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Project Contingencies
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» Arc of Yates utilizes @RISK
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Shortfalls
» Managing Risk in a
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Black & Veatch uses @RISK to
Model Project Contingencies
As presented by Lyle Hervert at the Palisade Risk
Conference Las Vegas, November 10, 2011
Black & Veatch Corporation is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company with more than 100 offices worldwide.
As a company involved in the design and execution of hundreds of major capital construction projects, Black & Veatch is acutely aware of the impact of risk factors on the bottom line. Some risk factors are so significant and probable that funds must be held in reserve to protect the company from catastrophic losses. Other risks are less significant and/or have sufficiently low probability that reserving a percentage of the potential loss will offer enough protection.
The "art" is to understand the balance between adding in reserve funds for risk protection and not adding reserve funds for a competitive advantage in the bidding process. Until 2009, Black & Veatch struggled with anticipating and reacting to potential risks and market influences which tended to behave cyclically. As events such as weather, labor shortages, supplier interruptions and the like occurred, company management tended to increase contingency risk funding into project proposals. Over succeeding years, business was lost due to this increase and, as a result, the reserves were reduced to a point that losses increased from the impact of risk events and the cycle began again.
Through the application of risk modeling, including Monte Carlo analysis using @RISK, Black & Veatch has been able to better understand and predict the probability of the various risk factors. The increased accuracy and precision of the risk estimate has benefitted the company by improving the competitiveness of proposals while simultaneously protecting profits by appropriate reaction to identified risks. All major construction projects are now assessed using this model with senior executive review.
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» More about Black & Veatch
DecisionTools Suite 6.0 Beta Now Available
You may now download the beta release of the new DecisionTools Suite 6.0. The DecisionTools Suite 6.0 offers new versions of @RISK, PrecisionTree, TopRank, NeuralTools, StatTools, RISKOptimizer and Evolver.
Some key features of new @RISK 6.0 are integration with Microsoft Project, improved graphs, better distribution fitting, and more. Other important new improvements in the Suite are Bayesian revision in PrecisionTree, the new OptQuest optimization engine in RISKOptimizer and Evolver, sensitivity analysis in NeuralTools, and scatter plot matrices in StatTools. There are many more enhancements, so we encourage you to take a look!
As a current Palisade software user, we would like to invite you to test new version 6.0 and send us your feedback. Your input will be help us improve version 6.0 as we prepare the final release. Please click the link below to download the DecisionTools Suite 6.0 beta:
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The DecisionTools Suite Beta can be installed on the same system as a licensed copy of version 5.x of the DecisionTools Suite or @RISK. Both versions install to different directories and launch from separate icons. You cannot run both version 6 and 5.x in the same session of Excel; when running one version, exit Excel before launching the other version.
This Beta version expires on March 31, 2012.
» See what's new in DecisionTools Suite 6.0
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Participate in Aberdeen Research's Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting Survey
Aberdeen Research, a leading provider of research and analysis of information technology companies, is conducting an important new survey on the financial planning practices of best-in-class companies. The results of the survey will inform a number of research reports, including the new Risk-Adjusted Strategies to Enable Financial Accuracy report. Be a part of this research and you can receive complimentary access to the full benchmark report as soon as it is published (a $399 value).
Planning, budgeting and forecasting lay the foundation for any effective business plan, but economic uncertainty can make it difficult to set clear goals and objectives. During volatile economic times, this is more critical than ever for success and survival. By participating in this brief 10-minute survey, you will be able to see how your experiences in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting compare with those of your peers, benchmark your performance, and see how you can achieve best-in-class results. The tendency of businesses in this current climate is simply to clamp down on expenses. In doing so, the potential for missed or lost opportunity increases. This study will provide a roadmap for organizations trying to improve their planning, budgeting and forecast processes so as not to miss out on these opportunities. Your participation is a vital part of the report development, and serves as the foundation of Aberdeen's research.
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Palisade Risk Conference Sydney:
Save the Date – 29-30 May
The 2012 Palisade Risk Conference will be held at the fantastic Hilton Sydney located in the heart of the city.
Present Your Case Study in Sydney
If you have an interesting application of Palisade software which you would like to present, please send a short abstract to Jami Adams, at jadams@palisade.com. The closing date for abstracts to be submitted is January 30, 2012. If you would like to submit an abstract but need more time, please let us know.
All presenters attend the conference and social events at no charge.
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» View our previous Sydney conference schedule and presentations
Community Services Provider Arc of
Yates utilizes Palisade's @RISK to
Predict Potential Budget Shortfalls
Arc of Yates County, New York provides services for people in the community with developmental disabilities. The organization was facing funding shortfalls from state and local governments, and turned to Palisade's @RISK to manage and mitigate these risks. Through their use of @RISK, Arc of Yates has been able to develop more effective strategic contingency plans and communicate their challenges to board members and other stakeholders.
"The greatest benefit has been reducing a number of significant uncertainties down to a single output that provides our senior leadership and board of directors with a realistic expected outcome," said Stephen Johnson. Arc of Yates CFO. "Comparing the two outlying years in our three-year strategic financial plan has also provided advance warning that the next two years will be financially challenging. As a result, we have re-prioritized capital projects for 2011-2013 and will need to work more collaboratively with other similar agencies to reduce overhead and administrative expense."
Managing Risk in a Loan Portfolio
This example was excerpted from the book @RISK Bank Credit Analysis by Roy Nersesian, published by Palisade
RISKOptimizer in @RISK Industrial can be used to maximize the profit of a loan portfolio given uncertainty surrounding potential losses. You can use optimization and simulation to account for the risk in various loans and see the effect on the portfolio at large.
Suppose a bank borrows money from its depositors and other sources at an average rate of 4.5%. The bank has seven investment grades for loans whereby interest rates rise to reflect the underlying risk. As loan creditworthiness declines, the expected loss probability rises along with the degree of loss.
Moreover there is a specific loan reserve associated with each grade of loan.
The bank has $100 million in capital. What is the optimal allocation of capital to maximize profits?
» Download the complete chapter and example spreadsheet
» Learn more about @RISK Bank Credit Analysis by Roy Nersesian
How Capable are Your Capability Metrics?
Using @RISK to Demonstrate Their Limitations
Presented by Rick Haynes, Smarter Solutions, Inc.
February 16, 2012, Noon-1pm (ET) » Register Now
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In today's episode of the Briefcase, we talk about the appointment of H.R. McMaster. It seems that his appointment will lead to reorganization within the foreign policy teams and we discuss reports that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is being sidelined.
Discord in the White House is nothing apparently compared to the discord found at Congressional Town Halls across the country - specifically growing concerns about the repeal of Obamacare. We talk about Senator Tom Cotton's town hall specifically. We discuss Vox's Sarah Kliff's trip to Kentucky to investigate the Affordable Care Act and the political climate surrounding it. Beth is concerned at the lack of replacement plan. Sarah is concerned the replacement plans help the wrong people.
We correct our coverage of the FEC.
We also talk about the Trump administration's decision to revoke the Obama administration's guidance on transgender restrooms in schools, the role of the judiciary and the legislature, and the cultural polarization around these issues. Sarah recommends This Is How It Always Is - a novel that deals with this issues in a beautiful way and analogizes the personal experience with cultural issues that shift our society's position on things, such as gay rights. She cited Ilyse Hogue's speech about abortion at the Democratic National Convention.
We end with listener feedback on our last episode. We discuss whether or not we are rational animals and how we can design your life (and voting decisions) in the face irrationality. We also discuss a message from Autumn about Trump's creation of an "in group" and "out group."
Also, a final plug for our book club on goodreads and the book that they are currently reading Strangers In Their Own Land!
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Volume 115, Issue 4A
An Experimental Study of Pulsatile Pipe Flow in the Transition Range
S. Einav,
S. Einav
Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
M. Sokolov
J Biomech Eng. Nov 1993, 115(4A): 404-411 (8 pages)
Einav, S., and Sokolov, M. (November 1, 1993). "An Experimental Study of Pulsatile Pipe Flow in the Transition Range." ASME. J Biomech Eng. November 1993; 115(4A): 404–411. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2895504
The study of pulsatile flows is relevant to many areas of applications. Typical applications include aerodynamics, biofluid mechanics, wind flows, and gas transport. Transition to turbulence during pulsatile flow is physiologically and clinically important. It has been suggested as a possible mechanism to enhance the transport of gases during high-frequency ventilation, may be related to valvular regurgitation and heart murmurs and to post stenotic dilatation and aneurysms. Measurements in a pulsatile pipe flow with a superimposed mean flow are reported. Data were taken in a water flow with mean Reynolds numbers in the range of 0 < Rem < 3000, oscillating Reynolds numbers of 0 < Reω < 4000, and Stokes parameter 7 < λ < 15. Velocity profiles of various phases of the flow, condition for flow reversal, and pressure losses were measured. The adequacy of a quasi-steady-state model is discussed. Condition for transition is determined by visually inspecting velocity signals at the centerline.
Pipe flow, Flow (Dynamics), Pulsatile flow, Reynolds number, Aerodynamics, Aneurysms, Biological fluid dynamics, Gases, Pressure, Signals, Turbulence, Ventilation, Water, Wind
Conditions for Use and Implementation of Globally-aligned Versus Local Baseplate Coordinate Systems When Computing Migration Using Radiostereometric Analysis
J Biomech Eng
Erratum to Controlled Vacuum Seeding as a Means of Generating Uniform Cellular Distribution in Electrospun Polycaprolactone (PCL) Scaffolds , ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, JULY 2009, Vol. 131; 074521-8 DOI: 10.1115/1.3173283
Editorial for Special Issue Honoring Beth Winkelstein and Victor Barocas
Layer-specific Tensile Strength of the Human Aorta: Segmental Variations
Simulation-Based Biological Fluid Dynamics in Animal Locomotion
Appl. Mech. Rev (July,2005)
Frictional Performance of U-Type Wavy Tubes
Blood Flow in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Pulsatile Flow Hemodynamics
J Biomech Eng (October,2001)
The Effect of Asymmetry in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Under Physiologically Realistic Pulsatile Flow Conditions
J Biomech Eng (April,2003)
Experimental Investigation of Flow Laminarization in a Graphite Flow Channel at High Pressure and High Temperature
Developing a Combustor Simulator for Investigating High Pressure Turbine Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer
Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Flow Through an Orifice Plate in a Pipe
Experimental Investigation of Ventilated Supercavitation Under Unsteady Conditions
Later Single-Cylinder Engines
Air Engines: The History, Science, and Reality of the Perfect Engine

