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RU167983U1 - Intravascular Remediable Stent - Google Patents
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Роберт Вениаминович Гольдштейн
Николай Михайлович Осипенко
Александр Васильевич Ченцов
Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт проблем механики им. А.Ю. Ишлинского Российской академии наук (ИПМех РАН)
2016-06-01 Application filed by Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт проблем механики им. А.Ю. Ишлинского Российской академии наук (ИПМех РАН) filed Critical Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт проблем механики им. А.Ю. Ишлинского Российской академии наук (ИПМех РАН)
2016-06-01 Priority to RU2016121660U priority Critical patent/RU167983U1/en
2017-01-13 Publication of RU167983U1 publication Critical patent/RU167983U1/en
A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
A61F2/82—Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
A61F2/86—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
A61F2/90—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
A61F2/91—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure made from perforated sheet material or tubes, e.g. perforated by laser cuts or etched holes
The utility model relates to medical equipment, namely to expandable medical implants to maintain the lumen in the vessels. The technical result is to increase the stability of the form under the action of radial compression. This is achieved by the intravascular expandable stent containing a flexible tubular body made in the form of interconnected closed contour elements adjacent to each other in the direction of the circle and along the longitudinal axis, while the elements in the direction of the circle are formed by circular arcs, each from the ends of which ends with V-shaped elements. Moreover, inside the V-shaped elements, V-shaped through-slots are made, the outer walls of the slots are made thicker, while one end of the circular arcs is connected to the outer walls of the V-shaped slots, and the other to the inner, all the vertices of the V-shaped elements in each row are directed one way, and in adjacent rows towards each other. The contour elements are closed using lamellas directed along the longitudinal axis of the stent, connecting through one V-shaped elements in adjacent rows. 4 ill.
The utility model relates to medical equipment, namely to expandable medical implants to maintain a lumen in the vessels.
Known expandable inside the lumen of the stent (RU 2175531 [1]). The stent includes a flexible tubular body with a longitudinal axis, the wall of which is formed by two closed frame elements adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. The material of the frame is in the form of threads. The compressive forces in the axial direction of the filaments are transmitted from one frame element to another, following in the longitudinal direction. The stent can expand from a radially compressed state to a state having a larger diameter. The disadvantage of the stent is that its length decreases when expanded and it has a relatively low flexibility.
Known intravascular expandable stent (RU 2257180 [2]), which contains a flexible tubular body with a longitudinal axis. The walls of the housing are formed by mutually connected closed elements of the frame, located with at least two elements adjacent to each other in the direction of the circle. The frame elements are capable of transmitting compressive forces in the axial direction and transmit pressure continuously from one frame element directly to the frame element following in the longitudinal direction. The sides of the frame include at least two elongated, mutually converging first sides of the element. The stent can expand from a radially compressed state to a state having a larger diameter. The first angle between the first sides of the element and facing the element and the second angle between the second sides of the element and facing the element have fixed values. The housing is made of a tube or piece of plate in which the holes of the element are profiled.
The calculations showed that with an increase in the diameter of the stent, its length decreases, which makes it difficult to choose the required size (initial length) of the stent and the accuracy of its location inside the vessel, and it also has insufficient flexibility in use.
Known intravascular expandable stent, which practically does not change its length when expanded (RU 2350301 [3]). The stent contains a flexible tubular body with a longitudinal axis, the wall of which is formed by mutually connected closed frame elements located with at least two elements adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction. The frame elements are made with an extendable shape, capable of transmitting compressive forces in the radial direction and transmitting pressure continuously from one frame element directly to the frame element, following in the longitudinal direction. The stent is arranged to expand from a radially compressed state to a state having a larger diameter, and the elements are interconnected by connecting links that are located between the mutually converging vertices of the closed frame elements with an elongated shape at an angle to a straight line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent and passing through the connection point links with an element of the frame, in the range from 0 to 30 °.
A disadvantage of the known stent is its relatively low reliability of maintaining the expanded shape when exposed to it. The main technology for installing biodegradable stents in a blood vessel at present is balloon technology, according to which the stent is squeezed onto the balloon and moved along the vessel to the desired location. After that, the balloon is inflated, the stent is expanded and pressed into the walls of the vessel, expands them, after which the pressure in the balloon is vented, the balloon is removed, and the stent, while maintaining the shape obtained during expansion, maintains the passage section of the vessel. For normal operation, the stent must satisfy some mechanical requirements. One of the main ones is the requirement of minimum rekomla (or "reverse"), i.e. reducing the diameter of the expanded stent after depressurizing and removing the balloon. Another requirement is radial stiffness and stent strength.
Maintaining the shape of the expanded stent (including the prototype) during depressurization and under the action of loads from the side of the vessel walls is ensured by inelastic deformations of its elements in the hinges that open when the stent is expanded. In working condition, under the action of radial compression from the side of the vessel walls and perceived by arcs connected through hinges, the latter tend to close, returning the system to its original compressed state. Counteracting this is only residual inelastic deformation that develops in the hinge region when the stent extends during installation. This counteraction may not be sufficient for the successful operation of the stent, in particular made of a biopolymer, including due to a decrease in the local polymer strength in the hinge region when they are expanded.
Known expandable intravascular expandable stent containing a flexible tubular body with a longitudinal axis, the wall of which is formed by mutually connected closed frame elements (US 2002002400 [4]). Each closed element is formed by four arcs converging into nodes that act as hinges. The stent in the expanded state is resistant to external influences exerted on it by a blood vessel, but significantly changes its length, which makes it difficult to select the required size (initial length) of the stent and the accuracy of its location inside the vessel.
Closest to the claimed in its technical essence and architecture is a expandable intravascular stent, known from US 5695516 [4].
The expandable intravascular stent contains a flexible tubular body made in the form of interconnected closed contour elements adjacent to each other in the direction of the circle and along the longitudinal axis, while the elements in the direction of the circle are formed by circular arcs ending with V-shaped elements with outward peaks that connect to each other with the ends of the annular arcs of the adjacent row so that the side of the V-shaped element of the first annular arc is also the side of the V-shaped element of the second annular arc of bottom row. Thus, the circular arcs of adjacent rows are interconnected by the sides of the V-shaped elements directed by the vertices towards each other. As a result, the closed contour element of the stent when folded has the shape of a butterfly, which in the expanded state takes the form of a hexagon. The known stent during expansion does not change its length, which is its undoubted advantage.
A disadvantage of the known stent is the relatively low reliability of maintaining the expanded shape with an external compressive effect on it from the side of the vessel walls, since in the expanded state, the stent is supported only by the presence of residual inelastic deformations at the joints of the arcs in which effective joints are formed during expansion.
The inventive expandable intravascular stent is aimed at increasing the stability of the form under the action of radial compression.
This result is achieved by the fact that the intravascular expandable stent contains a flexible tubular body made in the form of interconnected closed contour elements adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction and along the longitudinal axis, while the elements in the circumferential direction are formed by circular arcs, each of which ends ends with V-shaped elements. Moreover, inside the V-shaped elements, V-shaped through-slots are made, the outer walls of the slots are made thicker, while one end of the circular arcs is connected to the outer walls of the V-shaped slots, and the other to the inner, all the vertices of the V-shaped elements in each row are directed one way, and in adjacent rows towards each other. The contour elements are closed using lamellas directed along the longitudinal axis of the stent, connecting through one V-shaped elements in adjacent rows.
Distinctive features of the claimed device are:
- the implementation inside the V-shaped elements of the V-shaped through-slots;
- the implementation of the outer walls of the V-shaped slots thickened;
- some ends of the circular arcs are connected to the outer walls of the V-shaped slots, and others to the inner;
- all the vertices of the V-shaped elements in each row are directed in one direction;
- all the vertices of the V-shaped elements in adjacent rows - towards each other;
- closure of contour elements with the help of lamellas directed along the longitudinal axis, connecting through one V-shaped elements in adjacent rows. The execution of V-shaped through-cuts inside the V-shaped elements allows you to create a compact form of the stent in its original state (before expansion). The execution of the outer walls of the V-shaped slots in the V-shaped elements thickened is necessary in order to provide a supply of elastic energy necessary to maintain the stent in a straightened state.
The connection of the circular arcs so that some ends of the circular arcs are connected to the outer walls of the V-shaped slots, and the other to the internal, provides a hinged connection of the parts of the V-shaped elements.
The closure of the contour elements with the help of lamellas directed along the longitudinal axis of the stent connecting through one V-shaped elements in adjacent rows makes it possible to provide flexibility in connecting the contour elements with respect to the bending of the longitudinal axis of the stent.
The essence of the claimed expandable intravascular stent is illustrated by examples of its implementation and graphic materials. In FIG. Figure 1 shows a scan of the stent on a plane in the initial (compressed) state, where L is the length along the longitudinal axis, D is the stent circumference. In FIG. 2 shows a scan of a stent on a plane in a flattened state. In FIG. Figure 3 shows in large detail the node connecting the arcs to each other along the vertices of the V-shaped elements in the initial (compressed) state. In FIG. 4, an enlarged view shows the node connecting the arcs to each other along the vertices of the V-shaped elements in a straightened state.
The stent contains annular arcs 1, each end of which ends with V-shaped elements 2. Inside the V-shaped elements 2, V-shaped through-slots 3 are made. The outer walls 4 of said V-shaped elements are made thickened. The connection of the circular arcs to each other is carried out through V-shaped elements so that some ends of the circular arcs are connected to the outer walls of the V-shaped slots, and others to the inner ones. The closure of the contour elements is carried out using lamellas 5 directed along the longitudinal axis, connecting through one V-shaped elements in adjacent rows.
The stent is used as follows. In the initial (compressed) state (Fig. 1), the stent elements form a stable configuration that does not experience mechanical stress. When the stent is opened (under pressure from the side of the balloon located inside the stent) under tension from the side of the annular arcs 1 (in Fig. 3), the V-shaped slots 3 open. In this case, the inner walls of the V-shaped elements 2, turning around the closing points S (in Fig. 3) of the sides of the slots, acting as hinges, jump to a new stable position (Fig. 4). The elastic energy necessary for the stability of the new configuration of the V-shaped elements is provided by elastic deformation of the bracket of the outer walls 4 (in Fig. 3) when opening the V-shaped slots. The return of the stent to its initial compressed state is prevented by both inelastic deformation in the effective articulated joints of the elements and the need to overcome the elastic energy of the outer walls, which prevent the system from leaving the stable state.
An intravascular expandable stent containing a flexible tubular body made in the form of interconnected closed contour elements adjacent to each other in the direction of the circle and along the longitudinal axis, while the elements in the rows in the direction of the circle are formed by circular arcs, each of which ends in V- shaped elements, characterized in that inside the V-shaped elements are made V-shaped through slots, the outer walls of the slots are made thicker, while one end of the annular arcs is connected are connected with the outer walls of the V-shaped slots, and the others with the inner ones, all the vertices of the V-shaped elements in each row are directed in one direction, and in adjacent rows towards each other and contour elements are closed using lamellas directed along the longitudinal axis of the stent connecting through one V-shaped elements in adjacent rows.
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WASHINGTON -- Two men have been arrested in connection to a brawl between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security guards and protesters in Washington and charges are planned against a dozen guards, officials said on June 14.
The melee outside the Turkish ambassador's residence during Erdogan's visit to the United States last month strained U.S.-Turkish relations. Eleven people were hurt in what Washington's police chief described as a "brutal attack" on peaceful protesters.
Washington police said that Sinan Narin of Virginia was accused of felony aggravated assault, while the second man, Eyup Yildirim of New Jersey, faces two felony assault charges. Media said both were among the protesters during last month's fracas.
Yildirim is in custody in New Jersey. His attorney David Holman said Yildirim is a business owner with three kids and ties to the local community and has received death threats over the incident.
The clash happened as Erdogan arrived at the ambassador's residence after a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on May 16.
The Turkish Embassy has blamed the violence on demonstrators linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, which Turkey and the United States consider a terrorist group -- a charged denied by the protesters.
Media reported that law enforcement officials plan to announce charges on June 15 against a dozen members of the Turkish president's security detail.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Peter Newsham are scheduled to hold a news conference on the incident.
The U.S. State Department said it is committed to holding those responsible for the violence accountable.
"Any further steps will be responsive and proportional to the charges," it said.
The violent altercation in the streets of the U.S. capital brought overwhelming condemnation from members of the U.S. Congress and city officials. The State Department has said it had made its concern known to Turkey "in the strongest possible terms."
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A parish priest in Brighton plans to set up a chapel in one of the city's main shopping streets as a "place of outreach".
Fr Ray Blake of St Mary Magdalen's in Upper North Street will open the chapel in the nearby high street. He is currently in talks with a Christian shopkeeper about allowing him use of a shop with a few week's lease left.
"If its going to come off, it will be for a for a few weeks later this year. We haven't got any money," he said.
The shop, he added, had a heavy footfall and was close to Waitrose, whereas none of the Catholic churches in the city were close to shopping areas.
In his blog Fr Ray Blake wrote: "Spurred on by our Beloved Supreme Pontiff's exhortation to 'go out to the peripheries', to 'bring mercy' to people, I said in a sermon that the Church needs a presence 'where people are'.
"Like most Catholic churches we are not in the midst of where people are, 'location, location' wasn't the first thing in the minds in of our Victorian forefathers. In our case I get the impression our Church and Presbytery was built in a side street with a strong memory of anti-Catholic riots. It wasn't built as a centre for evangelisation.
He continued: "I suggested that it would be great to have a chapel, a place of 'outreach' in the main shopping area. I had some vague thought that it could be a place where people could drop in to pray or even go to Confession: a sort of 'portal of mercy', a good idea, but I hadn't quite thought it through."
Fr Ray Blake
Full text: Pope Francis at Mexico's National Palace
The Pontiff was welcomed by Mexico's president and gave a speech to members of the civil authorities and diplomats
Pope Francis: 'Large families are a gift from God'
Pope says it gave him 'consolation and hope' to see so many large families during papal visit to South Asia
Anglican Evensong is celebrated in St Peter's Basilica for the first time
The service was presided over by Anglican Archbishop David Moxon, director of the Anglican Centre in Rome


