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Today we celebrate the feast of the Nativity, the birth of our Lady, the Virgin Mary. We can ponder how great was the joy of this day not only for Saint Joachim and Saint Anne but also for God. We can only imagine in some small way, what it must have been like for the eternal Son of God to be looking at the birth of the little girl who about 14 years later would become his own mother and give birth to him in the Christmas story we read every year. We can look at the baby Mary with the joy-filled eyes and hearts of her parents and her Son as she was an infant and began to grow, thoughts that even many with strong Marian devotions seldom contemplate.
God the Father had had Mary in his sights since the beginning of time. St. Paul tells us that he "chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unspotted (or you could insert the word Immaculate which means spotless; pure; unstained; undefiled; without blemish) in his sight in charity." (Ephesians 1:4), and how could he not be thinking of Mary as the image or representation of this divine choosing? We know that that the very instant of the fall, her coming into the world was prophesied as the one in whom God would place an enmity for the serpent. I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. (Genesis 3:15)
The proper understanding of the conflict is that the figure of the serpent does not merely represent an individual snake or even all snakes, but the actual Devil himself (cf. Revelation 20:2) and that the other two figures in the passage—the Woman and "her Seed", refer to two specific individuals that are key to redemptive history—Mary and Christ.
Christ crushed the serpent's head and was struck himself by the serpent, which both are aspects of his death on the Cross. However, there is another sense in which Mary crushed the serpent's head and in which she was struck at by the serpent. She didn't do these things directly, but indirectly, through her Son and through her cooperation with her Son's mission.
It was she, not someone else, who was the person that agreed to become the human channel through which Christ would enter the world in order to crush the serpent's head (Luke 1:38). And she was wounded when the serpent struck Jesus. Simeon had prophesied to her that "a sword will pierce through your own soul also," a prophecy that was fulfilled when Mary saw her Son hanging from the cross (John 19:25–27). Thus Jesus directly crushed the serpent and was directly struck by the serpent, while Mary indirectly crushed it and was indirectly struck by it due to her cooperation in becoming the mother of Christ.
And so on this day we celebrate, her who had been immaculately conceived and was born.
She was born according to a template, a pattern, according to the image of her Divine Son Jesus Christ. St. Paul tells us "For whom God foreknew, he also predestinated (Predetermined; foreordained) to be made conformable to the image of his Son" (Romans 8:29) Mary, when in the womb of her mother, was most certainly already conformed to the image of the Holy One who would become the blessed Fruit of her womb. And the Holy One, when in the womb of his mother, was most certainly already conformed mysteriously, to her earthly image. And this was a "shaping together" that would be manifested mutually throughout life, as her fiat (fiat meaning "let it be done" ), would anticipate his fiat (meaning not my will but the Fathers be done). An example of this was her desire to help a young married couple at the wedding feast which would become the first place Jesus does his first miracle, and also as her pierced heart would emulate his pierced heart that was pierced with a lance, and as his glory would become reflected in her forever.
How could anyone believe Mary was Immaculate, spotless; pure; unstained; undefiled; without blemish, free from all sin?
Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" I John 1:8 adds, "If any man says he has no sin he is a liar and the truth is not in him." What's more, Mary herself said, 'My soul rejoices in God my savior' in Luke 1:47. She clearly understood herself to be a sinner if she admits to needing a savior.
Indeed, Mary needed a savior! However, Mary was "saved" from sin in a most sublime manner. She was given the grace to be "saved" completely from sin so that she never committed even the slightest transgression.
The Bible indicates that salvation can refer to man being protected from sinning before the fact:
"Now to him who is able to preserve you without sin (to keep you from sin), and to present you spotless (Immaculate) before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,To the only God our Saviour through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory and magnificence, empire and power, before all ages, and now, and for all ages of ages. Amen." (Jude 24-25)
Six hundred years ago, the great Franciscan theologian Duns Scotus explained that falling into sin could be likened to a man approaching unaware a deep ditch. If he falls into the ditch, he needs someone to lower a rope and save him. But if someone were to warn him of the danger ahead, preventing the man from falling into the ditch at all, he would be saved from falling in the first place. Likewise, Mary was saved from sin by receiving the grace to be preserved from it. But she was still saved.
But what about "all have sinned" (Romans 3:23) and "if any man says he has no sin he is a liar and the truth is not in him" (1 John 1:8)? Wouldn't "all" and "any man" include Mary? On the surface, this sounds reasonable. But this way of thinking carried to its logical conclusion would list Jesus Christ in the company of sinners as well. No faithful Christian would dare say that. Yet no Christian can deny the plain texts of Scripture declaring Christ's full humanity either. Thus, to take 1 John 1:8 in a strict, literal sense would apply "any man" to Jesus as well.
The truth is Jesus Christ was an exception to Romans 3:23 and 1 John 1:8. And the Bible tells us he was in Hebrews 4:15: "but one tempted in all things like as we are, without sin."
Both Romans 3:23 and 1 John 1:9 deal with personal rather than original sin.
(Romans 5 deals with original sin.) First John 1:8 obviously refers to personal sin because in the very next verse, John tells us, "If we confess our sins". We do not confess original sin; we confess personal sins.
