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3 the original Masque (Modular Answering System for Queries in English) system, which was focused on working with Prolog queries on Prolog databases. The Masque system, which was developed at the Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute and the Department of Artificial Intelligence of the University of Edinburgh, strives to combine extensive linguistic coverage, efficiency and portability. Moreover, it was also developed to be easily configurable for different knowledge domains. AquaLog  is a question-answering tool that takes an ontology and a natural language query as input, after which it returns an answer from the ontology. The natural language queries are translated into logical queries, which are interpreted with respect to a given ontology and the corresponding semantic markup. Being an ontology-compatible system, AquaLog strives to work with Semantic Web technologies only, thereby trying to be as portable as possible by making use of the ontology standard representation languages. SemNews [9, 10] is a semantic news service that monitors different RSS news feeds and provides structured representations of the meaning of the news items that originate from these news feeds. It strives to make more Semantic Web content on the Web available by extracting summaries from RSS descriptions of news items and by processing this natural language input using an underlying component called OntoSem. In deciding the usefulness of previous approaches for our current endeavour, we define four criteria that these approaches should fulfil: i) Semantic Web foundation or orientation, ii) ability to answer natural language questions, iii) ability to deal with news items, iv) use of an intermediate representation. Table 1 provides an overview of the related work that was discussed in this section, along with the four criteria that we deem relevant. From this table, it follows quickly that AquaLog is the most suitable NLP system to consider. We apply AquaLog on our domain ontology (a news ontology) and the results were not adequate. In fact, none of the four complete NLP systems were able to address our needs, therefore we chose not to use an existing NLP system, but a partial one in the form of a linguistic parser. Using such a parser as a first step in our NLP engine provides us with flexibility, as the resulting parse tree can be altered whenever we deem necessary. 3 NLP Engine The architecture of the NLP engine that we introduce is shown in Figure 1. We use the remainder of this section to discuss the design of the architecture. To start the process, the user formulates an English question and commands the NLP engine to process his question. The question is then parsed by a parser, 1 The partial score was assigned because the underlying data structures of this related approach resemble the structure of ontologies. 2 The partial score was assigned because the used intermediate representation did not result in adequate portability, as some components of the system would have to be heavily altered to apply them to a new domain.
7 produce a suboptimal solution for a complex problem. The heuristics developed for our system are shown in the algorithm depicted in Figure 3. The heuristics take the parse tree as input, which was the result of the previous step in the question translation process. Then, on lines 1 and 2, two variables are assigned. The variable currentterm keeps track of the current term in the parse tree, while keywords is used when a request for news items needs to be discovered. From line 3, we check whether the user asked for news items in his question. If so, the value of currentterm is updated with the news item term. The if tag on line 6 determines whether there are relations linked to the news item term. If so, the currentvalue variable is updated again and ontology triples are added for this relation. This step repeats itself, but now a link between the current term and an ontology concept is searched for. If this is found, the ontology triples are again added and next to updating currentterm, the previous term is stored. After that, we check whether there are any links to ontology concepts in the remaining leaves of the parse tree. If this is so, ontology triples are added for every link to an ontology concept that exists. If no links are present, a final triple is added (the synonym triple), after which the ontology triples are returned. If the user did not ask for news items, the algorithm skips to line 22, where we check whether the parse tree contains an ontology concept. If this is the case, an initial ontology triple on the concerned ontology concept is added, after which the while-loop is entered to search for more linked concepts. Again, they are added as ontology triples until no more linked concepts exist. The assembled ontology triples are returned at the end. Figure 4 shows the ontology triples for our example after they have been returned by the ontology triple generator. Generating Query The SPARQL query is generated based on the ontology triples. This is done by the QueryGenerator module, that combines constant values with the generated ontology triples in order to create the correct SPARQL query. These queries take the form shown in Figure 5. The starting variables (for the generated pattern graph) are used in the SELECT clause of the SPARQL query. Processing Query After the query is generated, it needs to be processed in order to retrieve any results. We use ARQ to process the queries and retrieve the results from the ontology. ARQ is a query processor for SPARQL that was developed to work with ontologies that are already loaded in Jena. The query processor returns a result set from the ontology, which our engine alters so that it represents a list of news items or a direct answer from the knowledge base. The results of the processed query are displayed as a list of news items, where each news item is shown together with the concept that triggered the inclusion of that particular item in the results set. At the top of the screen, the user can again exclude or include concepts in order to restrict the results set. Figure 6 illustrates this step.
11 list of 9 custom questions. They are questions that we came up with, regardless of the structure of the ontology. Moreover, we tried to act a bit like layman users ourselves, resulting in questions that are not always formulated in a clear way. Table 3. Some custom user questions and their translation scores # Question Translation C1 When was YouTube bought by Google? Incorrect. C2 Which companies have recently experienced a CEO switch? Incorrect. C3 Give me the names of all software companies. Incorrect. C4 Is Google situated in the Netherlands? Incorrect. C5 Does Larry Page work at Microsoft? Incorrect. C6 Which CEO works for Adobe? C7 iphones are great. Where can I get one? Incorrect. C8 Who is the CEO of Motion in Research? 1 C9 What does Apple do? Incorrect. Table 3 shows that our NLP engine performs poorly when it comes to questions which are not as structured as our example questions. In some cases the incorrect translation followed from the fact that the question was formulated in a vague manner(such as question C7 and C9). Some questions were properly formulated, but just too complex for the NLP engine to translate properly. 5 Conclusions & Future Work The work we present here enables us to draw some conclusions on ontology-based information querying using NLP. We conclude that as the use of Semantic Web technologies are becoming more popular, they are also used more frequently in various NLP systems. Our work also shows that these technologies can greatly support NLP through their data representation capabilities. Moreover, our work shows that current technologies provide a good foundation for new systems that are able to bridge the gap between expert- and layman users. As future work we will focus on improving the quality of the NLP process. Also, we will focus on enabling users of the system to use custom ontologies rather than the domain ontology provided by the system. In the evaluation we would like to consider more complex queries, such as, for example, queries containing constraints on the time frame of news items. 1 The Correct score was assigned because no answer was given; the answer was omitted because the system recognised the use of concepts that were not present in the knowledge base and as a result threw a proper ConceptNotFoundException.


