From Jessica's earlier post about conditional oracles, the question was asked: what is the equilibrium concept for games with more than one COEDT agent?
This post will (partially) answer that question, and provide a link to a tool to visualize 2-player 2-move COEDT equilibria sets.
From the last post, all reflective conditional oracle distributions weakly lead to themselves.
Two things must be noted. First, the space that the equilibrium set lies in is actually correlated strategy space (a probability distribution over all joint outcomes, which in a 2-player 2-move game, is a tetrahedron). This is because the same oracle is selected from the oracle distribution for all the algorithms to use, which opens the door to correlated outcomes, instead of both players independently drawing an oracle from the oracle distribution. Second, the full concept of an equilibrium produced by a reflective COD (in the sense of a necessary and sufficient condition) is difficult to characterize, because it involves a bunch of fiddly details of the utilities of various probability-zero actions and whether it is possible to limit to them in the appropriate way. Therefore, the following definition doesn't characterize all COEDT equilibria, just the fully-mixed ones that lie in the interior of the space instead of on a boundary (because that corresponds to having no outcomes occur with probability zero).
Let Pi be the i'th player, Ui be the utility function of the i'th player, Si be the strategy set of the i'th player, S=∏i∈ISi be the set of outcomes, si be the move the i'th player plays as dictated by some s∈S, and Δ be a probability distribution over S.
Definition 1: A fully-mixed conditional equilibria is a probability distribution Δ with nonzero probability over all s∈S, s.t.
In short, all players are indifferent between all of the moves that they could play.
Theorem 1: All fully mixed conditional equilibria in a game have a reflective conditional oracle distribution which results in the equilibrium being played.
Theorem 2: All conditional oracle distributions which result in nonzero probability for all outcomes, when used, which aren't fully-mixed conditional equilibria, aren't reflective.
Due to these theorems, in the 2-player 2-move case, all conditional equilibria except for some points on the boundary may be found by plotting an "indifference surface" (where a player is indifferent between both moves) for both players in the unit tetrahedron, and the intersection of the indifference surfaces in the interior of the tetrahedron is the set of fully-mixed conditional equilibria.
Adam Scherlis has kindly coded a tool to do this, using the Wolfram CDF player. The .cdf file is here.
This is Prisoner's Dilemma. Both D,D and C,C are possible equilibria.
This is Chicken. There is a line of possible equilibria where both players get 4 utility in expectation. The two swerve/straight outcomes are also possible equilibria, because there are points arbitrarily close to them where the players pick swerve and straight, so there is a sequence of oracles which limit to swerve/straight, so the distribution Q which corresponds to swerve/straight lies in StepClosure(Q). This is an instance of disconnected points on the boundary which are produced by reflective conditional oracle distributions, which aren't fully-mixed, so they aren't an instance of the equilibrium concept that we defined. Note that the intuitively desirable outcome where both players go straight with 10% probability to get an expected utility of 4.05 is not an equilibrium, despite being the optimal strategy if you know your opponent will select the same probability distribution over moves as you, because it incentivizes both players to go straight if they know that the other player plays that strategy, and so isn't stable.
This is Stag Hunt. Again, there are many equilibria where both players earn 1 utility in expectation, and a disconnected equilibrium point where both players cooperate on hunting the stag.
Because all oracle queries are of the form (Ui,COEDTi,j,Ui,1−COEDTi,j), by starting with the final COEDT algorithm in the chain, because expected utility is the same for both actions (by Δ being a fully-mixed conditional equilibrium), there is no constraint on the oracle distribution. Working backward from the maximum j to 1, for all the COEDT algorithms, because expected utility is the same for taking an action and deferring, there is no constraint on the oracle distribution produced.
Because Q produces no constraints on what Q′ must be, Q weakly leads to all Q′, and in particular, Q weakly leads to Q. By the definition of StepClosure from the previous post, and Q being fully-mixed, Q∈StepClosure(Q)⊆StepHull(Q), so Q is a reflective conditional oracle distribution.
As before, given a fully-mixed distribution Δ, select an arbitrary Q which produces it. By the same reasoning as before (backwards induction), when we get to the first action with higher or lower expected utility than the other actions that have been seen so far, due to the difference in expected utility, we get a constraint on Q′, namely that PQ′(O(Ui,COEDTi,j,Ui,1−COEDTi,j)=1)=1, or PQ′(O(Ui,COEDTi,j,Ui,1−COEDTi,j)=0)=1. Because Q has some of its probability mass composed of oracles which permit later actions to be taken (because Δ is fully-mixed) , it violates this condition, so Q does not weakly lead to itself. All reflective Q weakly lead to themselves, from the previous post, so Q cannot be reflective.


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Finance ·Wall Street Allstars
How Citi is coping in a trying time
BYAndy Serwer
CEO Vikram Pandit discusses potential in emerging markets, the dark days of 2009 — and his willingness to talk with Occupy Wall Street.
FORTUNE — Next year, Citigroup will reach a historic milestone: its 200th birthday. That makes it one of the oldest banks in the country and, fittingly for an enterprise established two days before Congress declared war against the British in 1812, one that has survived many a crisis. In Citi's case, more than one has been at least partially self-inflicted, including the events that resulted in $45 billion worth of federal bailouts during the financial meltdown. Since then the company has been paring debt and slowly picking itself off the mat with seven profitable quarters in a row. But like other bank stocks, Citi (C) shares have suffered, losing 30% in the past three months. In an interview with Fortune managing editor Andy Serwer, Citi CEO Vikram Pandit sees slow growth but predicts Citi will benefit from emerging economies. Edited excerpts:
Q. Citi has come a long way since the low points of 2009. Give us an overview.
A. I think overall the bank's doing well. This is a fundamentally different company than it was three years ago. We've de-risked the bank. We have one of the smallest mortgage portfolios of any large bank in this country. We've built up enormous financial strength. Today 25% of our balance sheet is in cash or government securities or liquid securities. For a balance sheet our size, that's a lot of cash. The most important thing is we're back to the basics of banking. We feel very good about our strategy and our financial position.
Is your business slowing down?
Our business is directly tied to GDP and GDP growth. If you're talking about a slower-growth world and a lower-interest-rate world, that's going to affect profitability for all banks. What we've got, though, is a little bit different from everybody else. Let me tell you where the growth is. It's coming from the emerging-market consumer, who is going to be the new driver of global economic growth. Citi is in 100-plus countries, and we've been in many of them for over 100 years. There's no other bank that's got the footprint we do. So we're in exactly the right places, and we're looking forward to that being a big driver of our future.
You have a Ph.D. in economics. Are we heading into a recession?
There's no question that the challenges of paying down debt are foremost in the minds of the market. The market wants to see a credible plan as to how we're going to attack that, and unless and until they see a credible plan, whether it's here or in Europe, it's going to fret a lot. I would say I don't expect the U.S. to go into a recession. I really don't. It may not grow as much as we'd like it to, but I don't see it slipping back.
Not long after you became CEO in December 2007, Citi was bailed out not once, but twice. How grueling was that, and what was the lowest point?
It was very challenging for our people who had to deal with clients every day in the midst of all this. We really owe where we are today to our people who believed in the plan we put in place. And obviously we owe the American people a debt of gratitude for the help that we received. But there was a day when Citi stock hit $1 a share.
What was that like for you?
It was clear to us that the markets were not understanding the progress we were making. You can't feel good about that. So we started very aggressively communicating about the progress we've made, the profitability picture, all of that. And that started turning the market, and we started building momentum. But certainly you can imagine 260,000 people sitting around the world doing the right thing, helping their clients, watching the stock dip down to $1 a share. That was not a good day.
The Occupy Wall Street folks have been making a tour of the homes of Wall Street CEOs. If they came up to you, what would you say to them?
Well, I'd say that their sentiments are completely understandable. The economic recovery is not what we all want it to be. I would also corroborate that trust has been broken between financial institutions and the citizens of the U.S., and that it's Wall Street's job to reach out to Main Street and rebuild that trust. I'd talk to them about what we're doing at Citi, talking about not only everything we're doing to increase small-business lending substantially, to admitting that we can't reach everybody who needs money or loans, and we're working through community organizations to reach them, to saying that we've got to make sure that we deal with our customer transparently, fairly. And more important, I'd talk about the fact that they should hold Citi and the financial institutions accountable for practicing responsible finance.
To me, practicing responsible finance is about making sure you're acting in the interests of your clients and the system, and that what you're doing is not just moving money around, but actually creating some economic value, that you actually are supporting growth in the economy as well. Hopefully they take all of that to heart and keep asking us how we're doing. And I'd be happy to talk to them anytime they wanted to come by.
This article is from the November 7, 2011 issue of Fortune.
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#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