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Munson Township
Open 6 am until 11 pm today
The Rookery Hours
planning to take a hike?
Download Trail Map
Visit year-round for Scenic views along former train tracks
This 562-acre park features the Chagrin River, the old Interurban Railroad Junction, and one of Geauga County's nesting colonies of Great Blue Heron. Two trails total 1.4 miles. Children can have fun in a play area here.
N 41° 29.986 W 81° 16.692
Facilities Nature Meets Comfort
Great Blue Heron Lodge is a perfect (and very popular) spot for special events.
The Rookery Facilities
Great Blue Heron Lodge
Click here to learn more about, or reserve, a facility.
Trails Prep for Your Trip
The super-straight Interurban Trail is uniquely gorgeous to trek in all four seasons.
The Rookery Trails
Woodcock Trail – 0.4 – asphalt
Interurban Trail – 1 – gravel
Habitat About the Wildlife
Great Blue Herons are this park's namesake, but what you're more likely to see is a diversity of other wildlife near wetlands and woods.
The Rookery Habitat
Located in an old glacial lakebed, much of this land is considered wetland. Open marshes and swamp forests – enhanced by the work of beavers – are found, as are several abandoned oxbows of the original channel of the Chagrin River.
The property surrounding the Silo Picnic Area is brush land. A beech-maple forest and several red-maple stands provide habitat for a variety of animals, including songbirds such as Wood Thrush and Veery. A large forested preserve protects cold water habitat for a threatened species of native brook trout, introduced by the Ohio Department of Natural Resource's Division of Wildlife.
Great Blue Herons rest in treetop colonies of a few to several hundred nests. The isolated colony at The Rookery has been in existence for more than 60 years and has had more than 150 active nests. Since herons are apt to abandon eggs or young if disturbed, the heron rookery itself is accessible only during naturalist-led programs.
What to do at The Rookery Upcoming Programs
Geauga Walkers The Rookery 01/25/2022 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Free
Timbertots: Sensing Nature (Ages 3-5 w/adult) The Rookery 01/29/2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am Free
Timbertots: Sensing Nature (Ages 3-5 w/adult) The Rookery 01/29/2022 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Free
Scout Day: Junior Girl Scouts - Geocacher Badge The Rookery 02/12/2022 9:30 am - 11:30 am Free
Scout Day: Webelos Walkabout The Rookery 02/12/2022 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm Free
Whatever-the-Weather Venture The Rookery 03/05/2022 9:30 am - 11:30 am Free