The context of Romans 3:23 makes clear that it too refers to personal sin. Romans 3:10-14 "As it is written: There is not any man just. There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. All have turned out of the way; they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, there is not so much as one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips. Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:"
Original sin is not something we do; it is something we've inherited.
Still, how do we know Mary is an exception to the norm of "all have sinned?" And more specifically, is there biblical support for this claim? Yes, there is much biblical support.
In Luke 1:28-30 we read: "And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God."
The truth is, according to Mary herself, this was no common greeting. The text reveals Mary to have been "greatly troubled at the saying and considered in her mind what manner of salutation this might be" (Luke 1:29). What was it about this greeting that was so uncommon for Mary to react this way? We can consider at least two key aspects.
First, according to biblical scholars, the angel did more than simply greet Mary. The angel actually communicated a new name or title to her. In Greek, the greeting was chairō, "Hail, full of grace." Generally speaking, when one greeted another with chairō, a name or title would be found in the immediate context. "Hail, king of the Jews" in John 19:3 and "Claudias Lysias, to his Excellency the governor Felix, greeting" (Acts 23:26) are two biblical examples of this. The fact that the angel replaces Mary's name in the greeting with "full of grace" was anything but common. This would be analogous to me speaking to one of the Geek squad members at Best Buy, and saying, "Hello, he who fixes computers." In Hebrew culture, names and name changes tell us something permanent about the character and calling of the one named. Just recall the name changes of Abram to Abraham (from "father" to "father of the multitudes") in Genesis 17:5, Sarai to Sarah ("my princess" to "princess"), in Genesis 17:15 and Jacob to Israel ("supplanter" to "he who prevails with God") in Genesis 32:28.
In each case, the names reveal something permanent about the one named. Abraham and Sarah transition from being a "father" and "princess" of one family to being "father" and "princess" or "mother" of the entire people of God. They become patriarch and matriarch of God's people forever. Jacob/Israel becomes the patriarch whose name, "he who prevails with God," continues forever in the Church, which is called "the Israel of God". The People of God will forever "prevail with God" in the image of the patriarch Jacob.
What's in a name? According to Scripture, quite a lot.
St. Luke uses the perfect passive participle, as his "name" for Mary. This word literally means "she who has been graced" in a completed sense. This verbal adjective, "graced," is not just describing a simple past action. Greek has another tense for that. The perfect tense is used to indicate that an action has been completed in the past resulting in a present state of being. "Full of grace" is Mary's name. So what does it tell us about Mary? Well, the average Christian is not completed in grace and in a permanent sense according to St. Paul in Philippians 3:8-12. But according to the angel, Mary is. You and I sin, not because of grace, but because of a lack of grace, or a lack of our cooperation with grace, in our lives. Or it even could be because we have not come to God with confidence, asking for grace that we need. "Let us go therefore with confidence to the throne of grace: that we may obtain mercy, and find grace in in time of need." (Hebrews 4:16) This greeting of the angel is one clue into the unique character and calling of the Mother of God. Only Mary is given the name "full of grace" and in the perfect tense, indicating that this permanent state of Mary was completed.
There is so much more that can be said but let us continue on the subject of Marys Nativity.
Normally for us the celebration of a birthday is always an occasion to think with gratitude to God and to our parents for the gift of human life — and that is a very good thing to do! — but Mary's birthday is a celebration of something more. As we know from throughout her life, she was born with a purpose, to be the Mother of God according to his humanity. She was born to conform her life to him. As we think about her birth, her early days, her upbringing and her life, it's natural for us to think of our own, and it's key for us to grasp that we, too, have been born with a similar purpose, to be conformed to Jesus in this life and, God-willing, forever. Sometimes in our Marian piety we can focus so much on her privileges that cannot be imitated — like her Immaculate Conception, the virginal conception and birth of Jesus, her raising the Son of God, her sharing in his passion, and her sharing even in her body in his resurrection and heavenly life — that we can miss those qualities of her life that we can emulate. Today the great birthday present she'd like for us to give her would be to allow her to help us conform ourselves, like she was, to the image of her Son, to conform ourselves to his Word and let ourselves develop in accordance with it as she did; to conform ourselves to his holiness as she did; to conform ourselves to his proclamation of the Gospel as she did; to conform ourselves to his salvific suffering as she did; and to conform ourselves as she did to the newness of life he has given us by his triumph over sin and death.
One of the ways we do that is here at Mass. We conceive within ourselves first the word of God so that just like Mary did, it may impregnate us and grow within us to such an extent that we are like a umbilical cord, united with this Word until it becomes so big within us that we have to give it forth and share it with others. Then the same Jesus whom she bore in her womb for nine months will enter into us so that he can help us to conform ourselves to him from the inside. The purpose of Mary's birth and life was not merely to be the Mother of God but to help facilitate our becoming like her and like her through the conformation to her Son that is meant to happen in holy communion. Our Amen is meant to imitate her fiat at the annunciation. Let us ask her to pray for us today that we may respond to the graces for which she is interceding for us now with her Son so to conform ourselves to Him in this world that we may be conformed to Him, like Mary, forever.