#include <pocas/core/mtwaitqueue.h>

typedef struct PC_MtWaitQueueEntry PC_MtWaitQueueEntry;

struct PC_MtWaitQueueEntry
{
    PC_MtWaitQueueEntry *prev;
    void *element;
};

struct PC_MtWaitQueue
{
    mtx_t lock;
    cnd_t cv;
    int waiting;
    PC_MtWaitQueueElementDeleter deleter;
    PC_MtWaitQueueEntry *back;
    PC_MtWaitQueueEntry *front;
};

SOEXPORT PC_MtWaitQueue *PC_MtWaitQueue_create(PC_MtWaitQueueElementDeleter deleter)
{
    PC_MtWaitQueue *self = malloc(sizeof(PC_MtWaitQueue));
    if (!self) return 0;
    if (mtx_init(&self->lock, mtx_plain) != 0)
    {
        free(self);
        return 0;
    }
    if (cnd_init(&self->cv) != 0)
    {
        free(self);
        return 0;
    }
    self->waiting = 0;
    self->deleter = deleter;
    self->back = 0;
    self->front = 0;
    return self;
}

SOEXPORT void PC_MtWaitQueue_enqueue(PC_MtWaitQueue *self, void *element)
{
    PC_MtWaitQueueEntry *entry = malloc(sizeof(PC_MtWaitQueueEntry));
    entry->element = element;
    entry->prev = 0;
    mtx_lock(&self->lock);
    if (self->front) self->front->prev = entry;
    self->front = entry;
    mtx_unlock(&self->lock);
    if (self->waiting) cnd_signal(&self->cv);
}

SOEXPORT void *PC_MtWaitQueue_dequeue(PC_MtWaitQueue *self, int timeout)
{
    if (!timeout && !self->front) return 0;
    mtx_lock(&self->lock);
getfront:
    if (self->front)
    {
        PC_MtWaitQueueEntry *front = self->front->prev;
        void *element = self->front->element;
        free(self->front);
        self->front = front;
        mtx_unlock(&self->lock);
        return element;
    }
    if (timeout)
    {
        int err = 0;
        ++self->waiting;
        if (timeout < 0)
        {
            err = cnd_wait(&self->cv, &self->lock);
        }
        else
        {
            struct timespec ts;
            clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
            ts.tv_sec += timeout / 1000;
            ts.tv_nsec += (timeout % 1000) * 1000000L;
            if (ts.tv_nsec >= 1000000000L)
            {
                ts.tv_nsec -= 1000000000L;
                ++ts.tv_sec;
            }
            err = cnd_timedwait(&self->cv, &self->lock, &ts);
        }
        --self->waiting;
        if (err == ETIMEDOUT) goto empty;
        goto getfront;
    }
empty:
    mtx_unlock(&self->lock);
    return 0;
}

SOEXPORT void PC_MtWaitQueue_destroy(PC_MtWaitQueue *self)
{
    mtx_lock(&self->lock);
    cnd_destroy(&self->cv);
    mtx_destroy(&self->lock);

    while (self->front)
    {
        PC_MtWaitQueueEntry *front = self->front->prev;
        if (self->deleter) self->deleter(self->front->element);
        free(self->front);
        self->front = front;
    }
    free(self);
}

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'DragonSpark' Malware: East Asian Cyberattackers Create an OSS Frankenstein
Hackers cleverly cobbled together a suite of open source software — including a novel RAT — and hijacked servers owned by ordinary businesses.
Nate Nelson
Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
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We imagine that the world's most successful hackers write their own dangerous code and invest heavily in the technologies they use to breach their targets. In recent months, however, a new cluster of attacks succeeded with just the opposite approach.
According to a report out Jan. 24 from SentinelOne, a threat actor compromised a number of organizations across China and Taiwan by creating a Frankenstein's monster-style composite of preexisting open source components. Among them: multiple tools for escalating user privileges in Windows machines, and for establishing persistence and allowing remote code execution.
In addition to adopting other hackers' code, the attackers freely adopted other organizations' infrastructure, too. In staging their malware, the hackers puppeteered servers located in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan, many of which were hosted by perfectly ordinary businesses, including an art gallery, a retailer for baby products, and companies in the gaming and gambling industries.
Researchers from SentinelOne named the campaign "DragonSpark" — a portmanteau referencing the attackers' Chinese-language links, and "SparkRAT," an open source remote access Trojan (RAT) never seen in the wild until now.
An Open Source Party
To gain initial access to their targets, the DragonSpark attackers sought out Internet-exposed Web servers and MySQL database servers. Then, with a foot in the door, they began deploying open source malware.
"Open source tools and existing infrastructure are very practical to threat actors," Aleksandar Milenkoski, senior threat researcher at SentinelOne, tells Dark Reading. This is especially true of "actors involved in cybercrime activities without many resources and in-depth technical readiness to develop their own tool set and setup an intricate infrastructure, but aiming for large-scale, opportunistic attacks at the same time."
The DragonSpark attackers carried out their opportunistic attacks with programs like SharpToken and BadPotato, which enable the execution of commands at the level of the Windows operating system. SharpToken also provides visibility to user and process information; it allows a user to freely add, delete, or modify passwords of system users. BadPotato, the researchers noted, had been previously used by other Chinese threat actors in an espionage campaign.
Next in the arsenal was GotoHTTP, which facilitates persistence, file transfer, and remote screen viewing. But the most notable malware of all was SparkRAT — "a very recent development on the threat landscape," Milenkoski noted. DragonSpark represents "the first concrete observation of threat actors using SparkRAT as part of larger campaigns."
Released in its current version on Nov. 1, 2022, SparkRAT is a jack of all trades. It's compatible with not only Windows but also Linux and macOS systems. Its most notable features are as follows, as the researchers outlined:
"Command execution: including execution of arbitrary Windows system and PowerShell commands;
System manipulation: including system shutdown, restart, hibernation, and suspension;
File and process manipulation: including process termination as well as file upload, download, and deletion; and
Information theft: including exfiltration of platform information (CPU, network, memory, disk, and system uptime information), screenshot theft, and process and file enumeration."
SparkRAT, SharpToken, Bad Potato, and GotoHTTP are all freely available to download online. As open-source tools, their use also makes attribution more difficult.
Links to China
All of the targets of DragonSpark were organizations based in East Asia. Many of them "have a large customer base," Milenkoski observes, "leading to the belief that the threat actors may be targeting customer data." Whether the motive was cybercrime or espionage was not determined.
Though unable to attribute anyone specific, the researchers considered it "highly likely" that the DragonSpark attackers were Chinese speakers. That is, in part, explained by the fact that most of their infrastructure and targets were located in East Asia. Additionally, the Web shell they used to deploy their malware — a well-known tool called China Chopper — and all of the open source tools described above were originally developed by Chinese-speaking developers and vendors.
This is consistent with recent activity in the world of Chinese threat actors. An alert published last summer by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) highlighted how state-sponsored APTs from the People's Republic "often mix their customized toolset with publicly available tools."
All signs point to more of these kinds of attacks going forward. SparkRAT in particular, though nascent to the scene, "is regularly updated with new features," the SentinelOne researchers noted, adding that "the RAT will remain attractive to cybercriminals and other threat actors in the future."
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Q: Determine if email is from free email provider or ISP Is there a way in C# to determine if a email address is from an isp or free email service?
I want to determine if the email is corporate or personal,  similar to how yammer does it on their sign up form.

