Liverpool missed out on a chance to stay at the top of the Premier League table after suffering a defeat at Manchester City. Goals from Vincent Kompany and Alvaro Negredo secured the victory for City after Phillipe Coutinho had put the Reds 1-0 up. It was a win that kept City's 100% home record intact although Liverpool arguably deserved at least a point from an entertaining encounter at the Etihad.
Luis Suarez again captained Liverpool in Steven Gerrard's absence and was – as expected – instrumental in all of Liverpool's key moves. The Uruguayan's slick passing and superb touches wouldn't have looked out of place against a City side that had obliterated Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle, and Manchester United at home this season, as well as putting 7 past Norwich City.
But it was Liverpool that made the early runnings, and they should have been 1-0 up when Raheem Sterling was put through on goal by Suarez. Sterling rounded Joe Hart only to be denied by the linesman flagging for offside. Replays showed that it was a horrific decision with the young winger timing his run to perfection and being a couple of yards onside when Suarez played the pass.
But it wasn't long before Suarez, Sterling and Coutinho were combining for the opener. A fantastic flick by star man Suarez found Sterling, and his touch fell into the path of Coutinho, who calmly dispatched to put the Anfield giants ahead. It was a deserved lead but one that saw City fans shocked to see their side – who had scored 35 goals and conceded just 5 at home all season – go behind.
But Manuel Pellegrini was calm on the touchline, and he was right to be as his side equalized through skipper Kompany from a David Silva corner. The Belgian headed home as Simon Mignolet failed to get down quick enough. It could have been Brendan Rodgers that was the happier of the two managers when a fantastic counter attack saw his side carve open the City defense. But when Suarez played the ball brilliantly to Coutinho twelve yards from goal, the Brazilian saw his effort denied by a world class stop from Joe Hart.
It looked as though the sides would go in level at the break but a quick and effective move from City – starting at the back – saw a chance arrive for Alvaro Negredo. After Yaya Touré found Samir Nasri, the Frenchman played a fantastic ball to Jesus Navas. It was a Navas pass that found Negredo, whose lofted shot found the net through Mignolet's grasp. It was a major clanger by the man between the Liverpool sticks and gave City an unexpected lead at the break.
This set the tone for a nervy second half where neither side had many clear cut chances, with City content to hold on to their lead and Liverpool wary of letting City wrap things up. A guilt edged chance on the 73rd minute should have seen the game leveled up, but Sterling could only put the ball over the bar when it looked harder to miss. It was a frustrating miss to take for the Reds in front of their anguished travelling fans.
But despite the game finishing in City's favor, Rodgers and Liverpool should be proud of their efforts and – on another day – could well have won against the best home side in the league. Liverpool are starting to show their credentials as potential title challengers and will have high hopes of – at the very least – a top four finish.
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When under attack, plants issue their own SOS
October 24, 2008 By Tracey Bryant
NEWS HIGHLIGHT
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered that when the
leaf of a plant is under attack by a pathogen, it can send out an SOS
to the roots for help, and the roots will respond by secreting an acid
that brings beneficial bacteria to the rescue.
UD profs Harsh Bais (right) and
Kirk Czymmek are shown with Arabidopsis plants in a growth chamber at
the Delaware Biotechnology Institute. UD photo by Lane McLaughlin
Oct. 24, 2008, Newark, DE – Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered that when the leaf of a plant is under attack by a pathogen, it can send out an SOS to the roots for help, and the roots will respond by secreting an acid that brings beneficial bacteria to the rescue.
The finding quashes the misperception that plants are "sitting ducks" – at the mercy of passing pathogens – and sheds new light on a sophisticated signalling system inside plants that rivals the nervous system in humans and animals.
The research was led by Harsh Bais, assistant professor of plant and soil sciences at UD, former postdoctoral researcher Thimmaraju Rudrappa, who is now a research scientist at the DuPont Co., Kirk Czymmek, associate professor of biological sciences and director of UD's Bio-Imaging Centre, and Paul Paré, a biochemist at Texas Tech University.
The study is reported in the November issue of Plant Physiology and also is featured on the journal's cover. Rudrappa is the lead author of the research paper.
"Plants are a lot smarter than we give them credit for," says Bais from his laboratory at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute.
"People think that plants, rooted in the ground, are just sitting ducks when it comes to attack by harmful fungi or bacteria, but we've found that plants have ways of seeking external help," he notes.
In a series of laboratory experiments, the scientists infected the leaves of the small flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana with a pathogenic bacterium, Pseudomonas syringae. Within a few days, the leaves of the infected plants began yellowing and showing other symptoms of disease.
This Arabidopsis plant infected
with the pathogen Pseudomonas syringae shows typical yellowing and
disease symptoms. Photo by Thimmaraju Rudrappa
However, the infected plants whose roots had been inoculated with the beneficial microbe Bacillus subtilis were perfectly healthy.
Farmers often add B. subtilis to the soil to boost plant immunity. It forms a protective biofilm around plant roots and also has antimicrobial properties, according to Bais.
Using molecular biological tools, the scientists detected the transmission of a long-distance signal, a "call for help," from the leaves to the roots in the plants that had Bacillus in the soil. The roots responded by secreting a carbon-rich chemical – malic acid.
This plant's roots were treated with the beneficial bacterium Bacillus subtilis. Photo by Thimmaraju Rudrappa
All plants biosynthesize malic acid, Bais explains, but only under specific conditions and for a specific purpose – in this case, the chemical was actively secreted to attract Bacillus. Magnified images of the roots and leaves showed the ratcheted-up defense response provided by the beneficial micro-organisms.
Czymmek captured the definitive proof using a state-of-the-art LSM 510 DUO laser scanning confocal microscope in UD's Bio-Imaging Centre. UD is among only a few universities that own one of these million-dollar instruments.
"A plant is a challenge to image because at least half of it is below ground in the form of roots," Czymmek notes. "Here at UD, we use modern technologies including hydroponic growth systems with see-through chambers and sophisticated optical techniques that will enhance the image clarity when visualizing plants and the pathogens attacking them."
Bais and his colleagues are now working to determine what the aerial signal is from the infected leaf to the root using different pathogen-associated molecular markers (PAMPs).
The research not only sheds light on the remarkable signalling system in plants, but also is important to understand how invasive plants conquer new territory with the aid of plant microbes.
"Plants can't move from where they are, so the only way they can accrue good neighbours is through chemistry," Bais notes.
The green represents the
beneficial bacterium Bacillus subtilis, which has formed a biofilm on
the Arabidopsis root surface. Photo by Thimmaraju Rudrappa
The research was funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems, the University of Delaware Research Foundation and the Delaware Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).
All photos courtesy of the University of Delaware.
Tracey Bryant is a communications specialist with the Office of Communications and Marketing, University of Delaware.
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Metal Tornado – Movie Review
byJarrod Saunders
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Metal Tornado, makes no excuses for what it is.
Right up front, the title says pretty much everything you need to know about this ultra-low budget, campy Sci-fi made for television. Not surprisingly, the cover art is more realistic than anything you see in the film and the cast is led by a fading 90's star. In this case Lou Diamond Phillips. The implausible story is toe-curlingly frustrating and falls in the "do you really expect me to believe this?" category. Everything, from the badly rendered satellites to the ridiculous story and the poor acting, makes this a contender for one of the worst disaster movies ever.
Metal Tornado's creators clearly have no intentions of meeting the standards of filmmaking. The best thing anyone can say about this film is that it's not completely laughable. Although the premise for the film, as expected is well below sub-par.
The story opens with scientists messing with nature once again. This time they're attempting to harness the sun's solar flares into magnetic energy, which they will convert into electricity. It's all badly explained with technical scientific mumbo-jumbo by the head of The Helios Company. Although the test is a success, there is a small percentage of the energy that is unaccounted for. But while the suits are celebrating, somewhere else a giant metal tornado is causing havoc with the locals, causing metal objects (like cars, chainsaws and pitchforks) to be sucked in. Bad science goes hand in hand with the poor visuals and abysmal story here.
Someone please send the funders of this film my way. They clearly have more money than they know what to do with. Metal Tornado is just cheap and dumb.
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Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation
Victor Voronovich
CEO, Member of the Management Board, JSC "First Freight Company"
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Vadim Mikhaylov
First Deputy Managing Director, JSC "Russian Railways"
Vadim graduated from the State Finance Academy with a degree in finance and credit (1992).
In 1992-2003 he worked in the audit company "Arthur Andersen"
From 2003 to August 2009, he worked as a director, then as a general director of Ernst & Young – Business Consulting LLC.
In 2009 – 2017 – Senior Vice President, JSC "Russian Railways".
From August 2017 – First Vice-President, JSC "Russian Railways".
In November 2017, he was appointed First Deputy Managing Director of JSC "Russian Railways".
Vadim Izotov
Senior Vice president, VTB Bank (PJSC)
Before joining VTB in 2015, Mr. Izotov for three years headed Directorate for state, regional and municipal electronic products in the Bank of Moscow which was responsible for such products as Muscovite's social card, Moscow EIRTS system (United information-computing center) and major transport projects. Before changing to the banking sphere Mr. Izotov for four years headed IT department in Rostelecom (PJSC). After that he managed business development activities in Integrated Service Group - a major IT company. Vadim Izotov graduated from St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, multiple times ranked at the top of the list of most professional IT directors in Russia
Thomas Limberger
CEO, SilverArrow Capital Group
Thomas Limberger, a global industrial and restructuring expert, has a record of strong, decisive executive leadership in multinational, listed organizations ranging from €500 million to €7 billion in revenue. Thomas has a successful M&A and restructuring track record, with a realized M&A deal volume of over €16b. In 2017 Thomas co-founded the European Infrastructure Management Group; a new partnership based in London, set up specifically to create financing solutions for large scale infrastructure projects. In 2011 Thomas founded the SilverArrow Capital Group, a private investment firm, focusing on industrial growth sectors, real estate and infrastructure projects, supported by a leading global advisory and operations team. Thomas is a licensed financial expert and advisor by the US SEC and the UK FCA.
Tatu Tuominen
Senior Vice President, VR Group (Finnish Railways)
Born in 1969 in Finland.
2018 to present VR Group Ltd
Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer Member of the Group Executive Management Team
2011 – 2018 Telia Finland Plc
Head of Communications and Public Affairs
Member of the Executive Management Team, responsible for Public Affairs and Communications in Finland, and an acting Head of Communications of Region Europe of Telia Company AB 2014 - 2016.
2010 – 2011 TeliaSonera Finland Plc
Vice President, Public Affairs
Member of the Executive Management Team, responsible for Public Affairs in Finland
2007 – 2010 Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Counsellor, Telecommunications, Media & Postal Affairs Permanent Representation of Finland to the European Union, Brussels
1998 – 2007 Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finland
Ministerial Adviser 2005 – 2007
Senior Research Officer 1998 – 2005
Unit for Networks and Competition 2003 – 2007
Unit for Electronic Commerce and Data Security 1999 – 2003
Unit for Development of Information Networks 1998 – 1999
Education: Master of Social Sciences (1998), University of Tampere, Finland
Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English, Estonian
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Philippe Pegorier
President, Alstom Russia
Philippe Pegorier is President of the Russian filial of Alstom, the French global leader in rolling stock and equipment for rail transportation, from January 2011.
After he graduated from KEDGE (Bordeaux business school) in 1983, he started his professional career in Moscow 35 years ago and then served in the French Ministry of Economy and Finance alternatively in Paris, Tehran, Kiev and Moscow.
In particular, Philippe worked several years as Diplomatic Advisor to Christine Lagarde, who was then the French Minister for Trade. Philippe speaks fluently French, English and Russian.
He is a member of the Association of European Businesses and of the Chairman of the AEB Machine Building and Engineering Committee from 2012. He also represents in Russia Medef International, the French business confederation, from January 2018.
Philippe was awarded with the Legion of Honour (France) and the Order of Friendship (Russia).
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CEO, JSC "Federal Passenger Company"
Pavel Ilichev
Executive Vice President, Finance & Strategy, GEFCO Group
Oleg Toni
Deputy General Director - Head of the Center for Development of the Central and St. Petersburg Transport Hubs, JSC «Russian Railways»
In 1988, Oleg Toni graduated from the Voronezh Civil Engineering Institute. He was trained as a civil engineer. In 2016, the university was merged with VSTU. The higher educational institution has brought up many top managers of large construction holdings.
Since August 2005 – Member of the Management Board of Russian Railways.
In April 2006, he was appointed Vice President of Russian Railways.
In November 2017, he was appointed Deputy Director General of Russian Railways.
Since March 2019, he is the head of the Center for the Development of Central and St. Petersburg Transport Hubs.
In 2015, Oleg Tony was awarded the title of Honorary Professor.
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CEO, RZD Tour
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Deputy director general, City Tourist Information Bureau in Saint- Petersburg
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Technical Director, Transmashholding
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Managing Director for Traffic Safety, JSC NC «Kazakhstan Temir Zholy»
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Acting Chief Executive, Transnet Freight Rail
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Senior Vice President, Container Logistics & Intermodal, CMA CGM
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General Director, JSC "IC Russian Railways-Invest"
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Executive Director, JP Morgan in Russia
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General Director, KOREA RAILROAD Corporation Moscow Representative Office
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Head of PPP Practice in Russia, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringergo Eurasia GmbH
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Advisor, RUSAL
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CEO, Estonian Railways (AS Eesti Raudtee)
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Partner, CIS Infrastructure and Project Finance Leader, EY
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Investment Portfolio Manager, RVC
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General Manager, Scientific Research Center of Complex Transport problems
Anatoly Voronovsky
Deputy head of administration (governor) Krasnodar Region
Alexey Lapikov
Principal, Roland Berger
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Vice-Rector for Advanced Projects, SPbPU
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Head of the Center for Corporate Governance of the Suburban Complex, JSC "Russian Railways"
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Advisor to the Executive Director, Russian National Association of Technology Transfe
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Deputy CEO, Federal Passenger Company
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Deputy CEO, RZD Tour
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Chairman of the Board InfraOne


