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ALCO Registrar is hiring, Nominate someone for CoCo Humanitarian of the Year
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Good morning, it's Monday, Nov. 8.
Alameda County Registrar of Voters hiring
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters is hiring county clerk-GIS technicians in Oakland. According to the post, the temporary position would come with an hourly pay of $28.15. The position would involve assisting the Mapping Services Division and occasionally helping the Election Services division, among some other duties.
Alameda County Board of Education meeting upcoming
The Alameda County Board of Education will host a Zoom meeting Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 6:30 p.m. Two relevant issues to the public will be discussed Tuesday night including the appointment of an Alameda County Office of Education Personnel Comissioner and redsitrcting adjustments stemming from 2020 census data.
Alameda County Retirement Association hiring!
The Alameda County Retirement Association (ACERA) is looking for an Assistant Chief Executive Officer. Interested applicants must have a Bachelor's degree in public or business administration and three years of full-time experience in a business administration setting.
Stream Contra Costa County's Town Hall on vaccinations for children
If you missed the Contra Costa County Office of Education's Town Hall on vaccination for children ages 5-11, you can stream it here.
Nominate a student or adult for Contra Costa County's Humanitarian of the Year
Contra Costa County will recognize two nominees of Jan. 18, 2022, to commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Applicable nominees should demonstrate leadership, commitment to the community and personal integrity.
Above are the most relevant and interesting municipal, legal and education-based updates in the two major East Bay counties.
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Alameda County, CA 2022-06-03
Up to $99,977 a year: OUSD looking for Program Managers for community schools
(Michael Loccisano / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) The Oakland Unified School District is hiring certified educators for the 2022-2023 school year, including a Program Manager position for elementary, middle and high school.
ALCO to reinstate mask mandate June 3
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) Alameda County will reinstitute its mask mandate, effective June 3 at midnight, in light of the recent rise of COVID-19 cases.
Oakland, CA 2022-06-02
Up to $98,980 a year: OUSD looking for fourth grade teachers at Lincoln Elementary
(Michael Loccisano / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) Oakland Unified School District is hiring a number of certified educators for the 2022-2023 school year, including fourth-grade teachers for Lincoln Elementary School.
Up to $123,953 a year: ALCO Water District looking for an engineer
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) The Alameda County Water District is looking for an engineer for the Fremont location. There is currently only one vacancy for the position. The position is at 43885 S. Grimmer Blvd. in Fremont.
Oakland Charter Schools looking for Orientation and Mobility Specialists
(Michael Loccisano / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) The Stepping Stone Group is interviewing specialists for an Orientation and Mobility position for the upcoming school year.
Voting centers open around ALCO
(Dan Peled / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) Twenty vote centers throughout the county are now open. Any resident can drop off their ballot in person, receive assistance, register to vote and vote the same day at any of the 20 locations.
ALCO to host free webinar on limiting school violence
(Michael Loccisano / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) The Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, in conjunction with the county's Office of Education, will host a free virtual forum on June 1 regarding violence in schools.
East Bay Bonsai auction on June 8
(Ian Forsyth / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) The East Bay Bonsai Society will host an in-person bonsai auction on Wednesday, June 8. The auction will start at 7:30 p.m. with a live preview starting 30 minutes before. It will be held at the Lakeside Garden Center at 666 Bellevue Ave., in Oakland.
Richmond, CA 2022-05-31
Up to $86,500: AC Transit looking for mechanics
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) AC Transit is looking for experienced mechanics to fill a journey-level position in the Richmond or Hayward shop. The full-time position comes with a salary between $77,875 and $86,528. Potential employees would be asked to diagnose and fix vehicle issues, maintain and adjust all bus systems, change windows and other body repairs, as well as several other maintenance tasks.
'Muscle Car Shootout' at the ALCO Fairgrounds June 4
(Scott Olson / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) The "Muscle Car Shootout" hosted by Speedtech at the Alameda County Fairgrounds will be going on all Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5.
Alameda County liquor license for sale
(Buddhika Weerasinghe / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) A type 21 liquor license is up for auction in Alameda County until the end of the week and currently has no bids.
ALCO Fair employment opportunities
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) Alameda County is looking for youth workers for this summer's county fair starting on June 17. Wages start at $15 an hour and are adjusted based on work experiences. Alameda County Social Services is looking for residents between the ages of 18 and 21 to work a variety of positions, including food prep and operating registers.
Kaiser Permanente looking for Data Reporting consultant
(Shawn Thew-Pool / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) Kaiser Permanente is looking for data reporting consultants in Oakland. The full-time, non-union position requires heavy analytical work including gathering data and information on targeted variables and preparing data for further analysis.
Up to $98,980 a year: OUSD looking for Special Education teachers
(Michael Loccisano / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) The Oakland Unified School District is hiring certified educators for the 2022-2023 school year, including special education teachers for Oakland High School.
Alameda County MED-Project offers free medicine and sharp disposal
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) The Alameda County MED-Project offers residents a free and safe disposal option for medical needles and unused or expired medicines.
ALCO Supervisor Nate Miley to delivery State of District on June 1
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) County Supervisor Nate Miley will deliver the 2022 State of the District address on Wednesday, June 1. The address will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be streamed live on Supervisor Miley's Facebook page.
Sutter East Bay Medical Group hiring hospitalist position
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) The Sutter East Bay Medical Group is looking to fill a hospitality position in Oakland. The full-time hospitalist opening was posted on May 6.
ALCO Public Health hosting free vaccination clinic
(David Ryder / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) The Alameda County Public Health Department, in conjunction with the Muslim Community Center (MCC) East Bay, is hosting a free vaccination clinic for everyone ages 5 and up.
ALCO Board of Education hybrid meeting Tuesday
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) The Alameda County Board of Education, in conjunction with the Alameda County Committee on School District Organization, will host a hybrid meeting on Tuesday evening.
Roots Community Health sponsors free youth vaccination clinic
(David Ryder / Getty Images) (ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif.) Roots Community Health is sponsoring a free youth vaccination clinic on Tuesday. The event, which will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 200 Harrison St. at the Covenant House, will offer first and second-dose shots as well as booster shots. It is open to anyone between the ages of 13 and 24.