A: There is nothing C# can tell you about if an email address if a personal or business email address or the distinction. Infact, no language can tell you that!
This requires some coding on your part and whether or not it is possible. But don't think it is really possible because, as @John Saunders has said, what if people are using gmail for business? But also their employees could have their own gmail address for personal usage... so how would you find the distinction?

A: The easiest way is by having a list of all non-corporate addresses and comparing your address extension to that list. If it's not found, it's not from a free email service.
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import pyglet

def draw_card():
    pyglet.graphics.draw(4,
                         pyglet.gl.GL_QUADS,
                         ('v2i', (get_card_vertices()))
                         )

def get_card_vertices():
    card_width = 200
    card_height = 200
    card_vertices = [
        0, 0,
        0, card_height,
        card_width, card_height,
        card_width, 0
    ]
    return card_vertices

# Create a Pyglet Window
window = pyglet.window.Window()

# Set up our window event handlers, we need to do this before we start our app running
@window.event
def on_draw():
    window.clear()
    draw_card()

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The 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete" () is currently the only active armored brigade of the Italian Army. Its core units are tank and Bersaglieri regiments. The brigade's headquarters is in the city of Pordenone and most of its units are based in the North-East of Italy. The brigade's name comes from the battering ram (). The brigade draws much of its historical traditions from the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete", which fought in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. In 1948 the Ariete was reconstituted as division and remained active until 1986. Today the brigade is part of the Division "Vittorio Veneto".

History

World War II
The 132nd Armored Division "Ariete" was formed in February 1939. In December 1940 the division was sent to Libya to fight in the Western Desert Campaign. The division was destroyed in the Second Battle of El Alamein and declared lost due to wartime events on 8 December 1942.

Reconstitution
On 23 May 1948 the Italian Army raised the Armored Brigade "Ariete" at Forte Pietralata in Rome. The same year it was transferred to Pordenone in the Friuli region in Northern Italy and assigned to V Army Corps. The brigade consisted of the following units.

 Armored Brigade "Ariete", in Pordenone
  8th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Pordenone
 III Bersaglieri Battalion (M3 Half-tracks)
 V Bersaglieri Battalion (M3 Half-tracks)
  132nd Tank Regiment, in Aviano
 I Tank Battalion (M26 Pershing tanks)
 II Tank Battalion (M26 Pershing tanks)
  132nd Armored Artillery Regiment, in Pordenone
 I Self-propelled Howitzer Group (M7 Priest self-propelled howitzers)
 II Self-propelled Howitzer Group (M7 Priest self-propelled howitzers)
 III Self-propelled Howitzer Group (M7 Priest self-propelled howitzers)
 IV Light Air-defense Group (M1 40mm anti-aircraft guns)
 Engineer Platoon
 Signal Platoon
 Brigade Services

Armored Division "Ariete"
On 1 October 1952 the brigade was expanded to full division and consisted of the following units:

 Armored Division "Ariete"
  8th Bersaglieri Regiment
 III Bersaglieri Battalion (M3 Half-tracks)
 V Bersaglieri Battalion (M3 Half-tracks)
 XII Bersaglieri Battalion (M3 Half-tracks)
 Bersaglieri Anti-tank Company (M40 recoilless rifles)
  132nd Tank Regiment
 I Tank Battalion (M26 Pershing tanks, later replaced by M47 Patton main battle tanks)
 II Tank Battalion (M26 Pershing tanks, later replaced by M47 Patton main battle tanks)
 III Tank Battalion (M26 Pershing tanks, later replaced by M47 Patton main battle tanks)
  132nd Armored Artillery Regiment
 I Self-propelled Howitzer Group (M7 Priest self-propelled howitzers)
 II Self-propelled Howitzer Group (M7 Priest self-propelled howitzers)
 III Self-propelled Howitzer Group (M7 Priest self-propelled howitzers)
 IV Self-propelled Howitzer Group (M7 Priest self-propelled howitzers)
 V Light Air-defense Group (M1 40mm anti-aircraft guns)
 VI Light Air-defense Group (M1 40mm anti-aircraft guns)
  Armored Cavalry Squadron "Cavalleggeri Guide" (M8 Greyhound)
 132nd Engineer Company (expanded to Engineer Battalion "Ariete" on 1 July 1958)
 132nd Signal Company (expanded to Signal Battalion "Ariete" on 1 October 1958)
 Divisional Services

1963 reorganization
In 1963 Italian divisions adapted their organization to NATO standards and thus added a brigade level to the divisions structure. In the same year the reconstitution of the 32nd Tank Regiment began. The Ariete was now organized as follows:

 Armored Division "Ariete",  in Pordenone
 I Mechanized Brigade "Ariete", in Pordenone (formed 1 January 1963)
  8th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Pordenone
 III Bersaglieri Battalion (M113 armored personnel carriers)
 XII Bersaglieri Battalion (M113 armored personnel carriers)
 VII Tank Battalion (M47 Patton main battle tanks)
 Bersaglieri Anti-tank Company (M40 recoilless rifles)
 I/132nd Armored Artillery Regiment (M7 Priest self propelled howitzers)
 I Service Battalion
 1st Engineer Company
 1st Signal Company
 II Armored Brigade "Ariete", in Pordenone (formed 1 October 1963)
  32nd Tank Regiment, in Cordenons (operational from 1 March 1964)
 III Tank Battalion (M47 Patton main battle tanks)
 V Tank Battalion (M47 Patton main battle tanks)
 XXIII Bersaglieri Battalion (M113 armored personnel carriers)
 II/132nd Armored Artillery Regiment (M7 Priest self propelled howitzers)
 II Service Battalion
 2nd Engineer Company
 2nd Signal Company
 III Armored Brigade "Ariete", in Maniago (formed 1 January 1963)
  132nd Tank Regiment, in Aviano
 VIII Tank Battalion (M47 Patton main battle tanks)
 X Tank Battalion (M47 Patton main battle tanks)
 XXXVIII Bersaglieri Battalion (M113 armored personnel carriers)
 III/132nd Armored Artillery Regiment (M7 Priest self propelled howitzers)
 III Service Battalion
 3rd Engineer Company
 3rd Signal Company
 Artillery Brigade "Ariete" (1 October 1963 in Casarsa della Delizia)
  132nd Armored Artillery Regiment, in Pordenone
 IV Heavy Self-propelled Field Artillery Group (M44 self propelled howitzers)
 V Heavy Self-propelled Artillery Group (M55 self propelled howitzers)
 VI Light Air-defense Group (L60 40mm anti-aircraft guns)
  XIX Reconnaissance Squadrons Group "Cavalleggeri Guide" (M24 Chaffee (M24 Chaffee light tanks and M113 armored personnel carriers)
 Engineer Battalion "Ariete"
 Signal Battalion "Ariete"
 Light Airplane Section "Ariete" (L-21B airplanes)
 Helicopter Section "Ariete" (AB 47J helicopters)

On 1 October 1968 the brigade headquarters were disbanded and the divisions returned to its former structure. The "Ariete" was part of the 5th Army Corps based in North-Eastern Italy. The 5th Army Corps was tasked (defending the Yugoslav-Italian border against possible attacks by either the Warsaw Pact, or Yugoslavia or both. The Ariete was the corps' armored reserve.

1975 army reform
Before the Italian Army reform of 1975 the division had the following organization:

  132nd Armored Division Ariete|Armored Division "Ariete", in Pordenone
  8th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Pordenone
 Command and Services Company, in Pordenone (includes an anti-tank guided missile platoon)
 III Bersaglieri Battalion, in Pordenone (M113 armored personnel carriers)
 VII Tank Battalion, in Vivaro (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
 XII Bersaglieri Battalion, in Pordenone (M113 armored personnel carriers)
  32nd Tank Regiment, in Tauriano
 Command and Services Company, in Tauriano (includes an anti-tank guided missile platoon)
 III Tank Battalion, in Tauriano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
 V Tank Battalion, in Tauriano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
 XXIII Bersaglieri Battalion, in Tauriano (M113 armored personnel carriers)
  132nd Tank Regiment, in Aviano
 Command and Services Company, in Aviano (includes an anti-tank guided missile platoon)
 VIII Tank Battalion, in Aviano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
 X Tank Battalion, in Aviano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
 XXXVIII Bersaglieri Battalion, in Aviano (M113 armored personnel carriers)
  132nd Armored Artillery Regiment, in Casarsa della Delizia
 Command and Services Battery, in Casarsa della Delizia
 I Self-propelled Field Artillery Group, in Vacile (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
 II Self-propelled Field Artillery Group, in Sequals (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
 III Self-propelled Field Artillery Group, in Maniago (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
 IV Heavy Self-propelled Field Artillery Group, in Casarsa della Delizia (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
 V Heavy Self-propelled Artillery Group, in Casarsa della Delizia (M55 203mm self-propelled howitzers)
 VI Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Group (Reserve), in Casarsa della Delizia (Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns)
 Artillery Specialists Battery, in Casarsa della Delizia
 "Cavalleggeri Guide" Squadrons Group, in Casarsa della Delizia (Fiat Campagnola reconnaissance vehicles and M47 Patton tanks)
 LXXIII Infantry Fortification Battalion "Lombardia", in Arzene / Latisana
 Light Aviation Unit "Ariete", at Casarsa Air Base (L-19E Bird Dog light aircraft and AB 206 reconnaissance helicopters)
 Engineer Battalion "Ariete", in Motta di Livenza
 Signal Battalion "Ariete", in Casarsa della Delizia
 Services Grouping "Ariete", in Pordenone
 Command and Services Company, in Pordenone
 Supply, Repairs, Recovery Unit "Ariete", in Pordenone
 Transport Unit "Ariete", in Pordenone
 I Services Battalion "Ariete", in Pordenone
 II Services Battalion "Ariete", in Vacile
 III Services Battalion "Ariete", in Maniago

In 1975 the Italian Army undertook a major reorganization of it forces: the regimental level was abolished and battalions came under direct command of newly formed multi-arms brigades. The 8th Bersaglieri Regiment became the 8th Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi" based in Pordenone, the 32nd Tank Regiment became the 32nd Armored Brigade "Mameli" based in Tauriano, and the 132nd Tank Regiment became the 132nd Armored Brigade "Manin" in Aviano. All three brigades were named for personalities of the First Italian War of Independence. On 1 October 1975 the Ariete took command of the three brigades and additional units to bring it up to full strength.

  Armored Division "Ariete", in Pordenone
 Command Unit "Ariete", in Pordenone
 Divisional Artillery Command, in Casarsa della Delizia
  108th Heavy Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Cosseria", in Casarsa della Delizia (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
  132nd Heavy Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Rovereto", in Casarsa della Delizia (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
 Artillery Specialists Group "Ariete", in Casarsa della Delizia
 14th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Group "Astore" (Reserve), in Casarsa della Delizia
  19th Squadrons Group "Cavalleggeri Guide", in Casarsa della Delizia (M47 Patton tanks, M113 armored personnel carriers and AR59 Campagnola reconnaissance vehicles)
  14th Bersaglieri (Recruits Training) Battalion "Sernaglia", in Albenga
  16th Infantry (Recruits Training) Battalion "Savona", in Savona
  73rd Infantry Fortification Battalion "Lombardia", in Arzene (9x companies)
  132nd Engineer Battalion "Livenza", in Motta di Livenza
  232nd Signal Battalion "Fadalto", in Casarsa della Delizia
  Logistic Battalion "Ariete", in Casarsa della Delizia
 49th Reconnaissance Helicopters Squadrons Group "Capricorno", at Casarsa Airport
 Command and Services Squadron
 491st Reconnaissance Helicopters Squadron (AB 206 reconnaissance helicopters)
 492nd Reconnaissance Helicopters Squadron (AB 206 reconnaissance helicopters)
 Medical Battalion "Ariete" (Reserve), in Casarsa della Delizia
 Carabinieri Company "Ariete", in Pordenone
  8th Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi", in Pordenone
 Command and Signal Unit "Garibaldi", in Pordenone
  7th Tank Battalion "M.O. Di Dio", in Vivaro (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  3rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Cernaia", in Pordenone
  11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera", in Orcenico Superiore
  26th Bersaglieri Battalion "Castelfidardo", in Pordenone
  19th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Rialto", in Sequals (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
  Logistic Battalion "Garibaldi", in Pordenone
 Anti-tank Company "Garibaldi", in Vivaro (BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles)
 Engineer Company "Garibaldi", in Orcenico Superiore
  32nd Armored Brigade "Mameli", in Tauriano
 Command and Signal Unit "Mameli", in Tauriano
  3rd Tank Battalion "M.O. Galas", in Tauriano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  5th Tank Battalion "M.O. Chiamenti", in Tauriano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  23rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Castel di Borgo", in Tauriano
  12th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Capua", in Vacile (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
  Logistic Battalion "Mameli", in Vacile
 Anti-tank Company "Mameli", in Vacile (BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles)
 Engineer Company "Mameli", in Vacile
  132nd Armored Brigade "Manin", in Aviano
 Command and Signal Unit "Manin", in Aviano
  8th Tank Battalion "M.O. Secchiaroli", in Aviano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  10th Tank Battalion "M.O. Bruno", in Aviano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  27th Bersaglieri Battalion "Jamiano", in Aviano
  20th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Piave", in Maniago (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
  Logistic Battalion "Manin", in Maniago
 Anti-tank Company "Manin", in Aviano (BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles)
 Engineer Company "Manin", in Maniago

The division also stored the equipment for 16 companies of a second fortification battalion in Latisana, which in case of war would have been filled with reservists and named 74th Infantry Fortification Battalion "Pontida".

