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The Court Prevents a Former Minister from Suing his Church for Defamation
Defamation claims against religious organizations are more common than you would think. It's almost impossible to challenge who a religious organization selects as a minister or how it disciplines that minister. So these claims focus on the idea that what was said about the minister is defamatory—something that is not directly controlled by constitutional law. Here is a recent example of a case that ultimately had an indirect constitutional defense.
In Dermody v. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a Kentucky court recently held that a minister's defamation suit against his church in connection with the church's publishing of his disciplinary action is not allowed to go forward.1 The court based the decision on the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, in a rather tangential way. This First Amendment doctrine is the legal concept that requires courts to defer to church decisions about doctrine and internal government. In the end, this case gives additional guidance to religious organizations conducting internal investigations or exercising employee or member discipline within the ministry. It is a little complex, but each twist offers some helpful thoughts.
The case started with an unauthorized formation of a nonprofit—and ultimately resulted in an internal investigation and discipline of a minister. The minister was the Deputy Executive Director of Mission for the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (PCUSA). While the minister was serving in this role, several of his subordinates created a nonprofit to support an internal church initiative and obtained a $100,000 grant from PCUSA. But the nonprofit was created without authority from the PCUSA, and apparently in violation of internal policy. When the existence of the nonprofit was discovered, the minister in charge was in trouble. After conducting an internal investigation into the matter, PCUSA issued a written warning to the minister that he had violated several PCUSA policies, including a determination that he had violated the PCUSA's ethics policy. The minister denied any wrongdoing, and further claimed he had no knowledge of, and did not approve, the formation of the nonprofit.
Despite the minister's arguments, because of the finding that the minister had violated the PCUSA ethics policy, the disciplinary action (the formal written warning) was reported to a division of the Presbytery. The matter was also reported by the Presbyterian Outlook, an independent publication that reports on matters of interest to the Presbyterian community.
Because of this and some other alleged reporting of his discipline, the minister in turn brought suit against PCUSA for defamation. (Defamation always requires the information being "published" to someone.)
The church moved for summary judgment, which is a request to the court to rule that there is really no claim, because it is somehow barred by the law. The church argued that the lawsuit could not go forward because of the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine that prohibits civil courts from deciding cases that turn on the interpretation of doctrine or other matters of internal church government. In other words, this is one aspect of the classic doctrine that the State has to stay out of the church's business. The church put forth several arguments under this doctrine, including that the reporting of disciplinary action was required by the Church's policies, and that the minister had agreed to the reporting of any disciplinary action as a condition of his ordination. The court ultimately agreed with the church, but with an interesting twist.
The court did not refuse to hear the case altogether, as it could have done. Instead, the court considered the elements of the defamation claim, pointing out that truth is a complete defense in any defamation lawsuit. PCUSA could win if it could demonstrate that the "defamatory statement"—that the minister had violated PCUSA's ethics policy—were true. But how would the court decide if the statement were true?
In order to decide whether that statement were true or false, the court would have to determine if the minister had, in fact, committed ethical violations under PCUSA's policy. This, the court explained, would necessarily require interpreting church doctrine and policies. In turn, doing this is impermissible under the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine. Because the church had made a finding and a disciplinary decision based on its own internal investigation and its own internal church policy, the truth of that finding could not be questioned. Because it could not be questioned, the finding had to be considered true by the court. And this gave PCUSA a complete defense to the charge of defamation. The court granted summary judgment for the church and dismissed the lawsuit.
Defamation lawsuits are always a concern when a church or ministry decides to share the findings of an internal investigation or other disciplinary action. In this case, the information was shared only within the presbytery and the denomination. If the findings are shared more widely, the risk goes up.
But the good news is that this case is a victory for church discipline. Careful attention to some of its lessons may go a long way toward protecting your ministry during an investigation or disciplinary action. Plus, because the case turned on this point, rather than on the fact that the minister was an actual employee of the church, the lessons may have broader application to church membership discipline as well. Here are a few points to consider:
Tie your investigative findings and disciplinary action (and any statements that might be perceived as defamatory) to ministry policy and doctrine. The critical point here was that the church had done an internal investigation and had reached a finding that the minister had violated church policy. Because the finding was tied to that doctrinal process, the court ruled that it could not be questioned and its truth had to be accepted. This argument creates a very strong defense for ministries because truth is a complete defense to defamation actions. Tying any statement regarding discipline to a ministry policy or doctrinal issue may help provide a ministry with a truth defense to a defamation claim—that the court should accept the statement as true (and thus, provide the ministry with a total defense). Normally, a court should defer to the ministry's own determination of whether or not a violation of doctrine or policy occurred.
Have a policy on reporting discipline. This case also provides support for a church's ability to follow its own internal procedures in reporting disciplinary actions of its employees, particularly where the report is based on a violation of church doctrine or internal policy. Though the outcome did not turn on this fact, the church in this case reported the disciplinary action pursuant to its own internal protocols, and the employee had apparently agreed to those protocols. Having these types of protocols in place provides another layer of protection and support for a church's decision to discipline an employee or member. This is particularly true where reports may be broader than in normal employment situations, such as reporting child abuse allegations to another ministry.
Report disciplinary action only as broadly as necessary. While you may have the right to report widely within the organization—and technically, you could publish the truth to the whole world—lawsuits are less likely where information is not broadly shared.
Recognize the reality of litigation. Note that this case still had to proceed through months of expensive litigation (including costs and attorney fees) before the church ultimately saw victory. When we say expensive, litigating through this stage could easily cost $50,000 to upwards of $100,000. Though this case was resolved quicker than most, it is still an important reminder that even where a ministry may be within its right to report the disciplinary action of an employee or member, this does not necessarily prevent a lawsuit from being filed, and in turn, from the ministry paying to defend it. Ministries should consider discipline actions and reporting carefully and follow doctrinal and spiritual principles.
Insure for possible litigation. Ministries may want to consider having adequate insurance for defamation and other employment-related lawsuits. It makes a big difference in covering the cost of litigation.
Apply the religious law defenses. On the bright side, a lawyer who is aware of the important defenses specifically available to religious organizations can both help the ministry with policies, investigations, and disciplinary decisions, and make relatively quick work of lawsuits like the one at issue here.
1Dermody v. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), No. 15-CI-2624 (Sept. 21, 2015).
Case Update:
After losing in the trial court in this case, the former minister appealed. On July 28, 2017, the Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's judgment in a published opinion that essentially agreed with the rationale of the district court. The appellate court held that the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine barred the defamation lawsuit in this case, noting: "[W]e cannot provide [the minister] the relief he seeks without excessive government entanglement into an ecclesiastical controversy—that controversy is the disagreement between a minister and his church about what constitutes unethical conduct by one of that church's ministers." Dermody v. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), No. 2015-CA-001613-MR (Ky. App. Jul. 28, 2017) (slip op. at 13).
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You Should Be Listening To: Jimmy Edgar's Essential Mix for Radio 1
This man. I can't get enough, dude is just always on his own trip. Jimmy Edgar continues to dazzle the world with every one of his artistic endeavors. I knew when Machinedrum got the go ahead for an Essential Mix, his best buddy Jimmy wasn't far behind. Head to Ultramajic lands now, this man is the supreme guide.
