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Q: gcc floating point with and without -ansi disparity Consider the two programs. First one prints "Unequal" on gcc 5.3.0 (target: i686-pc-cygwin). When -ansi option is used "Equal" is printed.
int main () {
        double d = 2.335 - 2.334;
        double q = 0.001;
        if (d == q) {
            printf ("Equal\n");
        } else {
            printf ("Unequal\n");
        }
    return 0;
 }

Second one prints "Unequal" with or without -ansi option.
int main () {
    if (2.335 - 2.334 == 0.001) {
        printf ("Equal\n");
    } else {
        printf ("Unequal\n");
    }
    return 0;
}

What is the source of disparity?
Of course it is a common knowledge that real numbers should not be tested for equality. I understand the implications of IEEE754 standard on the (im-)precision of calculations involving floating point. However, to my best understanding, those two programs should be semantically equivalent and give the same results.
Is there some implicit conversion going on in the first one in C89 mode that was removed in C99?

A: The C99 and C11 define precisely what happens when the host platform can only conveniently compute to a higher precision than that of float and double. The earlier C89 (or "ANSI") C standard did not. In C99 or C11, the compiler defines FLT_EVAL_METHOD to 1 or 2, which tells the programmer that floating-point constants and operations are going to be interpreted to a higher precision than that of their types.
This was implemented in GCC in the patch discussed in this message.
The option -fexcess-precision=standard provided by the patch is enabled by default in C99 and C11, but not enabled in "ANSI" (C89) mode.
It does not make too much sense to try to interpret what the compiler does in C89 mode: it's a bit fuzzy, with the value of floating-point variables changing without assignments to them, or changing between optimization levels, as described in this report. In C99 mode, with FLT_EVAL_METHOD defined by the compiler to 2, the difference 2.335 - 2.334 is computed by the compiler as a 80-bit floating-point number, the difference between the 80-bit FP representation of 2335/1000 and the 80-bit FP representation of 2334/1000. This number happens to be different from the 80-bit representation of 1/1000. This is why the second version of your test program behaves as it does without -ansi. In the first version of your test program, the assignments to double variables cause the numbers to be rounded to double-precison (64-bit) floating-point values. They are equal after both having been rounded thus.

A: Caveat: This may not be a complete answer as to why, but here's some data based on compiling with various options and disassembling the output ...
The second program [using only literal constants] does not generate any floating point instructions. It does a single printf. (i.e. all calculations are done within the compiler).
So, the following is limited to the first program.
You didn't specify what [other] command line options you gave to gcc, but I imagine only -ansi.
I've got a 64 bit linux machine [with gcc 5.3.1], so I had to add -m32.
Without that, the disassembly [for 64 bit], with or without -ansi is the same and produces Unequal [It uses the XMM instructions]. With -O2, no floating point instructions are generated, just a printf [with or without -ansi]. Again, the same.
If I use -m32 and -O2, only the printf is generated and the output is Unequal, regardless of -ansi or not
The only disparity occurs between 32 bit, optimization off, and use of -ansi or not. Here, gcc generates instructions for the older/traditional 387 FP coprocessor unit.
Without -ansi, here is the disassembly:
 dyn.o:     file format elf32-i386

Disassembly of section .text:

00000000 <main>:
   0:   8d 4c 24 04             lea    0x4(%esp),%ecx
   4:   83 e4 f0                and    $0xfffffff0,%esp
   7:   ff 71 fc                pushl  -0x4(%ecx)
   a:   55                      push   %ebp
   b:   89 e5                   mov    %esp,%ebp
   d:   51                      push   %ecx
   e:   83 ec 14                sub    $0x14,%esp
  11:   dd 05 10 00 00 00       fldl   0x10
  17:   dd 5d f0                fstpl  -0x10(%ebp)
  1a:   dd 05 18 00 00 00       fldl   0x18
  20:   dd 5d e8                fstpl  -0x18(%ebp)
  23:   dd 45 f0                fldl   -0x10(%ebp)
  26:   dd 45 e8                fldl   -0x18(%ebp)
  29:   df e9                   fucomip %st(1),%st
  2b:   dd d8                   fstp   %st(0)
  2d:   7a 1e                   jp     4d <L00>
  2f:   dd 45 f0                fldl   -0x10(%ebp)
  32:   dd 45 e8                fldl   -0x18(%ebp)
  35:   df e9                   fucomip %st(1),%st
  37:   dd d8                   fstp   %st(0)
  39:   75 12                   jne    4d <L00>
  3b:   83 ec 0c                sub    $0xc,%esp
  3e:   68 00 00 00 00          push   $0x0
  43:   e8 fc ff ff ff          call   44 <main+0x44>
  48:   83 c4 10                add    $0x10,%esp
  4b:   eb 10                   jmp    5d <L01>
  4d:L00 83 ec 0c               sub    $0xc,%esp
  50:   68 06 00 00 00          push   $0x6
  55:   e8 fc ff ff ff          call   56 <main+0x56>
  5a:   83 c4 10                add    $0x10,%esp
  5d:L01 b8 00 00 00 00         mov    $0x0,%eax
  62:   8b 4d fc                mov    -0x4(%ebp),%ecx
  65:   c9                      leave
  66:   8d 61 fc                lea    -0x4(%ecx),%esp
  69:   c3                      ret

With -ansi, it is the same except for a single instruction:
--- dynstd.dis  2016-06-09 09:58:18.719906988 -0700
+++ dynansi.dis 2016-06-09 09:58:44.266286688 -0700
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    e:  83 ec 14                sub    $0x14,%esp
   11:  dd 05 10 00 00 00       fldl   0x10
   17:  dd 5d f0                fstpl  -0x10(%ebp)
-  1a:  dd 05 18 00 00 00       fldl   0x18
+  1a:  dd 05 10 00 00 00       fldl   0x10
   20:  dd 5d e8                fstpl  -0x18(%ebp)
   23:  dd 45 f0                fldl   -0x10(%ebp)
   26:  dd 45 e8                fldl   -0x18(%ebp)

Notice that slightly above the difference there is an fldl 0x10. Then, without -ansi, it is followed by fldl 0x18. With -ansi, it is followed by fldl 0x10. So, without -ansi [my best guess is] we are comparing 0x10 == 0x18 [Unequal] and with -ansi we are comparing 0x10 == 0x10 [Equal]
Almost as a side note, I repeated the same tests with clang, but even with -m32, it generates XMM instructions, the disassembly is the same, and the output is always Unequal.
So, AFAICT, this may be a code generation issue (i.e. bug) with gcc for one limited set of options.

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Our friends at NPR and WBUR's midday news show Here & Now recently explored this giant problem and looked at strategies to ease the pain and navigate the debt jungle. We've heard from students, college presidents, counselors and journalists.
There's also a confusing maze of repayment plans out there that aim to reduce the pain and risk of going into default. I reached out to Lauren Asher, president of the nonprofit Institute for College Access and Success, or TICAS, to help break it down.
This month the federal government launched yet another federal repayment plan. It's a revised income-based or income-driven plan called REPAYE. What is new here?
One of the most important changes is that you no longer need to have a certain debt-to-income ratio or to have borrowed at a particular time to qualify. All federal direct loan borrowers can enter REPAYE if they want to. It will give them the assurance that their payments will be capped at 10 percent of their discretionary income.
As NPR Ed has reported, there are already multiple repayment options out there, including four other income-based repayment plans. Is this really a big improvement or just an iteration of what's been out there a long time?
It's a big improvement, because for many borrowers this will give them access to a lower monthly payment than they could get through other income-driven plans or other traditional plans for federal student loans.
There is criticism of income-driven plans. You're essentially replacing one burden with another. You're spreading out the payment timeline and paying more in interest over time. Your response?
They are not going to be the perfect fit for everyone. But income-driven plans are a critical resource for students who may not be able to afford repayment in a 10-year plan or some of the other traditional plans. And like any kind of loan, when you extend repayment, you may be increasing the total cost of the loan at the same time you're lowering the monthly payment.
On the other hand, these income-based plans give people a light at the end of the tunnel. After 20 or 25 years, depending on the plan, if you still owe anything, the remainder will be discharged. Then you can move on to focus on saving for retirement, starting a business or saving for your own children's education.
If you have undergrad debt after 20 years, the remainder goes away?
If you have only undergraduate loans after 20 years of payments, if you still owe anything, the remainder will be forgiven. If you have any graduate loans, it will be 25 years for all your loans before you'll qualify for forgiveness. Now if you work for a public or nonprofit employer, it is possible you could get forgiveness after 10 years through the public service loan forgiveness program.
Five income-driven repayment plans. Why doesn't Congress just consolidate them all into one fun, easy-to-use plan?
There is growing interest in simplifying repayment options for federal student loans. There are too many plans — not just income-driven plans, but other types of plans. It is too hard for borrowers to navigate.
But borrowers need to know you don't have to get a Ph.D. in public policy to benefit from them. All you have to do is go to studentloans.gov and log in, and you can see what your payments will be in all the different plans, and you can ask to be enrolled in the one that you qualify for that has the lowest payment. There is a student loan estimator at the Department of Education, and we have a simple chart that shows you how the different plans work and links on how you can apply.