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Warm up to the autumn season with these delicious, decadent dishes that are sure to brighten any fall celebration.
Does it get any more autumnal than maple syrup, sweet potatoes, and tempeh bacon? There's a dash of liquid smoke in this Maple-Stuffed Sweet Potato recipe from vegan food blogger and author Kathy Patalsky just for good measure.
Autumn is apple-picking season and if we had to pick––we'd choose to have our apples doused in cinnamon-sugar sweetness, folded between warm, fluffy tortillas, and buried beneath a mound of ice cream. Well, hello there Apple Enchiladas from dessert genius Chocolate Covered Katie.
As the cool autumn breeze rolls in, we'll replace our summer shorts with wool-free hats and scarves, and our beloved quinoa salads will give way to a warm bowl of Quinoa Cauliflower Briyani. Bursting with spicy, herby flavor, the mild nutty hint of cauliflower is livened with serrano peppers, cardamom, and ginger.
Garlic, you may be one we stay away from for date night, but when it comes time to curl up on the couch with a plate in our lap and a movie on TV, you bet it's Vegan Yack Attack's simple, savory Garlicky Butternut Squash Sandwich we're biting into. Topped with arugula and Veganaise, this is comfort food done right.
Sometimes we want to indulge in rich chocolate cups but without any of the unhealthy guilt that comes with sweet snacking––cue Fragrant Vanilla Cake's Raw Chocolate Pumpkin Cup with a medjool date naturally sweetened crust encasing a carrot center (yep, carrot! Though pumpkin can also be used).
Move over summer gazpacho, it's hot soup time and we're totally excited to sip, slurp, and soothe our upcoming winter blues with a hearty bowl of coconut soup from Olives for Dinner. Toasted sesame oil adds warmth to the shallots-shiitake mushroom combo, and raw, bright red cherry tomatoes add a pop of color and flavor.
Who says grits are a strictly breakfast food––especially when simmered with smoky, savory pumpkin, paprika, and a hearty helping of nooch? Fresh sage leaves are used for garnish and the recipe also calls for roma tomatoes with pumpkin grits topped with maple-roasted pepitas for a full-on fall meal. We approve.