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Tags BBC Essential Mix, BBC Radio 1, Berlin, Detroit, Egyptian Lover, Electro, Essential Mix, House, Jimmy Edgar, Techno, Ultramajic
Checking In w/ Strip Steve (BNR)
The vibes are golden with the return of Strip Steve. It's been a while since we last talked on Disco Droppings. He's been appearing in my sets for quite a bit now, latest favorite being "I Bump My Head :(". You best check out his Crowd Control EP which features that one, along with "The Funktion". I was playing his trax the other day and thought, "this dude is so underrated around here. I should see if he wants to do another interview." Happy to say he was down, so here we go! For all you gear porn junkies out there, this dude is for you! We also talk about Seattle, his recent fabulous Rinse Mix, Ron Hardy and what he's got cookin' next..
DD Hi Theo! Nice to hear from you again, what are you up to?
SS Hey man! All good around here, currently working on the second part of the << Crowd Control >> EP in Berlin. :]
DD We met in March 2012, when you played the Boysnoize Records showcase at Chop Suey. I got to open for you, and I had sooo much fun chatting with Djedjotronic and Housemeister. Fun dudes! I believe this was all of your first time's in The Emerald City. What did you think of Seattle?
SS Yes, part of a quite big tour in which we visited many American cities for the first time, so it was super interesting. Seattle seemed super chill & fun, especially the people, but we didn't get to stay for so long so I can't tell you much more sadly… Ah! If I'm not mistaken, the venue was split between under aged and adults with a clear barrier, that was an odd thing for us Europeans I must say…
DD Attack Magazine went inside your studio last year. I'm not a gear head (yet), but the pictures and the energetic way you described your set-up has me really intrigued. What's the most unconventional piece of equipment you have?
SS Well, when I think about it I find myself working with pretty conventional equipment. The interesting thing would be how to use them in an unconventional way, how to go beyond their limited aspect (as opposed to a software like Ableton Live where you can virtually do anything). That can be anything – from chaining them without preconception of how it should be done (with FX pedals, cv or midi control etc.), to cranking the gain up to make it compress or saturate within itself before recording for example..
That's what I love about making music with seemingly simple or limited machines, that creative will to transcend their boundaries.
DD That feature felt special. It's intimate, taking everyone inside your music sanctuary of sorts. I imagine the person behind the songs more clearly, controlling all these machines. It looks like a world you could really get lost in..
SS It is an intimate place. And I'm very much in love with it, that's why I felt I should share it. And yeah it's definitely a place to get lost in. That's really the purpose; losing a sense of reality when making music is the best feeling, and the environment plays a big role in that. My studio is like a cockpit & a playground.
DD Your Rinse Mix starts off so blissfully beautiful, bravo right off the bat. Was this your first time mixing for the station? I'm curious about what it's like on the inside..
SS Thanks man! Yeah it was the first time, Manaré from Clekclekboom opened this Rinse France branch recently in Paris and I was there for a gig, so he offered me a 2h slow. I don't know why but I love radio, I find it somehow romantic ahah…The studio is pretty simple, it's just a small basement under a gallery, with a couch and some blinking internet servers.
DD Daft Punk are my biggest influence. Their Alive 2007 performance was the first electronic show I ever saw in Seattle, and that inspired me to become a DJ. This led to producing, starting Disco Droppings and eventually, connecting with you. I'm constantly thinking about their mindset when it comes to my own artistic work. You have a Ron Hardy shirt hanging in your Berlin studio, what about his life and contributions keeps you going?
SS Daft Punk was also a big influence to me. When my older brother bought Homework we were just listening to that in a loop for months… but that was way before I thought of producing. Later when I started really discovering electronic music I searched for more French House stuff, that lead to Chicago House, Ghetto House, and their origin: Disco & Funk.
I just love Ron Hardy's shit, his tracks & edits feel somehow very advanced for his time, and you gotta check his recorded mixes, they had a certain ruffness & energy which I'm very sensitive to.
DD What's next for Strip Steve? I hope our paths cross again!
SS A new remix for Funk D'Void out on Soma Recordings in the next few weeks, new EP's on the way. I'll maybe start writing a new album too soon but that's too early to talk about it. :]
Yeah man really hope I'll come back to Seattle someday and meet again!
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Tags Berlin, BNR, Boysnoize Records, Chicago House, Chop Suey, Clekclekboom, Crowd Control EP, Daft Punk, Disco, Djedjotronic, France, Funk, Ghetto House, Homework, House, Housemeister, Rinse, Rinse France, Ron Hardy, Soma Recordings, Strip Steve, Techno, Theo Pozoga
Jimmy Edgar Interview – Ultramajic Boss
Just a few days ago, I posted my glowing Disco Droppings feature on Jimmy Edgar and his Ultramajic label. It's just so surreal to now have him here for an interview, right on the heels of his Spring 2014 Tour. This string of dates has him in my area of Seattle on March 20th @ Q, via Studio 4/4 and Decibel..
DD Hi Jimmy, such a gift being able to talk with you here. This conversation is greatly appreciated.
JE Pleasure is mine. I am humbled by your gratitude.
DD Can you share any inspirations from your recent trip to Egypt? You mentioned meditating inside the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
JE I much prefer this conversation in person, but I might as well relay some of the things that happened since they were so amazing. Obviously, it was a challenge to even decide to go there because of the situation there, but I really convinced myself that it was fine. There were absolutely no tourists, the pyramids were completely empty it was kind of sad to be honest. We did a tour with a Khemit school of Ancient Mysticism and they had diplomatic ties so we were able to go into locked areas. The first locked area we went into was just adjacent to pyramids, but underground. As soon as we entered I thought there was a truck driver over us, and they explained that the sound is always there, and they asked me to sit in a sort of seat and close my eyes. I immediately started seeing geometry in my mind, since I have experiences like this often, I sort of accepted it and moved on. Later on, we go into the King's Chamber and I was in awe of the design. The wall so straight and flat, and so high inside, no writing on the walls. All the documentaries and photos could not prepare me for the feeling inside there. I just got the feeling that there is much more to the story, it was so intuitive and obvious. Anyways, so we make it up into the King's Chamber, completely alone again. Inside the chamber I was so awestruck by the resonant sound of the pyramid. I was hearing such a pure high fidelity vibrating reverberation. The guide tells us it's completely illegal to do any meditation inside, and there are cameras. But, he basically says the cameras are bullshit and that we should get inside the sarcophagus and he will look out for us. Pilar Zeta, who does the Ultramajic covers with me gets inside and we take turns doing a meditation. I see this geometry in my mind again and I start focusing on it, so now I know it is something connected. She asks me if I saw some swirling tetrahedron type shape in my head shortly after, and I didn't really plan on saying anything since it was such a personal experience. Hard to say what happened in there, but something perhaps deep and subconscious. For me, the pyramids seem to be some kind of temple or spiritual technology, something about sound and resonance.
We also visited Luxor, which was beautiful.
DD How would you describe the Ultramajic energy?
JE The parties are all about having fun. For us, we appreciate when people give us feedback on the artwork, which is our focus now, to create a vibe connected with the music with a lot of artistic integrity. I love working with Pilar because she has a way of not settling for second best. Since we are both hard to please, once we have something that we like, we end up staring at it for hours to make sure it's up to our standard and something we are proud of. We have an ongoing joke that has stuck, and as long as everything has a bit of fun, a bit of magic, a bit of mystic, and a bit of fashion then we are on.
DD Your 2014 Spring Tour is about to begin, with its first stop at the highly esteemed Fabric in London on March 14th. A few days after that, you'll be returning to my city of Seattle on March 20th at Q nightclub. After seeing you at Decibel Festival 2013 via the Leisure System After Hours showcase, I'm curious about how your upcoming tour will sound. There's also your recent RA mix, Warehouse Project and Boiler Room sets online. What happens now?
JE The RA mix was more about scaling back and showing a really specific vibe, since I knew people would be listening at home. This was a huge challenge for me because when I DJ out I just want it to bang and people to dance. But really, I can't comment much because DJ'ing is a very intuitive thing… I need to see faces and bodies moving and the sound system and everything ya know….of course I love playing new music and unreleased Ultramajic…again, it's all about having fun and getting into a vibe. Recently, in Europe I've been playing the first hour of my sets with almost exclusive drum trax. So when the melodies enter it really starts to feel like we are going somewhere. I don't think this works so much in USA. In the states we don't have the type of patience that Europeans do for DJs. Americans, for the most part, are expecting some kind of fire because we don't have the same club culture. That's fine too, I just feel I gotta tune my set a bit. What I actually do can't be quantified, it's all intuitive and felt when I'm there.