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Q: async each passing result to next, eachWaterfall? I am looking for some combination of async.eachSeries() and async.waterfall() where I can run the same function repeatedly in series on entries in an array, but pass the result along to the next iteration for use in the function. Is there any built in function for this?
At the moment I am considering updating an external variable and using eachSeries but some sort of eachWaterfall would be ideal, or is there a better way of achieving this?

A: You can use async.reduce or async.reduceRight to achieve that.
Here's an example to add all the values in the array, passing on the current sum at each iteration
var async = require('async');

async.reduce([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], function(memo, item, callback) {
    callback(null, memo + item);
}, function(err, result) {
    console.log(result);
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Rant 614: The Russia File
Donald Trump's countless times' siding with Russia and Vladimir Putin against the United States during his four-year demolition of the presidency raises the question of where his loyalty lies. Even in his waning, democracy-decimating days in office, he continues to line up with Russia. His latest kowtow to the Kremlin: his denial of the unanimous conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies, endorsed by his own Secretary of State and Attorney General, that Russia is behind the most intrusive, successful and dangerous hack ever of the U.S. government's computer systems. Instead, he lays the blame on China absent any evidence whatsoever.
This follows his silence when Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was recently poisoned during an attempted murder by Putin's thugs, and before that by his silent assent to Russia putting bounties on the heads of American troops fighting in Afghanistan.
These disturbing incidents only scratch the surface of Trump's bizarre enthusiasm for Russian interests over those of his own country. He also encouraged and welcomed Russia's 2016 assistance to his election campaign. He sided with Putin's denial of U.S. election interference over the unanimous conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies. He consistently undermined NATO, Putin's highest foreign policy priority. He revealed classified information to Russia's ambassador and foreign minister in an Oval Office meeting. He has been a super-spreader of Russian disinformation, the most egregious example being the fiction that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered with the 2016 election. In the eyes of our president, Vladimir Putin can do no wrong.
It needs to be asked whether Trump's love affair with the Kremlin is mere autocrat-envy, or is there a more sinister explanation? The evidence points to the Russians having some information about him that he is desperate to keep hidden.
It's likely not something sexual. We have seen time and again that Trump has no shame when it comes to partying with and paying off porn stars and centerfolds or cavorting with the late Jeffrey Epstein's stable of underage Lolitas, not to mention dissing and dismissing the two dozen women who claim he sexually harassed them or worse.
More likely, it has to do with Trump's nefarious business activities. Within that context, there is no evidence that Trump's behavior as eager Putin doormat and chief bootlicker is connected to any Moscow business deals. Trump tried and failed three times (1983, 1987 and 1996) to conclude Russian real estate deals. Money laundering for Kremlin criminals, however, is another matter.
Money laundering is something for which Trump has already been outed and slapped on the wrist, but its extent may go much farther than civil punishment and open him up to serious criminal liability as well.
On March 6, 2015, the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) imposed a $10 million civil penalty against the bankrupt Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort for willful and repeated violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) for its lax anti-money laundering controls. Trump's Atlantic City casino admitted to several BSA violations. FinCEN said that the Trump Taj Mahal "has a long history of prior, repeated BSA violations cited by examiners dating back to 2003." Earlier, FinCEN assessed a $477,700 civil money penalty against the casino for currency transaction reporting violations.
Trump Taj Mahal admitted that it failed to: report suspicious transactions, file required currency transaction reports, and keep appropriate records. The fine resulted from IRS and Justice Department investigations.
A large number of the alleged casino money launderers were Russians. The Taj Mahal was a magnet for Russian money, including Russian mafia money, says Seth Hettena, an investigative journalist and author of Trump/Russia: A Definitive History.
But this is only one aspect of Trump's money laundering on behalf of Russians. According to the McClatchy newspapers, people connected to Russia or former Soviet republics paid $109 million in cash for 86 Trump-branded properties, with many of them using shell companies. Some buyers appeared to spend above market value for their properties, a classic money laundering practice. All-cash real estate deals are also a money-laundering red flag. Trump also sold a $41 million Palm Beach estate to a Russian oligarch and close Putin associate for $95 million, much higher than its market value, only four years after buying it. The transaction's timing came only months after Trump Entertainment Resorts filed for bankruptcy and when Trump was having trouble finding any banks that would lend to him.
Someday we will probably find out just what it was that caused Trump to spend four years advocating for a U.S. adversary intent on subverting our democracy. That could reveal how and why Trump became a Russian asset.
Rant 613: Welcome to the Three-Party System
Fascism-- a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race…and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader,…and forcible suppression of opposition.
--Merriam-Webster Dictionary
With the exception of blips like the Bull Moose (1912) and Reform Party (1992) insurgencies, American democracy has enjoyed stable two-party competition for most of its history. For the past 164 years, that meant Democrats and Republicans, both of which respected timeless norms such as democracy, the rule of law, and the Constitution.
No more. This two-party constancy has now been shattered, upended by the divide in the former Republican Party, now split into what little remains of traditional conservative Republicanism and the much larger Trump cult that has veered off into unrepentant autocratic Fascism.
With Trump at least partially losing his dominance of the news cycle and some diminution of his relevance to the public discourse, it is possible that a handful of his cowardly congressional disciples will rediscover their spines and once again walk and talk like the pre-Trump GOP, concerned about deficits and debt, the size of government, limits on executive power and the nefarious activities of traditional enemies like Russia. The bolder among them may even experience an epiphany and resume working across the aisle with their Democratic colleagues to actually get things done.
I don't expect that a return to democratic norms will be embraced by a majority of what we used to label "Republicans." I suspect that the bulk of its congressional membership will continue to adhere to and spout the Trump lines and lies, fearful of being "primaried" in future years by even more committed Trump toadies, or of being tweeted against by Trump. American soldiers risk their lives to defend us in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria while crypto-Republicans are terrified of a tweet!
We can expect this Fascist Party faithful to continue to obstruct everything President Biden tries to do. They will do everything in their power to make life difficult for him and thus for American progress. As evidence of that, we can point to the large majority of purportedly House Republicans (126 out of 196) who signed onto the disgraceful amicus brief submitted in support of the outrageous Texas attempt to overturn the results of the presidential election. Fortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court swatted away that seditious assault on our democracy and sacred rule of law with appropriate dripping contempt.
The Trump Fascist Party ("TFP") in Congress will disrupt, disinform, deny and deflect as vigorously as their champion did during his destructive four years at their helm. You can also expect that their state legislative colleagues will do all they can to suppress the vote so that, although a dwindling minority, they can continue to hold power and usurp the will of the majority. They are already busily at work doing that in many states where they control the legislative branches—making it more difficult to vote by mail; restricting early voting; and adapting other Jim Crow era tactics to the present circumstances.
While they will dishonestly cling to the Republican label as long as they can in order to camouflage their Fascist inclinations, make no mistake. They are Fascist to the bone.
The media owes it to the public to daily remind its readers, viewers and listeners that these are dangerous Fascists out to destroy the America that has served us so well for two-and-a-half centuries. Then, in 2022, we must begin the process of returning them to civilian life.
Rant 612: Could We Turn the Page?
"Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."
--Lord Krishna from the Bhagavad-Gita
This famous quotation came to worldwide attention after it was uttered by J. Robert Oppenheimer, scientific director of the Manhattan Project, in the early morning of July 16, 1945 upon witnessing the detonation of Trinity, the world's first atomic bomb, in New Mexico's high desert. His resort to this Hindu declaration was a warning to humanity about the implications of what he and his 2,000 physicists working on the project had unleashed.
These words seem particularly appropriate again today when contemplating our current world destroyer as he annihilates every remaining norm he has not already shattered in his four years of behaving like a presidential wrecking ball. His attempt to destroy American democracy is every bit as world-altering and consequential as the advent of the nuclear age. His attempted coup d'état may not succeed in keeping him in office, but it may upend what we have come to realize is the fragile democratic basis of our government.
The alternate universe in which Trump's base resides is unfortunately impervious to facts. This is a huge problem for the incoming Biden administration and for the country's future, given the base's delusional belief that Biden is an illegitimate president. I don't know how or if this Big Lie can be surmounted, but I am convinced that the ability to turn this country around and bring it back to a semblance of normalcy depends upon Biden being able to do just that.
If the economy can bounce back strongly, I don't think it will be necessary to convince all 74 million Trump voters that facts matter and that President Biden was duly elected. It might be possible to persuade a substantial cohort of them who currently persist in occupying a dream world divorced from reality, notwithstanding that their dreamscape will be daily fueled by the lunatic fringe media intent on continually feeding their delusions.
A robust economy hinges on the execution of four transformative policies that will help them in tangible ways positively affecting their pocketbooks, all four of which were beyond Trump's attention span or capabilities: (1) Managing the pandemic responsibly and moving past it toward economic restoration. (2) Successfully tackling the opioid epidemic. (3) Creating good paying jobs in exurban and rural areas through extensive infrastructure and retraining initiatives. (4) Focusing on the job-generation that intelligent climate change policies can effect. In short, demonstrating that they are no longer being left behind and will clearly be better off than they were during Trump's destructive, do-nothing tenure.
A pocketful of cash would be a powerful antidote to fear, anger, resentment and fantasy.
Rant 611: Georgia on My Mind
"Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind."
--Hoagy Charmichael & Stuart Gorrell
The second most important election of the last four years will take place on January 5th in Georgia, the state that provided the most surprising result on November 3rd when it went Democratic for the first time in a generation.
There are two formidable Democratic Senate candidates, Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Warnock, the head pastor at Atlanta's iconic Ebenezer Baptist Church, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s pulpit, is pitted against Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler. Ossoff, a 33-year old entrepreneur, is up against Republican Incumbent David Perdue.
Here's what Loeffler and Purdue have in common:
Both are credibly alleged to have used inside information to profit from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Both are outspoken racists. At an October rally, Perdue mockingly mispronounced Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris's first name despite having served with her in the Senate for the last four years. His campaign also put out a doctored photograph of Ossoff, who is Jewish, altering the size of his nose, a classic Nazi trope. Both despicable outrages were naked appeals to the racist and anti-Semitic components of the Trump base. Loeffler, who owns the Women's National Basketball Association's Atlanta Dream, criticized her team for wearing uniforms that said "Black Lives Matter" in line with all the other WNBA teams. Her own players are actively working against her re-election.
Both supported Trump's most disgraceful policies—ripping babies from their mother's arms and putting them in cages; attempting to take away healthcare from 23 million Americans; remaining silent whenever Trump encourages white supremacists and QAnon conspiracy theories about Democrats eating children and similar nonsense.
Both want to terminate the Affordable Care Act in the middle of an out-of-control pandemic and relieve insurers from the Act's prohibition against denying insurance on the basis of pre-existing conditions.
Both are avid proponents of the Jim Crow voter suppression tactics that cropped up in Georgia and around the country during the presidential election: closing down voting locations in minority areas; putting minority voters through ringers if they wanted to cast ballots; etc.
Both demanded the resignation of fellow Republican, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, in spite of his running a clean and fair election that Joe Biden won in the state that was the poster child for suppressing the vote in 2018. They want to replace him with someone who will return Georgia to the good old days of rampant voter suppression and stolen GOP victories.
Both are spineless followers of Mitch McConnell's blanket obstructionism that refuses to allow the Senate to get anything constructive done for the American people.
Both spew the Trump line about fraud and rigged elections absent any evidence, and lie about Ossoff and Warnock, both centrists, being socialists.
Both are complicit in Trump's petulant attempts to trash democracy and bring down the nation in revenge for his electoral loss; his allowing Covid-19 to run rampant, spreading disease, hospitalizations and deaths at record rates; and his decimation of our national security leadership that puts the nation at risk.
Both support the president's efforts at impeding the Biden presidency by issuing a barrage of executive orders and regulations designed to make life difficult for the incoming administration. These two sorry excuses for Senators have no intention of working across the aisle.
In sum, these two Senate mediocrities are a terrible reflection on their state and the nation. If this despicable duo wins, Mitch McConnell will continue to control the Senate and roadblock everything the Biden administration wants to do to move the country forward out of the pandemic and the chaos and catastrophes of the Trump Era and back to a strong economy. Georgia surely can do better.
Ossoff and Warnock, in contrast, are both ethically grounded and have achieved success through hard work. They have the best interests of Georgians and the country in their hearts and minds. They both have records of good behavior, decency, humanity and empathy, in stark contrast to their sleazy opponents. Character counts.

