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Pennsylvania District Pilots School Bus Stop-Arm Cameras
February 3, 2020 • Sadiah Thompson • Bookmark +
Allentown (Pa.) School District identified a total of 205 illegal passing incidents over 47 days after installing stop-arm cameras on two of its buses. Photo courtesy BusPatrol
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A school district here recently added stop-arm cameras to two of its buses as part of a pilot project to collect data on the state's illegal passing incidents.
Allentown School District conducted the 47 school-day project with BusPatrol Inc. to install the cameras on two of its buses, according to a news release from BusPatrol. The district hosted a press conference on Thursday to announce the results of the pilot, which identified a total of 205 violations in 21 locations across Allentown. The two participating buses reportedly captured an average of 2.18 violations per bus per day.
Related: Pennsylvania School Bus Association Reminds Drivers to Watch for Students
"In an urban district where many of our students walk to and from school, the stop-arm camera pilot provides an extra layer of safety for our students and families," Thomas Parker, the superintendent for Allentown School District, said in a news release posted on the district's website. "As a parent, I am excited for how these efforts will raise community awareness, and subsequently, a shared responsibility that benefits the students and families in Allentown."
For a total of 10 weeks, the district's buses were equipped with stop-arm cameras, GPS, and telemetry, and were connected to an encrypted LTE wireless network that sends and receives video and data, according to BusPatrol. The company processed video evidence and data on stop-arm violations while a team of processors and data scientists evaluated the problem to prepare recommendations to Allentown School District's administrators.
Related: School Bus Cameras Lead to More Tickets for Some Virginia Motorists
Once a stop-arm camera program is implemented, ticket processing and program management will be handled by BusPatrol at no cost to Allentown, according to the company. This is reportedly made possible through BusPatrol's enforcement program, which reinvests fines paid by stop-arm violators to cover equipment and management costs. Similar programs are currently in place in school districts across Maryland, Virginia, and Georgia, while new programs are being launched in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ontario, and Quebec, according to the stop-arm camera supplier.
BusPatrol will work with officials from Allentown School District and local law enforcement to determine route planning, redistricting, fleet maintenance, real-time analysis, and financial analytics based on the pilot's results. With a data-driven approach, the company will also team up with the Allentown community and police to offer a program that mitigates ongoing safety risks that students face on Pennsylvania's roads.
Related: Options Abound for Adopting a Stop-Arm Camera Program
View photos of the press conference about the pilot's results, posted on Allentown School District's Facebook page, below.
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A Mátyás, a házimanó (eredeti cím: Murun Buchstansangur) brit televíziós rajzfilmsorozat, amelyet a Bevanfield Films készített. A sorozatot Timothy Forder írta és rendezte, a producere Mary Swindale volt. Az Egyesült Királyságban a Channel 4-en vetítették, Magyarországon a Magyar Televízió-ban sugározták.

Ismertető
A főhős, Mátyás, aki egy alaktalan, szürke színű, barna hajú házimanó. Van egypár cipője, és egy karórája is. Városban él, és egy házban lakik. Szereti a jó meleg kakaót, és lefekvés előtt szokott inni. Esős időben is szeret sétálni, kint a szabadban. Egyik éjszaka, egy éjjeli lepke is repkedett, az éjjeli lámpája körül. A lepkét újsággal fékezett le, és utána leoltotta a lámpát, azt kirepült.

Szereplők
 Mátyás – A főhős, aki egy házimanó.

Források

További információk
 Mátyás, a házimanó a thechestnut.com-on
 Mátyás, a házimanó a toonhound.com-on

1984-ben bemutatott brit televíziós sorozatok
1988-ban befejezett brit televíziós sorozatok
Brit rajzfilmsorozatok
Televíziós mesesorozatok
A Channel 4 saját gyártású műsorai

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Alkimos Central Community Development and Town Activation Plan
DevelopmentWA
Ben Kent
Associate - Place
Suzie Zuber
Senior Consultant - Place
Located in Perth's coastal growth corridor, DevelopmentWA's masterplanned Alkimos region is planned around METRONET's new Alkimos Station on the Yanchep extension of the Joondalup line, centrally located between Yanchep and Joondalup.
DevelopmentWA is working together with the State Government, City of Wanneroo, partner developers and builders, community groups, landowners and the public to deliver an innovative, connected, self-sustaining coastal community. The Alkimos region has been developed around five core strategic themes: green energy, smart water, community well-being, connectivity and distinctive design.
Together, the four integrated Alkimos precincts: Alkimos Central, Alkimos Beach, Alkimos Foreshore and Alkimos Vista, will cater for a community of around 50,000 people. The vision is a forward-thinking, thriving community that encourages employment and social integration with supporting health, recreation and amenities.
The 198ha Alkimos Central site is located within the central portion of the Alkimos region. Built around the new Alkimos train station, Alkimos Central will be a transit focused pedestrian hub; a vibrant urban precinct that provides the city centre amenities for the surrounding, wider Alkimos-Eglinton region.
Engaged by DevelopmentWA, element produced the Alkimos Central Community Development Plan (CDP) to provide direction for the social elements of the Alkimos Central Precinct over the life of the development. The strategies, initiatives and actions proposed in the CDP have been informed by DevelopmentWA's development principles, GBCA's Green Star – Communities National Framework, the Design Vision developed by the design team and the project's Place Vision and Place Pillars developed in consultation with the local community, DevelopmentWA and City of Wanneroo.
As the foundation of the new region, the town centre, located next to the new METRONET station, will form the core of the precinct from the outset. element created an Activation Plan for theTown Centre to assist the State Government's commitment for activation from'Day One' of the opening of the train station, promising to inject life and energy into the town centre and bring benefits to the wider Alkimos community.
The scheme is designed to achieve 6-star Greenstar accreditation. The CDP supports the attainment of the Greenstar – Communities credits.
Public consultation on a new town centre and transport-related precinct
Identification of community activation initiatives and infrastructure through community needs analysis and international benchmark research
Identification of opportunities for public art in the Community Development Plan and Activation Plan
Close collaboration with design and engagement teams, City of Wanneroo and DevelopmentWA
Perth Water Buneenboro Precinct Plan
Public Art Strategy and Masterplans, Policy and Guidelines
City of Joondalup Cultural Plan

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Our diocese has established a strong reputation for a wide range of Pioneer Ministries which have included this emphasis on starting new congregations. At the same time, the cathedral has identified "multiplying congregations" as a core area of cathedral ministry. This has grown out of the experience in recent years of starting Zone2, Sepas (an Iranian Congregation) and a new youth community. They have also increasingly worked in partnership with parishes involved in similar work so it is a natural but exciting development to strengthen that partnership in seeing new churches, congregations and communities started. This will now be expressed through the establishment of the 'Joshua Centre for Pioneer Ministry'. Canon Richard White will be working closely with Canon Linda Jones who carries the overall diocesan brief for mission.