DD Are there plans to present more Ultramajic visuals at events? Your graphics are sure to be super trippy in the club environment.
JE Yes, thank you. Visuals are a big part of what we do, but I am more interested in working with LED and lighting designers. I am not a big fan of projectors, I don't think they have the impact and brightness I am looking for.
DD How have your recent fashion projects been going?
JE I don't do much these days, but I just shot Pilar Zeta's fashion line called Holographic Universe for their FW2014 collection. Really amazing designs and I am excited to see them released. The website is up..we worked on this project for months and then flew to LA to shoot it in the studio, we had a really cool team.
DD There are so many pictures of yours that latch onto me. The one of you holding that striking Black Tourmaline stone looked mesmerizing. I've become kinda obsessed with crystals lately, always carry something on me. What's your relationship like with gems and such?
JE Ive always had crystals since I was a child, I don't know what it is, I just really love them. Well, actually I'm lying, I just pretend I don't know what crystals do, but I am convinced that what "new age" people say about crystals is true. You can program them and communicate with them. Ever since I was a child I used to always imagine being a room full of crystal walls, it was one of my youngest memories. I don't understand why some people are so ignorant to the power of crystals, our computer hard disks are made of Silicon. Science already knows that crystals can hold memory. Anyways, you should Youtube "crystal documentary" and you will find this guy called Les Brown, who gives a very boring but informative lecture on the nature of crystals, and for me its important to have the scientific openness to convince myself of the authenticity. A few of my friends who used to be complete fuckups found themselves through crystals, which is quite drastic but really fascinating to see people really get into them. Once you have the belief and you allow yourself to connect, whether it be crystals, nature, aliens or whatever, then you open that door to see what's possible. For me, I'd rather live in a world of magic and wonder rather than a world of "I can't", and limiting yourself to possibilities. I now find myself feeling really bad for people who can't even consider the possibility. Like I said, just being open makes a doorway for these things to come into your life…but it applies to everything.
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Tags Berlin, Crystals, Decibel, Detroit, Egypt, Great Pyramid of Giza, Jimmy Edgar, King's Chamber, Luxor, Pilar Zeta, Q Nightclub, RA, Seattle, Spring 2014 Tour, Studio 4/4, Ultramajic
Austin Stone Interview – Creative Director of Kremwerk
I welcome new energy. It's a chance to keep things interesting, and push towards a collective evolution. Very recently, I reached out to the new Kremwerk club in Seattle. I asked about booking, sent over my mixes, and subsequently starting talking with Austin Stone. I enjoyed my interactions with him and was very intrigued by this new place. He has kindly asked me to play this week with fellow DJ/Producer Møss on February 27th. After seeing the club for the first time and getting a tour from Austin, I knew that his words and actions should be shared with more people. So here we are..
DD What inspired you to move from Berlin to Seattle?
AS Berlin had the art, music and lifestyle I dreamed about, but I had an opportunity to contribute what I loved and bring something to the Seattle community instead of just feeding off of a vibrant oasis in Europe. Several of my mentors and heroes inspired me to make the move, a chance I wouldn't get again, and a path that would yield for not only me but a greater network of artists and people.
I had not lived in Seattle for more than a few months before, but I have several family members who live here so there was a great foundation of support to cushion the move and grow once I planted my own roots.
DD What was the process to build this new club called Kremwerk? I talked with you about it the other day, and it's been quite the journey yeah?
AS The original space was about six dingy apartments that had various anarchists, night-crawlers, and moles in a windowless low ceiling basement. The other partners of the club, Nicole Stone and Henry Waltke leveled the entire floor about six feet to redo the plumbing and lay a new concrete slab. They wanted a fresh start for a new vibrant space. Everything is a new build and design, provided by Nicole and Henry of Kremwerk.
I came in May 2013 to help with the build, design and concept of the club. We went through various designs and concepts, but decided an electronic venue with my recent Berlin inspirations would be pragmatic, and tremendous amount of fun to create and prolong. Nicole built out the space, Henry handled running the business, and I helped with networking for bookings.
There were several challenges to overcome through the city, family/personal illness, and unknown logistics to open the venue. But Henry, Nicole and I all kept our cool and patience to wait for our announcement in Winter and start events. Now that we are up and running there is a shift for all of us to adapt from daytime build into nightlife management. It has been a tremendous endeavor, altruistically inspiring, and so much joy to be here. I would do it again in an instant!
DD How would you describe the aesthetic of the place?
AS Kremwerk is an industrial German electronic nightclub; there is minimal form and color that accents our robust concrete, steel, and wood build out. Kremwerk looks tough but feels soft. Color is big part of the space, everything is indirect lighting that builds on our textures and surfaces. The space is also modular; every light and object moves or changes to fit the theme of the night, we want every event and experience to be special.
Kremwerk makes extensive and complex behind the scene development look simple, natural and effortless. There is a feeling of awe and freshness throughout the entire space.
DD I'm curious about your own artistic background. Stuff you do/have done with music..
AS I started writing contemporary chamber music and then incorporated electronic elements to further explore abstract listening. This lead to creating multimedia works with generative programming and complex electronic synthesis. While studying music production at Berklee College of Music I began throwing events off campus with a collective of other artists called ElecSonic. Eventually I pursued mastering and high end production for film and surround. At that point I moved to Berlin to write and experience music, and worked at a new media arts venue currently at KunstWerk called FEED. I also worked at Scape Mastering with Stefan Betke aka Pole and focused on serious electronic music production.
Currently I am keeping a few high energy dance tracks on the outgoing, and I always take on a few mix down edits or mastering projects for others. Eventually once the heat rises we will be aiming to start releasing material from Kremwerk.
DD Who are some artists that have influenced your expression the most?
AS To name a few of many: Monolake, Pole, Bronski Beat, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Emika, Tarik Barri, Hercules and Love Affair, Os Mutantes, M.Constant, Wheez-ie
* Austin will have new self released productions in March
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Tags Austin Stone, Berlin, FEED, Germany, Kremwerk, KunstWerk, Møss, Pole, Scape Mastering, Seattle, Stefan Betke
dBx Spotlight – Machinedrum – Vapor City Live World Debut
Lately, I'm either thinking about Machinedrum or talking about his music at least once a day. I am buzzing over his new productions, which only add to my sheer amazement of this artist. The amount of ideas and fresh vision coming out of Travis Stewart is so huge. Some don't fully understand everything he offers to the world.
This "Eyesdontlie" video astounded my friends and I. What resembles those Roller Coaster Simulator rides carries you through a district of Vapor City. The environment becomes increasingly trippy, kinky and colorful, eventually fading into nothing.
In this interview with The Creators Project, Machinedrum talks about the dreams that inspired this new album on Ninja Tune..
"I would kind of be transferred to this same city in my dreams where it felt familiar, even though I knew I'd never been there. In the dream I felt like I knew all the places, I kept seeing the same streets, the same shops and clubs. Same amusement parks and weird little details that I kept noticing were recurring and it really started to freak me out that this kept happening—and it was also happening the first half of the year that I lived in Berlin.
So it started to form this sort of combination architecturally between New York and a bit of Berlin. A sort of old-meets-new sort of architecture. But it was very vast. And I could almost, in the dream, sort of zoom in and see the city for what it was, and kind of get an idea of where I was in the city. But it was crazy that I kept having this dream and it started fading out as I was living in Berlin but I thought it was definitely something I should explore more creatively, there was definitely a reason I was having this dream."
When you make it out to Decibel Festival 2013 next month, make sure you experience the world debut of Vapor City Live on Friday, September 27th @ Showbox Market. It's a part of the What The Festival Showcase with additional performances from XXYYXX, Giraffage and Timeboy (visuals by Zach Walker).
Vapor City will be released on September 30th
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Tags Berlin, dBx, Decibel Festival, Decibel Festival 2013, Eyesdontlie, Giraffage, Machinedrum, New York, Ninja Tune, The Creators Project, Timeboy, Travis Stewart, Vapor City, What The Festival, What The Festival Showcase, XXYYXX, Zach Walker


