Why do we keep hearing about the U.S. economy?
The United States and Korea are intertwined economically, so what happens in America can quickly ripple to Seoul.
Articles about business and economics aren't exactly the most entertaining stories in the daily newspaper.
They're often filled with unbelievably large numbers, complex acronyms and strange terms. At first glance, they might seem much less interesting than the latest gossip about "Jon & Kate Plus 8" or the dire news coming from North Korea.
But upon closer examination, you'll find that these articles broach subjects that can impact your life in big ways, from the likelihood that you'll find a summer job to the buying power of the money you've been saving for college.
These days, you might have come across numerous articles highlighting certain barometers of the U.S. economy, such as the unemployment rate, the manufacturing index and the volume of housing sales.
It might seem strange at first that newspapers and TV stations in Korea are dedicating so much time to what's happening in the United States, rather than focusing on the situation here.
But there's a simple explanation. The economies of the two countries are becoming increasingly intertwined, so developments in the U.S. can quickly ripple to Korea as well.
Here's an example: If the jobless rate in the United States rises to, say, its highest point in a year, spooked investors might sell shares of publicly traded companies to safeguard their money, and the country's stock market might tumble as a result. Such a decline in the U.S. markets likely would lead to a similar plunge in Korea, possibly within hours.
Such economic data from the U.S. is more significant in times of economic turmoil, like today. Many countries are looking to the see if the United States ? the epicenter of the latest global economic crisis ? has bottomed out and is moving into recovery mode. That would bode well for other countries trying to work their way out of the economic morass as well. If the U.S. continues to struggle, though, there could be more pain ahead for the entire world.
And that's why market observers around the world hold their collective breath every time officials in the United States release economic data measuring job levels, manufacturing output and consumer and business sentiment.
Now it's time to get down to the nitty-gritty and drill into the main U.S. economic indicators that Koreans pay attention to ? and why they do.
Perhaps the most widely watched measure is the initial jobless claims figure released by the U.S. Labor Department every Thursday. The report, which tracks how many people filed for unemployment benefits the previous week, is considered one of the best gauges of the U.S. job market. People filing for unemployment benefits are, obviously, out of work, likely because they were recently laid off by their employers. The higher the number, the worse the overall economic picture. If companies are shedding more positions, that means they're struggling financially.
And the more jobs they cut, the more people out there who scale back on spending, creating a vicious cycle. A decline in jobless claims, on the other hand, signals that the overall business climate is improving, which bodes well for the overall economy and financial markets ? both in the U.S. and in Korea.
So let's take a look a some recent real-world data.
Jobless claims in the United States reached a 25-year high in January and have bobbed around that level for much of the year. The number of new applications for unemployment benefits hovered around 350,000 each week late last year. But it surged to more than 500,000 in early January and rocketed past 600,000 by month's end.
Claims hit an all-time high of 674,000 in the final week of March before declining a bit to 605,000. They have hovered around 620,000 since then. What can we draw from that data? The situation has improved in recent months, but claims remain at historically high levels, meaning the economy is still on shaky ground.
Next in line is the ISM manufacturing index. As you can probably guess, the index provides a glimpse into the vitality of the nation's manufacturing activity. Why the heck is that important? Because it's yet another measure of how companies are actually doing. If the manufacturing index rises, companies are producing more TVs, laptops, potato chips and cars to meet higher demand. If the index sags, companies are reducing output because consumers are reining in spending.
The index, on a scale of 0 to 100, is released by the Arizona-based Institute of Supply Management. A reading below 50 means that the country's manufacturing activities have dropped considerably, while a reading above 50 indicates that the nation's overall industrial activities are growing.
Stock market and financial bigwigs monitor this index closely, as it is one of the primary gauges of the nation's economy. The ISM index fell below 50 in February 2008. It dipped below 40 last October and stayed there through March. In April, it rose to 40.1 ? indicating that companies still have a long way to go to recover.
Another important barometer is new home sales, released by the U.S. Census Bureau every month. The bureau lumps new homes ? from pre-construction to final sales ? into seven price categories from $150,000 to $750,000 and then tallies sales in each category. The data also show how many properties in each category are planned for construction, how many are currently under construction and how many have been sold or left unsold.
According to the data, which is announced about two months after the actual transactions, 33,000 new homes were sold in April, a 33 percent decrease from a year earlier.
Meanwhile, 414,000 existing homes were sold during the same month, down only some 20,000 units ? or about 5 percent ? from a year earlier. The latest data for April, announced on June 24, also revealed that newly built houses sold on average about 10 months after construction. In comparison, the average for 2007 was six months.
Another measure to look at is the CBOE volatility index ? often called the "fear index" ? which attempts to estimate how volatile stock markets will be over the next 30 days. The bigger the number, the more volatile stock markets tend to be. The Chicago Board Options Exchange releases the index every day.
"An index number between 30 and 40 means that the stock markets tend to be quite stable, while a number above 50 means greater volatility," said Na Jong-hyuck, an analyst at Daishin Securities.
A higher number could mean a dramatic market swing one way or the other, and that can be an especially bad thing in tough economic times when fear and uncertainty rule. However, a lower number means there might be little upward momentum on the horizon to heat up the market.
The index recently returned to the level seen before the global economic collapse last fall, which is seen as a positive sign.
Another common U.S. economic measure you will read about in Korean newspapers is the consumer confidence index, released by the business-backed Conference Board on the last Thursday of every month. The private think tank conducts monthly surveys of 5,000 households across the country to gauge consumer feelings about the economy. Changes of 5 percent or more indicate the potential for a major shift in the direction of the economy, while changes of less than 5 percent are considered negligible. The index level in May was 54.9, the second consecutive month it rose.
The Conference Board said in a statement that the recent rise indicates that a growing number of consumers now believe that the worst has passed. But it also said the results indicate that the nation's economy would continue to struggle in the second quarter of the year.


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Trevor Noah made a bunch of unlisted YouTube videos to promote The Daily Show
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PublishedOctober 4, 2015
Trevor Noah's Daily Show has already premiered, and so he has already been welcomed into our TV homes, but as of a few weeks ago he was still a relatively unknown quantity. Being tech-savvy and knowing that people will often Google something if they'd like to learn more about it, though, Noah and his team evidently made at least 15 unlisted YouTube videos that would only pop up if you had the exact URL or ran a search for, say, "Trevor Noah wiki."
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Elijah Wood trashes AMC's terrible ticket price plan
The videos are short and were clearly designed to introduce Noah's comedic sensibility to people who were searching for "Trevor Noah crocs" before his show started, but they're still fun even if Noah's Daily Show has already premiered. We don't know how many videos there are, but Uproxx found a bunch, Splitsider found a few others, Slate dug up a few more, and we…have yet to find any new ones ourselves. Basically, though, if you Google "Trevor Noah something," a sponsored video will pop up that features Noah making jokes that may or may not be tangentially related to the "something" in your search terms. We'd say this was a really clever way to promote The Daily Show, but since we had to find out about it from Slate and not from Googling "Trevor Noah Feet" on our own, maybe it was a little too clever?

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US Navy on track to support the first fielding of a hypersonic capability
Naval News October 2022 Navy Forces Maritime Defense Industry
Posted On Thursday, 27 October 2022 14:45
According to information published by the US DoD on October 27, 2022, the Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and the Army Hypersonic Project Office (AHPO) successfully conducted the second High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign.
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Flight campaign executed by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility on October 2021. (Picture source: US Navy)
This flight campaign was executed by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility.
This test will be used to inform the development of the Navy's Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) and the Army's Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) offensive hypersonic strike capability.
The CPS and AHPO programs are on track to support the first fielding of a hypersonic capability to the Army in FY 2023. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) took part in the campaign to gather data for its work developing systems that will defend against hypersonic weapons.
One precision sounding rocket launch was conducted containing hypersonic experiments from partners, including CPS, MDA, AHPO, the Joint Hypersonic Transition Office, SNL, Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory, MITRE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and several defense contractors.
A second sounding rocket will be launched this week to complete the campaign. These rockets contained experimental payloads that provided data on the performance of materials and systems in a realistic hypersonic environment.
During weapon system development, precision sounding rocket launches fill a critical gap between ground testing and full system flight testing. These launches allow for frequent and regular flight testing opportunities to support rapid maturation of offensive and defensive hypersonic technologies.
The data collected from the latest sounding rocket campaign will drive warfighting capability improvements for both Navy and Army to ensure continued battlefield dominance.
The CPS Program, the lead for the common hypersonic missile design and development, has implemented a weapon system development plan that includes a series of recurring Technology Insertion points that will ensure the United States offensive hypersonic capability continues to evolve and enhance beyond the initial capabilities fielded to the first Army Battery.
The Technology Insertion process will allow for the routine incorporation of new capabilities and system improvements, as they become available, in order to rapidly maximize the warfighting capability delivered to our Soldiers and Sailors.
The frequency and affordability of the sounding rocket launches allows for the Navy and Army Programs to mature these technologies prior to finalizing the weapon system design.
For example, the October 2021 inaugural High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign demonstrated a capability that was deemed sufficiently mature to pursue its incorporation in the next Technology Insertion.
This test is a vital step in the development of a Navy-designed common hypersonic missile, consisting of a Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB) and booster, which will be fielded by both the Navy and Army with individual weapon systems and launchers tailored for launch from sea or land. The Navy and Army will continue to work in close collaboration to leverage joint testing opportunities.
Delivering hypersonic weapons is one of the DoD's highest priorities. Hypersonic weapons, capable of flying at speeds greater than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5), are highly maneuverable and operate at varying altitudes.
The DoD is working in collaboration with industry, government national laboratories, and academia to field hypersonic warfighting capability in the early-to mid-2020s.