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Rehearsal notes | Nasty Shadows Theatre Co.
Currently in rehearsal >>> First Last NOISE!
And so, the play overall does certainly rely on strong solo moments from each actor in a very close proximity with the audience – Annick and Michael are more than up to the task. I've now spent time with each of them on their respective character's speeches in the first half of the show, but due to scheduling I have spent more time with Annick and this past week saw us working up her opening sections VERY nicely. There was lots of exploration, I felt, and Annick was a very giving and open performer to try what I was throwing at her. It is sooooo good when a work and the actors are open to exploration and discovery, and this play was written with hopes that could happen (more below) and with this being my first time directing Annick it was great to experience her willingness in the room to just try something even if she wasn't sure why – sometimes I'm not sure *why* as the director, but if it elicits what we need for a moment than the exercise was a success. Michael is VERY good like this in the room as well, game to try anything to find what works for a moment.
The SJ performance was, in its Tempest way, spell-binding. The actors were all on top of their game, and the play is just so energetic, so frenetic, so chock-a-block with variety. The word that comes to mind for my reaction was "wonder"–and not just "I wonder what the hell is going on," but being full of wonderment. Thoroughly enjoyable. I hope you get a good, responsive crowd out this Friday.
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Uche Nwosu
Former APC cubernatorial candidate in Imo State, Mr Uche Nwosu, was not kidnapped as it has been alleged by some online news outlets. Rather, he was arrested while attending boxing day church service in his village in Nkwere, Imo state as was confirmed by The Republican News
"Nwosu a son in-law of Chief Rochas Okorocha was taken into custody by Imo state police command while attending St. Peters Anglican Church Nkwerre by fully armed police officers
"He was driven away in a unmarked police vehicles, though the officers were on uniform and amidst some shooting in a video obtained by The Republican News,"
"The Imo state police command has also taken responsibility and refuted the fake news of his kidnap by unknown gunmen by some online news outlets.
The press release by the Imo State command obtained by The Republican News reads as follows.
IMO STATE POLICE COMMAND
PRESS RELEASE ….. 26/12/2021
ARREST OF CHIEF UCHE NWOSU
This is to inform the general public that chief Uche Nwosu was not kidnapped but was arrested by the police and Imo state police command is aware of the arrest and presently he is in police custody.
This is to refute the earlier news that has being making rounds on social media that he was kidnapped by unknown persons / gunmen.
The Commissioner of Police while using this medium to assure imolites of the command's commitment in ensuring the safety of Life and prosperity this yuletide seasons, adviced the general public to always shun fake news .
CSP MICHAEL ABATTAM POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IMO STATE COMMAND.
December 26, 2021 Ike A. Offor	arrest, Imo state police command, Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu	Leave a comment
Imo Gubernatorial: Supreme Court Voids Candidature Of Okorocha's Son-in-law, Uche Nwosu |The Republican News
Mr Uche Nwosu
The Supreme Court, on Friday, voided Rochas Okoracha's son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, as the governorship candidate of the Action Alliance in the 2019 general elections in Imo State, over double nomination.
The apex court, in its judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Augie, upheld the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division.
News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the court had, about two months ago, upheld the decision of the Federal High Court, which also voided Nwosu's candidature.
A chieftain of the Action Peoples Party, Mr Uche Nnadi, had dragged Nwosu to the Federal High Court where the court held that he was not qualified to stand for the election.
The court based its verdict on the fact that Nwosu already had a valid ticket of the All Progressives Congress.
Unsatisfied with the ruling of the Court, Nwosu approached the Court of Appeal to put the decision to further test.
The Court dismissed all issues raised by Nwosu in his appeal.
Not satisfied with the decision of the Court of Appeal, Nwosu headed for the apex court to upturn the decision of the lower court.
The Supreme Court, in its judgment, dismissed Nwosu's appeal, saying that he could benefit from his iniquity.
The Court also dismissed the argument by Nwosu's lawyer that the suit was statute-barred.
Justice Augie said, "The appellant cannot be allowed to benefit from his own iniquity.
"The action is not caught up by limitation of time.
"This case rests on the issue of illegality and this court cannot be used to enforce illegalities.More in Home
"This appeal is hereby dismissed."
In his reaction shortly after the judgment was delivered, the Chairman of the APC, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, said the implication was that all the votes given to Nwosu at that election were void votes.(NAN)
December 20, 2019 Ike A. Offor	Action Alliance, double nomination, Imo state gubernatorial election, POLITICS, Rochas Okorocha, Supreme court, Uche Nwosu	Leave a comment
Sen. Okorocha Congratulates Gov. Ihedioha Over His Victory At Election Petition Tribunal |RN
Governor of Imo state, H.E. Emeka Ihedioha, Sen. Rochas Okorocha
The immediate past governor of Imo state, a current senator representing Orlu North senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha congratulates the governor of Imo state, H.E. Emeka Ihedioha over his victory at the Election Petition Tribunal.
The congratulatory message was delivered and signed by his special adviser on media, Sam Onwuemedo
Below is the press statement.
SENATOR OKOROCHA CONGRATULATES GOV IHEDIOHA
SAYS TRIBUNAL JUDGEMENT IS VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY
The immediate past governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha has congratulated the governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha on his recent victory at the Election Petition Tribunal against his son in-law, Uche Nwosu.
Okorocha who currently represents Imo West senatorial zone at the red chamber, said that the judiciary had lived upto its responsibility of administering justice. He noted that the judiciary couldn't have passed better judgment on the petition of his son inlaw.
Okorocha urged Uche Nwosu, who was the candidate of the Action Alliance, in the last election, to halt further moves that will pose distractions to the Rebuild Imo government.
The former governor revealed that he asked Uche Nwosu to accept the result of the last election and drop the idea of any litigation.
In his words, " The court has given the expected judgment. As a seasoned politician and one with the knowledge of law, I counselled Uche Nwosu not to waste his time and resources pursuing a case that will certainly meet brick walls."
He continued, "Those who advised Uche Nwosu to challenge the victory of Gov Ihedioha against my wish have furthered ridiculed the young man. What an elder see siting, a child can't, standing. If even my son in-law appeals the judgement, he does not stand a chance."
"This judgment has strengthened the nation's democracy and restored hope on the judiciary. It is victory for Imo State, " Okorocha concluded.
Sam Onwuemedo
Special Adviser (Media) to the former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha.
September 22, 2019 Ike A. Offor	Ararume, Election Petition Tribunal, Emeka Ihedioha, governorship election in Imo state, Imo State, press release, Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu	Leave a comment
JUST IN: EFCC Arrests Imo AG, Accuses Okorocha Of Diverting N1bn For Vote Buying
Imo State Govenor, Rochas Okorocha
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Accountant-General of Imo State, Uzoho Casmir, for allegedly helping Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, to launder N1.05bn for the governorship and assembly elections on Saturday.
The allegations were contained in an EFCC situation report which was obtained by The PUNCH on Friday.
Okorocha, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress, is supporting his son-in-law, Nwosu of the Action Alliance against the governorship candidate of the APC, Senator Hope Uzodinma.
The act earned Okorocha a suspension from the party last week.
The EFCC report read in part, "The, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office, Thursday, March 8, 2019 arrested the Acting Accountant General of Imo State, Mr. Uzoho Casmir, on suspicion of laundering the sum of N1.050bn through a new generation bank for the governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha.
"Uzoho's arrest followed intelligence report that the governor intended to use the money for vote buying in favour of a particular candidate in tomorrow's gubernatorial election. Intelligence further revealed that Mr Casmir withdrew the amount in three tranches between Tuesday and Thursday this week in the following order; N200m on Tuesday, N500m on Wednesday and N350m on Thursday.
"Meanwhile, the EFCC has blocked the traced accounts, while the arrested Accountant General has been providing useful information to the commission. Mr Casmir was before his appointment, a Director of Finance in Okorocha's government and was in 2016 fingered in N2bn bailout fund scam, which was then given to the state by the Federal Government for the payment of salary arrears of civil servants." (Punch)
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March 8, 2019 Ike A. Offor	2019 Election in Nigeria, Accountant General of Imo state, EFCC, Imo State, Money laundering, Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu, Uzoho Casmir	Leave a comment
2019: Imo Assembly Endorses Okorocha's Son-in-law For Governor |The Republican News
Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha
GIBSON ACHONU
Crisis brewing in the Imo State House of assembly may have escalated following the Assembly's endorsement of Governor Rochas Okorocha's son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, as a governorship aspirant in 2019.
Nwosu is currently the Chief of Staff in the Government House.
The House Committee Chairman on Petroleum, Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission and Niger Delta Development Commission, Henry Ezediaro, said Nwosu was the most qualified to take over from his father-in-law, Okorocha.
Ezediaro, who spoke at a press conference in Owerri, the state capital, on Saturday, said the decision to endorse Nwosu was reached after the majority of the state's lawmakers declared him the best to run for the position.
He said, "After meeting with the members of the House of Assembly, we, irrespective of party affiliations, have endorsed Ugwumba Uche Nwosu. We urge him to contest the poll. If he does, we will support him to be the governor in 2019.
"On behalf of the lawmakers, we want to use this medium to appeal to the governor and thank him for his free education policy in the state, but without Uche Nwosu, the policy may die and that is why we want him to continue from where he will stop."
The lawmaker denied there is a crisis in the House.
"The house is not in a crisis, we just disagreed on some issues," Ezediaro added. (Punch)
December 10, 2017 Ike A. Offor	Imo House of Assembly, Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu	Leave a comment