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Malvani land jihad: Adv Kaushik Mhatre explains conspiracy to evict and depopulate Hindus
The issue of Hindu exodus in Malvani was raised earlier this year by BJP MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha. Advocate Kaushik Mhatre has highlighted in his interview with Citti Media how Hindus are being strategically evicted and depopulated in the Mumbai suburb Malvani.
"There is a pattern to this Hindu exodus. They are being threatened and intimidated to leave their houses. A concerted attempt is being made to evict them. Just like Kashmir, Kairana witnessed the exodus of Hindus, Malvani in Mumbai is also witnessing the same", Lodha had said.
Explaining why it is termed as land jihad and isn't just a case of encroachment, Adv. Mhatre points out that it is a calculated conspiracy with a perpetuated modus operandi to ensure Hindu exodus and Islamizing the society and/or area. The modus operandi includes buying flats at a higher price than the market price. The lucrative price offered ensures that the Muslims are able to buy the flats. They then go on to harass the non-Muslim population in various ways including filing false cases if their initial pressure tactics fail to yield the desired results.
Malvani was initially a Hindu-dominated area and today only 9 Hindu families are left here. The Malvani pattern of land jihad includes purchasing houses in Hindu-dominated areas. One of the residences is then converted into a masjid where loudspeakers blare the azaan at such high volumes that it becomes difficult for people to speak to each other in their homes.
The second strategy adopted to force Hindu families into submission is to implicate the sons and daughters in false cases such as that of drug peddling. The motive is to keep the families under constant fear of being implicated in false cases. Once the Muslims succeed in instilling such fear, the families are approached to sell their houses by the masjid people.
Adv. Mhatre then filed two RTI applications to establish the fact that the masjid had been using loudspeakers in violation of Bombay High Court orders. He further pointed out that the negligence of police officials is encouraging such illegal activities to go on unabated. Adv. Mhatre further pointed out that they have succeeded in solving the loudspeaker issue at Gaikwad Nagar.
Another strategy adopted by the Islamists is hampering the employment of the Hindus. Essentially, they pressurize Hindus into submission by harassing them physically, mentally, and financially. Adv. Kaushik also cited the example of City Centre Mall in Goregoan West and the Bony Plaza in Andheri where the same strategy was adopted by the Islamists.
"It is essential that Hindus should understand the pattern. In Chedda Complex located in Malvani, 55 flats were owned by Hindus. Subsequently, 10 flats were sold to Muslims leading to a situation where many Hindus have rented their flats to Muslims and are residing elsewhere. Only 15 flats are occupied by Hindus in this complex now", the advocate has pointed out.
Islamists are backed by vested political interests which are clearly seen from the fact that despite illegality the Islamists are given a free hand by the authorities. In the Chedda Complex as well the Hazrat Ali Masjid was constructed obstructing the right to the way of the residents. Despite BMC's notice to demolish the illegal structure, the Hazrat Ali Masjid still stands as it is. Adv. Kaushik Mhatre has been leading a fightback of the Hindus against the Islamists and ensuring that their exodus is arrested.
It must be mentioned here that Malvani is said to be a stronghold of 3-time Congress MLA from Malad West Assembly Constituency, Aslam Shaikh, who is also the Minister of Textile, Fisheries, and Port development in the Uddhav Thackeray government. From Kashmir to Kairana to Bharuch to Malvani, there is a concerted effort to push out Hindus.
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PROF PARTHASARATHI CHATTOPADHYAY December 26, 2021 At 6:16 pm
Where the Hindus will go ultimately? They have been evicted from Kashmir, from Kairana and now Malvani. Since Muslims use violence to evict them, they must be counterpoised by violence. This time by the Govt. and the Hindu parties. They'll overpower you, show no mercy if you are a soft guy. The only policy that holds the key to the Hindus survival is: If you find your enemy is approaching, wake up and kill him before he kills you.
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Dinowalrus is an American band from Brooklyn, New York, formed by Titus Andronicus guitarist Peter Feigenbaum. The band have released four albums and toured internationally.