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Penthu () was an Egyptian noble who bore the titles of sealbearer of the King of Lower Egypt, the sole companion, the attendant of the Lord of the Two Lands, the favorite of the good god, king's scribe, the king's subordinate, First servant of the Aten in the mansion of the Aten in Akhetaten, Chief of physicians, and chamberlain. These titles alone show how powerful he would have been in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt.

He was originally Chief Physician to Akhenaten, but may have survived the upheavals of the end of the Amarna Period, and served under Ay, after being Vizier under Tutankhamun. The identification of Penthu the Physician with Pentu the Vizier is not certain, however.
He had a tomb constructed at Amarna, Amarna Tomb 5, although his remains have never been identified, and he was probably never buried there.

An inscription discovered in 2012 in the Dayr Abū Ḥinnis limestone quarry dated to Year 16, 3rd month of  Akhet, day 15 of the reign of Akhenaten records that quarrying was being undertaken for building work on the Small Aten Temple under the authority of the king's scribe Penthu. The Penthu mentioned in the inscription is presumably the same Penthu who was the owner of Amarna Tomb 5. Due his position as a chief priest within the Aten priesthood, it is unlikely to be a coincidence that he would have been placed in charge of quarrying stone for this temple.

See also
 List of ancient Egyptian scribes

References

External links
 El Amarna North Tombs

14th-century BC Egyptian people
Ancient Egyptian scribes
Ancient Egyptian physicians

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Q: Is the Standard Deviation of a binomial dataset informative? I am working on a dataset of presence/absence data, with my response variable being 'proportion of sites where X is present'.  I have been asked to provide standard deviations alongside the mean proportions.  However, it appears to me that the standard deviation of a binomial dataset is a polynomial function of the proportion itself and does not grant additional information about the variability of the underlying data.  For example, if a proportion from data is 0.3, it should not matter if that proportion was derived from presence/absence data from 10, 100, or 100,000 sites, the standard dev should be the same.
When I make a sample dataset and graph mean proportion vs st dev, I can model it with a 6th order polynomial function with an R squared of 1.00.
So, can someone confirm my suspicion- That standard deviations are an inherent property of the proportion in a binomial dataset, and thus yield no additional information about the dataset from which that proportion came?

A: If you have a binomial random variable $X$, of size $N$, and with success probability $p$, i.e. $X \sim Bin(N;p)$, then the mean of X is $Np$ and its variance is $Np(1-p)$, so as you say the variance is a second degree polynomial in $p$. Note however that the variance is also dependent on $N$ ! The latter is important for estimating $p$:
If you observe 30 successes in 100 then the fraction of successes is 30/100 which is the number of successes divided by the size of the Binomial, i.e. $\frac{X}{N}$.
But if $X$ has mean $Np$, then $\frac{X}{N}$ has a mean equal to the mean of $X$ divided by $N$ because $N$ is a constant.  In other words $\frac{X}{N}$ has mean $\frac{Np}{N}=p$.  This implies that the fraction of successes observed is an unbiased estimator of the probabiliy $p$.
To compute the variance of the estimator $\frac{X}{N}$, we have to divide the variance of $X$ by $N^2$ (variance of a (variable divided by a constant) is the (variance of the variable) divided by the square of the constant), so the variance of the estimator is $\frac{Np(1-p)}{N^2}=\frac{p(1-p)}{N}$.  The standard deviation of the estimator is the square root of the variance so it is $\sqrt{\frac{p(1-p)}{N}}$.
So , if you throw a coin 100 times and you observe 49 heads, then $\frac{49}{100}$ is an estimator of for the probability of tossing head with that coin and the standard deviation of this estimate is $\sqrt{\frac{0.49\times(1-0.49)}{100}}$.
If you toss the coin 1000 times and you observe 490 heads then you estimate the probability of tossing head again at $0.49$ and the standard devtaion at $\sqrt{\frac{0.49\times(1-0.49)}{1000}}$.
Obviously the in the second case the standard deviation is smaller and so the estimator is more precise when you increase the number of tosses.
You can conclude that, for a Binomial random variable, the variance is a quadratic polynomial in p, but it depends also on N and I think that standard deviation does contain information additional to the success probability.
In fact, the Binomial distribution has two parameters and you will always need at least two moments (in this case the mean (=first moment) and the standard deviation (square root of the second moment) ) to fully identify it.
P.S. A somewhat more general development, also for poisson-binomial, can be found in my answer to Estimate accuracy of an estimation on Poisson binomial distribution.

A: The family of Bernouli distributions is completely parameterized by one number, usually called $p$.  So any population statistic of a Bernouli distribution must be some function of the parameter $p$.  This does not mean that those statistics are descriptively useless!
For example, I can completely describe a box by giving its length, width, and height, but the volume is still a useful statistic!