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This thread describes how to include a pileup model in the model expression when fitting data in Sherpa. The Background Information section contains information on how the data should be processed in order to run this thread.
A comparison, for low pileup fractions, of the pileup models in Sherpa and XSpec with that in ISIS.
Experience with the jdpileup model has chiefly been for on-axis point sources, and in this thread, this condition is assumed. Even when analyzing piled data from a point-source, keep in mind that events in the core of the Point Spread Function (PSF) may be severely piled up while events in the PSF wings may be essentially unpiled, so generally, the fraction of the measuring aperture deemed to be piled up (f model parameter) is less than 1.
Reprocess the data and apply the standard event filtering to create a level=2 event file; this is illustrated in the Create a New Level=2 Event File thread.
Extract a source spectrum from a circular region, usually about 2 arcsec in radius (e.g. by following the Extract Spectrum and Response Files for a Pointlike Source).
Use the pileup model in Sherpa to fit a spectral model.
For a detailed discussion of the model, see Davis (2001).
An afterglow is the residual charge from the interaction of a cosmic ray in a CCD. Standard data processing (SDP, aka "the pipeline") uses the tool acis_detect_afterglow to flag possible cosmic ray events in the level 1 event file; these are then filtered out in the level 2 event file. It has been determined, however, that 3-5% of the valid source photons may be rejected from diffracted spectra. These rejections, though a small fraction of the total events, are systematic and non-uniform.
In order to accurately model the pileup, it is necessary to remove this correction so that no source photons are eliminated from the event file. Read the Pileup Talk for more information, in particular Data Preparation and Caveats. The Remove the acis_detect_afterglow correction thread shows how to undo the afterglow filtering.
A new, more precise method for identifying afterglow events was introduced to SDP at version DS 7.4.0. If your data was processed with DS 7.4.0 or later, acis_detect_afterglow was not run in the pipeline. The new hot pixel tools are more judicious with respect to throwing away piled source events. Users should be able to analyze the data without having to unfilter events first.
The Get Started section of the Remove the acis_detect_afterglow correction thread shows how to check the processing version used for your data.
The data files are available in sherpa.tar.gz, as explained in the Sherpa Getting Started thread.
If the background file is not referenced in the header of source_bin10.pi, you can manually load the background with load_bkg.
The data are plotted in energy space since the instrument response provides the information necessary for the computation of the number of predicted counts in each detector bin; Figure 1 shows the resulting plot.
Plot of background-subtracted source spectrum.
Note that the pileup correction will include the entire available energy information regardless of the specified filter. The fit statistics, however, are calculated only on the specified bins.
Figure 2 shows the filtered data, which has an energy range of 1-7 keV. See the Choosing an Energy Filter why topic for help in picking a range.
Plot of background-subtracted, energy-filtered source spectrum.
Since we have background-subtracted the data (rather than fitting it simultaneously), it is only necessary to create a source model expression. We model this source with a power-law (xspowerlaw) absorbed by the interstellar medium (xswabs).
Note that since the model contains multiple components, the Sherpa guess command cannot be used to estimate the initial parameter values for the full model expression based on the data; each model component must be considered separately. To have Sherpa automatically query for the initial parameter values when a model is established, set 'paramprompt(True)' (it is 'False' by default).
In this thread, however, we allow it to vary during the fit.
alpha parameterizes "grade migration" in the detector, and represents the probability, per photon count greater than one, that the piled event is not rejected by the spacecraft software as a "bad event". Specifically, if n photons are piled together in a single frame, the probability of them being retained (as a single photon event with their summed energy) is given by alpha(n-1).
alpha is the parameter most likely to be allowed to vary in a fit.
Grade correction for single photon detection, i.e. a fraction g0 of single photon events will be retained as good grades.
In practice, this should be frozen to unity (the default) in any fit.
The fraction of events in the source extraction region to which pileup will be applied. A typical value is approximately 0.95, and it should always be >0.85. f is the second most likely parameter, after alpha, to be allowed to vary in a fit.
Divide the model counts among n regions, to which the pileup model will be applied independently. This should be approximately the number of 3×3 pixel islands in the extracted spectra; for point sources, it is unity (the default).
This should remain a frozen parameter in any fit.
This parameter is a fraction ≤1 that multiplies the frame exposure time to create a shorter, effective frame exposure time.
Users should set and freeze fracexp to the FRACEXPO value from the ARF file, and set the frame exposure time via the ftime parameter only. FRACEXPO is a value between zero and one, which indicates the fractional time that a region was exposed by a detector (e.g., it is 1.0 on chip, and drops in chip gaps).
Information on using this parameter to model novel deadtime effects is available in the The Chandra ABC Guide to Pileup.
The nterms parameter represents the number of photons considered for pileup in a single frame.
This should be left frozen at its default value of 30. In other words, the expansion of the model will include terms corresponding to 0, 1, 2, ... , 28, 29, and 30 photon events landing in the same extraction region during the same frame time.
To find a global minimum for the fit to the data, we first choose to use one of the simpler fit optimization methods: Neldermead. This will allow for a quick fit, but may require some "hands-on" work afterwards.
The parameter space of models which include a pileup model component is very complex and presents a challenge to the search and fitting algorithm. By using the Neldermead method, we are settling for finding a local minimum; now one should examine the solution, check the error bars, find a new minimum, refit, etc. Another option is to use a different optimization method, one which will start from several initial parameter settings and explore—in a more consistent way—the entire parameter space; the "moncar" method that uses random starting locations can be used in Sherpa.
Now we change the method to Monte Carlo and re-run the fit to see how the results change. Note that we start at the results obtained by Neldermead, but you could reset the model parameters before continuing with the reset() command, if desired.
The table lists the best-fit values for the model parameters, as well as the upper and lower bounds on each of them; 'jdp.alpha' does not have an upper bound, so it is unconstrained towards the hard maximum. Notice that the conf() command is preceded by 'set_conf_opt('fast', False)' to explicitly use the current optimization method (Neldermead) instead of LevMar, the method used by confidence when "fast"=False.
The final plot is show in Figure 3.
Plot of the model fit to the source spectrum, with residuals.
This command prints the pileup fractions from the most recent fit. From left to right, the columns report the number of piled photons, percentage of that number of photons in the pileup region, and percentage of that number of piled photons in the total events. The fraction of pileup in the observation is printed after the breakdown. The next paragraph analyzes the above results, which should clarify this explanation.
In this example, the first row indicates that ~26% of the frames contained a single photon in the pileup region and ~78% of the events were single-photon events. The second row shows that ~27% of the frames contained 2 photons in the pileup region and ~19% of the events were due to 2 photons, and so forth. For this observation, the total pileup fraction is ~22%.
These results may then be restored in a later session with the restore command.


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Q: JSDoc documenting prototypal inheritance Let's say we are constructing a nested namespace where we will be prototyping multiple objects as needed. By default the object window.blah.foo is empty. We then prototype all the sub-objects and their functions in a single prototype.  When documenting as we have below we show all the inner functions as globals.  Now imagine you have dozens of files built this same way.  How might we document this so that the .bar1(), bar2(), and bar3() functions are methods of the window.blah.foo object, especially when its instantiation occurs outside this file, possibly multiple times.
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 * Blah - Our very own global Namespace
 * @namespace
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 * @global
 * @public
*/
window.blah = window.blah || {};

/**
 * Immediately-Invoked Function Expression (IIFE).
 * @function
 * @param {object} w - Global window object.
 * @returns {Object} window.blah.foo
*/
(function (w) {

    // strict JS
    'use strict';

    /**
     * Create instance of w.blah.foo constructor
     * @constructor
    */
    w.blah.foo = function () {

   };

    /**
     * Append properties and methods to an instance of window.blah.foo
     * @constructor
    */
    w.blah.foo.prototype = {

        /**
         * Dummy function to return the number 1.
         * @method bar1
        */
        bar1: function () {
            console.log(1);
        },

        /**
         * Dummy function to return the number 2.
         * @method bar2
        */
        bar2: function () {
            console.log(2);
        },