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Q: Open a file, read the lines, find a certain line and append a string to the end of it in ruby So I want to read in my .bash_profile and append a string to the PATH.
Should I be opening the file and reading per line until I find what I want then replace? Or read in everything first?
File.open("/root/.bash_profile", "w+") do |file|
while line = line.gets
    if line =~ /^PATH/
        Not sure how to append
    end
end

A: The w+ mode for files erases all content (I found this in a script that tried to modify its source). If you want to be able to write but keep content, use the r+ mode instead.
NOTE: After seing your problem, why can you not append a line to this effect to the end of the bash profile?:
PATH=/some/path:$PATH

Or will this not work? Because the code for that is simple:
f=File.new("~/.bash_profile", "a+")
f.puts "PATH=/some/path:$PATH"

This may work just as well.

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Home writing essays fast Transparency in business reporting methods
Transparency in business reporting methods
Companies have also increased their reliance on pro forma earnings and similar techniques, which can include hypothetical transactions.
For example, the EU Commission launched data analytics software that cross-checks data across public and private sector organizations to identify conflicts of interest. One purpose could be to clarify how much information governments ask for, how such requests are evaluated, and how the receiving entity chose to respond.
Hire the right people To maintain a transparent culture as your company grows, hire people who are excited about your approach.
Naturally, there could be other reasons for the conglomerate discount.
The importance of transparency in business
However, the most powerful factor spurring the widespread adoption of transparency reporting was obviously the Snowden revelations. Part of the problem stems from the perception of greed associated with CEOs and big businesses. Beyond that, some firms are just simply more complex than others. Rating and review sites. However, the Department of Justice refused those requests, and they only provide the companies with a heavily redacted version of their arguments. Other companies may release information that is misleading but technically conforms to legal standards. Social media visibility. Or will all businesses continue growing ever more transparent until all information on all companies is public information? If, in the planning stage, there seems to be a great deal to be done to support reform, that simply highlights the poor state of their existing PFM system and, therefore, the greater need to improve their financial management processes. As transparency reporting has become a standard practice in the internet industry, certain features have become standard as well. So, how has transparency become such a top priority for businesses, and what does the future hold for this trend?
The more companies say about where they are making money and how they are spending their resources, the more confident investors can be about their fundamentals.
Notably absent from nearly every single transparency report is information about TOS enforcement. While it can be difficult to reveal you had a bad quarter financially, keeping employees in the know every step of the way maintains confidence in your leadership and company.
In order to ensure there is ongoing public scrutiny of the financial position of governments, full financial statements based on accruals should be regularly published.
Benefits of transparency in business
It could be the lack of focus of these companies and the inefficiencies that follow. Availability of information. If anything, the demands of transparency will only increase as we become more closely connected. A whole systems approach brings together all the key elements of a robust PFM system into a single framework, one that ensures the system functions in an effective and coherent manner. High-profile cases of financial shenanigans , such as those at Enron and Tyco, showed everyone that managers may employ fuzzy financials and complex business structures to hide unpleasant news. Communicate your values early in the interview process and make sure they resonate with candidates. This is not addressed in the Dutch implementation of the new directive. And it's a goal that's risen in importance and continues to do so. Reliable, mutually comparable corporate information on these subjects is essential for investors. Leaders who speak openly about the state of the company gain trust. For example, it would suffice for companies to enter a statement in the management report; a separate, more detailed sustainability report is not mandatory.
In the US the figures for the same period are 19 percent and percent. It could be the lack of focus of these companies and the inefficiencies that follow.
Transparency in business operations
All it takes is one piece of leaked information to send a company's reputation tumbling, so it's in businesses' best interests to proactively provide this information and avoid the catastrophe of an unintentional reveal. A small but dangerous minority of companies actively intends to defraud investors. An overall lack of transparency can mean nasty surprises to come. If a company hides its debt, investors can't estimate their exposure to bankruptcy risk. To ensure that these kind of programs are adopted and implemented there must a greater appetite within political systems to reduce corruption. A whole systems approach is a PFM model that ensures that the elements of a PFM system operate in a consistent and mutually-reinforcing way. In order to ensure there is ongoing public scrutiny of the financial position of governments, full financial statements based on accruals should be regularly published. The right candidates will be more excited to join your team if they are able to identify with your mission and philosophy , not just your product, or their specific role in the company. Subscribe to The Latest , our customizable update sent every two weeks. Despite these revelations, we have seen some countries expand their surveillance authorities in an attempt to reach service providers outside their borders," he said.
The term has quickly become a part of mainstream business vocabulary. As transparency reporting has become a standard practice in the internet industry, certain features have become standard as well.
What is transparency in business communication
In that way, the investor is less likely to face unpleasant surprises. Comparing to the first sixth month from January 1, to June 30, , 32, accounts was affected. With such honest opinions openly available, we expect companies to be just as honest. Which one will have more value? Reforming PFM systems needs to be properly planned to ensure that governments have available needed resources. For example, they have introduced stricter controls and sanctions. Odds are good the market will value Company X more highly. Critics of this policy, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation , argue that there is no clear national security justification for blocking entities from releasing this information. It is in their interest to be transparent and forthcoming with information so that the market can upgrade their fair value. But these are just logistics: transparency needs to be core to company values. The other interpretation is that companies with good results usually release their earnings earlier.
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Q: how to copy an excel file into a outlook folder I'm trying to copy an excel file to an outlook folder.  I can find the outlook folder but I could not figure out how to copy the excel file there.
Const olFolderInbox = 6

set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set objNamespace = objOutlook.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set objInbox = objNamespace.Folders("ServiceDesk Support")
Set colItems = objInbox.Items
sourcefolder = "c:\"
strfilename = "Online Status -Test.xlsx"
sourcefile = "C:\Online Status -Test.xlsx"
set strfile = fso.GetFolder(sourcefolder)

GetSubfolders(objInbox)

Sub GetSubfolders(objParentFolder)
    Set colFolders = objParentFolder.Folders
    For Each objFolder in colFolders
        Set objSubfolder = objParentFolder.Folders(objFolder.Name)
        if objSubfolder = "File Status" then
            set savefolder = objSubfolder
            fso.CopyFile sourcefile, objSubfolder.Name
        end if
        GetSubfolders objSubfolder
    Next
End Sub

The script completes successfully, but no file in the Outlook folder.