History

The group was formed in 2007 by vocalist/guitarist Pete Feigenbaum and synthesizer/bass/clarinet/guitar player Kyle Warren. After working on a batch of loose krautrock-inspired improv pieces with a rotating cast of drummers including Andy Bond (aka Oliver Duncan, who would later join Friends) and Etienne DuGuay (who would later join Real Estate (band)), Feigenbaum and Warren began settled down with 18-year-old Belgian drummer Josh Da Costa and began writing and recording the album that would become % (pronounced "percent") throughout 2008, while playing gigs regularly around New York with the likes of Titus Andronicus, Parts & Labor, Aa (Big A Little a), A Place to Bury Strangers, DD/MM/YYYY and Grooms.

In late 2008 they released their first 7". "Electric Car Gas Guitar" b/w "Cage Those Pythons".  It was distributed via the labels Impose and RVNG.  A second 7" followed in February 2009: a split with Bachelor of Arts from Melbourne, Australia on the label EXO.

Dinowalrus signed a one-album deal with Kanine Records in June 2009 to release their debut album %.  Meanwhile, Feigenbaum also began touring and recording as a guitarist in Titus Andronicus for the 2nd half of 2009 while production on % finished up.

%, a sprawling and experimental debut was released in January 2010.  The album received reviews from Tiny Mix Tapes, Consequence of Sound, Pitchfork Magazine and PopMatters. Mini-tours with among other Fang Island, followed during the first half of 2010.

Significant lineup changes occurred in the summer 2010 as Dinowalrus began to write their 2nd album. Warren was replaced by Liam Andrew on synthesizers and bass. A new single, "Phone Home from the Edge", originally written in February 2009, was premiered on Stereogum  in fall 2010, and subsequently received positive attention from the NME blog, and airplay on the BBC 6 Music show of Lauren Laverne. The band later made a video for this song, which starred Toxic Avenger creator Lloyd Kaufman.

Former The Depreciation Guild drummer Anton Hochheim was brought in during the fall and winter of 2010 for studio sessions. Drummer Max Tucker, formerly of Francis and the Lights and Patrick Cleandenim, joined full-time in March 2011.

Their second album, entitled Best Behavior, was released in March 2012 on Old Flame Records, garnering positive reviews from Pitchfork, NME, No Ripcord, and Consequence of Sound. In February 2012, the band signed with Heist Or Hit Records for release of their second album in Europe

In 2013, the band returned to the studio to work on their 3rd album, Complexion, which was mixed by Jorge Elbrecht of Violens, also a touring member of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti.  They released a single entitled "Grounded", and an accompanying video, on Pitchfork and Stereogum.  They released Complexion in April 2014 via Personal Projects, part of the Frenchkiss Label Group.  John Atkinson from Aa_(Big_A_Little_a) also began making appearances on backing vocal and percussion duties. Liam Andrew left the band in 2015 to move to Austin, Texas; and was replaced by Meaghan Omega on bass and backing vocals, and Dan Peskin on synthesizers.

The core of Feigenbaum, Peskin and Omega delivered a shoegaze and britpop-inspired 4th album entitled "Fairweather" in 2016, it was also released in Japan by Moorworks, the band's first Japanese release.

Discography

Albums
 Fairweather (Moorworks/Personal Projects, September 2016)
 Complexion (Personal Projects, June 2014)
 Best Behavior (Old Flame/Heist or Hit Records, March 2012)
 % (Kanine Records, January 2010)

7" Singles
 "BEAD" (Split with Bachelor of Arts, EXO Records, February 2009)
 "Electric Car Gas Guitar/Cage Those Pythons" (Impose Records, December 2008)

References

External links
 Official Dinowalrus Webpage
 Interview in Vice Magazine
 Interview in Paper Magazine
 Show Review on Village Voice Blog

Musical groups established in 2007
Indie rock musical groups from New York (state)
Musical groups from Brooklyn
2007 establishments in New York City

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Vin Diesel has announced that the movie will still be completed despite co-star Paul Walker's untimely death.
The Fast And The Furious fans were deeply saddened by news of actor Paul Walker's passing earlier in the month. Walker was working on the franchises' latest film: Fast And Furious 7 at the time, and it was put on indefinite hold after his death. Now, Vin Diesel has announced over his Facebook page that despite Walker's death, the movie will still be finished, although it has been delayed from it's original release date of July 11, 2014 to April 10, 2015.
"The last scene we filmed together..." said Diesel, referencing the picture above. "There was a unique sense of completion, of pride we shared... in the film we were now completing... the magic captured... and, in just how far we've come..." He then revealed the movie's new release date, adding "P.s. He'd want you to know first..."
Furthermore, The Hollywood Reporter reports that executives are trying to find a way to salvage footage already shot for Fast And Furious 7 instead of starting fresh, and that they hope to be able to retire Walker's character from the series using scenes already shot. It's the magic of editing!
Walker played ex-cop Brian O'Conner in the car action franchise, and somewhat ironically died in a tragic car accident earlier in the year. He was 40 years old.


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Who Wants Windows 7? "We Do!" Users Say
The closer you are to Windows 7, the more you like it. That's what supporters of the new operating system say. To them, reports that 60 percent of IT admins aren't planning to deploy Microsoft's newest simply don't make sense.
"I want Windows 7 -- it's a significant improvement and enables netbooks," wrote one user, responding to my post yesterday quoting a survey that found widespread antipathy toward the Windows XP and Vista replacement.
"Once Microsoft starts showing off the new deployment tools, that will probably change," said another of the survey finding. "Windows 7 will be pretty easy to deploy over the wire, easier than Vista was."
Another responded that while Windows 7 is an improvement over Vista, operating systems aren't as important as they used to be.
"I run Windows 7 daily, it's a vast improvement over Vista and does what XP does best: Run on low-end machines," he wrote. "Is it great? No. Revolutionary No. Better than OS X, maybe not. But, the fact is I spend 90% of my time in the browser anyway, so [I don't care so much about the OS.]"
This user said his and other users' browser dependence could work to Google's favor in whatever OS war might develop.
"Chrome OS has an opening, by mapping to what users actually do with their PCs vs. what Microsoft and Apple tell us we should do."
I felt the "60 percent won't deploy" number was excessive, but still newsworthy in showing how unhappy IT administrators are--still--with Microsoft as a result of the Vista debacle.
It further demonstrates the danger of ever giving customers a reason to question their decision to go with your product in the first place: Some will reconsider and decide not to return.
Microsoft has not done a good job--so far--of communicating the real improvements that Windows 7 embodies, as compared to Vista and, especially, Windows XP.
Until Microsoft makes better points in Windows 7's favor, I expect to see even more reports of low acceptance, but those will improve over time, provided Microsoft gets it's message out more effectively than it has done so far.
The generally positive response from real Windows 7 users apparently isn't reaching the mass of potential customers. This has to happen if Windows 7 is to avoid becoming Vista 2.
Industry veteran David Coursey tweets as @techinciter and can be contacted via his web site.


