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5 Winners in Opioid Tech Challenge
Each will receive $10,000 to take their idea to the next phase.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Virtual reality, neural feedback and digital therapy were among five ideas to help solve the U.S. opioid crisis that won a global technology challenge on Tuesday.
Winners were selected from hundreds of ideas submitted by researchers, caregivers, service providers and individuals from Ohio, other states and nine countries. Each will receive $10,000 to take their idea to the next phase.
The $8 million Ohio Opioid Technology Challenge is modeled after the Head Health competition launched by the NFL, Under Armour and GE to address traumatic brain injuries sustained playing football. It's part of a two-pronged strategy Ohio is pursuing to fight the deadly epidemic tied to prescription painkillers. It has also awarded $10 million in research-and-development grants.
Besides the top prizes awarded to ideas with the highest likelihood of success, 40 runners-up — 20 civilians and 20 technical professionals or experts — will be entered into a drawing to win $500 cash prizes.
The efforts, spearheaded by Republican Gov. John Kasich, come in a state among the hardest hit by the deadly opioid epidemic. There were 4,050 overdose deaths in Ohio in 2016, many linked to heroin and synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
Winners were:
Judson Brewer (Worcester, Massachusetts): For a digital therapy centered on the psychological theory of mindfulness, which will extend ideas contained in his nationally-known Craving to Quit program to opioid addiction;
Kinematechs LLC (Cincinnati, Ohio): For augmented reality-based interactive coaching system resembling glasses proposed by Yong Pei and the Kinematechs team that would use motion tracking to customize a surgical patient's physical rehabilitation routine once they arrive home from the hospital, reducing their demand for opioid painkillers. "It's like an expert sitting right in the glasses," Pei said in an interview.
Lee Barrus (Oren, Utah): For an opioid risk assessment screening app suggested by Barrus and the team at InteraSolutions to identify patients with risk factors for opioid abuse. The idea is to enable medical professionals to flag at-risk patients earlier and direct them to alternatives to opioids for fighting pain.
The Edification Project (Boston, Massachusetts): For a use of virtual reality technology focused on preventing addiction in teens and young adults, framing attitudes early to prevent opioid abuse.
The University of Dayton Research Institute (Dayton, Ohio): For a neurofeedback application developed by software engineer Kelly Cashion that uses sensors to provide real-time information to patients about their brain activity, allowing them to take back control by better understanding the effects of addiction on their brains. "Some people like to play video games, or look at the sunrise. By making them do these other tasks, anything to help them distract, and by constantly measuring it, you can see what works, reinforcing it and taking back control," said Nilesh Powar, a senior research engineer who worked with Cashion on the project.
The second stage of the challenge begins in late February and runs through July. It will seek expertise from within the business and innovation community to help advance winning ideas into solutions. The third phase will fund the most promising ideas into products for use in the marketplace.
Ohio to Dole Out $12M in Opioid Science Grants
High-tech Ideas to Fix Opioid Crisis
OH Sues Drugmakers Over Opioid Crisis

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Season : Sept to Feb
About Athirappilly
Places nearby Athirappilly
Besttime for Athirappilly
How to reach Athirappilly
Athirappilly Trips
Athirappilly is a village which lies in Thrissur district of Kerala. Athirappilly is home to a majestic waterfall named as Athirappilly waterfalls formed on the Chalakkudy Puzha (Chalakkudy river). The Athirappilly waterfalls is 80m high. The road leading to the falls reaches the top of the falls. The river there flows through a huge network of rocks. One can also get down to the bottom of the falls. The beauty of Athirappilly waterfalls have been captured in many South Indian films. Tourist attractions near to Athirappilly are Vazhachal Falls (5km away) and Thumboormuzhi Dam(12km away). Vazhachal Falls is a small waterfall on the Chalakkudy Puzha upstream Athirappilly falls. Tourism Department maintains a small park at Vazhachal. Thumboormuzhi Dam is an irrigation dam built on the Chalakkudy Puzha where a portion of the water from the river splits in to two canals namely Edathukara canal (left side canal) and Valathukara canal (right side canal). These canals are the backbone of the irrigation for the nearby villages. During summers almost whole of the river water will be directed towards the canals and the river bed will be visible. Apart from these attractions there are water theme parks near by Athirappilly namely Silver Storm and Dream World.
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Best time to visit Athirappilly is during September to February.
There are hotels and resorts available near by the falls itself. Other option is to stay at Chalakkudy (30km away).
Reaching Athirappilly
Athirappilly is 500km from Bangalore.
Route 1: Bangalore - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Salem - Thiruppur - Coimbatore - Palakkad - Mannuthy - Chalakkudy - Athirappilly.
Route 2: Bangalore - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Dharmapuri - Salem - Thiruppur - Palladam - Pollachi - Valparai - Sholayar - Athirappilly.
To reach through Route 1 KeralaSRTC , KarnatakaSRTC and Indian Railways runs direct services Bangalore to Chalakkudy. From Chalakkudy KeralaSRTC , TNSTC and Private buses are available to Athirapilly. Private cabs are available at Chalakkudy. The road from Chalakkudy to Athirappilly is very scenic. To reach through Route 2 SETC runs direct services Bangalore to Pollachi. From Pollachi TNSTC buses are available to Chalakkudy which pass through Valparai. Another option is to reach Coimbatore in direct SETC or KarnatakaSRTC or Indian Railways services from Bangalore. From Coimbatore TNSTC buses are available to Pollachi. The road from Pollachi to Athirappilly passes through forests and is very scenic.
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FILE — Box: G, Folder: 1f, item: 2 Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, G1f:BL Reef Point-03
Books at Reef Point suggested for Dumbarton Oaks and List of foreign booksellers Mrs. Farrand has used, 1947-1949 Digital
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives, approximately 1921-1979
Correspondence, 1922-1965
Mildred Bliss Office Files, Library, 1941-1959
Book lists, Reef Point; Beatrix Farrand "Most Wanted" and Dumbarton Oaks, 1947-1948
Books at Reef Point suggested for Dumbarton Oaks and List of foreign booksellers Mrs. Farrand has used, 1947-1949
Typescript list of books at Beatrix Farrand's Reef Point marked XXX and suggested for Dumbarton Oaks. Beatrix Farrand probably created the list and was typed by her secretary. A copy of the list is included. Also included is a list of "Foreign books shops which Mrs. Farrand has used". The book shops are located in Paris, France; Edinburgh, Scotland; London, England; and Toronto, Canada.
Materials chiefly in English with a few items in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, or Spanish.
An appointment is required to consult the collection. Please submit appointment requests here: http://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/access-and-hours/schedule-an-appointment For research queries, contact the staff of Rare Book Collection (RareBooksLib@doaks.org).
23 boxes (approximately 2632 items including correspondence, expense reports, invoices, estimates, deposit records, book lists, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and plant lists.)
Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969
Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959
Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954
From the Sub-Group: Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 (Person)
Box: G, Folder: 1f, item: 2 (Text)
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
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Dumbarton Oaks holds archival collections in its Rare Book Collection, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, and the Dumbarton Oaks Archives. The collections include: the papers of noteworthy scholars in the three fields that Dumbarton Oaks supports (Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape); image collections depicting objects or sites of topical interest to scholars in the three fields; Beatrix Farrand's personal archive of letters and original drawings that document the development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden; and institutional records and architectural plans and drawings documenting the history of Dumbarton Oaks. For more information about hours and to make an appointment to consult any of the collections listed here, please fill out the request form: https://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/schedule-an-appointment
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Books at Reef Point suggested for Dumbarton Oaks and List of foreign booksellers Mrs. Farrand has used, 1947-1949. Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives, approximately 1921-1979, DDO-RB-GAR-001, G1f:BL Reef Point-03, Box: G, Folder: 1f, item: 2. Dumbarton Oaks.
Books at Reef Point suggested for Dumbarton Oaks and List of foreign booksellers Mrs. Farrand has used, 1947-1949. Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives, approximately 1921-1979, DDO-RB-GAR-001, G1f:BL Reef Point-03, Box: G, Folder: 1f, item: 2. Dumbarton Oaks. https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/c/dca00018c00550/catalog Accessed January 21, 2022.
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The School of Infrastructure of Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT-BBS) and Institute of Engineering and Ocean Technology (IEOT), ONGC are jointly organising the symposium on Offshore Geotechnics in India. The first symposium, ISOG 2019 will be held in Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India on 5-6 December, 2019 under the aegis of technical committee, TC 209 of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), Bhubaneswar Chapter. The symposium will focus on recent advances in offshore geotechnology recognizing the role of geotechnical engineering in the field of renewable energy and oil and gas industries. The symposium will cover various aspects pertaining to offshore geotechnics, such as offshore site investigation, soil characterization, geotechnics related to offshore renewable energy converters, offshore foundations and anchoring systems, pipelines, and deep sea explorations. The objectives of ISOG 2019 is to create a broad platform where educationist, researchers, practicing engineers, entrepreneurs could promote policy changes that support the development of design guideline, awareness and interaction. The symposium also aims at promoting international cooperation and industry-academia interaction. The eminent international and Indian experts from institutions and industries will deliver expert lectures. The symposium will be beneficial to academicians, researchers, professionals from various public and private sector offshore industries, universities and research organisations.