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Q: Why is not my HTML form sending the data to my JS file? I am working on a simple ASP.NET project. I have HTML and a JS file. I am trying to send the values of the form inputs to the JS file, but it seems to be broken for some reason.
My form looks like:

    <form name="settheclock">
        Hours: <input type="text" id="fhours" value="">

        Minutes: <input type="text" id="fminutes" value="">

        Seconds: <input type="text" id="fseconds" value="">

        <input type="button" id="send" value="Enter">
    </form>

and my JS is:
var setHour = document.getElementById("fhours").value;
var setMinute = document.getElementById("fminutes").value;
var setSecond = document.getElementById("fseconds").value;

and the function that meant to use it:
 function setTheClockByButton() {
    setTheClock(setHour, setMinute, setSecond);
    alert(setHour);
 }

If I put a number to the value in the HTML form it works fine(like this)
Hours: <input type="text" id="fhours" value="3">

but it not accepting any data from the keyboard.
And of course I have the onclick function associated to the form:
 document.getElementById("send").onclick = setTheClockByButton;

(otherwise it'd make no sense).

A: Move those assignment statements inside the function:
 function setTheClockByButton() {
    var setHour = document.getElementById("fhours").value;
    var setMinute = document.getElementById("fminutes").value;
    var setSecond = document.getElementById("fseconds").value;

    setTheClock(setHour, setMinute, setSecond);
    alert(setHour);
 }

Now each time the button is clicked (and note that I'm assuming that part works, since you say it does), the values of the input fields will be fetched so that the clock update function is working with up-to-date values.

A: You need an onclick event:

    <form name="settheclock">
        Hours: <input type="text" id="fhours" value="">

        Minutes: <input type="text" id="fminutes" value="">

        Seconds: <input type="text" id="fseconds" value="">

        <input type="button" id="send" value="Enter" onclick="setTheClockByButton()">
    </form>

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I make mistakes sometimes while we are travelling. There are a lot of details to attend to, and sometimes I mess up. Our visit to Brussels over the Canada Day weekend was less about taking a weekend jaunt there, and more about how I misaligned our longer-term rental dates and had to figure out a way to deal with that. So, we went to Belgium for a weekend.
One of the first things that we do when we get to a new country is get a SIM card with data so we can navigate our way around and communicate. Some countries (like Portugal) make this easy for us – and we are grateful. Belgium proved to be on the side of "difficult internet". Marcus spent two hours in the airport trying to get this to work (while I sat with tired, cranky kids and our luggage). Fortunately, we were near a fry vendor. That gooey white stuff is mayonnaise (and it was heavenly).
Within two and a half hours we made our way to our hotel (by bus, then by taxi) and I was ready to declare our weekend in Brussels to be the biggest mistake I had ever made. I was completely defeated. Nothing was going well… everything was a struggle. Fortunately though, things started to turn around as we checked into our hotel. We had understood that we were in a "Family" room, with a king sized bed and two twins. We actually were in two adjoining rooms, with super comfy beds. One bathroom had a shower and the other bathroom had a tub. We couldn't have asked for a better room set up. AND we realized that the airport that we were to fly out from on Sunday, was the one that is an eight minute drive from the hotel.
For dinner that night, we made our way down the street to a cafeteria (think of a cross between an IKEA cafeteria and Movenpicks), called "Lunch Garden". We filled our hungry bellies with wonderful food (including all you can eat mussels and fries), for less than any of our meals in Portugal cost us. After a brutal travel day, we slept well that night in our comfy beds.
The week leading up to Canada Day had me feeling very, very homesick as I watched patriotic images, quotes and videos fill my facebook feed. When we woke up to rain on Canada Day morning, there was a huge part of me that wanted to be back home. But, we were in Brussels so we donned our rain jackets and headed out to see what the city had to offer. Our first stop was downtown to visit the famous little "peeing" boy statue called the "Manneken Pis". As we rounded the corner, I could tell from Marcus's reaction that we were about to see something special. The Manneken Pis was dressed up, in the Team Canada uniform… in honour of our country's 150th Birthday. I'm not sure that there could have been a more perfect place for our travelling family to have found themselves on our countries 150th Birthday, than in front of that statue. Our homesickness disappeared and was replaced by loving pride for Canada.
The rest of our blissful afternoon was spent doing things like eating waffles.
Drinking coffee and hot chocolate (real, honest to goodness hot chocolate – where you stir a block of chocolate into hot milk) in a cafe. We ordered the kids seconds of these (and they asked for thirds…).
And just wandering around looking at the beautiful buildings. And of course… buying chocolate.
While we were in Brussels, just down the street from the NATO Headquarters, we also hit the milestone of 10 months of travel. The world has changed a lot since we boarded an airplane in Toronto last August, and we have changed too. One thing that has not changed though, is our belief that who our country is in the world, matters. Who we choose to be as individual Canadians, and as a country as a whole matters.
A few years ago, Morgan got sent to school on Terry Fox Day without bringing in a toonie ($2) donation. It was a horrible day for her… kids picked on her in the classroom accusing her of being selfish and not caring about others. As she walked the route, girls from her class walked behind her taunting her and saying terrible things to her the whole time. I was nauseous to the point of vomiting that night when I got back from my meeting in Toronto and heard what had happened to her… She said that never wanted to go back to school again. This is not what Terry Fox would have wanted. He would not want to see a child bullied and punished for not bringing in a donation. Terry Fox is a hero because he saw that he could do something to make a difference for others, and even though it wasn't easy for him – he went out and did it. As Canadians, we love that about him. It reflects the very best part of ourselves… as individuals and as a nation. I didn't know what to do at that point… but I knew that I had to do something.
I can't tell you how many times in the years since that day, my kids have stopped me because they have seen someone who has needed help, and they knew we could help, both in North America and since we have been travelling. While we were walking through the crowded streets of Brussels, Artie yelled at the top of his lungs at me "J****! Mom – you just walked by a family who needs help like they weren't even there! What is wrong with you?" So, we stopped. We turned around. We did what we could to help.
Love this strory! I can relate to screwing up plans…even on a short jaunt!
For the next few days we toured the area where my ancestors had lived and when we left my cousin admitted that we had arrived a day earlier than I told them we would be arriving! Gracious hosts thet they were, they hadn't wanted to let on!
Continue your adventuring safely and in good health!
It is so easy to slip up with dates - and yes... one day can make a huge difference can't it?


