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\section{Introduction}

Fluffy aggregate particles are encountered in the atmosphere and ocean,
interstellar clouds, and biological and chemical media. Finding their optical
properties is an important task for different fields of science and industry.
Great progress in the theoretical study of the light scattered by small
particles discerned in the last several years
makes it possible to calculate the optical properties of
arbitrary-shaped particles with anisotropic optical
properties and inclusions.\cite{mht00}
However, a major part of the numerical techniques
developed for aggregates  is still computationally intensive.
Moreover, the real structures of scatterers are poorly
known, making
detailed calculations often impossible.
Therefore, it is attractive to find a way to treat the optics
of large fluffy particles using simplified models;
for example, to replace the aggregates by some simplified
homogeneous particles with some average dielectric function.
(the approach is called the Effective Medium Theory EMT;
see Refs.~\onlinecite{BH83}, \onlinecite{cval00} for discussion).

There are many different mixing rules for dielectric functions
(see, e.g.,  Refs.  \onlinecite{sih99}--\onlinecite{maron05}).
They are rediscovered from time to time and sometimes
one effective medium expression can be derived from another one.
The EMTs for mixtures of materials are traditionally considered
in the framework of electrostatic fields.\cite{sih99}
Evidently, this restricts the range of applicability of the EMTs.
Note that previous considerations were given to small volume fractions
of inclusions in particles ($\la 20-40$\%).

In this paper, we consider particles consisting of vacuum and some material.
We analyze the optical properties of aggregate particles
using the discrete dipole approximation (DDA\cite{d00}) and compare them
with results using ``effective'' models; e.g., for porous pseudospheres, the
scattering properties are determined assuming the sphere is homogeneous,
and its refractive index is determined with an EMT.
The porosity is varied up to 90\% that corresponds to
very fluffy particles resembling aggregates with fractal dimension $<2$
{\rm (see, e.g., Ref.~\onlinecite{min06}).}

Some results for three-component composite particles
(silicate, carbon and vacuum) were already presented by
Voshchinnikov et al.\cite{vih04}
They show that the EMT approach can give rather
accurate results only if very porous particles have
so called ``Rayleigh'' inclusions
(small in comparison with the wavelength of incident radiation).
At the same time,  the optical properties of heterogeneous
spherical particles having inclusions of various sizes
(Rayleigh and non-Rayleigh) and very large porosity
are found to resemble  those of
spheres with a large number ($\ga 15-20$) of different layers.

The particle models are described in Sect.~\ref{mod}.
In Sect.~\ref{num_res} we present some illustrative results using
the effective model, size and refractive index of inclusions,
and particle shape variations.
Concluding remarks are given in Sect.~\ref{concl}.

\section{Models of Particles and Calculations}\label{mod}

We consider {\rm spherical}
particles consisting of some amount of a
material and some amount of vacuum. The amount of vacuum characterizes
the particle porosity ${\cal P}$ ($0 \leq {\cal P} < 1$), which
is introduced as
\begin{equation}
{\cal P} = V_{\rm vac} /V_{\rm total}
= 1 - V_{\rm solid} /V_{\rm total}, \label{por}
\end{equation}
where $V_{\rm vac}$ and $V_{\rm solid}$ are the volume fractions
of vacuum and solid material, respectively.
If ${\cal P}=0$  the particle is homogeneous and compact and its optical
properties are described by the Lorenz-Mie theory.
If the porosity is small we can consider the particle as a
solid matrix with vacuum inclusions.
If the porosity is large (the case of very fluffy aggregates)
the particle can be presented as a vacuum  ``matrix'' with solid inclusions.
For aggregates the porosity  can be represented as unity minus the volume
fraction of solid material in a sphere described around the aggregate.
Fluffy particles also can be presented as homogeneous
spheres of the same material mass
with a refractive index found using an EMT.
The size parameter of porous particles can be found as
\begin{equation}
x_{\rm porous} = \frac{2 \pi r_{\rm s,\,porous}}{\lambda}
 = \frac{x_{\rm compact}}{(1-{\cal P})^{1/3}}
= \frac{x_{\rm compact}}{(V_{\rm solid} /V_{\rm total})^{1/3}}. \label{xpor}
\end{equation}
So, $x_{\rm porous} = x_{\rm compact}$ if ${\cal P}=0$.

\subsection{DDA Calculations}

The calculations of the optical properties of particles with inclusions
are performed with the discrete dipole approximation (DDA).
We use the version  DDSCAT 6.0 developed by Draine \& Flatau\cite{df03}.
This technique can treat particles of arbitrary shape and
inhomogeneous structure.

The particles (``targets'' in the DDSCAT terminology) are constructed
employing
a special routine  producing quasispherical targets with
cubic inclusions of a fixed
size. The sizes of the target $d_{\rm max}$ and of the inclusions
$d_{\rm incl}$ are expressed in units of  the interdipole distance $d$.

In contrast to  previous modeling efforts
{\rm (e.g., Refs. \onlinecite{hs93}--\onlinecite{wcms-l94}),}
porous particles are not produced by removing dipoles
or inclusions from a target but  by attributing the refractive index
$m=1.000001+0.0i$ to the vacuum.

For the purpose of treating very porous particles, the number of dipoles
in the pseudospheres is taken to be quite large.
In all cases considered, particles with
maximum size $d_{\rm max}=91$ are studied.
 This value corresponds to the total number of dipoles in pseudospheres
$N_{\rm dip}=357128 - 381915$ depending on the
size of inclusions $d_{\rm incl}$.
 Thus, the criterion of the validity of the DDA for
 calculations of the extinction/scattering
cross sections $|m|kd < 1$
($m=n+ki$ is the complex refractive
index of the material, see Sect.~\ref{num_res} for its choice,
$k=2 \pi/\lambda$ the wavenumber with $\lambda$ being the wavelength
in vacuum)
of Draine \& Flatau\cite{df03} is satisfied up to size parameter
$x_{\rm porous} \approx 27 - 40$.

Targets {\rm with randomly distributed cubic inclusions}
with values of $d_{\rm incl}$  ranging from 1 to 5 are considered.
Note that the inclusions of the size $d_{\rm incl}=1$ are dipoles,
while the inclusions
with $d_{\rm incl}=3$ and 5 consist of 27 and 125 dipoles, respectively.
The optical characteristics of pseudospheres  with inclusions
are averaged over three
targets obtained for different random number sets. The calculations
show that in our case such an approach is practically equivalent to
time-consuming numerical averaging over target orientations.