Madeline Drexler is editor of Harvard Public Health magazine and a senior fellow at Brandeis University's Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism. She is author of the 2014 book "A Splendid Isolation: Lessons on Happiness from the Kingdom of Bhutan." Her reporting from Bhutan has appeared in The Virginia Quarterly Review, Tricycle, Saveur, "2015 Best American Travel Writing," and other publications. She was a 1996-1997 Knight Science Journalism Fellow and is the author of "Secret Agents: The Menace of Emerging Infections," published by Penguin in 2003.


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The Latest: Trump says he won't rush North Korea deal
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
President Donald Trump says he won't rush into any deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Trump tells a rally Friday in Springfield, Missouri, that he received a "beautiful letter" two days ago from Kim. But he's not saying what the letter said.
The president and Kim met in June in Singapore to discuss denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
Trump says he has a "very good" relationship with Kim. He notes that North Korea has returned Americans being held there, as well as remains of American service members who went missing during the Korean War.
The president also notes that North Korea has not conducted any ballistic missile or nuclear weapons tests in months.
Trump says, "Let's see what happens," adding "I'm in no rush."
President Donald Trump has taken the stage at a campaign rally in Missouri.
It's his second rally in as many nights.
Trump opened by telling the cheering crowd of thousands in Springfield that "our country is respected again."
He says that's because "we are finally putting America first."
The president is in Missouri to campaign for state attorney general Josh Hawley, who is challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. Trump has been campaigning aggressively to help the Senate expand its narrow 51-49 majority in the Senate.
Trump campaigned in Las Vegas on Thursday night to help Sen. Dean Heller, the only Republican seeking re-election in a state that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in 2016.
President Donald Trump has signed legislation to fund the Energy Department, veterans' programs and the legislative branch, including Congress and the Capitol police.
Trump signed the measures Friday during an event at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, where he stressed his efforts to improve veterans' care.
Congress last week approved the $147 billion package as part of an effort by congressional leaders to head off a government shutdown that Trump has threatened he might force over funding for his border wall.
The bill includes money for veterans' health care, military infrastructure, the electrical grid and nuclear weapons programs.
It also provides a $1.1 billion increase to pay for efforts to give veterans more freedom to see doctors outside the troubled VA system. And it will require Senate candidates to file electronic campaign finance reports.
President Donald Trump is in Las Vegas stumping for Republican Sen. Dean Heller, who is in the fight of his career to keep his seat.
Trump is praising Heller as "a champion" of workers, veterans and families and says he has "no better friend."
Heller, who once said he "vehemently" opposed Trump, has now allied himself with the president.
Trump says, "We started off slow, but we ended up strong."
Heller is in a tight race with Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen, a first-term congresswoman who stands to benefit from a wave of anti-Trump activism.
Trump is mocking Rosen as "Wacky Jacky."
Trump saved Heller from a costly primary earlier this year when he persuaded Danny Tarkanian to drop out of the Senate race and instead seek a House


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Q: Pandas dropna on specific rows import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame({'ticker':['x','x','y','z','z'],
                   'bid':[1,2,np.nan,2,np.nan]})

Using pandas .dropna() is there anyway to drop the rows from a specified index range or subset of the data? For example in the DataFrame above, if I want to only drop rows in the index for where ticker equals 'z'. This would hopefully return:
ticker bid
x       1
x       2
y       np.nan
z       2

A: You can use dropna with mask and fillna:
df.mask(df.eq('z')).dropna(how='all').fillna({'ticker':'z'})

Output:
 ticker  bid
0      x  1.0
1      x  2.0
2      y  NaN
3      z  2.0

or
df.mask(df.eq('z')).dropna(how='all').mask(df.eq('z'),'z')

A: One option is to just check the two conditions separately:
In [13]: df[(df['bid'].notnull()) | (df['ticker'] != 'z')]
Out[13]:

  ticker  bid
0      x  1.0
1      x  2.0
2      y  NaN
3      z  2.0

A: df.loc[df.ticker == "z"] = df.loc[df.ticker == "z"].dropna()
df.dropna(subset=["ticker"])

Not sure if this is better for when I have more columns and need to specify if they have 2 missing nan's (using the .dropna(thresh=2) in the first drop)

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In asking His disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?", Jesus was telling them who He was. "Son of Man" is/was a well known name for the Messiah. This was an open-book test of sorts.
To say that Jesus is John the Baptist, Elijah, or anyone else is to say that Jesus is NOT the Christ.
Jesus, without question, without parable, tells them that the signs, teachings, their family backgrounds, etc. did not cause them to believe. They believed in who Jesus was because God the Father revealed it to them.
Peter's new given name is in the Greek, "Little Stone", then Jesus says, "Upon this rock", which in the Greek refers to a large stone or a rocky mountain or peak. The "rock" that the Church is built upon is the truth that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.
The "keys" given represents authority in the church. Which, when exercised correctly will always be in agreement with the Word of God.
How would verse 19 be viewed/exercised today without the existence of the local church?
Why would Jesus tell His disciples not to tell anybody that He is the Christ? How might people's view of what they wanted the Christ to be for them negatively affected Jesus' ministry and purpose?


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namespace Problem8
{
    using AdoNetExercise;
    using System;
    using System.Data.SqlClient;
    using System.Linq;

    public class StartUp
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            int[] ids = Console.ReadLine()
                .Split()
                .Select(int.Parse)
                .ToArray();

            using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(Configuration.ConnectionString))
            {
                connection.Open();

                string updateSql =
                    @"UPDATE Minions
                    SET Name = UPPER(LEFT(Name, 1)) + SUBSTRING(Name, 2, LEN(Name)), Age += 1
                    WHERE Id = @Id";

                foreach (var id in ids)
                {
                    using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(updateSql, connection))
                    {
                        command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Id", id);
                        command.ExecuteNonQuery();
                    }
                }

                string getMinionsSql = @"SELECT Name, Age FROM Minions";

                using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(getMinionsSql, connection))
                {
                    using (SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader())
                    {
                        while (reader.Read())
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine($"{reader[0]} {reader[1]}");
                        }
                    }
                }

            }
        }
    }
}

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Why is the compensatory fee introduced ?
The compensatory fee has been introduced on 31 January 2017 in the Roads Act with the amendments of the Road Traffic Act, which will enter into force from the beginning of 2019, The compensatory fee is intended to act as mechanism for exemption from administrative criminal liability for infringements connected with the use of the paid road network.
The possibility for voluntary payment of the compensatory fee, on one hand, aims to increase the collection of the fees for the use of the paid road network and, on the other hand – the compensatory fee allows the infringer to pay higher charge with delay and in this way to be exempt from imposing sanctions and the measures related therewith.