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Were you Caught with a Fake California Driver's License?
You may have purchased a fake ID in order to have fun, but if you are caught with it in your possession, you can expect to face serious consequences. Sections 470(a) and 470(b) of the California Penal Code state that you can be sent to state prison or county jail for up to a year if you attempt to use a fake ID to buy alcohol or for any other purpose. This law applies whether or not you actually made the purchase. The penalties can also be increased if the fake ID is discovered during a DUI arrest.
The Los Angeles Police Department is cracking down on the spread of fake IDs in our area, and they are aggressively targeting forging operations. However, this is not limited to the production of forged driver's licenses for teenagers and college kids who want to buy alcohol. Due to the large number of illegal immigrants in Los Angeles, there is a healthy market of individuals who need to escape detection. You will be subjected to the same penalties for producing a fake ID as you would be for using one.
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Q: Why do rational functions in $\mathbb{P}^n$ have to be a ratio of homogeneous polynomials of the same degree? To have a well defined homogeneous polynomial $f:\mathbb{P}^n\rightarrow \mathbb{P}^n$, we require that it is homogeneous so that $f(x)=f(\lambda x)=\lambda^{\deg f} f(x)=f(x)$ (so that it is well defined on projective space).
In various texts (e.g. Sutherland's lecture notes on Elliptic Curves, Harris Geometry of Algebraic Curves) a rational function $g:\mathbb{P}^n\rightarrow \mathbb{P}^n$ is defined to be the ratio of homogeneous polynomials $f$ of the same degree. Intuitively I assume this is to make sure $g$ is well defined.
However, let $g=f/h,$ where $f,g$ are homogeneous polynomials on projective space of some arbitrary degrees $F,G$. Then, $g(x)=g(\lambda x)=f(\lambda x)/h(\lambda x)=\lambda^{F-G}f(x)/h(x)=g(x)$. This does not require that $F=G$.
Question: Why then is it required that $f$ and $h$ have the same degree for $g=f/h$? Am I wrong in my analysis somewhere, or is there a different reason for the definition, or am I wrong in interpretation of the definition?
Edit: or do we consider $g$ as a function to affine space?

A: First of all, a ratio of homogeneous polynomials of the same degree defines a function $\mathbb P^n \to \mathbb P^1$, not $\mathbb P^n \to \mathbb P^n$.  For the latter, the usual description is as an $(n+1)$-tuple of coordinate maps, each of which is a homogeneous polynomial of the same degree, not all vanishing at any common point.
For example, consider $\mathbb P^1$ with projective coordinates $[x : y]$.  If $f, g \in k[x, y]$ are homogeneous of degrees $F, G$ and $h := [f : g]$, then we have:
\begin{align*}
h([\lambda x : \lambda y]) & = [f(\lambda x, \lambda y) : g(\lambda x, \lambda y)] \\
& = [\lambda^F f(x, y) : \lambda^G g(x, y)],
\end{align*}
which agrees with $[f(x, y) : g(x, y)]$ if and only if $F = G$.
I think your mistake is in passing between affine and projective coordinates.  If $[f : g]$ is a map to $\mathbb P^1$ as above, we can view it in affine coordinates as a ratio $f/g$ of homogeneous polynomials, where the zero locus of $g$ is sent to the point at infinity.  But affine coordinates are not defined up to scalar multiplication, so $\lambda^{F-G} f(x)/g(x)$ is not the same thing as $f(x)/g(x)$.