\subsection{EMT Calculations}

An EMT allows one to determine
an effective dielectric function
$\varepsilon_{\rm eff}$
(the dielectric permittivity
is related to the refractive index as $\varepsilon=m^2$)
of any heterogeneous particle consisting of several materials
with  dielectric functions $\varepsilon_i$.
EMTs are utilized extensively in optics of inhomogeneous media
{\rm (see discussion in Refs. \onlinecite{sih99},
\onlinecite{dw01}--\onlinecite{gue06} and
references therein).}
However, full systematic studies of the accuracy of different
mixing rules are lacking.

In this work we study several EMTs including the two
most often used, the Bruggeman and Garnett EMTs.
The formulas of mixing rules are collected in Table~\ref{emt} ($f$ is
the volume fraction of component ``1''),
and corresponding references can be found in Refs.~\onlinecite{maron05},
\onlinecite{v02}.
We usually consider that $f = V_{\rm solid} /V_{\rm total}$
and  $1-f = V_{\rm vac} /V_{\rm total}$.
Note also that the Garnett rule assumes that one material
is a matrix (host material) in which the other material is embedded.
When the roles of the inclusion and the host material are reversed,
the inverse Garnett rule is obtained.

\section{Numerical Results and Discussion}\label{num_res}
In this section, we present the results
illustrating the behaviour  of the efficiency factors or cross sections.
We consider primarily the extinction efficiency factor
$Q_{\rm ext}=C_{\rm ext}/\pi r_{\rm s}^2$, where
$C_{\rm ext}$ is the extinction cross section and
$r_{\rm s}$ the radius of spherical particle.
The refractive indices of compact particles are chosen to be
$m_{\rm compact} = 1.20+0.00i$,
$m_{\rm compact} = 1.33+0.01i$,
$m_{\rm compact} = 1.68+0.03i$,
$m_{\rm compact} = 1.98+0.23i$, and
$m_{\rm compact} = 1.75+0.58i$.
These values are typical of refractive indices of biological particles,
dirty ice, silicate, amorphous carbon and soot
in the visual part of the spectrum, respectively.
The refractive indices
 are taken from the Jena--Petersburg Database of
Optical Constants (JPDOC) described
in Refs.~\onlinecite{heal99}, \onlinecite{jetal02}
(for soot we used data published in Ref.~\onlinecite{chch90}).

\subsection{Effect of the size of inclusions}

The size of constituent particles (inclusions) is an important
parameter influencing light scattering by aggregates.
In Ref.~\onlinecite{vih04} it was demonstrated that
the Lorenz-Mie theory together with the standard EMTs (Garnett or Bruggeman)
reproduces the optical properties of aggregates
for particles with small (Rayleigh) inclusions only.
If the inclusions are not simple dipoles in the DDA terms,
the scattering characteristics of aggregates are not well reproduced
by the EMT calculations.
This fact is illustrated in Fig.~\ref{ice} where the
size dependence of the extinction efficiencies is plotted
for two values of particle porosity.
For illustration we choose the  Bruggeman EMT.

For particles consisting of cubes containing 27 and 125 dipoles,
the difference between the DDA and Bruggeman-EMT calculations becomes
quite large ($\ga 20\%$) for size parameters $x_{\rm porous} \ga 10$.
In this case the size parameter of the inclusions is 3  and 5 times larger
than for simple dipoles. This is enough to modify the pattern
of extinction. Larger inclusions produce curves having different slope
than simple dipoles and the Bruggeman-EMT. This conclusion is
valid for other factors and other refractive indices.

Note that the mixing rules with non-Rayleigh inclusions were developed in the
context of the extended EMT theory
(see, for example, the discussion in Ref.~\onlinecite{cval00}).
For aggregates consisting of inclusions of various sizes
(Rayleigh and  non-Rayleigh), a model of layered particles
can be applied
(see discussion in Ref.~\onlinecite{vih04}).
{\rm Below we consider particles with simple dipole inclusions
only.}

\subsection{Choice of the EMT}

Figure~\ref{icexx} shows the normalized extinction cross sections
$C_{\rm ext}^{\rm (n)}$ for aggregates with small (Rayleigh)
inclusions and the effective models based on the Lorenz-Mie calculations
with five different EMTs.
The normalized cross sections are calculated as
\begin{equation}
C^{\rm (n)} = \frac{C({\rm porous \, particle})}
{C({\rm  compact \, particle \, of \, same \, mass})} =
\,\,\,\,\,\,\, (1-{\cal P})^{-2/3}\,  \frac{Q({\rm porous \, particle})}
{Q({\rm  compact \, particle \, of \, same \, mass})}. \label{cn}
\end{equation}
They allow one to analyze the role of porosity in particle optics.
The quantity $C^{\rm (n)}$ shows how porosity increases or decreases
the cross section.
Three panels in Fig.~\ref{icexx} provide results for particles of
different masses. For each panel the mass of the particle remains
constant but its size increases according to Eq.~(\ref{xpor}).
The refractive index of compact particles is equal to
$m_{\rm compact} = 1.330+0.010i$.
The refractive indices of porous particles generally decrease
with the growth of porosity. Their values are given in Table~\ref{t-ref}
for three values of ${\cal P}$.
As follows from Table~\ref{t-ref} the difference between the values of $m$
is not large, but is enough to produce a
noticeable difference of the extinction efficiencies especially at large
porosity (see Fig.~\ref{icexx}).
The largest and smallest values of the effective refractive indices
(both real and imaginary parts) are obtained from the Birchak and Lichtenecker
mixing rules, respectively. Correspondingly, the properties calculated
with these $m$s deviate most strongly from the properties for
aggregates. We also find the relative deviations in the efficiency
factors (in percents) as
\begin{equation}
{\rm Deviation} = \frac{Q({\rm \mbox{EMT-Mie}}) - Q({\rm DDA})}
{Q({\rm DDA})} \; {\cdot} \; 100 \%. \label{err}
\end{equation}
Note that the deviations for particles of different mass and porosity
$\la 5\%$ if the  Bruggeman, Garnett or Looyenga mixing rule is used.
However, the deviation becomes $> 5\%$ for the Birchak and Lichtenecker rules
(see Fig.~\ref{iceerr}).
From Fig.~\ref{iceerr} it is seen that the effective models based on
the  Bruggeman and Looyenga rules reproduce the extinction
of aggregates (deviation $\la 1\%$) rather well if ${\cal P} \la 0.7$.
For larger porosity the Bruggeman model works better.
The usage of the Garnett rule leads to deviations within $\sim 4\%$
yielding properties generally smaller than those for aggregates.