Minimum cost strategies for sequestering carbon in forests.
This paper examines the costs of meeting explicit targets for increments of carbon sequestered in forests when both forest management decisions and the area of forests can be varied. Costs are estimated as welfare losses in markets for forest and agricultural products. Results show greatest change in management actions when targets require large near-term flux increments, while land area change is largest when long-term increments are needed, Marginal costs per tonne of carbon flux do not vary greatly with the form of the target and are similar to findings of earlier studies for comparable size of average carbon flux increment.
Assessing effects of mitigation strategies for global climate change with an intertemporal model of the U.S. forest and agriculture sectors.


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Q: Add class on Scroll event in React JS this is my react js code
import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
import logo from "../images/logo.png";
import { Link } from "react-scroll";
import $ from "jquery";
import "./Navbar.css";

function Navbar() {
  const [scroll, setScroll] = useState(0);
  useEffect(() => {
    document.addEventListener("scroll", () => {
      const scrollValue = document.documentElement.scrollTop;
      if (scrollValue > 100) {
        const navbar = document.querySelector(".navbar_menu_heade");
        navbar.classList.add("show");
      } else {
        const navbar = document.querySelector(".navbar_menu_heade");
        navbar.classList.remove("show");
      }
    });
  });
  function animation() {
    var tabsNewAnim = $("#navbarSupportedContent ");
    var activeItemNewAnim = tabsNewAnim.find(" .active");
    var activeWidthNewAnimHeight = activeItemNewAnim.innerHeight();
    var activeWidthNewAnimWidth = activeItemNewAnim.innerWidth();
    var itemPosNewAnimTop = activeItemNewAnim.position();
    var itemPosNewAnimLeft = activeItemNewAnim.position();
    $(".hori-selector").css({
      top: itemPosNewAnimTop.top + "px",
      left: itemPosNewAnimLeft.left + "px",
      height: activeWidthNewAnimHeight + "px",
      width: activeWidthNewAnimWidth + "px",
    });

$("#navbarSupportedContent").on("scroll", "li", function (e) {
  $("#navbarSupportedContent ul li ").removeClass("active");
  $(this).addClass("active");
  var activeWidthNewAnimHeight = $(this).innerHeight();
  var activeWidthNewAnimWidth = $(this).innerWidth();
  var itemPosNewAnimTop = $(this).position();
  var itemPosNewAnimLeft = $(this).position();
  $(".hori-selector").css({
    top: itemPosNewAnimTop.top + "px",
    left: itemPosNewAnimLeft.left + "px",
    height: activeWidthNewAnimHeight + "px",
    width: activeWidthNewAnimWidth + "px",
  });
});}

useEffect(() => {
    animation();
    $(window).on("resize", function () {
      setTimeout(function () {
        animation();
      }, 500);
    });
  }, []);

  return (

        <Link to="home" offset={-80} className="navbar-brand navbar-logo">

          </Link>
        <button
          className="navbar-toggler shadow-none"
          onClick={function () {
            setTimeout(function () {
              animation();
            });
          }}
          type="button"
          data-toggle="collapse"
          data-target="#navbarSupportedContent"
          aria-controls="navbarSupportedContent"
          aria-expanded="false"
          aria-label="Toggle navigation"
        >

        </button>

        <Link to="home" spy={true} offset={-80} className="nav-link">
          Home
        </Link>

          <Link className="nav-link " spy={true} offset={-80} to="about">
            About
          </Link>

          <Link className="nav-link" spy={true} offset={-80} to="services">
            Services
          </Link>

          <Link className="nav-link" spy={true} offset={-80} to="career">
            Career
          </Link>

          <Link className="nav-link" spy={true} offset={-80} to="portfolio">
            Portfolio
          </Link>

          <Link className="nav-link" spy={true} offset={-80} to="contact">
            Contact
          </Link>

);}
export default Navbar;

In this code i have a navbar which has applied css which is following:
    @import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto");

body {
  font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif;
  background: #fff; /* fallback for old browsers */
}
* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
i {
  margin-right: 10px;
}
.navbar-logo {
  padding: 0px;
  color: #dfe2ff;
  margin-right: 46px;
  margin-left: 100px;
}

.logoimg{
  max-width: 75% !important;
}
.fa-bars{
  color: #5161ce;
}

.navbar-mainbg {
  background-color: #dfe2ff;
  padding: 0px;
}
#navbarSupportedContent {
  overflow: hidden;
  position: sticky;
}
#navbarSupportedContent ul {
  padding: 0px;
  margin: 0px;
  margin-left: auto;
}
#navbarSupportedContent ul li a i {
  margin-right: 10px;
}
#navbarSupportedContent li {
  list-style-type: none;
  float: left;
}
#navbarSupportedContent ul li a {
  color:  #5161ce;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 15px;
  display: block;
  padding: 20px 20px;
  transition-duration: 0.6s;
  transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.68, -0.55, 0.265, 1.55);
  position: relative;
}
#navbarSupportedContent > ul > li.active > a {
  color: #5161ce;
  background-color: transparent;
  transition: all 0.7s;
  font-weight: 800;
}
#navbarSupportedContent > ul > li > a.active {
  color: #5161ce;
  background-color: transparent;
  transition: all 0.7s;
  font-weight: 800;
}
#navbarSupportedContent a:not(:only-child):after {
  content: "\f105";
  position: absolute;
  right: 20px;
  top: 10px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free";
  display: inline-block;
  padding-right: 3px;
  vertical-align: middle;
  font-weight: 900;
  transition: 0.5s;
}
#navbarSupportedContent .active > a:not(:only-child):after {
  transform: rotate(90deg);
}

.hori-selector {
  display: inline-block;
  position: absolute;
  height: 100%;
  top: 0px;
  left: 0px;
  transition-duration: 0.6s;
  transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.68, -0.55, 0.265, 1.55);
  background-color: #fff;
  border-top-left-radius: 15px;
  border-top-right-radius: 15px;
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.hori-selector .right,
.hori-selector .left {
  position: absolute;
  width: 25px;
  height: 25px;
  background-color: #fff;
  bottom: 10px;
}
.hori-selector .right {
  right: -25px;
}
.hori-selector .left {
  left: -25px;
}
.hori-selector .right:before,
.hori-selector .left:before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: #dfe2ff;
}
.hori-selector .right:before {
  bottom: 0;
  right: -25px;
}
.hori-selector .left:before {
  bottom: 0;
  left: -25px;
}
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  #navbarSupportedContent ul li a {
    padding: 12px 30px;
  }
  .hori-selector {
    margin-top: 0px;
    margin-left: 10px;
    border-radius: 0;
    border-top-left-radius: 25px;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 25px;
  }
  .hori-selector .left,
  .hori-selector .right {
    right: 10px;
  }
  .hori-selector .left {
    top: -25px;
    left: auto;
  }
  .hori-selector .right {
    bottom: -25px;
  }
  .hori-selector .left:before {
    left: -25px;
    top: -25px;
  }
  .hori-selector .right:before {
    bottom: -25px;
    left: -25px;
  }
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 984px) {
  .navbar-logo {
    padding: 0px;
    color: #dfe2ff;
    margin-right: 46px;
    margin-left: 10px;
    margin-top: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .logoimg{
    max-width: 75% !important;
  }
  .navbar-nav{
    margin-top: 15px !important;
  }
}

First, in this code, I have a navbar that has the Onclick event applied to it, so whenever I click on any navigation on the navbar, it is active, but I also want to add that when I scroll down my page, it will change my active nav-link, which is currently active.
Can anyone assist me in figuring this out?