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Q: Writing norm2 of a column vector I am writing my first Latex document and I am having some struggles. I need to write a cost function as the norm2 of a column vector and I would like to have a numbered equation label. So far I have tried something like
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I obtain this, and I want (7.2) to be written on the side of the equation.

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Q: Black font is not really "black" I am building my first website and I would like to use Monserrat Black.
When I'm typing the classic "font-weight: 900; in my CSS file" the result is obviously bolder Thant the "regular", but not as bold as it should be, comparing to what I see when I look at it in, let say Adobe Illustrator (AI).
I have written the following code in the HTML file
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

And this in the CSS (as mentioned in this page : How do I set 'semi-bold' font via CSS? Font-weight of 600 doesn't make it look like the semi-bold I see in my Photoshop file)
{
    font-family: "Montserrat";
    text-align: left;
}

    .titreSection
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    font-weight: 900;
}

The font produced in my web browser:

The font as it should appear (screenshot taken in AI):

Is there a way to easily select Black, Thin, Thin Italic, Semibold etc. into CSS ?
Thank you ivre much for you patience, this is my first website...

A: When importing fonts from Google Fonts, you can customize the options you want. Some fonts will have different options. In your case, here is a screenshot of how that "customize" page looks like:

By doing that, your import snippet will be different when you go back to the "Embed" tab. To include the 900 weight, you should import the font like this:
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:400,900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

For the second question

"Is there a way to easily select Black, Thin, Thin Italic, Semibold etc. into CSS ?"

by adding the correspondent options in the Google Fonts, you could also set your css with font-weight: bold or font-weight: bolder or font-weight: lighter...
See this link for the full reference:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font-weight


KYOTO, Japan--The Kyocera Group announced that it is supplying 725 kilowatts of solar modules for the KYOCERA Stadium in The Hague, Netherlands. On January 22, the signing of a letter of intent in The Hague signaled the start of another major Kyocera solar project in connection with professional sports in Europe � after the Stade de Suisse in Bern, Switzerland. The roof of The Hague's soccer stadium is to be equipped with 2,900 high-quality Kyocera solar modules.
Furthermore, the plans of the signatories, namely the city of The Hague, Kyocera Fineceramics GmbH, NV ADO Den Haag soccer club, Croon Elektrotechniek, Oskomera solar power solutions, Rabobank, Steeds and Vrolijk Technical Services, go further than just equipping the stadium roof with solar power: The system will become one of the largest building-based photovoltaic projects in the Netherlands � allowing CO2 emissions to be reduced by up to 272 tons a year and providing the equivalent electricity required by around 200 typical homes. That means the project will make a valuable contribution to The Hague's plans to become carbon neutral by 2040.
The stadium is the home of the first-division Dutch soccer team ADO Den Haag and has a capacity of 15,000. In addition to soccer, the stadium is used for field hockey games. The construction work is set to take place this summer, immediately following the Hockey World Cup, which will use the stadium as a venue.
Kyocera set the standard for the use of solar technology in the sporting world in 2004 when it supplied 1.3 megawatts of solar modules for what was at the time the world's largest stadium-based solar power generating system at the Stade de Suisse (home of the Swiss soccer team BSC Young Boys, and a venue for Euro 2008). The 8,000 solar modules installed there have since been producing an annual output of 1,124,045 kWh. The company has also supplied its solar modules to other sports facilities around the world, including the Townsville RSL Stadium in North Queensland, Australia; and the MAZDA Stadium in Hiroshima, Japan.
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) (http://global.kyocera.com/), the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine ceramics (also known as "advanced ceramics"). By combining these engineered materials with metals and integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of solar power generating systems, mobile phones, printers, copiers, electronic components, semiconductor packages, cutting tools and industrial ceramics. During the year ended March 31, 2013, the company's net sales totaled 1.28 trillion yen (approx. USD13.6 billion). The company is ranked #492 on Forbes magazine's 2013 "Global 2000" listing of the world's largest publicly traded companies and in 2013 was ranked by Ceramic Industry magazine as the world's No.1 manufacturer of advanced ceramics.