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Effect of safety factor q on the nonlocal transport is investigated using reduced MHD model. The edge cooling and particle source are introduced as a sink term in temperature evolution equation and a source term in the continuity equation. Then transient transport is studied. It is found that (i) the mean central electron temperature increases according to the edge cooling. (ii) the magnetic island located at q=2 rational surface plays an important role as well as non-resonant modes such as m/n=0/0 and 1/0. (iii) re-distribution of electron temperature occurs after switching off source and sink where mesoscale mode (streamer) plays a major role. (iv) Nonlocal transport depends on the central q profile.


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Professor Simon Ball on Five Books
School of History news Friday 17 February 2017
Professor Simon Ball explains his favourite books written about El Alamein and what makes them so interesting.
Churchill hailed the Allied victory at the Battle of El Alamein as "the end of the beginning" for Hitler in World War II. But in that very same speech, he downplayed its significance. Historian Simon Ball separates clichés from facts and chooses the best of the vast number of books written about El Alamein, the Desert War and World War II in general.
To read the full interview please click here.
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15 Amazing Sleeping Habits of Animals
BY Caitlin Schneider
Animals don't have sleeping masks or soothing prerecorded sounds to help them get the sleep they need, so they have to make do with what nature and their bodies allow. Consequently, many have found some incredible ways to get their much-needed rest.
1. DOLPHINS
Dolphins are amazing creatures, and while they are usually noted for their adorableness, wits and/or disturbing sexual aggression, their sleeping habits are worth mentioning too. They can enter into periods of very deep sleep referred to as "logging" because while in it, a dolphin looks like a log floating at the surface of the water. Crazier still, the bottlenose dolphin readies itself for slumber by literally shutting down half of its brain, as well as the eye opposite the powered-down hemisphere. The other half of the brain (and opposite eye) stays turned on to watch out for whatever might come along, whether be it other dolphins or predators. It also tells the dolphin when to come up for air. After two hours or so, the sides switch, so both eyes and brain hemispheres get their due rest. This process isn't unique to dolphins, as fruit bats, porpoises, iguanas, seals, birds, and ducks do it too.
2. SPERM WHALES
In 2008, researchers happened upon a group of sleeping sperm whales bobbing vertically in the water off the coast of northern Chile. The sight alone was amazing, but then things got strange. These whales, which were thought to only allow one side of their brain to rest at a time, like dolphins and some other whales, didn't seem to notice the approaching vessel. It wasn't until one of the cetaceans was accidentally nudged that the group woke up and fled. Through this discovery, researchers learned that sperm whales sleep differently from their relatives—in short, regular periods of full sleep near the surface. They don't breathe or move during their naps, and if this is the only kind of sleep they get (it's unclear whether they also engage in half-brain sleep), the relatively short amount of cumulative slumber might make them the least sleep-dependent of all mammals.
3. GIRAFFES
Giraffes don't rest much longer than sperm whales do. They sleep about 20 minutes a day in order to avoid predators. Being such a tall, lanky beast also makes it difficult to catch some quick z's, but when they do curl up for some rest, it's pretty adorable.
4. SEA OTTERS
Predators aren't the only issue to navigate while asleep. As otters know, there's also the possibility of drifting off (pun absolutely intended). When sea otters fall asleep, they do so while lying on their backs at the surface of the water and in groups or in seaweed forests, sometimes holding hands to keep from floating apart.
5. ALBATROSSES
The albatross is a sea bird that spends much of its life soaring around on the hunt. Its lifestyle doesn't leave a lot of time for snoozing, so it's believed the albatross multitasks by sleeping while flying. Alpine swifts are believed to do this too, as are migratory Swainson's Thrush birds, who take hundreds of little power naps lasting only a few seconds each.
6. DUCKS
Our feathered friends do more than sleep with one eye open. They sleep in a clique. Ducks queue up in a row when it's time to hit the hay, and the ones at the end of the line keep the eye facing away from the group open to watch out for predators, and close the other eye. The ducks inside close both of their eyes. The single-hemisphere sleep in the bookending ducks keeps the whole row safe.
7. MEERKATS
Meerkats spend their nights in burrows, which consist of complex tunnel systems and underground sleeping quarters. Communities of meerkats are called mobs or gangs and can consist of up to 40 animals with an alpha male and female in each community. They sleep in heaps, getting warmth from one another and protecting the gang leaders at the bottom of the pile. Puppies, squirrels, bats, and a slew of other creatures are also known to huddle up for warmth during sleep (including the elusive homo sapiens).
8. HORSES, ZEBRAS, AND ELEPHANTS
This is the crew of the standing sleepers, who stay alert during their rest by remaining on their feet. These animals are able to lock their legs in a straight standing position in such a way that it doesn't require much muscle effort. This is called a "stay apparatus." While it's a cool trick, horses (and cows too) do need to lie down from time to time, because they can't achieve REM sleep while standing up. Flamingos sleep while standing too, but they do so because there aren't many cozy places to slumber in their usual habitats.
9. BROWN BATS
On the other side of the mammalian sleep spectrum from sperm whales and giraffes are brown bats, which sleep about 19 hours a day. The nocturnal creatures snooze upside down all day, a stance born of efficiency, as it's easier for them and their weak wings to take off from that position. After bats, the lengthiest daily sleepers are armadillos, opossums, sloths, tigers, and then domestic cats. Keep that in mind next time you want to tell your feline to get a job.
10. SHARKS
Most sharks have to keep moving constantly in order to get oxygen through their gills, while others have developed spiracles, openings behind the eye that allow them to take in oxygen while stationary. But generally their sleep is thought to be more of an idle state than a full-fledged shut down. Scientists have found that the spiny dogfish's swimming might be coordinated by the spinal cord and not the brain, which would indicate that sharks might be able to power down their noggins and continue moving after all. Others speculate that some white sharks might face the current while stationary, so water moves over their gills with no effort from the fish itself.
11. WALRUSES
Walruses can also sleep and swim at the same time. They're also basically that friend of yours who can fall asleep anywhere—they can hold their breath for up to five minutes and catch a nap underwater, or deep-sleep ashore for as many as 19 hours. They deserve a deep slumber though—walruses have been known to swim continuously for up to 84 hours. For water sleeping, walruses can inflate spaces in their bodies called pharyngeal pouches, which act as sort of a biological life jacket to keep the blubbery beasts afloat.
12. DESERT SNAIL
It doesn't seem like a snail would have a very taxing life, but these little slimy creatures can go on sleeping for literally years. One particularly famous incident involved an Egyptian desert snail who was assumed dead by a British Museum staffer who affixed the snail to an identification card. Four years later, traces of slime were discovered on the card, and when the staff removed the shell from the card, the animal crawled out.
13. FROGS
Frogs survive winter by hibernating much like their larger, furrier friends, but their feats are arguably way more incredible. Frogs are equipped with a kind of animal antifreeze, which means that while ice crystals may form in body cavities and under the skin, high concentrations of glucose in its vital organs prevents those essential parts from freezing. A partially frozen frog stops breathing and its heart ceases beating, but when the spring thaw comes and temperatures start to rise, its body resumes its functions and springs back to life.