        /**
         * Dummy function to return the number 3.
         * @method bar3
        */
        bar3: function () {
            console.log(3);
        }

    };

}(window));

A: The following will move the barX methods where they belong. Note that there's nothing for jsdoc to do with the doclet that documents the IIFE. The key to get the methods in the right place is /** @lends blah.foo# */. See the documentation of the @lends. The # tells jsdoc that the items lent to blah.foo belong to an instance of the class. See the documentation on namepaths for more details.
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 * Blah - Our very own global Namespace
 * @namespace
 * @global
 */
window.blah = window.blah || {};

/**
 * Immediately-Invoked Function Expression (IIFE).
 * @function
 * @param {object} w - Global window object.
 * @returns {Object} window.blah.foo
 */
(function (w) {
    // strict JS
    'use strict';

    /**
     * Create instance of w.blah.foo constructor
     * @constructor
     * @name blah.foo
     */
    w.blah.foo = function () {

    };

    /** @lends blah.foo# */
    w.blah.foo.prototype = {

        /**
         * Dummy function to return the number 1.
         */
        bar1: function () {
            console.log(1);
        },

        /**
         * Dummy function to return the number 2.
         */
        bar2: function () {
            console.log(2);
        },

        /**
         * Dummy function to return the number 3.
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        bar3: function () {
            console.log(3);
        }

    };

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I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 drama and crime film directed by Mary Harron and drawn from Real Life events.
Valerie Solanas (Lili Taylor) is a would-be writer and activist who works as a prostitute, mostly servicing men even though she genuinely hates them. She submits a play entitled Up Your Ass to artist and entrepeneur Andy Warhol (Jared Harris). Warhol and his "factory" can't use the play and don't immediately return it either. Solanas stews over the perceived slight, indulging in conspiracy theories where she's the victim. Part of this is her scapegoating Warhol for a bad contract she's signed with another publisher. As per the title, her actions in response are drastic.
The cast beyond Taylor and Harris includes Jill Hennessy as reporter Laura, Martha Plimpton as Valerie's sometime girlfriend, and Stephen Dorff as legendary drag queen and Warhol Superstar Candy Darling.
Captain Ersatz: Yo La Tengo stand in for an unnamed band intended to represent The Velvet Underground. The Velvet Undergroundnote In this case mainly meaning Lou Reed, the band's primary songwriter. John Cale approved of the film and actually composed the score. declined to license their music for this film, worried that it would lionize Valerie Solanas and her actions.
Freudian Excuse: Valerie Solanas's background of child sexual abuse is mentioned, and viewers can infer that she was also mentally ill on top of that.
The Grovel: Paul Morrisey falls down and pleads for his life after Valerie goes on her shooting spree. In other contexts he could look like a Dirty Coward, but the film is a realistic account of true events and he truly has no other chance to survive.
Intentionally Awkward Title: "Up Your Ass" as an In-Universe example. If produced it couldn't be advertised in a newspaper of the time with that title.
Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: Shooting Andy is this for Valerie Solanas. Previous to that event she's got kooky ideas but they and she could be seen as harmless.
Mathematician's Answer: Warhol does this repeatedly to a journalist asking why he stopped painting and started making films. Every answer is yes/no even though the questions implicitly aren't.
Properly Paranoid: Warhol is at least depicted as justifiably paranoid after the shooting, always on edge when out and wary of strangers.
Villain Protagonist: While she's depicted sympathetically, there's no getting around the fact that Valerie Solanas is a psychopath who only misses being a murderer because she's not a very good shot.
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It's Pat!
Queer Media
I Think I Do (1997)
Invisible Mom
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Bonn, Germany. 21 May 2013 – humanIT Software GmbH, manufacturer of the analytic software InfoZoom, has formed a partnership with curexus GmbH, a leading German consultancy specializing in Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Curexus has already used InfoZoom for years to add value to its own projects. Through this partnership, both companies plan to strengthen their joint collaboration and develop new sales opportunities in the field of CRM.
InfoZoom is an optimal data analysis tool for managing customer relationships. Multiple companies and public organizations already use the fast analysis software to select contacts for marketing and sales campaigns, test data quality, or identify specific target groups in complex market environments. The consultants at curexus use InfoZoom themselves to quickly view and assess the existing databases at customer sites as well as build new reports and performance indicators. The CRM expert views InfoZoom's analytic capabilities as an important step in ensuring high data quality and valid KPIs.
Elmar Thomson, Partner Manager at humanIT Software, is also pleased with the new cooperation. "Our companies have worked well together for years, and now we have made this cooperation official within the framework of our JOIN partner program. By combining our knowledge as a vendor with the consulting and business expertise of curexus, we are in a good position to mutually leverage the opportunities of the growing CRM market."
As one of the leading CRM consultancies in Germany, curexus GmbH specializes in optimizing business management through a customer-driven approach based on KPIs. Since 1995, curexus has served its customers as a competent partner – from strategy to IT.
Outlining an integrated CRM strategy and defining all CRM business processes form the core of the company's project methodology. curexus also provides competent support for other key tasks related to data quality, CRM system implementations, IT infrastructure as well as system operations and support.
curexus has partnerships with leading software vendors including CAS, Microsoft, Oracle and Update. In addition to classical on-premise solutions, it also offers software as a service to provide a fast, low-cost way to create an excellent technical foundation for CRM.


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include Test::Unit::Assertions

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  attr_accessor :head

  Node = Struct.new(:value, :next)

  def push(value)
    node = Node.new(value, nil)
    node.next = self.head
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  end

  def pop
    return if self.head.nil?
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  end
end

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Ethics Bowl prepares for February competition
Seniors Cole Gaskin, Maddie Clements and Rose Melton discuss the ethics behind wearing a burka at the CCA on September 30th. Photo by Jenna Knutson.
Ethan O'Sullivan, Reporter
Discussing principles and convictions to start off their day, Ethics Bowl students meet at 7 in the morning in the CCA Commons. On Sept. 30, the team engaged in a Socratic seminar about how ethical wearing a burka is. The discourse was entirely student-driven, which was the intention of the exercise.
"My goal as the coach is to put the cases in front of them, give them some basic reasoning principles, and get out of the way," world history teacher and Ethics Bowl sponsor Chris Edwards said. "They [students] have to go through a process of trial and error, learning, and application before they're prepared,"
The club prepares for the National High School Ethics Bowl competition in February at DePaul University, where teams from around the country are given about a dozen cases and must develop arguments and solutions to the ethical problems. To meet these ends, Edwards wants to avoid a traditional form of coaching, instead allowing students to function as a team to solve problems.
Ethics Bowl was originally known as the Philosophy Club, but the name was changed when the group was invited to join competitions. The change has bred a more professional focus in the team.
"In the past, we were a very informal club," Edwards said, "But it still isn't something we want to be a huge commitment of time for students."
Ethics Bowl is open to all students and does not require a tryout, but because of its competitive nature this year, it wants to have a roster finalized by Oct. 14. So far, the team has had two meetings and ten scheduled members. It has enough to compete, but is open to more before the deadline.