Still impressed about the great race we had at Austria last week, let's take a look at the impressive Red Bull Ring. Maybe a bit of a hidden gem, but certainly worth a visit to see some good racing, and some of the best infrastructures to be found.
The Red Bull Ring, formerly known as the Österreichring and the A1-Ring is situated in the Styrian mountains in the Murtal region.
Built in 1969 as the Österreichring, the original track had a length of 5,911 km. In 1996 the track was redisigned by Herman Tillke and shortened to 4,236 km. After these adaptations, it hosted F1 again from 1997 'till 2003. When Red Bull bought the track in 2008, reconstruction of the paddock area and grandstands started. Starting with a DTM race in 2011, the now renamed Red Bull Ring hosted a Formula 1 grand prix again in 2014. ELMS has raced here since 2013 and payed its third visit to the track.
The track literally runs up and down a hill which gives the spectators amazing views from almost anywhere on the track.
Even for us, your humble servants, the new media centre gives us a superb view over the pitlane and track.
In the end, it's all about "the Bull"
An amazing track and infrastructure, hot summer weather, 29 cars on the grid ... everything was set for a great race on Sunday, and what a race we got ! Third race of the season, third winning car and team and an exciting race with no less than 5 safety car periods. Jota Sport and their "Mighty 38" clinched a well deserved victory at the even so mighty Red Bull Ring in front of more than 12,000 spectators.
Qualifying was upset with the crash of Gary Hirsch in the Greaves Motorsport Gibson/Nissan. At first it seemed the Gibson had substantial damage, but the mechanics managed to get the car up built up and competitive again by the start of the race. Harry Tincknell claimed pole position in the Jota Gibson/Nissan, ahead of the #50 Murphy Prototypes Oreca/Nissan and the surprisingly fast #37 SMP Racing BR01/Nissan. AF Corse took the honours in GTE with Matt Griffin putting the #55 Ferrari on pole ahead of the #51 AF Corse and #60 Formula Racing Ferrari. Charlie Robertson was - as expected - fastest in LMP3, in GTC AF Corse again took the first 2 spots on the grid with #62 and #63 ahead of Thiriet's BMW Z4.
Filipe Albuquerque took a strong start from pole position and was able to build up a good lead, but when the safety car came out after a few laps, he had to do it all over again. Albuquerque got a strong lead again, but another safety car made all his efforts worthless for the second time. In the meantime, the Eurasia squad in the Oreca 03/Nissan managed to keep up with the pace of the frontrunners and even got briefly into the lead due to a different strategy during the safety car periods. Behind the leader, the #46 Oreca 05/Nissan from Thiriet by TDS became the biggest challenger for Simon Dolan and his crew. Unfortunately for them, a problem with their last pitstop and Gommendy charging through the red light at the pit exit during the last safety car period cost them a penalty. Despite all that, the Oreca 05 came out of the pitlane less than 2 seconds behind, but Harry Tincknell kept his cool and gave the Jota Sport team their first ELMS victory of the season.
After 4 hours the #37 SMP Racing BR01/Nissan driven by Mikhail Aleshin and Anton & Kiriil Ladygin took the third step of the podium, 1 lap behind the leaders. In only its third race, SMP managed to get a podium in the all new BR01, which felt like a truly well deserved victory for the team. They battled it out with the unfortunate Greaves Motorsport who suffered several penalties which put them out of contention for a podium finish. Bad luck for the SMP Racing team too, when the second BR01 in the hands of David Markozov went hard into the barriers right before turn 1 with 1h15' to go. The Greaves Gibson made it home in 4th, only 3.1 seconds behind the BR01. Tracy Krohn's bright green Ligier/Judd raced itself to fifth after an uneventful race. Murphy's men came in sixth after holding on to third position for quite some time, but losing out after a collision with a GTE car. On their first race in ELMS, the Portuguese Algarve Pro Racing team managed to get their Ligier/Nissan to the finish line in 15th place overall, despite some unexpected problems during the race.
Not only LMP2 put up a mouthwatering spectacle, GTE gave us tension from the beginning to the end. The Ferrari's were all over the place in Spielberg with Formula Racing, 2 AF Corse's and JMW battling it out on the very limit. The latter eventually fell off the leading group after a penalty. Matt Griffin rushed his way through the field in the #55 AF Corse after having to start at the back of the grid, getting into an extremely close battle with the #60 Formula Racing Ferrari 458 and the #51 AF Corse. During the whole race, it was a nailbiting spectacle with all 3 cars just seconds apart. At the final stage of the race, it seemed like Griffin had the top spot of the podium within his reach, but when the Thiriet Oreca 05 spinned in front of him in the last lap, Mikkel Mac made an epic move to take over the lead and score a great victory for the Formula Racing team. With electrical problems all Saturday, the Marc VDS BMW Z4 came in fourth (again), despite their troubles only 13 seconds behind the #51 Ferrari.
In LMP3 Sir Chris Hoy and Charlie Robertson took their second victory after their unsuccesful race in Imola. Robertson drove a very strong opening stint, putting him into the top 10 and well into the mix of the GTE cars. After a faultless double stint by Chris Hoy, Robertson just had to drive home to secure a dominant win. All the other LMP3's had their problems during the race. The #5 Villorba Corse came in second, before the second LNT prototype, 22 laps behind the leader. The #15 SVK by Speed Factory had to retire after several contacts and losing some of its bodywork.