14. BEARS
The sleeping habits of bears aren't usually anything notable, except when it's time to give birth. In the winter months, when pregnant mothers are deep in hibernation mode, their heart rates slow, and they stop eating, drinking, urinating, defecating, or exercising. But mama bears will rouse themselves enough to do a little thing called giving birth. The cubs then nurse on their sleeping mom for the next few months until she wakes up and takes them out into the world.
15. APES
Scientists are studying apes to learn things about the way humans sleep and how that might have helped us evolve. They've found that animals like the orangutan, gorilla, and chimpanzee all like to curl up to sleep just like humans. They also make beds or find platforms for predator-free slumber, which consequently helps them sleep better than counterparts such as the upright-sleeping baboon. That chance for a longer, more restful sleep might have been a factor in our own evolutionary process, helping us to get smarter with each 40 winks.
This story originally ran in 2015.
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Lower crossed syndrome describes the characteristic pattern of dysfunctional tone of the musculature of the pelvic girdle/lumbosacral region of the body. This condition is given its name because an "X," in other words a cross, can be drawn across the lower body. One arm of the cross indicates the muscles that are typically tight/overly facilitated and the other arm of the cross indicates the muscles that are typically weak/overly inhibited. This condition is designated as the lower crossed syndrome because a similar pattern of dysfunctional muscle tone called the upper crossed syndrome is found across the shoulder girdle/cervicothoracic region (see blog articles for the upper crossed syndrome). Both the upper and lower crossed syndromes were initially described and named by the Czech physician and researcher, Vladimir Janda.
Sacral base angles. A, Decreased anterior tilt and hypolordotic lumbar spine. B, Normal anterior tilt and normal lordotic lumbar spine. C, Lower crossed syndrome with increased anterior tilt and hyperlordotic lumbar spine. Permission: Joseph E. Muscolino. Kinesiology: The Skeletal System and Muscle Function, 3ed (2017), Elsevier.
Note: Swayback is a term that is sometimes used to describe the increased lordotic curve of the lumbar spine that is part of the lower crossed syndrome. Sometimes the term swayback is used for the opposite postural distortion pattern, that is a posteriorly tilted pelvis with a hypolordotic lumbar spine (rounded back).
The primary cause of lower crossed syndrome is a characteristic pattern of tight hip flexor and low back extensor musculature (paraspinals: erector spinae and transversospinalis) along with weak anterior abdominal wall and gluteal musculature. It is typical to think of the effects of these muscles upon the thigh and spine. However, their postural effect upon the pelvis is functionally more important. Tight hip flexors create increased anterior tilt of the pelvis, as do tight low back extensor muscles. Anterior abdominal wall and posterior gluteal musculature are posterior pelvic tilters, so if they are weak, they will have little ability to oppose the tight anterior pelvic tilters (Table 1). The result is an excessively anteriorly tilted pelvis, which then creates an increased lumbar lordotic (hyperlordotic) spine.
The degree of anterior tilt of the pelvis can be measured by what is termed the "sacral base angle." A line is drawn along the sacral base, another line is drawn horizontally, and the angle located where these lines intersect is measured; this is the sacral base angle. The greater the angle, the greater the anterior tilt of the pelvis. Although there is controversy about exactly what pelvic neutral posture is, it can be fairly confidentially stated that pelvic neutral is somewhere around a sacral base angle of 30 degrees.
Hip flexors are usually tight because we spend so much time seated with the thighs flexed at the hip joint; therefore by the principle of adaptive shortening, hip flexors shorten and tighten. Low back extensor musculature (such as the erector spinae group and multifidus of the transversospinalis group, and even the quadratus lumborum [QL]) is often tight because we spend so much time working down in front of ourselves. When we bend forward, low back extensor musculature is used eccentrically to control our forward descent into trunk flexion; it is used isometrically to maintain forward-bent posture of the trunk; and it is used concentrically when we return to an extended/erect position of the trunk. Wearing high-heeled shoes also tends to increase lower crossed syndrome because many people compensate for the posture created by high heels with increased pelvic tilt.
Anterior abdominal wall musculature is usually weak because we rarely exercise our trunk into flexion up against gravity. The gluteus maximus is often weak because even though we often extend our thigh at the hip joint when walking, the gluteus maximus does not usually engage when walking on level ground. It is usually only recruited for hip joint extension when greater resistance is given, such as when walking uphill, upstairs, on a labile surface such as soft sand, or when running.
The net result of these overly tight/facilitated muscles and these overly weak/inhibited muscles is an increased anterior pelvic tilt with an increased lumbar lordosis. Often, the presence of lower crossed syndrome posture will predispose the client/patient to develop upper crossed syndrome. Lordosis is a curve of extension. Therefore, if the lumbar spine is hyperlordotic, the center of weight of the trunk shifts posteriorly. To compensate, the thoracic spine often increases its kyphosis (curve of flexion) to bring the center of the weight back anteriorly. Increased thoracic kyphosis then predisposes both hypolordosis of the lower cervical spine with concomitant hyperlordosis of the upper cervical spine and protracted head posture, and protracted shoulder girdles with medially (internally) rotated arms; in other words, upper crossed syndrome.
In addition to the facilitation/inhibition of musculature by the nervous system, once the lower crossed posture has been assumed for a long time, this posture is further entrenched by the formation of fascial adhesions ("fuzz" in the parlance od educator Gil Hedley) in the tissues. In time, even the bones involved, primarily the vertebrae of the lumbar spine, might gradually deform based on the physical forces placed upon them; the increased extension posture can cause the posterior vertebral bodies of the lumbar spine to compress, resulting in a wedge shape that only serves to further perpetuate the extension posture.


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Traditional desktop machines are losing their appeal, as laptops become more powerful and lighter. On the other hand, desktop machines do retain certain benefits, such as more powerful microprocessors and greater expandability.
It is with this in mind that we take a look at the recently released Lenovo ThinkCentre E93z All-in-One PC. The company says the E93z is the "perfect marriage" of performance, design and productivity-enhancing features. We take a closer look at a Windows 8 review unit to find out if that is really the case.


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Q: Factoranalyzer calculates different scores using Python 3.5 versus Python 3.7 I did a factor analysis using Factor_Analyzer in Python 3.5 and saved the picke file.
I built a predict function to obtain the factor scores with new customerdata on a monthly basis:

This worked in Python 3.5, but since we upgraded to Python 3.7 this doesn't work anymore:
1/ either he refuses to calculate the factor scores giving an error that ha can't compute the inverse matrix of the correlations: 'raise LinAlgError("Singular matrix")
2/ or he gives me different scores for the same dataset compared to Python 3.5:
mean scores of factor scores in Python 3.7:
0   -2.498980e+08
1   -2.556053e+09
2    2.969148e+08
3    2.569302e+07

mean scores of factor scores in Python 3.5:
0    0.011848
1    0.005893
2    0.016926
3    0.003448

What is the explanation for this difference in Python 3.5 and 3.7 and how can we solve it in 3.7 ?
Thanks for you help !