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Stephen Kovacevich performs at Philharmonie de Paris
Stephen Kovacevich joins forces with Martha Argerich for an evening of chamber music performances on 18 November at the Philharmonie de Paris. The programme will include Mozart's Variations in G major and Piano Quartet in E flat major, and a solo performance by Stephen of Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor.
The concert will be broadcast on 25 November at 20:00 on France Musique.
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    any implied warranties of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk arising out of the use or performance
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<#
.Synopsis
   Discover a single VM deployment on the Azure Service Management (ASM) deployments and generate templates and scripts
   then optionally deploy a VM with the same image to an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) deployment.
.DESCRIPTION
   Starts with the VM the user provided, discovers the VMs image, then queries the ARM
   VM image catalog, then creates an ARM template to be deployed to the ARM stack.
   The target VM needs to be in stopped state. If the machine is not stopped, the cmdlet will exit.
.EXAMPLE
    This is the most common and recommended senario. Generate the files for a VM specified by the service name and name but do not deploy.
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -ServiceName <String> -Name <String> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -OutputFileFolder <String> [-AppendTimeStampForFiles] [<CommonParameters>]
.EXAMPLE
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -ServiceName <String> -Name <String> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -Deploy [<CommonParameters>]
.EXAMPLE
    This is the most common and recommended senario. Given a VM, generate files but do not deploy
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -VM <PersistentVMRoleContext> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -OutputFileFolder <String> [-AppendTimeStampForFiles] [<CommonParameters>]
.EXAMPLE
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -VM <PersistentVMRoleContext> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -Deploy [<CommonParameters>]
.EXAMPLE
    Deploy a VM specified by the service name and name with custom certificates, also generate files
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -ServiceName <String> -Name <String> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -OutputFileFolder <String> [-AppendTimeStampForFiles] -Deploy [<CommonParameters>]
.EXAMPLE
    Deploy a VM specified by the service name and name with custom certificates, while generating files
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -ServiceName <String> -Name <String> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -KeyVaultResourceName <String> -KeyVaultVaultName <String> -CertificatesToInstall
    <String[]> -WinRmCertificateName <String> -OutputFileFolder <String> [-AppendTimeStampForFiles] -Deploy [<CommonParameters>]
.EXAMPLE
    Start with a VM specified by the service name and name with custom certificates, generate files but do not depoy
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -ServiceName <String> -Name <String> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -KeyVaultResourceName <String> -KeyVaultVaultName <String> -CertificatesToInstall
    <String[]> -WinRmCertificateName <String> -OutputFileFolder <String> [-AppendTimeStampForFiles] [<CommonParameters>]
.EXAMPLE
    Deploy a VM specified by the service name and name with custom certificates, do not generate files
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -ServiceName <String> -Name <String> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -KeyVaultResourceName <String> -KeyVaultVaultName <String> -CertificatesToInstall
    <String[]> -WinRmCertificateName <String> -Deploy [<CommonParameters>]
.EXAMPLE
    Deploy a VM with custom certificates, while generating files
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -VM <PersistentVMRoleContext> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -KeyVaultResourceName <String> -KeyVaultVaultName <String> -CertificatesToInstall
    <String[]> -WinRmCertificateName <String> -OutputFileFolder <String> [-AppendTimeStampForFiles] -Deploy [<CommonParameters>]
.EXAMPLE
    Only generate files for a VM with custom certificates
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -VM <PersistentVMRoleContext> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -KeyVaultResourceName <String> -KeyVaultVaultName <String> -CertificatesToInstall
    <String[]> -WinRmCertificateName <String> -OutputFileFolder <String> [-AppendTimeStampForFiles] [<CommonParameters>]
.EXAMPLE
    Deploy a VM with custom certificates, but not generate files
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -VM <PersistentVMRoleContext> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -KeyVaultResourceName <String> -KeyVaultVaultName <String> -CertificatesToInstall
    <String[]> -WinRmCertificateName <String> -Deploy [<CommonParameters>]
.EXAMPLE
    Add-AzureSMVmToRM -VM <PersistentVMRoleContext> -ResourceGroupName <String> -DiskAction <Object> -OutputFileFolder <String> [-AppendTimeStampForFiles] -Deploy [<CommonParameters>]
#>
function Add-AzureSMVmToRM
{
    [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated no deploy',
                  PositionalBinding=$false,
                  ConfirmImpact='Medium')]
    Param
    (
        # ServiceName the VM is deployed on
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]
        $ServiceName,

        # Name of the VM
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]
        $Name,

        # VM Object
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.ServiceManagement.Model.PersistentVMRoleContext]
        $VM,

        # Name of the Resource Group the deployment is going to be placed into
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]
        $ResourceGroupName,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [ValidateSet("NewDisks", "CopyDisks")]
        $DiskAction,

        # In case the VM uses a custom WinRM certificate, it needs to be uploaded to KeyVault
        # Please provide KeyVault resource name
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]
        $KeyVaultResourceName,

        # In case the VM uses a custom WinRM certificate, it needs to be uploaded to KeyVault
        # Please provide vault name
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]
        $KeyVaultVaultName,

        # In case the VM uses a custom WinRM certificate, it needs to be uploaded to KeyVault
        # Please provide certificate names that reside on the given vault
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [ValidateScript({
            if ($WinRmCertificateName -and -not $_.Contains($WinRmCertificateName))
            {
                return $false
            }
            return $true
        })]
        [string[]]
        $CertificatesToInstall,

        # In case the VM uses a custom WinRM certificate, it needs to be uploaded to KeyVault
        # Please name the certificate to be used for WinRM among the names provided in $CertificatesToInstall parameter
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [ValidateScript({
            if ($_ -and $CertificatesToInstall -and -not $CertificatesToInstall.Contains($_))
            {
                return $false
            }
            return $true
        })]
        [string]
        $WinRmCertificateName,

        # Folder for the generated template and parameter files
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [ValidateNotNull()]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [string]
        $OutputFileFolder,

        # Generate timestamp in the file name or not, default is to generate the timestamp
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated no deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [switch]
        $AppendTimeStampForFiles,

        # Kick off a new deployment automatically after generating the ARM template files
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='Service and VM names with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object no custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate no files generated and deploy')]
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ParameterSetName='VM object with custom certificate with files generated and deploy')]
        [switch]
        $Deploy
    )

    if ($psCmdlet.ParameterSetName -like "Service and VM names*")
    {
        $lastError = $null
        $VM = Get-AzureVM -ServiceName $ServiceName -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable $lastError
        if ($lastError)
        {
            $message = "VM with name '{0}' on service '{1}' cannot be found. Details are {2}" -f $Name, $ServiceName, $lastError
            Write-Error $message
        }
    }
    else
    {
        $ServiceName = $VM.ServiceName
        $Name = $VM.Name
    }

    if (-not $VM)
    {
        throw "VM is not present"
    }

    if ($vm.PowerState -ne "Stopped")
    {
        $vmMessage = "The VM {0} on service {1} needs to be stopped. It's power state is {2}" -f $vm.Name, $vm.ServiceName, $vm.PowerState
        Write-Error $vmMessage
        return
    }

    if ($WinRmCertificateName)
    {
        # Verify whether or not the custom WinRM certificate can be found in Key Vault.
        $cert = Get-AzureKeyVaultSecret -VaultName $KeyVaultVaultName -Name $WinRmCertificateName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

        if ($cert -eq $null)
        {
            throw ("Cannot find the WinRM certificate {0}. Please ensure certificate is added in the {1} vault's secrets." -f $WinRmCertificateName, $KeyVaultVaultName)
        }
    }

    $cloudService = Get-AzureService -ServiceName $VM.ServiceName
    $location = $cloudService.Location

    $currentRmContext = Get-AzureRmContext -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($currentRmContext -eq $null)
    {
        throw ("Current Azure Resoruce Manager context is not set. Run Select-AzureRmSubscription to select context.")
    }

    $currentSubscription = Get-AzureRmSubscription -SubscriptionId $currentRmContext.Subscription.SubscriptionId

    # Generate a canonical subscription name to use as the stem for other names
    $canonicalSubscriptionName = Get-CanonicalString $currentSubscription.SubscriptionName

    # Start building the ARM template

    # Parameters section
    $parametersObject = @{}
    $actualParameters = @{}

	$parametersObject.Add('location', $(New-ArmTemplateParameter -Type "string" -Description "location where the resources are going to be deployed to" `
                                            -AllowedValues @("East US", "West US", "West Europe", "East Asia", "South East Asia", "East US 2", "Central US", "South Central US", "North Europe", "Japan East", "Japan West", "North Central US")))
    $actualParameters.Add('location', '')

    # Compose an expression that allows capturing the resource location from ARM template parameters
    $resourceLocation = "[parameters('location')]"

    if ($DiskAction -eq 'NewDisks')
    {
        $credentials = Get-Credential
        $parametersObject.Add('adminUser', $(New-ArmTemplateParameter -Type "string" -Description "Administrator user name"))
        $actualParameters.Add('adminUser', $credentials.UserName)

        $parametersObject.Add('adminPassword', $(New-ArmTemplateParameter -Type "securestring" -Description "Administrator user password"))
        $actualParameters.Add('adminPassword', $credentials.GetNetworkCredential().Password);
    }