A: You can store section names in state and apply active styling to the current section only if it matches the name stored in state. Then using onScroll handler in the parent div, you can change the styling using setState.
const [activeState, setActiveState] = React.useState('about')

Then define a onScroll handler in the NavBar's parent div
onScroll={(event) => {
        const val = event.currentTarget.scrollTop
        const maxVal = event.currentTarget.scrollHeight
        if(val >= maxVal / 5) setActiveState('services')
        else if(val >= 2 * (maxVal / 5)) setActiveState('career')
        else setActiveState('about')
     }}

I've only implemented for 3 sections but I'm sure you can manage the rest.
NOTE: This implementation assumes that each section is in the parent div and each section has 100% viewport height. I hope you get the intuition however since that's what I'm trying to do here.


Round port design thru 24'' provides superior flow characteristics prevents clogging, and reduces energy costs.
Epoxy coated, high strength ductile iron body and welded nickel seat creates long-term corrosion resistance lengthening the life of the valve.
Self-adjusting u-cup packing reduces maintenance and eliminates over-tightening.
Bi-directional shutoff up to the full rated pressure provides installation versatility, with the ability to install the valve in either direction.
Buna-N covered plug and state of the art CNC machining process ensure accurate plug-to-seat alignment for true eccentric action reduced wear and tight shutoff up to full pressure rating.
Eco-centric plug valves have undergone proof of design testing to ensure long term dependability and every valve is rigorously tested before it leaves the factory.


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Research and development spending is absolutely crucial for leading technology companies that hope to stay on top, and Samsung is a company that isn't afraid to spend when it comes to R&D. The company has stated in the past that it planned to make some huge investments in marketing and R&D in an effort to keep rivals at bay , and now The Korea
Times reports that Samsung will spend roughly $4.5 billion over the next three years solely to build five new research and development centers in South Korea. "R&D is crucial to ensuring success in the rapidly-changing consumer electronics industry. Total investment will amount to 5
trillion won," an unnamed Samsung executive told the paper. The exec said that one design center alone, which will be built in southern Seoul, will house nearly 10,000 Samsung designers, developers and other R&D workers. Samsung spent approximately $10.5 billion on R&D in 2012 alone, while top rival Apple spent about $3.4 billion.
http://bgr.com/2013/07/04/samsung-rd-centers-4-5-billion/
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In this month's issue, Governing magazine highlighted the costs of civil litigation on American cities. The magazine found that New York City spends $720 million on lawsuits every year, more than the next nineteen other cities combined. The city that never sleeps is often sued, handling 9,500 cases in the last fiscal year. The fact that New York City far out paces all other American cities in litigation volume and costs may not be a surprise, but what is alarming to many New Yorkers is that this cost is more than the combined budgets of the Parks and Recreation Department and the Department of Buildings.
Addressing frivolous lawsuits is only half the problem, though. Mayor de Blasio and others should also look at laws that New York has that allow people to sue and receive excessive payments – payments that people do not deserve because the city did not wrongfully injure them or payments far in excess of what would it takes to make people whole for their losses.
New York State's civil justice laws are among the most antiquated in the nation, leading to more lawsuits and higher costs. And, these costs extend far beyond the City. According to a study by the Rockefeller Institute for Government, Upstate New York's municipalities spend more than a billion dollars a year on lawsuits and litigation.
A primary reason for New York's lax civil justice laws is the influence of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (who declined to comment for the Governing magazine article). Personal injury lawyers have a vested interest in making lawsuits against municipalities easy and lucrative. Governor Cuomo once called the trial lawyers "the single most powerful political force in Albany," and for good reason. They spend millions of dollars on lobbying and millions of dollars on political contributions.
Make no mistake: if anyone has been injured by the negligence of the city, that person is entitled to compensation. However, this study illustrates how a state's civil justice climate can be a drain on the budget of one of the world's major cities and take away from important services and infrastructure needs of its people.
The trial lawyers who block legal reform in New York often claim that reforms, even when focused only on excessive liability, would bar the courthouse doors. This report shows that is not the case – civil justice reform is needed to open the doors to more schools, parks, and libraries.
Tom Stebbins is a member of the PPI Center for Civil Justice Advisory Board and the Executive Director of the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York.


There isn't a Tesla store in downtown Portland, Oregon, although next year the city will get something that at a quick glance might be mistaken for one. It's to be called the Oregon Living Lab, a storefront gallery that will act as a brand-neutral showcase for electric-vehicle technology, exhibits, and events and a hub for demos and test drives.
The Living Lab is part of a plan proposed by Drive Oregon, a Pacific Northwest electric-vehicle advocacy and industry group. It's slated to be almost entirely federally funded—by a $993,450 award, part of a $58 million allocation designated to advance "fuel-efficient vehicle technologies" from the U.S. Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies program. In all, the program is funding 35 projects that aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric vehicles as well as conventional gasoline and alternative-fuel vehicles.
The showroom is needed for one reason: Beyond a narrow group of geeky early adopters—who arrive at the showroom often better informed than the dealership's sales staff—electric cars are a tough sell. Simply put, a lot of car shoppers for whom EVs would work fine as daily drivers don't understand the benefits of driving electric. Convincing those shoppers of the vehicles' merits involves more time and effort on the part of salespeople and dealerships than some stores are willing to contribute.
Over three years, the Drive Oregon project aims for real, quantifiable results. These include getting 50 more partners signed on to a Department of Energy charging challenge, recruiting 12 more public or private fleets for a West Coast electric-fleet pledge, and to put butts in seats with 5000 electric-vehicle test drives.
Drive Oregon's physical showcase will be around the block from Portland's Electric Avenue, which serves as a test bed for fast-charging solutions. The showroom will have free overnight parking for EVs that are directly related to showcase activities.
The project won't be selling cars, but it will offer a seamless "fulfillment process" via partnerships with local dealerships—at the start, the local Tonkin dealership group, which numbers more than 20 stores. Pricing might be negotiated remotely from the showroom, while the dealership could potentially bring paperwork to the facility and offer delivery to the customer then and there.
Drive Oregon is aiming for pure-electric vehicles to be 15 percent of new-car sales in the Pacific Northwest by 2025. It has a long way to go. Currently, even in green Oregon, combined sales of EVs and plug-in hybrids add up to less than two percent of the sales mix. On a per-capita registration basis for 2015, Oregon, Washington, and Georgia top two percent, while California stands at less than five percent.


metrics the same across the board.
the kern pairs, you'd surely notice the difference.
sold directly were their own, older versions.
faces, though I can't think of an example.
sure which of these may be identical, if any.
are usually fairly obvious variations in color as well as line breaks.
metrics, so that would be a good test for you.