Our calculations made for other mixing rules (e.g., quasi-crystalline,
coherent potential, see expressions in Refs.~\onlinecite{kolgust01, v02})
show that these rules
cannot reproduce even the general behaviour of the extinction
(e.g., $C_{\rm ext}^{\rm (n)}$ increase with the growth
of porosity for $x_{\rm compact} = 1$).
Based on the data presented in Figs.~\ref{icexx} and \ref{iceerr},
the three best effective models
(with  Bruggeman, Garnett and Looyenga mixing rules) are chosen for further
analysis.
The results for these three models and aggregates are shown in
Fig.~\ref{x3cs}.
This Figure is plotted for one value of $x_{\rm compact} = 3$ and
two values of $m_{\rm compact}$ corresponding to silicate and carbon in
the visible part of spectrum.
It is seen that the best results are obtained if the model based
on the Bruggeman rule is applied. It provides extinctions resembling those of
aggregates with small inclusions for particles of different size parameters,
porosity and refractive indices of inclusions.
So, further considerations are made on the models with the Bruggeman rule.

\subsection{Effect of the refractive index of inclusions}

The discussion above is {\rm mainly}
relevant to porous water ice in the visible part of spectrum.
Now we consider particles with inclusions of different refractive indices.
The comparison between the DDA and Bruggeman calculations is made
in Figs.~\ref{033} and \ref{09} for two particle porosity
${\cal P}=0.33$ and 0.9.
The upper panels show the extinction efficiency factors dependence
on the size parameter $x_{\rm porous}$. Five different refractive indices
have been considered. The effective refractive indices
found with the Bruggeman rule are indicated in Table~\ref{t-ref1}.
It is seen that the effective models describe
the general behaviour of extinction rather well. In all cases
the deviations between the factors $Q_{\rm ext}$ found for the aggregate
and for the effective model do not exceed $\sim 5\%$
(see lower panels of Figs.~\ref{033} and \ref{09}).
The exception is the case of silicate particles
($m_{\rm compact} = 1.680+0.030i$) and the porosity ${\cal P}=0.33$.
The Lorenz-Mie theory produces the ripple structure of the extinction for these
particles. Such structure does not appear in our DDA calculations.
This is because our targets are not smooth spheres but
pseudospheres whose cubic inclusions effectively destroy the resonances.

\subsection{Other factors}

We also consider how well the effective model reproduces
the scattering ($Q_{\rm sca}$) and absorption ($Q_{\rm abs}$) efficiencies,
the particle albedo
       \begin{equation}\label{alb}
\Lambda =  \frac{Q_{\rm sca}}{Q_{\rm ext}}
       \end{equation}
and the asymmetry parameter of the phase function $F(\Theta, \Phi)$
       \begin{equation}\label{g}
       g = \langle \cos \Theta \rangle = \frac
       {\int_{4 \pi} F(\Theta, \Phi)\, \cos \Theta \, {\rm d}\omega}
       {\int_{4 \pi} F(\Theta, \Phi)\, {\rm d}\omega}.
       \end{equation}
These quantities are plotted in Fig.~\ref{all}.
The comparison is made for the refractive indices of inclusions
$m_{\rm compact} = 1.33+0.01i$ and particle porosity ${\cal P}=0.9$.
It is seen that the agreement of results of the DDA
and the Bruggeman--Mie computations is rather good.
Our calculations performed for other values of ${\cal P}$
and $m_{\rm compact}$ show that the effective models better
reproduce the extinction properties than the scattering and absorption
properties. In the latter case the relative deviation usually does not exceed 10\%
(in comparison with 5\% for extinction).
At the same time albedo and the asymmetry parameter are reproduced
by the effective models with high accuracy: the relative deviation
usually does not exceed 2\%.

\subsection{Effect of the particle shape}

All previous results have been obtained for fluffy spherical particles
that can serve as an approximate model of aggregate particles
randomly oriented in space
(3D orientation). If the aggregates have
a preferential axis of rotation (2D orientation) they can be considered as
fluffy axisymmetric particles (e.g., prolate or oblate spheroids).

We perform DDA calculations of the efficiency factors for
targets having the shape of prolate spheroids with Rayleigh inclusions.
The results are compared with those calculations performed using the
separation of variables methods (SVM, see Ref.~\onlinecite{vf93})
for homogeneous spheroids whose effective refractive index
is found from the Bruggeman EMT. Figure~\ref{sph} shows
the size dependence of the extinction efficiencies for prolate
spheroids with aspect ratio $a/b=2$ for the case of the incident radiation
propagating along the rotation axis of the spheroid ($\alpha=0^0$).
Note that for the considered case, the agreement between
the DDA and the Bruggeman--SVM computations is even better than
for spheres (cf. Fig.~\ref{09}):
the relative deviations $\la 4\%$ for $x_{\rm porous} \la 40$.
So, the effective models of non-spherical particles
seems to improve the accuracy of the effective model computations
for aggregates containing small size inclusions.

\subsection{Intensity and polarization}\label{int-p}

We also perform illustrative calculations of the intensity and
polarization of scattered radiation (see Fig.~\ref{ip}).
It is seen that satisfactory agreement between the effective model
and DDA computations is obtained for small and intermediate scattering
angles ($\Theta \la 60^0$) only. For larger scattering angles the
difference becomes rather large, especially for the second and third minima.
This is not unexpected, since diffraction plays a major role for
small scattering angles, and this depends primarily on the external
morphology of the particle. At larger scattering angles, the internal
composition plays a larger role. However, the deviations in reproducing
these minima are a
small concern when we consider a natural polydispersion of particles.
In this case, the minima become washed out due to the polydispersion.

\section{Conclusions}\label{concl}

We study the general optical behaviour of aggregate particles
when the porosity increases.

The main results of the paper are the following:

1. Extinction produced by porous pseudospheres with small size
(Rayleigh) inclusions can be calculated employing
the Lorenz-Mie theory with the refractive index found using
an EMT. The deviations that arise using the Bruggeman effective model
do not exceed $\sim 5\%$ for particle porosity ${\cal P}=0 - 0.9$ and
size parameters $x_{\rm porous} \la 25$.

2.  The effective models represent the behaviour of other properties
(scattering and absorption efficiencies, particle albedo,
asymmetry parameter) quite well and can be used for calculations of
the intensity and polarization of radiation scattered by fluffy
aggregates under certain conditions. Preliminary consideration
shows that the above
conclusions are also valid for spheroidal particles.

3. The effective models can significantly simplify computations
of the optical properties of aggregates containing only Rayleigh
inclusions.

\section{Acknowledgments}
We thank Vladimir Il'in and anonymous reviewers
for helpful comments.
We are grateful to Bruce Draine and Piotr Flatau for providing
DDSCAT 6.0 code.
The work was partly supported by
the TechBase Program on Chemical and Biological Defense,
by the Battlefield Environment Directorate under the auspices
of the U.S. Army Research Office Scientific Services Program administrated
by Batelle (Delivery Order 0395, Contract No. DAAD19-02-D-0001)
and  by grant of the DFG Research Group ``Laboratory Astrophysics''
and by grants NSh 8542.2006.2, RNP 2.1.1.2152 and RFBR 07-02-0000
of the Russian Federation.