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Michigan partnership to highlight hunting's economic impact
Published on October 21, 2016 under Media Clips
By Rick Charmoli / Cadillac News
CADILLAC — Michigan hunters boost the state's economy by billions each year, and now a grassroots partnership is looking to bring those numbers to the attention of Michigan residents.
Recently, local and regional leaders representing sporting organizations, chambers of commerce, small businesses and retailers announced the formation of a new partnership called Hunting Works for Michigan. The group is focused on educating the public on how hunting impacts Michigan's economy, monitoring public policy decisions and weighing in on hunting-related issues that impact Michigan jobs.
One of those leaders who made the announcement was Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau Executive Director Joy VanDrie. She also is one of the five co-chairs of the new grassroots partnership.
"When the Hunting Works for Michigan organization came to the state, they approached the (state) chamber and DNR to get it going," VanDrie said. "Then (the state chamber and DNR) gave them some direction and who to contact, and I was on the list."
While there are organizations focused on various aspects of hunting, VanDrie said Hunting Works for Michigan is strictly looking at the economic benefit of hunting to the state. To illustrate its importance, she suggested imagining the impact to businesses such as restaurants and hotels/motels as well as retailers selling equipment such as clothing and real estate for hunting purposes if there was no hunting.
Hunting Works For Michigan partners are looking to facilitate important public policy dialogue and to tell the story of how Michigan's hunting heritage positively affects conservation and jobs throughout the state.
According to the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, more than 528,000 people hunt in Michigan each year. Hunting Works For Michigan was formed to highlight the impact these hunters have in the state. For example, hunters in Michigan spend more than $270 million on hunting trips and over $1.3 billion on equipment. All told, hunters spend $2.3 billion annually in the state of Michigan.
"As the head of the Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau, I have seen the varied and robust impact hunters have on our local economy, and I am excited about sharing that story with others in our state," VanDrie said. "The money spent by hunters supports over 34,400 jobs and has a $3.9 billion ripple effect on Michigan's economy, those are numbers that should be shared far and wide."
While the economic contributions of hunters are considerable, hunters' dollars also pay for conservation efforts. Thanks to the Pittman-Robertson Act, hunters pay an 11-percent excise tax on equipment sales that is used to conserve and restore habitat.
Hunting Works For Michigan and its partners plan to attend events and educate the public and elected officials on why hunting and the shooting sports are so important to Michigan's economy.
"Hunting Works for Michigan is a resource for businesses that are supportive of hunting," VanDrie said.
For more information about the partnership or to get involved log on to huntingworksformi.com.
Follow @HuntingWorks4MI
© 2022 Hunting Works for MI


Etsy shop MaisonettedeMadness has on offer an unusual necklace featuring Chinese cloisonne beads.
The necklace is described as 30 inches in length, with cloisonne beads measuring approximately 22x17mm, caged white metal beads 19x12.7mm. "Round almost black beads are stone or a Peking style glass, clasp is stamped sterling and the chain throughout is sterling silver, the metal wires are all silver in color, may vary in composition. The wire wrapped could be better."
The stamped chain, beads, bead caps and clasp seem almost certainly to be of European or U.S. manufacture. The black beads seem to have been made to imitate black pearls, and may have some sort of coating? The Japanese, of course, made excellent hand-wound glass beads to imitate pearls. Could these be Japanese glass? Or are they in fact stone?
Findings are cast brass, with old-fashioned "petal" beadcaps.
Where and when was this elegant necklace put together? Were all the components sourced at the same time, such as during the late 1940s or 1950s? Or was it assembled from disparate parts in a later decade? Puzzling evidence.
UPDATE: Does anyone besides me see a similarity in the cast filigree work in these Deco-era bracelets to the design of the metal beads in the necklace? Note the Deco design motifs along the edges of the beads. Evidence that the necklace could date to the 1920s or 1930s?


We decided to restore the gas chandeliers on the main floor. We contacted the experts in this field, Quality Lighting's Paul Ivazes. Paul does work all over the country. He had just been to the Governor's Mansion in Sacramento and the UN building in San Francisco when he came over to work on ours.
Here is the dining room chandelier getting cleaned. Over time, deposits build up in the gas tubes and the valves need grease. While we had them down, he changed the electrical sockets and put in new electrical wiring as we suspected a short circuit was occurring somewhere. This one is a hybrid gas/electric made by Bradley & Hubbard and dates from the late 1890's.
We moved one that was in the family room into the parlor. It's a McKenny combination 8-candle gas and 8-electric chandelier dating to 1893. The electric shades are deep acid etched.
There was already a gas pipe in the ceiling medallion and we plan to eventually fire up the gas lamps again. Some adjustment was needed to raise it higher which Paul took care of.
The entrance chandelier is the most ornate of them all. It is a 6-arm Mitchell Vance jeweled aesthetic gas fixture with Moorish influences dating ~1882.
A safety improvement we made while the walls were open – we tied the ceiling gas pipes together, removing sections that were no longer being used, and added a shut off valve to enable easy shut off in case of a problem. This is the same key shut off valve as for a fireplace.


Great acts of deception and heroism collide in this masterful story of surveillance, passion, and betrayal, as Sofi Oksanen brings to life the frailty - and the resilience - of humanity under the shadow of tyranny.
"We'll never see each other again."
I could hear the gravel in my voice, and it brought a gleam of water to her eyes, that gleam that had often knocked me off balance, welling up and sending my rational mind lightly afloat, like a bark boat. Rocking on a stream that flowed from her eyes. Maybe I spoke bluntly to dull my own pain, maybe I just wanted to be cruel so that when she'd left she could curse me and my callousness, or maybe I yearned for some final declaration, for her to say she didn't want to leave. I was still uncertain of the movements of her heart, even after all we'd been through together.
Why might the title When the Doves Disappeared have been chosen for this novel? In addition to the phrase's literal meaning, what major themes of the novel does it encapsulate?
Consider the structure of the novel. The story oscillates between the Estonia of the 1940s and the Estonia of the 1960s. Likewise, narrative voice and point of view also shift from chapter to chapter. What major themes of the book does this organization of the text help to highlight and support? Alternatively, how might your interpretation of the book have differed if the story had been laid out in a linear fashion or presented with only one narrative voice throughout?
While the novel's primary trope — of ordinary people being galvanized by war to different actions and outcomes — is nothing new, Oksanen lends the story (translated seamlessly by Lola Rogers) a more raw and visceral touch. The players' emotions are laid bare not crudely or in an overly simplistic fashion, but in ways that hit the reader with a sense of urgency that makes you take notice. (Reviewed by Poornima Apte).
Fascinating material that's marred by the lack of an angle or perspective.
This is powerful fiction that stirs history, war crimes, and psychology into a compelling mix.
Starred Review. Oksanen depicts civilian life in wartime and under communist oppression in rich historical detail, skillfully manipulating chronology and threading clues subtly throughout the narrative as suspense builds. Highly recommended.
Starred Review. Oksanen … reminds the reader that, whatever else people in wartime may do, they are human creatures, and not the one-dimensional monsters that history makes them seem to be.
When the Doves Disappeared is set in Estonia during WWII and the 1960s. The characters are very much shaped by the war and react to it in different ways.