Easter Seals is a non-profit organization with numerous sites throughout the Northeast that provides services, education and outreach for people with disabilities. The organization's Main office was receiving and processing 196 individual Telecom Invoices monthly. Due to the strict accounting principles of a non-profit, each charge on every invoice had to be identified and assigned an accounting code, then entered into their accounting system. With so many invoices from approximately 14 different Telecom Providers, the process of going through those each month was extremely arduous and time consuming. Additionally, many of the remote sites had legacy service and inadequate expertise to improve and upgrade without a significant increase in cost.
Axis Carrier Services team complied a thorough inventory of all lines, circuits, numbers, services, and carriers by location. We identified $1,000's in excess monthly charges, placed all of Easter Seals locations onto a Consolidated Billing Platform and we became Easter Seals' "Team of Experts". We are always available to assist them with anything pertaining to Carrier Services. By assuming the Carrier Services Management role – essentially acting as an extended arm of their in house staff – we have cleaned up a billing disaster, saving them over $84,000 a year in hard cost plus countless man-hours, and they are well positioned for future upgrades.
Easter Seals is saving over $7,000 monthly. They receive only 3 invoices each month (3 invoices by their choice, we actually got them down to a single invoice, but they needed one for each region). An online Portal with all Accounting Codes has been applied to the appropriate charges, along with extensive reporting capabilities. On-call technical and billing expertise is also at the disposal of Easter Seals. We have provided a Cost Effective Roadmap in place for upgrading the Remote Sites as budget permits, while freeing up Resources to focus on other task and projects.
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Do you want to batch convert Microsoft Word file to Open Document text file??. Great, If you want to convert ".doc" file into ". odt" file, then this post might be very useful to you. Here in this conversion, we are using a software called as AbiWord. Abiword is an open source word processor, which is used to convert word processing documents in bulk.
Abiword is available for Windows, Mac and Linux, and can be operated through the terminal. Just have a glance at this article to know about how to batch convert text documents in Ubuntu 14.04.
Step 1: First open your terminal and type "sudo apt-get install abiword" in order to install 'abiword' and then press enter.
Step 2: Press "Y"(yes) when prompted "Do you want to continue".
Step 3: Go to your unity dash and then type "abiword" to check whether abiword is installed in your system or not.
Step 4: Now again go to the terminal and traverse to your text document folder. As in my case, it is "cd /Desktop/Documents".
Step 5: Now type the following code "for file in * ; do abiword –to=odt "$file" ; done " to convert all your ".doc" file to ".odt" file.