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Shinji Imanaka
Born: (1971-03-06) March 6, 1971
Kadoma, Osaka, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Left
NPB debut
May 26, 1989, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
July 13, 2001, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
(through 2001)
Win–loss record
As player
Chunichi Dragons (1989–2001)
As coach
1x Eiji Sawamura Award (1993)
1x Central League Win Champion (1993)
1x Central League Strikeout Champion (1993)
1x Central League MVP for Pitcher (1993)
1× Best Nine Award (1993)
1× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1993)
4x NPB All-Star (1991, 1993–1995)
Last updated on: 9 February 2014
Shinji Imanaka (今中 慎二, Imanaka Shinji, born March 6, 1971 in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.
Imanaka attended the Daitō campus of Osaka Sangyo University High School, which became Osaka Tōin High School in his final year. He was recognized as the school's ace pitcher and scouted by several clubs including the Yomiuri Giants and his hometown team, the Hanshin Tigers. Despite being a Hanshin fan himself, Imanaka had his sights set solely on playing for the Chunichi Dragons, who had won the league penant during his final year of high school. Imanaka went as far as declaring that he would not play professional baseball if another team drafted him. Chunichi obliged and selected him in the first round of the 1988 rookie draft.[1]
↑ "【11月10日】2001年(平13) 沢村賞投手・今中慎二「自信がなくなった」" [(10 November 2001) Eiji Sawamura Award winner Shinji Imanaka declares "I've lost confidence"] (in Japanese). November 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Eiji Sawamura Award
1947: Bessho
1948: Nakao
1949: Fujimoto
1950: Sanada
1951: Sugishita
1953: Otomo
1956: Kaneda
1959: Murayama
1960: Horimoto
1961: Gondoh
1962: Koyama
1963: Ito
1964: Bacque
1966: Murayama & Horiuchi
1967: Ogawa
1968: Enatsu
1969: Takahashi
1970: Hiramatsu
1971: Not Awarded
1972: Horiuchi
1974: Hoshino
1975: Sotokoba
1976: Ikegaya
1977: Kobayashi
1978: Matsuoka
1981: Nishimoto
1982: Kitabeppu
1983: Endo
1985: Komatsu
1987: Kuwata
1988: Ohno
1989: M. Saito
1990: Nomo
1991: Sasaoka
1992: Ishii
1993: Imanaka
1994: Yamamoto
1997: Nishiguchi
1998: Kawasaki
1999: Uehara
2001: Matsuzaka
2003: Igawa & K. Saito
2004: Kawakami
2005: Sugiuchi
2006: K. Saito
2007: Darvish
2008: Iwakuma
2009: Wakui
2010: Maeda
2011: Tanaka
2012: Settsu
2014: Kaneko
2016: Johnson
2017: Sugano


