathways in Retinal Pigment Epithelial (RPE) cells. In: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 1996 ; Vol. 37, No. 3. pp. S384.
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package com.netflix.discovery.internal.util;

import com.netflix.archaius.api.Config;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.Mockito;

/**
 * @author David Liu
 */
public class InternalPrefixedConfigTest {

    @Test
    public void testPrefixes() {
        Config configInstance = Mockito.mock(Config.class);

        InternalPrefixedConfig config = new InternalPrefixedConfig(configInstance);
        Assert.assertEquals("", config.getNamespace());

        config = new InternalPrefixedConfig(configInstance, "foo");
        Assert.assertEquals("foo.", config.getNamespace());

        config = new InternalPrefixedConfig(configInstance, "foo", "bar");
        Assert.assertEquals("foo.bar.", config.getNamespace());
    }
}