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Newport's North End Residents Weigh in on Flood and Stormwater Concerns
Growing Green Stormwater Infrastructure Relationships
The nutrients in fertilizer are major contributors to water pollution and algae blooms in Narragansett Bay and inland ponds and streams.
Over the past year the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District (ERICD) and the Newport Health Equity Zone (HEZ) partnered to conduct a survey of residents in the North End of Newport to collect information on flooding issues in residents' neighborhoods.
The information will be used, along with ongoing meetings with residents and other stakeholders, to decide on the best location for a new green stormwater infrastructure installation in the North End.
The North End is a neighborhood which has historically received less municipal attention and funding than more tourist-oriented areas of Newport. According to Data USA, the North End has the lowest median income of all neighborhoods in Newport as of 2018. The North End, as with many coastal neighborhoods, is subject to flooding due to sea-level rise and is uniquely affected by flooding due to stormwater runoff and poor drainage. Poorly managed flood areas can cause significant levels of polluted stormwater runoff into nearby waterways.
Respondents to the survey were a mix of renters (66%) and homeowners (14%) and came from a wide range of age groups. 74 respondents (73%) said that there was flooding in their neighborhoods after it rained. 80% of survey respondents reported flooding at a frequency of at least once per year if not more often. While the cited origins of flooding varied, the most common source, cited by 38 residents, was the lack of drains available for stormwater.
Flooding has a significant impact on people's lives. 38% of respondents reported that their children walked through flooded areas on their way to school after it rained. One younger respondent reported walking through flooded areas in order to catch the bus to school and another resident reported that they struggled as an adult to navigate the neighborhood and get to the store due to flooding.
When asked "If there was a flood tomorrow would you feel prepared to handle it?" only 24% of residents responded that they would feel prepared and know what to do. A majority, 55%, reported that they would not know what to do and an additional 22% reported being unsure. Respondents who rented their homes were significantly more likely to report not knowing what to do in the event of a flood.
Community residents have toured severely affected areas which are potential project sites, along with staff from the ERICD and Newport HEZ. The next step will be to decide on a project location through conversations with residents and stakeholders.
The results from the surveys can be viewed on ERICD's website.
View North End Flooding Report
Funding for the project comes from Partners for Places. The local matching partners for this project are the Rhode Island Foundation, the van Buren Charitable Foundation, and Prince Charitable Trusts.
The Rhode Island Green Infrastructure Coalition provides communication resources, trainings on maintenance of green infrastructure installations, and shared knowledge on successful sites and green infrastructure installations around the state.
Nature At Work is a newsletter designed and distributed by the Rhode Island Green Infrastructure Coalition to bring more green space news to our cities and encourage the use of nature to clean, protect, and cool our neighborhoods. Because of climate change, we are seeing increased heat impacts in our city, especially where there are fewer trees, as well as issues with flooding and polluted runoff in our neighborhoods.
The Green Infrastructure Coalition is a collaborative of more than 40 non-profit organizations, businesses, and government agencies focused on using nature to reduce stormwater pollution. We develop projects to demonstrate the powerful role nature can play to create healthier urban environments. We promote policies to create sustainable funding for stormwater management and green infrastructure solutions. And we connect a wide range of partners to share lessons learned in the Providence Metro area and Aquidneck Island.
RI-GIC Website


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F-35 Deal Cancellation, Local Defense Projects Halve Turkish Arms Imports
Lockheed F-35 stealth jet
Turkish arms imports between 2015-19 fell nearly by half after the multi-billion dollar deal for F-35 jets was axed over S-400 row, and increasing investment in indigenous projects including fighters and drones.
Latest data released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows that weapons transfer to Turkey dropped by 48%. "In 2015–19 Turkish arms imports were 48% lower than in the previous five-year period, even though its military was fighting Kurdish rebels and was involved in the conflicts in Libya and Syria," the SIPRI report said.
After Russia delivered S-400 air defense systems that came with a price tag of $2.5 billion to Turkey, the United States booted Ankara from its F-35 program owing to "security concerns." Subsequently, Washington denied to sell its most advanced fighter jet to Turkey, the F-35. Turkey was to buy 100 fighters at roughly $100 million apiece. This deal alone brought down Turkish imports by $10 billion.
Ankara has also shifted focus on indigenous arms development in the past few years, reducing dependency on other states. This can be observed in its increasing use of locally made combat drones- Bayraktar TB2 and Anka S, in Syria, over the last couple of months.
In its recent Operation Spring Shield in Syria's Idlib province, Turkey claims to have destroyed 8 Russian-made Syrian Pantsir anti-aircraft systems using its drones. Turkey has also reportedly transferred some of these drones to Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) in 2019.
"The Turks have been developing their own drone program for almost a decade now and Idlib highlights how successful they have been," a NATO military official told US-based Insider on March 10.
"By domestically producing them with commercially available technology, they managed to build a very large and effective fleet far more cheaply than purchasing them from the US or other allies," the official added.
Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone
The NATO official also noted that US restriction on arms sales "helped" Turkey's development of drone technology. "By 2007 the Turkish military was tired of limitations on what it could buy from the Americans. Disappointed by the poor performance of Israeli drones on the market, it began to develop their own program," he explained.
"The decrease was partly due to production delays in submarines from Germany, originally planned for delivery in 2015–19. In the past, Turkey imported most of its warships and armoured vehicles, but in 2015–19 it mainly procured these arms from its own industry," the SIPRI report said.
Turkey has also accelerated work on its project to develop a stealthy fifth-generation TF-X National Combat Aircraft (MMU), ATAK helicopter, missiles such as Bozdogan and Gokdogan, MILGEM indigenous frigates, modernization of tanks, and other new drones (Akinci and Aksungur).
In addition, several European states including France and Germany restricted their arms sales following "Operation Peace Spring" targeting Kurdish groups in Syria in October 2019, further pushing down its imports. Following this, the US also threatened sanctions against countries planning to trade weapons with Ankara.
Ekba Holding Acquires Turkey's 1st EM Anti-drone Gun Maker To Prevent Tech...
March 9, 2020 @ 05:48 AM
Istanbul-based Ekba Holding has acquired Turkey's first electromagnetic anti-drone weapons manufacturer Harp Arge Corp after an unnamed Dutch firm tried to buy the firm to collaborate on undisclosed defense projects. "The acquisition came after a Netherlands-based...
US Considers Selling Patriot Air Defense Systems to Turkey
The United States in evaluating the possibility of selling Patriot air defense systems to Turkey to support its ongoing military operation in Syrias Idlib province. "We understand Turkey's air defense wishes
Turkey-aligned Militants Mishandle Chemical Weapons in Syria, Suffer Burns
Fifteen Turkey-aligned militants have suffered burns while trying to detonate chemical weapons in Idlib province in Syria on March 2. The militants tried to diffuse the bombs to slow down the Syrian Army in the Saraqib...
Turkey Relied on NATO-Compatible Equipment to Shoot Down Syrian Su-24 Planes
Turkey may have used NATO-compatible equipment and system to shoot down two Russian-made Su-24 fighter jets of the Syrian Air Force. Turkey was able to bypass Russian closure of the airspace over Northern Syria by using...
Russian Arms Sales Growing in Africa
March 24, 2020 @ 01:35 PM
Russia has emerged as the biggest supplier of weapons to Africa and accounts for half of the regions arms market pie, more than twice that of China and the United States. According to Stockholm International Peace...
Turkish Firm Develops Lightweight Anti-drone Gun
Turkish firm Harp Arge unveiled its new lightweight, electromagnetic anti-drone gun designed to disrupt communication between drones and their control units. The 2
Turkey to Build Drone Control Center in Eastern Anatolia
Turkey will build a drone control center to house some of its drones such as the Anka and the Bayraktar, in eastern Erzurum province to target militants in the Eastern Anatolia region. The facility is expected...
First Interception of Russian Aircraft by F-35 Jets
The Royal Norwegian Air Force deployed its F-35 fighters to intercept three Russian aircraft when it was flying over Greenland-Iceland-UK Gap on Saturday, which makes it the first F-35 interception of Russian planes. The Air Force...


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Major General Sir Charles John Melliss,  (12 September 1862 – 6 June 1936) was a British Army officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. A staff officer in the Mesopotamian Campaign of the First World War, he was captured after the Siege of Kut.

Early life
Melliss was born in Mhow, British India, on 12 September 1862, the son of Lieutenant General George Julius Mellis of the Indian Staff Corps. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, being commissioned into the East Yorkshire Regiment in September 1882.

Military career
Melliss transferred to the Indian Army in 1884. He served in East Africa 1895–96 and on the North-West Frontier of India 1897–98. This was followed by operations in the Kurram Valley in Tirah 1897–98. He served with the North Nigeria Regiment in West Africa 1898–1902, and in Ashanti during 1900, including at the relief of Kumassi in the War of the Golden Stool. He was wounded four times during these operations, once severely. It was for his actions while attached to the West African Frontier Force during the Third Ashanti Expedition that Mellis was to receive the Victoria Cross. On 30 September 1900 at Obassa, Ashanti, Captain Melliss gathered together a party of men and charged into the bush at the head of them into the thick of the enemy. Although wounded in a hand-to-hand encounter, his bold rush caused panic among the enemy who were at the same time charged by the Sikhs.