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HomeMusic SceneSnap Scene: The Darkness, Forum Theatre, Melbourne 14th March 2020
Snap Scene: The Darkness, Forum Theatre, Melbourne 14th March 2020
April 2, 2020 Paul Miles
British rockers The Darkness played a sold-out show at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne on Saturday 14 March 2020 on their Easter is Cancelled Tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Suffolk's prodigal sons are Justin Hawkins on lead vocals and lead guitar, his brother Dan Hawkins on rhythm guitar, Frankie Poullain on bass, and Rufus Tiger Taylor on drums. The capacity crowd of 1,500 fans enjoyed a 90-minute set of songs spanning the band's 20-year career, from their quadruple platinum debut album Permission to Land through to their sixth studio album Easter is Cancelled that was released last October.
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Paul Miles is a rock photographer specializing in live music photography, who captures the true spirit of rock'n'roll in action by many of the world's greatest performers. Over the years, he has shot a vast array of rock music photography: from gigs in world-famous clubs like the Apollo in Harlem and the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, to iconic arenas like New York City's Madison Square Garden and Australia's MCG, as well as in retail stores Barnes & Noble, Apple, and John Varvatos CBGBs.
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In a previous post, I mentioned that I was kindly sent three products to test out from GelSmart Malaysia. I have already written a review on their Lavender booties which you can check out here! I will now move on to give my two cents on the Ceramides Anti-Aging Neck Wrap* and Moisturising Gloves*! =) Btw, this post is picture-heavy! Hee!
The Ceramides range is also infused with Green Tea and Willow, whereas the Lavender range is infused with Lavender.
Ceramides are natural lipids found in the skin's outer layer that helps retain moisture in the skin for a more youthful appearance.
Anyway, onto the review itself, I'll start with the Anti-Aging Neck Wrap* first!
Packaging: The neck wrap (and also the gloves!) come packaged in a sturdy transparent plastic box with the instructions written on top of cardboard attached to it. Simple, fuss-free packaging.
Colour: Both the neck wrap and the gloves are a sweet pastel pink. Lovely colour!
Scent: I cannot put my finger on what exactly the scent is for both the neck wrap and the gloves- they have a comforting scent, something like baby powder and fresh laundry. Haha! But it is not noticeable unless you hold it to your nose to it and breathe in really deeply. From afar, it seems to be unscented.
Application/Texture/Consistency: The neck wrap has a soft, fluffy microfibre outer lining, and is lined with a gel lining on the inside. I really like the outer lining as it is so soft and fluffy! The inner gel lining feels like firm jelly, but with a smooth texture. I just wrap this around my neck and leave it for 30 minutes each time for 2-3 times a week. After I remove it, my neck is left feeling soft and smooth. I have not noticed anything in terms of the anti-aging aspect, but I have only been wearing it for a month, so maybe it takes time for that to work. I don't have lines or wrinkles on my neck though, so maybe this is working in a preventive way for me? I noticed that the neck wrap also left a silky, powdery feel on my neck each time after using it. You may or may not be bothered about this. I was slightly put off by the powdery feel the first time I wore it, but after wearing it a few times, it did not bother me anymore. The major downside with the neck wrap for me is that the edges of the microfiber lining irritated my neck and made me itch. I did not experience any irritation, discomfort or poor circulation with the gel lining itself, but the microfiber was irritating my neck and causing rashes, which annoyed me. I also found it a bit difficult to wrap around my neck as it kept moving around and getting loose, so I had to tighten it a few times.
How I use it: I usually use this after a shower when my neck is washed and dry. I place the neck wrap around my neck, adjust it accordingly, and then slip in one end through the black "GelSmart" logo tag you see in the picture above to hold the neck wrap in place. After using it, I leave it to air dry before placing it back in its plastic box.
Application/Texture/Consistency: These gloves also come with a soft, fluffy microfiber outer lining and an inner gel lining. Wearing these gloves are pretty much fuss-free- just slip them on (gently) like how you would for any gloves. The gel lining gives a soft padded feel to the hands, and because the gel lining is quite squishy, it makes the gloves pretty thick, so I normally use this when I am watching a show or reading something- mainly an activity where I won't need to use my hands much. It also leaves that silky, powdery feel to my hands after each use, but I've gotten used to that feeling so it is okay. I love how soft and smooth it makes my hands after each use. My hands are left feeling less dry, which is good especially now that the winter is here and the air is sharp and leaves the skin feeling very dry.
How I use it: I wash my hands and make sure they are properly dry. Then I gently slip these gloves on and leave them to do their magic for 30 minutes. I use these gloves 2-3 times a week, depending on when I feel like it. Hehe! After each use, I leave it to air dry, especially since my hands tend to sweat a bit when "wrapped up" in padded gloves like these. These gloves did not cause me any discomfort, irritation or poor circulation. The smooth, soft effect lasts for a bout a day.
The pictures below show you how I use them. Sorry it's only one hand; I don't have a tripod so I needed the other hand to snap pictures!
It is stated in the 'Directions' section of the packaging (not pictured) that these products should be replaced after 50 uses of 30 minutes (meaning 1500 minutes) in order to achieve optimal results with these products. You can still use them after having used them for 50 times, but the effect will not be as good as the first 50 times they were used. If the gel lining starts to get tacky, sprinkle talcum powder on it to get rid of the tackiness. The gel lining can also be gently cleaned with a wet towel or wet tissue, if powder is not your thing. Hand wash these products in lukewarm water with mild soap if they need cleaning, and air dry before reuse. They can also be used with moisturising cream for a deeper treatment, but I did not do so because I was happy with the results (I also dislike having cream on my hands).
Oh, these products should be placed on an open wound and abraded skin. Also, if irritation, discomfort or poor circulation occurs, stop using them!
Would I purchase these?- I really like the effect of both the neck wrap and gloves. They leave my skin feeling smooth, moisturised and soft. I also think they are decently priced. The neck wrap costs RM129, but if used for 50 times, each use only costs RM2.58! The gloves cost RM119, so if used for 50 times, each use costs RM2.38 (approx. £ 0.48). That's cheaper than purchasing a single sheet mask in the pharmacy/drugstore! However, I think I would only purchase the gloves, because the irritation and itchiness caused by the microfibre edges to my neck from the neck wrap is not something I want to deal with each time I use the neck wrap. I do have sensitive skin which is sensitive to 'scratchy' materials like wool, yarn, so am prone to experiencing itchiness around the neck. You may not even experience the itchiness I am complaining about if you do not have sensitive skin.
Overall, I think these are good products which work well, and worth the money if you want a convenient way to soften and moisturise your skin without slathering cream/lotion on it.
Where can I purchase these?- If you live in Malaysia, the only way you can purchase this is via GelSmart Malaysia's Facebook page. Just Facebook message them telling them which product you want, and they will liase with you on your purchase. For now, shipping is FREE within Malaysia.
If you are interested in purchasing these, I have a voucher code for you!
Do you think these products are interesting? Have you tried anything like them?
sounds so amazing! I love the gloves!
This product sounds so good!
I haven't seen the neck wrap before I think. They sound amazing, xoxo.