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Most people will remember the popular 1989 movie, Dead Poets Society, starring Robin Williams as a teacher in an exclusive boys' school, who inspires his students to think outside their normal boundaries. Screenwriter Tom Schulman won a well-deserved Academy Award for his original script, and the film was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (Robin Williams).
When Blak Yak Theatre approached Mr Schulman with a request to mount a stage adaptation, he was flattered, gracious and happy to assist. His only request being that we donate all royalties to a September 11 disaster relief charity of his choice.
Unfortunately, Disney, who released the movie, have forbidden us to use the title. So….
The company who brought you Amadeus and The Last Supper, and the screenwriter who brought you the award winning film Dead Poets Society, bring you all the humour, poetry, beauty and heartbreak of the stage version; CARPE DIEM.
In an exclusive private boys' school in 1950s America, six best friends live their lives by the schools' motto: tradition, honour, discipline. Until one unique teacher (played in the film by Robin Williams) encourages them to look inside themselves for something more. Under his guidance, and through the words of a hundred dead poets, they form a new creed: truth, beauty, love.
But the world they live in is a confined one. As their newfound freedom grows, a shadow looms which will make them question everything they have been taught and everything they hold dear; their friendships, their futures, and even their lives…….
Starring Nick Christo, John Carlstein, Jemma Craig, Nick Donald, Troy Hall, Anthony Harwood, Adam McGurk, Mel Merchant, Scott Northover and Dean Schulze, and with the kind cooperation of Playlovers Inc, Blak Yak Theatre present eight performances of CARPE DIEM. We hope you can be our guests.
Tom Schulman
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The Montney | NuVista Energy Ltd.
The Montney formation in West Central Alberta and Northeast British Columbia ranks from the perspective of economics and scale as one of the top resource plays in North America.
179 million m3 (1,125 million barrels) of marketable oil.
Reproduced and authorized for re-use by the National Energy Board. Excerpt taken from "The Ultimate Potential for Unconventional Petroleum from the Montney Formation of British Columbia and Alberta – Energy Briefing Note".


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HAYAO MIYAZAKI Biography - Theater, Opera and Movie personalities
Biography » theater opera and movie personalities » hayao miyazaki
Name: Hayao Miyazaki
Born: 5 January 1941 Tokyo, Japan
Hayao Miyazaki (born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is
the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. He is also the co-founder
of Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company.
He remained largely unknown to the West, outside of animation communities, until
Miramax released his 1997 Princess Mononoke. By that time, his films had already
enjoyed both commercial and critical success in Japan and East Asia. For
instance, Princess Mononoke was the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan.
Currently his later film, Spirited Away, has that distinction as well as being
the first anime film to win an Academy Award.
Miyazaki's films often incorporate common themes, such as humanity's
relationship to nature and technology, and the difficulty of maintaining a
pacifist ethic. The protagonists of his films are often strong, independent
girls or young women; the villains, when present, are often morally ambiguous
characters with redeeming qualities.
Miyazaki's films have generally been financially successful, and this success
has invited comparisons with American animator Walt Disney. However, Miyazaki
does not see himself as a person building an animation empire, but as an
animator fortunate enough to have been able to make films with complete creative
control. In 2006, Time Magazine voted Miyazaki one of the most influential
Asians of the past 60 years.
Anime directed by Miyazaki that have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award have
been Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984, Castle in the Sky in 1986, My
Neighbor Totoro in 1988, and Kiki's Delivery Service in 1989.
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The Mii fighters come in three varieties: Brawlers, Swordfighters and Gunners. Brawlers are fast and prefer close-quarters fighting. Swordfighters are skilled weapon warriors while Gunners can dominate a battle from afar by unleashing an onslaught of projectiles. Each type of Mii Fighter can select four special moves from 12 options, so the Miis aren't just copies of each other. The point is to give players the chance to create any character and throw them into Smash Bros. The possibilities could be endless: Mario vs. Nick Fury, Link vs. Game of Throne's Jon Snow or Samus vs. Final Fantasy VII's Barrett Wallace.
Finally, Pit's boss Palutena, the goddess of light, also seems eager to join the fray. The game trailer alludes to her reflect, warp, jump glide and counter and many more abilities. Near the trailer's end Dark Pit arrives to "crash Palutena's party." Perhaps he will also be playable.
Nintendo also announced Amiibo interactive action figures. Reminiscent of the trophies scattered throughout the Smash Bros games, Amiibo figures contain chips that can interact with the Wii U game pad. Designed in the likeness of various Nintendo characters, players can load their Amiibo into Smash Bros. by touching the base of the figure to the game pad. Instantly, the character comes to life in Smash Bros. Amiibos can level up and develop their own unique fighting styles by combating players, computers or other Amiibo characters. Smash Bros. is the first game that will feature Amiibo interactivity but other titles will follow suit, including Mario Kart 8.
Finally, local Best Buys will feature playable in-store demos of Smash Bros for Wii U this week. Formally titled Super Smash Bros. Smash-Fest @ Best Buy, select stores from the retail chain are hosting two events that give gamers the chance to get a sneak peek at new game. The first is tonight, June 11, from 4-9 p.m. The second event takes place on Saturday, June 14 from noon to 5.