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It's just a few short hours until The Tanners check in from San Francisco and Fuller House Season 2 drops on Netflix, but show stars Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin can hardly wait another minute.
In a new interview with People, the ladies, who play DJ, Kimmy and Stephanie, respectively, spilled on everything from future love stories to New Kids on the Block's looming guest appearance, the latter of which Barber said was a verrrry long time coming.
"That was a 30-year dream come true," she said. "We wanted them on the original series, [but it] couldn't happen, because they were too big, so the fact that they're on the show now, is so big. We did our first scene together with them, and Jodie was like, 'You are ridiculous! Your adrenaline is so high right now!'"
"They were really fun to work with," she added. "We would have them back, I wouldn't mind working in a love story there."
And while Barber's Kimmy will continue to go back and forth with her ex-husband, Fernando, Stephanie will — for what seems like the very first time — have a steady boyfriend when the show returns. Still, he's got some baggage: He's Kimmy's brother.
Stream the full Fuller House Season December 9 on Netflix.


Banks don't offer interest rates as high as they once did, so we tend to get excited when we see anything above 0.25%. A handful of banks and credit unions can offer rates as high as 1%, and that's great, but it shouldn't be the only reason you choose the account.
On top of that, even if you do have enough in your account, you're not going to earn all that much from 1% APY unless you have tens of thousands of dollars in your account, and you probably don't need that much liquid cash on hand.
This isn't to say you shouldn't take advantage of a higher interest rate. Even if you earn $50 a year, that's better than nothing. But there are other priorities you should keep in mind when shopping for a new savings account, too: monthly fees, ATM access, transaction limits.


Picures from the Award Ceremony held for Film Crews (Teams) who took part in last year's Challenge.
CAN YOU MAKE A MOVIE IN 20 HOURS?
...and then, be treated like royalty for doing so?
The Realtime Film making Challenge is open to all filmmakers. It is geared towards the furtherance of open - mindedness and unrestrained interaction among filmmakers of all generations, who are flexible enough to participate.
Participants get Trophies (Awards), Medals & Certificates for participating. There are no winners or losers!
RTF's MISSION is to champion an Artistic baseline where equity and openness is encouraged among Creative Artists, Filmmakers & Film Enthusiasts; in other words, a platform "Where everyone feels equal"
WE ARE COMMITTED TO FOSTERING A PLATFORM WITH NO UNDERMINING CLASSIFICATIONS, OR NEEDLESS DISCRIMINATION.
After you've registered and received your unique code, feel free to visit the Yabatech Campus at any time. We have our Location Managers / guides on ground to receive you, and help ease the task of location recce. Find them below.
REGISTRATION FOR THE 2019 REALTIME CHALLENGE IS NOW OPEN.
Choose an appropriate name for your team.
Name of the person who is registering the Team for the challenge. All correspondence will be to this person alone. He will be saddled with the responsibility of bringing his teammates up to speed with the entire process.
You can add more team members here, with their expertise.
Q. I am an established filmmaker. I would love to take part, but i feel somehow competing with aspiring filmmakers.
A. The Challenge is not a competition between people. It is a challenge of one's self to take up the task of completing a film in 20 hours. We have veterans, known names and newbies already registered. It is a fun and creative avenue for filmmakers to sweat it out, interact and possibly forge lasting friendships and alliances.
Q. I have check the submission page out but I did not understand.
A. You make the film during the festival. There will be a limited amount of time (20 hours) from start to finish and your team must finish shooting, editing and exporting the finished video for submission before the 20 hours time frame elapses. All this will happen during the Realtime International Film Festival in June.
Q. Where will the shoot take place?
A. RTF has earmarked Yabatech as the location for the REALTIME FILM CHALLENGE. It is a controlled environment, and will serve as our FESTIVAL FILM VILLAGE for 2019.
Q. I have not yet decided on the exact people who will make up my team. Can I still go ahead and register?
A. Yes, but you must indicate the top three people on your team at the time of registration. Then you need to make sure you update us on your expanded team as you involve more people.
Q. Will #RTF provide equipment to all the filmmakers?
A. Unfortunately, no. Filmmakers are to come to the challenge with their own equipment and crew. There will be some high - end equipment on ground for lease by teams that require them for free. The list of the available equipment will be published during the Festival, and it will be on a first come, first serve basis. We are working on getting some OEM's to support with equipment though.
We advice teams to work with equipment they are already familiar with in order to save time.
Q. What is the meaning of OEM?
Q. I understand the Festival runs from June 9 - June 15. Can you be specific about the date for the REAL TIME CHALLENGE?
A. The REAL TIME CHALLENGE will take place on the 12th and 13th of June.
Q. Is it only Lagos - based filmmakers that can participate?
A. No. Filmmakers from everywhere can participate, but they will have to travel to Lagos to take part. We have filmmakers from Benin, Abuja, Asaba, Enugu and PortHarcourt already registered. Some of the filmmakers from outside the country will also participate.
Q. I have never made a film before, but I am interested. Will it not be unfair for me to compete with already established filmmakers?
A. The REAL TIME CHALLENGE is NOT A COMPETITION, but a CHALLENGE. Moreover, the challenge is not between any filmmaker and another participant.
The challenge is to YOURSELF. Are you bold enough to attempt making a movie in 20 hours?
Q. Will #RTF provide me with a script to shoot?
A. No. The teams shall come up with their story and screenplay which they are sure they can shoot in the provided location (Yabatech). It is imperative that each team visits the campus before concluding on their story.
Q. Are we restricted to just exterior shots? What if we want to have some interior scenes?
A. Once you get to Yabatech and meet with our Location Managers who are already on ground, feel free to tell them everything you would like to do, to the smallest details. They will take you around, show you what's available, and help with suggestions and recommendations.
Q. What if we are still unable to get everything we would like to have available at the location for the story idea we have in mind?
A. If that is the case, you would have to modify your story to make it achievable using what is available.
Q. How soon can we visit the location to do our recce.
A. As soon as you receive your UNIQUE TEAM CODE right after registration.
Q. Will there be accommodation for those taking part in the challenge?
A. If you meant hotel rooms or hostels, NO. It will be like a camping experience.
The official Festival complex for the REALTIME FILM CHALLENGE is the School of Art, Design and Printing in Yabatech. We shall host all participants there. However, arrangement will be made for convenience.
Q. What happens to the completed films made during the challenge?
A. Our closing film(s) for #RTF2019 will be selected from suitably completed films during the FILM CHALLENGE. Furthermore, the completed films will be shown on Television after the Festival, with the Filmmakers invited over to our Media Partners' station for live interviews either before or after their movies are shown.
Q. Can we share the process of our movie making on social media with our followers during the challenge? Also, are there plans for live streaming?
A. Yes, there will be live streaming of the entire REALTIME FILMMAKING CHALENGE on a dedicated portal, and also across social media platforms. Furthermore, viewers will be able to follow the entire process on WAZOBIA MAX (on DSTV) from the beginning to the end of the Challenge.