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Aren't those usually of "registered/likely" voters?
The world has changed...
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What if they have kids? What if they can't put food on the table now because they don't have a job, and you want them to go take tests in order to be worthy to get money? Yet, they can't study for said tests because they have kids? And they were able to have a job before, because their kids were in school, but can't study now, because their kids aren't? Also, $30-$50 a day? That's less then minimum wage.
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If I'm not wrong, this only applies to the reporting and monitoring obligations, correct? I.E, A company doesn't have to hire an independent assessment contractor to evaluate their processes every 90 some days, and report to the EPA that everything is good, due to a lot of these companies temporarily suspending operations. Which makes it hard to abide by said rules. Additionally, when things return to normal, they need to prove that the virus caused aforementioned environmental breaches if there are any. Which seems like it'd be hard to do.
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I didn't think so. I thought Influenza was the name of the virus that causes the flu.
Yeah, tell me about it. My brother got back from Egypt and everyone was freaking out he had the corona since he started getting sick. Turns out it was just Influenza.
U.S. Democratic Primary
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Agreed we're off topic, and I agree with the point you made here. I didn't say whether I agreed with our military, I commented on what seemed like a misunderstanding as to the power of the American Military. Anyways, back on topic, it appears that Biden is likely to win South Carolina. If that happens, then at least 3 individual candidates won a primary state. During super Tuesday, it's predicted that both Mike and Amy are likely to pick up a state as well, putting that number at 5 individual candidates.
Protect you from whom? The American military isn't about defense. It's mostly about deterrence. A lot of nations know that the USA is unlikely to just randomly unleash nuclear weapons.(Even Trump didn't, despite listening to hours and hours of doom and gloom predictions from my more liberal friends, who at this point likely owe me millions of dollars from saying "I'd bet a thousand dollars....."). They're less sure of the idea of us Americans showing up with a hundred million pounds of explosives and rendering their military a smoking pile of garbage in a matter of weeks. And we have to keep upgrading our planes because with the likes of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea selling terrorists and other nations high tech anti aircraft technology. We need to constantly get better to maintain that appearance of being "untouchable". (Also, how would Lockheed Martin stay in business without hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars🙄)
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And an alleged rapist apparently. https://www.inquirer.com/news/kobe-bryant-death-basketball-helicopter-alleged-rape-20200130.html
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I can agree that many Trump supporters hold double standards.
This is a ridiculous accusation to level at JC. JC Macswell pointed out that Democrats and Republicans are lobbing insults at each other during the impeachment trial. The Senators are doing it via twitter and news conferences, the house managers and the white house lawyers are doing it during the impeachment trial. You however, in the same breath, dismiss what Democrat's are saying as not insults and prejudice, but take what the Republicans are saying as insults and prejudice. However upon examining what's being said by both sides, I find that JC Macswell is correct. Both sides are lobbing insults at each other. In fact, even Judge Roberts the Chief Justice admonished both sides and told them to remember exactly they're speaking to. According to you, pointing out that both sides are doing it, is holding one side to a different standard than the other. However, claiming that one side is doing it, while flat out dismissing what the other side is doing, is the fair and correct way to do that. Yet you have yet to prove how JC is applying a different standard to Republicans than he is to Democrats. Let's take the example of what Adam Schiff actually said, versus how you perceived it. Real words: "Now I don't know if that's true. But we're talking about a president who would make himself a monarch." How you took it: "I'm unsure that's true, but speaks to the broader theme here of Trump seeing himself like a monarch. " It is a bigger stretch to say that Adam meant what you're claiming he meant, then it is to look at it and say Adam was saying Trump would make himself a monarch. Clearly, the biased approach here is yours. We cannot prove that Trump would make himself a monarch. Period. Yet Adam says it as a certainty. That is prejudice, a preconceived opinion that is not actually based on evidence. That means that what JC said is not holding people to a different standard, but rather the same standard he is using to say the Republicans are doing the same thing. It's easy to look at both sides and realize that they're clearly insulting each other. Yet you're making an outlandish claim that only the Republicans are doing it, and that any suggestion that Democrats are doing it is just holding them to a totally different standard. The irony is that statement is insane.
Debt-free College (Warren's plan) - Split from: U.S. Democratic Primary
Maybe I'm not understanding you, but it seems like you're saying that tuition would not go up since enrollment is declining. Is this correct? I explained why I think tuition would go up as well. " the incentive to take more student debt in exchange for a better college degree would be massive. Younger students would say "Well. My parents got lucky and got their debt forgiven, maybe I will too." and will be willing to take larger loans. Colleges, in exchange, would raise their tuition dramatically to meet that new demand. " In capitalism, there is supply and demand. Demand for higher priced degrees would increase, because more people are willing to take loans out of that amount. Then, in concurrence with that increased demand, prices would rise. This cause and effect is a well proven concept. Increased demand, with no increase in supply, results in higher prices. Demand will increase far faster than supply will increase. This will result in higher prices. If you're arguing whether or demand would increase or not, that's something I think we could discuss. If you're arguing whether or not demand actually increases prices when supply doesn't grow, you need to provide mathematics to prove that it doesn't. (I'm presuming the burden of proof is on you here, because it's a well established rule of economics: https://www3.nd.edu/~cwilber/econ504/504book/outln3b.html)
Hey, I've met that guy! I'd agree to statement one. For statement 2, it can mean other things. If you don't want a fair trial, it could be because you know the person is not guilty. (To Kill a Mockingbird comes to mind.)
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Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine- Impact Score, Overall Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and Other Important Metrics
Title Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
Abbreviation Rom. J. Intern. Med.
Subject Area, Categories, Scope Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q3)
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) 0.386
Publisher Editions de l'Academie Republique Populaire
ISSN 2501062X, 12204749
About Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q3). It is published by Editions de l'Academie Republique Populaire. The overall rank of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is 12414. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.386. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 21. The best quartile for this journal is Q3.
The ISSN of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine journal is 2501062X, 12204749. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is cited by a total of 183 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2021).
Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine Impact Score 2021-2022
The impact score (IS) 2021 of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is 1.70, which is computed in 2022 as per its definition. Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine IS is increased by a factor of 0.66 and approximate percentage change is 63.46% when compared to preceding year 2020, which shows a rising trend. The impact score (IS), also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.
Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine Impact Score 2022 Prediction
IS 2021 of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is 1.70. If the same upward trend persists, impact score may rise in 2022 as well.
Year wise Impact Score (IS) of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine. Based on Scopus data.
Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine h-index
Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine has an h-index of 21. It means 21 articles of this journal have more than 21 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.
Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine ISSN
The ISSN of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is 2501062X, 12204749. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.
Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
The overall rank of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is 12414. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.386. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.
Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine Publisher
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The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is Rom. J. Intern. Med.. This abbreviation ('Rom. J. Intern. Med.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.
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"Is it £1.27 Bob?"
"Nah Tony. Oy've been saving up a bit more than that.", he looked at Tracey, "Tell me Tony, are you married? Only we've got a cracking lass in here called Tracey."
"'fraid to say I am Bob. Thirty years this year. "
Bob looked impressed, "Thirty year eh Tony? You get less for murder! Tell you what though, shall we ask young Tracey here if she can guess what I've got in my pocket?"
"Go on then Bob. Tell her she can't put her hand in to rummage around though"
Bob shook the bag again. "Go on then young Tracey, what have I got in my pocket?"
Tracey looked confused, "erm, I don't know. Fifty quid perhaps?"
"Fifty quid! Did you hear that Tony? She thinks I've got fifty quid in me pocket!"
Down the line, Tony laughed, "Blimey Bob. If you'd got fifty quid in your pocket, you'd be living in Marbella. I paid less than that for my first car!"
Tracey blushed.
Bob continued, "Too right Tony. Fifty quid! I think I'm going to have to count me pennies again. Thanks for calling." and with a push of a button, Tony was gone. By now, several lights shone out and Bob picked another caller. "You're on Bob's mid-morning show. What's your name and why are you hanging around listening to me clarting about on the radio?"
"Hello Bob, I'm Joyce and I work in a hairdressers. We love listening you you in the salon as we work. "
"Good to hear from you Joyce. Perhaps I could get you to come around and give me a quick blow dry", he patted his bald head, "I could do with a little trim."
"Cheeky", the caller chuckled, "You're as bald as a babby. I wouldn't be cutting your hair, I'd be looking for it!"
"You're right Joyce. It's a finders fee I'd be paying you.", he jangled the bag, "Anyway, how much do you think I've got in me pocket? Young Tracey here thinks fifty quid, but I'm not that rich."
"Oh, that's a difficult one Bob. The girls in the salon reckon it's £3.28."
"Is that how much you charge for a haircut now? I can't remember, it's so long since I needed one."
"Nah, you'd need to save up a bit more than that Bob."
"Perhaps I ought to ask this young lass. She's got really nice hair, and loads of it. Plenty to spare for me and the Genie."
"Don't think you'd look good as a redhead Bob."
Bob pulled a face of mock horror, "You don't think so? Maybe red is my colour. Anyway, I'm afraid to keep putting the pennies by. I've not got as much as £3.28."
"Awww. That's a shame."
"Never mid love. Perhaps you need to get along to the panto. Take all the girls from work too."
"Nah. Don't fancy it much. I heard your new mate hasn't actually done this before. Someone told me she nicked the part from some other actress…". With the practised speed of someone used to cutting off a troublesome caller, Bob took Joyce off the air and replaced her with a record.
While the music played, He turned to the pair. "Sorry about that. We'll get back to your panto again after this track. Have you got any tricks you could do on-air Sparks?"
Sparks smiled at Tracey. "I think I can come up with something."*
"And we're back with Tracey and Sparks from the Leighton Oxley panto, which I'm told is Ali Baba this year."
Tracey paused so Sparks jumped in. "That's right Bob. Loads of festive fun for all the family. We've got a great cast, including my co-star here."
"Ah yes", Bob smiled, "The beautiful Tracey. How are you finding it our kid?"
"Erm", Tracey hesitated, "Well it's my first part, but I'm really getting into it. The rest of the cast are brilliant."
"She's too modest. Tracey is a real star. We've got all sorts of magical stuff lined up, it's a real spectacular this year, the biggest show the Midlands has ever seen."
Bob pulled a surprised face. "The biggest eh Mr Sparks? I bet the guys in the Hypodrome will want to have something to say about that."
"Let them Bob. This is a top show, you'll not see better magic this side of Vegas"
"Vegas baby!", Bob cried. "Go on then", he continued, "show us some of that ol' black magic"
"Not sure it's black magic Bob, but give your pocket another jingle.
Bob obliged, holding the bag up and giving it a good shake. The sound was flatter than before. "Now take a look inside. I think you'll find that when Tracey guessed at fifty quid in there, she wasn't so far out.". Bob emptied the contents out on the desk. Among them was a casino chip.
"Blimey, what's this?" he asked, surprised."
Sparks smiled. "I think you'll find that it's £2.25 in small change and a chip for, well perhaps my assistant would like to read the number."
Tracey picked up the chip. "It's a chip worth fifty pounds! She squealed.
Bob applauded. "I don't know how he did it listeners, but Sparks here has just made me a wealthy man. Me and the missus can look forward to some stonking fittle for tea tonight. If you can do that, then lad, you are a real miracle worker. Are you sure you can't get West Brom promoted?"
Tracey suddenly remembered her marketing head and jumped in. "Well, that's small fry compared to what we do on stage. Everyone better get themselves down to the theatre or on to our website as the tickets are selling fast.
"Excellent. Thanks you two. Please stick around as we've a couple of big names on the show next, Baggies stars Freddie Morgan and Nathan Donnelly who want to tell us about next Saturday's big game against Wolves."