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Mystery Group Forms to Track Down Looted Antiquities
Sounds like a Tom Clancy novel. Where are Emily Thorne and Nolan Ross when we need them?
Mystery men hunt cultural past stolen by ISIL
Jonathan Gornall
May 28, 2015 Updated: May 28, 2015 01:51 PM
ISIL's destruction of antiquities in Syria and Iraq has prompted a secretive organisation to track and restore looted artefacts, while another international group wants to virtually recreate heritage lost to theft and vandalism.
It has no headquarters, no website, and no spokespersons prepared to see their real names in print or online. Even the title of the secretive private organisation that has recently sprung up in response to the grave threat posed by ISIL to the cultural treasures of Syria and Iraq, has an anodyne feel to it.
But there is nothing dull about the self-imposed mission of the Committee for Shared Culture (CSC), a group of like-minded people who have come together to track down and recover the ancient artefacts that are – they fear – disappearing from archaeological sites throughout Iraq and Syria every day.
"We are a group of individuals who share a common interest in the ancient world," says John Smith, a former classics student who spent some years working in the UAE and spoke on condition of anonymity.
"I have to consider the safety of my family," he says.
Labels: antiquities looting, ISIL
It's Settled (For Now)! Modern Man Left Africa Through Egypt
When we are still in the infancy of genetic research, it continues to amaze me the conclusions scientists are so eager to assert! As far as I'm concerned, based on the evidence the verdict is still undecided.
Article at Phys Org (summary below)
Humans migrated north, rather than south, in the main successful migration from Cradle of Humankind
New research suggests that European and Asian (Eurasian) peoples originated when early Africans moved north - through the region that is now Egypt - to expand into the rest of the world. The findings, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, answer a long-standing question as to whether early humans emerged from Africa by a route via Egypt, or via Ethiopia.
The extensive public catalogue of the genetic diversity in Ethiopian and Egyptian populations developed for the project also now provides a valuable, freely available, reference panel for future medical and anthropological studies in these areas.
Two geographically plausible routes have been proposed for humans to emerge from Africa: through the current Egypt and Sinai (Northern Route), or through Ethiopia, the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Arabian Peninsula (Southern Route). Some lines of evidence have previously favoured one, some the other.
"The most exciting consequence of our results is that we draw back the veil that has been hiding an episode in the history of all Eurasians, improving the understanding of billions of people of their evolutionary history," says Dr Luca Pagani, first author from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and University of Cambridge. "It is exciting that, in our genomic era, the DNA of living people allows us to explore and understand events as ancient as 60,000 years ago."
The team produced whole-genome sequences from 225 people from modern Egypt and Ethiopia. In previous studies, they and others have shown that these modern populations have been subject to gene flow from West Asian populations, so they excluded the Eurasian contribution to the genomes of the modern African people.
The remaining masked genomic regions from Egyptian samples were more similar to non-African samples and present in higher frequencies outside Africa than the masked Ethiopian genomic regions, pointing to Egypt as the more likely gateway in the exodus to the rest of the world.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3101197/The-Egyptian-modern-humans-spread-Africa-Europe-Asia-Sinai-peninsula.html
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/05/2015/genetic-study-points-to-northern-route-out-of-africa-through-egypt
Labels: modern man left Africa via Egypt, out of Africa theory takes a northern turn
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European diplomats visit Vavuniya
[TamilNet, Tuesday, 02 February 1999, 23:43 GMT]
Mr.Thomas Wenk, the second secretary of the German Embassy in Sri Lanka and Ms.Jola Vollebregt the second secretary of the Netherlands along with Anandasangaari, the Acting President of the TULF and N.Raviraj the acting Mayor of Jaffna, came to Vavuniya on a two day visit on February 1.
"It was a fact finding visit" one of the team members said.
The team had discussions with the GA. ICRC, Bar Association, Human Rights Commission. They inspected a Pilot Project in which 10 vulnerable families who were affected by the war had been relocated at Bharathipuram. SEED (Social Economical and Environmental Developers) runs the project.
The visiting officials said that they were able to inspect the ground situation in Vavuniya and find out about the war affected and displaced families accommodated in welfare centres administered by the government.
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Amber has long worked to spearhead initiatives to enhance professional opportunities for African-American lawyers in the Philadelphia area as past president of the Barristers' Association of Philadelphia, Inc. She was given the Doris May Harris Image Award in 2018 from the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division for her work mentoring young women attorneys and law students. Later that year, she was given the F. Sean Peretta Service Award by the Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division to commemorate her commitment to community service. She additionally supports pro bono representation opportunities for low-income Philadelphians through her work with Community Legal Services of Philadelphia. Amber was named a "Lawyer on the Fast Track" by The Legal Intelligencer for her legal and community leadership. She has additionally been included in The Philadelphia Tribune's list of Philadelphia's Most Influential African-Americans. Amber is admitted to practice in the state courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania.
Barristers' Association of Philadelphia
Vice Chair, Board of Governors
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Member of House of Delegates
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Law Temple University, 2008
Confidential Settlement for Client Injured When Wheelchair Tipped Over
Our wheelchair bound client suffered a traumatic brain injury with subarachnoid hemorrhage as a result of falling from a wheelchair ramp which violated the requirements of the American Disabilities Act (ADA). The owners of the medical office complex ignored tenant complaints related to the ramps' unsafe slope, insufficient width and dangerous drop offs. Mark LeWinter and Amber Racine took the case over from our client's prior counsel and quickly developed a record which increased its value and encouraged the defendants to seek out mediation.
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Our firm represented the estate of a woman who was tragically killed in a head on motor vehicle accident. While the accident was caused by the negligence of the other driver, the airbag in our client's vehicle failed to deploy, despite the direct impact of the collision, causing fatal injuries. Mark LeWinter and Amber Racine successfully developed the theory that the airbag's components were faulty. In advance of mediation, our team created and presented a settlement video that truly depicted the tragic losses our clients suffered as a result of losing their wife/mother. As a result of the dedicated persistence of our team, mediation resulted in a significant settlement.
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I'm continuing with my Fall Theme Week today. The card features the Winter Woods Stamp Set in the Stampin' Up!® Holiday Catalog. Yes, this stamp set can be used for other than Christmas/Winter. You can also bundle it with its coordinating dies set, In the Woods Framelits, and save 10%. I didn't use the dies on this card, as you can see.
After inking the trees stamp with Soft Suede ink, I "thumped" all over the trees with Blackberry Bliss & Cajun Craze markers (using the brush tip end) from the Regals Collection Stampin' Blends to make them look like Fall trees. I paired it with the Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper from the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog. This stamp set coordinates perfectly with the Rooted In Nature Bundle and Lovely As a Tree Stamp Set in the Annual Catalog.
Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper (DSP): 2" x 4"
3/16" Braided Linen Trim: 3"
Tranquil Tide 1/4" Velvet Ribbon: 7"
Emboss the Sahara Sand piece by running it through the Big Shot with the Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Attach the DSP piece across the right side of the embossed piece (see picture).
Ink the tree row stamp from the Winter Woods Stamp Set with a Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad. Thump the side of the brush-tip of the Cajun Craze marker from the Regals Collection Stampin' Write Markers randomly over the tree branches. Then do the same with the Blackberry Bliss marker. Stamp the trees onto the center of the Whisper White piece. Sponge across the bottom of the tree piece using a Sponge Dauber and ink from the Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad. Attach the piece to the center of the Tranquil Tide piece. Attach the piece to the center of the embossed piece.
Wrap the velvet ribbon around the bottom of the embossed piece, and over the bottom of the tree piece, and attach the ribbon ends to the back of the embossed layer. Fold the Blackberry Bliss piece in half (fold on the top) to form the card base. Attach the embossed piece to the center of the card front.
Trim the right end of the Mint Macaron piece at an angle. Stamp the "sending you our thoughts..." stamp from the Wishing You Well Stamp Set onto the right end of the piece using the Soft Suede ink pad. Thread the linen thread through the holes in the Galvanized Button, and tie it onto the button using a single knot. Trim the ends,and separate the braided ends until they are loose strands. Attach the button to the left end of the greeting strip using a Mini Glue Dot. Attach the greeting strip to the bottom, left side of the card, over the velvet ribbon using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.
Attach a silver leaf trio embellishment from the Leaves Trinkets onto the top right corner of the tree layer using a couple Mini Glue Dots.