Armored Brigade "Ariete"

On 1 October 1986 the Italian Army abolished the divisional level and brigades, that until then had been under one of the Army's four divisions, came forthwith under direct command of the Army's 3rd Army Corps or 5th Army Corps. As the Armored Division "Ariete" carried a historically significant name, the division ceased to exist on 30 September in Pordenone, but the next day in the same location the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete" was activated. The new brigade took command of the units of the 132nd Armored Brigade "Manin", whose name was stricken from the roll of active units of the Italian Army.

The brigade came under direct command of the 5th Army Corps. The 5th Army Corps was tasked (defending the Yugoslav-Italian border against possible attacks by either the Warsaw Pact, or Yugoslavia or both. The brigade's authorized strength was 3,381 men (214 Officers, 516 non-commissioned officers and 2,651 soldiers) and it was initially composed by the following units:

  132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete", in Pordenone
 Command and Signal Unit "Ariete", in Pordenone
  8th Tank Battalion "M.O. Secchiaroli", in Aviano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  10th Tank Battalion "M.O. Bruno", in Aviano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  13th Tank Battalion "M.O. Pascucci", in Cordenons (Leopard 1A2 main battle tanks, transferred from the Mechanized Brigade "Brescia" on 1 October 1986)
  27th Bersaglieri Battalion "Jamiano", in Aviano (VCC-1 armored personnel carriers)
  20th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Piave", in Maniago (M109G 155mm Self-propelled howitzers)
  Logistic Battalion "Ariete", in Maniago
 Anti-tank Company "Ariete", in Aviano (BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles)
 Engineer Company "Ariete", in Maniago

After the Cold War
On 10 January 1991 the brigade disbanded the 10th Tank Battalion and the 20th Artillery Group. In December 1989 the 13th Tank Battalion had been reduced to a reserve unit and was then transferred to the Mechanized Brigade "Mantova". As replacement the brigade received units from brigades disbanded during the army's drawdown of forces after the end of the Cold War in 1991: from the disbanded Armored Brigade "Mameli" came the 3rd Tank Battalion "M.O. Galas", the 5th Tank Battalion "M.O. Chiamenti" and the 23rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Castel di Borgo" and from the Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi", which had moved to Caserta in the south of Italy, came the 19th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Rialto" and 26th Bersaglieri Battalion "Castelfidardo", which left the brigade already after half a year.

In 1992 the brigade received the 2nd (Recruits Training) Battalion "Pordenone", while the 23rd Bersaglieri Battalion moved to Trapani in Sicily to join the Mechanized Brigade "Aosta". The same year the brigade's battalions returned to be called regiments, although size and composition did not change. On 31 July 1995 the 63rd Tank Regiment in Cordenons transferred from the Mechanized Brigade "Mantova" to the Ariete. On 30 November of the same year the 63rd Tank Regiment was renamed as 132nd Tank Regiment and the tank unit in Aviano was disbanded.

In 1997 the 33rd Tank Regiment of the Mechanized Brigade "Friuli" arrived and when the Mechanized Brigade "Mantova" was disbanded on 30 August of the same year the Ariete received the 82nd Mechanized Infantry Regiment "Torino" in Cormons, but already on 5 November 2001 the 82nd Regiment moved to Barletta in Southern Italy to join the Armored Brigade "Pinerolo". On 1 December 2000 the Ariete received the 10th Engineer Regiment. When the Armored Brigade "Centauro" disbanded on 5 October 2002 the Ariete received the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment and the 4th Tank Regiment. On 25 November 2009 the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment moved to Sardinia and joined the Mechanized Brigade "Sassari".

Missions
In 1998 the brigade's headquarters, Command and Tactical Support Battalion, and Logistic Battalion were deployed for a tour of duty in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), under the provision of the SFOR mandate for Operation Constant Forge. Later the brigade deployed three times to Kosovo (1999–2000, 2001, 2002) in Operation Joint Guardian, and later in Operation Consistent Effort, attached to NATO's Kosovo Force.

In 2001, the first enlisted women joined the ranks of the brigade. These were later followed by female NCOs and Officers.

In 2002, elements from 10th Engineer Regiment, and in 2004 the 132nd Artillery Regiment, were deployed to Afghanistan. A significant part of the brigade was twice deployed to Iraq - first in early 2004 and a second time from late 2005 to early 2006. The latest overseas commitments were two deployments to Lebanon from early October 2007 to Spring 2008, then again in early summer to late Fall 2009. Small contribution of personnel (staff officers and NCOs) have been and are being provided to nearly all overseas commitments of the Italian Army, from the Balkans, to Multinational HQs all around the world, including OMLT mentors supporting and advising the Afghan National Army in its struggle against insurgents.

Current organization

The 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete" together (the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi" form the heavy component of the Italian Army. The brigade is part of the Division "Vittorio Veneto" based in Florence. During the 2013 reform the brigade transferred the 4th Tank Regiment to the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi" and received the Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th) from the Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli". The brigade headquarter is based in Pordenone and as of 4 October 2022 the brigade consists of the following units:

  132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete", in Pordenone
  7th Tank Command and Tactical Supports Unit "M.O. Di Dio", in Pordenone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
  Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th), in Codroipo (Centauro tank destroyers and VTLM Lince vehicles)
  32nd Tank Regiment, in Tauriano (Ariete main battle tanks)
  132nd Tank Regiment, in Cordenons (Ariete main battle tanks)
  11th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Orcenico Superiore (Dardo infantry fighting vehicles)
  132nd Field Artillery Regiment "Ariete", in Maniago (PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers)
  10th Engineer Regiment, in Cremona
  Logistic Regiment "Ariete", in Maniago

All regiments are battalion sized.

Equipment
The tank regiments are equipped with Ariete main battle tanks. The Bersaglieri regiment fields Dardo infantry fighting vehicles. The "Lancieri di Novara" Cavalry regiment is equipped with a mix of Centauro tank destroyers and VTLM Lince vehicles. The artillery regiment is equipped with PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers.