Meliss was promoted major on 10 July 1901, and for the same action that won him the Victoria Cross he was also awarded the brevet rank of lieutenant colonel on the following day. He vacated his appointment as second in command of the Northern Nigeria Forces in late 1902, and reverted to the Indian army, where he was posted to the 1st Bombay Grenadiers. The regiment served in East Africa 1902–04, where he was badly mauled by a lion in 1903. He commanded the 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) 1906–10 and served on the North West Frontier operations (Zakka Khel) of 1908. He was promoted major general on 19 March 1912.

First World War
Major General Melliss was attached to the 6th (Poona) Division of the British Indian Army as it moved into what was then the Ottoman province of Basra in 1914. In April 1915, he was instrumental in the British victory at Shaiba. Melliss also fought in the Battle of Ctesiphon, the furthest up the Tigris that the 6th Division would advance.

After Ctesiphon, General Townshend, commander of the 6th Division, ordered a retreat back down the Tigris.  Ottoman forces pursued the division to Kut-al-Amara, where, on 7 December 1915, Townshend ordered it to dig in and await relief.  Melliss fell ill during the siege; he was in hospital when Townsend surrendered on 29 April 1916.

Transported upriver to Baghdad by steamship, Melliss remained in hospital and unable to travel as the survivors of the 6th Division were marched north toward Anatolia.  When Melliss was well enough to travel, he followed the same route north.  As he was a general, Melliss was allowed a travelling party and better than average supplies.  Along the way, they encountered dead and dying enlisted men who had fallen behind one of the columns of British and Indian prisoners. Melliss took any survivors he found with him; at each stop he insisted that the men he had rescued from the desert be put into hospital.

Melliss spent his captivity at Broussa in northwestern Anatolia.  While there, he repeatedly wrote letters to Enver Pasha detailing the sad state of the enlisted prisoners and demanding better treatment.  Most of the British other ranks (1,755 out of 2,592) captured at Kut-al-Amara died in captivity.

Later life

He retired from the Indian Army 24 February 1920. He was appointed Colonel of his old regiment, the 53rd Sikhs, Frontier Force on 31 May 1921, a position he held until November 1934.

Melliss is buried at St. Peter's Churchyard, Frimley, Surrey, England. His VC is held by Wellington College.

Family
Mellis married in 1901 Kathleen Walker, youngest daughter of General J. M. Walker.

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Indian Staff Corps officers
World War I prisoners of war held by the Ottoman Empire
British World War I prisoners of war
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Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his favourite wife, Mumtaz. He longed to preserve the love that he had for her. With its creation, love, magnificence and memory has been preserved. I had the privilege of falling on the stairs inside that lead to the tombs proper on a visit – a treat from my dad while we were visiting family in India. I was not allowed to continue due to the risks – enabled by the shoe protectors that tourists have to wear. So I mooched outside taking photographs…these are not those, however.
so she shall be in slumber.
It is sad how much he missed her when she was gone.
Grief is a terrble thing, but yes this amplifies his, I think. Thank you for reading, Lisa.
Thank you for sharing. I am sorry you fell randomised out on the rest of it.
Thank you. It was ok, I saw quite a lot and outside, the back was la sight to behold and lovely on my own to think.
I went to India in May and fell in love with it….
describe what lovely people I met.
it does conflict us the topsy tuvey mirrors but yes, the warmth and it is those people often that would give us the clothes off their back, when that is very little. Thank you for the interest in my work.
Thank you, Tammy. I have ben anting to do a write but never have about this.
Ok I know that feeling lol. Good to see the finale on this a splendid write.
Truly another Masterpiece that are your, Anita..
You penned down all the emotions so sensitively and with grace.There is an aching tenderness in depiction of love and grief.Its rawness appeals.A beautiful tribute to immortal love.


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Iran Satisfies IAEA Regarding Enrichment
The U.N. atomic watchdog agency gave its support Monday to Iran's agreement to suspend all uranium enrichment activities, the key element of a deal with European countries aimed at ensuring Iran does not develop nuclear weapons. The United States, which has been pressing for tough U.N. action against Iran, has not yet given its position on any deal, saying Monday it was waiting for word from Britain, Germany and France, the nations negotiating with Tehran. The new agreement appeared to represent a victory by the Europeans after months of stonewalling by the Iranians. If the tentative deal announced Sunday is sealed, it would prevent Iran from being referred to the U.N. Security Council, where it could face sanctions for its nuclear program. In return for the suspension, Europe has been suggesting it would help Iran in developing peaceful nuclear energy. Full Story


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Honduran Rivals Agree to Mediation Talks
The deposed president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, has accepted an invitation by Costa Rican President and Nobel laureate Oscar Arias to mediate the crisis in Honduras. The announcement came after Mr. Zelaya met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday in Washington. The interim government in Honduras has also agreed to participate in the talks. The news came on a day when both sides held large demonstrations.
Chanting "Out with Zelaya," thousands of demonstrators packed the main plaza in downtown Tegucigalpa to support the interim govern headed by Roberto Micheletti. Many of the signs carried by people in the crowd accused the deposed president of being a criminal because of his actions that the country's supreme court ruled were unconstitutional. Other signs linked Mr. Zelaya with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
In another part of the city, a large crowd of Zelaya supporters gathered to demand his return and to condemn what they regard as an illegitimate government that came to power by force. Their demonstration turned quiet, however, when a local radio station began broadcasting a telephone interview with Mr. Zelaya in which he said he had agreed to participate in talks mediated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.
Mr. Zelaya expressed confidence in President Arias and said he hoped the interim government would take measures to guarantee peace in the country. Mr. Zelaya said the first meeting with President Arias and representatives of the interim government would take place on Thursday in Costa Rica.
President Arias accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to end the armed conflicts that raged in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala during the 1980s.
His main effort was directed at negotiating an end to the conflict between the leftist Sandinistas in Nicaragua and the U.S.-backed Contras, who were based in Honduras.
Initial reaction to the Arias-mediated talks has been positive here in Honduras, where many people not involved politically are waiting on the sidelines, hoping for a swift resolution of the crisis that began on June 28 when soldiers forced President Zelaya to leave the country. The action was quickly condemned by governments around the world as a coup d'etat and led the Organization of American States to suspend Honduras from its membership.
But those who support the Honduran interim government contend that the Mr. Zelaya's removal was not a coup, but a proper legal action to remove a lawbreaker from power. Under the Honduran constitution, they contend President Zelaya was guilty of several crimes including an attempt to change the law prohibiting a second term so that he could remain in office.
Clinton Says Costa Rican President will Mediate Honduran Crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace laureate, has agreed to serve as a mediator in the Honduran political crisis. She spoke after a meeting with ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who she said has accepted the mediation effort, as has the interim government in Honduras. The Costa Rican president won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his efforts to broker an end to civil…
Honduran Talks to Proceed Without Leaders
Talks to solve Honduras' political crisis will continue without the direct participation of the nation's rival leaders, after a first day of mediation in Costa Rica ended without a deal.On Thursday, ousted President Manuel Zelaya and interim President Roberto Micheletti met separately with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias at his home in San Jose. The two leaders refused to meet face to face.After the talks, Mr. Micheletti told reporters he was …