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How the KCIA was born - in deep shadows
Chairman of the National Reconstruction Supreme Council, Park Chung Hee, center, has a meeting with Kim Jong-pil, right, director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, during a visit to the agency's headquarters on Aug. 31, 1961. [National Archives of Korea]
After the launch of the supreme council for national reconstruction, I was often asked why I didn't participate in its meetings. On June 5, 1961, I was asked that question during my first press briefing as head of the main spy agency.
I answered, "I intend to do my job behind the curtain as the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency."
My mission as an architect of the revolution was completed with its success. I was now determined to put my utmost efforts into supporting it from behind the scenes. In the first few months, someone had to take the lead in suppressing challenges and opponents that sought to undermine the revolution's foundation. Many found such a task too intimidating and challenging.
I had no choice but to step forward again by founding the Korean Central Intelligence Agency [KCIA] and leading it as its first director.
Kim's motto for the Korean Central Intelligence Agency: "We work in the shadows to protect the sunlit land." [National Archives of Korea]
On May 20, four days after the revolution, I was appointed the head of the KCIA. My first task was to recruit bright young minds. I called in many of my fellow military academy graduates including Seok Jung-sun, who had turned down my request to join the revolution earlier that year. I figured I needed him for his intellect. On May 23, we had our first office open in Seoul.
Basic ideas on how we were going to run the KCIA were modeled on the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States. I had nurtured the idea of introducing a CIA-like intelligence agency to Korea after I attended a lecture by an American CIA official in 1958 at the army headquarters. I came to the conclusion that Korea needed an organization modeled on the CIA that would collect and analyze intelligence and process it as classified information to brief the president.
But collecting and analyzing was not enough given the nascent status of the revolutionary government. Its foundation could be rocked at any time if someone organized a hostile force against it. My role had to be focused on keeping a vigilant eye on people who could potentially pose a threat while also monitoring North Korea.
I concluded that we should empower the KCIA with investigative authority. With assistance from legal experts, we drafted a law in regard to the management and operation of the intelligence agency that included a clause that gave it the authority to investigate.
On May 28 I briefed Park Chung Hee on the envisioned authority and responsibility of the KCIA. and Park was satisfied. On June 10, the law regarding the KCIA was promulgated.
I was also responsible for creating its motto. The CIA's motto is, "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free," from the Bible. I wanted to describe the KCIA's mission and its responsibility concisely. So I came up with this motto: "We work in the shadows to protect the sunlit land." To make the revolutionary government succeed, intelligence agents would be forced to do their jobs in complete obscurity.
The public must be shown the revolution's achievements, not the people who made them possible. It was absolutely acceptable that people did not recognize our efforts as long as the commander in chief made the best out of our intelligence for the sake of the country. I wanted to reflect that philosophy in the motto.
To recruit KCIA agents, I called in many officials from the military, including army headquarters and its counter-intelligence division, who were experienced in intelligence gathering. We even recruited one agent who had decoded encrypted U.S. Navy code during World War II as a Japanese Imperial Army official. We sought people experienced in the field. What was equally important was to produce officials with intelligence capability. So we set up an intelligence school in Seoul.
To create a backbone of the revolutionary government, I thought there had to be at least one government institution that should be feared by the public. To be fearsome, the KCIA ought to do its job in strict accordance with the law without special or unfair treatment.
Soon after its establishment, the KCIA successfully backed up the revolutionary government with its strong investigative authority.
From the beginning, I intended to empower the KCIA with investigative powers only to help the revolutionary government do its job. After the military government stepped down, I promised such authority must be relinquished because of the potential trouble caused by its vast power. Giving the KCIA investigative authority was the equivalent of combining the authority of the CIA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the U.S.
But my promise wasn't kept. I stepped down as KCIA director in January 1963. The military government relinquished power to a civilian elected-government. But the KCIA kept its authority to investigate and has been blamed for abusing and politicizing its power many times since. It is still trying to hold onto the authority it promised to hand over. The motto that I drafted has also been damaged. I do feel responsible for its abuse of power and misdeeds as its founder.
COMPLIED BY CHUN YOUGN-GI, KANG JIN-KYU [kang.jinkyu@joongang.co.kr]


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Q: Why do power and power loss have the same formula? In a practice problem this formula was used: Wcu = Vs×Is + Vp×Ip. Now VI is power, so adding total primary and secondary power is power loss.
Does it mean all the power is lost?

A: Define what you mean by power "lost". For example, if your definition is simply power that is removed from the circuit, that does not imply wasted or useful power which then depends on context. Useful power and wasted power are still both power after all and math does not make value judgements.

A: The formula for power loss in the transformer is \$ (V_p \times I_p) - (V_s \times I_p) \$, or primary_power - secondary_power. The loss is due to copper losses (resistive and eddy losses) and core losses. A perfect transformer, the input and output power are the same, thus, zero power loss due to the transformer.
Not sure of what that equation is trying to say, but it is in error if describing transformer efficiency.

A: VI is the  formula for power, regardless of whether it is lost, delivered or consumed.
\$V_sI_s\$ is the power delivered by the secondary to the circuitry attached to the secondary. Some of the power is converted to heat by the circuitry. This power is lost. Some of the power is consumed by the circuitry to do the intended work.
\$V_pI_p\$ is the power delivered by the source to the primary. Some of the power is converted to heat by the resistive losses and the magnetizing losses of the core material.
The sum of these quantities has no meaning. The difference between the two is transformer efficiency.
\$V_pI_p\$ is the total power delivered by the source to the system.

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 Калат - місто в Афганістані.
 Калат - місто в Ірані.
 Калат - місто в Пакистані.
 Калат - округ у складі пакистанської провінції Белуджистан.
 Калат - історична держава на території сучасного Пакистану.