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Chippa United have announced the signing of four players including former Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates midfielder William Twala.
The attacking midfielder has rejoined as a free agent having parted ways with Chippa's Premier Soccer League (PSL) rivals Free State Stars in September 2018.
The Chilli Boys have also snapped up Guinean defender Bangaly Keita, who has been on the books of Free State Stars.
The hard-tackling player struggled for game time at Ea Lla Koto following the departure of Belgian coach Luc Eymael earlier this season.
Chippa's defence has been leaking goals this season and the club has since signed Zambia international Donashano Malama.
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require "tuning"

local compostrecipes = {}
function AddCompostingRecipe(composter, recipe)
	if not compostrecipes[composter] then
		compostrecipes[composter] = {}
	end
	compostrecipes[composter][recipe.name] = recipe
end

local compostables = {}
function AddCompostablesValues(names, tags, cancook)
	for _,name in pairs(names) do
		compostables[name] = { tags= {}}

		if cancook then
			compostables[name.."_cooked"] = {tags={}}
		end

		for tagname,tagval in pairs(tags) do
			compostables[name].tags[tagname] = tagval
			--print(name,tagname,tagval,ingtable[name].tags[tagname])

			if cancook then
				compostables[name.."_cooked"].tags.precook = 1
				compostables[name.."_cooked"].tags[tagname] = tagval
			end
		end
	end
end

local fruits = {"pomegranate", "dragonfruit", "cave_banana"}
AddCompostablesValues(fruits, {fruit=1}, true)

AddCompostablesValues({"berries"}, {fruit=.5}, true)
AddCompostablesValues({"durian"}, {fruit=1, monster=1}, true)

-- AddCompostablesValues({"honey", "honeycomb"}, {sweetener=1}, true)

local veggies = {"carrot", "corn", "pumpkin", "eggplant", "cutlichen"}
AddCompostablesValues(veggies, {veggie=1}, true)

local mushrooms = {"red_cap", "green_cap", "blue_cap"}
AddCompostablesValues(mushrooms, {veggie=.5}, true)

-- AddCompostablesValues({"meat"}, {meat=1}, true, true)
-- AddCompostablesValues({"monstermeat"}, {meat=1, monster=1}, true, true)
-- AddCompostablesValues({"froglegs", "drumstick"}, {meat=.5}, true)
-- AddCompostablesValues({"smallmeat"}, {meat=.5}, true, true)

-- AddCompostablesValues({"fish", "eel"}, {meat=.5,fish=1}, true)

AddCompostablesValues({"mandrake"}, {veggie=1, enlighted=4}, true)
AddCompostablesValues({"egg"}, {egg=1}, true)
AddCompostablesValues({"tallbirdegg"}, {egg=2}, true)
AddCompostablesValues({"bird_egg"}, {egg=1}, true)
AddCompostablesValues({"butterflywings"}, {misc=.5, enlighted=1}, false)
AddCompostablesValues({"twigs", "pinecone"}, {misc=.25}, false)
AddCompostablesValues({"seeds"}, {misc=.25}, false)
AddCompostablesValues({"cutgrass"}, {misc=.5}, false)
AddCompostablesValues({"spoiled_food"}, {misc=.5}, false)
AddCompostablesValues({"petals"}, {misc=.5, enlighted=.5}, false)
AddCompostablesValues({"petals_evil"}, {misc=.5}, false)

local veggie_meals = {"butterflymuffin", "dragonpie", "jammypreserves", "fruitmedley", "mandrakesoup", "powcake", "pumpkincookie", "ratatouille",
 "stuffedeggplant", "taffy", "unagi", "waffles", "wetgoop"}
AddCompostablesValues(veggie_meals, {veggie=1.5}, false)

local meat_meals = {"baconeggs", "fishtacos", "fishsticks", "frogglebunwich", "honeyham", "honeynuggets", "kabobs", "meatballs", "bonestew", "monsterlasagna",
"perogies", "turkeydinner"}
AddCompostablesValues(meat_meals, {misc=1.75}, false)

local smallcompost = {
	name = "smallcompost",
	test = function(composter, names, tags)
		return true
	end,
	priority = 0,
	weight = 1,
	amount = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_SMALLCOMPOST_POOPAMOUNT,
	composttime = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_SMALLCOMPOST_TIME,   -- quite long
	fireflyspawn = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_FIREFLYSPAWN_PERCENT_LOW,
}