This month's Inside Xbox is poised to feature Age of Empires and its developer Relic Entertainment, who promises "some very exciting announcements." And while many have assumed said announcements are nothing more than Age of Empires related, a source known for their scoops in relation to Microsoft Studios, is hinting that there will be more than just game announcements during the upcoming episode.
More specifically, the rumor comes way of Twitter user Klobrille, who has leaked reliable Microsoft-related information in the past, and who is claiming that Relic Entertainment will join the Xbox family via studio acquisition.
Of course, this should be taken with a grain of salt or two. While Klobrille has built somewhat of a reputation for their scoops specific to Microsoft Game Studios (which as of recently is now known as Xbox Game Studios), this is still very much in the rumor category. In other words, don't go crazy at the bookies on this one.
That said, if you were going to throw out a bogus claim onto the Internet, this doesn't seem like the one you'd think up. Looking at Microsoft's recent acquisitions (the type of developers it has acquired) and its desire to further push into PC gaming, this makes sense. Further, it's not like Relic Entertainment is known to be strictly independent, before it went belly up, THQ used to own it.
Unfortunately, at this specific point, all we can do is speculate. But luckily that will change soon, as the next Inside Xbox is poised to hit later this month.
Anyway, as always, feel free to leave a comment letting us know what you think. Is Microsoft about to acquire Relic Entertainment?


Since office was officially released I decided to start using office 2007 right away. I don't know if this is something many people encounter, but it takes me some time to figure out how I can do the things I was used to do. The ribbon bar is perhaps very intuitive for first time office users or Digital natives , but I have a hard time to find my commands back.


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Front Line Defenders named winner of 2018 United Nations Human Rights Prize
James Mehigan
Garden Court's James Mehigan is on the Board of Directors of the UK branch of Front Line Defenders.
Front Line Defenders were recognised by the United Nations in being named one of the four winners of the 2018 United Nations Human Rights Prize as announced by President of the General Assembly today in New York.
Front Line Defenders has dedicated this Prize to human rights defenders at risk (HRDs) around the world, who struggle every day to advance and defend the rights for their communities. In their work in providing resources for the protection and security of HRDs, Front Line Defenders has worked with incredibly brave and resilient activists, who inspire and shine a light in often dark places.
Front Line Defenders was founded in 2001 to provide rapid and practical support for the security and protection for human rights defenders at risk, including protection grants; training and capacity building in physical and digital security and strategic communications/visibility; international advocacy; rest and respite; emergency hotline for HRDs in imminent danger; and campaigning. Each year, Front Line Defenders provides support to over 4,000 HRDs at risk around the world.


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2018 – mit natürlicher Stimme und einfachen Harmonien überzeugt sie auf diesem Album … stark u.a. THE GREAT ATOMIC POWER von den Louvin Brothers: lässig rockig mit Harmoniegesängen vorgetragen!!! Kate turned to the Man in Black for inspiration on her latest Large River Music release Damn Sure Blue. Two of the songs from this soulful collection stem directly from Johnny Cash's prolific catalog, the folk classic THE BALLAD OF IRA HAYES and his self- penned FORTY SHADES OF GREEN. Produced by Will Kimbrough at Kimbrough Super Service with additional recording by Robert Lucas at Barefoot Jerry's Cinderella Sound Sudio in Nashville, Damn Sure Blue breathes with Americana soul and features a cast of stellar musicians including Will Kimbrough (guitars, bass, mandolin, banjo, mandola, keyboards, and harmony vocals), Kevin Gordon (guitars and harmony vocals), Dave Jacques (upright bass), Bryan Owings (drums and percussion), Phil Madeira (accordion), Chris Carmichael (violin, viola, and cello), Kate Campbell (piano and acoustic guitar), and album artwork by outsider artist Miz Thang.


How does Waze receive destination info?
Does anybody know how Uber Driver gives the destination info to Waze? Like, does Uber Driver give it the address vs. the latitude & longitude vs. the name of the place?
Uber via AA or MirrorLink ?
GPS brings me to a house backdoor.
I just uninstalled Waze it has been giving me the worst directions sush as, sending me to a toll road where it is specifically set to avoid that and sending me to the worst roads you would take DT.
Is it just me, or is the Lyft pickup screen seriously ****ed up?
Is there a way to tell within Waze which side of the street your destination is on? Quite often you can't get over (due to traffic) in time without advance warning. Apple maps will tell you if the destination is on the left or right. Thank you!
Waze Partnering With City Traffic!
Now on we will have even more accurate traffic updates on waze! My suggestion is to keep waze in background even if you don't use it since it warns you about hazards, cops, traffic light camera and constructions. Please if you also see anything unusual report it on Waze.
Navigation Question - Is My Ideal Setup Possible?


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BBC News at Ten
BBC News at Ten first launched in 2000 as "Ten O'Clock News", after having replaced the long-serving "Nine O'Clock News" bulletin. The programme's name changed in 2008 to its current identity.
Current Presenting Team
Huw Edwards
History at BBC News at Ten
2003-pres: Monday-Thursday presenter
Fiona Bruce
2003-pres: Friday presenter
George Alagiah
2000-pres: Relief presenter
Jane Hill
Reeta Chakrabarti
Clive Myrie
Former Presenters
Michael Buerk
2000-2002: Monday-Friday presenter
Peter Sissons
2003-2005: Relief presenter
Darren Jordan
Dermot Murnaghan
Sian Williams
Natasha Kaplinsky
Mishal Husain
The BBC News at Ten is broadcast every weekday on BBC One and BBC News from 10:00pm until 10:25pm. The current branding of the programme launched on 18th March 2013 along with the rest of BBC News. It is broadcast from Studio E from BBC Broadcasting House, the same studio as the BBC News at One, BBC News at Six and the BBC News Channel.
The news caps above show a typical day of BBC News at Ten. All rights for the content belong to the BBC. Caps taken using BBC iPlayer.
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Malacca Singapore Express is also one of the longest serving bus company that offers good bus services to the locals between Malacca and Singapore. They also have their domestic buses running in the Malacca town. The bus company offers daily bus services from Singapore to Melaka, but at the same time, it offers of the drop off point at Muar as well. Besides that, the Malacca Singapore Express also offers direct bus services from Melaka to Singapore, where at the same time, the buses will also offer drop off services in Johor Bahru, before proceeding to Singapore.


[Book review by Tina Koyama] When I think of Virginia Hein's work, two things come to mind: light and composition. She is a master of both, and when I heard she had a new book on landscape sketching, I was thrilled to be able to learn her techniques.
Although the term "urban sketching" appears nowhere in the description, all of the principles and techniques covered by Virginia's book could apply to any type of on-location landscape sketching – urban or rural, desert or tropical, land or sea. Almost all of the sketch example contributors are familiar to me from the Urban Sketchers community, including Shari Blaukopf, Laura Frankstone, Don Low, Shiho Nakaza, Melanie Reim and Pat Southern-Pearce, to name just a few. And of course, Virginia herself, a Los Angeles resident, Urban Sketchers symposium instructor and USk correspondent, contributes many of her own urban and other landscape sketches to the book.
Divided into four main sections, the book begins with an overview of composition, perspective and observation in See the Big Picture. I was particularly interested in topics on seeing large shapes, emphasizing the light, and learning to simplify a complex scene by identifying a strong focal point – all strategies that I see Virginia employing so well in her work.
Drilling down further, the second chapter covers specific strategies and techniques for sketching on location, including an exploration of various tools, materials and support formats. Because I know Virginia works frequently in watercolor, I expected the book to have a heavy emphasis on that medium, but I was happily surprised to find that it takes much more of a mixed media approach. For quick sketches, she advises working on a small scale, not only because small sketches are faster, but also because it encourages more exploration and playing without the fear of wasting materials.
Chapter 3 focuses on specific elements we encounter in most landscapes such as trees, sky, water and foliage. In this section, I especially appreciate Virginia's emphasis on observing these elements closely so that they never appear generic. For example, many trees in a particular terrain may look similar, but drawing them requires seeing each tree as a unique individual and capturing its personality. At the same time, she gives ideas on how to see and evoke large masses of foliage so that we don't attempt to draw each leaf. Finding this balance between the specific and the general is a key to sketching a landscape quickly and yet accurately capturing its essence.
The last section, Take it Further, offers fun and creative ideas for using improvised materials (coffee, anyone?) and unconventional formats and breaking out of habitual ruts. As an intrepid urban sketcher, Virginia encourages telling stories by creating montages of small sketches, developing a sequence, or simply writing notes directly on the sketchbook page. She urges spontaneity and being open to whatever the moment offers. For example, if birds or a blimp appear suddenly in the sky, put them into the sketch!
Overall, I highly recommend this delightful resource of ideas and tips for almost any kind of on-location sketching from one of my favorite artists.