A: You might think you have a point if you already knew the true value of the binomial parameter $p$ and that you really were dealing with a binomial experiment (independent Bernoulli trials at constant $p$). With $N$ cases, the variance of the number of successes in a binomial experiment is $N p (1-p)$, and (naively) dividing by $N$ to get the variance in the proportion of successes would give a value independent of $N$. But there are two problems with this. First, if you did know the value of $p$, you wouldn't need to do this analysis. Second, as @f-coppens points out, this naive approach to determining the variance in the observed success proportion is incorrect.
What you have is an estimate of $p$ based on a sample of $N$ cases. The confidence intervals around your estimate of $p$ depend on the value of $N$, improving approximately with the square root of $N$. I suspect that is the point you inquisitor is trying to make. See the Wikipedia page on the binomial distibution for formulas for confidence intervals. And this doesn't even get into whether all of your samples are modeled by a single parameter $p$.

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"Songs of Experience" Feature in the New Q Magazine
Original Story by Aaron J. Sams (2017-10-21)
Thanks to Alan Ivory we can reveal some information about the new album from the upcoming issue of Q Magazine, which is featuring a four page preview of U2's new album Songs of Experience.
Special guests on the album will include Kendrick Lamar and Haim. Lamar will be the "cracked preacher" doing the introduction to "American Soul" and Haim will be part of the chorus on "The Lights Of Home" which is based on a bass breakdown of Haim's 2014 single "My Song 5". (That Haim song is embedded at the end of this article.)
"Red Flag Day" is referred to as Bo Diddley-via-The Clash. It, and "Summer of Love" will tackle the Syrian refugee crisis.
In the article in Q, the songs mentioned are "You're The Best Thing About Me", "Landlady", "There is a Light", "The Lights of Home", "Get Out of Your Own Way", "Love is All We Have Left", "American Soul", and "Red Flag Day". "Love Is All We Have Left" is identified as the opener, and the article references "There is a Light" as the closing track.
On the aspect of letters, "You're The Best Thing About Me" and "Landlady" are to Ali. "Get Out of Your Own Way" is to Bono's daughters, and the article says "There is a Light" is addressed to Bono's sons. This is the first time we've heard the title "There is a Light" and it sounds like it may be a new title for either "The Little Things That Give You Away" (previously identified as the closing track of the album) or "Love Is Bigger Than Anything In It's Way" which was previously identified as a letter to Bono's sons. The lyrics to "The Little Things" included a line "A light had been turned on".
Recording of the album took place in a mansion in Killiney, Ireland, in Electric Lady Studios in New York, and even in Bob Dylan's former tour bus in the garden of the Shangri-la Studios in Malibu. Producers are identified as Steve Lillywhite, Ryan Tedder, Jacknife Lee, Jolyon Thomas, and Andy Barlow.
The magazine article confirms the December 1, 2017 release date for the album.
The article also addresses Bono's health scare, ("Edge wasn't fibbing when he said we had to stop and take account of what was going on in the world. He just didn't want to mention what was going on in my world") reveals lyrics for a number of songs,and talks about the production techniques used on the album. It also reveals that the Innocence and Experience tour will resume in late spring / early summer of 2018.
The magazine is being delivered to subscribers now and is the December 2017 issue (Issue 379). Noel Gallagher is featured on the cover of this issue for subscribers and the magazine also includes an article on Noel which includes discussion of his time in Buenos Aires with U2. It should start arriving on magazine shelves in the UK next week. The image below is taken from the article.
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Why We Must Preserve John Winthrop's Vision Of America As 'A Shining City Upon A Hill'
By: Evita Duffy-Alfonso
On January 11, 1989, Ronald Reagan delivered a famous farewell address to the nation. Near the end of the speech, he evoked the historic words of Puritan leader John Winthrop, giving his vision of what it means for the United States to be a "shining city upon a hill":
In my mind, it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here.
Nearly 360 years before Reagan's address, Winthrop delivered his famous "city on a hill" sermon — titled "A Model of Christian Charity" — to his fellow Puritans prior to even stepping foot in the New World. He did this so the Puritans would understand, from the very beginning, the standards and principles that they must live by to ensure the success of the colony.
Winthrop preached about the importance of Christian virtues — faith, charity, and love — as a foundational bedrock around which their new society would be built. The harsh conditions and difficult life the Puritans endured proved that Winthrop was prescient in making these virtues central, as they helped create a strong sense of community, cooperation, and order, which was essential to the survival of the colony in the New World.
Winthrop and the other Puritans fled England because of political unrest and religious persecution. A seriously devout Christian man, Winthrop believed the hardships his community endured had a higher purpose; that it was God's will for him to lead his flock to the New World where they could start a new life and become a model of Christian charity for the world to see and, hopefully, emulate. He also understood that this Christian experiment in an unknown land could easily fail, costing many lives and challenging their faith.
An Extreme and Selfless Charity
Prior to the arrival of the Pilgrims to the New World, English settlements had experienced miserable failure and great difficulties. Jamestown had its share of problems, specifically with American Indian relations that had been tense and even deadly. The very first and most disastrous colony, Roanoke, settled 50 years prior, was abandoned, and to this day historians have no idea what became of its settlers.
Life in the wilderness of the New World would be undoubtedly hard, and for reasons that were as much religious as practical, Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts, established the behavior essential to the colony's organization, harmony, and success.
The spirit of giving is vital to the Christian attitude Winthrop wished to create in the new Puritan society saying, "every man [should] afford his help to another in every want or distress." In keeping with his Christian zeal, Winthrop preached it was not enough to simply give, but also, in times of dire need, a person must give beyond what he can afford.
Winthrop's teachings on extreme and selfless charity were biblically based. Inspired by their faith and desire for salvation, his Puritan community aspired to always love one another as they do themselves, "By the first of these laws man as he was enabled so withall [is] commanded to love his neighbour as himself upon this ground stands all the precepts of the moral law, which concerns our dealings with men."
A United Community
Winthrop knew that building a society from the ground up would require an immensely strong sense of community. Hardships require cooperation and dependence that extends beyond family ties. Alone in this inhospitable new land, love for one's neighbor was essential.