    # Resources section
    $resources = @()

    # This varibale gathers all resources that form a setup phase. These include storage accounts, virtual networks, availability sets.
    $setupResources = @()

    # Generate the storage account name for the ARM deployments. This function will test the existence of the account, and will generate a new name
    # if the storage account exists on a different location.
    $storageAccountName = Get-StorageAccountName -NamePrefix $canonicalSubscriptionName  -Location $location

    # Check if we need to create storage account resource.
    if (-not $(Test-AzureName -Storage $storageAccountName))
    {
        Write-Verbose $("Adding a resource definition for '{0}' storage account" -f $storageAccountName)

        $vmOsDiskStorageAccountName = ([System.Uri]$VM.VM.OSVirtualHardDisk.MediaLink).Host.Split('.')[0]

        $storageAccount = Get-AzureStorageAccount -StorageAccountName $vmOsDiskStorageAccountName
        $storageAccountResource = New-StorageAccountResource -Name $storageAccountName -Location $resourceLocation -StorageAccountType $storageAccount.AccountType
        $setupResources += $storageAccountResource
    }

    # Virtual network resource
    $virtualNetworkSite = $null
    $vmSumbnet = ''
    $networkConfiguration = $null
    $classicSubnet = $null
    $privateIpAddress = $null
    $vmSubnetName = ""

    if ($VM.VirtualNetworkName -eq $null)
    {
        $vnetName = $Global:asm2armVnetName
    }
    else {
        $vnetName = $(Get-CanonicalString $VM.VirtualNetworkName) + $Global:armSuffix
        # Wrapping in try-catch as the commandlet does not implement -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        try
        {
    		$virtualNetworkSite = Get-AzureVNetSite -VNetName $vm.VirtualNetworkName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        }
        catch [System.ArgumentException]
        {
            throw $("Cannot find the virtual network {0} for VM {0}" -f $vm.VirtualNetworkName, $vm.Name)
        }

        $configuration = $vm.VM.ConfigurationSets | Where-Object {$_.ConfigurationSetType -eq 'NetworkConfiguration'}
        if ($configuration.Count -gt 0)
        {
            $networkConfiguration = $configuration[0]
            $subnetName = $networkConfiguration.SubnetNames[0]
            $classicSubnet = $virtualNetworkSite.Subnets | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $subnetName}
            $privateIpAddress = $networkConfiguration.StaticVirtualNetworkIPAddress
        }
    }

	$currentVnet = Get-AzureRmVirtualNetwork -Name $vnetName -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    $subnets = @()
    $vnetAddressSpaces = @()

    # Does the resource manager have a virtual network we can use? If we have null, no.
    if ($currentVnet -eq $null)
    {
        # Does the source VM is on a virtual network? If the vnetname is the default virtual network name, that means no.
        if ($vnetName -eq $Global:asm2armVnetName)
        {
            # If we are here, that means no virtual network on the source VM and no virtual network on the target resource group.
            # Cust create a default virtual network with a default subnet.
            $vnetAddressSpaces += $Global:defaultAddressSpace

            Write-Verbose $("Adding a resource definition for '{0}' subnet - new default subnet" -f $Global:asm2armSubnet)

            $subnets += New-VirtualNetworkSubnet -Name $Global:asm2armSubnet -AddressPrefix $Global:defaultSubnetAddressSpace
            $vmSubnetName = $Global:asm2armSubnet
        } else {
            # The source VM is on a virtual network. Copy all of the virtual network to ARM
            Write-Verbose $("Copying the classic virtual network specification")
            foreach ($addressSpace in $virtualNetworkSite.AddressSpacePrefixes)
            {
                $vnetAddressSpaces += $addressSpace
            }

            foreach ($subnet in $virtualNetworkSite.Subnets)
            {
                Write-Verbose $("Adding a resource definition for '{0}' subnet" -f $subnet.Name)
                $subnets += New-VirtualNetworkSubnet -Name $subnet.Name -AddressPrefix $subnet.AddressPrefix
            }
            $vmSubnetName = $classicSubnet.Name
        }
    }
    else {
        # If we are here, that means we had previously made a cloning, or the virtual network we are trying to create exists.
        # We need to create the exact copy of the existing virtual network specification, and add a new subnet if the target
        # subnet does not exist.

        $subnetExists = $false
        foreach ($subnet in $currentVnet.Subnets)
        {
            $subnetExists = $($subnet.AddressPrefix -eq $classicSubnet.AddressPrefix -and $subnet.Name -eq $classicSubnet.Name)
            if ($subnetExists)
            {
                foreach ($addressPrefix in $currentVnet.AddressSpace.AddressPrefixes)
                {
                    if (Test-SubnetInAddressSpace -SubnetPrefix $classicSubnet.AddressPrefix -AddressSpace $addressPrefix)
                    {
                        $vnetAddressSpaces += $addressPrefix
                    }
                }

                $vmSubnetName = $classicSubnet.Name
            }
            Write-Verbose $("Found a matching subnet, adding a resource definition for '{0}' subnet" -f $subnet.Name)
            $subnets += New-VirtualNetworkSubnet -Name $subnet.Name -AddressPrefix $subnet.AddressPrefix
        }

        if (-not $subnetExists)
        {
            # We could not find a suitable subnet. This could be because a new VM that could be added after an initial
            # cloning process for another VM. Let's find a suitable address space and add a new subnet
            $existingSubnets = @()
            $currentVnet.Subnets | ForEach-Object {$existingSubnets += $_.AddressPrefix}

            $subnetAddressSpace = Get-AvailableAddressSpace $existingSubnets

            foreach ($addressPrefix in $currentVnet.AddressSpace.AddressPrefixes)
            {
                if (Test-SubnetInAddressSpace -SubnetPrefix $subnetAddressSpace -AddressSpace $addressPrefix)
                {
                    $vnetAddressSpaces += $addressPrefix
                }
            }

            $canonicalServiceName = Get-CanonicalString $vm.ServiceName
            $canonicalVmName = Get-CanonicalString $vm.Name

            $subnetName = 'subnet-{0}-{1}' -f $canonicalServiceName, $canonicalVmName
            $increment = 0
            do {
                $newName = $true
                foreach($subnet in $currentVnet.Subnets)
                {
                    if ($newName)
                    {
                        $newName = $subnetName -ne $subnet.Name
                    }
                }
                if (-not $newName)
                {
                    $subnetName = "{0}-{1:00}" -f $subnetName, $increment
                    $increment += 1
                }
            } until ($newName)

            Write-Verbose $("Could not find a matching subnet within the existing virtual network, adding the subnet '{0}'" -f $subnetName)

            $subnets += New-VirtualNetworkSubnet -Name $subnetName -AddressPrefix $subnetAddressSpace
            $vmSubnetName = $subnetName
        }
    }

    Write-Verbose $("Adding a resource definition for '{0}' virtual network" -f $vnetName)
    $vnetResource = New-VirtualNetworkResource -Name $vnetName -Location $resourceLocation -AddressSpacePrefixes $vnetAddressSpaces -Subnets $subnets
    $setupResources += $vnetResource

    # Availability set resource
    if ($VM.AvailabilitySetName)
    {
        Write-Verbose $("Adding a resource definition for '{0}' availability set" -f $VM.AvailabilitySetName)

        $availabilitySetResource = New-AvailabilitySetResource -Name $VM.AvailabilitySetName -Location $resourceLocation
        $setupResources += $availabilitySetResource
    }

    $actualParameters['location'] = $location
    $vmName = '{0}_{1}' -f $ServiceName, $Name

    # Public IP Address resource
    $ipAddressName = '{0}_armpublicip' -f $vmName

    Write-Verbose $("Adding a resource definition for '{0}' public IP address" -f $ipAddressName)

    $armDnsName = Get-AzureDnsName -ServiceName $ServiceName -Location $location
    $publicIPAddressResource = New-PublicIpAddressResource -Name $ipAddressName -Location $resourceLocation `
        -AllocationMethod 'Dynamic' -DnsName $armDnsName
    $resources += $publicIPAddressResource

    # NIC resource
    $nicName = '{0}_nic' -f $vmName
    $subnetRef = '[concat(resourceId(''Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks'',''{0}''),''/subnets/{1}'')]' -f $vnetName, $vmSubnetName
    $ipAddressDependency = 'Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/{0}' -f $ipAddressName
    $vnetDependency = 'Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/{0}' -f $vnetName

    Write-Verbose $("Adding a resource definition for '{0}' network interface" -f $nicName)