Those who spoke of 52-year-old Peter Porco, who was found murdered in his 36 Brockley Drive home last Monday, can't seem to make sense of the violent death of such a peaceful man.
Police have been tight-lipped about the details of the investigation into Peter Porco's murder and the attack of his wife, 54-year-old Joan Porco, who remains in critical condition at an Albany hospital with facial and head injuries.
According to Bethlehem Police Chief Lou Corsi, Joan Porco was conscious when she was transported to the hospital, but he said Tuesday he didn't know whether she was awake yet.
Early this week, police submitted more than 200 pieces of evidence to the State Police for examination, according to Corsi.
Police are not releasing any information about possible suspects.
Peter Porco's service was led by Joan Porco's cousin, the Rev. David Noone at St. Francis de Sales Church, in Loudonville, where Peter Porco was a Eucharistic minister.
Peter Porco was called the `nicest person in the courthouse,` Appellate Court Justice Anthony V. Cardona, whom Peter clerked for, said.
Peter Porco was a `model of thoughtfulness,` Noone said, who recalled a recent exchange between himself and the Porcos.
`Joanie Porco,` he said, granted him, without thinking twice, permission to borrow their family car to teach a new driver. The couple then invited the pair to dinner at their house.
`How many people would loan you their car to teach someone to drive and then feed you steak?` Noone wondered.
Calling hours were at the church before the Mass Saturday morning, with the receiving line wrapping the front of the church, where family, including the Porco's two sons, Christopher and Johnathan, stood. When the family went to sit down for the service, Chris, who had shared in a number of long embraces with friends and family, removed his glasses and wiped his right eye.
Early on in the investigation, the two sons were called by police `persons of interest` who they believed possessed relevant information. Chris Porco's yellow Jeep Wrangler, registered to Peter Porco, was obtained by Bethlehem Police early last week.
The forensic investigation at the home continued through the weekend.
`The investigation is still very active at this point,` Heffernan said.
The house experienced a string of burglaries in the past couple of years, all of which remain `open investigations,` Heffernan said.
Corsi wouldn't elaborate on whether the police had determined whether anything was taken from the house this time or whether there was forced entry.
Heffernan said the New York State Police Forensics ID Unit is assisting the Bethlehem Police Department's Forensics Unit. Officials at the University of Rochester, where Chris Porco is enrolled as a student, are also assisting.
Chris Porco's family obtained a lawyer for him last Thursday. Terence L. Kindlon, citing EZ Pass records, Rochester witnesses, gasoline credit cards and e-mail records, said he knows at the end of the day, there will be no evidence implicating Chris in this crime.
Bethlehem Police have not confirmed that the weapon used was an ax or the time of death of Peter Porco.
News media trucks had been camped out at the Bethlehem police station for much of the week, though their presence was diminished early this week. The news media also was present at Peter Porco's funeral Saturday, though cameras were not allowed inside.
Noone asked for everyone to pray for Joan Porco, whose condition, he said, was much worse than reports had implied.
Cardona said it was nearly impossible to talk of Peter Porco without thinking of Joan Porco, or vice versa.
`Sweet, beautiful Joan who never hurt anybody,` said Cardona, described as Peter Porco's `beloved P.J.,` with tears in his voice.
Cardona spoke of Peter Porco's tendency to diet and to bring Cardona along for the diets, most of them unsuccessful. He talked of diet root beers and cottage cheese packages and fruit that often turned into an afternoon snack for Cardona after Peter Porco would go pick up a couple of sandwiches from Emma's. Judge Joseph Cannizzaro, who Peter Porco worked for as a law guardian in the Third Department, representing children making their way through the Albany County Family Court, remembered Peter Porco's love for all things gadget-like and a dieting with Jesus program he undertook.
Though Joan Porco couldn't attend Peter Porco's funeral, her love for Peter Porco made its presence known through a reading of something she wrote as an example for a task she assigned her students.
Joan Porco assigned students in her class in the Schalmont School District to write about their best friends. Leading by example, she wrote about Peter Porco, her best friend and husband and how they met, at college the first day she arrived on campus and asked him where the library was.
Chris Porco was listed to give a memorial reflection of his father, but did not speak. Kindlon, who advised Chris not to participate in any further police interviews, said Chris Porco didn't speak at the funeral because of his sadness.
By Thursday, Supervisor Theresa Egan said calls from concerned citizens had dwindled.
`People understand this is a crime investigation and that the police don't want to jeopardize any evidence. Every resource available needs to be checked, every angle, every lead, evidence needs to be checked and rechecked. We may not hear of an arrest for two weeks,` Egan, who attended Peter Porco's funeral, said.
Heffernan said a neighborhood canvas had been conducted, including interviews with neighbors.
`Obviously, if anyone thinks they saw or heard something relevant, we encourage them to call the police,` Heffernan said.
Daily briefings among police officers and district attorney representatives continue, Heffernan said.
A private service will be held so that Joan Porco may celebrate her husband's life when her recovery is complete.


Hurricane Maria was first named a tropical storm on September 16, 2017, and developed into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean on September 17. Maria is the fourth major hurricane of the 2017 season. The storm is tracking through the Caribbean.
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Therein is the problem, Twice around a three-lane track yields 12 opponents. So, two opponents will be faced twice, the rest once. He who faces the fastest racers twice instead of once is at a disadvantage. This is why I prefer to use PPN as a preliminary or qualifying race and a PN schedule for finals. PN has exact opponent balance.
Twice around each racer will face a bye racer four times. None-the-less, the opposition has been equalized, and the points should be true.
Yes, Stan, that's what I meant. PPN means some guy will race the fast guy twice. I was thinking a true perfect N with byes was the better way to go. Racing my two Webelos 2 would be kind of lame, but if I mix them with my 9 Webelos 1,and add two byes, we're perfectly fair as far as I can see.
Adding two byes would be a good option. In GPRM you can just manually increase the number of racers listed on the Perfect-N Type scheduler screen to add those byes.
korey99 wrote: Yes, Stan, that's what I meant. PPN means some guy will race the fast guy twice. I was thinking a true perfect N with byes was the better way to go. Racing my two Webelos 2 would be kind of lame, but if I mix them with my 9 Webelos 1,and add two byes, we're perfectly fair as far as I can see.
Make sure that you can quickly explain why the fellow who races 2 byes in one heat gains no advantage in points. In one time around, everyone who races a bye avoids possibly losing 1 point per bye raced. Everyone races two byes and, so, avoids possibly losing 2 points, total.
Since there may still be some sense of inequity in the pairings, be sure that racers are assigned to the grid randomly, i.e. in a manner that neither you and your track staff nor any of the racers can predict or manipulate. Randy should be able to tell how this is accomplished.
Stan Pope wrote: Since there may still be some sense of inequity in the pairings, be sure that racers are assigned to the grid randomly, i.e. in a manner that neither you and your track staff nor any of the racers can predict or manipulate. Randy should be able to tell how this is accomplished.
Just click on the Advanced button on the Perfect-N Type scheduler screen and select to Randomize Car Numbers.
Thanks, Randy! I was sure you would have the answer!
Korey, you must resist requests and urges to "hit the randomize button again" after the result has been viewed. If the software were to respond by re-randomizing the list, you will have "selected against" a random order, thus biasing the result and, therefore, introducing a less random result. Randy's usage instructions probably already warn of this, but I remind just to be sure!
If your track has a timer i would consider scoring mixed rank groups by cumulative time instead of points. That will take care of possible mismatches from the point system.
I am somewhat in the same boat as you, as our dens are very unbalanced. We have 5, 13, 16, 3, 4 scouts for our ranks, as we had a couple of pretty good recruiting years. We have a 6 lane track, so the ones that do not even have 6, would not have even filled the track, and it would have been pretty anti-climatic. I very much like scoring by points better as it seems more like racing to me than by times.
This year, I decided to combine the Tigers, Web 1, and Web 2 into 1 group, each with its own subgroup, and then have each the Wolves and bears in their own groups. Unfortunately, that means we have to run by times in GPRM (which I understand), so we will see how it goes.
Last year was our first year with our track (6 lane Best Track, Microwizard timer), and we were able to run each car (35 total) down each lane twice for 12 total races, then moved the top 3 to the finals and did another 1 round finals (6 races per boy). We force check in to stop at 11, then our troop (which I am also taking over scoutmaster for next week) serves lunch while I get the schedule ready, print the schedules, and get ready for the race. Last year, we started racing around 11:30 and were done, and completely cleaned up by 2pm. We don't have the kids stage them (with 6 lanes and the start being 5.5' in the air, I think it would be chaotic), we did get a push button start that came with a 50' cable, which we place near the end of the track, and the boy lane one always gets to start the race. This way, every boy gets to be the starter at least twice (3 if in the finals).
Our Pack's track is 1-2-3 only, no times, so we ran each boy at least twice (and sometimes 3 times) in each lane to ensure that everyone raced against everyone in a variety of lanes (we used a modified version of the Chris Sutton Excel spreadsheets to track places). The boys and families thought it was just right - not too long, not too short.
At the District race, we historically gave one hour to each rank, but due to a need to shorten the schedule to avoid another event at the venue we ran 45 minutes per rank. This still gave us enough time to run each boy at least twice in each lane (4-lane Freedom with electronic timing). And for the finals, the boys ran 3 times in each lane - but 51 heats might have been a bit too long (can't really complain we didn't get enough runs to determine a champion, though).