GTC saw the #59 Thiriet by TDS BMW Z4 leading the class, untill he ended up in the gravel trap at turn 3 right after a safety car period. This saw the #62 AF Corse taking the lead, comfortably building it up to a 2 lap gap at the end of the race. With the checkered flag in sight, the #68 Massive Motorsport Aston Martin with Kristian Poulsen at the wheel came in charging hard to the BMW, but Franck Perrara ultimately managed to keep track position to come in second.
After a well deserved summer break, the next ELMS race is scheduled at Le Castellet on September 6th. With another exciting race behind us, a very competitive LMP2 field & door to door battles in the GT classes, we should be in for a thrilling weekend again.
Glorious sunshine on Saturday at the Red Bull Ring, setting an almost perfect scene for both practice sessions.
The first session was interrupted after 1 hour when Roberto Lacorte made contact with the turn 2 barriers in his Villorba Corsa LMP3. With sustainable damage to the back of the car, it didn't make it out to the second session, but should be ok for qualifying tomorrow. Felipe Albuquerque set the best time overall in his Jota/Gibson, beating John Lancaster in the Greaves/Gibson by half a second and Tristan Gommendy in the Thiriet Oreca 05. LMP3 was very close with Charlie Robertson in the #3 car beating SVK's #15 with 0.1 seconds and Mark Shulzhitzkiy in the Ginetta #3.
GTE was dominated by Ferrari; the AF Corse #51 claiming first place ahead of "home team" AT Racing. The Proton Porsche came out on third place, nearly 7 tenths behind the fastest Ferrari. GTC also turned out to be a close battle with less than 0.8 seconds dividing the top 3. TDS claimed the fastest time in the BMW Z4, just ahead of AF Corse Ferrari's #64 and #63.
More sun in the afternoon and temperatures heading onto 30 degrees, but apart from Charlie Robertson in the Ginetta LMP3 nobody seemed to be able to put in a better time than in the morning session.
This time it was Tristan Gommendy in the Thiriet Oreca 05/Nissan who beat the Jota Gibson with the #37 SMP Racing BR-01 getting third fastest. Murphy Prototypes and a strong effort by Eurasia Motorsport completed the top 5. LMP3 was the only class able to improve, Charlie Robertson putting himself right behind the #55 AF Corse Ferrari who was fastest in GTE. AT Racing came in second again in GTE with the #51 AF Corse making it a clean sweep for Ferrari. In GTC Ferrari got a 1-2, #62 beating #68 and the Massive Motorsport Aston Martin third fastest. Marc VDS had electrical problems during both sessions and didn't get the chance to have a decent run out.
The session ended a few minutes early when Bellarosa (#45 Ibanez Oreca 03) got off at Turn 1 and caused a red flag. Ibanez racing had its problems during the whole session with the #44 car going round very slowly and stopping on track at the beginning of the session. The sister car had also its problems with a stop & go penalty, a spin and the crash at the end of the session.
Late in the evening rain and a few scattered thunderstorms came in around the track. Qualifying will be dry in the morning, but there might be a chance for rain late in the race.
With Le Mans 4 weeks behind us, the European Le Mans Series gets ready for its third round of the 2015 season at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.
No less than 12 LMP2's will race on Sunday, the biggest LMP2 grid so far this season. Thiriet by TDS will be eager to score a second win after their class perfomance at Imola and build up their 2-point lead in the championship over Greaves racing. SMP Racing lines up both of its BR-01 prototypes, as does Ibanez Racing with their Oreca 03-Nissans. The Algarve Pro Ligier-Nissan makes its debut in the championship. Murphy Prototypes will be on a high after their 5th place in Le Mans and their great race at Imola in May. Completing the grid will be Jota Sport, currently third, 9 points behind Thiriet, Krohn Racing (with Julien Canal replacing Ozz Negri), Pegasus Racing and Eurasia Motorsport.
In LMP3 only four cars (all Ginetta's) will be on the grid in Austria. Team LNT will race 2 cars (one of them borrowed from the University of Bolton Team), Villorba Corse and SVK by Speed Factory will complete the grid. The season's two final races at Le Castellet and Estoril should have an increased grid for LMP3 with the debut of several new teams and hopefully the highly anticipated and blimingly quick Ligier JS P3 from Onroak Automotive. The paddock is buzzing with new and existing teams showing interest in LMP3, this might be a class to watch in the near future.
In LMGTE and GTC there are no changes to both starting grids. The battle in GTE will be tight again with AT Racing defending their victory in Imola over Proton Competition's Porsche RSR. Gulf Racing UK with the blue/orange 911 RSR will be ready to get on the podium again, defending their second place in the championship ! The BMW Z4 GTE by Marc VDS scored two 4th places in Silverstone and Imola, will they be able to squeeze themselves between the Ferrari and Porsches of the championship's leading teams ? GTC has a 5 car entry with the Thiriet BMW Z4 and the Massive Motorsports Aston Vantage getting a BOP with a 20 kg weight reduction. The 3 AF Corse Ferrari's will race in the same spec as the precious races.
With the Formula Renault 3.5 series, 2 races in the TCR touring car championship and a Red Bull Nascar show on Sunday, this weekend will be a true festival of motorsport. Endurance racing, formula racing and touringcars in a wonderfull setting under the sun, all set for a great weekend. And above all, entrance is free for all spectators, including the grandstands, autograph session and lots of animation in the paddock.
ELMS track action starts Saturday at 10.30 for the first practice session and the second one at 14h40. Qualifying is Sundaymorning, the 4 hours of the Red Bull Ring will be run Sunday afternoon at 13.30h. The race will be shown live on MotorsTV and www.europeanlemans.com.