    $dependencies = @($ipAddressDependency)
    $nicResource = New-NetworkInterfaceResource -Name $nicName -Location $resourceLocation -PublicIpAddressName $ipAddressName -PrivateIpAddress $privateIpAddress -SubnetReference $subnetRef -Dependencies $dependencies
    $resources += $nicResource

    # VM
    $nicDependency = 'Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/{0}' -f $nicName

    $vmResource = New-VmResource -VM $VM -NetworkInterface $nicName -StorageAccountName $storageAccountName -Location $resourceLocation -LocationValue $location `
                    -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -DiskAction $DiskAction -KeyVaultResourceName $KeyVaultResourceName -KeyVaultVaultName $KeyVaultVaultName `
                    -CertificatesToInstall $CertificatesToInstall -WinRmCertificateName $WinRmCertificateName -Dependencies @($nicDependency)
    $resources += $vmResource

    # VM extensions (e.g. custom scripts)
    $imperativeScript = New-VmExtensionResources -VM $VM -ServiceLocation $location -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName

    $setupTemplate = New-ArmTemplate -Parameters $parametersObject -Resources $setupResources
    $deployTemplate = New-ArmTemplate -Parameters $parametersObject -Resources $resources
    $parametersFile = New-ArmTemplateParameterFile -ParametersList $actualParameters

    $timestamp = ''
    if ($AppendTimeStampForFiles.IsPresent)
    {
        $timestamp = '-' + $(Get-Date -Format 'yyMMdd-hhmm')
    }

    # Construct output file names
    $fileNamePrefix ='{0}-{1}' -f $vm.ServiceName, $vm.Name
    $setupTemplateFileName = Join-Path -Path $OutputFileFolder -ChildPath $('{0}-setup{1}.json' -f $fileNamePrefix, $timestamp)
    $deployTemplateFileName = Join-Path -Path $OutputFileFolder -ChildPath $('{0}-deploy{1}.json' -f $fileNamePrefix, $timestamp)
    $parametersFileName = Join-Path -Path $OutputFileFolder -ChildPath $('{0}-parameters{1}.json' -f $fileNamePrefix, $timestamp)
    $imperativeScriptFileName = ""
    $copyDisksScriptFileName = ""

    if (-not (Test-Path -Path $OutputFileFolder))
    {
        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $OutputFileFolder | Out-Null
    }

    # Dumping the setup resource template content to a file
    Write-Verbose $("Generating ARM template with setup resources and writing output to {0}" -f $setupTemplateFileName)
    $setupTemplate = [regex]::replace($setupTemplate,'\\u[a-fA-F0-9]{4}',{[char]::ConvertFromUtf32(($args[0].Value -replace '\\u','0x'))})
    $setupTemplate | Out-File $setupTemplateFileName -Force

    # Dumping the deployment resource template content to a file
    Write-Verbose $("Generating ARM template with deployment resources and writing output to {0}" -f $deployTemplateFileName)
    $deployTemplate = [regex]::replace($deployTemplate,'\\u[a-fA-F0-9]{4}',{[char]::ConvertFromUtf32(($args[0].Value -replace '\\u','0x'))})
    $deployTemplate | Out-File $deployTemplateFileName -Force

    # Dumping the parameters template content to a file
    Write-Verbose $("Generating ARM template parameters file and writing output to {0}" -f $parametersFileName)
    $parametersFile | Out-File $parametersFileName -Force

    if ($imperativeScript -ne '')
    {
        # Dumping the imperative script content to a file
        $imperativeScriptFileName = Join-Path -Path $OutputFileFolder -ChildPath $('{0}-setextensions{1}.ps1' -f $fileNamePrefix, $timestamp)
        Write-Verbose $("Generating imperative script file and writing output to {0}" -f $imperativeScriptFileName)
        $imperativeScript | Out-File $imperativeScriptFileName -Force
    }

    if ($DiskAction -eq 'CopyDisks')
    {
        $copyDisksScriptFileName = Join-Path -Path $OutputFileFolder -ChildPath $('{0}-copydisks{1}.ps1' -f $fileNamePrefix, $timestamp)
        $copyDisksScript = New-CopyVmDisksScript -VM $VM -StorageAccountName $storageAccountName -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName
        Write-Verbose $("Generating the script for copying the disk blobs and writing output to {0}" -f $copyDisksScriptFileName)
        $copyDisksScript | Out-File $copyDisksScriptFileName -Force
    }

    if($Deploy.IsPresent)
    {

        New-AzureSmToRMDeployment -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Location $location -ServiceName $vm.ServiceName -Name $vm.Name `
            -SetupTemplateFileName $setupTemplateFileName -ParametersFileName $parametersFileName -DeployTemplateFileName $deployTemplateFileName `
            -CopyDisksScript $copyDisksScriptFileName -ImperativeScript $imperativeScript
    } else {
            $deployCommandletCall = 'New-AzureSmToRMDeployment -ResourceGroupName ''{0}'' -Location ''{1}'' -ServiceName ''{2}'' -Name ''{3}'' -StorageAccountName ''{4}''' `
                            -f $ResourceGroupName, $location, $vm.ServiceName, $vm.Name, $storageAccountName
            $deployCommandletCall += ' -SetupTemplateFileName ''{0}'' -ParametersFileName ''{1}'' -DeployTemplateFileName ''{2}'' ' `
                                    -f $setupTemplateFileName, $parametersFileName, $deployTemplateFileName
            if ($copyDisksScriptFileName -ne "")
            {
                $deployCommandletCall += ' -CopyDisksScript ''{0}''' -f $copyDisksScriptFileName
            }

            if ($imperativeScript -ne "")
            {
                $deployCommandletCall += ' -ImperativeScript ''{0}''' -f $imperativeScriptFileName
            }

            Write-Host "Run the following line to deploy the generated templates and scripts `r`n"
            Write-Host $deployCommandletCall.Trim()

            # Dumping the deploy command line
            $deployScriptFileName = Join-Path -Path $OutputFileFolder -ChildPath $('{0}-deploy{1}.ps1' -f $fileNamePrefix, $timestamp)
            Write-Verbose $("Generating deploy script file and writing output to {0}" -f $deployScriptFileName)
            $deployCommandletCall | Out-File $deployScriptFileName -Force

            Write-Host $("Same commandline can also be found in {0}`r`n" -f $deployScriptFileName)
    }
}

<#
.Synopsis
   Clone (optionally) and deploy the VM using the generated scripts. THis is a part of asm2arm module, cannot be used by itself.
.DESCRIPTION
   Add-AzureSMVmToRM generates the scripts and templates and this commandlet deploys the templates and runs the scripts for the deployment.
.EXAMPLE

.EXAMPLE

#>
function New-AzureSmToRMDeployment
{
    [CmdletBinding(PositionalBinding=$false,
                  ConfirmImpact='Medium')]
    Param(
        # Resource group name for making the deployment
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $ResourceGroupName,

        # Location where the resource group will sit
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $Location,

        # Source VM's service name
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $ServiceName,

        # Name of the source VM
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $Name,

        # Name of the storage account
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $StorageAccountName,

        # Full path for the setup template file
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $SetupTemplateFileName,

        # Full path for the parameter file
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $ParametersFileName,

        # Full path for the VM deployment template
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $DeployTemplateFileName,

        # Full path for the script to copy disk blobs
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
        [string]
        $CopyDisksScript,

        # Full path for the script to set the agent extensions
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
        [string]
        $ImperativeScript

    )

        $resourceGroup = Get-AzureRmResourceGroup -Name $ResourceGroupName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

        if ($resourceGroup -eq $null)
        {
            Write-Verbose $("Creating a new resource group '{0}'" -f $ResourceGroupName)
            New-AzureRmResourceGroup -Name $ResourceGroupName -Location $location
        }
        else
        {
            $canonicalizedLocation = $location.Replace(' ', '').ToLower()
            if ($resourceGroup.Location -ne $canonicalizedLocation)
            {
                $message = "Cannot deploy the VM at location {0} to the resource group {1} at location {2}, please specifiy a new resource group name in the VMs region." -f $location, $ResourceGroupName, $resourceGroup.Location
                throw $message
            }
        }

        $deploymentName = "{0}_{1}" -f $ServiceName, $Name

        # Enter the setup phase
        Write-Verbose $("Setting up a new deployment '{0}' in the resource group '{1}' using template {2}" -f $deploymentName, $ResourceGroupName, $SetupTemplateFileName)
        New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Name $deploymentName -TemplateFile $SetupTemplateFileName -TemplateParameterFile $ParametersFileName  -Location $Location

        if ($CopyDisksScript -ne "" -and $(Test-Path -Path "$CopyDisksScript"))
        {
            Start-HyperbolicWaitForStorageAccount -startSeconds 120 -resourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -StorageAccountName $storageAccountName