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The Fairy Diary Day 296 #TFDbyRWOz2
Meribabell writes:
The decision was made to keep the main passage free. Dunfallon and his associates filled up the minor ones with their pixie traps after identifying each one and sealing off their entrances.
They finished none too soon. For Noralei who was out in the deepest reaches of the main one, came running back with the news that she had heard the tramp of approaching feet.
We had plenty of time to marshal our forces – pixie and goblin (and us few fairies). We emptied the armory.
The goblins and their king took the first rank – a particularly formidable foe.
The pixies assembled behind them. But they would not stay there come battle. Dunfallon planned to lead in and around the larger combatants in what he called "an ankle biting strategy."
We fairies hovered overhead to better direct our forces where needed.
Then, came the tramp of feet echoing out of the main passage and into the shaft.
At its crescendo it fell silent.
And we all had the horrible thought that somehow we had failed in finding all the passages into the shaft.
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tagged as ankle biting strategy, armory, Dunfallon, fairy, goblin, goblin king, Meribabell, Noralei, pixie, pixie traps, shaft
The 1977 California Trip: Paramount Guns, Grease, and Little House
And not necessarily in that order.
Our itinerary for this trip started with a visit to Disneyland. (I was a little nervous after locking the car and leaving it in the Donald Duck section of the parking lot, having it fresh in mind what had happened to us in San Francisco. No one bothered it. Passersby evidently had more things on their minds than our little Plymouth Arrow).
While Disneyland is always a highlight, I found my excitement building at the prospect of our pending tours of Paramount and 20th Century Fox.
Our destination the next day was Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. This was the era of Barry Diller, Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg at Paramount. I was not acquainted with any of them (and they sure didn't know me). Our entree into the studio was courtesy of Joe Vigil, recently promoted from booker to branch manager of the Seattle/Portland exchange, working out of Paramount's San Francisco office. (I mentioned Joe in my Zefferelli post).
After passing the gate we were remanded into the care of an ancient security guard. (He reminded me of a skinny old codger from Central Casting. You know, the one you see in all those old westerns). We three made up our own little tour group.
Our route mimicked a big square, circling the inside perimeter in a clock-wise manner. First stop was a small set in its own little building. It was a western jail. And since it's use was ubiquitous it may have been a permanent structure. The guard had us walk before him, and straight through the iron doors into the jail cell. With a chuckle he slammed the door behind us and locked it. While thus incarcerated he reminisced about other past denizens of the premises. He assured us emphatically that John Wayne himself had spent time on this set.
We journeyed over into the western end of the lot that had one time belonged to another film studio – RKO Radio Pictures. A whirl of activity had its epicenter in one of the sound stages along its main street. The stage was given over to a small film project just getting its start, Allan Carr's production of "Grease," being directed by Randall Kleiser. Judging by the size of the group crammed onto its floor, some kind of tryout or rehearsal was taking place.
At the end of this street an open sound stage door greeted us. Inside all was quiet and deserted. And cool, for not a single light was on. Farm tackle and wagon wheels were the order of the day. This sound stage was dedicated for interior work on the TV series "Little House on the Prairie." Filming for the fourth season was then underway, but more than likely all the action was transpiring somewhere off on one of the movie ranches for exterior work.
Our guide walked us through the "New York streets." Nothing was shooting. So we got a good view of the various locations each street represented – SoHo, Greenwich Village, Brooklyn, Upper and lower East Sides, etc.
Next he led us through an alley alive with flying sparks and the sounds of hammers on metal. I could call it "gasoline alley," for several cars were being restored and fitted for use in the Grease production. Tail fins flashed their stuff.
Last stop – or the last thing I remember at Paramount – was a small building stuffed to the rafters with guns. Gatling guns galore hung from the ceiling; hand guns, rifles and machineguns were arrayed about the walls, (with firing pins removed, if recollection serves). On a return trip to the lot at a later date, I learned that this armory was no longer there, but had been moved off site in 1979.
We did not run into any "stars" on our journey, but we were nonetheless satisfied at our look behind the scenes.
Our aforementioned return to the Paramount took place in the fall of 2006, and I will cover that trip at its appropriate time, sometime in the future, so stay tuned, and Watch This Space.
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Academy-Award winner Reese Witherspoon became a mom for the third time today—Tennessee James Toth joins big sister Ava Elizabeth and big brother Deacon Reese. This is her first child with her talent-agent husband Jim Toth, whom she married back in 2011.
Tennessee is an intriguing place name option that isn't seen too often—the most famous example is legendary playwright Tennessee Williams (and that was his nom de plume, not his given name). Given Reese's line of work and her childhood growing up in Tennessee, either could have been inspiration for her new son's name choice.
James has become one of the most popular middle names in the U.S.—it's a classic Anglo-Saxon name that means "supplanter." And it's a nice, short choice that works well with the multi-syllable first name.
In all, the name flows together nicely, and she's created a great mix of long and short names. Of course, Tennessee is so long that it's begging for a nickname—and Ten or Tenny are the most common choices (though the baby could also be called T.J. for short—which would probably my choice of nickname).
I think the name fits in beautifully with the rest of her family's names—especially the offbeat choice of Deacon for her other son.
If you'd like to follow her example, there are plenty of state names that might make good baby names (beyond Tennessee): Montana, Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Dakota, Indiana and Texas.
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It takes a big man to admit when he has made a mistake.
And Owls defender Tom Lees has revealed for the first time he should not have tried to play through the pain barrier earlier in the season.
The 27-year-old has not featured in Wednesday's last 17 fixtures due to a groin problem.
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"I tried to do everything I could to stay on the pitch but it probably got to the point where it was a little bit stupid of me, to be honest, to carry on playing. If anything, I made it worse.
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"It was very tough not being able to play.
"You've got the fact that you are not playing, which is hard enough to deal with, added to the fact the way things have gone for the team on the pitch and the whole load of other injuries we have got. It has not been a good three months.
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After 82 days and almost three months of painstaking rehabilitation, Lees made his long-awaited return to action on Monday.
He completed an hour of the development squad's 3-2 defeat at Huddersfield Town. Lees scored the Owls' opener, tapping home from close range after the hosts failed to deal with a corner.
He said: "It was nice to be out playing again. The manager wanted me to get some minutes under my belt and I was more than willing to play with the Under-23s. It was good to get the minutes and the fitness in.
"The plan was to play an hour and, luckily, I didn't feel anything untoward.
"The groin felt good and I couldn't be more pleased with how it went. Obviously, it has taken me a bit of time to get back into the speed of things.
"I'm coming back in now and we've got a new formation so I've got to adapt to that as well.
Tomorrow's FA Cup fifth round encounter with Swansea City will probably come too soon for Lees.
"I'm not too sure whether I will need another Under-23s game or not," said Lees.
Since Lees' last competitive outing away to Ipswich Town on November 22, Wednesday have changed manager. Jos Luhukay, a relative unknown in this country, succeeded Carlos Carvalhal last month.
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Every office move or transport of furniture may incur hidden costs. The reasons for these costs may be found in the service contract, or it may be hidden with the knowledge. It is essential to analyze the contract you sign and to check under what conditions you will have to pay more and for what services. You decide the movers you will work with, and it would be good to know from the beginning the conditions in which the move will take place as well as the moving services that you have included in the price. A serious company will be interested in all the particularities involved in the move. To avoid trouble on the day of the movement, it is best to establish an on-the-spot evaluation with the ones you have chosen to perform the moving services.
Below you find a list of things that may be unclear and below which you may see additional costs that you did not know and for which you were not prepared.
Be sure to include the packaging of your furniture and personal belongings in the price offered by the moving company. Most high costs are hidden. In the offer, you can write furniture protection, but this is not enough, the mattresses and sofas are wrapped in stretch foil, TVs or PCs in bubble wrap, jars in wrapping paper, etc. If you will require these packing services on the day of your move, you will definitely have to pay extra. If the price offer specifies that it includes the packaging of personal effects, make sure that the necessary materials such as boxes or bags are included, and you will not be put in a delicate situation in which you will be additionally charged.
If you have already signed a contract with a moving company and you have set the date of the shipment, but you have changed your mind for some reasons, check the deal, which is the deadline until you can cancel the order without being you have to pay a cancellation fee. If you paid in advance to the company or for an international move and canceled the order a few days before, the Moving Company is entitled not to refund your prepaid money.
It is imperative to discuss with the relocation company that you contracted to check if a parking space both at the loading and unloading site falls within your charge. Most of the time, the assessment is made at the departure address, where everything is found and in very few cases it goes to the download address. Do not forget to mention if the entrance to the building is an alley of 10-20 meters, or if there are no free parking spaces, or parking on that street is forbidden (such as Magheru Boulevard or Calea Victoriei Boulevard). To avoid the extra costs, take care of booking a parking space or obtaining a parking permit in the forbidden areas.
If you want to quickly finish transporting furniture and request additional resources (people, cars), expect significant price increases. The price of a move does not only account for the volume you have to move, but also for the number of the team for loading and unloading your furniture, as well as the number of dimensions of the vans for your operation.
If the Moving Company does not ask you from the beginning on which floor you go and on which floor you reach, as well as whether the buildings are provided with working elevators or not, it is indicated to specify this aspect. It's easiest to get you more money because there is no lift for the fourth floor, for example, even if nobody asked you about it.
Specify from the beginning if you want to download certain things on the way to the download address or if you want to stop taking an object out of the way. Generally, if there is no deviation from the route and if it is the same or below the one at the downloading address, the relocation company has no real reason to ask for a higher price. However, do not risk and indicate from the beginning the stops you intend to do. Click here.
Do not forget in any form to tell in advance whether you have to move a safe, billiard table or piano. These can be weighty objects that need to be handled by more people, who may not be in the lift or cannot be pulled out on the doors. Be very careful in describing heavy or bulky items. If things are not clear, the moving company can charge a very high cost for transporting. If things are not clear, the moving company can charge a very high fee for carrying such objects.
If you know about a particular item that you have in your house or in the office that it has been climbed with an exterior elevator, please specify this from the beginning. The costs of renting a lift are not small at all, and you may not be able to find the lift available on the same day. Both services must be scheduled the same day so no one will wait (another reason you will be charged in addition).
As you can see in the descriptions, it's essential to understand what services you have included in the price and under what conditions to avoid unpleasant surprises. The hidden costs of movers can be prevented or controlled when you know about them. Under certain circumstances, these can not be avoided (for example, if the elevator is broken on the day of removal and all the furniture will have to be climbed upstairs to the 9th floor), but it is good to be interested in each aspect so that you can make your move budget.