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Q: Applying lambda function to a pandas rolling window series I have a function which takes an array and a value, and returns a value. I would like to apply it to my Series s on a rolling basis, so the array is always the rolling window. Here's a minimal example of what I've tried (unsuccessfully), using np.random.choice in place of my real function. I find lots of examples for finding rolling means and other built-in functions, but can't get it to work for my arbitrary lambda function.
s = pd.Series([1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9])
rolling_window = s.rolling(3)

First attempt:
new_values = s.apply(lambda x: np.random.choice(rolling_window, size=1))

ValueError: a [a is the first positional param of choice(), so refers to 'rolling_window'] must be 1-dimensional or an integer

Another attempt:
new_values = rolling_window.apply(lambda x: np.random.choice(size=1))

TypeError: choice() takes at least 1 positional argument (0 given)

...How do I apply an arbitrary lambda function (taking an array and a value) on each value in my Series, on each rolling-array window in my Series?

A: IIUC, if all you want to do is apply a function on the window, your second attempt comes close:
rolling_window.apply(lambda x: np.random.choice(x, size=1))

However, you can circumvent the use of the lambda like this:
rolling_window.apply(np.random.choice, kwargs={'size' : 1})

0    NaN
1    NaN
2    1.0
3    4.0
4    4.0
5    5.0
6    7.0
7    7.0
8    8.0
dtype: float64

Additional arguments to the function you pass go in args and kwargs.

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Many salons use hair masks, oil treatments, protein and beaded ampules to help nurture and condition hair of all types. Learning to give oneself these types of treatments at home is beneficial for both financial and convenience reasons. When you go to a hair salon for hair colour, you have a specialist who is someone who knows the skin tones and what colours will make them look perfect - at your disposal. This expertise is basic necessity if you crave a big change, whether you're a dark tanned person and want to be blonde or have deep black curly hair and want to be golden straight.
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The PDFx is a lightweight open source .NET library that allows developers to describe dependencies between Properties in declarative C# code. Once relationships are registered, the framework monitors property changes and ensures that the INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged event is fired for all directly and indirectly dependent properties in a very efficient way. The library is available for WPF, Silverlight, WinRT (Windows Store) and Windows Phone.
I've developed the PDFx as an InterKnowlogy RECESS project and published the source code and examples on codeplex.
Although the following paragraph doesn't describe a new feature of the PDFx, it demonstrates a use case that solves a common problem developers face every day, apart from the sole monitoring of large Property Dependency networks.
The source code of the following example can be found in ViewModel ConverterDemonstrationVM which is part of the WPFSample's source code.
In this scenario, the PDFx ensures that the MoneyQuantification Property gets reevaluated whenever the Model's MoneyInEuros Property changes.
Oftentimes developers use value converters to transform domain-specific data into other domain-specific data (e.g. convert a money value from one currency to another), and thereby scatter conversion business logic throughout the project by implementing it in various different converters (that technically belong to the UI layer). The reason for this typical behavior is simple: comfort. value converters get automatically reevaluated as soon as the input data changes and therefore they are an easy tool to display up-to-date transformed data in the UI.
From my point of view, however, value converters should be used mainly to convert domain-specific data to UI-specific data (e.g. convert a bool from the ViewModel to a Visibility for the View). All the massaged data, which eventually ends up in the View, should be exposed by the ViewModel. This way a new View could easily be plugged into the existing ViewModel and business logic is executed before it reaches the View layer.
The PDFx allows you to enjoy the comfort of value converters (automatic reevaluation) within your ViewModels.
As explained in Data Delegation, the PDFx can be used to expose Model-data in the ViewModel.
In this scenario, the PDFx ensures that the MoneyInUSD Property gets reevaluated whenever the Model's MoneyInEuros Property changes.
More often than not, ViewModels wrap one or more instances of the Model Layer. Purists (like me) prefer to bind View-controls only to properties that come directly from the ViewModel layer rather than also to properties that come from the Model layer. This way they decouple their Model from the View and create a true MVVM architecture.
This approach, however, means that every Model-value the View eventually would like to display needs to be exposed by the ViewModel.
The problem with this purist approach is, however, that the data might change often directly in the Model layer without having passed through the ViewModel layer.
In the example above, the Model could represent an instance from a database. A service could now monitor the database and automatically reflect any changes that are applied to the database in the Model's instance. Obviously, the ViewModel would not know about this change unless it explicitly monitors the PropertyChanged event of the Model instance.
In this scenario, the PDFx would automatically propagate the MoneyInEuros Property's changes of the Model layer to the ViewModel layer.
Please refer to Library Versions to find out whether your platform specific PDFx version supports Sanity Checks.
In Debug mode, the PDFx performs certain resource expensive Sanity Checks that try to capture typical developer mistakes that are not caught at compile time.
Both the BindableExt's Property and CachedValue methods ensure that the Property that is being pointed to in the first method parameter equals the Property from which either method is being called.
In the following example, the PDFx notices upon first access of the properties DependentPropertyMistake and CachedPropertyMistake that the way they use the PDFx is incorrect.
When a source property changes, the PDFx allows you not only to automatically fire the PropertyChanged event for dependent properties, but also to execute callbacks in numerous scenarios.
The registration API for callbacks is not declarative, as the Property Dependency Registration API is, but rather imperative. Furthermore, the registration should not take place within a Property Getter but rather within a dedicated Registration method, as the following examples show.
The used overload of RegisterCallbackDependency expects you to pass in the owner of a property as the first parameter, a delegate that points to the Property that is to be monitored as the second parameter and finally a pointer to the callback that is supposed to be executed when the Property changes.
In the example above, OnProperty1Changed will be executed by the PDFx whenever Property1 changes.
The used overload of RegisterCallbackDependency expects you to pass in a property owner that is to be monitored as the first parameter and a pointer to the callback that is supposed to be executed when any Property changes as the second parameter.
In the example above, OnAnyPropertyChanged will be executed by the PDFx whenever Property1 or Property2 changes.
The first parameter of this RegisterCallbackDependency overload expects the collection that is to be monitored. The second parameter is to point to the Children's Property that is of interest. The third parameter finally points to the callback that is to be executed.
In the example above, the method OnCollectionChildPropertyChanged will get fired whenever Property1 of any child changes.
The first parameter of the used RegisterCallbackDependency overload expects the ObservableCollection that is to be monitored. The second parameter points to the callback.
PDFx will automatically execute the callback whenever any property of a child changes and whenever the collection itself is modified either by adding or by removing a child.
All the RegisterCallbackDependency overloads that are described in the paragraphs above are also available with the method RegisterDeferredCallbackDependency that allows you to register deferred callbacks.
If you register deferred callbacks, the execution of the callback is deferred by a certain amount of time (by default 100ms). Furthermore, if the callback trigger (such as a Property change) fires again before the wait time threshold has passed, the wait timer is reset. This feature gets especially useful when your callback is rather resource expensive and the underlying trigger might fire multiple times in a row.
In the example above, the SliderValue property could be bound to a slider. The requirement is to submit the slider's new value to a server as soon as the user changes value. However, since a server call is rather expensive, the value should not be submitted while the user is still changing the value but rather as soon as the user finishes the change operation.
Such a requirement can easily be implemented by employing deferred callbacks as shown above.
Please refer to WPFSample's CallbacksDemonstrationVM to explore an example that makes heavy usage of the callback features.
Whenever a property changes in a property dependency network, the PDFx can optionally first analyze all the property dependencies and then fire the INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged event only once for every directly or indirectly dependent property. This analysis saves tremendous amounts of precious CPU time since every PropertyChanged event causes your UI layer to access and thereby reevaluate the bound properties.
By default, the smart property changed notification is turned on.
If you have a reason to switch this behavior off, you can set the Bindable class's UseSmartPropertyChangedNotificationByDefault Property to false.
The source code of this example can be found in ViewModel SmartPropertyDependencyVM which is part of the WPFSample's source code.
Green circles stand for Input Properties while purple circles indicate calculated properties. The arrows show the underlying math operations as well as the property dependencies.
The number next to the lightning icon indicates how often the INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged event has fired since the D1 Property has changed the last time.
As the picture indicates, INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged is fired only once for every single property for maximum performance.
In this scenario, the PDFx does not analyze the Property Dependency Network before INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged events are fired but rather blindly performs a depth-search traversal down the dependency tree along all directly and indirectly dependent properties and fires INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged for every single property it finds. As shown above, this behavior results in 10 PropertyChanged Notifications for the root node, A1.
It becomes obvious that the PropertyChanged event is inefficiently raised 10 times for Property A1 although once would be completely sufficient. Consequently, it is advisable to always take advantage of the smart property notification.
The PDFx allows you to cache Property evaluations and thereby avoid unnecessary executions of the very same evaluation business logic while the underlying data stayed the same.
When the INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged event is fired for a property, its cached value gets invalidated because the PDFx assumes that the underlying data has changed.
If a cached property depends on other properties, the cached value consequently gets invalidated as soon as any of its direct or indirect source properties change.
This feature helps to save precious CPU time when property evaluations become costly.
To use the caching feature, simply wrap the Property's evaluation logic in a call to the Method CachedValue. The first parameter points to the current property while the second parameter points to a delegate that evaluates the property's business logic.
When DependentProperty is evaluated for the first time, it calculates the property's value and caches it. Whenever the property is evaluated the next time, it returns the cached value without re-evaluating Property1 or Property2.
As soon as Property1 or Property2 change, however, DependentProperty's cached value is invalidated and upon its next access re-evaluated and cached again.
A subsequent evaluation of A1 and A2 will result in only one evaluation of B1's business logic. Any future request of B1 will return the cached value. As soon as C1 or C2 change, B1's cached value gets invalidated and reevaluated when its accessed the next time.
The source code of this example can be found in ViewModel CachingDemonstrationVM which is part of the WPFSample's source code.
The indicator next to the calculator icon shows the number of Property Evaluations since any Input Property (E1 through E6) has last changed.
Only D1, C1, B1 and A1 get re-evaluated. This makes perfect sense, since those are the only properties that are directly or indirectly dependent on E1.
The PDFx notices that D1, C1, B1 and A1 all need to get reevaluated and fires INotifyPropertyChanged.PropertyChanged for all of them. The UI layer consequently accesses all of them and causes a reevaluation.
A reevaluation of for example A1 will now access – amongst others –B1. Consequently, B1 is unnecessarily evaluated again (first time it was evaluated by the UI layer). And the game goes on for all the other properties and has a larger performance impact the more intricate your object graph becomes.
As described in Collection Dependencies, the PDFx allows you to register dependencies not only on single objects's properties, but also on ObservableCollections' children's properties.
//thereby allowing the collection to be swapped out.
Overloads of the methods OnCollectionChildProperty and AndOnCollectionChildProperty both allow you to pass in a DependencyFrameworkObservableCollection instance as the first parameter and point to any property of that collection's children in the Lambda Expression you pass in as the second parameter.
To support hot swapping of the Collection's instance, you pass a delegate to the OnCollectionChildProperty and AndOnCollectionChildProperty overloads, which points to the Property that contains the Collection.
The source code of this example can be found in ViewModel DynamicCollectionDependencyVM which is part of the WPFSample's source code.
It is recommended to use the PDFx's API with DependencyFrameworkObservableCollections when dependencies on collection's children are to be registered, since the DependencyFrameworkObservableCollection offers significant property dependency performance advantages over the ObservableCollection or any other collection that implements INotifyCollectionChanged. It is, however, not required. ObservableCollections and other collections that implement INotifyCollectionChanged satisfy the API as well.
The source code of this example can be found in ViewModel SimpleCollectionDependencyDemonstrationVM which is part of the WPFSample's source code.
As shown in External Property Dependencies, the declarative PDFx API allows you to register a dependency on a property that resides in any INotifyPropertyChanged-instance different from the owner of the dependent Property.
//SourceProperty has changed. Do Something with it and return.
Overloads of the methods On and AndOn both allow you to pass in an INotifyPropertyChanged instance as the first parameter and point to any property of that instance in the Lambda Expression you pass in as the second parameter.
To support hot swapping of the INotifyPropertyChanged instance, you pass in a delegate to the On and AndOn overloads, which points to the Property that contains the Source Property owner.
The source code of this example can be found in ViewModel DynamicExternalDependencyVM which is part of the WPFSample's source code.