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A Pathway in Monet's Garden, Giverny, 1902
by Claude Monet
+This product can be shipped overseas but may incur customs duties to be paid by the recipient
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This giclée print is part of a collection of 12 works that have been produced to honour a great French Impressionist. Each work is limited to a print run of 200.
Each work is printed using the highest quality inks on archival-quality paper, allowing for a life of more than 100 years if cared for properly.
Medium: 52cm x 51cm
Large: 74cm x 72cm
A Pathway in Monet's Garden, Giverny, 1902 (oil on canvas), Monet, Claude (1840-1926) / Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria / Bridgeman Images
Frames - Crafted by Amarisco Picture Framing, Sydney. Ph 02 9439 3133, amarisco.com.au.
Box frames are sourced from sustainable plantation timber
Frame dimensions are 20mm face and 37mm depth
Available in Classic White, Matte Black, Tasmanian Oak and Dark Timber
2mm clear acrylic with 80% UV protection rating
Artworks are mounted to acid-free foam core
Artworks are set to the rear of the frame with a 20mm space to the acrylic.
Paper quality
The high quality of the paper and inks should ensure a life of more than 100 years if cared for properly.
A museum-quality, smooth cotton high white is used. It is 315 gsm with 100% cotton linters and a silky smooth matte surface.
It is acid and lignin free with an excellent colour gamut.
The surface has a special matte coating, designed for high-quality fine art and photographic reproduction.
Images are printed with archival quality Ultrachrome pigment-based K3 inks onto smooth fine art paper.
The term 'giclée print' (pronounced zhee-clay) refers to an elevation in printmaking technology.
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Oscar-Claude Monet is considered to be the founder of the French Impressionist movement, and was the most prolific and consistent of its proponents. One of his significant influences was the artist Eugène Boudin, who introduced the young Monet to the then-uncommon practice of painting his landscape subjects en plein air (outdoors), rather than from memory. The term 'Impressionism' is said to have been coined by journalist Louis Leroy, inspired by the title of Monet's work Impression: Sunrise. It was shown in 1874 in the first of a series of independent exhibitions put on by Monet and his associates, including Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, Paul Cézanne and Armand Guillaumin, as an alternative to the more traditional annual Salon de Paris.
Monet's obsession with documenting the natural environment led him to pursue a method of creating multiple paintings of the same scene in order to capture the changing light, atmosphere and transition of the seasons. And, as with many artists working in France in the late 19th century, his art was also informed by the discovery of Japanese prints.
The garden Monety constructed from marshland opposite his home in Giverny became a long-term project, in which he created a water-lily pool bordered by weeping willows, irises and bamboo, framed at one end by a Japanese bridge. It was not just an enduring work of 'environmental art' in its own right, but a subject to which he devoted himself for some 30 years until his death. The monumental murals he painted of the garden were displayed in the Orangerie of the Tuileries in Paris, and were later described by the painter André Masson as "the Sistine Chapel of Impressionism". Many of the studies from these paintings can be seen in exhibits around the world, including the Chichu Art Museum on Naoshima Island in Japan, whose grounds feature a garden inspired Monet's at Giverny.
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Could the Universal Flu Vaccine Help Stop Flu Season?
Written by Julia Ries on April 4, 2019
A volunteer gets the experimental universal flu vaccine in Bethesda, Maryland. Image via NIAID
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is on a quest to develop a vaccine that could provide long-term immunity to all types of the flu.
This year up to 36 million people have gotten the flu, about 500,000 have been hospitalized for the flu, and there've been up to 46,800 deaths since October 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
And this flu season has been relatively mild, thanks to this year's highly effective vaccine. The vaccine has cut people's chances of getting the flu by about half, a substantial improvement from last year's shot.
Not to mention, flu activity continues to be widespread in 34 states plus Puerto Rico, and there's a more severe strain on the rise across the country.
Clearly, while the vaccine has gotten better, it's far from perfect.
Now the NIH is looking for to see if a vaccine can guard against nearly all strains of the flu virus.
The first-ever universal influenza vaccine is currently being tested in people at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, the NIH announced Wednesday.
"The hope is that [the vaccine] will target more strains, and if we're really lucky, most or all strains. This is important because the current vaccine is a best-guess version in anticipation of the coming flu season, which often leads to a vaccine that does not cover all strains that actually materialize," Dr. David Mushatt, an infectious disease specialist and section chief of infectious diseases at Tulane University, told Healthline.
Here's how they're testing it
The first clinical trial will evaluate the vaccine's safety and tolerability in addition to its ability to trigger an immune response in the body.
Researchers will recruit at least 53 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 70 years who will be injected with the experimental vaccine. There will be two groups: The first group will receive a single, lower-dose injection. The second group — which will be broken into subgroups based on age — will receive two higher-dose injections spaced 16 weeks apart.
The research team will then monitor the participants over the next 12 to 15 months to evaluate how their bodies respond to the vaccine.
The researchers hope to understand how age and previous exposure to different influenza strains may influence the participants' immune responses to the experimental vaccine.
Here's how it's different from the current vaccine
Attached to the surface of the flu virus are little tubes, known as the hemagglutinin (HA) protein. The HA is composed of a head region and a stem region. The head region sticks out above the virus's body, while the stem is mostly hidden under the head and within the body of the virus.
The current flu vaccines are designed to treat the head region, causing our immune systems to detect and make antibodies against the head of the virus.
However, the head frequently mutates, or changes, which prevents the immune system from detecting the HA and knowing it's time to take action.
"The reason someone comes down with the flu is that their immune system doesn't recognize the HA. The flu strains that circulate each season are the ones that people's immune systems don't recognize," Dr. Richard Rupp, a professor of pediatrics and director of the Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch, told Healthline.
The new, experimental vaccine will focus on the body's immune response to the stem region instead. According to Rupp, the stem rarely changes from year to year and is essentially the same in several strains.
Because the stem is more constant than the head across most influenza strains, the vaccine is less likely to need to be updated each season, the NIH said.
"The candidate universal vaccine being tested here could cover multiple flu strains, and it is possible it wouldn't be necessary to vaccinate every year, since the protection provided by the vaccine might cover the different variant viruses year to year," Dr. Mark Mulligan, the director of infectious diseases and immunology at NYU Langone Health, said.
It won't get rid of the flu for good
While this vaccine will hopefully provide us with long-lasting protection against many types of the flu, it probably won't eliminate the flu entirely, health experts predict.
For one, the vaccine will only target type A strains, which covers the influenza strains that circulate seasonally and cause epidemics, according to Mushatt.
There are also influenza type B, C, and D infections, all of which do not typically cause pandemics.
"It likely won't target all strains, but it could target a higher number of strains and variants, and therefore be more broadly protective against the different flu strains," Mulligan explained.
Furthermore, because the flu has animal reservoirs, such as birds and pigs, there's always a chance that a new version of the influenza A strain could pop up.
Lastly, to eliminate the influenza A strains, nearly everyone worldwide would need to be vaccinated — a number much higher than what we've been able to achieve thus far.
As a result, flu cannot be eradicated, says Mulligan, but it can be controlled, reduced, and prevented.
The National Institutes for Health announced it's testing the first-ever universal influenza vaccine. The experimental vaccine will focus on the immune responses to part of the flu virus that doesn't change much year to year and is the same across many strains of flu.
While this won't eradicate the flu, health experts hope the new vaccine will provide longer-lasting protection against most types of the flu.
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Basic Monkey has been asked to supply our new dual touring Catalyst system for Seal's Summer European tour starting tomorrow.
James will be accompanying the tour, looking after the system and interfacing with locally provided LED screens and projectors.
The tour starts in Estonia, working back across Europe down towards Portugal with a few days in Russia in between, finishing at the end of July in Poland.
Our new dual touring system is completely self contained, only requiring power and screen outputs to be connected. UPS, monitor, processing, multi-viewer, DAs and monitor are all within the rack to reduce truck space and enable swift load-ins.
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Actress Park Min-young, who will be seen in period drama 'Queen for Seven Days' based on the real life Joseon dynasty Queen Dangyeong, recently spoke of her character in the drama. She also revealed how she relates to the ancient queen who was wrongfully removed from her position and expelled from the kingdom.
"I actually wanted to do a bright modern day drama this time, but I changed my mind the moment I read the script for 'Queen for 7 Days.' It's plot heavy but the story has controlled dynamics. My character in the drama is charming, too," Park Min-young said, as noted by Soompi.
The 'Glory Jane' actress also added that she felt a connection with her on-screen character. "Queen Dan Kyung is a kind-hearted woman who just wants to be in love and live an ordinary life. Her identity and environment, however, do not allow this. I think her situation is similar to that of an actress's. I could really relate to her."
On May 29, as noted by Soompi, 2PM's Chansung talked about sharing the screen for the second time with Park Min-young after working together on MBC's sitcom 'Unstoppable High Kick.' "It feels so fresh. It was so great to see her, since it made me think of the times we used to film together."
Lee Dong-gun who will also star in the drama as the primary antagonist of the drama, considered as the worst tyrant in the Joseon dynasty. Dong-gun, who recently got married to actress Jo Yoon-hee and is expecting their first child, said she accepted the role in the historical drama because of Park Min-young.
"When I got offered this role, I heard that I would be acting opposite of Park Min Young. For some reason, I really felt like I could trust her. I agreed to the role right away," Dong-gun said.