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Trivia Testers : Unfriendly Skies
May 20, 2003 July 7, 2018 ~ Jeff Pardo
Unfriendly Skies
The first aerial combat between two aircraft took place
between an English and a German dirigible over France, in 1912
between two Americans over Mexico in 1913
near the beginning of WWI, in 1914, between two unidentified observation planes
on April 1, 1915, when the Jean Navarre brought down his first enemy aircraft with a rifle (This was also the same date that Roland Garros scored his first victory.)
Answer: B. In late November, 1913, the first known aerial combat took place over Naco, Mexico, between two Americans: Phil Rader, flying for Gen. Victoriano Huerta, and Dean Ivan Lamb, with Venustiano Carranza (two opposing leaders during the Mexican Revolution). Although the exact details are unknown, about a dozen pistol shots were exchanged. Neither pilot was wounded, and neither aircraft sustained damage.
Weird Wings
Which of the following innovations never existed:
wings that folded in flight
wings that changed their angle of incidence in flight
wings that changed their camber or shape in flight
wings that telescoped in flight
wings that inflated, …or
We've all seen some pretty wacky ideas when it comes to wings, whether that means their shape, configuration, or (especially during the earliest years of aviation's first century) their number. Earlier Trivia Testers have discussed multiplanes, variable- geometry wings such as those of the Messerschmitt P-1101 jet prototype or the more modern "swing-wings", forward-swept wings, and even ornithopters. If it was possible, it's likely that someone, somewhere, has tried it. (Well, it's likely, but it's not absolutely certain–hence the question).
There have been wings with anhedral (negative dihedral), inverse taper (wider at their tips than the wing roots), and some designs have even involved so-called "Magnus flow" over wings that would simply consist of rotating cylinders (but that wasn't one of the choices). In a way, many common aircraft involve using wings with variable camber (choice C); Fowler flaps and leading edge slats already do that. Research aircraft such as the F-111/MAW (mission adaptive wing) have gone a step further, using integrated leading and trailing edge segments of flexible fiberglass which were internally articulated and allowing completely variable camber along the full span of the wings. (Actually, NACA's H.F. Parker proposed a true variable-camber wing in a 1920 paper.)
There have also been variable angle of incidence wings (choice B). Back in 1931, one George Cornelius tried a variable-incidence wing aircraft and followed it a few years later with his "Mallard," which had both variable incidence and forward-swept wings. Variable incidence wings of course exist in powered lift aircraft (like some tilt-rotors), and also were involved in early designs such as the Boeing Vertol Model 76 (aka VZ-2A) in 1957, or the Canadair CL-84 in the mid-sixties. The Martin XB-51 also had variable-incidence wings (and in both of these last two, the tail plane tilted to match, as well). The F8U Crusader tried a variable incidence wing. The entire leading edge and ailerons could also be lowered to increase wing camber and reduce approach and landing speeds, and also rotated about its rear spar to raise the whole wing (which improved the pilot's visibility). The outer wing tips could also fold for carrier storage.
And speaking of folding wings, the short-lived XB-70 Mach 3 bomber had wingtips that would lower in flight by 25 degrees above 300 knots, and down to 65 degrees when above Mach 1.4. One of the most extreme examples of a folding wing was in fact a biplane whose entire lower wing folded in flight, making it into a monoplane! (So much for choice A.) By about 1940, almost every country (except Italy and the Soviet Union) had given up on the production of biplane fighters, as designers couldn't compensate for the slower speed caused by the drag of a second wing. However, the Soviets had a novel idea: in about 1940, the Nikitin-Sevchenko design bureau (V. Sevchenko & V.V. Nitkin) built a series of aircraft called the IS-1, IS-2, and IS-4 (for Istrebitel Skladnoj, or folding fighter) in which the whole lower wing was designed to retract into the upper wing, in flight, and after the landing gear had retracted into the lower wing! It had a cantilevered gull wing anchored in the top of the fuselage, forward of the cockpit. The lower wing had an inverted gull shape. For takeoffs and landings, the bottom wing was extended and locked, but once airborne the pilot could crank up the hinged lower wing, aided by hydraulics. The inner wing panels, into which the wheels were retracted, fit upright inside wells in the side of the fuselage. The outer panels bent at a right angle to the inner ones and also fit into wells, but in the underside of the upper wings. Thus, it was more than a clever compromise between a biplane and a monoplane fighter: it was both. In a way, it was an early form of variable geometry wing. In its biplane configuration, it had excellent takeoff and landing ability, as well as increased payload, while as a monoplane, it had both a higher speed as well as greater range.
As for inflatable wings (choice E), that's nothing. Would you believe an entire inflatable airplane? In 1956, Goodyear designed and built several (a dozen, actually) prototype inflatable aircraft. It was called the XAO-3 "Inflataplane". The single-seat version had a wingspan of 22 feet, cruised at about 60 mph, and it had a range of about 390 miles. The two-seat version was a bit bigger and slower. (Of course, powered parachutes and paragliders can be said to have "inflatable" wings, too…)
Then there's the telescoping wing idea: This was another contender for an early type of "variable-geometry" aircraft; it was built in France and made its first flight in August of 1931. It was designed by Mikhail Makhonine, a Russian engineer. The MAK-10's outer wing panels actually retracted into the inboard panels. A low wing monoplane, its wings were each made up of three sections. The first one was made of metal and was built into the slim fuselage. The second and third were made from wood, and could be moved on rollers to telescope inside the metal section. With wings fully extended (from 43 to 69 feet and with a surface area increase from 226 to 335 square feet), although its top speed did drop by about 30 mph (from about 155), its range increased from 6220 to 7480 miles. The concept of variable-span or retractable wing airplanes has also since been further explored by the military, individual entrepreneurs in other countries including the US (e.g., the Gevers "Genesis" aircraft), academia (Virginia Tech for example), and other organizations (such as the AIAA), whether for improved tactical versatility or simply "roadable" aircraft. The advantages of such versatility are, at least in theory, alluring. With its shorter span, along with reduced drag and higher speed would come greater wing strength, an improved ride in turbulence, lighter stick forces at high speed, natural protection from icing on the outboard wing sections until needed for landing, it could simulate higher performance jet aircraft for advanced pilot training… and it could fit in smaller hangars! With its wings stretched, in addition to greater endurance and range, it would also have an improved climb rate, better handling and control at low speeds, a higher ceiling, better glide ratio, lower takeoff and landing speeds as well as ground run…so what's the catch? As usual, probably a combination of developmental inertia, sparse infrastructure, the economy, demographics, and engineering complexity that isn't obvious to anyone but engineers. But scratch duck "D" in this line-up.
So the answer is: choice F. (Yes, it was intended as a double negative; none of the above never existed.)
Retractable WHAT?!
True or false: There have also been retractable hull aircraft.
Answer: True. There are retractable landing gear, someone tried retractable (telescoping) wings, some motor-gliders have retractable propellers, so why not try a retractable hull? Britain's Blackburn Aircraft Company built an aircraft (a seaplane) with such a so-called retractable hull. Cumbersome "stepped" hulls, necessary to allow the hull to overcome surface tension during takeoff before it could climb up "on the step" (as well as keeping the prop above the spray), or clumsy flat-sided hulls were inefficient once airborne. Their top speeds didn't get much over 200 mph. The twin-engine B-20 had a water-tight hull section attached to the fuselage by folding struts. Upon looking at this picture, one might conceivably be tempted to think this was nothing more than one big retractable pontoon and an overblown topological non-sequitur, but since it was in fact a section of the lower hull, it qualifies (sorta). Once airborne, the pilot retracted this extended hull segment snugly against the bottom the fuselage. Speeds in excess of 300 mph were expected, but sadly, the prototype crashed in 1940, and then the project was abandoned in favor of higher priority war efforts
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OTR Interviews
New Details in Abuse Case of Shackled Teen
This is a rush transcript from "On the Record ," December 4, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: There is new information tonight about a 16-year-old boy allegedly held captive in the house of torture.
One of the three suspects arrested in the case has just given a jailhouse interview describing how she and others abused the 16-year-old. That woman and her husband appeared today in court.
Joining us live is Henry Lee, reporter for "The San Francisco Chronicle."
Henry, good evening, and what did she say in this interview?
HENRY LEE, "SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE": She [Kelly Lau] basically said that she agreed to abuse this 16-year-old boy, and we now know he is 16, currently, Greta, simply because she thought this house guest, for lack of a better term, would harm her own biological children if she did not engage in the abuse.
So she told a TV station that Caren Ramirez told her you need to discipline him in the same way I do. I, Caren Ramirez, can only feed this boy.
So an unimaginable scenario where we have this little boy, this poor 16-year-old, not being able to eat at the dinner table with the rest of the family.
So today the couple was charged with multiple felonies, including torture, false imprisonment. It could bring a life sentence, Greta.
VAN SUSTEREN: So Schumacher is sitting in jail. She makes this statement, which has to be one of the worst. What a reprehensible thing for her to do, and I assume that no one in the audience disagrees with that, saying that she agreed to abuse.
Now, have we figured out what Caren Ramirez's relationship is to this 16-year-old?
LEE: Initially the police told us that Ramirez is the aunt of the boy, but now we are learning that there is definitely no blood relationship. She simply regarded herself as his aunt. But there is no relationship, and we believe the couple just simply took Ramirez and the boy into their home in Tracy.
VAN SUSTEREN: What is the motive to abuse this child, this 16-year-old? Was it supposedly a disciplinary thing? Was it just because they are coral? What is their motive?
LEE: We do not know exactly what their motive is, Greta. Suffice it to say nothing can explain this kind of abuse heaped on a 16 year old boy. We do know that when the boy made good his escape, he was in fear for his life. He thought that the people would be coming after him.
We do know from the complaint that I reviewed today, a very long 13-count complaint, that all three used a belt, a bat, and other items to allegedly abuse this boy.
So a very terrible case. He is now in protective custody, as are the four children belonging to the couple.
Watch Greta's interview
VAN SUSTEREN: It's interesting. I'm trying to think which one is the most despicable, and it seems like there's a three-way tie with this three adults. Now, Caren Ramirez, the supposed aunt, she previously had been charged with abusing this young man, right?
LEE: That's right. She pleaded no-contest last year to abusing the same boy. And the boy had told police she used a spatula, a clothes hanger, and other implements to harm him.
And now it is even getting worse. This Caren Ramirez allegedly pointing to Kelly, used an aluminum bat, put in the fireplace, and burned him on purpose. For what reasons we do not know, but certainly despicable, callous.
VAN SUSTEREN: It is hard to believe you could find three people in one place that could be so despicable. You hear these stories about one person, but here we have three people that participated in this, supposedly. We still have more to learn.
We only have about 20 seconds left. They are in court on Monday again?
LEE: All three will be back in court. Caren Ramirez was not in court today. What is interesting is that both Caren Ramirez and Kelly reportedly were in previously abusive relationships. And we see a lot of cases where the abusees become the abusers, Greta.
VAN SUSTEREN: No excuse. Anyway, Henry, thank you.
LEE: Thank you.
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Did anyone receive an activation packet from NJ board yet?
I believe @NJmike PE has.
that is correct, I did.
EDIT: In fact, mine is already submitted back in.
@NJmike PE When did you receive it?
hmmm... I'm still waiting on mine. Maybe I should give them a call.
Being from NJ is so depressing. I predict that this is the worst state.
Just got off the phone with the board, it appears they mailed out the activation packets 1-2 days ago. I'll be on the lookout and will update when I receive it.
Update: I received the activation packet and law exam yesterday.
Received, sent back the next day.
Does anybody remember taking the law exam with the FE? On there verification page I already have the law exam checked.
I definitely took the law exam with the FE, about 7 years ago. The result is even posted on my PCS account. For some reason it says "unchecked" on the checklist and I received another law exam with my PE activation packet. I retook the test and sent it in with the check, figured it was way less hassle than trying to get them to find/acknowledge I previously took and passed it.
When did you guys @erund9@drewdawg199 mail in the exam? And are your license numbers posted?
I took the law exam after the PE exam ( I believe it was required in order to become an EIT. I wouldn't mind taking the law exam again.
Mailed the exam Wednesday, was received this morning. Phone rep said a license number should be assigned within a week or so.
I mailed mine in on the the 14th and was received on the 16th. My check still doesn't show up as cashed. I called yesterday and she said the license number will be assigned in 2 weeks, but I should check back in next week. I'll wait until Friday before calling again.
On a side note, is PCS updated with scores received? Mine still isn't.
@drewdawg199 Yea I think the board dropped PCS, which is why the scores were released the first day. Btw was your checklist updated?
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Bangladesh v India 2022/23
Does Ashwin deserve to be considered among the great all-rounders? Not yet, but one day he can be
by Sarah Waris
@swaris16 December 27, 2022 - 7:49am 6 minute read
R Ashwin's increasing stocks as a batter adds to his status as one of India's greatest Test cricketers of all time. Sarah Waris asks if he deserves to be considered among the great all-rounders.
Rewind to the morning of the second day of the first India-Bangladesh Test. After being 261-4 on the first evening, India were in danger of squandering their dominance, losing Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer either side of stumps to slip to 293-7. Bangladesh had won the ODI series earlier in the month and could not be taken lightly. The game was wide open.
By the time the innings actually got over, India had reached 404 to wrestle control of the match, thanks to Ashwin (58 in 113 balls) and his partnership with Kuldeep Yadav (40 in 114).
Fast forward to the second innings of the second Test match, where the threat of defeat was even more real. Chasing 145 to clean sweep the series, India's famed batting line-up was floundering against Bangladesh's spinners, and at 74-7, a forgettable year for Indian cricket was on the verge of a gloomier end.
Enter Ashwin yet again – after having taken six wickets in the Test match – in the kind of do-or-die situation where his batting seems to flourish. A calculating, counterattacking 42 in 62 saw him forge an unbeaten 71-run stand with Iyer, who too has made it a habit of saving India's blushes ever since his debut last November.
Since the start of 2021, Ashwin averages 27.17 with the bat, with a hundred and two fifties. Overall, he is the sixth-highest run-scorer for India in this period, above KL Rahul and Jadeja. The latter has regularly kept Ashwin out in overseas matches due to his superior batting form, when India decide to go in with four fast bowlers. Overall, he averages 27.41 with the bat and 24.30 with the ball. These are exceptional numbers. For perspective, his batting average is higher than Richard Hadlee's.
The manner in which Ashwin has made his runs in that time also marks him out. Let us begin with arguably his best knock in the format, at the Sydney Cricket Ground to guide India to a come-from-behind draw. Battling a back pain that had prevented him from sitting down as he watched the batters before him, Ashwin faced 128 balls, taking blows on the body and withstanding a barrage of words from the Australians, as he played a memorable supporting act with Hanuma Vihari. The two kept out 42.4 overs to hold the hosts at bay.
A few matches later, Ashwin scored his fifth Test hundred on a tricky Chennai wicket against England. In an innings where Virat Kohli was the only other batter to cross fifty, Ashwin made 106 to pile on the pressure and help India level the series. He proved that he could excel across conditions at Johannesburg where, batting at No.7 in the absence of Jadeja, made a fine 46 against an attack consisting of Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen. He eventually ended with the second-highest score from his side, after Rahul's 50.
It was only a matter of time
Before his Test debut, Ashwin used to be a reliable batter for Tamil Nadu, scoring three fifties and two hundreds at 34.54 in 22 First-class games. India got glimpses of his batting talent early on when he made 103 in just his third Test innings, in his debut series against the West Indies, before another pivotal knock to guide India to a scores-level draw. A 76-ball 62 at the SCG followed, then 68 and 91 not out against England. In 2013/14, Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series, India collapsed to 83-5 against West Indies at the Eden Gardens before Ashwin rescued them with his second Test hundred.
Between his debut and August 2014, Ashwin averaged 38.86 with the bat. He was still yet to reach his prime as a bowler, but his bowling average was still under 29. Yet, only 21 Tests into his career, he was not hailed as a great.
His bowling surged since 2015 as his numbers propelled him into the pantheon of greats. From then until the end of 2020, he grabbed 261 scalps (at 23.20) with 18 five-fors, the most among all bowlers on both counts. These years coincided with Kohli's ascendency as a Test batter, and between them, the duo played the two key roles in the most dominant era in India's Test history.
Over the course of six years, Ashwin cemented his legacy as one of India's great bowlers, but his batting took a hit. He made two hundreds, but his average fell to 23.58. From 2018 to 2020, he managed a high score of 38 in 18 Tests – numbers hardly befitting of the all-rounder tag.
Recurrent injuries to Hardik Pandya led to India being often short-handed in overseas Tests, and the focus soon shifted to getting in a fifth bowler while still ensuring balance to the XI. The rise of Jadeja the batter helped solve the issue to some extent, allowing India the liberty to go in with four quicks when the situation demanded.
India's fast-bowling strength increasingly reduced their dependence on spinners overseas, and Ashwin paid the price. Jadeja was not necessarily the better spinner, but he was the better all-rounder. What was more, he batted left-handed after a top-order dominated by right-handed batters, and he bowled left-arm spin into the rough created by Indian right-arm fast bowlers.
Realising that he had to improve his batting in order to remain in contention away from home, Ashwin made a conscious effort. "I have been working on my batting," he said in June. "A little bit more communication, understanding and learning on the go with the batting is starting to help me a lot more. (I am) understanding game situations."
The visible improvement has led to a resurgence in the returns from India's tail. India need not fret over Jadeja's absence in overseas Test matches as much. While Ashwin might still have to sit out when Jadeja is in the mix away, it may not be long before he gets the nod ahead of the man from Saurashtra.
Ashwin currently has 3,043 runs and is one shy of 450 wickets. The inevitable milestone will help him become only one of three players, along with Shane Warne and Stuart Broad, to the double of 3,000 runs and 450 wickets. Overall, only six players in the history of the game have made done the 3,000-run-400-wicket double: the other five are Kapil Dev (5,248 runs and 434 wickets), Shaun Pollock (3,781 and 421), Broad (3,550 and 566), Warne (3,154 and 708), and Richard Hadlee (3,124 and 431). It is a stellar list to be part of, and yet, he is yet to be considered an all-time great all-rounder. Warne and Broad are seldom hailed as all-rounders – but Ashwin may get there.
It is 2022, and Kohli is struggling, but Ashwin continues to be as deadly as ever. If he can continue to contribute with the bat as he has done of late, he may end up not only as India's greatest match-winner of the modern era but also deserves to be hailed as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of Test cricket.
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Q: Vlookup with multiple duplicate values I am trying to do a vlookup between 2 spreadsheets. One of the spreadsheet has multiple duplicates... For example:
I have in spreadsheet 1 :
Column A              Column B Column C Column D Column E
---------------------------------------------------------