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Наджа́са ( — «нечистота», «скверна», «осквернение») — в исламском праве нечистые вещества, к которым запрещено прикасаться без необходимости.

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В исламском праве (фикх) нечистоты делятся на тяжёлые и лёгкие. К тяжёлым нечистотам относятся такие естественные человеческие испражнения, как моча; кал; сперма; предэякулят (мазий); рвота; послеродовые выделения (нифас); менструации и другие виды женских выделений (истихада); кровь и т. д. К тяжёлым нечистотам относятся также мертвечина, свинина, алкогольные напитки, кал, моча и кровь животных. К лёгким нечистотам относятся моча и помёт домашнего скота, испражнения хищных птиц и т. д.

Нечистоты также бывают твёрдые (мертвечина и т. д.) и текучие (кровь и т. д.). Они также могут быть видимыми (кал и т. д.) и невидимыми (моча и т. д.).

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Каждый мусульманин обязан оберегать своё тело и одежду от попадания на них нечистот. Если на одежду молящегося или на место молитвы попала тяжёлая нечистота, то намаз считается недействительным. Исключением является незначительное количество нечистот: для текучих нечистот радиусом меньше ладони, а для твёрдых — менее 3 г. В том случае, если более 1/4 части тела или одежды осквернено лёгкими нечистотами, то намаз является недействительным.

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Helicopter Sikorsky R-4. Specifications. A photo.
Sikorsky R-4 - American light multi-purpose helicopter, developed by aircraft manufacturer «Sikorsky Aircraft» in 1942 year.
Sikorsky R-4 photo
The aircraft model Sikorsky R-4 was designed by Igor Sikorsky in late 30-ies of the last century, at the same time, despite the fact that the pre-war period in essence was only the dawn of helicopter engineering, model Sikorsky R-4 has been very promising and marketable although by modern standards, and needed in a number of different modifications and improvements.
Helicopter Sikorsky R-4 created as a multi-purpose aircraft, designed for operation in the military field, in this case, the aircraft performed mainly patrol and reconnaissance flights, and was not a combat unit, although such a possibility was considered and aircraft manufacturers in the early stages.
Photo Sikorsky R-4
Its first flight model of the helicopter Sikorsky R-4 produced in January 1942 years and due to the fact that any deviation from the pans aircraft manufacturers have been identified, the aircraft was sent to mass production, which, in spite of the fact, though, and was only only to 1944 years, it proved to be very popular, as evidenced by the fact that aircraft manufacturers of the company «Sikorsky aircraft» 131 aircraft were built, of which, to date, in its original form preserved only very few.
Due to the fact that the helicopter Sikorsky R-4 equipped with low-power power-plant, and its structure has low strength characteristics, the aircraft may not be operated to carry on its board of any goods, which to some extent hampered its operation, however, history shows the use of the aircraft, despite this fact, the helicopter Sikorsky R-4 was very popular and was in operation until the mid 60-ies of the last century.
Helicopter Sikorsky R-4
On board the aircraft model unit Sikorsky R-4 can accommodate up to two people - a pilot and one passenger, who served mainly as observers. Small internal cabin space of the aircraft are not allowed to be placed on board a large number of passengers.
The power plant helicopter Sikorsky R-4 consists of a piston aircraft engine brand Warner R-550, which is having a thrust in 200 hp, allowed the aircraft of this model a top speed of 120 km \ h., At the same time, the maximum range of the aircraft flight the device limits the distance in 1225 kilometers (depending on version).
The following variations and versions of aircraft of this model:
Sikorsky XR-4 - A prototype equipped with dual controls and power plant with a capacity of 165 hp .;
Sikorsky YR-4A - Version with a larger diameter rotor and power plant with a thrust in 180 hp .;
Sikorsky YR-4B - Version with small technical improvements, designed for the US Navy;
Sikorsky R-4B - Main production version of the aircraft;
Sikorsky XR-4C - Prototype, created on the basis of the version Sikorsky XR-4;
Sikorsky HNS-1 - An analog version of Sikorsky YR-4B;
Sikorsky Hoverfly I - An analog version of Sikorsky R-4B, created for the UK and Canada;
Sikorsky S-54 - A special modification, created based on the version of the Sikorsky R-4B.
Specifications Sikorsky R-4.
Crew: 1 people;
Capacity: 1 people;
helicopter length: 10,2 m (depending on version).
The height of the helicopter: 3,8 m (depending on version).
The diameter of the rotor: 11,5 m (depending on version).
Weight of empty helicopter: 952 kg. (Depending on version);
Maximum takeoff weight: 1170 kg. (Depending on version);
Cruising speed: 105 km \ h. (Depending on version);
Maximum flight speed: 120 km \ h. (Depending on version);
Maximum flight distance: 1225 km. (Depending on version);
Maximum flight height: 2400 m .;
Powerplant: Warner R-550 (depending on version);
Power: 200 hp (Depending on version).
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BEAMS Member Biographies
Don Ross has been president of BEAMS since 2002. He makes his living as a freelance clarinet player, playing some 150 engagements a year in classical, jazz, world and experimental music with groups such as Saint Crispin's Chamber Ensemble, Billie Zizi and the Gypsy Jive, Mile Zero Dance, New Music Edmonton and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. He teaches clarinet at the University of Alberta and MacEwan Conservatory. Since joining BEAMS he has developed a passion for electroacoustic music. His works appear on the BEAMS CD Unsound 2 and the sound tracks to John Osborne's Lines for Clarinet and Robert Moberg's The Plateau among others.
John Armstrong is an artist and producer based out of Edmonton, Alberta. Whether he's laying down bass with a roots band, manipulating Theremin and other electronic instruments or staging a guerrilla-style, community folk festival, John is all about musical interactivity. John curated the compilation of BEAMS Unsound 2 in 2007 and often provides sound for BEAMS shows.
http://www.brassmonkeyarts.com
Audio sample by The Zkary Monsters (2008)
https://soundcloud.com/johnnybordeaux/large-hadron-collider-3
Video sample by Johnny Quazar & The Swingbots (2009)
http://youtu.be/jjpW4bb4qb0
Video sample by The Ancestors (2003)
http://youtu.be/n4xgqM0rVrI
Abram Hindle
Abram Hindle leverages a wide range of custom software and stolen software ranging from office applications, physics sims, video-games and custom-built user interfaces, in order to produce jarring synthesis. Abram has been producing Electroacoustic / Noise / Computer Music, Computer Music Software and Video since 2000 under the project Skrunt Skrunt. Presenting a mad scientist approach to noise by offering a unique and varied combination of harsh noises to ambient audio and visuals SkruntSkrunt explores the soundscape of the modern desktop, the auditory aspects of bodies, gravity, and the interaction of physical simulation and synthesis.
http://skruntskrunt.ca/
http://softwareprocess.es/
John began experimenting with abstract images and film in the late sixties and continued his interest in the visual arts after a career in information technology and environmental research. More recently, he began experimenting with computer generated patterns and abstract images and more narrative animated themes. John is interested in the relationship between sounds and images and exploring those through computer and video techniques. Videos to music by BEAMS composers include "Lines for Clarinet" (Don Ross) and "The Moonlight Surfer" (Wilf Kozub). John's videos have shown at festivals in North America and Europe.
Interests and Talents:
John is interested in creating visual imagery to music and works mainly with Adobe "After Effects" software to produce animated and special effects videos.
http://www.blacksplash.net
Lines for Clarinet from John Osborne on Vimeo.
Allison Balcetis
Allison holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Alberta under the direction of Dr. William Street. During this time she produced her first self-mastered solo recording, Zeniths and Nadirs. She also holds degrees from Bowling Green State University where she studied with Dr. John Sampen and is the first – and only – saxophonist to earn a joint degree from the Université de Bordeaux and the Conservatoire National de Région de Bordeaux where she studied with Marie-Bernadette Charrier.
Since 2003 Allison has maintained an international performance career with concerts in Italy, France, Thailand, Slovenia, Canada, the United States, and Mexico. During her undergraduate degree, Allison won first place in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2005. Amongst notable collaborations are Marcos Balter and Nathan Davis in the US, Colin Labadie in Canada, and Thierry Alla and Henri Pousseur in 2006 in France. Allison has also won the University of Alberta Concerto Competition and the Edmonton Composers' Concert Society Concerto Competition, both in 2008.
In Edmonton, Alberta Allison helps develop the new music community as Production Manager of New Music Edmonton and board member of BEAMS. Since 2009 Allison has been the saxophone instructor at the University of Alberta.
Gene Kosowan
Gene Kosowan has been an active experimental electronic musician since the 1980s. Under the guise of flEm, he has appeared at a number of venues and events facilitating the avant-garde genre such as The Bronx (now the Starlite Room), City Media Club, The Ambassador, Gazebo Stage (in Old Strathcona's McIntyre Park), Varscona Theatre, Citadel Theatre as well as live performances in Calgary and Regina. Festival appearances include his 1991 Fringe production called "Miseryland" (dubbed "the weirdest show at the festival that year") and at The Works Art and Design Festival in 2003 and 2004.
He also spearheaded a number of improv groups and ventures that include She-Devils on Wheels, b3guil3d, The Worm/Decay Project and MKE. He has also been part of a number of ensembles led by Tippy Agogo, Stephen Humphrey and Trace Willin.
In alternative circles, he has been a keyboardist, guitarist and bassist in such groups as The Beirut 66, The Meech Lake Accordions, The Jaded Virgins and Lurch.
More recent ventures include The Condaleezza Rice Paddies, du plafond, Ukrainian For Butterfly, Ativan Zoloft and a 2013 reunion with Beirut 66 singer Beta Decay at Sasquatch Gathering 18 in Rangeton Park AB. Currently, he plays solo and with sound manipulator Will Truchon in a duo called Motonogo.
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package org.teavm.classlib.java.util.regex;