The red light indicating the microphones were live went off and Bob started to fiddle with the control board again. Tracey paused.
Sparks smiled at her and whispered, "So far so good. Do you know anything about football?"
"Not much, but those names sound familiar. I met a couple of guys in a club last year who said they were players, but I didn't think much of it at the time."
"You in training to be a WAG then?"
Tracey laughed, "Well a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. I always fancied living the high life in some posh mansion with an endless shopping budget."
"And we're back on", Bob shouted across the desk, "That was The Liquidator, which as we all know, can only mean one thing – here come the Baggies!". Fake cheering rang out. "We've got two of the teams biggest stars on now. Striker Freddie Morgan and in mid-field Nathan Donnelly, howya doing lads?"
"Bostin' Bob, really bostin'", shouted Morgan, "We're looking forward to seeing off the Wolves on Saturday."
"Yeah", joined in Donnelly, "They ain't going to know what hit them. Don't bother turning off the engine on the club bus, they might as well go home at halftime!"
Bob laughed. "Great stuff lads. Training going well then Freddie?"
"Cracking Bob. We're as fit as we've ever been. This is the best team West Brom have put out for years and there ain't no-one going to stand in our way. Might as well give us the three points now."
"What about you Nat? You fighting fit?"
"Too right I am Bob. Not that we'll need it. We could let half the lads stay in the dressing room and we'd still win."
"That's what we like to hear lads. If there's any listeners out there wearing black and gold, you better book yourself a seat in the pub to drown your sorrows after the match."
Tracey laughed nervously. The phone lines weren't great but she was sure she recognised the voices now. Noticing her blushing, Bob decided it was time for an introduction.
"Lads, we've got a bit of showbiz in the studio today. We were supposed to have that Suzi Perry on but apparently her phone isn't working properly. Typical Wolves fan, can't get anything right. Not to worry though as we've got Tracey and Sparks from the local panto."
"Oh no you haven't" joked Nat.
Without thinking, Tracey responded, "Oh yes we have lads."
"Ohhh" they both went and laughed.
Ignoring Tracey's blushes, Bob added, "Yes lads, she's a bit of a glamour puss. Once you see her picture, you'll wish you'd got yourselves into the studio with me."
"That sounds good Bob", replied Nat, "You gonna be coming to the match then Tracey? You can see some real action on the pitch, plenty of scoring if you know what I mean."
"Sorry lads, I've got to rehearse. We don't get much time off at the moment."
"Pity about that. Maybe we could take you out for a drink afterwards. A girl's got to let her hair down sometimes and we'll be celebrating when we win."
"Maybe, but I'm a busy lady at the moment."
"Hold on Nat", Morgan said, "I think I recognise her voice."
"I was thinking that. Tracey have we met somewhere?"
Now bright red, Tracey stammered, "I don't think so. I'm not a big footie fan."
"Yes we have. It's posh Tracey. You remember Nat, we met her in Mussons last year."
Nat paused and then the penny dropped, "Your right. Wow, posh Tracey. What did you do? You said you ran some sort of consultancy firm, didn't you? And now you're an actress? Well done love."
"I'm not really an actress, well I am, but this is all a bit new to me."
Nat laughed. "If I remember rightly, you put on a pretty good performance all right. Really memorable, I certainly won't forget it!"
Bob jumped in, "You all know each other. That's brilliant! So you have been wining and dining our Tracey have you lads?"
Morgan laughed, "Oh yeah. She enjoyed a good spit roast."
Bob sat back. This was going better than he expected. "She likes a good feed ay lads? I'll admit I'm a bit partial to a good hog roast and a few bevies myself, nothing like a good bit of pork you know."
Tracey sat open mouthed.
"Not sure you'd like the same porking as Tracey. She prefers hers sausage-shaped and the longer the better."
Outside the studio, Producer Ben was gesticulating furiously but Bob didn't seem to see him. "Bit of a fan of the bratwurst Tracey? I love a bit at the old German Christmas market. A bit of spice and some mulled wine goes down a treat."
"She certainly a spicey lady. Gives as good as she gets too", chuckled Morgan.
Nat added, "If you fancy a return leg Tracey, Bob's got our number."
The producer was hammering on the window and making cutting gestures at his throat. Sparks realised that Bob wasn't going to rescue the situation and decided to take matters into his own hands. From nowhere, he makes a small explosion appear above his open hand. Startled, Bob instinctively presses a button to start a record. By the time the track finished, his producer had cut the lines to the footballers.
Still unsure what has been going on Bob picks up the show, "Well listeners, today has been full of surprises. We've had magic and memories with our guests today. Remind the folks at home where they can see you on stage."
Smiling, Sparks efficiently read out all the panto details including how people could book to see the show. Tracey appeared lost for words.
Filed under Kate vs Showbiz, Writing
Tagged as book, characters, Publicity, radio, smut, writing
by Candice Nolan | May 18, 2022 · 8:54 am
As the car screeched to a halt, Sparks released his grip on the door handle. Slowly the colour returned to his fingers and he remembered to breath again.
"What's up?", enquired Tracy, "You look very pale."
He gasped, "Where did you learn to drive?"
"Drive? Same as most people I suppose. My dad paid for lessons from a little bloke down the road. Why?"
"Was he a stuntman? How the heck did you pass a driving test?"
She laughed. "Friday afternoon, short skirt, low cut blouse and no bra. Funnily enough, the instructor said that's all I'd need."
"He didn't mention car control?". Sparks gently levered himself out of the passenger door.
Tracey realised the point he was trying to make. "Look, you said we needed to be at the radio station early. OK, I might have left a bit late, but we're here now aren't we."
Sparks had to agree. They had certainly arrived. The Radio Birmingham sign glowed from its position over the door. It seemed to be moving, but since everything else was, he decided that all would be well when his stomach caught up with them. The last time he was sure it had been with them was just before the canal bridge, which was just after the close call with the dustcart and short session on the wrong side of the road… The memory made his knees feel weak so he tried to concentrate on making it through the door. Tracey bounded on ahead.
Two strong cups of coffee later, they were sat outside the studio chatting to a harassed producer called Ben. Looking through the window, they could see presenter Bob Footman waving a small cloth bag around.
Tracey looked confused. "What's he doing?". Bob's mid-morning show might have been the most popular local radio programme in the West Midlands, but she couldn't actually remember ever hearing it.
Ben sighed. One day he hoped to find a guest who cared about the show and wasn't just plugging something. "It's the guess the ackers spot. Bob pretends he's jingling the change in his pocket and the listeners ring in to guess how much is in there."
"Ackers? What's that?"
"It's Black Country slang for money."
"And the callers win something?"
"Yeah. The contents of Bob's pocket." Tracey wasn't really any wiser, but Ben continued, "Look, we'll shuffle you in during the next record and get your headphones on. After that you take part in the show. Don't worry, Bob will ask you about the panto but he's got a couple of other phone-in guests as well so you'll need to sit it out a bit. Your guy who booked this said you'd be happy to play along for a bit."
Sparks looked up. "Play along? I thought we were just here for a quick plug, I mean interview."
Ben sighed again. "Don't worry, you'll get plenty of airtime. We'd got Suzi Perry lined up for a chat but no-one can get her to answer her phone now so you get her airtime. There are a couple of footballers lined up though and I suspect Bob will go a bit nuts for them but he'll do you first."
It was Tracey's turn to perk up. "Footballers? Anyone we might have heard of?"
"Just remember to say 'Up the Baggies' and you'll be fine love."
In the studio, Tracey fussed with her headphones as the music finished. The station hadn't considered the needs of anyone who's hair had volume when they bought them. The presenter didn't have a problem and nor did Sparks with his close cropped style.
A red light came on over the desk.
"That was The Steve Millar band and Abra Abra cadabra, which I'm playing in honour of our next guests. All the way from the panto at the Leighton Oxley theatre this year, we have Tracey Dunn-Jones and top magician Sparks!" Canned applause filled the studio for a few seconds then the presenter continued, "According to my researchers, young Tracey is the latest hot thing to hit the stage playing Mor, mor" he stumbled.
"Morgiana" interrupted Tracey.
"That's it, Morgana", continued Bob getting it wrong, "And to play the genie, we've got a real life magician. Should I get you to rub my magic lamp? Perhaps you could get the Baggies into the premiership?"
Sparks grimaced. He hated doing publicity like this, but knew it came with the territory and any chance to appear in the media might pay off. "I'm a magician Bob, not a miracle worker. Cutting a woman in half, making an elephant disappear, that I can do. Getting West Brom into the top division, that's going to take more than three wishes!"
Bob pulled a face. "Oh. Are you a Villa supported then cheeky? Sounds like someone is a few cards short of a deck eh listeners?"
In front of Bob, a small light lit up. He pushed a button and bellowed into the microphone, "Line three, who are you and what do you think I should do with our Villa fan?"
"A Villa fan?" cracked the caller, "You need to tell 'im to get a proper team. Up the Baggies!"
"I'm not a Villa fan", Sparks tried to protest but Bob just waved a hand for him to shut up.
"Oy reckon he's a bit embarrassed and so he should be. Anyway, who's on the line and how much have I got in my pocket." He jingled the bag.
"Dead right Bob. I'm Tony and oy work in a foundry. Got the day off because me backs playing up so I thought I'd ring in to you."
"Good to hear from you Tony. Now how much have I got in my pocket?"
Tagged as book, story, writing
How words get good
We take a break from Kate vs Showbiz, for a quick trip to Stratford Literary Festival.
One of the best things to come out of our writing efforts, is that we've taken to visiting literary festivals. I'm still proud that we actually appeared at one (was it really 2016?) but mostly have enjoyed going along and listening to other people.
A busy calendar precluded my literary entertainment for either of us this year, but I did manage to fit in a lunchtime session called "How words get good" by Rebecca Lee.
Based on the book of the same name, the author has worked in publishing at Penguin Press for over 20 years – and this is the distillation of her experiences.
Basically, if you want to know who does what and how in the book world, then it's an excellent read. Working in publishing, it's especially interesting to me as the truth is, I fell into my job and don't know that much about the nuts and bolts other than the bits I look after.
The festival session provided an excellent taster with some fun anecdotes, but mainly served its main purpose, propelling me towards the bookshop!
The book is a bit like a rich chocolate cake – lovely, but I read it in short chunks as I don't want to gobble too much down in one go.
Along the way, we get to look behind the curtain at how things are done in the book world. For example, did you know that James Patterson doesn't write his own books? Apparently, he maintains a stable of ghost authors to whom he delivers a detailed plot outline, and then provides feedback as they knock out the words. I guess that in the publishing world, this is well known, but not among the readers.
There's also an explanation of the various roles in a publishing house showing how each hones the text until it becomes a finished product. The way I describe it sounds very dry, but this is a very readable book, perfect for anyone who likes books in more than just a casual way.
Personally, I was fascinated to reach this entry, spotted in the index:
Parker, Phillip M., and his 200,000 books. 58-59
It seems that Mr Parker (not me, I only have one L, and my middle initial is S) has a computer that writes books for him including the epic Containers of Fromage Frais. Good for the Amazon receipts, but surely lacking soul…
Filed under Phil, Publishing, Writing
by Candice Nolan | May 5, 2022 · 8:50 am
The producer looked Tracey up and down. She couldn't read his face. Normally when men looked at her, their eyes widened slightly. If they were a few shots down in a club, it wasn't just their face that gave them away. Even though she was more casually dressed in jeans, they were skin-tight, as was her top so she'd expect some reaction. In the back of her mind, her gaydar sounded an alert.
"Well Tracey, love." he drawled, "How have you been getting on with learning the lines."
Very badly. Never one for homework, she'd tried to read through the wad of paper but nothing seemed to stick.
"Well, it's all a bit new to me. I've tried my best". She tried to sound confident but the reality was starting to bite. Chatting to her friends on Facebook and boasting about taking over a lead role on stage had been great, but now it was put up or shut up time. The theatre world didn't seem so glamorous at nine in the morning in a hired village hall. At least it was slightly less daunting rehearsing in a hall than in the theatre.
It didn't help that the producer wasn't happy with her being cast. She'd overheard him chatting on the phone as she came in and caught the words 'amateur' and 'Bloody am-dram' before he'd spotted her.
"Look, let's start slowly. You read from the script and I'll play all the other parts for the moment."
"Aren't the other actors here?"
He smiled. "I thought it would be better if we started without them. They've been rehearsing this for weeks. You've got a lot of catching up to do."
Tracey's heart sank. "OK. I'll do my best."
"I'm sure you will." He looked down his nose at her.
Tracey gulped. "But, I think I need to nip to the loo first."
An hour later things didn't look quite so bleak. They had covered the opening scene three times and it was starting to make sense. At first, she'd struggled over the words but each time it made a bit more sense.
"I am Morgina, a poor slave girl. How can I serve you honoured Mr Baba?"
"Very good. I want you to keep an eye on my brother and see where he goes each night." bellowed the producer in a terrible accent.
"You wish me to spy on your brother, Master?"
"Yes my dear. He is up to something and I want to know."
"Morgaina exists stage left.", she blushed, "Sorry, I'm not supposed to read that bit am I."
The producer groaned. "No, Tracey you aren't."
"Don't worry dear. Let's move on to another scene. I'm getting bored of obsequious Morgina anyway."
"Yeah, she's a bit of a wimp at the moment."
He laughed. "Considering what she ends up doing later on, it's quite a change. Just remember not to rub my lamp."
For a moment she paused. Had her gaydar been off? Then the plot came back to her.
"Yeah. OK, no polishing your shiny bits!"