cs_no             Alarmnet1 Alarmnet2 Alarmnet3 Alarmnet4
---------------------------------------------------------

    FLA013791
    FLA013791
    FLA013791
    FLA013791
    FLA017564
    FLA017564
    FLA018638
    FLA018638
    FLA018638
    89517190
    89517190
    89517191
    89517192
    89517192
    FLA012274
    FLA012274
    FLA013334
    FLA018635
    FLA018635

I have to put the Alarmnet codes in the required spaces from the 2nd sheet
On the second one I have:
Column A Column B
-----------------

cs-no                    ItemNum
-----------------------------------

    89517190       AN547
    89517191       AN547
    89517192       AN547
    89517193       AN583
    89517194       AN583
    89517195       AN583
    FLA012274      AN547
    FLA013334      AN547
    FLA013791      ALARMNETGTC3
    FLA013791      AN548
    FLA016009      AN548
    FLA016927        AN548
    FLA017564        ALARMNETGTC3
    FLA017564        AN548
    FLA017974        AN548
    FLA018075        AN548
    FLA018316        AN548
    FLA018635        AN547
    FLA018636        AN547
    FLA018637        AN547
    FLA018638     ALARMNETGTC3
    FLA018638     AN549
    FLA018639     AN547
    FLA018640       AN547
    FLA018641       AN547
    FLA018642     AN547
    FLA018644       AN547
    FLA018645       AN547
    FLA018647       AN548
    FLA018647       AN560
    FLA018647       AN564
    FLA018648     AN547
    FLA018649       AN547
    FLANT10897      AN547
    FLANT10897      AN554
    FLT43270      AN547

If someone can help me out... would be really cool...