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In 2000 he joined QINO Group as a director and CFO and holds various management positions. Daniel is on the board of numerous QINO Group companies and other Swiss corporations.


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PLLatinum™ is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corporation.
described in the Modulus Control Truth Table.
differentially when the bypass capacitor is omitted.
Ground for analog and digital signals.
sensitive. Handling and assembly of this device should only be done on ESDfree workstations.
VCC = 2.7V to 5.5V.
MC = 0, MC = 1.
Fin = 2.3 GHz to 2.5 GHz.
Note 3: See Timing Diagram.
Note 4: Guaranteed by design and characterization, not tested. Output frequency measured at input.
operate to 2 GHz with an input sensitivity of −15 dBm.
Note: SW1, SW2, MC: H = 0.7 x VCC, L = 0.3 x VCC.


The following authors would like to retract the article titled "TLR4-Dependent NF-κB Activation and Mitogen- and Stress-Activated Protein Kinase 1-Triggered Phosphorylation Events Are Central to Helicobacter pylori Peptidyl Prolyl cis-, trans-Isomerase (HP0175)-Mediated Induction of IL-6 Release from Macrophages," by Sushil Kumar Pathak, Sanchita Basu, Asima Bhattacharyya, Shresh Pathak, Anirban Banerjee, Joyoti Basu, and Manikuntala Kundu, The Journal of Immunology, 2006, 177: 7950–7958.
Some of the panels in the published versions of Figs. 5 and 6 have not been faithfully represented. Due to inadequate archiving dating back almost 10 years, the authors are unable to provide the original unedited scans. The authors would like to apologize to the readers, reviewers, and editors of The Journal of Immunology for this error. The first author does not agree to this retraction.
The authors were based at the Bose Institute in Kolkata, India at the time of the research. It appears as if Pathak has since moved to Stockholm University.
It has been cited 65 times, according to Thomson Scientific's Web of Knowledge.
We've reached out to Pathak and the paper's corresponding author, Manikuntala Kundu. We'll update the post if we hear back.
I've always wondered how basic researchers are supposed to archive their data. The "old way" of using laboratory notebooks is useful for the lab, but difficult if things get tossed, a building gets burned down, etc.
For bioinformatics we can save ipython notebooks, R projects and the like, and use data repos to save raw data for others to audit/look over (e.g SRA, GEO,MassIVE, SWATHatlas, etc).
If editors decided to randomly request the original data for a bunch of papers, how many authors would be able to meet that standard?
So what exactly does unfaithful representation actually mean?
Figutes in two Sushil Kumar Pathak papers questioned at PubPeer.
Jyoti Basu papers questioned at PubPeer (in addition to those in common with Sushil Kumar Pathak.
Can anyone provide some clarification, please?


I am an original backer of the Cora Ball & understand the need for this product in order to keep the microfibers that are in so many of the articles that we wash out of our waterways. I see the build-up of the fibers in my ball, and realize how many people wash these synthetic clothes & blankets & have the fibers go straight into our water systems. Everyone needs to purchase & use a Cora Ball...I've given one as a birthday present already & encourage other people to do the same. Let's spread them around to all of our friends and family.


For me, the chance to develop a high quality solution exists in each new project. I enjoy getting to grips with the specifics of each job and working with other project team members to extract the best from the brief.
I have a wealth of mechanical, electrical and environmental building services design experience across many different sectors and building types. This ranges from designing pool water treatment systems for swimming pools to micro renewable energy technologies. I particularly enjoy the challenge of designing services for tightly constrained sites.
I have completed detailed design for innovative heating and cooling systems, as well as ventilation systems for large-scale projects. This has provided me with in-depth knowledge of the issues involved in the design, installation and commissioning of these building services.
Because of this inherent understanding I can tackle problems quickly and easily whenever they arise. This ability is demonstrated in a recent project that was nearing completion, where I redesigned the above-ground drainage system after contractors discovered the below-ground connection was much higher on site than the utility company had advised.


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And, all the prompts and social media aspects make it extremely easy and fun to write meaningful and powerful messages of love and appreciation, even if you're not a good writer. All your family and friends can even message between each other and ask questions to get ideas on what to write.
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Your new LoveAlbum® can also be used as a great alternative wedding guest book. Sections could also be read by the best man, and both sides of the family get to know each other before the wedding making a much nicer event.
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Check out this Hawaii Picture and Music Web Site.
I wouldn't take credit for finding it. Someone on TUG found it. But it is really neat.
Neat site! Took me a minute to figure out how to stop the image from spinning around so fast. Makes me wish I was back in Hawaii.
thank you for this site!!! perfect for our upcoming vacation in Hawaii..
I also have the fever.
Neat website..only 10-1/2 months to go.
Great website! Thanks for posting...............two and a half months to go!!!
With Hawaii undergoing a building boom, big corporations such as Wal-Mart and Whole Foods Market are running into an obstacle almost as formidable as the environmentalists and the protectors of the islands' laid-back charm: the dead.
"What if they built a Wal-Mart at Arlington? How would people feel?" Native Hawaiian activist William Aila asked. "Those individuals were buried there with the thought that they would be undisturbed for the rest of the eternity."
From remote sand dunes on Maui to bustling Waikiki, hundreds of sets of Hawaiian remains, or "iwi," are discovered every year. The graves — unmarked and undocumented — are considered sacred to the native people.
The latest dispute involves Texas-based Whole Foods, the nation's largest natural-foods grocer. Whole Foods has marketed itself as a socially responsible company that uses "sustainable and ethical business practices." Among other things, it refuses for humane reasons to sell live lobsters and crabs.
Dwight Yoshimura, General Growth's senior vice president, said "every letter of the law" has been followed. The Chicago-based company said many of the remains were discovered during an archaeological survey that it voluntarily commissioned at its own expense, even though it had already obtained all necessary building permits.
"We went ahead and tried to do the right thing," Yoshimura said.
Paulette Kaleikini, a descendant of the deceased at both the Wal-Mart and Whole Foods sites, said: "Why should they be removed to accommodate development? They were there first. If these burials were of Western people, would they move them?"
Aila, a member of an organization whose Hawaiian name translates to Group Caring for the Ancestors of Hawaii, said Wal-Mart could have redesigned the store and chose not to, which was a "demonstration of disrespect."
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Tiffany Moffatt said the company "took the necessary steps and incurred the necessary costs" to "ensure the remains were treated in accordance with state law in a culturally sensitive and appropriate manner."
It made me start thinking I have to start planning a trip back to Hawaii.