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Reassurance that your personal IP address is hidden, and your confidential data is kept safe. Many people don't realize that using the internet gives websites and businesses information that can be traced back to their IP address which can then be sold for marketing purposes. It's not only irritating, it's invasive and extreme. This can also create an entryway for hackers. Our free VPN servers prevent companies and hackers from getting to you and your IP address remains hidden.
A popular Android-based streaming app bites the dust. Its developer announced that the app is closing down at end of September. However, for many users, the app is already closed and inaccessible. The actual reason for the closure is not confirmed yet, as many speculate that the developer was pressurized into closing down the app. Others suggest that there were legal motives that lead to Terrarium being shut down. Whatever the cause, users can get hold of Terrarium TV alternatives and keep streaming their favorite shows and movies.
Logging Policy – The logging policy of any VPN provider is the first thing you should read before you decide to purchase it. This is especially true for users whose primary objective for purchasing a VPN is to maintain and protect their privacy. Many VPN providers deliberately write overly complicated and ambiguous privacy policies to confuse users. Stay far away from such VPN providers as these are most likely trying to hide their actual practices for how they treat their users' privacy.
A number of vendors that sell dial-up access servers have implemented the ability to create a tunnel on behalf of a dial-up client. The computer or network device providing the tunnel for the client computer is variously known as a Front End Processor (FEP) for PPTP or an L2TP Access Concentrator (LAC) for L2TP. For the purposes of this reference, the term FEP is used to describe this functionality, regardless of the tunneling protocol. To carry out its function, the FEP must have the appropriate tunneling protocol installed and must be capable of establishing the tunnel when the client computer connects.
Osama is a staunch believer in the inalienable right of every citizen to freedom of expression. Writing about online privacy and security without regard to political correctness is his answer to the powers that be threatening our freedom. Deeply curious about Nature and the Universe, he is fascinated by science, intrigued by mathematics, and wishes to play guitar like Buckethead in some alternate version of reality.
Prices – PIA offers monthly, yearly, and two-year subscription plans. The two-year plan is the cheapest at $2.91/month. PIA is a personal favorite VPN of mine that falls in the cheap category because it is easy to trust this VPN. It does not make any exaggerated claims: everything about the VPN is transparent. Its reliance on physical servers only (which are far more costly than virtual servers) also makes it an appealing choice with its low-priced subscription.
OpenVPN: OpenVPN is very secure, open-source and widely used. Most VPN services support it, but except for Chrome OS and Linux, few operating systems do. This protocol can be used in either TCP (web) or UDP (streaming) mode; the latter is sloppier but faster. You'll need either the VPN service's client software or one of the many free alternatives. Either way, you'll still need to pay for the VPN service.
Many of the VPN users out there are always on a quest to search for ways to speed up VPN to experience a much more smoother internet surfing experience and to minimize load time. The easiest way to increase VPN speed and make it fast is to switch to a different VPN protocol with less encryption. See, different VPN protocols have different encryption levels. The fastest VPN protocol is PPTP, which is considered best for streaming purpose. But bear in mind that it's the most less secure VPN protocol too. But if you want a VPN with fast speeds + security, then go for L2TP VPN protocol.
ExpressVPN outranks quite a many VPN providers as it is well known for its overall remarkable performance. ExpressVPN speed is its unique selling proposition and it has one of the fastest VPN networks in the world. It comes handy both in delivering top speed and military-grade security. Having a wide range of servers located in 87 countries, ExpressVPN has this added advantage over its competitors. Although they don't offer VPN free trial, their 30-day money back guarantee is superlative to all. It gives you enough time to use ExpressVPN for varied uses, hence to get satisfied with the performance. It also offers attractive features like the Zero-logging policy, unmetered bandwidth, multi logins, and unlimited switches that are considered as bliss for any VPN user. Below is the VPN speed test result for ExpressVPN, with and without a VPN connection. Read our complete ExpressVPN review here.
The downsides to the free plan are that you'll see more ads, at least on the Android app, your choice of connections will be limited to Hotspot Shield's U.S. servers and you won't be able to get around geographic restrictions on Netflix, Hulu or BBC iPlayer. We were also a bit annoyed that the desktop software tries to hide the free plan when you launch it for the first time.
In addition to running a local test using the server closest physically to my location, I also run tests on US, UK, Canadian, Australian, Dutch, German and French servers (assuming, of course, the VPN provider supports that country). These seven are the locations to which users most commonly connect. You can find the results on each provider's speed test page.
Many people are wondering how to achieve the best VPN speed and overall performance. If you are using a good VPN service, you really shouldn't notice a huge reduction in speed. Of course, the extra work that goes into encrypting your traffic across VPN servers will affect speed, but usually it's not noticeable for regular browsing – especially when using a nearby server.
One of the most popular VPN software out in the market today, NordVPN has over 550 servers in 49 different countries. These servers aid users in different needs, which include encryption of both incoming and outgoing data, sending all traffic through a Tor network to safeguard user anonymity and protection against DoS attacks, which are usually done by malignant hackers.
VPN is used to hide/change your IP and encrypt your online data packets. That is the core purpose of using a VPN. But can it protect you from the online viruses that enter your system through a downloaded file, a click on a wrong link or an infected USB? It doesn't matter if you using a slow VPN or a Fast VPN, saving your device from latest viruses is not a VPN is built for. However, antivirus software is advisable if you want to protect your device from viruses.
The service uses Advanced Encryption Standard with a 256-bit key, a common method employed by VPN services. Connections are protected using 2048-bit public key encryption. For privacy, the service offers a malware detection software. What is good about the software is that it can be downloaded and used without providing any personal information. This holds as long as you use the free version of the software and never contact customer support.
IVPN doesn't have as many server locations as larger services like ExpressVPN do. When we initially recommended the service, IVPN was limited to 13 countries, compared with ExpressVPN's 94. But in the months since, IVPN has doubled that to 26, including two additional locations in Asia (Tokyo and Singapore). We've yet to test the new servers though, and in the past, IVPN's single location in Asia—Hong Kong—was slower than competitors.
When instructed, a demand-dial interface that is configured for auto-static updates sends a request across an active connection to request all of the routes of the router on the other side of the connection. In response to the request, all of the routes of the requested router are automatically entered as static routes in the routing table of the requesting router. The static routes are persistent: They are kept in the routing table even if the interface becomes disconnected or the router is restarted. An auto-static update is a one-time, one-way exchange of routing information.
In conjunction with information security experts at The New York Times (parent company of Wirecutter), we reached out to our finalists with questions about their internal security practices. We asked how they handled internal security access, how they communicated securely with customers, in what ways they collected reports on security bugs, and of course whether their statements on logging policies matched their marketing and privacy policies. We also considered which companies had public-facing leadership or ownership, and which ones openly supported projects and organizations that promoted Internet security and privacy. (For a full breakdown of trust and VPNs, check out the section above.)
The only issue i've had with my OG Pixel XL is the fingerprint scanner died after a drop (My bad) but screen is still good. GPS seems to be going out, and has gone out in one of my friends, that is way more of a show stopper than the fingerprint. With that said every single Samsung I've ever had was replaced withing 8 months for something like the speaker or microphone breaking. My Pixel is almost 2 years old with a lot of use daily.
When we tested other aspects of IVPN's performance, it also satisfied our requirements. On the default settings, our real IP address didn't leak out via DNS requests or IPv6 routing, let alone a standard IP address checker. The DNS-requests check indicated that the app was using the company's internal DNS servers and that they were correctly configured. None of the 12 services we tested disclosed our true IP address (though some showed mismatched IPs). Every VPN we considered had to operate its own DNS servers in-house and not rely on ISP servers or public options like Google's, which give third parties a chance to log or analyze the sites you visit. IVPN currently disables all IPv6 connectivity, though the company is looking at solutions to securely support it soon. Most companies we considered do the same; OVPN was the only company to support IPv6 addresses at the time of our testing.
CHAP is an improvement over PAP because the clear-text password is not sent over the link. Instead, the password is used to create a hash from the original challenge. The server knows the client's clear-text password and can, therefore, replicate the operation and compare the result to the password sent in the client's response. CHAP protects against replay attacks by using an arbitrary challenge string for each authentication attempt. CHAP protects against remote-client impersonation by unpredictably sending repeated challenges to the remote client throughout the duration of the connection.
There are many things a VPN must do well to be useful, and one of the most important ones is to be fast. You can likely get around many other shortcomings. But if your VPN is slower than a dial-up modem (for those of us who remember them), there will be trouble ahead. Not only will you be less likely to use your VPN, but you will probably also curse it every time you do. It's money well wasted.
The second thing that happens is that the web application you're talking to does not get to see your IP address. Instead, it sees an IP address owned by the VPN service. This allows you some level of anonymous networking. This IP spoofing is also used to trick applications into thinking you're located in a different region, or even a different country than you really are located in. There are reasons (both illegal and legal) to do this. We'll discuss that in a bit.
There is a PPTP control connection between the IP address of the PPTP client using a dynamically allocated TCP port and the IP address of the PPTP server using the reserved TCP port 1723. The PPTP control connection carries the PPTP call control and management messages that are used to maintain the PPTP tunnel. This includes the transmission of periodic PPTP Echo-Request and PPTP Echo-Reply messages to detect a connectivity failure between the PPTP client and PPTP server. PPTP control connection packets consist of an IP header, a TCP header, a PPTP control message, and a data-link trailer and header as shown in the following figure:
As used in this context, a VPLS is a Layer 2 PPVPN, rather than a private line, emulating the full functionality of a traditional LAN. From a user standpoint, a VPLS makes it possible to interconnect several LAN segments over a packet-switched, or optical, provider core; a core transparent to the user, making the remote LAN segments behave as one single LAN.[16]
L2TP/IPsec (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with Internet Protocol Security): L2TP is not secure itself, so it's generally paired with the IPsec secure-networking standard. The combination of the two was once thought to be very secure when properly implemented, but some VPN services suggest that you use OpenVPN instead. L2TP/IPsec has native support in Windows, OS X/macOS, Android, Chrome OS and iOS. Most VPN services support it.
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a technology that creates a private tunnel over the internet. All your online traffic is redirected to the VPN server. All data passing between your device and the VPN server you have connected to is securely encrypted. This means that your internet service provider (ISP) and anyone else spying on your traffic cannot see your data. Your ISP is still needed to connect you to the internet, but all it does is connect you to the VPN server. After that, it cannot see which other websites you visit or other internet resources you connect to. For the more techy of you out there, the VPN server acts as a proxy.
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) is an encrypted authentication mechanism that prevents transmission of the actual password on the connection. The NAS sends a challenge, which consists of a session ID and an arbitrary challenge string, to the remote client. The remote client must use the MD5 one-way hashing algorithm to return the user name and a hash of the challenge, session ID, and the client's password. The user name is sent as plain text.
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IPVanish is one of the few providers that owns and operates its own network of servers, rather than rents servers out from third parties. This guarantees customers a sturdy, uncongested connection and better privacy. The IPVanish apps include an auto-select feature that connects you to the fastest available server in a given country or city. You can monitor upload and download speed in real time. Traffic is protected by 256-bit AES encryption, and a zero logs policy ensures that no usage data is ever recorded. A single subscription allows users to connect up to five devices at once. IPVanish is particularly popular with Kodi users due to its fast speeds, great privacy features and because it is easy to install on most devices popular with Kodi users including the Amazon Fire Stick.
Even if a company is at fault for deceptive marketing practices, it still has to comply with legal requests for whatever information it does have. Jerome told us, "In the U.S., however, there is a big difference between a request for data regularly stored for business purposes and a demand that a company retain information. VPN providers are not required to keep records just in case law enforcement might need them some day." That means many companies could provide a list of their customers, but if they practice what they preach when it comes to no-logging policies, innocent customers looking for privacy shouldn't get swept up in these requests.
Because a TCP connection is not used, L2TP uses message sequencing to ensure delivery of L2TP messages. Within the L2TP control message, the Next-Received field (similar to the TCP Acknowledgment field) and the Next-Sent field (similar to the TCP Sequence Number field) are used to maintain the sequence of control messages. Out-of-sequence packets are dropped. The Next-Sent and Next-Received fields can also be used for sequenced delivery and flow control for tunneled data.
Here's the problem with the internet: It's inherently insecure. When the internet was first designed, the priority was to be able to send packets (chunks of data) as reliably as possible. Networking across the country and the world was relatively new, and nodes often went down. Most of the internet's core protocols (methods of communicating) were designed to route around failure, rather than secure data.
A powerful VPN service, SaferVPN is very useful in hiding users' IP addresses. It also allows access to blocked websites or safely share information. Privacy is also ensured as the service uses high security protocols. It offers a unique Automatic Wi-Fi Security feature which instantly activates a secure and encrypted VPN connection as soon as someone's device connects to an unsecured Wi-Fi connection — automatically protecting them from public Wi-Fi threats. Likewise, it features single-click applications for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Chrome.
Privacy features – The privacy features you want/need really varies for each person and depends on your threat model. For a higher level of online anonymity, you could use a multi-hop VPN, or possibly chain different VPN providers together. This could be done by using one VPN on a router, and then connecting through a second VPN on your computer. This can also be accomplished using virtual machines.
We've shown you how to roll your own VPN using Hamachi, and even how to set up Privoxy to secure your web browsing once you have your personal VPN set up. Hamachi isn't the only option: you can also download and configure OpenVPN (a free SSL VPN) on your own home server,, or if you have a router that supports it, enable OpenVPN on your home router so you can connect back to it when you're abroad. Combined with Privoxy, you get the privacy and anonymity benefits of a VPN without spending a dime.
The Overplay Smart DNS service, on the other hand, routes internet connection using a different DNS to give the illusion that one is located in a different country, without significant speed reduction. This is very useful to those who want to access sites that are blocked in their own countries. The service supports PCs, Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Wii, PS3, XBOX360, among other devices.
Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) can tunnel an entire network's traffic (as it does in the OpenVPN project and SoftEther VPN project[8]) or secure an individual connection. A number of vendors provide remote-access VPN capabilities through SSL. An SSL VPN can connect from locations where IPsec runs into trouble with Network Address Translation and firewall rules.
We spent more than 130 hours researching 32 VPN services, testing 12, interviewing the leadership of five, and consulting information security and legal experts. We found that a VPN shouldn't be your first step toward online security, but for protecting your info on public Wi-Fi (and in some other cases), IVPN is the most trustworthy provider that offers fast, secure connections and easy setup.
IPVanish is one of the most recognisable names among all the VPN services out there. They've been going for years and if you've read about VPNs in the past you've probably seen some of their ads! IPVanish certainly isn't going after the budget market here but it's still a bit cheaper than ExpressVPN. Like Express, IPVanish doesn't offer a free trial (although there is a seven day money back guarantee if the service doesn't live up to your expectations). It promises to be the world's fastest VPN, with more than 40,000 IP addresses, 850 servers in 60 countries, unlimited peer to peer sharing and up to five simultaneous connections. That's certainly a bonus over ExpressVPN which only offers three connections at a time - IPVanish could be the better option for you if you want to get the whole family on one plan, for example. There's a no logging policy, too, which means the service isn't gathering stacks of data about what you're doing.
Most people leave their privacy and security vulnerable in ways that are easier to fix with methods other than signing up for a VPN—methods that are potentially more effective. If you have a drafty house with paper-thin walls and halogen light bulbs, you'd get far more value out of every dollar by sealing cracks, insulating, and switching to LEDs than you would by putting solar panels on your roof. Similarly, before you rush to sign up for a VPN subscription, you should consider these other ways to up your privacy game.
We didn't audit any VPN services ourselves (though IVPN, our top pick, offered to arrange such an exercise), but we did ask detailed questions about each service's operations as a way to judge whether a company was acting in good faith. Good faith is important, because there aren't many avenues to penalize a VPN company that isn't following through on its promises. In the US, companies making false claims about their products are policed by the Federal Trade Commission, and to some extent state attorneys general. Joseph Jerome at CDT told us that companies violating their own privacy policy or claims about logging would be "a textbook example of a deceptive practice under state and federal consumer protection laws," and in theory, "the FTC could seek an injunction barring the deceptive practice as well as potentially getting restitution or other monetary relief."