local medcompost = {
	name = "medcompost",
	test = function(composter, names, tags)
		return ((tags.misc or 0) + (tags.egg or 0) + (tags.veggie or 0) + (tags.fruit or 0) > 3.0)
	end,
	priority = 1,
	weight = 1,
	amount = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_MEDCOMPOST_POOPAMOUNT,
	composttime = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_MEDCOMPOST_TIME,   -- shorter
	fireflyspawn = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_FIREFLYSPAWN_PERCENT_LOW,
}

local largecompost = {
	name = "largecompost",
	test = function(composter, names, tags)
		return ((tags.misc or 0) + (tags.egg or 0) + (tags.veggie or 0) + (tags.fruit or 0) > 5.0)
	end,
	priority = 2,
	weight = 1,
	amount = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_LARGECOMPOST_POOPAMOUNT,
	composttime = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_LARGECOMPOST_TIME,   -- shorter
	fireflyspawn = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_FIREFLYSPAWN_PERCENT_LOW,
}

local enlightedcompost = {
	name = "enlightedcompost",
	test = function(composter, names, tags)
		return (tags.enlighted or 0 >= 4.0)
	end,
	priority = 3,
	weight = 3,
	amount = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_MEDCOMPOST_POOPAMOUNT,
	composttime = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_ENLIGHTEDCOMPOST_TIME,   -- very long
	fireflyspawn = TUNING.COMPOSTPILE_FIREFLYSPAWN_PERCENT_HIGH,
}

AddCompostingRecipe("compostpile",smallcompost)
AddCompostingRecipe("compostpile",medcompost)
AddCompostingRecipe("compostpile",largecompost)
AddCompostingRecipe("compostpile",enlightedcompost)

local aliases=
{
	-- cookedsmallmeat = "smallmeat_cooked",
	-- cookedmonstermeat = "monstermeat_cooked",
	-- cookedmeat = "meat_cooked"
}

local function IsCompostIngredient(prefabname)
	local name = aliases[prefabname] or prefabname
	if compostables[name] then
		return true
	end

end

local null_compostable = {tags={}}
local function GetCompostableData(prefabname)
	local name = aliases.prefabname or prefabname

	return compostables[name] or null_compostable
end

-- local foods = require("preparedfoods")
-- for k,recipe in pairs (foods) do
	-- AddCookerRecipe("cookpot", recipe)
-- end

local function GetCompostableValues(prefablist)
	local prefabs = {}
	local tags = {}
	for k,v in pairs(prefablist) do
		local name = aliases[v] or v
		prefabs[name] = prefabs[name] and prefabs[name] + 1 or 1
		local data = GetCompostableData(name)

		if data then

			for kk, vv in pairs(data.tags) do

				tags[kk] = tags[kk] and tags[kk] + vv or vv
			end
		end
	end

	return {tags = tags, names = prefabs}
end

local function GetCandidateRecipes(composter, ingdata)

	local recipes = compostrecipes[composter] or {}
	local candidates = {}

	--find all potentially valid recipes
	for k,v in pairs(recipes) do
		print("test:", v.name)
		if v.test(composter, ingdata.names, ingdata.tags) then
			table.insert(candidates, v)
		end
	end

	table.sort( candidates, function(a,b) return (a.priority or 0) > (b.priority or 0) end )
	print(#candidates)
	if #candidates > 0 then
		--find the set of highest priority recipes
		local top_candidates = {}
		local idx = 1
		local val = candidates[1].priority or 0

		for k,v in ipairs(candidates) do
			if k > 1 and (v.priority or 0) < val then
				break
			end
			table.insert(top_candidates, v)
		end
		return top_candidates
	end

	return candidates
end

local function CalculateRecipe(composter, names)
	local ingdata = GetCompostableValues(names)
	local candidates = GetCandidateRecipes(composter, ingdata)

	table.sort( candidates, function(a,b) return (a.weight or 1) > (b.weight or 1) end )
	local total = 0
	for k,v in pairs(candidates) do
		total = total + (v.weight or 1)
	end

	local val = math.random()*total
	local idx = 1
	while idx <= #candidates do
		val = val - candidates[idx].weight
		if val <= 0 then
			return candidates[idx].amount, candidates[idx].composttime or 1, candidates[idx].fireflyspawn
		end

		idx = idx+1
	end

end

local function TestRecipes(composter, prefablist)
	local ingdata = GetCompostableValues(prefablist)

	print ("Ingredients:")
	for k,v in pairs(prefablist) do
		if not IsCompostIngredient(v) then
			print ("NOT INGREDIENT:", v)
		end
	end

	for k,v in pairs(ingdata.names) do
		print (v,k)
	end

	print ("Ingredient tags:")
	for k,v in pairs(ingdata.tags) do
		print (tostring(v), k)
	end

	print ("Possible recipes:")
	local candidates = GetCandidateRecipes(composter, ingdata)
	for k,v in pairs(candidates) do
		print("\t"..v.name, v.weight or 1)
	end

	local recipe = CalculateRecipe(composter, prefablist)
	print ("Make:", recipe)

	-- print("Time:", recipe.composttime)
	-- print("Amount:", recipe.amount)

end

TestRecipes("compostpile", {"berries","berries","berries","berries", "berries"})
TestRecipes("compostpile", {"carrot","carrot","carrot","carrot"})
TestRecipes("compostpile", {"berries","berries","carrot","carrot"})
TestRecipes("compostpile", {"berries","carrot","berries","berries"})
TestRecipes("compostpile", {"butterflywings","butterflywings", "butterflywings", "petals", "petals"})

return { CalculateRecipe = CalculateRecipe, IsCompostIngredient = IsCompostIngredient, compostrecipes = compostrecipes, compostables=compostables}

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Sonokinetic has come a long way in producing sample libraries of different kinds. One of our unique approaches has always been ethnic performance libraries, vocal as well as instrumental. Güzin is a continuation of that tradition. It is also a revision of sorts.
We have worked with miss Güzin Degismez before, in our very first vocal library 'Tigris and Euphrates' and have been in contact with her about doing another project ever since.
As no other, ms Degismez knows how to blend the traditional music of her culture into cinematic atmospheres that instantly invoke emotion and lively imagery. For this project, we recorded all new material, based on 'moods' and, in contrast to Tigris and Euphrates, these are all temposynced and we've recorded all material in two tempi, to be able to employ our ITM tempo mapping system, making sure the recordings will always stay within acceptable stretch ranges. Of course, you can turn off ITM if you're looking for that overstretched sound as an effect.
All is recorded in Istanbul by our trusted producer Ceyda Pirali, who played live percussion during the recording session to accompany the mood and set the stage for Güzin to perform freely and without the robotic constriction of a clicktrack, while still providing us with temposyncable material.
We are very proud to bring the sound and quality of performance of our very first vocal product in line with the technical advancement we've made over the years, and again provide you with a highly unique, very usable library to infuse world class ethnic vocals into your project.
Again Sonokinetic sticks with its unbeatable pricing module and high quality sampling standards.
This is an absolute giveaway and hard to resist library if this is what your project needs.
We're proud to release "Güzin" and let her spread the inspiration of the Turkish female vocal sound and the rich culture of the Ottoman Empire.
We again push the limit trying to capture the magic of very particular music styles with this wide selection of easy to use vocal performances and in doing so providing you the possibility, when need arises, to compose in true Middle-Eastern fashion and blow away your clientele with tracks containing truly professional sounding vocals.
The GUI for Güzin consists of six main buttons to choose between themed groups of phrases. There are also controls for ITM and reverb. Phrase length is also indicated.
With the six main buttons you select a specific theme for your session. The samples contained within each theme are based upon the following moods: Remembrance, Peaceful, Joyful, Lament, Strong or Wonder. Güzin loads only the samples that are needed for the theme chosen. Samples that are not used are purged from memory once you select another theme.
When you choose one of the six themes the available root keys are displayed as red keys from MIDI key A0 to G#1. The limitations of the human voice and the need for realistic time stretching dictate the sample mapping. Phrases are mapped to the blue keys from MIDI key C3 and upwards. This range varies depending on which theme you have chosen.
The green keys towards the top of the keyboard trigger short phrase end note samples at an appropriate pitch. The blue key at C2 triggers a random breath intake sample from a possible 68 different samples.
Güzin Degismez was born in Bursa in 1962. After her graduation from Bursa High School for Girls, started her music studies at Bursa Music Society with Erdinç Çelikkol.
Made solo tape records at TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation) Ankara and Istanbul radios under work agreement. In 1984 began her education at Bursa Municipality Conservatory, where she started teaching after her second year, and graduated ranking the first in the school as the first graduate.
Her professional music career started in 1989 at Ministry of Culture Istanbul State Turkish Music Ensemble with Tambour Artist Necdet Yaşar as the art director. She took part in numerous stage, television performances, domestic and foreign activities of the ensemble as soloist and chorister; involved in international music festivals with İstanbul Fasıl Ensemble.
She contributed to CD and tape records realized by İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Department of Cultural Affairs. Vocalized the album "Bursa Şarkıları" (Songs from Bursa) with Münip Utandı prepared by Bursa Osmangazi Municipality. Participated in several concerts as soloist with the band İncesaz.
In addition to her personal studies, also reaped the benefits of her studies with Prof. Dr. Alâeddin Yavaşça. Expanded her repertoire by practicing several pieces, which faded into oblivion due to rare performances, despite being exceptional examples of Turkish music, with Mr. Yavaşça as well as Nurettin Çelik as the last chief-singer of the same ensemble.
Güzin gave solo concerts at Uludağ University Cultural Center, Bursa State Fine Arts Gallery, Bursa Tayyare Cultural Center, Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall and Boğaziçi University.
Currently works with Istanbul State Turkish Music Research and Performance Ensemble.
Released an album titled "Güz'ün Şarkıları/Meftunun Oldum".
It's also nice to note that pianist/composer Fahir Atakoglu used her performances in Tigris and Euphrates in the very succesfull television show "Magnificent Century-Muhtesem Yuzyil" about the Ottoman Empire.