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Podcast and webinar series explores the future of leadership
New online offering from CSCMP focuses on how to lead an organizational transformation.
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What is the future of leadership? A new podcast and webinar series featuring Rick Blasgen, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) president and chief executive officer, and Robert Martichenko, a CSCMP member, 2015 CSCMP Distinguished Service Award winner, and chief executive officer and founder of LeanCor, aims to answer that question.
In the initial podcast, released on April 30, both moderators discuss the idea of a "human leader"—one who is focused on respecting people and fostering meaningful relationships through work and technology. Under a "human leadership" model, people are empowered to improve and create more value for their organization. Transforming a company's culture to operate in this way should be the primary role of future leaders.
Martichenko believes that there are a number of forces or "gears" that can help drive a cultural transformation. After the initial podcast, Martichenko will host the first webinar of the "Future of Leadership Series" on May 20, which will focus on the first two "gears" of a cultural transformation framework: transformation alignment and leadership participation. Transformation alignment involves the organization aligning around what its current state is, what it wants its future state to be, and the roadmap for how it will get there. Leadership participation deals with creating focused leaders, leadership management systems, and aligned decision making.
In the second webinar on June 10, Martichenko will focus on the second two gears of a cultural transformation framework. The team member success gear includes having skilled team members, meaningful work environments, and seeing team members as problem solvers. The fourth and final gear, process ownership involves creating process visibility and performance, process discipline and best practices, and a relentless focus continuous improvement.
To download the April podcast, visit http://cscmpodcast.libsyn.com. If you are interested in registering for the May webinar, visit https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2029053456708603660. To register for the June webinar, visit https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1110927162655202828. Missed one of the webinars? Visit the cscmp.org website, select the e-learning tab, and click on "webinars" to download.
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Q: Operators in Heisenberg and Schrodinger pictures I don't understand the difference between the Schrödinger picture and the Heisenberg picture in quantum mechanics. Here's some of my doubts:

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*If in the Heisenberg picture state vectors are constant in time and in the Schrödinger picture operators are constant in time, in which picture am I if I study a system where the potential is time dependent, such as the interaction between an Hydrogen atom and radiation? In this particular example, the Schrödinger equation is
$$i\hbar \dfrac{\partial}{\partial t}\Psi(\vec{r},t)=\left(  -\dfrac{\hbar^2}{2m}\nabla^2 -\dfrac{e^2}{4\pi\varepsilon_0r} -\dfrac{i\hbar e}{m}\vec{A}(\vec{r},t)\cdot \vec{\nabla} +\dfrac{e^2}{2m}A^2(\vec{r},t) \right)\Psi(\vec{r},t) $$
where $\vec{A}(\vec{r},t)$ is the vector potential. Here both the wave function and the operators which contain the vector potential are time dependent.

*According to this wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisenberg_picture an operator in the Heisenberg picture satisfies the equation
$$\frac{d}{dt}A_\text{H}(t)=\frac{i}{\hbar}[H_\text{H},A_\text{H}(t)]+\left( \frac{\partial A_\text{S}}{\partial t} \right)_H,$$
where the $H$ and the $S$ indicate the operator in the Schrödinger or in the Heisenberg picture. In this equation appears the time derivative of an operator in the Schrödinger picture, which I don't understand since operators in the Schrödinger picture are time independent.

A: The operator equation here has close parallels in Hamilton equations of motion in classical mechanics (up to replacement of the commutator by a Poisson bracket with appropriate coefficient):
$$
\frac{d}{dt}f(p,q,t)=\frac{\partial}{\partial t}f + \{f,H\},
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which also distinguish the explicit time dependence of the operators from their inherent time dependence due to the Hamiltonian evolution.
Thus, regaring the point 1. - we have to distinguish the explicit time dependence that appears, e.g., in operator $\mathbf{A}(\mathbf{r},t)$ even in the Schrödinger picture, and the implicit time dependence that will arize only in the Heisenberg picture.
Regarding the second point - I believe that the subscript $S$ in the term with the partial derivative is an error. In fact the equation is a closed equation for the Heisenberg operators.
I would suggest working first through simple examples, such as free particle:
$H=\frac{p^2}{2m}$ and harmonic oscillator $H=\frac{p^2}{2m}+\frac{m\omega^2x^2}{2}$,w here the equations for the operators $x,p$ can be explicitly written and solved in the Heisenberg picture.