            Write-Verbose $("CopyDisks option was requested - all existing VHDs will now be copied to '{0}' storage account managed by ARM" -f $storageAccountName)
            Invoke-Expression -Command $copyDisksScript
        }

        # Enter tha main deployment phase
        Write-Verbose $("Creating a new deployment '{0}' in the resource group '{1}' using template {2}" -f $deploymentName, $ResourceGroupName, $deployTemplateFileName)
        $deploymentResult = New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Name $deploymentName -TemplateFile $deployTemplateFileName -TemplateParameterFile $parametersFileName

        if ($imperativeScript -ne "" -and $(Test-Path -Path "$imperativeScript"))
        {
            # Wait for the deployment to stabilize to run the extensions
            Start-Sleep -Seconds 120

            Invoke-Expression -Command $imperativeScript
        }
}

function Get-CanonicalString
{
    Param(
        [Parameter(Position=0)]
        $original
    )

    return ($($original -replace [regex]'^[0-9]*','') -replace [regex]'[^a-zA-Z0-9]','').ToLower()
}

function Start-HyperbolicWaitForStorageAccount
{
    Param(
        $startSeconds,
        $resourceGroupName,
        $StorageAccountName)

    $done = $false
    $waitFor = $startSeconds
    $iteration = 1
    do {
        $storageAccount = Get-AzureRmStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $StorageAccountName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        $done = $storageAccount -ne $null
        if (-not $done)
        {
            Write-Verbose ("Waiting for {0} seconds for the storage account {1} to be created. This is try number {2}" -f $waitFor, $StorageAccountName, $iteration)
            Start-Sleep -Seconds $waitFor

            if ($iteration -gt 10)
            {
                # only check for every 2 seconds after 10 tries
                $waitFor = 2
            }
            else
            {
                $waitFor = $startSeconds / $iteration
            }
            $iteration += 1
        }

    } while ($iteration -le 100 -and -not $done)

    if (-not $done)
    {
        $message = "Storage account {0} on resource group {1} was not available in the allocated time" -f $StorageAccountName, $resourceGroupName
        throw $message
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


The explosive proliferation of mobile devices and the popularity of social networks have spurred extensive demands on Location Based Services (LBSs) in recent decades. Global Positioning System (GPS) is not capable of providing indoor LBS with sufficient localization accuracy due to the lack of line of sight (LoS) transmission channels between satellites and receivers. Hence, developing Indoor Positioning System (IPS) to provide reliable indoor LBS has been a hot research topic in recent years. IPS has been recognized as a crucial component in numerous applications such as asset tracking, logistics, tourism and security. Furthermore, IPS for occupancy detection can also play an important role in energy saving in buildings. Various wireless communication technologies have been exploited for indoor positioning and navigation services in the past two decades. Since the existing IEEE 802.11 (WiFi) network infrastructures, such as WiFi routers, have been widely available in large numbers of commercial and residential buildings and nearly every commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) mobile device is WiFi enabled, WiFi based IPS has become the primary alternative to GPS for indoor positioning. Nevertheless, there are still several bottlenecks that restrain them from large-scale implementation. In this thesis, we aim to propose systematic solutions to overcome the longstanding challenges of existing WiFi based IPSs, and develop novel algorithms and systems that outperform the existing ones in terms of accuracy, reliability, robustness and efficiency. Firstly, in order to overcome the device heterogeneity issue, we propose to standardize WiFi fingerprints by a statistical shape analysis method (i.e. Procrustes analysis), and define Signal Tendency Index (STI) to measure the similarity between such standardized location fingerprints. Secondly, we address the issue of robustness of the WiFi fingerprinting-based IPS against environmental dynamics by proposing an online sequential extreme learning machine (OS-ELM) based localization algorithm. The fast learning speed of OS-ELM can reduce the time and manpower costs for offline site survey. Meanwhile, its online sequential learning ability enables the proposed localization algorithm to adapt to environmental dynamics in a timely manner. Moreover, we also propose a novel online mutual information (OnlineMI) based access point (AP) selection strategy that is able to select the optimal subset of APs to reduce the computational burden and improve the indoor localization accuracy of the IPS. Furthermore, in order to remove the needs of tedious and laborious offline site survey process for WiFi based IPS, we design and develop WinIPS, a WiFi based non-intrusive IPS that enables automatic online radio map construction and adaptation for calibration-free indoor localization. It is able to capture data packets transmitted in the WiFi traffic and extract the received signal strength (RSS) and MAC addresses of both WiFi access points (APs) and mobile devices in a non-intrusive manner. Owing to this unique advantage, the online RSS measurements of APs are obtained and used as online reference points for radio map construction and adaptation in real-time. Our WinIPS received the 3rd Place Award in the IPSN 2014 Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition (the 3rd most accurate system in the Infrastructure-Free Category). In addition, in order to seamlessly integrate the proposed IPS with GPS, we propose BlueDetect, an accurate, fast and energy-efficient scheme for indoor-outdoor (IO) detection and smooth LBS in all environments running on a mobile device based on the emerging low-power iBeacon technology. By leveraging the portable BLE beacons and Bluetooth module on mobile devices, BlueDetect provides precise IO detection results to turn on/off on-board sensors (such as WiFi and GPS) smartly, improve their performances and reduce the power consumption of mobile devices simultaneously. Furthermore, seamless LBS, such as positioning and navigation service, can be realized by BlueDetect, especially in semi-outdoor environments, which cannot be achieved easily by either GPS or IPS. By integrating BlueDetect with on-board motion sensors on smartphone, including accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope, the system achieved indoor localization accuracy of 1.37m in the infrastructure-based category in the 2015 Microsoft indoor localization competition. With the aid of the aforementioned algorithms and IPSs, numerous LBSs such as indoor navigation on wearable device (Google Glass), indoor geofencing for a smart lighting control system and seamless indoor outdoor navigation, have been successfully developed and implemented in a wide variety of indoor environments.


As a homeowner, you want your yard to look great and be in the best health – which requires maintenance. Unfortunately, too much maintenance and that can lead to fungal infections. For instance, over-watering or too much or too little fertilization. On top of maintenance mishaps, there is the added struggle of dealing with uncontrollable weather that can sometimes lead to fungi developing in your lawn as well. Keep reading to find out how you can identify and treat this invasive fungi because it can be challenging to avoid.
There are many causes of fungal infections in your lawn- mowing too low, over-watering, fertilizing improperly, weather conditions, droughts, etc.
The first thing you want to do is find out what your grass SHOULD look like. If you do not know that, you will have trouble finding irregularities in it.
Often times, yellow and brown is an indication of a fungal infection in your lawn. You should also be aware of any circular patterns, dust-like layers of yellow, white or gray, black or brown spots or even threads between blades, as these are all signs of disease. It is important to check your lawn weekly to prevent spreading and check your soil as it can infect that as well.
Once you know what you are looking for, it is much easier to control and prevent.
If you are struggling with a persistent fungi, the best course of action is to use a fungicide. When searching, it is important to purchase one specifically for the disease. This will help your maintenance practices take affect, therefore allowing the lawn to grow.
Although, the best thing you can do, is to not let fungi develop and use preventative measures.
Luckily, there are many preventative options out there, but today, we are just going to talk about a few.
De-thatching is great for removing thick buildups of thatch in your lawn, allowing for the soil to breathe. If the thatch gets too thick, it prevents air, water and sun from reaching the soil which inhibits growth, leading to problems like fungal infections.
This helps to loosen up the soil every year or two. If you are looking for a guide on aeration, click here. This helps to grow a stronger and more vigorous lawn that is more equipped to fight disease.
This helps to improve the soil, allowing drainage to increase, therefore fighting disease. When top-dressing, you want to take something heavy and flat and work it into the aeration holes. Something important to note, is you want to make sure your top-dressing is no more than 1″ deep over the existing grass.
Here is to a healthy and well-maintained lawn! If this helped you, we would love for you to share it with anyone you know who is struggling with fungi.