/**
 * Possessive composite (i.e. {n,m}) quantifier node over groups.
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class TPosCompositeGroupQuantifierSet extends TCompositeGroupQuantifierSet {

    public TPosCompositeGroupQuantifierSet(TQuantifier quant, TAbstractSet innerSet, TAbstractSet next, int type,
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        super(quant, innerSet, next, type, setCounter);
        innerSet.setNext(TFSet.posFSet);
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    @Override
    public int matches(int stringIndex, CharSequence testString, TMatchResultImpl matchResult) {
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        if (nextIndex < 0 && counter < quantifier.min()) {
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Een Zeeuws mes, boerenzakmes of paeremes (paardenmes) is een attribuut dat door mannen werd gedragen die in bepaalde Zeeuwse klederdrachten waren gekleed.

Het paeremes werd vooral gedragen door de Walcherse en Zuid-Bevelandse boeren, en evenzeer hoorde het bij de Axelse klederdracht.

Het was geen knipmes, maar een werkmes dat de boer altijd bij zich had. Het mes had een heft van buxus-/perenhout dat met houtsnijwerk versierd was. Aanvankelijk betrof het Bijbelse voorstellingen, terwijl later ook voorstellingen uit het boerenleven werden gebezigd. Bovenop (de bekroning) was meestal een paard of een stel paarden afgebeeld, vandaar de naam paeremes.

Het mes werd gedragen in een langwerpige zak die in de zijnaad van de broek was genaaid. Het fraai bewerkte heft stak er goed zichtbaar bovenuit, want het mes was ook bedoeld om ermee te pronken.

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Q: Access to PropertyName of object itself as string I have object define like this
var obj = { abcdefghijkl: 'abcdefghijkl', other_key: 1234 };

Can I define object for get property name itself as string in Javascript ? Like this
var obj = { abcdefghijkl: getSelfPropertyName, other_key: 1234 };

I don't want for this.abcdefghijkl

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Can I define object for get property name itself as string in Javascript?

No, there's no shortcut mechanism that lets you define a property with a value the same as the property name within an object initializer.
You can do it in a two-step:

var s = "abcdefghijkl";
var obj = {other_key: 1234};
obj[s] = s;
console.log(obj);

If you absolutely, positively have to do it in a single expression, you can use a temporary function, but it's not pretty:

var obj = (function(s) {
  var o = {other_key: 1234};
  o[s] = s;
  return o;
})("abcdefghijkl");
console.log(obj);

A: You could use an ES6 feature, Proxy

var obj = { abcdefghijkl: 'getSelfPropertyName', other_key: 1234 },
    p = new Proxy(obj, {
        get: function(target, prop) {
            return target[prop] === 'getSelfPropertyName' ? prop : target[prop];
        }
    });

console.log(p.abcdefghijkl); // 'abcdefghijkl'

A: This is a problem that one can typically solve with variants of construction patterns. Lets use a classic approach.

function MyObject(...props){
  props.forEach((p,i) => this[p] = i ? "default value" : p);
}

var obj = new MyObject("abcdefghijkl", "other_prop", "yet_another_one");
console.log(obj);


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You don't have to be Mr. Olympia to learn something from his workouts.
Whether you're training for a local bodybuilding show or are just looking to improve your physique for personal reasons, this fact remains: The devil is in the details. Phil Heath and I both believe that the little things, such as subtle tweaks to foot placement, modified ranges of motion, and slight changes in his training split, are just as important as his main working sets on big compound moves. Make sure you're sticking to the tried-and-true basics (squats, presses, heavy rows), but try some of these fine-tuning tips that I've used over the years with Phil to add a new dimension to your training…and your physique.
Even though you're moving your legs up and down, you still have to concentrate on crunching the pelvis every rep to fully contract the abs.
Phil alternates standing front raises and front raises lying facedown on an incline bench, as well as using barbells and dumbbells. This is done to keep the body off guard.
Alternate handle attachments on rows to make sure you're hitting the muscles from all angles.
Lower down to just below parallel to hit that glute-hamstring insertion—going too far down can stress the lower back. Also, alternate between pointing the toes outward and straight ahead.