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Q: Retrain GridSearchCV saved ML pipeline Model Here, I am using ML Pipeline of tfidf vectorizer,SMOTE and SGD Classifier to train the model by using GridSearchCV for selecting the best parameters for Multiclass Text classification.
Now After training we have saved a model using Pickle as .pkl file.
Now I want to Retrain the saved .pkl file or retrain the saved model on new set of data.
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model.fit(x_new_train,y_new_train)

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What Are The Consequences Of Flooding?
Floods may really seem like the end of times. A great flood can take away lives and properties in an instant. This century has undergone severe global warming which has increased the occurrence of weather-related disasters. The past decade has witnessed the Indian tsunami which sunk parts of Asia and took lives in a matter of minutes. Recovering from a flood disaster can be a long process which requires understanding and evaluating the consequences of flooding and the rebuilding of infrastructures and healing of trauma.
The consequences of flooding can be devastating. Flooding immediately destroys lives and properties. Flood effect can change the feature of land areas permanently.
What are the effects of flood? The most immediate floods effect would be the destruction of homes. People get displaced and may have to evacuate to higher ground where their lives are at risk as long as the waters remain on a certain level.
Causes and consequences of flood affect not just people but the environment. The destruction of structures such as bridges and roads add to the human toll and prevent help from reaching devastated areas. Structures such as nuclear power plants are also put at risk. On 2011, a tsunami hit the coastline in Japan causing leakage in nuclear plants. There was high radiation recorded on the area and authorities feared the worst.
Many people including animals are affected by the flood. Floods effect are expensive disasters and rebuilding an area devastated by a flood can be costly. In the United States, they cost $2.4 billion per year and can occur with weather-related disasters such as hurricanes, and typhoons. Rivers which overflow can also cause waters to rise in an area. A dam breaking, snow melting also cause floods. Earthquakes, which presage tsunamis can cause massive flooding in coastal areas.
Damage caused by floods
What damage do floods cause and how to restore that damage? Damages caused by flood are immediate. Lives are lost, properties are destroyed and if rural areas are hit crops are destroyed. Flooding causes severe damage, disrupts economic processes and causes a food shortage. Consequences of flooding on property value will cause areas who continue to have flooding problems to have a decrease in real estate value. There will be areas that are more prone to flooding issues. The flood problems in these areas increase the already degraded state of their environment.
Flooding impact, especially in urban areas, is enormous. People may have to get stranded during the commute and get stuck for hours. The flood destruction in cities disrupts business, commerce, and tourism. Flooding causes and effects have far-reaching consequences. There are times of the year where floods are more likely to occur due to hurricanes and typhoons.
What are social impacts? Flooding issues include families being displaced resulting in trauma. Mental health professionals should be part of the emergency response team to help people deal with the consequences of the loss of property and loved ones. Long term challenges may include having to deal with the loss of livelihood and property. Individuals affected need to rebuild their lives and possessions. Government help is needed in disseminating aid and repairing structures that can help a community recover.
Environmental impact of flooding
The environment can get severely devastated from a flood. Flood is mainly dirty water that carries waterborne diseases and possibly chemicals that can affect the quality of soil in the environment. The water supply in an area may get polluted from flood water resulting in diseases and epidemic.
How does flooding affect rivers? When there is too much rainwater especially after seasonal rainfalls the water in the river overflows and travels to the surrounding land or area. Places near rivers and bodies of water are always at risk of floods.
How do floods affect animals? Like people, animals can get displaced during a flood. Many animals die during a flood because their habitats have been destroyed. Pests and wild animals such as snakes may migrate to densely populated areas and cause much havoc. In such cases, you may need a pro exterminator to get rid of those animals.
Loss of lives and property
Effect of flooding on property value can cause real estate in an area to plummet. In cities and residential areas, the first thing that people look for is safe disaster free areas which are not near earthquake zones or prone to flooding. There are zones or areas that are more susceptible to flooding because of poor town planning or proximity to bodies of water.
People may be compelled to leave a place if there is a regular occurrence of devastating floods in an area. There can be a mass migration to higher or safer areas. People who have been constantly devastated by disasters such as floods may be moved to abandon their homes and roots entirely to plan out better futures in a place away from floods. Often, people move to the cities which cause much congestion in these areas and further economic challenges.
Impact on economy
The most severe consequences of flooding are on the economy. During a flood, everything stops including business and economic processes. Floods destroy food sources and transportation routes. A country that is regularly experiencing floods is expending money on recovery instead of growth and development. Livelihoods are likewise disrupted and businesses will be unwilling to invest in disaster-prone areas. The development of these areas will be at a standstill.
After a big flood or any other kind of disaster, communities take some actions to ensure people safety and decrease the chance of property or life loss during the next natural disaster.
Many experts point to climate change as one of the reasons behind the extremes in weather conditions. Damages caused by flooding are many and they affect both economically powerful and struggling nations. The initiative towards taking better care of the environment can halt the devastation of weather-related disasters. There should be a concerted effort by governments to decrease global warming by improving methods in combatting pollution and degradation of the environment.
Good Town Planning
It is important that a town has a good layout to prevent possible structural problems. Engineers and architects should study the area and build structures that can withstand the challenges in the environment. Water systems should not be blocked and drainage systems must be covered. Rainwater must be allowed to pass through smoothly in the town's drainage system. A good drainage system offsets the effects of flash floods resulting in a safer area.
The loss of trees and vegetation in strategic areas exacerbate what damage can floods cause. Trees, shrubs and grass help protect areas from a flood by moving water. People should be encouraged to use vegetation to break the force of moving flood waters.
In areas where there is severe flooding, basins should be installed near waterways as a temporary receptacle for floodwater. Flash flood causes and effects can be mitigated by a detention basin. When flooding occurs, the floodwater is drained into the basin first giving people ample time to evacuate.
The consequences of flooding can be reduced with education. In some areas, waterways are clogged with litter resulting in floods during rainfall. Instructing people about proper waste disposal and putting the proper containers for a litter can help for a cleaner environment and drainage system. People should also be educated about what to do during a flood to prevent the loss of lives and to ensure that each member of the community will be protected when an emergency happens.
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Developing supply chain advantage is about integration. You need to line up your ducks! Three steps are involved.
1. Understand what customers need.
2. Design service systems to deliver.
3. Manage risk factors to be both effective and efficient.
Keep your front line people with their ear to the ground. Listen to what customers are telling you they want. Decide which are order qualifiers and which are necessary to get the order. Of course you may not always be able to satisfy their needs but you will definitely have a better chance if you know what they value. If you are unable to satisfy their need you may be able to co-operate with others who can. This way you can win support from both your customer and your co-operator. Collaborative strategies can sometimes deliver what one organization cannot achieve on its own. Sometimes what customers want may be too costly. However, if you know what they value you may be able to offer affordable alternatives to meet their needs.
Designing service systems that can meet customer demand is a necessary part of building supply chain capabilities. Developing people with skills and developing tomorrow's supply chain leaders is an important part of the process. Hines refers to the 7S Framework to give focus to the design process.
The final step is to integrate what the customer wants, design service systems to deliver what they value and then manage supply chain risk factors. The risk factors are identified in Hines' 7Vs. Value created and managed through managing volume volatility, variability, variety, visibility, virtuality and velocity.