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NAIROBI, Kenya (PAMACC News) - A total of more than 11,000 disasters over the last 50 years have been attributed to weather, climate and water-related hazards, causing two million deaths and US$ 3.6 trillion in economic losses. According to the new UN report, while the average number of deaths recorded for each disaster has fallen by a third during this period, the number of recorded disasters has increased five times and the economic losses have increased by a factor of seven, according to a new multi-agency report. The State of Climate Services 2020 Report: Move from Early Warnings to Early Action report released yesterday says extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency, intensity and severity as result of climate change and hit vulnerable communities disproportionately hard. Yet one in three people are still not adequately covered by early warning systems, according to the report released yesterday on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. According to the report, in 2018, globally, around 108 million people required help from the international humanitarian system as a result of storms, floods, droughts and wildfires. By 2030, it is estimated that this number could increase by almost 50 per cent at a cost of around US$ 20 billion a year. The report, produced by 16 international agencies and financing institutions, identifies where and how governments can invest in effective early warning systems that strengthen countries' resilience to multiple weather, climate and water-related hazards and provides successful examples. It stresses the need to switch to impact-based forecasting – an evolution from "what the weather will be" to "what the weather will do" so that people and businesses can act early based on the warnings. The report contains 16 different case studies on successful early warning systems for hazards including tropical cyclones and hurricanes, floods, droughts, heatwaves, forest fires, sand and dust storms, desert locusts, severe winters and glacial lake outbursts. "Early warning systems (EWS) constitute a prerequisite for effective disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Being prepared and able to react at the right time, in the right place, can save many lives and protect the livelihoods of communities everywhere," said Prof Petteri Taalas, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General. He said while Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) generated a large international health and economic crisis from which it will take years to recover, it is crucial to remember that climate change will continue to pose an on-going and increasing threat to human lives, ecosystems, economies and societies for centuries to come. "Recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity to move forward along a more sustainable path towards resilience and adaptation in the light of anthropogenic climate change," said Taalas. The report provides a basis for understanding how to strengthen protection for the most vulnerable, including through mechanisms such as the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative, which together with France Development Agency, provided funding for the report. "Covid-19 has made risk everybody's business. We need to carry this understanding and momentum…
Pull up your socks! NEMA told at workshop to sensitise community resilience to climate crisis
By PACJA
LAMU, Kenya (PAMACC News) - Lamu residents in Kenya's coastal region through their Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to pull up their socks in the conservation of the currently degrading environments of the Island. Speaking during a three-day workshop organised by the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA) through the Kenya Platform for Climate Governance (KPCG)on proper land use planning for community climate resilience, Ishaq Abubakar of Save Lamu, accused NEMA of being directly linked to all the environmental problems; including destruction of the ocean and sea life, hunger and increased poverty, unprecedented destruction of mangroves amongst other challenges currently experienced in the Island. In responding to the accusation, Joshua KahindiYeri of NEMAin Lamu County admitted to a few of the challenges but asked for continued collaboration and partnership, especially during environmental impact assessments to ensure the wrongs are over-written. "Ndio, hatukataimakosamoja au mbili yalitokea, lakini kwa sasatunawahitajituungemikonopamojamanakemkonomojahalivunjichawa. (We agree that one or two mistakes have happened during our watch, it is not true that all environmental problems in Lamu have been caused by NEMA. Let's unite and forge ahead)," stated MrKahindi.He further explained that given functions, including air quality, waste management that NEMA was responsible for, had since moved to the county government Department of Public Health and Environment. "While we are a coordinating body, we implement the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA), which is very keen on integration of land uses for community climate resilience," Kahindiadded, as he explained the process of environmental impact assessment as a tool and process for deciding land use plans and climate resilience. In attendance at the three day workshop were key county departments likePublic Health and Environment, the Department of Agriculture, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Lamu Water and Sewerage Company, the Fisheries Department and several other key departments of the county and CSO actors relevant to land use planning and climate resilience. Matthias Muavita of KWS said: "KWS is very keen on promoting resilience at the community level through the implementation of the Wildlife Conservation Act." The workshop, held at SunSail Hotel, aimed at capacity building the community on the nexus between land use planning and climate change,providing a platform for the community to dialogue with the respective county officials and identifying potential action points; based on the county spatial plan for action for enhanced community resilience in the county. The LAPSSET project and its seven components, the coal power plant, the Blue Economy were among those identified by the CSOs as the potential projects that will likely disrupt their land use plans and cumulatively lead to adverse impacts of climate change if not relooked by the authorities involved. The KPCG, Lamu Chapter also signed anMoU with the localSifa FMchampion spread of information on the nexus between land use planning and climate change and ensure increased advocacy for the good of the local ecosystem. KPCG lead Meryne Warah said: "The future and…
Farmers in Kenya's breadbasket region switch from straight fertilizers to blended ones
By Isaiah Esipisu
NAIROBI, Kenya (PAMACC News) - Hundreds of farmers in Tranzoia County have switched from common fertilisers that have for decades been promoted by the government to blended non-acidifying fertilisers, and as a result, the county government says that annual maize yield has increased by one million 90 kilogram bags per season, for the past three seasons. According to Dr Stanley Kenei Tarus, the Deputy Governor for Tranzoia County, farmers were already counting losses due to the declining soil fertility across the county.His sentiments were echoed by the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya, who said that in the past 12 years, the government has been supplying farmers with the same type of fertilizers, thereby helping farmers poison the soils. So far, according to Munya, 19 million acres of land especially in Nyanza region, Western parts of the country and within the Rift Valley are already acidic. "We must change the way we do things if we have to improve food productivity," said the CS during the launch of an electronic voucher system which will be used to deliver subsidised farm inputs to smallholder farmers.According to Tarus, the switch from straight fertilizers to blended ones was a long journey that involved scientific surveys. "We first started with soil testing in 2013 to find out why yields were declining," said Dr Tarus. "As a result, we found that apart from the changing climatic conditions, all our soils across the county were already acidic because farmers continually applied straight fertilisers just to provide two nutrients - nitrogen and phosphorous," he said.It was then that the county officials begun encouraging farmers to conduct soil testing, and use appropriate blended fertilisers which have more nutrients than the normal CAN, DAP and Urea. As a result, reports the Deputy Governor, yields across the county have improved by one million bags. "This good news to us because farmers now have more food and they can make more money from the same pieces of land," he said. Philemon Olembo a smallholder farmer from Mawe-tatu village in the heart of Tranzoia County is one of the farmers who have embraced the use of blended non-acidifying fertilisers."In the past two seasons that I have used blended fertilisers, yield from my two and a half acres of land has increased by eight bags," said Olembo, noting that the increment is more than enough to sustain his family of three children for a whole year. "I do not know much about fertiliser contents, but I learned about the non-acidifying fertilisers from a local radio program and I decided to try it out," said Olembo.A 2019 report by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) show that cultivation with acidifying fertiliser applications (or without any inputs) leads to a decline of pH of one unit in 5 to 10 years.Apart from soils becoming acidic due to constant use of some farm inputs, experts say that plants need more than 10 key nutrients for proper growth, and they will always extract such nutrients…
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Reduced amount of waste going into landfill.
Providing paid employment and work experience positions to people with disabilities or other circumstances that make employment difficult.
Working closely with housing association, church groups and charities within the Forest to effectively recycle/upcycle household goods for people in need.
Work with at least 10 young people (aged between 18-30) per year gaining qualifications and experience required to enter full employment.
High proportion of furniture and white goods sold or given to lower income people (minimum 30%).
A volunteering opportunity for everyone, especially individuals that have been marginalised, through ill health, long term unemployment or life experiences as well as individuals who just want to give back something to their local community.
Trained young adults to make bird boxes and tables.
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CCIL welcomes new cohort of TiME trainees
Urbana, Ill. – The Cancer Center at Illinois is excited to announce the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate students selected for the 2021 Tissue Microenvironment (TiME) Training Program.
Four Illinois students were selected for the TiME Program, including two Illinois ECE PhD candidates, focused on professional research and leadership development. Supported by a National Institutes of Health T32 grant from the National Institutes of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, TiME trainees represent cross-campus disciplines with an interest in advancing biomedical science and healthcare.
"The Cancer Center at Illinois TiME program has an excellent legacy of mentoring trainees who move on to dynamic research careers, leading exciting initiatives and research projects," Rex Gaskins, the CCIL's associate director of education, said. "I am excited about the leadership and energy that this new cohort will bring to the TiMe program."
The 2021 cohort includes:
Opeyemi Hamid Arogundade
Opeyemi Hamid Arogundade — is a PhD candidate in bioengineering at Illinois. He is working in the lab of CCIL member Andrew Smith, professor of bioengineering, on a project titled, "3D mapping of adipose macrophage microenvironments in breast cancer using quantum dots". He holds a BS degree in Physics from Hamline University. His research involves the application of quantum dot probes for cell and tissue imaging.
Pei-Hsuan Hsieh
Pei-Hsuan Hsieh — is a PhD candidate in bioengineering. She is working in the lab of CCIL director Rohit Bhargava, professor of electrical engineering and bioengineering, on a project titled, "Developing 3D in vitro model for Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopic Imaging." She holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University and a MS degree from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. Her research involves 3D cell culture on breast cancer cell lines for infrared spectroscopic imaging.
Rishyashring "Rishee" Raman Iyer
Rishyashring "Rishee" Raman Iyer — is a PhD candidate in electrical and computer engineering. He is working in the lab of CCIL research program leader Stephen Allen Boppart, professor of electrical and computer engineering, on a project titled, "Developing label-free optical microscopy systems for imaging the neural activity of the retinal microenvironment." This research focuses on using membrane deformation, ion flux, and metabolic dynamics as label-free markers of neural activity and developing microscopy systems to image the activity of the retinal neurons across several spatiotemporal scales. Rishee holds a Bachelor's in Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from NITK Surthkal, India, and a Master's in Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, US. His research interests include label-free and multimodal imaging, multiphoton microscopy, and computational optics for applications in neuroscience and neurophysiology.
Sourya Sengupta
Sourya Sengupta — is a PhD candidate in electrical and computer engineering. He is working in the lab of CCIL member Mark Anastasio, professor of bioengineering, on a project titled, "Microscopy image analysis using AI and deep learning methods." He holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, India and an MS degree in dual program on Vision Science and Systems Design Engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada. His research involves microscopy and cell image analysis (especially label-free and multimodal microscopy images) using advanced deep learning and AI based techniques.
The TiME program provides PhD students with intensive mentoring and systematic activities focused on professional development, training them to become interdisciplinary leaders capable of undertaking fundamental research and enabling translational advances.
Learn more about the TiMe program.
Read the original article on the Cancer Center at Illinois website.