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nTIDE October 2017 Jobs Report: Job Numbers Reflect Increasing Inclusion of Americans with Disabilities in the Workforce
The major economic indicators continue to reflect increasing inclusion of Americans with disabilities in the workforce, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD).
nTIDE October 2017 Jobs Report
"For the 19th consecutive month, the proportion of people with disabilities working has continued to grow, and once again, their gains are outpacing those of people without disabilities," according to John O'Neill, PhD, director of employment and disability research at Kessler Foundation.
EAST HANOVER, N.J. (PRWEB) November 03, 2017
The major economic indicators continue to reflect increasing inclusion of Americans with disabilities in the workforce, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD). Results from a new national survey show that many employers have implemented practices and processes for recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining people with disabilities. The 2017 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives underscores where success is being achieved and reveals opportunities for maximizing inclusion in the workplace.
In the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Jobs Report released Friday, November 3 , the employment-to-population ratio for working-age people with disabilities increased from 27.9 percent in October 2016 to 30.5 percent in October 2017 (up 9.3 percent; 2.6 percentage points). For working-age people without disabilities, the employment-to-population ratio also increased from 73.1 percent in October 2016 to 73.7 percent in October 2017 (up 0.8 percent; 0.6 percentage points). The employment-to-population ratio, a key indicator, reflects the percentage of people who are working relative to the total population (the number of people working divided by the number of people in the total population multiplied by 100).
"For the 19th consecutive month, the proportion of people with disabilities working has continued to grow, and once again, their gains are outpacing those of people without disabilities," according to John O'Neill, PhD, director of employment and disability research at Kessler Foundation. "The duration of this upward trend shows that individuals with disabilities are striving to work and that the processes and practices employers are using to recruit and hire people with disabilities appear to be paying off," he added.
The labor force participation rate for working-age people with disabilities increased from 31.3 percent in October 2016 to 33.3 percent in October 2017 (up 6.4 percent; 2 percentage points). For working-age people without disabilities, the labor force participation rate also increased from 76.5 percent in October 2016 to 76.6 percent in October 2017 (up 0.1 percent; 0.1 percentage points). The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population that is working or actively looking for work.
"Although the job numbers remain positive, we need to remember that people with disabilities have yet to achieve their pre-Great Recession employment levels," said Andrew Houtenville, PhD, associate professor of economics at UNH and research director of the Institute on Disability. "Kessler Foundation's 2017 Survey, by identifying effective practices and processes for inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace, provides new direction for efforts to narrow the employment gap between people with and without disabilities."
On October 10, 2017, results of the Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives, were released on Capitol Hill. More than 3,000 supervisors responded to the survey, sharing their views about their employers' processes and practices for promoting success in the workplace for employees with and without disabilities. The results indicate how effective each of these processes and practices are for all employees, and provide new information on what works for individuals with disabilities, and where to focus efforts to achieve greater progress.
"Looking at the practices that work for individuals with and without disabilities is especially revealing," noted Dr. O'Neill. "Just as universal design makes spaces usable by all, these practices can make employment more accessible for everyone. Despite being viewed as effective, however, some practices are being underutilized."
For example, only 40% of supervisors had access to training in accessible application and interview techniques, although, in general, they viewed this as very effective and feasible to implement. Similarly, short-term outside assistance was seen as very effective for training of all employees, but used by only 19% of companies. Supervisors reported working from home, flexible scheduling and job sharing as effective accommodations for all employees, but implementation was limited in many companies.
"The survey results provide a new imperative," said Dr. O'Neill. "Better implementation of effective practices is a pathway to greater employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities."
The 2017 Survey was commissioned by Kessler Foundation and conducted by the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD). This is the first survey to look at the effectiveness of these practices from the perspective of supervisors of employees with and without disabilities. Learn more at https://www.kesslerfoundation.org/kfsurvey17.
In October 2017, among workers ages 16-64, the 4,721,000 workers with disabilities represented 3.3 percent of the total 144,931,000 workers in the U.S.
The next nTIDE will be issued on Friday, December 8, 2017.
Join our nTIDE Lunch & Learn series today, November 3, at 12:00pm Eastern. This live broadcast, hosted via Zoom Webinar, offers attendees Q&A on the latest nTIDE findings, provides news and updates from the field, as well as invited panelists to discuss current disability-related findings and events. Drs. Andrew Houtenville and Kimberly Phillips of the University of New Hampshire will join Dr. O'Neill, and Denise Rozell, policy strategist at AUCD, to discuss today's findings from the 2017 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives (KFNEDS:SP). You can join live, or watch the recordings at: http://www.ResearchonDisability.org/nTIDE.
NOTE: The statistics in the nTIDE are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers, but are not identical. They are customized by UNH to combine the statistics for men and women of working age (16 to 64). NTIDE is funded, in part, by grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) (9ORT5022 and 90RT5017) and Kessler Foundation.
About Kessler Foundation
Kessler Foundation, a major nonprofit organization in the field of disability, is a global leader in rehabilitation research that seeks to improve cognition, mobility, and long-term outcomes -- including employment -- for people with neurological disabilities caused by diseases and injuries of the brain and spinal cord. Kessler Foundation leads the nation in funding innovative programs that expand opportunities for employment for people with disabilities. For more information, visit http://www.KesslerFoundation.org.
About the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire
The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) was established in 1987 to provide a coherent university-based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policies, and practices related to the lives of persons with disabilities and their families. For information on the NIDILRR-funded Employment Policy and Measurement Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, visit http://www.ResearchonDisability.org.
Laura Viglione
Kessler Foundation
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22 ACC VALUE CHAMPIONS | A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO ACC DOCKET Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA) is Hyundai Motor Company's first manufacturing plant in the United States. HMMA started its production operations less than 10 years ago, in 2005. "When you're building a new legal department, it's like a startup," says Chris Smith, general counsel at HMMA. "There are a lot of opportunities, without past practice or precedent to restrict them." However, as he notes, it's not easy: "We had the tremendous challenge of quickly establishing legal systems and controls from scratch with limited resources." There were no established systems for providing legal assistance to internal clients, contract management, litigation management, outside counsel management or employee training.
There were other challenges as well. "Law is very word-based, but language was a significant barrier between ourselves and Hyundai executives," Smith explains. "We had to break down complex legal concepts into simpler terms for translation purposes." To understand the legal department's solution to these challenges and its ability to define a value-added role for itself, it's important to understand the corporate culture in which the legal department was working.
scratch and to be very self-reliant," Smith says.
The legal department uses ELM to process all requests for legal assistance from other departments electronically. Users submit requests for legal assistance, which are automatically routed to the legal department for assignment to the appropriate attorney. The attorney then enters a response directly into the system, which is forwarded to the requester. ELM allows the legal department to easily record and store assistance requested and provided, and to track the workload of the five attorneys and three support staff. It increases cooperation within the department and has allowed the department to perform more work in-house—an increase of 44 percent since 2010—and to reduce outside counsel expenses by 48 percent.