It would also be necessary to create the conditions for peace and harmony among the classes. To achieve this important objective, Winthrop constantly reinforced Christ's teaching that we are all equal in God's love, that "Every man might have need of other and from hence they might be all knit more nearly together in the bond of brotherly affection."
Winthrop further called on the Puritans to unify by comparing them to a body, and not just any body, but Christ's own body with Himself and His church. Winthrop went on to say that even when part of the body is disproportionate or unequal, through Christ's "spirit and love," they will come together. He hoped and prayed this biblical teaching would unite the Puritan colony under Christ, and, if there was to be disharmony among them, Christ would be the solution.
Winthrop deeply desired for the Puritans to be a model — or witness — of Christian life. He believed all eyes were on them to prove that they could be that biblical "city upon a hill." Indeed, the original line comes from Matthew 5: 14-16.
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
The Puritan settlement was an experiment. If their colony failed, not only functionally, but especially morally, Winthrop feared they would lose the grace of God. It might also discourage others from attempting a similar noble and spiritual experiment. This failure could prove to do more damage than good for the spread of the gospel and the future of Christianity.
But, should they succeed, they would become a beautiful beacon of religious piety. The stakes were high. Failure would be catastrophic and deadly, but success would bring them eternal glory.
The City on a Hill Today
Winthrop's inspiring words are still remembered and used by contemporary Americans who remain in awe of his courage, faith, and leadership under punishing conditions. Today, our country is wildly more multifaceted than the Puritan community of Massachusetts, and few Americans are as religiously devout as the Puritans were.
America has grown and evolved, but it remains very much the same experiment in self-government. Failure has always been a possibility and we are constantly, as a people, trying to, as Winthrop said, "avoid this shipwreck."
After eight years in office, Reagan conveyed to the American people the state of their 400-year-old city upon a hill:
How stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was eight years ago. But more than that: after 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm. And she's still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the Pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.
2020 will likely go down in history as one of American's toughest years. In many ways, we have lost the freedom and independence that the brave and rugged Puritans established for themselves in America 400 years ago. Indeed, many of us look back longingly at the Reagan days, defined by support for free enterprise, innovation, and a decisive victory over the Communist Soviet Union.
This doesn't mean, however, that we should sit back, throw up our hands, and say "the country is lost, I give up." It's a challenge. As Reagan said:
Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again.
We continue to face similar struggles of cooperation, yet our cohesion as a nation still depends on loving our neighbors and preserving our freedoms. Absent the Christian faith that united and guided the Pilgrims and Puritans, survival today is in some ways more complicated and difficult. Yet we continue to return to the principles of our foundational freedoms, religious and otherwise.
We all know that our dreams, as well as the hopes and dreams of our ancestors who first came to America, are dreams that could never be realized anywhere else. In the same way that the Puritans held fast to their creed, the "Model of Christian Charity," if we continue to fight for and uphold truths and principles contained in the Declaration and the Constitution, we will prosper. Just as importantly, that success will ensure that we will become models and beacons of liberty and prosperity to others around the world who hope to also become a "shining city upon a hill."
Evita Duffy is a staff writer to The Federalist and the co-founder of the Chicago Thinker. She loves the Midwest, lumberjack sports, writing, and her family. Follow her on Twitter at @evitaduffy_1 or contact her at evita@thefederalist.com.
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Sarah Woodside prepares for her first season as the head coach of the softball team. Photo courtesy of Matara Tamzarian.
Sarah Woodside is the new head softball coach at Lasell University. Woodside was a graduate of Lasell in 2007 and played outfield for the Lasers while obtaining a degree in Psychology. She coached at Wayland High school for five years prior to her hire at Lasell this summer.
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On the road for spring break
Lasell's Softball and Baseball teams took their annual spring break trips. Softball played in a tournament in Claremont, FL, finishing the week 1-9 versus other east coast teams. Baseball toured the east coast traveling to St. Mary's City, MD, Cary, NC, and Kings Point, NY. The Lasers went 0-6 against St. Mary's (MD), Guilford College and United States Merchant Marine Academy. Photos courtesy of Christian Berk & Ashley Gatchell
Student athletes on road for spring break
By Tristan Davis – Features Editor
While various members of the men's volleyball team ventured to Niagara Falls and the Mohegan Sun Casino, the rest of Lasell's athletes dispersed throughout North America in search of more 2016 victories. Panning out as far as Puerto Rico and Florida, the Lasers collected key wins over schools from MA, NY, and PA.
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"1851 Chronicle" editors Tristan Davis and Rosemary Leger come together to discuss spring break before embarking on their own adventures. In this episode, they also talk plans for three athletic teams, two Alternative Spring Breaks, and one hospitality class. No matter where you're headed, enjoy the week off, Lasers!
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Softball brings in new coach
The softball team huddles during a game last season. The Lasers have a new coach and look
forward to a new season. (Photo by Tom Horak)
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Senior Courtney Moen makes a throw to first. (Photo by Tom Horak)
Brianna Robbins – 1851 Staff
After losing only one senior from last season, the softball team capitalized on the opportunity to improve this spring with help from many returnees, some new freshman, and a brand new set of coaches.
The Lasers spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was a success, as the team compiled a 5-3 record. Last year the team went 3-7 during the same trip.
Not only does the softball team use the tournament to play different competitors on the field, but they also use the trip as a chance to get to know each other better and become closer as team. The team welcomed six new freshmen to the team and one transfer.
Continue reading "Softball improves from last season" →
Gallery: softball doubleheader vs Emmanuel
Photos by Tom Horak
The softball team split a doubleheader against Emmanuel on Saturday, March 29 on Taylor Field. The Lasers dropped the first game, 3-1 in eight innings, but defeated the Saints 6-1 in the second game. Lasell improves to 10-4 overall.