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2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject reveal the world's top performing universities
Architecture and the Built Environment at the University of Sydney retains the number one spot in Australia for the second year and moves up two places to 15th globally, following the release of 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
The Design Modelling and Fabrication Lab in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning provides a unique, cutting-edge teaching and research lab for staff and students.
Regarded as the most comprehensive global comparison of universities on individual subjects, the prestigious rankings reaffirm the University of Sydney's position as a global leader in research and education.
Professor John Redmond, Dean of the University of Sydney's School of Architecture, Design and Planning said: "The results of the QS rankings reflect the high calibre of staff we have teaching our degrees and driving our research, which has continued to go from strength to strength in recent years.
"We are devoted to addressing society's big problems and opportunities in architecture and the built environment through our research, and shaping graduates that will lead our profession in this rapidly-changing world. We are in great shape for celebrating the school's centenary in 2018," said Professor Redmond.
The 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject evaluated 46 disciplines - highlighting the world's top-performing universities in each academic area. The annual rankings score universities around the world on their academic and employer reputations, citations per paper and their H-index*, which is based on the institution's most cited papers and the number of citations that the institution receives in other publications in a given subject.
In addition to Architecture/Built Environment, the University of Sydney ranked number one in medicine, English language and literature, anatomy and physiology, veterinary sciences and sports-related subjects, for which the University placed number one in the world. Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Garton said the results are outstanding and cements the University of Sydney in the top one per cent of universities world-wide.
"The breadth and depth of disciplines at the University of Sydney is unparalleled in Australia and we are proud that so many have been recognised for their quality internationally.
"We aspire to be the best education and research institution in Australia and among the best in the world. Sydney is home to some of the world's best and brightest students and researchers," said Professor Garton.
Professor Garton says the University would continue to strive for excellence with a bold plan to transform the undergraduate experience and an unprecedented investment in research that will see the tripling of current investment, new funding programs to support researchers to test new ideas, and world-class facilities for conducting research.
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PST files are mail files that are stored in a database for Microsoft Outlook that also contains your calendar, email contacts, and other information you use when using the Microsoft Outlook email client. PST stands for "personal store" which is the file format that is used for archiving Microsoft Outlook mail.
PST files are a personal storage folder that is located on your computer's hard disk drive and should be backed up in the event of an operating system failure. Creating a backup is the primary method for saving and managing PST files.
Backup: You should create a copy of your PST file in the event of system failure. You can backup your PST file by clicking the "Start" button on your main toolbar on your desktop and then choosing "Run." Type "control panel" into the dialog box and then click "User Accounts." Click on the "Mail" icon and then choose "Show Profiles." Click on the profile you want to use and under the profile name choose "Personal Folders." This is the folder you want to backup. Proceed to click on "Settings" and then choose the path and file name to copy the files. You can also choose to copy the files to portable storage by choosing the appropriate path and file name.
Import PST Files: To transfer files from your portable storage device to Microsoft Outlook, connect your portable storage drive and copy the files to your computer's hard drive. Open your Microsoft Outlook email client and then click on "File." Choose "Import and Export" from the sub-menu and then choose "Import from another program or file" and click "Next." Click on the "Personal Folder File" and enter the path and the name of the file you want to import and click "Next." Choose the folder you want to import and click "Finish."
PST files can become damaged and corrupt over a period of time and will contain errors that require repair. To repair files that contain errors, you can locate them by clicking on "Tools" in Microsoft Outlook and then choosing "Options." Click on the "Mail Setup" tab and then choose "Data Files."
Choose the SCANPST.EXE file which will scan all of the files on your personal file folder. When it finds files that are damaged or corrupt, it will ask you if you wish to fix the problem and then provide you with an option of yes or no. It is a good idea to make sure the files are backed up before you repair them in the event something happens during the repair process. It is important to keep in mind that if your files are severely damaged you may have to run the scan utility multiple times to repair the problem.