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Q: How to inject repository into ViewModel using Dagger 2 I try to inject the repository into my ViewModel using Dagger 2 similar with Architecture Guide. However, my repository value is always null.
Here is my ViewModel
public class MainActivityViewModel extends ViewModel {
    @Inject
    public CustomRepository repository;
    private MutableLiveData<List<CustomItem>> items = new MutableLiveData<>();

    public void initModel(Date month){
        try {
            items = repository.getItems(month);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            items = new MutableLiveData<>();
        }
    }

    public MutableLiveData<List<CustomItem>> getItems() {
        return items;
    }
}

My AppModule
@Module
public class AppModule {

    Application mApplication;

    public AppModule(Application application) {
        mApplication = application;
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    Application providesApplication() {
        return mApplication;
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    public ItemDao provideItemDao(AppDatabase appDatabase){
        return appDatabase.itemDao();
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    public AppDatabase provideDatabase(){
        //TODO remove allow main thread and use asynchronous query
        return Room.databaseBuilder(mApplication, AppDatabase.class, AppDatabase.DB_NAME)
                .allowMainThreadQueries().build();
    }
}

My AppComponent
@Singleton
@Component(modules = {AppModule.class})
public interface MyAppComponent {
    public CustomRepository repository();
}

My Application class
public class MyApp extends Application {
    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        DaggerMyAppComponent.builder()
                            .appModule(new AppModule(this))
                            .build();
    }
}

Could you please help me to show what I'm missing here? I guess that I need to call inject() method somewhere but I'm not really sure how and where I should do this.


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Maryland uses a strong defensive effort to beat Fayetteville State
November 1, 2019 Brandon Simberg Uncategorized 0
Heading into the under 12 minute timeout, Fayetteville State was surprisingly hanging around with Maryland. Leading by only one, head coach Mark Turgeon decided to use a full-court 1-3-1 press to thwart the Broncos. It worked.
On the first possession against the zone, the Broncos turned it over leading to an Anthony Cowan Jr. lay up. The next time down, the Broncos broke the press and the Terps fell back into a 3-2 matchup zone.
That same possession freshman Makhi Mitchell blocked a shot and threw a perfect outlet to Darryl Morsell leading to another layup. Fayetteville State took a timeout, but the damage had been done.
"I think it gave them a lot of pressure. I don't think they were quite able to figure out what it was we were doing. We went from the press back to the zone and we went from the zone back to a man at one point," said sophomore Aaron Wiggins. "Being able to throw different things out there defensively and use our length is a really big deal for us."
The Terps would finish the half on a 26-8 run and never look back, rolling to a 76 to 43 victory. Wiggins and Cowan were the leading scorers in the first half with nine a piece, but Mitchell and fellow freshmen Donta Scott were the breakout stars of the game. Scott totaled 10 points, five rebounds, and two assists, while Mitchell had four points, eight rebounds, three blocked shots and the highest plus/minus at +24.
"We signed the (Mitchell) twins and Donta to bring toughness to us, and I'm pretty sure they are on their way to doing that. Donta is tough, you can't break that kid," Turgeon said. "For 6'7 he (Scott) is strong."
The Terps would continue that momentum into the second half. After scoring only two points in the first half Jalen Smith scored a couple early second half buckets, finishing with 10 points total. He was a menace on the defensive end recording four blocks as well. Turgeon spoke very highly of his defensive effort.
"He's gotten so much better defensively," Turgeon said. "I think the key for Jalen is he's really happy and he's really relaxed and he's really confident."
The Terps defense as a whole was much improved after the first half under eight timeout. They blocked 10 shots, forced 17 turnovers and held Fayetteville State to 25 percent shooting from the field
The most glaring error for the Terps was easily their free throw shooting. Collectively, they were 16-30 from the field with Smith going 4-8. But Turgeon believes it was just an off night and the team should improve.
"We've shot a ton of free throws. I'm guessing around 24,000 as a team since the school year started," Turgeon said. "At our private scrimmage we shot 82 percent."
Another thing of note was Cowan not in the starting lineup. Turgeon said he wanted to give Wiggins the chance to start tonight, and Cowan will be back in the starting lineup Tuesday. Cowan started the second half along with Darryl Morsell, Wiggins, Mitchell, and Smith, while Ayala and Ricky Lindo came off the bench. The four players joining Cowan in the starting lineup Tuesday still remain a mystery.
The Terps will start the regular season on Tuesday against Holy Cross at 7:30 p.m. at the Xfinity Center.
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Polly Gifford, right, with back to camera, co-chair of Hastings Community of Sanctuary, addresses the meeting in the Stade on Sunday (photo: Nick Terdre).
Vigil on the Stade to mourn family drowned in Channel
A well-attended vigil was held in the Stade Open Space on Sunday to mourn the family of five who lost their lives in the Channel last week. Seeking refuge is not a crime but a legal right, Polly Gifford of Hastings Community of Sanctuary told the gathering. Nick Terdre reports.
Despite the wind and rain, a crowd of some 90 people attended a vigil in the Stade Open Space on Sunday evening to mourn the family of five who drowned in the Channel last week attempting to make the crossing to Britain. Social distancing was respected and most of those present wore face coverings.
The gathering was addressed by Polly Gifford, co-chair of Hastings Community of Sanctuary which organised the event. She recalled the names of the Kurdish Iranian family whose desperation to seek asylum in this country led them to take to sea in an overcrowded boat: the parents Rasul Iran Nezhad and Shiva Mohammad Panahi, both 35, daughter Anita, nine, and sons Armin, six, and 15-month-old Artin.
Along with several other refugees, they drowned when the boat sank in rough conditions not far from the French coast. Artin's body has not yet been found.
A minute's silence was held in memory of the family, who had already made two unsuccessful attempts to reach Britain by train, according to press reports.
Photo: Richard Wistreich.
Their and our humanity
We may not always know the reasons why individuals and families take such risks, Gifford said. "What matters is their, and our, humanity.
"Seeking refuge is not a crime, it is a human right. This country needs to play its part – instead we make it almost impossible to seek asylum through official or legal means.
"We should be proud to be a place of refuge and sanctuary, and Hastings demonstrates that by all the great activity that is done by Hastings Community of Sanctuary, Hastings Supports Refugees and projects like the Refugee Buddy Project and LINKS. And by almost 100 people who came to stand in the rain to show solidarity."
Hastings Community of Sanctuary and other refugee support groups have urged the government to establish safe and legal routes for refugees to reach this country so that further such tragedies can be avoided.
'Safe Passage' amendment
The so-called 'Safe Passage' amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill would keep the door open for a few children stranded in Calais and elsewhere in Europe who are seeking to be reunited with family members in Britain – though voted down in the Commons, it has been reinstated by the Lords.
The bill comes up for its third and final reading in the Commons on Wednesday 4 November. Local MP Sally-Ann Hart signed the amendment when it was first proposed, then changed her mind and has since opposed it, as she says she will do again on Wednesday, HOT understands.
Gifford also drew attention to the Lighthouse Project in which up to 50 local residents will stand on the beach one night this month and shine torches out to sea, creating a lighthouse effect to guide refugees to shore.
Devised by Rosa Torr, the project is a collaboration between Hastings Community of Sanctuary and Hastings Supports Refugees. Those wishing to take part should email Rosa Torr (rosatorr123@gmail.com).
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