Gorget patches

The personnel of the brigade's units wears the following gorget patches:

References

External links
 Italian Army Homepage: Ariete Armored Brigade

Armored brigades of Italy

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Advocates of gun rights often argue that in World War II Japan was deterred from invading the U.S. mainland by a fear of American citizens with guns in their closets. They frequently quote Japan's Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto as saying: "You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass."
But this quote is unsubstantiated and almost certainly bogus, even though it has been repeated thousands of times in various Internet postings. There is no record of the commander in chief of Japan's wartime fleet ever saying it.
How do we know? We contacted Donald M. Goldstein, sometimes called "the dean of Pearl Harbor historians." Among his many books are "The Pearl Harbor Papers: Inside the Japanese Plans" (1993) and the best-selling "At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor" (1981). He is a professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. He told us the supposed Yamamoto quote is "bogus."
Prof. Goldstein: I have never seen it in writing. It has been attributed to the Prange files [the files of the late Gordon W. Prange, chief historian on the staff of Gen. Douglas MacArthur] but no one had ever seen it or cited it from where they got it. Some people say that it came from our work but I never said it. … As of today it is bogus until someone can cite when and where.
We included this in an update to an Ask FactCheck item we posted May 10, debunking an error-filled "gun history lesson" circulating by e-mail.
We make no argument either for or against gun ownership. But we do object to fabricating quotes and passing them off as historical fact.


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Super-rich neighborhoods in Dallas . . .
I've expanded my site selection possibilities to include other parts of town, as it's pretty difficult to find an available 1200 sq ft in a strip mall without another haircutter already there. Anyway, I've never had occasion to scout through the super-rich part of town. I went through there looking for available retail spots, and was surprised to find there isn't any--zero--zilch--none in their neighborhood. Somehow, that strikes me as rather peculiar . . . seems to me that every other street corner has a liquor store or laundry or 7-11 or something, but this 10-12 square mile area doesn't have diddly squat. Huge houses (I mistook one for a church), long driveways, the tallest trees in town, but nary a single pizza joint. Anyone have any ideas why?
When foreigners move to the US they dream of opening their own business, which is why so many donut shops and restaurants and auto-repair shops are owned by people with accents. I believe that at some point the US decided that it was low-class to be in trade, so everybody should go to college and become a professional. The bad part, of course, is that we now have an oversupply of lawyers.
No idea why there seems to be an undersupply of doctors, though. Wasn't Clinton going to pay some medical school to reduce the number of incoming students? Never did hear much about that. And we thought that the Teamsters were a strong union...


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Reba Brings Gratitude, God and Girlfriends to First-Ever Headlining Show at the Ryman Auditorium
It's hard to believe this was the first time Reba McEntire ever played a full show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Dressed casually in a brown fringe shirt, skinny jeans and brown boots—looking ever the superstar—the fiery redhead commanded the historic stage in the first of two performances Wednesday (Feb. 15) during her matinee…… MORE
Reba McEntire's New Faith-Based Album Ascends to the Top of Two "Billboard" Charts
Reba McEntire's new double-disc gospel album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, ascended to the No. 1 spot on both Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and Top Christian Albums chart with more than 54,000 equivalent albums sold according to Nielsen Music. The faith-based album marks the first time Reba has scored a No.…… MORE
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Reba McEntire's new double-disc gospel album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, drops on Friday, Feb. 3.… MORE
Reba McEntire Reveals Track Listing for New Gospel Album, Including "Oh, How I Love Jesus" [Listen]
Earlier this month on Dec. 15, Reba McEntire announced plans to release a new gospel album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope. The double-album, which will be released on Feb. 3, will feature 10 classic hymns and 10 brand-new songs. "One album has 10 hymns on it, songs that I grew up singing…… MORE
Thomas Rhett takes 2020 Lessons Learned Into 2021
2020 was a year that taught us all a lot. Thomas Rhett reflects on the year we just left behind, and what he will take with him into this new year, "You know, 2020 has definitely been hard in many ways, especially for a lot of different families who have either lost work or people that have been on the front lines working in hospitals, or teachers trying to teach three year olds how to learn their letters and their numbers. But for us, I think 2020 has had several silver linings, and for me, I think I was going at such a rapid pace that 2020 definitely forced me to slow down. And so I hope I can take that mindset back into 2021."


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Jack Wilshere: The Next Star of English Football
Arsenal prodigy Jack Wilshere is repotedly going to get his first start in England shirt today (Wednesday) when England faces Denmark in an international friendly at Copehagen. This is England's first match in 2011, a year which would see the Three Lions playing a number of Euro qualifying matches to clinch a spot in Euro 2012.
Jack Wilshere has already made his England debut when he replaced Gerrard in the second half of the match against Hungary last August. This time it is expected that the 19-year-old would be in Fabio Capello's starting eleven against Denmark. Capello has been full of praise for the Arsenal youngster, comparing the box-to-box midfielder with some of the great players he has managed like Maldini, Raul and Baresi.
Wilshere has been playing some excellent football since the start of this season and has earned admiration from many former legends. He is now considered as the next star of English football too. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has always admired his young student who though plays as a defensive midfielder has very good attacking intent too.
Wenger has also mentioned that Wilshere also prefers to go forward, but is currently playing in front of backline. The main thing is that he is a high quality footballer who is mobile and can take huge workload. Overall, it is pretty much understandable that Wilshere has a bright future with Arsenal and England.
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Raymond L. Boxman received his S.B. and S.M. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1969 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. from M.I.T. in 1973. He was introduced to vacuum arcs which became his career specialty as a cooperative student at the General Electric Company in Philadelphia, and the subject of triggered vacuum gaps became the topic of his S.M. thesis, while laser interferometric measurement of electron and vapor densities in a vacuum arc became the topic of his Ph.D. thesis. Boxman worked as a Senior Research Engineer at GE where he investigated the behavior of vacuum arcs in high current switches from 1973 to 1975, at which time he took up a position on the Faculty of Engineering at Tel Aviv University. Boxman is the co-founder of the Electrical Discharge and Plasma Laboratory at TAU, which he currently directs. During the last decade Boxman has focused his research work on the application of arc plasma to material processing, including deposition of thin films and surface treatments. In 1984 Boxman and his colleagues were awarded the Joffee Foundation Award by the International Union of Surface Finishing for their breakthrough work on pulsed vacuum arc deposition. In 1989 Boxman was named a Fellow of the IEEE for his contribution to vacuum arc theory and applications. In 2000, Boxman was presented with the Walter Dyke Award by the Permanent International Scientific Committee of the International Symposia on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, for "his outstanding body of work in the field of electrical discharges in vacuum, in particular for his contributions to the physics, technology, and applications of vacuum arc plasmas".
Boxman was Chairman of the International Conference on Superhard Coatings in 2006. He served as Secretary of the Permanent International Scientific Committee of the International Symposia on Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, and as a member of the Program Committee and Session Chairman for the Hard Coatings and PVD Symposium of the International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films. He founded and was the first chairman of the Israel Plasma Science and Technology Association. Boxman served as Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, served as its guest editor for special issues on vacuum discharge plasmas, and on plasma deposition, and was a member of the Editorial Board for Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing. He currently serves on the editorial board of Plasma Sources Science and Technology. He organized and edited the text "Handbook of Vacuum Arc Science and Technology" which involved the coordinated efforts of 24 authors in seven countries. In addition, he has presented about 500 scientific papers at conferences or in technical journals, as well as eleven patents. At Tel Aviv University, Prof. Boxman was the incumbant of the Kranzberg Chair of Plasma Engineering, and has served as Coordinator for the Materials Engineering Program, Head of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, and Vice Dean for Research in the Faculty of Engineering. Boxman retired from TAU after 40 years of service in 2015.
For 16 years, Boxman taught a course on Technical Writing in English which was required for all engineering PhD students at Tel Aviv University. During much of his academic career, Boxman taught courses on electromagnetic fields. Boxman developed a transparent window for microwave ovens using transparent conducting coatings instead of the conventional metal grid, and founded Clear Wave Ltd. for commercializing it. He served as Chairman of the Technical Program Committee for the International Microwave Power Institute Conference in 2014 and 2015 and is currently on IMPI's Board of Governors.
Boxman is married to Edith, a retired economist and manager at Bank Leumi, with whom he has four grown children and seven grandchildren. Together they have written a text book and present short courses on scientific writing, and in their spare time they enjoy hiking, swimming, tennis, folk-dancing and gardening.