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The energy crisis involving depletion of fossil fuel resource is not the sole driving force for developing renewable energy technologies. Another driving force is the ever increasing concerns on the air quality of our planet, associated with the continuous and dramatic increase of the concentration of greenhouse gas (mainly carbon dioxide) emissions. The internal combustion engine is a major source of distributed CO2 emissions caused by combustion of gasoline derived largely from fossil fuel. Another major source of CO2 is the combustion of fossil fuels to produce electricity. New technologies for generating electricity from sources that do not emit CO2, such as water, solar, wind, and nuclear, together with the advent of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and even all-electric vehicles (EVs), offer the potential of alleviating our present problem. Therefore, the relevant technologies in LiFePO4 as cathode material for Li-ion batteries suitable to the friendly environment are reviewed aim to provide the vital information about the growing field for energies to minimize the potential environmental risks.
The influence of rare earth lanthanum (La) on solidification cooling range, microstructure of aluminum-magnesium (Al-Mg) alloy and mechanical properties were investigated. Five kinds of Al-Mg alloys with rare earth content of La (i.e., 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 wt.%) were prepared. Samples were either slowly cooled in furnace or water cooled. Results indicate that the addition of the rare earth (RE) La can significantly influence the solidification range, the resultant microstructure, and tensile strength. RE La can extend the alloy solidification range, increase the solidification time, and also greatly improve the flow performance. The addition of La takes a metamorphism effect on Al-Mg alloy, resulting in that the finer the grain is obtained, the rounder the morphology becomes. RE La can significantly increase the mechanical properties for its metamorphism and reinforcement. When the La content is about 1.5 wt.%, the tensile strength of Al-Mg alloy reaches its maximum value of 314 MPa.
In this paper, three-dimensional finite element method is used to analyze the J integral for repaired cracks in plates with bonded composite patch and stiffeners. For elastic the effect of cracks, the thickness of the patch (er) and properties of the patch are presented for calculating the J integral. For elastic-plastic a several calculations have been realized to extract the plasticized elements around the crack tip of repaired and un-repaired crack. The obtained results show that the presence of the composite patch and stiffener reduces considerably the size of the plastic zone ahead of the crack. The effects of crack size and the inter-distance of repaired cracks were analysed.