"It's raining kittens," said Molly.
"Look out the window," said Molly.
A kitten splatted against the glass.
Kittens tumbled onto the driveway, the SUV, the yard, the surviving ones meowing and staggering in the grass. The sky was dark, the sun lost behind furry bodies. Derrick boarded up the windows.
"Must be the apocalypse," he said.
They listened to the kittens thumping on the roof.
Afterwards they watched the news. Kittens were falling on all the major cities. Nobody knew what it meant. Molly's friend Kim dashed over from next door, holding a platter over her head. It caught three white kittens. Molly put down a dish of milk.
"Maybe it's some kind of alien attack," said Derrick.
He was pouring out shots of tequila. It seemed an appropriate response.
Derrick looked Kim up and down.
They drank. Molly put on some music.
After a while Molly left the room.
Derek moved in. "I've always liked you," he breathed in Kim's ear.
He tried to kiss her. She pulled away, but not in time.
"What the hell?" Molly said from the doorway.
"This isn't what it looks like," Derrick said.
The two women gazed at each other. An intensity gathered between them.
"Wait a minute," said Derrick.
A sudden flurry of kittens rattled the windows. Derrick's hands curled into fists. He forced himself to count to ten.
"And I want to spend the apocalypse with the person I truly love," Molly added.
He stood by the door and watched them thrash their way through the falling bodies to the SUV. Doors opened and slammed. The vehicle backed out of the driveway, crunching across a carpet of kittens, then turned into the street.
Derrick felt a new aloneness settle over him. He found the other bottle of tequila and sat at the kitchen table. The three white kittens tottered around his feet and mewed for attention. Soon he would get up and check the Internet, search for theories and explanations, see what they were saying on Twitter. People wanted answers. You always wanted answers. But already, nudging the kittens away with his feet and swigging deeply from the bottle, Derek knew that there wouldn't be any.
Justine, KITTENS totally cracked me up! It's magnificently evil and wrong, which is a high compliment here at Team Bartilucci HQ! Thanks for sharing this entertainingly nutzoid short story!
It took me until now to read this, so forgive a late comment, but I think this is pretty awesome ^^. It has one of my absolute favorite things: A completely silly event is taken very seriously by all characters involved.
Maybe it resonates with the way that life is so often completely ridiculous but most people can't help taking it all very seriously all the time.
Or maybe it's just really damn funny ^^.


In an extensive survey conducted by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and research company Ipsos, it is found that only 39% of internet users protect themselves online. The survey asked 23,376 Internet users in 24 countries on topics related to online security and privacy. Amongst the many answers, users were asked if they had heard of Edward Snowden, and the results show a clear indication on how his revelations affected internet users. Unsurprisingly, over two thirds (64%) of users are now more concerned with online privacy than they were a year ago, before the Snowden files were released.
But on the other side, it is worrying to note that even now, only 41% of all internet users feel the chance of their personal information being compromised is so small that it isn't worth worrying about. So even with all the news stories and rising statistics of cyber crime and loss of personal data, not everyone is taking every precaution. Because so much of our data is online, whether you chose it to be or not, it is at risk of being stolen and falling into the wrong hands. One step to take, which is being taken more seriously, is the changing of passwords regularly. The study shows that 39% of users now switch their passwords, compared to that of a year ago, when the number was much smaller.
Aside from taking standard precautions with passwords and being careful when it comes to sharing personal information online, another step to take is by using a VPN. A Virtual Private Network essentially safeguards your internet connection, preventing any unwanted access on any device you use to connect to the internet. Le VPN will securely encrypt your connection, even if you are connecting to an unsecured public wifi network.
Sign up to Le VPN and make sure you're protected whenever you use the internet, no mater where you are.


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NGC 20 est une galaxie lenticulaire située dans la constellation d'Andromède. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de , ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de . Elle a été découverte par l'astronome irlandais R. J. Mitchell en 1857. Cette galaxie a aussi été observée par l'astronome américain Lewis Swift le  et elle a été ajoutée au catalogue NGC sous la désignation NGC 6.

Avec une brillance de surface égale à , on peut qualifier NGC 20 de galaxie à faible brillance de surface (LSB en anglais pour ). Les galaxies LSB sont des galaxies diffuses (D) avec une brillance de surface inférieure de moins d'une magnitude à celle du ciel nocturne ambiant.