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Top 12 Attractions in Krakow
The country's cultural, traditional, and scientific center, Krakow is Poland's second-largest city and its former capital. Due to its rich history, Krakow has an exceptional heritage, be it historical, cultural, or architectural. The historic center of Krakow is even a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A visit to Krakow will allow you to take a leap into the history of Central Europe and Poland's thousand-year-old traditions. In addition to historical monuments and buildings, Cracow offers you historical frescoes, an exceptional culinary tradition, and a pleasant festive atmosphere.
If you are wondering what to do in Krakow during your stay, here is the answer with the 12 must-see places to visit in Krakow!
1- The former Auschwitz-Birkenau camp
2- Wawel Castle
3- The Jewish quarter of Kazimierz
4- Mound of Kościuszko
5- Main Market Square
6- The Wieliczka Salt Mines
7- Planty Park
8- Wawel Cathedral
9- Oskar Schindler's factory
10- The Barbican
11- The Old Synagogue (Stara Boznica)
Not far from the city of Krakow is the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Frightening, moving, and dark, a visit to this place will allow you to take the measure of the awful drama that Europe suffered during the Second World War, the horrors suffered by the Jews and other minorities under the Nazis.
The memorial, as well as the museum, is an hour's drive from the city center. Many tours are offered to this place of remembrance.
Located on the hill of the same name, the Castel of Wawel overlooks the Old Town and the Vistula below. It is a magnificent complex of different buildings, fortifications, and churches, a mixture of several styles: Gothic, Renaissance, Romanesque, and even Rococo! This castle was once home to the kings and queens of Poland. A visit to it will allow you to discover the past glory of Krakow.
At the foot of the castle, on the banks of the Vistula, you can also admire the legendary Wawel Dragon, or at least its statue, which even spits fire: an amazing attraction to visit in Krakow.
Before the Second World War, one-third of the population of Krakow was Jewish. At that time, Kazimierz was the Jewish quarter of the city, located south of the Old Town. Today, many efforts are being made to preserve the Jewish heritage of this district. Thus, many historic buildings and synagogues can be observed during your visit.
Despite the disasters of the past, the area is now very lively and dynamic, with typical and charming restaurants, street art, and art galleries. The local community is trying to revive Kazimierz, and it's working! It is therefore a unique place and a must-see if you want to visit Krakow. For a quick bite to eat in the neighborhood, go to Plac Nowy, around Okrąglak (the Rotunda), to sample a Zapiekanka, a local specialty. It is half a baguette-cut all the way through, garnished with butter or olive oil. On top, you can choose what to put: mushrooms, tomatoes, ham, chicken, onions… The whole is sprinkled with cheese and baked in the oven.
The Mound of Kościuszko was erected by the people of Krakow in 1823 to honor the national hero Tadeusz Kościuszko. This monument is inspired by the other prehistoric mounds that overlook the city: the mounds of Krak and Wanda, which can also be visited in Krakow. At the top, visitors enjoy a magnificent panorama of the city. On clear days, it is even possible to admire the Tatra Mountains to the south!
To gain height and breathe cleaner air in Krakow, you can also head for the Kopiec Krakusa. You can get there on foot after crossing the Kladka Bernatka bridge or by taking trams 3 and 24 to the "Pow" stop.
Krakow, Poland, main market square, top view.
In the heart of Krakow's Old Town, a truly picturesque historic center, you will find the beautiful and huge Market Square, also known as The Rynek! It is divided in two by the Cloth Hall, which also houses a folk art museum.
On the east side, you can admire the fabulous Basilica of Sainte-Marie, whose two arrows rise to the sky. A blend of Baroque, Gothic, and New Art, the basilica is one of the most emblematic and sumptuous monuments of the historic city!
On the other side, you can contemplate the Town Hall Tower, another magnificent building in the Old Town. The Market Square is an excellent starting point for visiting Krakow.
It would be a shame to visit Krakow without exploring the Wieliczka Salt Mines! Open since the Middle Ages, these mines are one of the many Polish sites listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. On the program of the visit: underground stairs, crystal chambers, wonderful salt monuments, and fabulous lakes in the heart of the depths. Visiting the Wieliczka Salt Mines is a real journey to the center of the Earth, lasting more than two hours!
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Surrounding the Old Town, Planty Park is absolutely sublime. If you are visiting Krakow, we invite you to take a tour and enjoy a delightful stroll around the historic city. Also, take the opportunity to relax on one of the many benches and watch the tumultuous local life!
Also known as the Basilica-Cathedral of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslas of Krakow, this monument has been destroyed and rebuilt three times. It is one of Poland's most important historical monuments. Like the historic center of Krakow, the Cathedral has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1978. A true national sanctuary, many Polish kings, queens, and poets are buried here. When you visit Wawel Castle, you can visit the Cathedral independently by booking your ticket online.
Apart from its appearance in the film "Schindler's List", Oskar Schindler's factory is one of the most popular places in Krakow. A visit to this must-see will allow you to discover how this Nazi industrialist saved the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust. The permanent exhibition "Krakow under Nazi Occupation, 1939-1945" will immerse you in the history of Krakow and the Jewish ghetto during World War II. It is possible to take a guided tour of Oskar Schindler's factory.
Built-in the 15th century to protect the city, especially in the face of the Ottoman threat, this fortress is a must-see in Krakow! A true marvel of medieval military architecture, it is one of the best-preserved barbicans in Europe.
The Old Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in Poland. Its interior may seem disappointing, given that it was ransacked by the Nazis, destroyed, and reformed many times, but it does not detract from the historical value of the place. You can learn more about the history of the Jews in Krakow through the liturgical elements and ancient documents it houses.
Other things to see in and around Krakow :
If you are still wondering what to do in Krakow, here are more attractions to visit and activities to enjoy in and around the city:
Dine in the picturesque and traditional restaurant, Pod Wawelem, with its typical Polish atmosphere and dishes!
Discover the St. Florian's Gate, north of the Old Town, a remnant of the fortifications surrounding Krakow.
Enjoy life along the Vistula. The green banks of the river are very lively in summer and host musical and festive events.
Admire the sublime Church of St. Joseph, south of the Jewish Quarter, one of the most magnificent neo-Gothic buildings in Poland.
Not far from Krakow is the Ojcow National Park, one of the most beautiful in the country, with cliffs, ravines, dense forests, and many small caves – a great introduction to Polish nature and landscapes!
Visit the historic Polish village Tyniec and its abbey, located about 15 kilometers from the city center of Krakow.
Visit Zakopane, about two hours drive from Krakow, it is the winter sports capital of Poland!
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The new video for Lorde's new single "TEAM" from Pure Heroine premiered today.
In her own words, as posted on Facebook:
"This video was borne from a dream I had a few months ago about teenagers in their own world, a world with hierarchies and initiations, where the boy who was second in command had acne on his face, and so did the girl who was Queen. I dreamt about this world being so different to anything anyone had ever seen, a dark world full of tropical plants and ruins and sweat. And of this world, I dreamt about tests that didn't need to be passed in order to be allowed in: sometimes the person who loses is stronger. Enjoy." – Lorde
For such a young artist her music speaks volumes about the experiences she's had through her own words. Lorde is truly a magnificent artist who's young age transcends her abilities. We give "Team" a 9 on the FUZZscale!
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An entrepreneur launches the Piazza social learning website to reduce students' isolation.
Pooja Sankar is founder and CEO of Piazza, an online tool for students to get help from their classmates and teachers. Sankar studied engineering at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. As a shy young woman surrounded by mostly male classmates, she was too timid to ask for help when she faced challenges, and as a result, she fell behind. She caught up with her peers by learning on the job as an engineer at Oracle and Facebook, but she never forgot that feeling of isolation. Years later, as a student at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Sankar was inspired to come up with a solution. She founded Piazza Technologies Inc. in 2009. By the time she graduated in 2010, she had raised a few hundred thousand dollars in angel funding, and she publicly launched the company on the Stanford campus the following year. Today, Piazza counts more than 1 million registered users at schools across the country, including Carnegie Mellon, Duke, and Princeton.
Helping students get unstuck within minutes online.
The director of admissions at Stanford Graduate School of Business told me, "Believe in yourself, because we believe in you." I found that so inspiring. He gave me a lot of confidence, and that led me to start this company.
What was the most difficult lesson you have learned?
The most profound period of learning for me was during a three-and-a-half-year traditional arranged marriage, beginning at age 22. It taught me how to live my life to its full potential. I tried to be what people expected of me: a submissive, acceptable Indian wife. Every single day of that marriage, I asked myself what else I could be doing to make it work. After reflection, I realized that was not the life I wanted to live. It took time to understand who I am and what I believe, and to have the courage to live that life. It was very difficult because of societal pressures, but I chose to leave the marriage.
Learning who I wanted to be helped me make other changes as well. I was an engineer at Facebook when the company had 500 employees. People around me said I should stay until the company went public. But I wanted to dig deeper and grow more as an individual. At the time, that meant leaving Facebook, attending business school, and pursuing a startup.
You need to deeply believe in the problem you are solving. The last four years of building Piazza have been an incredible journey, but it has also been extremely exhausting. The one thing that keeps me going is the idea that this problem needs to be fixed. We are often isolated by technology. I want to eliminate barriers and use technology to help people help others.
What inspires you? How do you come up with your best ideas?
In my second year of business school, professors would invite successful entrepreneurs to come in and talk about how they built their companies. They would walk through it step by step. Hearing their stories was so inspiring. Once they broke down the process, I could picture myself doing it. Turning my vision into reality was no longer intimidating.
Finding a life partner who appreciates me exactly as I am. I know how rare that is. It took time to become confident enough in myself to let people see who I really am.
Being too timid and shy and not having the self-awareness to stand up to my family. That instinct is now gone, and I have grown into a strong and confident woman.
Thinking about how to add value to every party involved before making decisions.
I want to eliminate all barriers to learning.
I never knew I'd be an entrepreneur. It always seemed too intimidating. After hearing how other people started companies around ideas they believed in, I developed an itch to make an impact. I wanted to take the very best inside of myself and use it to change this problem.
I was a software engineer at Oracle. I worked on the XML database product.
Balancing involves determining the important things along each dimension of my life. Right now that is my son, my husband, and my company. I make sure that I bring trusted people into my inner circle so that I don't feel the onus of being on top of everything. We live with my husband's parents, and I trust them to make the best decisions regarding my son. That allows me to focus on other areas of my life.
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries and Principles by Ray Dalio.
I admire Steve Jobs. He was a phenomenal visionary.
What is the most valuable thing you took away from your time at Stanford?
Being confident to know who I am and how others perceive me.
What do you think is the greatest innovation in the past decade?
Everything moving to the cloud. I am 10 times more productive because everything is so accessible on mobile devices.
Startups may embrace the "fail-fast" mantra, but many leaders are risk-averse.
It's not just about the product.
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