A: One method I have used here -
Place a formula to the left of the duplicate and append a number to it
=If(B2=B1,B2+(A1+"1"),B2+"1")

Basically the formula states if the value is a duplicate, add 1 to it, else make it the first value appended to the end of the value.
And change your vlookup to process each value or be null if no secondary is found
=If(IsError(Vlookup(A1+Right(B$1, 1),'Sheet2'!A:C,3,false))=true,"",Vlookup(A1+Right(B$1, 1),'Sheet2'!A:C,3,false))

Right(B$1, 1) pulls the number off the end of the AlarmNet1 or whatever to look for the 1st through 4th values.  B1 should point to that cell and be a static reference too.
If that doesn't work for your situation let me know and I can adjust my answer.


In this work, a new gas diffusion electrode (GDE) of carbon nanotube/graphitic carbon nitride (CNT/g-C3N4) was prepared, which enables the substantially improved production of H2O2 (up to 1083.54 mg L−1) compared to generation without g-C3N4 (400 mg L−1). Characterized by TEM, XRD and XPS, the synthesized g-C3N4 was proved to be a thin layer sheet with low defects. Important cathode manufacturing parameters including the mass ratio of CNTs to g-C3N4 were optimized, and the dependence of H2O2 generation on pH, current density, aeration rate and performance stability were investigated. Further explored by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis, the presence of g-C3N4 was found to accelerate the electron transfer rate, benefit the oxygen surface reaction, which contributed to the enhanced performance for H2O2 production. Finally, such a CNT/g-C3N4 cathode demonstrated effectiveness for the degradation of alizarin yellow R (AYR) by electro-Fenton (EF), photo-Fenton (PF) and photoelectron-Fenton (PEF) processes. AYR was degraded completely, and 94.8% of the organic carbon was removed, which is more than 5 times the amount removed using PF degradation only. And during the PEF degradation process of AYR, electro- and photocatalysis support and optimize each other, which produces a substantial synergistic effect, proving great potential for practical application in organic wastewater treatment.


Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and city police departments. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proved guilty in court.
Jan. 10, with manufacturing a Schedule IV drug and possession of a controlled substance.
800 block of Crane Drive in DeKalb was charged Sunday, Jan. 6, with driving under the influence and failure to give aid.
700 block of Fotis Drive in DeKalb was charged Sunday, Jan. 6, with domestic battery.
3200 block of Fox Street in Woodridge was charged Monday, Jan. 7, with disorderly conduct and mob action.
Jan. 7, with disorderly conduct and mob action.
• Dorian Malik Leonard, 21, of the 200 block of Tiger Street in Bolingbrook was charged Monday, Jan. 7, with disorderly conduct and mob action.
• Fonda L. Clark, 21, of the 200 block of Northern View Circle in DeKalb was charged Tuesday, Jan. 8, with driving on a suspended license.
700 block of South Second Street in DeKalb was charged Tuesday, Jan. 8, with a warrant for failing to appear in court.
200 block of Avenue C in Rochelle was charged Thursday, Jan. 10, with a warrant for failing to appear in court.
1200 block of Varsity Boulevard in DeKalb was charged Thursday, Jan. 10, with retail theft.
• John D. Neil, 30, of the 800 block of Ridge Drive in DeKalb was charged Thursday, Jan. 10, with retail theft and criminal trespass to land.
4700 block of Deames Street in Plano was charged Friday, Jan. 11, with a warrant out of Lee County for being in contempt of court.
1800 block of Maness Court in Sycamore was charged Thursday, Jan. 10, with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol level more than 0.08 percent, driving on a suspended license and operating a motor vehicle with suspended registration.
700 block of Elmhurst Road in Des Plaines was charged Thursday, Jan. 10, with leaving the scene of a crash with property damage.
600 block of West Brickville Road in Sycamore was charged Thursday, Jan. 10, with driving on a suspended license.
Jan. 13, with domestic battery.
• A 16-year-old girl of the 700 block of Hawthorne Lane in Genoa was charged Saturday, Jan. 12, with failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
• Anthony Montes, 24, of DeKalb was charged Tuesday, Jan. 8, with driving on a suspended license.
1600 block of Mayflower Street in DeKalb was charged Thursday, Jan. 10, with criminally trespassing on state land.
• Macro De la Cruz, 44, of Elgin was charged Saturday, Jan. 12, with speeding and driving on a suspended license.


Do not say yes then say no!
Posted byBarry Owen	 May 9, 2018 Leave a comment on Do not say yes then say no!
You probably think I'm crazy, but before you judge me, read the rest of this short story.
I'm "Throwing a party" next week.
Well, it's not really a party . . . It's a Mastermind Meeting for a group of relatively "high profile" people gathering to discuss the issues of the day in their industry.
We selected the location carefully. We wanted to meet in a place conveniently located suitable for 25ish people to sequester themselves for a couple of hours.
I first pursued "private dining rooms" in several local restaurants for naught – All were booked.
Then I remembered a local business that I had used a while ago. It's a perfect space and location and best of all . . . FREE!
I immediately dispatched an email of this great news to the participants and shifted gears to coordinating the food and beverage delivery.
I am so sorry, I meant to email you first, before I sent you the Conference Room Guidelines. Due to the number of people and the day of the week that you requested is on a Monday, we will not be able to allow usage. If you have a day that works for you on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, we will be happy to reserve one for you.
We're now scrambling for a new space "Due to the number of people and the day of the week that you requested is on a Monday" . . .
So when I made the reservation for Monday and heard the yes response, was I missing some nuance that cancels that possibility with the simple passage of 24 hours?
Oh! And the solution is to have 25 high profile business owners rearrange their schedules because Monday is now not OK?
I know . . . What do I expect for "FREE"?
I understand people make mistakes . . . BUT . . . Don't let this be your business.
When you screw up, offer a truly viable solution.
I know this Business has multiple other available suitable meeting spaces . . . This goof ball could easily book us into a different location, and we could adjust.
The show must go on, and it will!
I guess the good part of all of this was that I was having a difficult time figuring our what to blog about today . . . At least, they solved THAT problem for me.