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HOUSTON >> Former NBA player Marcus Camby has been named defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit over the drowning of his 9-year-old autistic nephew in a pond on Camby's Houston-area property last Thanksgiving.
The federal lawsuit, filed Thursday by the boy's father, Marcus Kendall McGhee, alleges that Camby was aware of the limitations of his nephew, Marcus Carter McGhee, but failed to supervise the child and used no protective measures to keep him away from the pond.
The boy was found dead two days after he was reported missing. He'd traveled to Texas from his home in the Hartford, Connecticut, area for the holiday.
Camby's property includes several acres in Pearland, a Houston suburb.
Camby could not immediately be reached for comment Friday. He played 19 NBA seasons for six teams, including the Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers. The 2012-13 season was his last.


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Simon Payne has been committed to making abstract cinema for twenty years. His videos are predominantly orientated around bold graphic forms and highly structured sequences that produce unexpected colour combinations and conflicting planes. In this selection there are also sometimes contingent elements that correspond with incidental indications of the artist's hand, but his approach to cinema is primarily objective. The systems that underpin his work engage the entirety of the screen surface and every edge, while the effect of these systems often spill out of the screen to illuminate the cinema in remarkable ways.
Simon Payne's work has been shown in numerous film festivals and venues including: Anthology Film Archives, New York; Close-Up, London; the Pacific Film Archives, San Francisco; Scratch Projections, Paris; the Ann Arbor, Edinburgh, London and Rotterdam international film festivals; the Media City Festival, Ontario; the European Media Arts Festival, Osnabrück, the Serpentine and Whitechapel galleries in London; Tate Britain and Tate Modern; and the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. He has written widely on experimental film and video and is a Reader in Film and Media at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge.
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Q: Tensorflow: If statement with tensor I'm trying to check if the tensorflow tensor rand_int=0 in an if statement. In the below code, the if statement is not executed when rand_int=0.
rand_int = tf.random.uniform((), 0, 2, dtype=tf.int32)
if rand_int == 0:
    # Lots of lines of code
    ...