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Learning to Write with Remote Control
Using long exposures and a flying drone with a single light attached, I draw letters at an architectural scale, allowing the wavering movements dictated by uncertain GPS signals and environmental factors to add personality to the forms. As more letters get created they will be used to form words, and perhaps one day the drone will learn to speak in sentences like a wireless Ouija board.
Lee Montgomery is an Assistant Professor of Electronic Art in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of New Mexico where he has served as the Director of the International Collaborative Arts Program which he established in 2011.
He has a B.A. in Film from Bard College, and an MFA in New Genres from the San Francisco Art Institute. He has had numerous shows and residencies in the US and internationally with the collaborative Neighborhood Public Radio(NPR) which he founded in 2004. NPR has participated in residencies, performances and exhibitions internationally and at prestigious institutions in the United States including the Los Angeles MOCA and the 2008 Whitney Biennial.
Lee continues to work on collaborative projects where he frequently includes his students, such as "Albuquerque-Oslo Hole in Space" where he worked with students in Oslo at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and in Albuquerque to create a live networked video performance using Skype, or "Constellations of the City" a drone based project that was included in 516 Arts' "Heart of the City" show in Albuquerque/
Lee's other solo projects feature experiments with circuit bending, drone flying and construction, and various forms of wireless transmission.
http://www.lee-web.net/droneart/ltwwrc/
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Grant (4-0, 1-0) dominated the trenches on both sides of the ball, gashing holes for Deshawn Collins, who had 143 rushing yards, including a 68-yard touchdown, and providing ample time for quarterback Donovan Brown to have the game of his life.
Brown, only 5-10 and 170 pounds but a senior who competes with a championship heart, had four touchdown passes, three to Ariyon Huff, in providing a balanced attack.
Grant set a tone on defense behind linebacker Carl Granderson, who had three of his team's five sacks and knocked people around on special teams.
All of this from a Pacers club that still isn't at full strength.
Grant was again without TieNeal Martin, and Deondre' Whittington-Grays saw very limited action. The running backs and defenders are nursing nagging leg injuries. Also, emotional defensive leader Chris Atteberry, a linebacker, sat out from an ejection in the previous game against Bullard of Fresno.
Atteberry pointed at the scoreboard to mute a taunting Bullard player, then wrote a letter of apology to an appeals board, to no avail.
The Pacers have been certifiably good in beating then-ranked Burbank, two strong Fresno teams and a 2-2 Franklin program that beat Grant on this field two years ago with a blocked field-goal attempt on the last play.
The Pacers have a believer in Johnson, whose team lost to Grant last season but beat Elk Grove to forge a three-way tie for the league championship.
That 2008 CIF State Open Division championship was a crowning moment for Alberghini, but it also marks his sixth and last section title.
In his 24th season at Grant, Alberghini said the Pacers again have that championship potential and swagger. They certainly appear to be a lock to reach the postseason for the 24th consecutive season, a Sac-Joaquin Section record.
Alberghini coaches a Grant team that looks like one of old, but the old coach also sports a new body. He shed nearly 50 pounds in the offseason in bypassing drive-thru temptations and walking by the hour with wife Mary, and he said he hasn't felt this energized about a season in years.
Brown hit Huff for scoring strikes of 30, 48 and 30 yards to stretch the field and found David Moala for a 25-yard touchdown after scrambling, twisting and firing into the end zone.
Moala also recovered a fumble in the end zone for the Pacers, who visit No. 2 Elk Grove on Friday. The Thundering Herd beat Grant 7-3 last season in one of the most physical games in regional regular-season history.
Jacob Lopez hit Kaderro Tamondong for a 5-yard touchdown and ran for a 10-yard score for Franklin, which plays Sheldon next.


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The Anglo Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) was one of the earliest trials in the UK and Europe to show the benefits of cholesterol lowering with statins. ASCOT also demonstrated that newer drug combinations were superior to earlier treatments when lowering blood pressure. Analyses of the ASCOT database have led to several important publications with implications for clinical management and future research. This database is held at ICCH.
Dr Ajay Gupta has looked at which factors predicted the likelihood of developing diabetes in hypertensive patients. This research showed that patients treated with the combination of two newer blood pressure lowering drugs (the calcium channel blocking drug, amlodipine and perindopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor) resulted in about one-third lower risk of developing diabetes compared with those treated with older drug combinations (betablocker and diuretic). In addition, baseline fasting plasma glucose, body mass index, serum triglycerides (fats within the blood) and systolic blood pressure were associated with increased risk for diabetes.
Conversely, high baseline levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ('good cholesterol'), alcohol intake and age >55 years were protective. Increased levels of fasting plasma glucose and the development of diabetes increased the risk of cardiovascular outcomes. On this basis, Dr Gupta suggests that the adverse effects of the beta-blocker plus diuretic combination used in ASCOT (atenolol plus thiazide) may be responsible.
In a second project, Dr Gupta and Dr Stylianos Mastorantonakis, used the ASCOT database to show that the metabolic syndrome (a clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, dyslipidemia and impaired glucose metabolism), was associated with increased risk of diabetes, stroke and death, beyond that associated with its individual components. Since, in ASCOT, cancer was a major cause of death (after cardiovascular causes), they plan to investigate whether the metabolic syndrome is also an independent predictor for cancer morbidity and mortality, and if so, whether insulin resistance represents a possible link.


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This digital, subscription-based chart provides access to newly updated information about the possible immigration consequences of specific, commonly charged New York offenses. The 2022 edition is current through the 2021 calendar year. Subscribers will receive practice notes about significant legal developments and a 20% discount on the next update, expected in January 2023.
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Representing Immigrant Defendants in New York
Understanding the immigration consequences of a criminal case is a complex area of law and has become increasingly so in recent years. Representing Immigrant Defendants in New York by Manuel D. Vargas organizes and presents this area of immigration law in a way that will be useful to criminal defense practitioners, immigrant advocates, and immigrants who want to learn about the potential immigration consequences of a New York criminal case. This sixth edition has been updated through June 2017.
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Key Removal Defenses in Criminal Charge Cases
This Removal Defenses in Criminal Charge Cases resource summarizes key legal defenses and strategies that noncitizens and their legal representatives may pursue in removal proceedings in which the government is alleging removability or ineligibility for relief from removal based on crime-related charges. While it does not cover every criminal ground, it is designed as a starting point for research. It includes a summary of legal arguments and strategies including strategies that may require federal court litigation.
This resource is an updated version of the IDP resource previously entitled Removal Defense Checklist in Criminal Charge Cases.
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Incentive Newsline: Hinda Offers Helping Hand
by Lisa Grimaldi
Michael Arkes, president and CEO of Hinda Incentives, based in Chicago, is launching Helping Hand Rewards, an initiative to use products from charitable companies for merchandise incentive programs. M&C chatted with Arkes about the concept.
How does Helping Hand Rewards work?
I'm in the process of developing a broad assortment of products made by socially responsible companies like the Enterprising Kitchen, a not-for-profit corporation that manufactures handmade soaps and hires women trying to come off welfare. We've included the product in our assortment; by fall we expect to launch the program.
What other companies would be included?
John & Kira's chocolates, a company in inner-city Philadelphia that hires from the local community. Also, a company that produces sandals and purses and bags out of rubber from the Amazon. And then there's a group that runs a shelter for the homeless, and they make soups based on recipes from prominent restaurants.
There's this whole trend now for corporate social responsibility. Corporations are spending money to enhance their image, and it's a good financial decision to do that.