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Sodium-ion batteries benefit from a bit of powder
Purdue researcher Jialiang Tang helped resolve charging issues in sodium-ion batteries that have prevented the technology from advancing to industrial testing and use. Photo: Purdue University Marketing and Media photo.
Most of today's batteries utilize rare lithium mined from the mountains of South America. If this source becomes depleted, then battery production could stagnate. Sodium is a very cheap and earth-abundant alternative to the lithium in batteries, but is also known to turn purple and combust if exposed to water – even just water in the air.
Worldwide efforts to make sodium-ion batteries just as functional as lithium-ion batteries have long since controlled sodium's tendency to explode, but have not yet resolved how to prevent sodium ions from 'getting lost' when a sodium-ion battery is initially charged and discharged. Now, researchers at Purdue University have developed a form of sodium powder that fixes this problem and holds a charge properly.
"Adding fabricated sodium powder during electrode processing requires only slight modifications to the battery production process," said Vilas Pol, associate professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University. "This is one potential way to progress sodium-ion battery technology to the industry." The researchers report their work in a paper in the Journal of Power Sources.
Even though sodium-ion batteries would be physically heavier than lithium-ion batteries, researchers have been investigating them because they could potentially store the energy generated by large solar and wind power facilities at lower cost. The problem is that sodium ions tend to stick to the carbon-based anode in the battery during the initial charging cycles, preventing the ions from traveling over to the cathode. The ions build up into a structure called a 'solid electrolyte interface'.
"Normally the solid electrolyte interface is good because it protects carbon particles from a battery's acidic electrolyte, where electricity is conducted," Pol explained. "But too much of the interface consumes the sodium ions that we need for charging the battery."
The Purdue researchers proposed using sodium as a powder, which provides the required amount of sodium for the solid electrolyte interface to protect the anode but doesn't build up in a way that consumes sodium ions.
They minimized sodium's exposure to the moisture that would make it combust by making the sodium powder in a glovebox filled with the gas argon. Using ultrasound, they melted sodium chunks to form a milky purple liquid, which they cooled into a powder and then suspended in a hexane solution to evenly disperse the powder particles.
Just a few drops of this sodium suspension on the anode or cathode during their fabrication allows a sodium-ion battery cell to charge and discharge with more stability and at higher capacity – the minimum requirements for a functional battery.
This story is adapted from material from Purdue University, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier. Link to original source.
Nanocubes make promising Na-ion battery electrodes
manganese selenide nanocubes are promising anode materials for sodium-ion batteries
5 October 2018Cordelia Sealy
Hard carbons for sodium-ion batteries: Structure, analysis, sustainability, and electrochemistry
Volume 23, Pages 87–104Ivana Hasa, Damien Saurel, Christoph Vaalma, Liming Wu, Daniel Buchholz, Dominic Bresser, Shinichi Komaba, Stefano Passerini
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While some high school seniors are finding out this week where they will be going to college in the fall, a whole other group of high school students are just starting the process of picking out a college to attend.
With spring break having either arrived or just around the corner, countless high school juniors will be spending time in the next few weeks checking out college campuses here in the Baltimore-area and across the country.
A college visit can be much more than just driving around campus and dropping into an admissions office to pick-up some literature. Many schools offer admissions open houses that high school juniors start attending at this time of year. These events offer a great opportunity for prospective students and their parents to get an up-close and personal look at schools and to get good information about the college admissions process.
Take for example what they do at the University of Richmond.
Students who visit campus are encouraged to participate in both an information session, which is a 45-minute lecture-style presentation by an admission counselor, and a campus tour, which is a one-and-a-half hour walking tour of campus led by a current student.
A representative from the University of Richmond's admission office made a short presentation to students and their families before a number of Richmond student conducted campus tours. There's nothing like both going behind the scenes of the college admissions process with the folks who live college admissions everyday and then getting to walk around campus with a student who is very proud of their school.
The University of Richmond is a private liberal arts university located about a 2 1/2 hour drive from the Baltimore-area and 6 miles from downtown Richmond. The university is situated on a beautiful 350-acre suburban residential campus dotted with Gothic style red brick buildings. In fact, a respected publication recognized the plush tree lined campus as one of the most beautiful campuses in the United States. Close your eyes and picture a classic college campus and that just could be the University of Richmond. Hollywood agrees. Portions of Commander In Chief, Cry Wolf and Dawson's Creek were filmed on the picturesque campus.
Richmond is ranked as one of the most outstanding and selective liberal arts institutions of its kind . Richmond offers 60 undergraduate majors with a full-time faculty of 350 with a 8:1 student-faculty ratio (undergraduate) and an average undergraduate class size of 16 students. This past school year Richmond had 2,767 undergraduates from 46 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and 71 countries. Study up. This past year Richmond accepted just 32 percent of its applicants.
Did I forget to mention the University of Richmond's basketball team made it to the NCAA Basketball Tournament this year and the school's football team won the 2008 Division 1 Football Subdivision National Championship (formerly known as 1-AA).
This past weekend it was a Richmond undergraduate from Southern Maryland who led one of the campus tours. Antoine Waul is from Port Republic and attended Calvert High School. Like undergraduate campus tour guides across the nation, Antoine Waul loves his school and it shows. When he was considering a college to attend he said after visiting Richmond he knew it was the right school for him. Pretty impressive for a student who said he was also considering the likes of Georgetown and Amherst to name a few. There's something special about being around someone who is so proud of their school.
That's the great thing about taking a campus tour guided by an undergraduate. No matter what school it might be, the enthusiasm they hold for their schools is infectious. You also never know what cool stuff you might learn while touring a college campus.
Did you know that the man credited with helping to invent Robitussin is honored with a statue on the University of Richmond campus?
And the university has honored him for a good reason. The late E. Claiborne Robins, retired chairman of the A. H. Robins Company, donated $50 million to the University of Richmond in 1969, then the largest private gift from a living individual in the history of U.S. higher education. He was a 1931 graduate of the University of Richmond. Antoine couldn't have been prouder to tell the story of his school's great benefactor.
Did you know that the school's spider mascot came from a sportswriter? That's right, a sportswriter covering a Richmond baseball game described the Richmond pitcher's impressive "spider" physique and style. The nickname eventually stuck and now the University of Richmond is the only college in the U.S. that can boast a spider for its mascot. It was another story that Antoine was thrilled to pass along. Listen up Baltimore football fans, the school's nickname used to be the Colts.
Take it from someone who has taken many a college campus tour in the last 30-some years, it's a good bet you'll find out interesting stuff like that on each and every campus tour you can take at any number of schools here in the Baltimore-area and across the nation. The building where the President's office is located at the University of Richmond is even named Maryland Hall!
While it truly is a very impressive institution, you can insert any number of institutions for the University of Richmond and take away many of the same impressions that folks took home with them from last weekend's admissions open house at the University of Richmond.
It's experiences like that taking place on college campus across the nation right now that make this such a magical time of year for high school juniors interested in attending college and just starting the process of finding the one school that might be the perfect fit for them. Just ask Antoine Waul. The young man from Southern Maryland experienced it a few years ago when he took the campus tour at the University of Richmond and found the school that was the perfect fit for him.
Now in his small way he's helping a whole new group of young men and women as they start their way down the road to finding the school that may also be the perfect fit for them.
Several times a year I'm assigned stories that take me to the State House in Annapolis. I've always thought it was pretty big as state capitols go.
Last weekend I travelled to Albany and got my first up-close look at New York's State Capitol.
Completed in 1779, the Maryland State House in Annapolis is the oldest state house in the country still in legislative use, and I thought it was big. But it just dwarfs in size to the State House In Albany.
The square footage of the State House in Annapolis is 120,900 square feet and it's 181 feet tall.
It wasn't easy finding out the square footage of the State Capitol in Albany that was completed in 1899. But thanks to Heather Groll, spokesperson for the Office of Government Services in Albany, now I know. She tells me she actually had to do some digging and found a book that says the interior square footage of the New York State Capitol is 572,025 square feet. Wow! That's big. Good work Heather.
I was also able to find out it's 220 feet tall.
You won't find a dome in this massive structure along State Street in downtown Albany. The granite structure is one of ten U.S. state capitols that does not have a domed roof.
As you can see in the photo below, the chambers inside the New York State Capitol do look very similar to the chambers in Maryland's State House.
The State Capitol in New York isn't the biggest. Texas boasts the largest state capitol building in the United States. The Texas state capitol in Austin is 308 feet tall.
It was back in 1999 when I visited Austin. As I was walking up the steps outside the Texas Capitol with my family and there was Texas Governor George Bush walking down the steps. It was just him and one person from his security detail. He stopped to say hello to us and asked us where we were from. He even rubbed my son's head! Right there on the steps of the largest state capitol building in the nation. Below is a photo of the stunning building in Austin.
Last weekend, looking out from the tall steps from NY's State Capitol something caught my attention that you don't see standing on the steps of Maryland's State House. Right across the street from the big building on State Street is a block of boarded-up buildings that includes the former Wellington Hotel. That's definitely something you don't see along State Circle in Annapolis.
The Wellington Hotel closed in the mid-80s and has remained in disrepair to this day.
CLICK HERE to check out a cool website called Lost Landmarks that has some cool photos of this old hotel that is boarded-up and in the shadows of New York's State Capitol.
The photo below is from Lost Landmarks.
While the recession is being felt in Annapolis, you can see signs in Albany that New York's capitol city has really been hit hard by the shrinking economy.
A recent article in the Albany Times Union reported that "more than 25 percent of people in Albany live in poverty". The article also reports the unemployment rate in New York State is 9 percent. At last check Maryland's unemployment rate was in the range of 7.5 percent.
Unlike Annapolis, Albany is a government town that rolls up its sidewalks after 5pm. Don't get me wrong, there are many very popular and thriving businesses in downtown Albany, it just doesn't have the feel of Annapolis. People seem to come to Albany to work. People flock to Annapolis both for work and play with all the shops and restaurants that are in walking distance from State Circle. And the Naval Academy campus is a tourist attraction of its own.
Leave it to me to find an outstanding hot dog shop in Albany.
Wall Street Dog's And Deli is just a few blocks from New York's State Capitol.
Open from late morning to mid afternoon on most days, it caters to government workers.
How good are the dogs at Wall Street Dog's And Deli along Pearl Street? So good that I ate all my meals there during my 3 day stay in Albany for the ECAC Hockey Tournament. I enjoyed both the chili dogs and also the sauerkraut dogs. Good mustard too. So now you know.