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I'm sorry, I don't know anyone personally where I can vouch for their work. As a rule, unless I feel 100% certain that I know how someone trains, I'd rather say that I'm not sure.
He's from a roaming mother from Ouje Quebec. We fostered him at 4 weeks. So yes, similar. A near formerly feral. Technically mom was owned. So roaming would be a better term. People describe him as being very "wolfie." Absolutely you can share. Just because a dog is formerly feral doesn't mean you need to use force. I'd say it's more important not to. They need to learn to trust people.
Hi I have a duplicate so his mother met the same types as my Shandy she is normally about 18 kg but very similar colour and markings.
I'd like to talk to you about your post from September 4, 2013 about Agression-Who's to Blame?I recently had to put a dog down due to aggression and I'd like you to see my point of view.
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New Yorkers are freaking out about a Wall Street Journal story today that says Citi Bike is in trouble, "moving quickly to raise tens of millions of dollars" to save the system, which has been devastated by an unusually brutal winter.
Citi Bike has been forced to contend with a number of costly issues, including damage to equipment during superstorm Sandy, software glitches and a difficult 2013-14 winter that discouraged ridership. But advocates said Alta Bicycle Share, the company that operates Citi Bike through a subsidiary, also hadn't done enough to improve the system and adapt to problems as they arose.
OH YEAH IT WAS SUMMER.
Here's the WSJ chart that everyone's hyperventilating about. This, to me, looks like a chart that represents the behavior of rational human beings. Yes, of course some people ride their bikes in blizzards. But is a casual rider who doesn't have their own bike or a membership—and especially a tourist—really going to pay $10 for a 24-hour pass to ride a bike in two feet of snow? Absolutely not.
Yes, New York City might have had one of the coldest, snowiest winters on record, and that definitely impacted ridership. But look at the chart: The biggest dips correspond with the very worst weeks of the city's weather. And the numbers have started to go up as spring (slowly) makes it way into town.
That's why this quote is so confusing to me: "The bottom line is that New Yorkers deserve better," said Caroline Samponaro, a senior director at Transportation Alternatives told the Wall Street Journal. "The arc should be improving. All signs should be…that the demand, the usage, the attention is leading that arc up."
To me, the arc that matters, the one that shows that people are enthusiastic enough about the service to buy their annual passes even when it's freaking Hoth outside, is improving.
One criticism of the system is that Citi Bike chose not to pack up the system for the winter, which is what happens in other cold-weather cities like Minneapolis and Boston. But this trend is actually changing. Denver, for example, left its system open this winter for the first time and claims that it didn't see a significant drop in ridership. But Denver's system is a few years old and the city didn't have the record snowfall this year that the East Coast did. Chicago's system, which also launched last year and also saw a crazy cold snowy winter, saw a similar drop in day passes.
For any new system, there are absolutely going to be some early hiccups when it comes to technology and equipment, and those issues should absolutely be addressed. But these stories that Citi Bike is in trouble are a bit alarmist. It's one of the only systems in the world that's financed privately, and the stakeholders don't have to run it like a city-funded transit agency. If the company needs to raise money, it can, just like a business. Alta didn't comment for the story, but it is also not asking the city for money, according to the article: "The company isn't seeking public money, according to people familiar with the matter."