However, in the below code, the if statement is executed.
rand_int = tf.random.uniform((), 0, 2, dtype=tf.int32)
rand_int = tf.Session().run(rand_int)
if rand_int == 0:
    ...

How would I execute the if statement in the first block without tf.Session()?

A: You can avoid using session if you switch to TensorFlow (TF) 2.X version.
TF 2 uses eager execution by default therefore you don't need Session to execute your graph. Moreover the contents of tensor are evaluated at runtime and can be accessed.
Following code is tested with recent stable TF 2.4.0 version.
import tensorflow as tf
rand_int = tf.random.uniform((), 0, 2, dtype=tf.int32)
#rand_int = tf.compat.v1.Session().run(rand_int)
if rand_int == 0:
    print('Inside If Block')

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Inside If Block

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"At a time when we can see some hope on the horizon for the aviation industry, this is great news for both regions," he said.
"Our Airport is surrounded by the largest regional economy in the country with a catchment that has a high propensity to travel. The ACT is also on a strong growth trajectory, so it's not surprising that we now have two airlines servicing this route as we do to other major capitals."
"We look forward to working with Link Airways and all of our partner airlines to re-build connections between our region and the rest of the country in the coming weeks and months."
CEO of Link Airways Andrew Major said the airline is very proud to be able to offer these new services which will greatly enhance connectivity between Canberra and Newcastle.
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Link Airways standard inflight offering includes hot and cold beverages and premium snacks with complimentary beer/wine available on all afternoon and evening services. All-inclusive Deal fares are available now for $149 one-way and can be booked through linkairways.com or via on-line and shop front travel agents.
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The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test®, or OLSAT® is commonly utilized as part of the entrance process for students identified as potentially gifted and talented. The OLSAT® (Otis-Lennon School Ability Test®) is published by NCS Pearson, Inc. (previously Harcourt Assessment, Inc./The Psychological Corporation, the original publisher of the test).
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Quantitative Reasoning (grade 3 and up) measures number series, numeric inferences, and number matrices.
For grades K-1, we recommend working with the materials in the bundles over at least one month, but we also recognize parents often receive a testing date with less than 30-days' notice.
If you are really pressed for time, and you see the student has mastery in a section, you may skip ahead. You may also bookmark and return to activities that are more challenging.
One way to measure the mastery is to use the first few items in each activity as a pre-test. If you see that your child answers quickly and correctly, you may want to consider moving on. If they struggle, go through the activities as best you can, but bookmark them and consider going back over them.
Using the pre-test technique will give you a good idea of where the child's strengths and weaknesses are across the skills and abilities the material covers.
The bundles offer a lot of material, but if you make working with the books part of the daily routine, you'll be surprised how fast things will move. Remember, the youngest students have shorter attention spans, so 15 minutes a session is fine.
It is also important to point out that all the titles have value well beyond the testing window. Each title will help enhance your child's ability to reason and analyze, skills that are essential for success in many arenas.
* Building Thinking Skills® Primary requires Attribute Blocks and Interlocking Cubes (included in bundle). Attribute Blocks and Interlocking Cubes are included in the bundle.
The contents of these bundles were determined by The Critical Thinking Co.™ and have not been reviewed by, nor are they endorsed, sponsored or approved by either the author or publisher of the tests. While the contents of these bundles will help prepare students to master most of the skills tested, they do not reflect the actual test items on any given test.
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