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In western, central, and northern Australia average summer temperatures range between 26.7� and 29.4� C (80� and 85� F), but can frequently exceed 38� C (100� F).The warm, temperate regions of the southern coast of continental Australia have four seasons, with cool winters and hot summers. January and February are the hottest months, with average temperatures varying between 18.3� and 21.1� C (65� and 70� F). June and July are the coldest months, with an average July temperature of about 10� C (about 50� F), except in the Australian Alps, where temperatures of 1.7� C (35� F) occur; snowfields exist in the Mount Kosciusko area. The eastern coastal lowlands receive rain in all seasons, although mainly in summer. The warm, temperate western and southern coasts receive rain mainly in the winter months, usually from prevailing westerly winds. Tasmania, lying in the cool temperate zone, receives heavy rainfall from the prevailing westerly winds in summer and from cyclonic storms in winter. In addition to the Australian Alps in southern New South Wales, snow also falls during the winter in the northern part of Victoria, and in Tasmania.
Australia is rich in mineral resources. The most commercially notable include: bauxite (found in Queensland and Western Australia); bituminous coal (Queensland and New South Wales); iron ore (Western Australia and Tasmania); nickel and gold (both Western Australia); lead, zinc, and silver (all found in Queensland, New South Wales, and Tasmania); brown coal, or lignite (Victoria); offshore oil (Victoria); and offshore natural gas Western Australia and Victoria). Australia�s famous deposits of gem minerals include the white opals of Andamooka and Coober Pedy, South Australia, and White Cliffs, New South Wales; and the unique black opals of Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, and Mintabie, South Australia. The huge diamond deposits discovered in the Kimberleys in 1979 have made Australia the world�s leading supplier by volume, and the sixth largest in terms of value. Topaz and sapphires are found in Queensland and New South Wales. Australia also has some of the world�s largest known uranium reserves, located in northern Queensland, the Northern Territory, New South Wales, and South Australia. However, they have been minimally developed because of the lack of domestic demand and strong objections from the environmental movement.
Australia has both fossil and renewable energy resources. The country�s coal reserves, which are used to generate about 75 per cent of electricity, are easily worked and enormous; known reserves are sufficient to last for almost 400 years at present production rates. Natural gas production is located mainly off Western Australia, and known reserves should last 55 years. However, oil production in the Bass Strait, which met about two-thirds of domestic demand in the late 1980s, is expected to begin declining shortly. In terms of renewable resources, Tasmania, the most mountainous part of Australia, has used its considerable hydroelectric power potential to meet most of its electricity needs. Continental Australia has less hydroelectric power potential because of its generally low relief. However, a number of schemes have been built in the Great Dividing Range. In addition to the Snowy Mountains Scheme, they include the Burdekin Falls Dam in Queensland. Australia has considerable wind power potential, and windmills were widely used during the pioneering days of white settlement. However, today they tend to be used only on remote outback sheep stations.


Amidst the hustle and bustle of a rapidly growing Hyderabad City, which also happens to be the capital city of Andhra Pradesh State, the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park provides for a worthy natural environment and an excellent lung space for the residents and the visiting tourists alike. Established as a National Park in 1994 in order to safeguard the biodiversity and richness of an area spread over 1.4 square kilometers, it is often described as a Jungle within the 'Concrete Jungle', situated right next to the posh Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad.
Earlier known as the 'Chiraan Palace' from the days of the Nizam Rule, it was later renamed as the 'Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park', after the former popular Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. This Park is frequented in the mornings, evenings and the weekends by the young and the old so as to come close with the natural environment from time to time. Some of the animals who have made a home in this Park include Pangolins, Small Indian Civets, Peacocks, Jungle Cats, & Porcupines. The Park is also home to over 600 species of Plant-Life, and 30 different varieties and species of Butterflies and Reptiles. Over 140 species of Birds are found to be visiting this Park which has quite a few water-bodies located within which provide the needed moisture to the plants and quench the thirst of the birds and small animals living here.
There was a time when this Park was well outside the city and located on the distant outskirts; but as the growing borders of Hyderabad engulfed most of the surrounding fringes of land, the Park is now right inside the metropolis and a part of the City itself. However, untouched by concrete, it retains the charming natural environment originally preserved by the Nizam.


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SHIELD - Standardization of Lab Data to Enhance Patient-Centered Outcomes Research and Value-Based Care
Improving the Quality, Interoperability and Portability of Laboratory Data within and Between Institutions
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Use of Enhanced Publically-Funded Data Systems for Research
Linking of Clinical and Other Data for Research
STATUS: Active Project
Every day, physicians must make conclusions about a patient's health status based on a snapshot in time during a brief visit, conversation with the patient, and limited historical (often rhetorical) health information. A simple, and meaningful representation of a patient's diagnostic history can be invaluable in contextualizing a patient's personal health care challenges at any single point in time. Laboratory data, however, is commonly excluded from many research efforts due to challenges with data ambiguity. The absence of laboratory semantic interoperability or the ability of two or more systems to exchange, use and analyze information the same way for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) device has been frequently cited as a significant impediment to continuity of patient care, research and overall public healthcare. While it is largely digitized, IVD data that should be represented the same way is often described differently between institutions (or even within an institution) leading to ambiguity and incapacitating its utility in research or other purposes. To address this critical need to improve laboratory data infrastructure, multi-agency sponsored public workshops were held in 2015 and 2016, leading to the formation of the SHIELD (Systemic Harmonization and Interoperability Enhancement for Laboratory Data) collaborative. The SHIELD collaborative is a multi-agency/stakeholder network consisting of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), IVD manufacturers, EHR vendors, laboratories, College of American Pathologists, standards developers, Pew Charitable Trusts, National Evaluation System for healthcare Technology, and academia.
This project will expand the collaborative efforts of FDA and other stakeholders involved in the SHIELD initiative to ensure laboratory information interoperability, such that the same type of device is described the same way in electronic health records (EHR) systems. To realize this goal, this project will develop code mapping manuals to consistently map the same LOINC (Logical Observations Identifiers Names and Codes) to the same type of IVD. This is important because without the specific guidance, manufacturers of IVD devices and laboratories often assign different (and frequently incorrect) LOINC codes for the same type of device. This project will also pilot implementation of SHIELD standard digital formats to update infrastructure in active healthcare provider laboratories, which will include the seamless distribution of LOINC and SNOMED-CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine--Clinical Terms) coding to those provider institutions and registries.
This project aims to improve the quality, interoperability and portability of laboratory data within and between institutions so that diagnostic information can be pulled from different sources or shared between institutions to help illuminate clinical management and understand health outcomes.
The overall objectives of the project are to:
Using the process the Regenstrief Institute (owner, developer and curator of LOINC codes) used for Microbiology, develop LOINC code mapping manuals for the remainder of IVD domains: Chemistry, Drug/Toxicology, Allergy, Serology/Hematology, Cell Markers and Molecular Pathology.
Conduct pilot implementation and testing of an interoperability upgrade to existing laboratory information systems (LIS) and registries by incorporating SHIELD-approved, high-quality, industry-defined and supported format to facilitate the publication and exchange of LOINC codes for vendor IVD test results.
Assess the interoperability and value of the systems and tools tested in the pilot in live LIS and EHR systems pre- and post-implementation.


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David Pritchard is an independent consultant in Animal Welfare Science and Practice. He was formerly Senior Veterinary Consultant for DEFRA, UK with over 20 years experience in international negotiation of veterinary rules for EU Trade. This has covered veterinary checks, disease control and animal welfare for farm species during both transport and slaughter. He chaired the Standing Committee for the Treaty for Farm Animal protection of the Council of Europe and was the UK focal point for OIE on animal welfare. He advised the Farm Animal Welfare Council for over 10 years and led the DEFRA animal welfare science research programme. He provided veterinary advice on policy relating to the welfare of farm, sport and companion animals for the GB animal welfare strategy. He subsequently managed implementation and operation of welfare laws by the State Veterinary Service including welfare surveillance.
He has published and lectured extensively on improving animal welfare capacity of veterinary services, both nationally and internationally. David Pritchard is chair of the Advisory Board of the Coordinated European Animal Welfare Network Project (EUWelNet).