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Over 47 million Americans experience hearing loss in the U.S., with 15 % falling into the age range of 45-64. If you are experiencing hearing loss symptoms, you might be ready for your first hearing exam. Locating a certified Audiologist and booking an appointment will guarantee you clear results and personalized care. Once you locate a local expert, you can set up your first appointment for a hearing exam.
The duration of your hearing exam may vary. If you have mild ear pains or hearing changes, expect a 15-minute visit. If you experience significant hearing loss, a thorough test will typically take 30-60 minutes.
The first step of a hearing exam is a Video Otoscopy test. As scary as it sounds, it is nothing more than a basic check of your inner ear with a small, flashlight-like tool. This allows the Audiologist to see any buildup or ear infections in the ear canal passage.
Next, the Audiologist will conduct a Tympanometry test. This procedure tests the mobility and condition of the middle ear. The technique includes inserting a probe-like device into the ear and creating varied sound waves with pressure tones.
Following Tympanometry, the Audiologist will conduct an Audiometry test. This exam checks your hearing function with regard to amplified sounds. You might be given a headset or moved to a soundproof area, where the Audiologist will examine your hearing through various sound wave tests. The Audiogram document is then used to record decibel levels for tested pitch, providing a personalized, graph outline for the Audiologist's reference.
The final step is a speech recognition test. Although not part of every hearing check procedure, speech recognition is often included in hearing examinations. This step allows the Audiologist to determine your level of hearing loss and comprehension of sentences throughout background noise.
Having conducted all the necessary tests, the Audiologist will provide you with an analysis of the hearing exam results. After the review, the Audiologist will notify you if you're qualified for a hearing device.
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Baby-Led Weaning Made Easy: The Busy Parent's Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers with Delicious Family Meals
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More and more families are turning to baby-led weaning to help their babies shift toward eating solid foods. But if you're a busy parent, you might have lots of questions and precious little time to find the answers. Let this book be your one-stop guide Simone Ward shares tips and 50 recipes for ultrapractical family meals that are perfect first foods for your little one. Plus, she's collaborated with a nutritionist to give you a thorough understanding of baby-led weaning and how to do it in a safe and realistic way.
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Place pretzels in a large, sealable plastic bag. Pour in canola oil, ground cayenne pepper, garlic salt and Ranch-style dressing mix (some mix the oil and seasoning in a separate bowl and then pour it on the pretzels). Shake well. Allow pretzels to marinate in the mixture approximately 3 to 4 hours before serving. Shake occasionally to maintain coating. I would suggest putting the pretzels in a new plastic bag once it is fully marinated .
I think we can agree that this snack is really easy to make and the price is generally under $15 dollars. Chances are you already have some of these items in your kitchen. I have a feeling once you make this for the holidays, the entire family will love them. My boss at work wants me to make them all the time. I call these pretzels job security, but it might be in jeopardy now that the recipe is out there for her to see.
Is this something you might try making for the holidays? Let me know what you think of them.


The Department of Revenue submitted 21 hypothetical client relationship scenarios to the Florida Board of Accountancy (the Board). These hypothetical scenarios attempt to represent the more common types of relationships that CPAs have with clients relating to Florida Sales and Use Tax. The Board has ruled on each of the hypothetical scenarios as indicated.
Professional standards require that a CPA must be independent to perform of Agreed-Upon Procedures. The following rulings are intended to be used as a guide pursuant to the requirements of proposed rule 12-25.033(2) Eligibility and Qualifications for the Certified Audit Program which read, "To be eligible to provide a certified audit service to a taxpayer, the qualified audit firm must be independent with respect to that taxpayer, pursuant to the guidelines established by the Florida Board of Accountancy Advisory opinions issued on certified audit independence questions.
The Department will determine if the circumstances and facts of the particular situation are materially the same as situations for which guidelines were previously issued. If the facts and circumstances are unique or if the qualified audit firm believes there are differences between their situation(s) and the situation(s) previously addressed by the Board that were the basis for the Department to deny participation, then the qualified audit firm can request an Advisory Opinion or a Declaratory Statement from the Board on the particular situation. The Department shall be guided by the Board's response to that request."
A CPA prepares Florida sales and use tax returns for a client from 1993 to the present. The CPA prepares the returns based on numbers provided by the client. The CPA only evaluates the numbers for "reasonableness" and, accordingly, does not take responsibility for their accuracy. The CPA signs the returns as preparer.
In 1998, the CPA successfully completes the certification program. The CPA is retained by the subject client to perform a certified audit for the tax period January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1997. Performing the certified audit requires the CPA to review the prepared returns for compliance with Florida Sales and Use Tax laws and rules. The CPA then makes an assertion on the completion of agreed upon procedures and the results.
Conclusion: Independence is not impaired.
The same as #1, except the CPA does not sign the return.
The same as #1, except the CPA performs sufficient review to provide assurance the numbers are materially accurate.
The CPA provides ongoing compilation and corporate tax return services for a client. In 1994, the client requests, in writing, an interpretation on the taxability of certain sales transactions under Florida Sales Tax laws. The relevant tax law is subject to several different interpretations. The CPA advises in writing that the subject transactions are exempt from Florida Sales Tax.