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Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des objets du New General Catalogue (NGC)

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  NGC 20 sur spider.seds.org
  NGC 20 sur la base de données LEDA

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Constellation d'Andromède
Galaxie elliptique
Galaxie à faible brillance de surface
Galaxie découverte en 1857
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An Officer and a Gentleman
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Directed by Taylor Hackford
Written by Douglas Day Stewart
Starring: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr., David Keith, Robert Loggia
Zack Mayo (Gere) is looking for a second chance in life. As he enters Aviation Officer Candidate School he comes up against Sergeant Foley (Gossett Jr.), a hard-nosed instructor. As Mayo begins training, he also starts a relationship with Paula (Winger). After getting on Foley's bad side, Mayo is fighting for a chance to complete the program and become a Navy aviator.
This is a classic romance written by Douglas Day Stewart (The Scarlet Letter) and directed by Taylor Hackford (Ray). The film stars Richard Gere (Chicago), Debra Winger (Terms of Endearment), and Louis Gossett Jr. (Iron Eagle). In addition the cast features David Keith (Behind Enemy Lines) and Robert Loggia (Big).
This story is one of the more popular romances ever to come to the big screen. The film combines the themes of redemption, coming-of-age, and true love into one nicely woven story. The dialogue is awesome, and creates some of the better moments of the movie. Many of these are the exchanges between Gossett Jr. and Gere. In addition, the story does an excellent job of raising the stakes for all of the characters. None of the story lines feel unfinished, and the payoffs are great. Overall, this might be one of the better written romance movies of 1980s and perhaps of the last 35 years or so.
The acting in this movie is really great. Richard Gere does an excellent job evolving throughout the movie. His character experiences drastic changes, and the acting keeps up with this throughout the movie. Louis Gossett Jr. is also incredible in this one. He earned an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the unforgiving and demanding drill instructor. Debra Winger is also good in this one. She's one of my favorite actresses, and this movie is another example of her range and skill. Additionally, David Keith and Robert Loggia do nice work in their roles. This is true of the rest of the cast as well. This is an excellently acted movie.
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It gets corny by the end, but for the most part, it's well-told piece. Especially with Louis Gossett Jr. just being his own, charming self. Good review.
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This is one of those classic films I still have not seen…
Definitely worth the time.
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While the government has been quick in taking decisions on key promises for this sector, their implementation seems to have taken time due to funds crunch or yarns of red tape.
When former prime minister Manmohan Singh released the Congress manifesto for the assembly elections in Punjab, one thing stood out — the intent to put the state's economy back on track by giving a boost to industry. The party promised to give electricity to industry at Rs 5 per unit, earmark Rs 1,000 crore for incentives, create a new land bank for industrial development, and set up a world-class facility for starts-ups.
Chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh also showed his priorities by travelling to Mumbai within days of coming to power to meet the business bigwigs to attract investment with the promise of making Punjab a more investment-and industry-friendly state.
Then, a decision was taken in July last to ban all truck unions in one go. The move, though not a part of the Congress manifesto, was a major demand. Truck unions, which saw a power struggle between Congress and Akalis after the change in government, protested. However, Amarinder stuck to his guns, as industries, particularly in Malwa, were being charged high freight and being fleeced by these unions. The notification came only in November, though.
The government followed it up with a new industrial policy, including incentives and subsidised tariff. Amarinder said industry held the key to reviving economy. "Our effort is to facilitate setting up business in the state through single-window clearances and other measures. In terms of projects over Rs 50 crore that have been cleared by Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion (PBIP) after April 2017, 13 involving investment of Rs 2,313 crore have reached the stage of construction or setting up of plant and machinery. While 14 projects with Rs 2,170 crore project cost are in the preliminary stage of setting up, half a dozen other major projects are also lined up for operationalisation post April 2018," he said.
While the government has been quick in taking decisions on key promises for this sector, their implementation seems to have taken time due to funds crunch or yarns of red tape. In its manifesto, the Congress promised a new industrial policy within 90 days of assuming office. The 'New Industrial and Business Development Policy' was approved by the cabinet in October — seven months after formation of the government — with fiscal and non-fiscal incentives. The guidelines on procedures have not been notified so far.
Similarly, Rs 5-a-unit power for industry was to start from November 1 as per the announcement, but did not materialise immediately. The deadline was pushed to January 1 which, too, was not kept. Only when the industry raised hue and cry, the CM stepped in and variable power tariff was frozen at Rs 5 per unit.
While the government aims to attract investments worth Rs 5 lakh crore over the next five years, the inflows are still only a trickle.
RS Sachdeva, president of the state unit of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), called the decisions on truck unions and power tariff a big relief. "Barring Sangrur, Barnala and Mansa, truck unions have been curbed in most areas. We are still waiting for industrial policy-related guidelines," he said, adding, "Quick clearances and land for infrastructure should be priorities in the coming years".
Pankaj Sharma, general secretary of Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU), also said that subsidised electricity would help power-intensive steel and spinning mill industries but micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) need more handholding. "There is a perceptible change in attitude of government officials, but paperwork remains an issue. There is a need to simplify procedures," he said.
While the government aims to attract investments worth Rs 5 lakh crore over the next five years, the inflows are still only a trickle. Director, industries, DPS Kharbanda said the guidelines related to incentives provided in new policy have already been cleared by the chief secretary and would be put up to the cabinet for approval. "After the policy was approved, we have signed MoUs worth Rs 47,000 crore. Things will move quickly through the single-window system from here," he said.


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