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Bird ringing has been part of the reserve's monitoring programme since the early days of Rutland Water in 1975. Since 1988, ringing has been organised by the Rutland Water Ringing Group, who are all either fully qualified ringers or undergoing training from members of the Group. Most are amateurs who ring birds as a hobby and an extension of their bird watching. Nationally, ringing is controlled by the British Trust for Ornithology, which is responsible for ringers' training standards, issue of rings and maintenance of national ringing data archives. (See the BTO's website.)
A Sparrowhawk, ringed during the Birdfair in 2001
The aims of ringing at Rutland Water are to monitor bird populations in different parts of the reserve, especially through participation in the BTO's Constant Effort Scheme, ringing of nestlings in the breeding season, integrated population studies of particular species, and ringing of wintering passerines and wildfowl.
Non-ringers are able to see ringing in action at specially organised demonstrations particularly at the Ringing Group stand at the British Birdwatching Fair
CES site and results
One of the ringing rides alongside the reed bed
One of the most important parts of the work of the ringing group over the years has been the maintenance of a Constant Effort Site (CES). Under the scheme, run by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), data is collected in a standardised way. Mist nets are erected in the same positions for the same amount of time on the same number of occasions, year after year. This standardisation allows annual comparisons to be made of the populations of various species. Throughout the country, over 100 such sites are registered with the BTO, and contribute very important data to the nationwide Integrated Population Monitoring Programme.
A ringing ride through a scrubby area
The ringing group has operated a CES at Rutland Water regularly since 1988 and it is one of the most valuable of the BTO's sites since the total number of birds caught is very high. Ringing takes place from dawn until mid-day on 12 mornings at 10-day intervals throughout the breeding season. Eight 18m mist nets are erected, four of them in an area of reedbed and four in an area of scrub.
A number of species breed in nest boxes which have been erected in various parts of the Reserve. These are used mainly by Blue and Great Tits and, particularly, Tree Sparrows. The nests are monitored closely by members of the Group, who ring the nestlings at the appropriate time. Other breeding species whose young are ringed include Cormorant and Common Tern, which nest on islands in the lagoons. House Martins are studied as part of the BTO's project, "Ringing Adults for Survival", which aims to estimate survival rates of adult birds and so provide early warning of any declines in survival in the future.
The Water Rail – a winter speciality on the reserve
Wintering wildfowl
Duck traps built of wire mesh and situated in shallow water are often operated in winter in association with the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. The most frequently caught species are Tufted Duck, Mallard, Teal and Moorhen.
The picture on the right shows a Water Rail, one of the winter specialities on the reserve. Although they do breed on the reserve there are many more present during the winter months, as birds arrive in Britain from Scandinavia, Poland and the Czech Republic. Many of these birds have been ringed – for example, in one three-year period, 34 Water Rails were ringed at Rutland Water. The ringer pictured here is Andy Mitchell and the photographer was Peter Dewar.
Bird-ringing demonstrations
If you would like to learn more about ringing or see the process in action, the Ringing Group usually have a demonstration and display at the Bird Fair.
News of ringed birds
We recently had details of a Coot, Fulica Atra, that was ringed at Rutland Water on 17/1/2000. Four years later it was found dead in Kuopio, Finland during the breeding season on 5/5/2004. This is 2119km ENE of Rutland. The BTO say that this is only the second record of a British-ringed Coot travelling to Finland.
As there is a UK breeding population of about 55,000 Coots you don't normally think of themt as long distance migrants. In winter, however, the UK population is quadrupled as migratory birds from North West Europe arrive. It must have been one of these that was caught in 2000
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Long wait for cricket success
Good things come to those who wait _ just ask Hamish McMurdo and the Waitaki Boys' High School cricket team.
Milner Park was a sea of red-and-black joy on Saturday as the schoolboys celebrated a crushing win over Valley in the Borton Cup final.
It was a first North Otago senior club title for the Waitakians since 1967-68, and they capped a dominant season with a dominant performance and a score (265) that was a record in the modern era.
For coach McMurdo, who has been guiding the team's fortunes since 2009 and is just a few weeks removed from masterminding North Otago's Hawke Cup victory, it was an emotional moment to see his youngsters triumph.
"It feels a bit unreal. It's quite hard to describe," he told the Oamaru Mail this week.
"I guess it's just a really satisfying feeling. We're absolutely thrilled because it's taken a lot of work to basically get from nowhere to the top.
"Personally, it's been a tough but enjoyable journey. In 2009, we couldn't win a free lunch. Now we're a really dominant side.
"We nailed it on Saturday. That was our best performance of the whole season."Waitaki Boys' had always had talented cricketers but had possibly lacked the confidence to regularly beat senior men's teams, McMurdo said.
Now, the players _ not only star captain Nathan Smith and token "adult" Stephan Grobler but also the other talented young cricketers _ approach every game knowing they can win.
"It's about a bit of belief. And depth as well. "When Nathan and Stephan have been away, we've been able to fill spots with guys who can actually do the job.
"We've struggled with that in the past. Now, young guys have really stepped up because they want to play First XI cricket."Smith, the New Zealand under-19 fast bowler who showed off his batting skills with 85 in the final, inspired his team-mates and did not over-shadow them, McMurdo said.
"He helps make them all believe that you can make it from a little region. "The boys can see they can have a good crack at it."Waitaki, which immediately switched from club cricket to First XI cricket and beat St Kevin's and John McGlashan to qualify for the Otago final, would lose five players next summer, McMurdo said.
One will be Smith, whose wonderful rise was marked with two North Otago awards _ cricketer of the year and junior cricketer of the year _ and selection in the Otago Volts team for his first-class debut.
Smith led all club bowlers with 30 wickets at just 7.83, adding 319 runs at 35.44.
The other major award presented on Saturday was the Alexander Keith Memorial Trophy for services to cricket, claimed by Waitaki Boys' groundsman Kelvin McFelin.
OTHER FINALSSenior reserve: Glenavy rattled up 282 to crush Eastern by 113 runs. All-rounders Marshall Smith (century and five wickets) and Rodney van Leeuwen (76 and four wickets) starred for Glenavy.
Second grade: Valley rolled to a sixth straight title in the grade, scoring 252 and beating Union by 82 runs. Kelvin Mansfield, Dave Bond and Hamish Loe all scored half-centuries for Valley.
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When I first read this book it was not relevant to my work life but I still felt it to be helpful. Now that I am no longer working for a corporation and take on contract work, excerpts from this book resonate in my mind. The best practices outlined within the book help me organize and prioritize my work and home life.
Creating work hours help me split up my day. I know when I am in work mode I can not be distracted with personal tasks such as blogging and reading. Work is work and personal is personal. Dzotsi recommends you create your workspace as if you were "at work," would you take personal calls and work on personal things if you were in an actual office? Then it should not be done when you are in "at work" mode.
The more I work from home for my boss who is in another state the more useful this book is to me. I am looking forward to reading more books from this extremely talented author.


For decades, the open office has been heralded as a way to increase employee collaboration and improve productivity. And the use of the open office exploded. Today, 70% of offices are open offices. But over the last few years, study after study have come out showing that all the supposed benefits open offices are suppose to bring are actually myths. While open offices do allow companies to allocate less office space per employee, the increased collaboration, productivity and employee well being have not materialized.
These studies showing the many drawbacks of open offices mean that in the past few years, this office layout is falling out of favor after so many years of prominence. So what does the open office actually do for employees?
Ensuring that a business is running smoothly and efficiently is important, and we're always to maximize business performance. And one of the things that could be hurting business efficiency the most is the open office.
Employees don't like to feel like they're in a fish bowl with everyone watching them. 95% of respondents in a study of 10,000 people said that working privately was important, which is the key component missing in open offices. This lack of privacy and increased distraction resulted in a 15% drop on employee productivity.
One of the biggest claims has been that by putting employees together in an open layout, it would foster an environment of collaboration. With fewer barriers, it would be easier for people to communicate and collaborate. However, a study by a Harvard Business School professor found that it does the opposite. Face to face collaboration decreases and online communication increases. Face-to-face collaboration decline 73%, email usage increased 67%, and IM usage increase 95%.
Not only is the open office bad for productivity and company efficiency, but it's bad for employee well being as well.
It probably does not come as a surprise that employees in closer proximity to one another results in a greater spread of illness. According to the New Yorker, employees who worked in open offices took 62% more sick days than employees working in a more traditional office environment.
In addition to employees taking more sick days, the open office layout takes a toll on employee morale and well being. According to another study, these layouts resulted in higher levels of stress, conflict, and higher turnover.
So if you're looking at moving your company into a new office, it might make sense for you to consider skipping the open office plan. Base on the data, it would be better for your bottom line and better for your employees, and that's as winning a combination as you're going to find.


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How do you turn anticipation into an experience? In this episode of Limitless, Alex talks about the benefits of anticipation and how to get the most out of it. Good anticipation elevates moods, creates more happiness, and gives us something to look forward to. Learn how to weave anticipation into a tapestry.