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Q: Polynomial as a sum of powers of linear forms (with restrictions) Let $p(x)\in\mathbb{R}[x]$ be a polynomial in $n$ variables, where we let $x=(x_1,\dots,x_n)$. It is known that $p(x)$ can be written as a linear combination of powers of linear forms, this is, there exist linear forms
$L_1,\dots,L_N$, real numbers $a_1,\dots,a_N$, and nonnegative integers $k_1,\dots,k_N$, such that
$$p(x)=\sum_{i=1}^Na_iL_i(x)^{k_i}.\qquad(*)$$
Now, given nonzero vectors $v_1,\dots,v_\ell\in\mathbb{R}^n$, let $V_j=\mathbb{R}v_j$ be the one dimensional vector space generated by $v_j$, and let
$$S=\left(\bigcup_{j=1}^\ell V_j\right)\setminus\{0\},$$
which is the union of $\ell$ lines wich passes through the origin, minus the origin.
Question: Is it true that for any polynomial $p(x)\in\mathbb{R}[x]$ we can find a decomposition as in $(*)$ but adding the restriction that each $L_i$ does not vanish on $S$?  Note that this is the same as requiring that $L_i(v_j)\ne0$ for all $i,j$. Also, if true, is there any reference in the literature?
The case $n=1$ is trivial. I have checked the case $n=2$, but then it gets messy. Before working the general case, I prefer to ask for a reference here, since this seems to be a known result (if true, of course).

A: Yes, it is true. Every polynomial does have a decomposition like you ask for, with restrictions.
To explain why this is the case, first suppose that $p$ is homogeneous of degree $d$, and we seek a decomposition where each linear form $L_i$ is a homogeneous linear form (no constant term) and each power $k_i = d$. The projective variety whose points are $L^d$ for linear forms $L$, up to scalar multiple, is the Veronese variety. It's an irreducible variety, and it's nondegenerate, meaning that it's not contained in any hyperplane. If remove any proper subvariety, then what's left is still not contained in any hyperplane because it's dense in the whole Veronese variety (assuming the ground field is infinite). Your restrictions correspond to proper subvarieties. So, this argument shows that you can impose any finite number of your nonvanishing restrictions and the $L^d$'s that remain are still sufficient to span all the degree $d$ homogeneous polynomials.
If $p$ isn't homogeneous you can simply decompose each of its homogeneous parts separately.
A reference for this is:

*

*Białynicki-Birula, Schinzel, Representations of multivariate polynomials by sums of univariate polynomials in linear forms, Colloq. Math. 112 (2008), no. 2, 201–233. (MR2383331, Zbl 1154.11011)

A more general version (working with restrictions to any open set of the space of linear forms, not just complements of hyperplanes) is:

*Jelisiejew, An upper bound for the Waring rank of a form, Arch. Math. (Basel) 102 (2014), no. 4, 329–336. (MR3196960, Zbl 1322.14079)

Both of these references are more concerned with giving an upper bound for the number of terms needed in a decomposition, so they don't spend much time on the existence of a decomposition.
A few minor notes in closing:
The number of terms in a decomposition of a nonhomogeneous polynomial can (at least sometimes) be decreased if we allow nonhomogeneous linear forms. The common examples are things like $(x+1)^n-x^n$, a polynomial of degree $n-1$, which requires much more than $2$ terms if it is decomposed in powers $k_i \leq n-1$.
Białynicki-Birula and Schinzel have a hypothesis that the leading form of the polynomial should depend essentially on all of the variables. That doesn't matter if all you're asking for is existence of a decomposition (it matters if you want decompositions with minimal number of terms). If the leading term were, say, $x_1^d$, and you wanted to decompose in terms $L_i^d$ where $L_i(p) \neq 0$, but $x_1(p)=0$, then you couldn't use $x_1$ as one of the $L_i$, and you'd have to use a very non-minimal decomposition involving stuff like $(x_1 + a x_2)^d$ for several values of $a$. Anyway, the point is, if you don't worry about minimality then don't worry about that hypothesis in their paper.