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La Bandera de Hibaika (Hibaikako Ikurriña en euskera) fue una competición de remo, de la especialidad de traineras que tuvo lugar en la Bahía de Pasajes (Guipúzcoa) entre los años 2007 y 2012.

Historia

Las regatas se disputaron en la Ría de Pasajes entre los años 2007 y 2012 y formaron parte del grupo 2 de la Liga ARC, categoría en la que bogó la trainera Hibaika, organizadora de la prueba, ya que la Liga ARC exige a los clubes que participan en dicha competición la organización de al menos una regata.

La boya de salida y meta se situó entre Pasajes de San Pedro y el puerto de la Piedad, (Pasajes de San Juan) y la baliza exterior una vez pasada la punta Arando Aundi con lo que la regata discurrió por la bocana de entrada al puerto de Pasajes. Las pruebas se realizaron por el sistema de contrarreloj, a cuatro largos y tres ciabogas con un recorrido de 3 millas náuticas que equivalen a 5556 metros.

A partir de la temporada 2013, esta regata fue sustituida por la Bandera de Rentería también organizada por el Club de Remo Hibaika.

Historial

Palmarés

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Página oficial de la liga ARC.

Deporte en Guipúzcoa
Hibaika

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Her ser du listen med Twyford modeller. Vælg en model for at se alle årgangene.
Twyford may refer to:
Twyford, Berkshire
Twyford is a large village and civil parish in the English royal county of Berkshire, with a population of about 7,000 people.
Twyford Down
Twyford Down is an area of chalk downland lying directly to the southeast of Winchester, Hampshire, England next to St.
Twyford Church of England High School
Not to be confused with Twyford School.Twyford C of E High School is a co-educational Church of England Academy school located in Acton, west London.
Twyford Church of England Academies Trust
Twyford Church of England Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust based in West London and affiliated to the London Diocesan Board for Schools.
Twyford School
Not to be confused with Twyford High School.
Twyford, Hampshire
Twyford is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately three miles (4.8 kilometres) south of Winchester and near the M3 motorway and Twyford Down.
Twyford Wood
Twyford Wood, formerly known as Twyford Forest, is a commercial wood around grid reference SK948230 in Lincolnshire owned by the Forestry Commission, England, an agency of the British Government and managed by its subsidiary, Forest Enterprise (England).
Twyford railway station
Twyford railway station is in the village of Twyford, Berkshire, England. It is 31 miles 1 chain (49.9 km) down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Maidenhead to the east and Reading to the west.
Twyford, Buckinghamshire
Twyford is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about 2 miles (3 km) west of Steeple Claydon and 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire.


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Q: On key press event not working I have a problem: I have a page with 2 sides, right side is RadGridView and on the left side I have filter with 2 controls one is textbox that called UserID and the other is searchbox so when I fill in the textbox like UserID: 7 and then I press enter it should find me the UserID on the grid.
I tried onkeypress event but it won't work.
This is my code:
<telerik:RadTextBox ID="txtUserID" runat="server"></telerik:RadTextBox>
<telerik:RadButton ID="pSearchBtn" runat="server" Text="Search" OnClick="btnSearch_Click" Style="display: block; width: 80px;" Font-Bold="False" ButtonType="SkinnedButton">
    <Icon PrimaryIconCssClass="rbSearch" PrimaryIconLeft="4" PrimaryIconTop="4"></Icon>
</telerik:RadButton>

A: Add your Telerik RadGrid into Update Panel ,
  <asp:UpdatePanel ID="gridUpdatePanel" runat="server" ChildrenAsTriggers="true" UpdateMode="Conditional">
                            <ContentTemplate>
                                <telerik:RadGrid .... your Grid's code
                                </telerik:RadGrid>
                            </ContentTemplate>
                            <Triggers>
                                <asp:AsyncPostBackTrigger ControlID="pSearchBtn" EventName="Click" />
                            </Triggers>
                        </asp:UpdatePanel>

<telerik:RadButton ID="pSearchBtn" runat="server" Text="Search" OnClick="btnSearch_Click" Style="display: block; width: 80px;" Font-Bold="False" ButtonType="SkinnedButton">
    <Icon PrimaryIconCssClass="rbSearch" PrimaryIconLeft="4" PrimaryIconTop="4"></Icon>
</telerik:RadButton>

Note that , ControlID in AsyncPostBackTrigger must be your button's ID .


Old Crow is one of THE RADDEST brands we have come across in our journey. Bridget, the mind, body, and soul of Old Crow, is an artist whose canvases of choice are wearable! With her wit and style, she transforms old clothes and boring tees into fresh and funky hand painted gems. From shirts to shoes and everything in between, every item in Old Crow's shop is truly one of a kind!
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We will spend the day on some 5.6 to 5.9 routes practicing lead climbing . It is possible to walk to the top some mock leads are possible.
Carpool Cost: Approximate vehicle expense for this event is $40.00 (calculated at total Km * $0.25, effective Friday, April 19, 2019). This is based on the current provincial government rate for private vehicle use. Please pay your share of the cost to the carpool driver.


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Sewing Tutorials & Patterns
Crochet Tutorial
Intro Games are like Intro Drugs..
Just like there are "intro drugs" there are "intro games" - Those games that you've never heard of and someone convinces you to play on some idle Tuesday night because you're bored and they keep saying things like "It'll be fun" and "All my other friends love it." You sit down to the table and listen to the rules of the game, wondering what exactly you just got yourself into, while eying the multitude of brightly colored pieces and tiles. You start to think that maybe you're not qualified enough to play this game and enjoy the mechanics and nuances of strategy before finishing up that PhD you've been planning to never get. "It's easy," they assure you. You're not convinced. But then, after the first round of turns and you're told to go again, you suddenly get it. The rules are easy, a bit long-winded, but overall not that complicated once you get started. About halfway through the game you realize you've suddenly come up with a strategy and so you implement it, your competitors still giving you plenty of "new guy" leeway. That is, of course, until there are only 2 rounds left and it's become painfully clear to everyone you're now kicking major butt.
After you're first time playing you'll wonder why you've never played it before. You'll start asking all your friends and family if they've ever heard of it and if not, would they like to play? When you do run into someone that's played before, they'll of course recommend another game, a new, more involved game that you've never heard of but now you just desperately need to try. You'll find out that there are stores out there that sell games that you can't find at Walmart or Target and soon, you'll know the store clerks there on a first name basis. You'll write long-winded reviews online for those games you've played and loved or hated. You'll have become.. addicted.
My shelf has become consumed with table top games. So far my collection includes...
Chrononauts (Original and Early American History)
Settlers of Catan (Base and Cities & Knights expansion)
Onirim
Bottle Imp
Dominion (All of them.. almost)
Red November
In a Pickle
Games I own that you've probably heard of:
Skippo
These two lists will continue to grow throughout time, I assure you. I already have my next few purchases selected.
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package restaurant.restaurant_jerryweb.gui;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class Menu {
	public List<String> menuItems = new ArrayList<String>();
	//This map holds all of the food items on the menu
	//public Map<Integer,String> menuItems = new HashMap<Integer,String>(4);

	public Menu() {
		menuItems.add("salad");
		menuItems.add("pizza");
		menuItems.add("chicken");
		menuItems.add("steak");

			/*menuItems.put(0,"Steak");
			menuItems.put(1,"Chicken");
			menuItems.put(3,"Salad");
			menuItems.put(4,"Pizza");*/
	}

	public String getChoice(String choice){
		//
		for(int i = 0; i<menuItems.size(); i++){
			if(menuItems.get(i).equals(choice) ){
				return menuItems.get(i);
			}
		}
		return null;
	}
}