In 1998, the CPA successfully completes the certification program. The CPA is retained by the subject client to perform a certified audit for the tax period January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1997. Performing the certified audit requires the CPA to review returns that were prepared by the client based on the CPA's interpretation of Sales Tax laws for compliance with Florida Sales Tax laws. The CPA will then make an assertion on the completion of agreed upon procedures and the results.
The same as 4(a), except the CPA advises the client orally.
The same as #4, except the CPA response is based on a Department Technical Assistance Advisement (TAA).
A TAA is provided by the Department upon the request of a taxpayer or taxpayer representative. A TAA states the Department opinion on a specific set of facts. A TAA is binding on the Department for that taxpayer within that specific set of facts.
The same as #5 except the CPA response is based on a Department Letter of Technical Advisement (LTA).
An LTA is non-binding on the Department.
The same as #4, except the request is for an interpretation of taxability of certain sales transactions under the sales and use tax laws of states other than Florida.
The same as #4, except the request is for an interpretation of the taxability of one specific transaction under Florida Sales and Use tax.
The CPA performs the certified audit on all transactions except the subject transaction. The CPA fully discloses the facts regarding that single transaction and its tax treatment in the report. The Department then determines the taxability of that specific transaction.
The CPA performs a management consulting service for a client. The service is to design an accounting system. The accounting system generates the numbers that the client uses to prepare their Florida Sales Tax returns.
In 1998, the CPA successfully completes the certification program. The CPA is retained by the subject client to perform a certified audit for the tax period January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1997. Performing the certified audit requires the CPA to review returns that were based on numbers generated by the accounting system for compliance with Florida Sales Tax laws. The CPA then makes an assertion on the completion of the agreed upon procedures and the results.
The CPA performs an Internal Accounting Control review engagement for a client. The engagement is to render an opinion on the adequacy of the internal accounting controls for the accounting system. The accounting system generates the numbers that the client uses to prepare their Florida Sales Tax returns.
In 1998, the CPA successfully completes the certification program. The CPA is retained by the subject client to perform a certified audit for the tax period January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1997. Performing the certified audit requires the CPA to review returns that were based on numbers generated by the accounting system for compliance with Florida Sales Tax laws. The CPA will then make an assertion on the completion of agreed upon procedures and the results.
The CPA reviews the accounting system as part of a financial statement audit. The accounting system generates numbers that are used by the client to prepare their Florida Sales and Use Tax returns. A recommendation for an improvement to the accounting system is made in the Management Letter Comments that is part of the audit report.
The CPA participates as a contract auditor for the FDOR under section 213.28, Florida Statutes, and Rule 12-25, Florida Administrative Code. The CPA uses the training and experience obtained as a contract auditor to provide a Florida Sales Tax self-audit service to a client. The client engages the CPA to use the Department audit procedures and training to review tax returns for the period 1993 to 1997. The CPA determines the subject returns are correct.
In 1998, the CPA successfully completes the certification program. The CPA is retained by the subject client to perform a certified audit for the tax period January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1997. Performing the certified audit requires the CPA to review returns that were previously reviewed in the self audit for compliance with Florida Sales Tax laws. The CPA will then make an assertion on the completion of agreed upon procedures and the results.
The same as #12, except the CPA determines there is a material tax liability in the reviewed returns. The CPA reports this to the client. The client elects not to amend the subject returns.
In 1998, the CPA successfully completes the certification program. The CPA has a client that is interested in participating, but first asks the CPA to perform a pre-certified review. The CPA does, without Department involvement, and provides the results to the client. Based on the results provided by the CPA, the client elects to participate.
The CPA is retained by the subject client to perform a certified audit for the subject tax period. Performing the certified audit requires the CPA to review the returns that were previously reviewed in the pre-certified review.
The CPA provides financial statement attestation services for a client for 1993 to 1997. The Sales Tax expense and related transactions are material to the financial statements.
In 1998, the CPA successfully completes the certification program. The CPA is retained by the subject client to perform a certified audit for the tax period January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1997.
erforming the certified audit requires the CPA to review returns that, if determined to include significant errors, could materially impact the 1993 to 1997 financial statements for compliance with Florida Sales Tax laws. The CPA then makes an assertion on the completion of agreed upon procedures and the results.
The same situation as #15, but the Sales Tax expense and related transactions are immaterial to the financial statements.
The CPA prepares Federal tax returns for a client for 1993 to 1997. The CPA does not provide any other services to the client.
In 1998, the CPA successfully completes the certification program. The CPA is retained by the subject client to perform a certified audit for the tax period January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1997. The CPA then makes an assertion on the completion of agreed upon procedures and the results.
The CPA performs a valuation of stocks service for a client in 1995. The CPA does not provide any other services to the client.
The CPA provides an expert testimony service for a client in 1995. The expert testimony involves Sales Tax issues.
Same as #19, except the expert testimony does not involve Sales Tax issues.
The CPA has a proprietary interest in a client. The services the CPA provides do not violate professional standards.
In 1998 the CPA successfully completes the certification program. The CPA is retained by the subject client to perform a certified audit for the tax period January 1, 1993 to December 31, 1997. The CPA then makes an assertion on the completion of agreed upon procedures and the results.