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Swanborough Manor
Swanborough Manor is a listed English manor dating back to the 12th century in Iford, East Sussex.
It is located on Swanborough Drove in Iford, East Sussex.
It was built in about 1200. However, it was extended in the 15th century, with an additional ceiling. Indeed, the gateway, the great chimney breast, a quatrefoil peephole, and parts of a screen with arched blank panelling all date back to the 15th century.
It was listed as Grade I by English Heritage in 1952.
It previously belonged to Henry VIII of England (1491-1547), followed by Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658).
More recently, it belonged to Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading and Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading (1894-1971). After her death, Stella, a.k.a. Baroness Swanborough, donated it to the University of Sussex located in Falmer, to be used as a residence for the Vice-Chancellor. However, from 1971 to 1985, it was used as housing for postgraduates and lecturers. It was only used as the main residence of the Vice-Chancellor from 1985 to 1997.
However, former Vice-Chancellor Alasdair Smith sold it in 2003, arguing the upkeep was too costly for the university. Baroness Swanborough's step-great-grandson, Simon Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading, openly criticized the university for selling it, adding that the university should have strived to find ways to keep it for at least fifty years after her death, in 2021, according to her wishes.
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I am trying to install a fresh hardened system with SELinux.
after completing all steps it says SELinux is disabled which does not make any sense.
* The selinux_gentoo init script has been removed in this version as it is not required after OpenRC 0.13.
* Rebuilding store strict (without re-loading).
* the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=sys-libs/libselinux-2.4::gentoo'`.
* The complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/libselinux-2.4/temp/build.log'.
* The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/libselinux-2.4/temp/environment'.
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Covered Market Masterplan consultation
Closed 23 Oct 2022
Opened 10 Sep 2022
Ted Maxwell
(Regeneration Manager)
Regeneration & Economy
tmaxwell@oxford.gov.uk
Oxford City Council is seeking views from local people on a proposed 'masterplan' to update Oxford's historic Covered Market for the 21st Century.
These views will be used by the Council to refine the draft masterplan, which sets out proposals for a multi-million pound regeneration of the market to secure its long-term future.
This includes a number of proposed new measures, including a new 'public square' in the heart of the market and a new 'pedestrian-friendly' space on Market Street.
The draft masterplan has been informed by public workshops held in 2021. Members of the public said they wanted to see a lively, diverse market with more places to sit and socialise, making it a thriving part of the city centre throughout the day and into the evening.
There has also been significant engagement in 2021 and 2022 with Covered Market Traders and other city centre stakeholders. Their input has informed the latest proposals and the Council continues to engage on a one-to-one basis with the Traders most affected by the proposals.
The creation of new spaces will make the Covered Market more accessible to more people and improve connections with surrounding streets.
The latest proposal can be viewed here in one go. Alternatively, you can review them section by section when responding to the survey.
Your browser does not support inline PDF viewing. Please download the PDF.
You can take part in the consultation by reviewing the information and completing an online survey through the link below. There are also large-format images in the windows of a unit in the middle of the Covered Market, which you are welcome to review. We well be hosting some drop-in consultation events there, where you can meet our staff and express your views in person. Please see the details at the bottom of this page.
Drop-in consultation event at the Covered Market central square (part of Oxford Open Doors festival)
From 10 Sep 2022 at 10:00 to 10 Sep 2022 at 15:00
Pop in to the public consultation space in the Covered Market to have your say on the City Council's 'masterplan' proposals for updating the grade-II-listed building for the 21st century. Officers from the council will be in the public consultation space, a unit next to the central communal square in the market, in order to explain the proposals and gather your feedback. This event will be a great chance to see large visuals on-location, so you can get a real sense for the council's vision for a new 'public square' in the heart of the market, a new 'pedestrian-friendly' space on Market Street and improved entrances into the Market.
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Drop-in consultation event at the Covered Market central square
Drop-in consultation stall at the Town Hall as part of Oxford Older People's Day
From 5 Oct 2022 at 10:00 to 5 Oct 2022 at 15:00
Join us at the Town Hall as part of the Oxford Older People's Day. We will have one of 68 stalls on the first floor of the Town Hall. We will explain the City Council's 'masterplan' proposals for updating the grade-II-listed Covered Market for the 21st century and will gather people's feedback. This event will be a great chance to see large visuals on screen while talking it through with project officers, so you can get a real sense for the council's vision for a new 'public square' in the heart of the market, a new 'pedestrian-friendly' space on Market Street and improved entrances into the Market.
From 11 Oct 2022 at 11:00 to 11 Oct 2022 at 15:00
Zoom (virtual) presentation and discussion
Please email tmaxwell@oxford.gov.uk if you would like to join a virtual presentation and discussion about the City Council's 'masterplan' proposals for updating the grade-II-listed building for the 21st century. Officers from the council and architects will present the proposals before opening out to a discussion.
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Politics: It is rubbish for Ohanaeze to be asking for slots in Lagos cabinet- Okunnu
A former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Lateef Femi Okunnu, says it is "rubbish" for members of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to ask for slots in the cabinet of the Lagos State government.
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A former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Lateef Femi Okunnu, says it is "rubbish" for members of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to ask for slots in the cabinet of the Lagos State government.
He also said Nigeria must return to the 12-state structure for proper power balancing and effective restructuring.
The 86-year-old elder statesman said this in an interview with The Sun newspaper.
Okunnu, who served between 1966 to 1975, under the regime of Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria's former military head of State, said Gowon created 12 states after the civil war to create balance across the region.
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"Gowon created 12 states from the existing four regions. Let me say this quickly about the 12 states structure, which I have been advocating should be restored in our effort to restructure the country.
"Part of the agitations that led to the civil war was the size of the North, that it was too large, not only in size but also in population. For true federalism to endure, you need proper balancing and that was what Gowon did, following agitation for state creation.
"He created six states out of the Northern region in concurrence with the political leadership of the North. I was privileged to be a member of the ad hoc Constitutional conference in late 1966 after the second coup, which Gowon set up to bring all the regions together.
"There was the North Central State-Kaduna, Katsina and the likes and there was the North Western State- Sokoto and the likes, so six there, right, and then six in the South.
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"We had the Western State: Osun, Ogun, Oyo and Ondo. So, the Afenifere shouting for Oduduwa State lost the chance by allowing the Western State to be broken into pieces.
"We also had the Eastern State. They also lost their chance to have a state for the mostly speaking Igbo Nigerians. We had the Rivers State and the Mid-Western State.
"These 12 states were created with the agreement of the political leadership at the time. So if we had allowed the 12 states structure to endure, Nigeria as a country would grow beyond its present sorry state."
He also rejected the involvement of cultural groups in Nigeria's politics, stating that the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Afenifere have no business in politics.
He said these groups should revert to their roles in nation building and not dabble in politics.
"People exploit ethnicity for political power. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, one of my heroes, was elected on the platform of a democratic party, NCNC alliance in Lagos, first Lagos member not on the platform of Igbo state union which was at its infancy at the time but as a Nigerian. Azikiwe was above ethnicity; the Yoruba elected him.
"There was the Igbo state union, Ibibio state union which concentrated on educating Ibibio students, through award of scholarship. Dr. Udo Udoma was awarded scholarship to study law by the Ibibio state union.
That was the role state unions were playing at that time.
"Chief Awolowo founded Egbe Omo Oduduwa in London in 1946, 47 or thereabouts and established a branch in Nigeria in 1948. Again, in fairness to him, although he was strongly for regionalism, he didn't use the Egbe Omo Oduduwa platform when he was in government. There was Action Group and there was Egbe Omo Oduduwa, a cultural group awarding scholarship. To me, ACF, Ohanaeze, Afenifere should all revert to that role. They have no business in politics; no place for them in politics.
"Some characters were speaking to the press sometime ago on behalf of Ohanaeze saying they want slots in the Lagos State cabinet. Rubbish! How many Lagos people are asking for cabinet slots in Imo, Abia, Enugu and the like? You leave that to local politics and local politicians. They should join political parties and fight for a space."
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