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Rainbow Six January 16, 2020 / 10:11 pm
Deadlock in Rainbow Six EU Pro League Standings
The Rainbow Six Siege ESL Pro League Season 11 has concluded its second super week. The results of the week are so fascinating that Europe has hit a deadlock in the standings. From second to sixth place, the teams in those positions are all tied with six points. The only thing that separates teams at the moments is the overall round difference. In addition, this is the first time ever in Rainbow Six Siege that two Russian teams, technically, sit in the top two.
Russian team, forZe in second place after week two of the EU Pro League. (Photo courtesy Ubisoft - Adam Lakomy)
Two at the Top:
Last week, Team Empire had a strong opening week. The Russian squad looked nigh unstoppable with their 7-1 and 7-3 victories over Team Vitality and BDS Esports. However, the Russians have returned to mortality and failed to gain a win.
On playday three, they faced off against Rogue, which resulted in a draw on Border. Border is also the map Team Empire beat Team Vitality 7-1. The sharp contrast in results suggests that teams are starting to warm up. This message couldn't be anymore clear with their match versus regional counterparts forZe. ForZe is the second Russian team to qualify for the ESL Pro League, so a new experience was coming up on playday four.
As Pro League caster Ghassan "Milosh" Finge put it – the hype match of the week was between the Russian sides. Most people had Team Empire taking the victory on the night, due to the implication of the Russian National League. However, Clubhouse is a map both Russian teams are good at. With this, alongside the history of battling each other, former teammates, and first Russia vs Russia fight in the EU Pro League, the map was certain to play out epicly.
ForZe came out swinging against Team Empire and dominated the map 7-2. We already knew that forZe can dominate that map with their debut victory over Na'vi in playday one, but this was something else.
DAVAI DAVAI RUSH B! @forzegg #R6PL pic.twitter.com/g1DHJiu1SI
— ESL Rainbow Six (@ESLRainbowSix) January 15, 2020
As a result, Team Empire only gained one point out of the possible six a week. With forZe's great victory here, they joined the 2-0-2 club and slid into second place due to round difference. Looking at the European Pro League and seeing two Russian sides sit at the top, for now, is certainly a sight to behold.
The Deadlock:
As mentioned, the European Pro League standings are so close, only round difference closely separates the six-point teams. This seems extremely typical of European Rainbow Six, as the region is extremely competitive. A 2-0-2 record could be a question of teams being sloppy, or teams being extremely competitive with each other. There is no doubt that this deadlock will cause an entertaining playoff race in the second half of the season. But for now, we look at why this is happening.
Rogue has been one of Europe's most successful teams in 2019, but this season their form seems to be a bit loose. Ever since the disastrous result against Aerowolf (now Giants Gaming) in the Season 10 Finals, the team hasn't looked the same. In the current season of ESL Pro League, Rogue seems to have their impressive moments with their star power fragging out. However, the team seems to look wobbly when they don't have those clutch moments. The addition of Jan "Ripz" Hucke seems to be helping the team coordinate better, but there's still something missing. When this issue is ironed out, we should start seeing Rogue pick up some wins.
You can escape the NA Pro League, but you can't escape the draws and your destiny. #R6PL pic.twitter.com/wPq031RjB0
Meanwhile, Chaos esports continuously defies fan expectations. Prior to Season 11's launch, Chaos was predicted as the 8th place team for the region. The history of mixed results and falling off in the second half of Season 10 didn't help them out. As for Season 11, these results and precedents make fans have no faith against them, regardless of the opponent.
However, their new roster seems to be working, even if at times they look sloppy. Chaos' newest member, Ville "SHA77E" Palola seems to be fitting in the more they play. Meanwhile, Mattias "Renuilz" Johannes Nordebäck has his groove back and Aleks "Vito" Lyapun is making a name for himself with kill contributions. Whilst the results of this team always lead to 7-5 regardless if they win or lose, Chaos is throwing a spanner in the works and that is what makes them exciting this season.
Who is getting the victory here? @G2esports or @ChaosEC? #R6PL
The remaining weeks leading to the Rainbow Six Invitational will no doubt remain spicy.
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Joseph Diekfuss, Ph.D
Receives Professional Engineer Registration
Brookfield-based R.A. Smith National's Laura Zavadil, Joseph Diekfuss, David Boldt and Andrew Axt have each attained their Wisconsin professional engineer registrations.
Diekfuss, Ph.D. is a structural engineer at R.A. Smith National with eight years of experience in structural engineering. He is experienced in the design of both bridges and buildings and has designed structures for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, local government and private developments. The structures include single- and multi-span bridges, retaining walls, box culverts and low-rise buildings. He is also co-author of three articles recently published in the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) Journal of Structural Engineering. The articles describe a methodology for prescribing inspection intervals for mast-arm sign support structures that better align inspection needs with limited fiscal and human resources. Diekfuss has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering (structural and geotechnical emphases) from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and both a master's degree and Ph.D. in civil engineering (structural emphases) from Marquette University. Diekfuss lives in the city of Waukesha.
Brookfield-based R.A. Smith National's Laura Zavadil, Joseph Diekfuss, David Boldt and Andrew Axt have each attained their Wisconsin professional engineer registrations. Diekfuss, Ph.D. is a structural engineer at R.A. Smith National with eight years of experience in structural engineering. He is experienced in the design of both bridges and buildings and has designed structures for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, local government and private developments. The structures include single- and multi-span bridges, retaining walls, box culverts and low-rise buildings. He is also co-author of three articles recently published in the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) Journal of Structural Engineering. The articles describe a methodology for prescribing inspection intervals for mast-arm sign support structures that better align inspection needs with limited fiscal and human resources. Diekfuss has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering (structural and geotechnical emphases) from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and both a master's degree and Ph.D. in civil engineering (structural emphases) from Marquette University. Diekfuss lives in the city of Waukesha.