you're own information is INCORRECT. Read the site you cite again.
It is delivered by the STATES and it is NOT UNANIMOUS.
@susy Really??? If they do that half the people in the U.S. Would be in some kind of mental facility, because most everyone has some kind of mental problem!
Such a vivid demonstration of heartbreak!
"It is delivered by the STATES and it is NOT UNANIMOUS" The SCOTUS is the final court of appeal and it rules on the constitutionality of every state's death penalty statute.
"Alabama stands alone" in condemning prisoners to death despite the jury's decision that he should live"... eji.org. So can Judge Samour overturn the jury's verdict here in Colorado?
That's not what it says. Bye--Bye.
This many red flags about hurting other people should warrant professional action.
This brings back so much for me. I lost my son (6) and the nightmare we all went thru.
Also, refer to Possibility of Retroactivity.
GB has been having a very hard time controlling tears...me too.
@JW: Probably because AC has four children. I wonder if King or Spengler have kids.
The best part of this in the DT not objecting!!
I wouldn't want to run into either of their spawn.
Lost the feed at crucial moment when MrSullivan was answering the judge's question.
I can't get over how eloquent and amazing Mr. Sullivan was.
He is accusing the juror of deception/perjury. There were 3 who were not on board. He is in contempt.
Judge Samour is inviting anyone with information about that juror's prejudice to come forward - one hopes that could happen.
I disagree with Samour. I still believe that this one juror lied about her feeling regarding the death penalty.
@Tjq612 , I'm sorry for your loss.
He is NOT TESTIFYING - CANNOT BE HELD IN CONTEMPT!
It's not going to happen. This is slander of the jury. Sullivan spoiled his tribute to his grand daughter.
What did Sullivan say about a firing squad?
It did not spoil his tribute. He said what he wanted to say. The judge admonished him for his OPINION, but he still got out what he wanted to say.
He said that Holmes should put in request to die by firing squad.
Franklin your full of IT!!!!!
He made serious, unfounded, deeply disrespectful, slanderous charges against the court and the jury. He spoiled his testimony.
In your opinion. I don't feel he spoiled his testimony...besides it's not testimony...it's a statement of his feelings and he said exactly what he thinks. I still think it was a beautiful statement about his beautiful granddaughter brutally murdered by THAT GUY.
Phil...do you know...does one have to be at court in the morning in order to be there for the day or can one show up after the lunch break and be able to sit in the courtroom for the afternoon session?
Statement from Heather Dearman is first one to mention Newtown. "The same feelings resurfaced for us all. The nightmares, the fear to go to school our out in public places hit them hard."
Too bad JH can't do what Timothy McVeigh did and demanded to be put to death immediately.


Are my Crepe Myrtle's dead "how to tell"??
We transplanted 2 large Crepe Myrtle's in Febuary. We are in S.C.. They are yet to have any leaves.
Keep watering them regularly. They may be dead up top but Mine has just started around the base with new sprouts shooting up. Once you see the new sprouts shooting up around the base its probably safe to prune back the dead wood.


Download Book Emotional Contagion 0 Studies In Emotion And Social Interaction in PDF format. You can Read Online Emotional Contagion 0 Studies In Emotion And Social Interaction here in PDF, EPUB, Mobi or Docx formats.
When people are in a certain mood, whether elated or depressed, that mood is often communicated to others. When we are talking to someone who is depressed it may make us feel depressed, whereas if we talk to someone who is feeling self-confident and buoyant we are likely to feel good about ourselves. This phenomenon, known as emotional contagion, is identified here, and compelling evidence for its effects is offered from a variety of disciplines--social and developmental psychology, history, cross-cultural psychology, experimental psychology, and psychopathology. The authors propose a simple mechanism to account for the process of contagion. They argue that people, in their everyday encounters, tend automatically and continuously to synchronize with the facial expressions, voices, postures, movements, and instrumental emotional behaviors of others. Emotional experiences are affected, moment-to-moment, by the feedback from such mimicry. In a series of orderly chapters, the authors provide observational and laboratory evidence to support their propositions. They then offer practical suggestions for clinical psychologists, physicians, husbands and wives, parents, and professionals who wish to become better at shaping the emotional tone of social encounters.
The emotions that we feel and also those that we perceive in others are crucial to the social functioning of both humans and non-human animals. Although the role of context has been extensively studied in basic sensory processing, its relevance for social cognition and emotional processing is little understood. In recent years, several lines of research at the behavioral and neural levels have highlighted the bidirectional interactions that take place between emotions and social context. Experienced emotions, even when incidental, bias decision-making. Remarkably, even basic emotions can be strongly influenced by situational contexts. In addition, both humans and non-human animals can use emotional expressions strategically as a means of influencing and managing the behavioral response of others in relation to specific environmental situations. Moreover, social emotions (e.g., engaged in moral judgment, empathic concern and social norms) seem to be context-dependent, which also questions a purely abstract account of emotion understanding and expression, as well as other social cognition domains. The present Research Topic of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience highlights the need for a situated approach to emotion and social cognition. We presented theoretical and empirical work at the behavioral and neural levels that contribute to our understanding of emotion within a highly contextualized social realm, and vice-versa. Relevant contributions are presented from diverse fields, including ethology, neurology, biology, cognitive and social neuroscience, and as well as psychology and neuropsychiatry. This integrated approach that entails the interaction between emotion and social context provide important new insights into the growing field of social neuroscience.
One of the key challenges of all types of practice and research is finding a way to measure the problem. This seminal 2-volume book contains hundreds of the most useful measurement tools for use in clinical practice and in research. All measures are critiqued by the editors, who provide guidance on how to select and score them and the actual measures are wholly reproduced. This second volume, focusing on measures for use with adults, whose conditions of concerns are not focused on family relationships or couple relationships, includes an introduction to the basic priniciples of measurement, an overview of different types of measures, and an overview of the Rapid Assessment Inventories included herein. Volume II also contains descriptions and reviews of each instrument, as well as information on how they were selected and how to administer and score them. This book is designed as the definitive reference volume on assessment measures for both practice and research in clinical mental health. This fifth edition of Corcoran and Fischers Measures for Clinical Practice and Research is updated with a new preface, new scales, and updated information for existing instruments, expanding and cementing its utility for members of all the helping professions, including psychology, social work, psychiatry, counseling, nursing, and medicine. Alone or as a set, these classic compendiums are powerful tools that clinicians and researchers alike will find an invaluable addition to - or update of - their libraries.
Within psychology, emotion is often treated as something private and personal. In contrast, this book tries to understand emotion from the 'outside' by examining the everyday social settings in which it operates. Three levels of social influence are considered in decreasing order of inclusiveness, starting with the surrounding culture and subculture, moving on to the more delimited organization or group, and finally focusing on the interpersonal setting. At all these levels, emotion is influenced by social factors and has an impact on the way social life proceeds. For example, there are no direct equivalents in many cultures for some of the particular forms of emotion experienced in Western societies, suggesting that not all aspects of emotion are universal or biologically determined. Further, our various social identifications and allegiances partly determine what is emotionally relevant in a situation and how we respond to ingroup and outgroup members' emotions. Finally, emotions are usually occasioned by things that other people say, do, or have done to them, and often change the way interaction with those others proceeds. topics from a social psychological perspective, and develops its own distinctive approach by recontextualising emotion in an integrated cultural, organisational and relational world.
This book addresses questions about communication and emotion that are important to everyday life.
Emotion in Interaction offers a collection of original studies that explore emotion in naturally occurring spoken interaction.


Anyone fancy a road trip to Zadar, Croatia?
My pal, Rachel Marsden, has just blogged about and brought my attention to two incredible sound art installations Sun Salutation and Sea Organ created by architect Nikola Bašić with the help of Professor Vladimir Andročec (sea hydraulics consultant from the Zagreb Civil Engineering University). Sea Organ has been described as an "orchestra of nature" – the pipes were made by Goran Ježina, Heferer (Zagreb) made 35 labiums for every pipe, and it was tuned by professor Ivica Stamać (Zagreb).
I adore that all-encompassing sensation of being consumed by nature… That reminder of one's relative insignificance as part of the greater scale of things that can only be reached when truly submerged in a natural phenomenon. Having recently returned from a long-haul destination I spoke about this feeling to the mother-in-law before leaving. She's not a fan of travel, but I love the reaffirming sensation of turbulence – the way that nature asserts it's authority over man's technological advances and tosses us about in the sky. Equally, I encountered this otherworldliness of our very real world whilst snorkelling on holiday, entering into entirely foreign territory thanks to a breathing aid… And again further excitement with the threat of a cyclone. I'm in no way glamourising nature's potential for destruction, more marvelling at it's wonder, and the way in which it chooses to remind us who's boss… The mother-in-law wasn't convinced!
Anyway, back to Zadar. Read more about this sensational installation on Rachel's blog here and find a link to an awe-inspiring video of the multi-faceted installation in action on Rachel's blog too.