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Q: Slow loop performance while updating data In my winform application, I have 2 datatables, both contains 37000 rows. Table 1 has 171 columns and Table 2 has 4 columns. A While loop runs to update values in Table 1 from Table 2 for 4 columns. A For loop runs inside While twice to update values. It takes more than 5 min to do so. which i think should be a task of 5 seconds.
Columns being updated are:

Int64 - 1 Columns
String - 1 Columns
Boolean - 1 Columns
Date - 1 Columns

Can someone give idea what may be causing this issue?
        While lintRowCounter < ldtCurrentData.Rows.Count
            ldrCurrentDataRow = ldtCurrentData(lintRowCounter)
            For Each lobjDataEntity As DataEntities In lstDataEntities
                ldrCurrentDataRow(lobjDataEntity.SourceName) = ldtPositionData(lintRowCounter).Item(lobjDataEntity.SourceName)
                If ldtCurrentData.Columns.Contains(lobjDataEntity.SourceName + mstrFormulaColSuffix) Then
                    ldrCurrentDataRow(lobjDataEntity.SourceName + mstrFormulaColSuffix) = ldtPositionData(lintRowCounter).Item(lobjDataEntity.SourceName + mstrFormulaColSuffix)
                End If
                If ldtCurrentData.Columns.Contains(mstrSOFColPrefix + lobjDataEntity.SourceName) Then
                    ldrCurrentDataRow(mstrSOFColPrefix + lobjDataEntity.SourceName) = ldtPositionData(lintRowCounter).Item(mstrSOFColPrefix + lobjDataEntity.SourceName)
                End If
                If ldtCurrentData.Columns.Contains(lobjDataEntity.SourceName + mstrSourceDateColSuffix) Then
                    ldrCurrentDataRow(lobjDataEntity.SourceName + mstrSourceDateColSuffix) = ldtPositionData(lintRowCounter).Item(lobjDataEntity.SourceName + mstrSourceDateColSuffix)
                End If
            Next
            lintRowCounter += 1
        End While

A: It seems like you already know the column names, why wouldn't you refer to them directly instead of doing an IF-CONTAINS?  Checking for the column name that way seems expensive.  Also you should consider putting code like this mstrSOFColPrefix + lobjDataEntity.SourceName into a single variable so it's building that string over and over.  String concats are expensive; hope this helps!

A: The only thing I can think to do would be to batch your update.  (i.e. Instead of 37,000 all at once, process 2,000 at a time so the program doesn't overload.)
Try this:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/kbbwt18a%28v=vs.80%29.aspx#Y0
Or this:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aadf8fk2%28v=vs.80%29.aspx


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Burnett's career night leads women's basketball over Charlotte
Near triple-double from sophomore propels Elon to 90-83 win
By Kyle Lubinsky | 11/19/15 10:29pm
The Elon University women's basketball team survived to beat the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Thursday, 90-83.Though the Phoenix led the game by more than 20 points at one point, the 49ers mounted a late comeback to make the score close.
Sophomore guard Shay Burnett had a career outing, nearly tallying a triple-double with 28 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.
"Coming off the screens, I would pull up some and drive some and keep them on their feet so they wouldn't know what we were going to do," she said.
The Phoenix offense got off to a strong start in the first quarter after freshman guard Nikki McDonald made a pair of free throws to go up 7-5, keeping the lead for the remainder of the quarter. Elon's largest lead of the quarter came with 19 seconds remaining when Burnett made a pair of free throws to give the Phoenix a 29-16 lead. At the end of the quarter, Elon led 29-18.
Elon built on its lead in the second quarter. A three-pointer from junior guard Lenaira Ruffin gave the Phoenix a 41-22 lead. The Phoenix never led the period by less than 10 points. With 32 seconds to play in the half, senior guard Josepha Mbouma unloaded a triple to give the Phoenix a 23-point lead, 56-33. Elon shot nearly 53 percent from the floor in the first half, while Charlotte was limited to just 32 percent.
"We shot the ball really well in the first half," said head coach Charlotte Smith. "We executed, we shared the basketball, and that was one of the things we talked about coming off the loss from Liberty."
Charlotte found an offensive spark after halftime. Down 21 at the start of the half, the 49ers chiseled the Phoenix lead down to eight at the end of the third quarter, with sophomore center Malaya Johnson missing a lay-up for Elon as time expired. The 49ers finished the period on a 13-2 run that lasted just more than 3.5 minutes. The Phoenix led at the end of the third quarter, 69-61.
Charlotte's momentum carried into the fourth quarter, as the 49ers tied the game with 3:13 remaining in regulation. Elon regained the lead on a jump shot from junior forward Jenifer Rhodes. Four key free throws from Burnett secured the 90-83 victory for the Phoenix.
"We had to calm each other down because we were fouling too much," said Burnett. "That's how Liberty came back on us and won, because we play everybody at the foul line."
Aside from Burnett, Johnson added a spark to the Phoenix offense, finishing with 12 points. Rhodes totaled 10 points in the contest.
The victory moves Elon to 3-1 on the season, and Charlotte drops to 2-1. Elon's next game comes on at 7 p.m. Nov. 22, when the Phoenix travels to Washington, D.C., to take on American University.


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The Big Bash at Mannat on the night of November 3 which was a post-birthday/ pre-Diwali get-together, was attended by the entire film fraternity. Every heroine that Shah Rukh has ever worked with from Madhuri Dixit to Katrina Kaif was present.
Conspicuous by her absence at the bash was Deepika Padukone who along with her bridegroom-to-be stayed away from Shah Rukh's bash..
… "Most reluctantly," as a source informs.
"Both Deepika and Ranveer, specially Deepika, are very fond of Shah Rukh , and Shah Rukh of them. However Deepikainformed Shah Rukh and his wife Gauri that she wouldn't be stepping out for social occasions as the wedding festivities and rituals have started," informs the source.