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Graduating from a top accelerator or incubator can be as career-defining for a startup founder as an elite university diploma. The intensive programmes, which are often just a few months long, help startups refine and grow before a "pitch day" to potential investors and press. Such schemes provide mentorship, money and networking, often in exchange for equity in the company..
We are looking beyond ideation stage to, at the very least, beta, and for companies that are corporate-ready. Retailers want to see it all, so they usually have not precisely identified one tech they want to focus on. Visual search and fit-tech are definitely trends.
Even so, many believe there are less problematic and more effective ways to approach outdoors overcrowding than to avoid geotagging – it's just not that simple. In her blog post, Williams recommends structural reforms for the USA, such as pushing for the promotion of state parks (which are typically less crowded than national parks) and more broadly backing initiatives that educate the public about environmental stewardship.
Graduating from a top accelerator or incubator can be as career-defining for a startup founder as an elite university diploma. The intensive programmes, which are often just a few months long, help startups refine and grow before a "pitch day" to potential investors and press. Such schemes provide mentorship, money and networking, often in exchange for equity in the company.
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Strategies for email campaigns vary, but the email newsletter lies at the heart of each. It is a sort of a decider: whether your readers will be back or ditch you and your company. But make sure that every email newsletter looks pleasing and is unobtrusive.
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Enter CSS grid: which lets you place an item exactly where you want it, both vertically and horizontally. Sounds simple, but the reality is that it unlocks a level of expressive freedom and control that previously only print could give us.
What matters is understanding the hows and whys of trends' emergence and adoption. Because at the end of the day, trends have a lot to tell us about our cultural moment: what we love, what we hate, what we want to move toward. The closer we get to understanding those things, the closer we get to getting inside others' heads — to empathizing with them. And, really, to understanding ourselves.
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Which makes sense. These major platforms probably only went all-in on flexbox fairly recently. And rejiggering the layouts of sites that attract billions of users is no small task.
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They can then go on to fix the problem. Diego finds that this is a great example of balancing qualitative and quantitative data. Too many data points, and not being clear about what you are measuring, can create confusion. And too few, like just measuring NPS, is hard to make actionable.
Strategies for email campaigns vary, but the email newsletter lies at the heart of each. It is a sort of a decider: whether your readers will be back or ditch you and your company.


All started talking about what they had been doing and how they had dealt with certain issues. They talked about their salvation experiences too, I didn't feel like talking. In actual fact I felt a little overawed.
In between bites of food would be a moment of silence before someone else would talk, the eminent teacher turned and asked me in a very friendly way, "Who are you?" I think he did this to bring me into the fellowship with my peers. I blurted out, "I'm a son of God, born-again, Spirit filled, tongue talking, fire breathing Christian who will tell anyone about Jesus who wants to hear and you can call me Ian", he almost choked on his food but let out a great laugh and smiled and nodded, he knew I knew.
Met Ian a few months ago at St Clair in the church there… New Horizons Community Church led by Psr Ian Rains & Psr Shane Conlon. He spoke about his ministry, going to different nation like China, & when He finished I was going to give that poster back to him when he looked at me & smiled, 'You can have that' I've never forgotten that. I could see somewhere in ur eyes that that poster was the last 1 that u had, even though u made out that u had many more. I really appreciate it Ian… THANK YOU & GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR MINISTRY!


DeVos has no professional experience in education. Her advocacy work has often undermined the very public schools she would represent as Secretary. During her testimony, she also appeared unaware of the differences between measuring growth versus measuring proficiency—a question that has dominated education policy for decades.


We had beautiful conditions on Sunday for Aquabilities "Operation Sponge Day" – Glassy flat, turquoise blue, 8-10m visibility and a not-so-bad 13C water temp. We photographed the new pier panels sporting their freshly glued sponges and counted the successful adhesions. Afterwards we headed off for a 20min recreation dive under the stunning Blairgowrie pier to appreciate what we were working to save – spectacular walls of sponges and kelp towering 5m above us with all manner of marine life peeking out from behind the kelp; With the most exciting sightings being the vibrant nudibranchs and seahorses. Blairgowrie always makes you feel like you've been dropped into an exhibit at the Melbourne Aquarium. A huge Thank-you to the club members and their families who made the day a success and so enjoyable.
Photos supplied by Tony Pulvirenti and Rebecca StLedger.


If you are not claustrophobic (fear of closed spaces); you will not require any sedation, you can eat, and take your medications as usual.
If you are claustrophobic; you may ask your physician to reschedule your MRI with anesthesia.
If you are or might be pregnant, or if you are breastfeeding, please call us and let us know right away.
Cardiac MRI is a test that produces high-quality still and moving pictures of the heart and great vessels. MRI uses large magnets and radio-frequency waves to produce pictures of the body's internal structures; no X-ray exposure is involved. MRI acquires information about the heart as it is beating; creating moving pictures of the heart throughout it's pumping cycle. The MRI scan takes about 30 to 90 minutes, depending on the extent of the imaging needed.
The anatomy and function of the structures of the chest: heart, great vessels and pericardium.
Presence of disease: ischemic heart disease, thoracic aortic disease, pericardial disease, right ventricular abnormalities, cardiac tumors, valve disease, heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy), pulmonary artery disease and complex congenital heart disease.
An MRI technologist will prepare you for your scan. You will change into a hospital gown.
The technologist will place small sticky, electrode patches on your chest and back. Male patients may expect to have their chest partially shaved to help the electrodes stick. The electrodes are attached to an electrocardiograph (ECG) monitor, which charts your heart's electrical activity during the test.
Most likely, an intravenous (IV) line will be inserted into a vein in your arm for non-Iodine based contrast (dye) administration.
The MRI scanner unit is a long tube that scans the body as you lay on a platform bed. It is fully lit, ventilated, and open at both ends. You will lay on your back on the scanner bed, with your head and legs elevated for comfort.
You must remain as still as possible during the picture-taking process. The technologist will ask you to stop breathing periodically for short periods in order to reduce blurring of the images from breathing motion.
During scanning, you may hear loud banging noises, which can be muffled with headphones or earplugs which you will receive before scanning begins. An intercom system allows you to talk to the scanner operators during the test. You can listen to music, please ask your technologist for the available selections.
You will be restricted from driving after the test and the remainder of the test day.
If you received anesthesia; The MRI nurse will give you instructions on when you can eat, drink and return to normal activities.
If you did not receive anesthesia; you may resume your usual activities and normal diet immediately.


Analysis of quantitative capacity, production, shipments, inventory, and module price data for the supply side of the terrestrial photovoltaic industry. The 120 page report, published annually for over twenty years, provides trend analysis overtime as well as insights into price and regional strategies crucial to remaining competitive in the highly competitive photovoltaic industry. The data used for this analysis reflects information gathered from surveys of both photovoltaic cell/module manufacturers (supply-side) and demand-side participants, such as photovoltaic distributors, system integrators, dealers, installers, OEMs, etc. Survey effort includes silicon feedstock manufacturers, wafer manufactures, and end users of PV products. Historic and current price, cost, production, shipment and inventory data provide insight into the behavior of the photovoltaic industry over time and currently. Manufacturers covered in this report produce technology as cells, cells to modules, and thin film panels.


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1971 Rolex Submariner Ref. 5513 "Kissing 4 Bezel Insert"
This specific 1971 Rolex Submariner Ref. 5513 is in absolutely stunning condition The lume plots and hands have taken on a wonderful yellow coloration, retains the original Twin-Lock crown and features it's original "kissing4" fat font insert. The overall appearance of this watch embodies everything we love about vintage submariners. This specific Rolex Submariner reference 5513 is would make a great daily driver and would look just as appropriate paired with a suit as it would with your favorite pair of jeans!


Marvel's The Avengers is a team of superheroes created by the famous Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The original members of the team included famous Marvel characters like Ironman, Ant-man, Wasp, Thor, Hulk, and Captain America. The Avengers team was formed to battle formidable enemies that no single superhero can withstand – enemies like mutants, gods, robots, and other beings with supernatural powers equal to them. When the first volume was published in September 1963, The Avengers is still today one of the most read comics and since then many volumes and storyline were published. As the Avengers story progressed, many other superheroes were added to the team. A couple of animated series was produced based on the comics and the Marvel superheroes – The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, premiered on October 20, 2010; and the older series The Avengers: United They Stand. Because of its success after many decades, The Avengers will be having a feature Hollywood film and will be released in the May of 2012.
Take a look at these awesome digital artworks of the mighty Avengers. Most of them are fanart and concept artworks done by great and talented artists. Some are very suitable for desktop wallpaper background as well. Enjoy!


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A classic simple game to play... not so simple to win.
Tic Tac Toe is just an algorithm. Not that I used one or anything. I just know how to always make my opponent tie.
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An SUV left the roadway and struck the guard rail on the Beaver Creek bridge south of Bouton in the westbound lanes of Iowa Highway 141 Sunday about 11:15 p.m.
Iowa DOT snow plows provided traffic control Sunday night after an SUV left the roadway and struck the guard rail on the Beaver Creek bridge south of Bouton in the westbound lanes of Iowa Highway 141.
A vehicle left the roadway and struck the guard rail on the Beaver Creek bridge south of Bouton in the westbound lanes of Iowa Highway 141 Sunday about 11:15 p.m.
There were no injuries in the incident, which is under investigation by the Dallas County Sheriff's office.
The SUV came to rest pointing eastward in the inside westbound lane and appeared to sustain significant front-end damage in the single-vision collision.
The Perry Police Department, Woodward First Responders, Woodward Volunteer Fire Department, Bouton Volunteer Fire Department and Dallas County EMS.