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Daylight Saving Time Extension Was Part Of Energy, Tax Package: Was It Worth It?
Kelly Phillips Erb
If it feels like Daylight Savings Time (DST) was creeping up on you again this year, you're right. Daylight Saving Time has been making an appearance earlier in the year over the past decade - but it's a trend that we've been seeing for the last fifty years.
Prior to 1966, laws setting dates for Daylight Saving Time were somewhat fluid. The United States adopted an official DST during World War I but the unpopular law was removed soon afterwards. It continued to be observed sporadically in some states until World War II, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt again signed temporary DST into law. As before, the unpopular law didn't continue after the war.
That all changed in 1966, when President Lyndon Johnson signed a bill into law calling for Daylight Saving Time to begin on the last Sunday of April and end on the last Sunday of October each year. The dates were tweaked again, twenty years later, under Ronald Reagan who amended DST to begin at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of April and end at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of October. Just about twenty years later (notice a trend?), President Bush signed into law a new energy policy bill, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (downloads as a pdf) that extended DST by a whopping four weeks. That's the same schedule we're on today.
You can see the most recent dates for beginning and ending Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. compared to the European Union in this chart prepared by NASA:
The beginnings of Daylight Saving Time are often credited to Benjamin Franklin. The idea appeared in his 1784 essay, "An Economical Project," though many are quick to point out that the essay was considered to be satire. In the essay, Franklin calculates the hours spent burning candles and declares:
An immense sum! that the city of Paris might save every year, by the economy of using sunshine instead of candles.
Whether Franklin actually inspired DST or not, it's clear that the underlying concept as he introduced it is what drives DST today: energy savings. In fact, energy policy bills - including related tax provisions - have generally been linked to amendments in the DST. The latest law, The Energy Policy Act of 2005, is no exception.
The 2005 Energy Policy Act was a massive bill carved out after several years of debate. At the center of the controversy was whether energy policy should favor fossil fuels or more modern trends towards solar and wind. The result was a mishmosh of new rules and tax credits meant to cement the U.S. commitment towards a more solid energy policy. Whether that happened is still a matter of contention.
What did come out of the Act was a trend towards offering tax credits as energy policy incentives. For example, the Act introduced tax credits for fuel efficient vehicles (hybrid vehicles) to taxpayers. The credits were limited by make and model: you can see the list as it appeared for 2005 and 2006 vehicles here. That particular credit, which allowed up to $3,400 in tax credits on qualifying vehicles expired in 2010. Today, other tax credits still exist for certain electric cars and plug-in hybrids.
Also included in the 2005 Energy Policy Act? The federal tax credit for residential energy property which initially only applied to solar-electric systems, solar water heating systems and fuel cells. Three years later, the credit was expanded to include small wind-energy systems and geothermal heat pumps. The credit remains in place through December 31, 2016.
The Act also introduced a credit for energy efficiency improvements to residential homes - those improvements included the purchase of certain doors, windows, insulation and the like. The maximum tax credit was originally $500 for improvements made in 2006 and 2007. The Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 brought the credit back for 2009 and 2010 and boosted the cap to $1,500. The credit was extended again in 2010 for the years 2011, 2012, and 2013 but the amount of the cap dropped back to $500. The credit was not extended in the latest round of extenders in 2013 and doesn't apply to improvements made in 2014.
Other tax provisions under the Act were generally targeted towards corporate taxpayers and included tax credits for certain research and development activities and solar investments.
So why extend the DST so significantly as part of an Act so clearly targeted to energy policy? Supposedly, energy savings. The idea is that extending daylight hours will cut energy consumption. If the day seems longer because it's light out longer, it should follow that there would be less demand for electricity in the evenings. But that may not actually be true. While studies indicate a slight change in demand in the evenings, some studies have indicated that any savings are offset by more energy demand in the morning.
And where you live makes a difference. A study of energy savings in the U.S. in 2007 indicated that energy savings in cooler climates were offset by increased demand for cooling in warmer climates. Environmental economist Hendrik Wolff, of the University of Washington, the same scientist who studied the morning/evening environment offset, found, "Everywhere there is air conditioning, our evidence suggests that daylight saving is a loser."
It also appears to cost us money. In 2010, Utah State University economist William F. Shughart II suggested that turning the clocks forward and backwards each year costs Americans $1.7 billion of lost opportunity cost each year. His calculations assumed that each person over the 18 spent about 10 minutes changing clocks instead of doing something else more productive.
Whether it makes us more or less productive will continue to be a matter of debate. Most Americans don't see the benefit of Daylight Saving Time: only 37% believe it to be worth the hassle in a 2013 Rasmussen poll (down from 45% in 2012). Are you one of them?
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Hi everyone! It is Camilla here today with a Christmas card.
I have coloured up the beautiful Christmas Rose from the latest Collection called "Christmas Rose/Julerose".
I have also tried out the Foamiran from WOC, and made some poinsettia flowers for this card.
Here you see a closeup of the flowers I made.
I have added some pinecones and sissal grass.
Here is a close up of the gorgeous image!
Under the image I have fasten some cheese cloth. The text is from Wycinanka.
The sentiments are from the same collection, so beautiful!!
The papers are from Maja Design, and the collection I Wish.
The tags and poinsettias are made with dies from Magnolia. The shape of the card is from GoKreate.


These 2 unusual pre-meal tricks could even help diabetics control blood sugar, but can also help non-diabetics to balance hormones via blood sugar balancing - and burn stubborn fat.
You may have heard different websites or anecdotes in the past about these 3 substances and their possible effects on reducing the blood sugar response of a meal (taken either before or during a meal), which can, essentially help to keep insulin levels lower post-meal and keep the body from depositing extra body fat. Maintaining lower and more stable blood sugar levels also helps to prevent cravings and slow the aging process by reducing formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in your body .
Well, that's what Tim decided to test out on himself as one of his experiments that he did in "The 4-Hour Body" . Tim actually used a blood sugar meter (normally for diabetics) that attached probes into his abdomen to get constant measurements and graphs of his blood sugar and response to different foods and meals.
In his tests, he tested ingesting all 3 of these "substances" before meals in separate tests.
Tim includes some theories in his book on why the vinegar didn't have any effect.
In Tim's personal tests, he used 3 Tbsp of fresh-squeezed lemon juice (not store-bought stuff with preservatives and artificial additives) prior to his meals and this lowered his blood sugar response to meals (compared to his controls) by approximately 10%.
Remember that lowering the blood sugar response to a meal can help to control insulin levels and therefore keep your body in fat-burning mode for longer...and prevent cravings too!
If you've read my articles in the past, it's no secret that cinnamon can be powerful in terms of helping to blunt blood sugar response to a meal. In fact, I regularly take 2 cinnamon capsules (approx 1 gram) if I know I'm going to eat a meal that contains moderate or high levels of carbohydrates. Some studies show that cinnamon can reduce the glycemic response of a meal up to 29%!
But there are different types of cinnamon...so which is best?
Saigon cinnamon (aka Vietnamese cinnamon) was found in Tim's tests to be the most effective at controlling blood sugar .
Ceylon cinnamon came in 3rd place in Tim's tests in effectiveness in controlling blood sugar response to a meal.
Keep in mind that if you take medications, you need to consult with your doctor to make sure that cinnamon use does not interfere with the medications (especially with blood thinners). He also warns that 4 grams per day (about 1.5 teaspoons) is probably the max amount of cinnamon that anyone should take.
And remember that yet another benefit of maintaining lower blood sugar levels is that you help to SLOW the aging process , since high blood sugar levels over time increase glycation in your body, which ages you faster.
You just discovered a pretty cool nutrition trick, that's also really easy, that can help control your blood sugar, which can help with weight loss, mood swings, energy swings, appetite control, etc.
Controlling your blood sugar not only helps with fat loss, but is very important for anyone who cares about their health. If you want to control your mood and energy, boost fat loss, limit fat gain, or just be the healthiest person possible then you absolutely MUST control your blood sugar.
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