No one likes to queue. Even the British who, it's often joked, invented the orderly line, are getting sick of it. Recent research suggests most Britons are now prepared to tolerate queueing for only four minutes.
Yet the average British shopper spends a painful 53 minutes a month in supermarket queues. Together with all the time spent waiting for buses and trains, it mounts up to nearly six months of queueing in a lifetime. Haven't we got anything better to do?
No wonder, then, that stores spend millions of pounds trying to reduce their customers' queueing time.
First came barcode scanners, then the super-irritating self-service checkouts made famous for their constant refrain of 'unexpected item in the bagging area'. But now all the waits and irritation could be in the past with the arrival of the Rapid Scan.
The scanner, which is being trialled by Asda, can scan products from any angle as they pass through it on a conveyor belt, meaning the check-out operator no longer has to spend precious seconds jiggling the barcode into position. It can scan 100 products in just one minute, which is apparently three times faster than by hand.
I filled my shopping basket at my local Asda in Monks Cross, York to try it out and see how it compared with conventional checkouts.


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Should They Stay Or Should They Go Now?
December 1st, 2010 Michael Youngblood
UPDATE – The United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will be eliminated, it was announced today.
"We are going to get rid of waste and duplication in terms of how we run the Congress," House Republican Leader John Boehner, who is slated to become speaker in January, told reporters today. "We believe the Science Committee is more than capable of handling this issue and in the process save several million dollars."
As we suggested with this original post, the Select Committee serves no useful purpose. Its continued existence would be a waste of taxpayer money, and its dissolution is a testimony to more efficient governance under Speaker elect John Boehner. We applaud this action.
Original Post – In March of 2007, Nancy Pelosi's House of Representatives created the United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming to champion her eco-left agenda. Unable to sell it as a fully authorized House committee, it was created as an advisory panel without the authority to write legislation. Its funding would otherwise have gone to the House Ethics Committee. Though not empowered to write legislation, it endorsed the capstone legislation of its Chairman, Ed Markey (D-Left Coast), who co-authored the Cap and Trade bill, and others like it. As such legislation continued to fail the Committee became an advocacy group for the Democratic environmental agenda and its enforcement through the EPA by fiat. Most analysts believed the Committee should and would be dissolved as a result of the Extreme Makeover – House Edition of November 2. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), its ranking Republican member, has recommended otherwise.
So, should they stay or should they go?
At the cost of redundancy, it bears repeating that the Committee has no legislative authority. The Committee was created as an advocacy group for the liberal environmental agenda of the Democratic left, and the greatest purpose it serves is to provide its members with the opportunity to get their face on CSPAN at not a small price to taxpayers. It's funding diminishes the funding available to the House Ethics Committee, thus one wonders how much sooner might the Rangel and Waters cases have come to light were that additional funding available. There are a sufficient number of energy and environmental committees in the House that can actually write legislation, thus one that cannot serves no meaningful purpose.
The Committee's name charges it with providing guidance regarding energy independence and global warming. During its tenure to date, the United States has become less energy independent, and the science of global warming has lost credibility. The American people have expressed their sentiments by electing a House that espouses energy independence and bemoans anthropogenic global warming.
Let them govern. This committee serves no useful purpose and should be dissolved.
The Case for Continuance
Congressman Sensenbrenner puts forth a strong argument for continuing the duties of the Committee here, wherein he rightly suggests that there should be a balance between a strong industrial economy and responsible environmental regulation. He accurately suggests that the current administration, the EPA, and Nancy Pelosi's House have not found that balance, citing as an example recent mandates regarding boiler emissions that will destroy thousands of jobs. With the failure of greenhouse gas emission reduction legislation, President Obama has endorsed forcing such reduction, against the expressed will of the electorate, through the EPA. An investigative advocacy group in Congress, recast to reflect the true will of the electorate, could offer strong oversight against such rampant, unauthorized, economically destructive mandates. The American people have expressed their sentiments by electing a House that espouses industrial growth with responsible environmental regulation.
Give them a voice. The Committee should continue to serve, now in a manner that reflects those sentiments.
The EPA, with the endorsement of President Obama, is out of control, and is creating policy that is detrimental to our already fragile economy. They have declared war on hydraulic fracturing, a proven technology for recovering natural gas from shale formations which are known to exist in abundance within our borders and that could contribute greatly to energy independence and a cleaner environment. They have condoned increasing levels of ethanol in gasoline that will result in reduced fuel efficiency and increased environmental damage, and only benefit the agricultural segment. It is, without a doubt, critical to the restoration of our economy and the might of our nation that they not be allowed to continue dragging us down these paths.
But is the United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming the appropriate vehicle for leading that charge? It cannot write opposing legislation, but can only investigate and make noise. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has declared that his committee will conduct investigations wherever they might seem appropriate, and that Committee can write legislation to address and correct its findings. What more does a handcuffed advocacy committee bring to the party?
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce provides oversight on issues regarding energy and the environment, and it can write legislation to promote the values of the people it represents. It will, in the upcoming Congress, represent the people who overwhelmingly turned the House back to conservative causes. Several members of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming also serve on Energy and Commerce. What more can that former committee contribute?
When first we read Congressman Sensenbrenner's remarks, we were quick to agree with them. Again, Obama's administration and Lisa Jackson's EPA must be brought under control. But after further consideration, we feel that the United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming is an expensive extravagance that will do nothing to further the conservative cause, and will simply allow Mr. Sensenbrenner to add "Committee Chair" to his Congressional resume.
In the interest of creating a smaller, more efficient and more cost effective federal government, the Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming should be dissolved.
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After Josh McDaniels spurned them, here are five candidates to be the next Indianapolis Colts head coach.
Dating back a few weeks, it looked like Josh McDaniels would be the next Indianapolis Colts head coach as soon as it could be announced officially. The team even went so far as to announce an agreement on Tuesday morning, before McDaniels decided to stay with the Patriots as offensive coordinator before a scheduled press conference on Wednesday.
Pro Football Talk reported the Colts quickly had a few candidates lined up to interview in the coming day or two, in case McDaniels indeed spurned them. Almost everyone they interviewed prior to settling on McDaniels has landed a head coaching job elsewhere or withdrawn their name to stay at a college job, but there are still some appealing candidates out there for the Colts to choose from at this late stage.
McDaniels clearly would not have been all-in as Indianapolis' head coach, but they can absolutely find someone who will be. Here are five candidates to follow through and take the job as Colts coach.
Toub immediately surfaced as a candidate to replace Chuck Pagano. His relationship with Colts general manager Chris Ballard dates back over a decade, when both were with the Chicago Bears, and most recently they were together in the Kansas City Chiefs organization.
Toub has interviewed for head coaching jobs with the Chargers and Broncos in the past. He's an easy interview in Indianapolis now, and he's surely one of the aforementioned candidates who is ready to interview right away.


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Home » May 1, 2007-Rheem Reorganizes Corporate, Divisional Management Team
May 1, 2007-Rheem Reorganizes Corporate, Divisional Management Team
Ian Stewart Farrell, president and chief executive officer of the Rheem Mfg. Co., recently announced a major reorganization of the company's management team at the corporate level and at two of its three operating divisions: water heater and air conditioning.
According to Farrell, the reorganization will help Rheem "address the new realities" of customer, supplier and competitor consolidation that have exerted an enormous and continuing impact on the plumbing and HVAC industries in recent years. "The new structure will allow us to work together and focus on our goals as one unified team," Farrell said.
Announced changes include:
JR Jones has been promoted to corporate senior vice president and CEO of Rheem Mfg. Co.;
Douglas Mannion has been promoted to the new position of vice president-general manager for the water heater division;
Bill Hanesworth has been promoted to the new position of vice president-general manager for the air conditioning division;
Jack Sinkler will assume the role of vice president-sales in the air conditioning division;
Robert Roth has been named to the new position of corporate vice president-marketing;
Alan Kessler has been named to the new position of corporate vice president-research and development; and
Bill Lux has been named to the new position of corporate vice president-business development, with responsibility for international sales and future business growth.
May 25, 2007-A.O. Smith Water Products Co. Names New VP-Global Human Resources
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Viega introduces management team


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The close off for this call out will be 25th February 2018 at 7am GMT.
We hope you had a lovely Christmas, Happy New Year to you all.
Thanks for your participation in our challenge.
Before we go on to announce our winner and Top 3 I would just like to introduce myself, I am Traci and I will be running Simply Magnolia for the present time.
so I can give you the theme of the challenge . You have 5 days to contact me (if I don't have a message from you, one of the top 3 will become our guest designer).