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'Kinky Boots' is Broadway's huge-hearted, high-heeled hit! With songs by Grammy and Tony winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind. As part of The News Journal's 12 Days of Giving, one lucky Insider will win a 4-pack of tickets for the 2 p.m. show on Dec. 18, 2016.
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Engine performance is the #1 indicator of health for any vehicle. To paint you a picture: the engine is the "heart" and if it fails, you aren't traveling anywhere. I say this not to scare you, but to tell you simply: if problems are not adequately addressed timely, you will find yourself immobile and digging deep into your wallet to pay for the needed fixes.
But, how do you monitor your vehicle's health? Isn't that for the pros?
Yes and no. Yes, mechanics should help you to keep up with your vehicle's "goods" and "bads." But, you—the car owner—are the filter through which all indicators need to be monitored. With more than 250 million vehicles on the road today, vehicle owners need to know what to look for, so they know when to give their local mechanic a shout!
At Preferred Automotive, it is our mission to help create a community of knowledgeable drivers. The way to do this is EDUCATE our customers on exactly how to monitor their vehicles in simplistic ways; ways in which anyone can understand. So, let's discuss 3 signs your car or truck is in need of some auto repairs!
If once upon a time your vehicle used to be known as "fuel efficient," but it is suddenly guzzling down the gas, there could be an issue. Consult your owner's manual to find the expected gas mileage—you need to know what you should be getting. Experiencing one or two tanks burning up too quickly could be cause by a number of different variables. But, if you're noticing consistent and considerably different fuel economy, schedule an appointment to bring your vehicle into Preferred.
Black? Your vehicle is burning fuel. This could mean there's an issue with your fuel enrichment system or that you have a blocked air filer or carburetor issue. Regardless, this is a sure indicator your vehicle needs a visit with our experts.
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Yes, some vehicles are meant to be noisy. But, if yours isn't one of those, you shouldn't choose to get used to a new knocking or clunking sound—find out what it is! Also, noise often comes with a foreign "feeling." Has yours changed recently from a smooth ride to a rough one? The fix could be a simple as a gasoline issue. If fueling at a different station doesn't change anything for the better, make an appointment to have the issue checked out ASAP.
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Compensatory mutations cause excess of antagonistic epistasis in RNA secondary structure folding
Wilke, Claus O. and Lenski, Richard E. and Adami, Christoph (2003) Compensatory mutations cause excess of antagonistic epistasis in RNA secondary structure folding. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 3 . Art. No. 3. ISSN 1471-2148. PMCID PMC149451. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:WILbcmeb03
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Background: The rate at which fitness declines as an organism's genome accumulates random mutations is an important variable in several evolutionary theories. At an intuitive level, it might seem natural that random mutations should tend to interact synergistically, such that the rate of mean fitness decline accelerates as the number of random mutations is increased. However, in a number of recent studies, a prevalence of antagonistic epistasis (the tendency of multiple mutations to have a mitigating rather than reinforcing effect) has been observed. Results: We studied in silico the net amount and form of epistatic interactions in RNA secondary structure folding by measuring the fraction of neutral mutants as a function of mutational distance d. We found a clear prevalence of antagonistic epistasis in RNA secondary structure folding. By relating the fraction of neutral mutants at distance d to the average neutrality at distance d, we showed that this prevalence derives from the existence of many compensatory mutations at larger mutational distances. Conclusions: Our findings imply that the average direction of epistasis in simple fitness landscapes is directly related to the density with which fitness peaks are distributed in these landscapes.
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Wilke, Claus O. 0000-0002-7470-9261
Lenski, Richard E. 0000-0002-1064-8375
Adami, Christoph 0000-0002-2915-9504
© 2003 Wilke et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL. COW was responsible for the RNA folding simulations and the data analysis. All authors contributed substantially to the design of the study and the writing of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. We thank Charles Ofria and Michael D. Stern for stimulating discussions, and Sergey Gavrilets for constructive criticism on an earlier version of this work. This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under Contract No. DEB-9981397. Part of this work was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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RNA secondary structure folding, synergistic epistasis, antagonistic epistasis, compensatory mutations
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What if your adult life was determined entirely by a terrible thing you did when you were a teenager? Last week, a New York appellate court held that in the context of criminal law, such finality based on teenage conduct is unconstitutional.
In 1976, 16-year-old Dempsey Hawkins committed a crime with devastating and tragic consequences; he strangled his 14-year-old girlfriend to death. He was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 22 years to life. So far, he has served 37 years in prison. At each of his nine parole hearings, the New York parole board rejected his application.
At Hawkins's most recent hearing in 2014, the parole board stated that granting parole "would so deprecate the seriousness of [his] offense as to undermine respect for the law." Though Hawkins expressed remorse for his crime, demonstrated exemplary conduct in prison, and would otherwise be an ideal candidate for release, the board denied him on the basis of the crime itself.
Hawkins may soon have another chance to earn his freedom. Last week, a New York appellate court upheld a lower court decision annulling the parole board's 2014 decision and ordering a new parole hearing. In the new hearing, the parole board must consider Hawkins's youth at the time of the crime. The Appellate Division, Third Department, court determined that the parole board denied Hawkins a constitutionally-required "meaningful opportunity for release." Before making a decision about parole, the parole board was required to consider "the significance of petitioner's youth and its attendant circumstances at the time of the commission of the crime." It failed to do so. The parole board will now have to go back and consider the role of Hawkins' youth in the commission of the crime. If the board determines that the crime reflects "transient immaturity," Hawkins could be offered parole.
This New York court is not alone in relying on Miller to insist that child offenders be granted an actual — as opposed to theoretical — opportunity to live outside the walls of a prison. The reasoning in this decision mirrors arguments made by the ACLU in Maryland. There, the governor must explicitly approve release for anyone serving a life sentence. If history is any guide, a child sentenced to life in Maryland can expect to die in prison — no one serving a life sentence for a crime committed as a child has been paroled in the past twenty years. The ACLU is alleging that Maryland's system violates the Eighth Amendment rights of juveniles sentenced to life because they have no real opportunity for release.
Increasingly, neuroscience research on the adolescent brain is influencing the way that policymakers are treating kids in the criminal justice system. Through a person's mid-twenties, the prefrontal cortex continues to develop in ways that affect criminal responsibility. In recognition of this fact, Connecticut and Illinois are both considering raising the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 21. Yet, when it comes to kids and crime, New York continues to lag behind the rest of the country. Along with North Carolina, New York is one of only two states that automatically charge all 16- and 17-year-olds in adult criminal court.
It is up to the parole board to recognize that Hawkins's life was not permanently frozen in time, and to genuinely consider whether he has become a different person since 1976.


Sailors and race committee arrived in Puerto Cancun in the morning, with first possible warning signal scheduled for 10:00. Great conditions with a 20kts onshore wind kept expectations high.
The course was set right in front of the club, so other sailors could clearly see both the start and finish of races. Those that finished racing could come back ashore, check their equipment or get some rest.
You could tell that everyone was enjoying the day.
Unfortunately only RS:X sailors had this chance, as soon after their second race the fairytale ended. The wind dropped, rain came in. And a tropical storm, which had just formed, was announced to be heading in the direction of the venue.
The decision was to end racing for the day and to secure equipment in the available buildings.
Hopefully all will clear for tomorrow and we can start the day off with more exciting racing.


Here's what I love about Motown: the instrumentation. Over the years, it didn't matter who was singing what when, the real stars of the Motown movement were the Funk Brothers, the band of brothers that supplied the soundtrack to just about every mega hit produced at Hitsville, USA. The way they played, and with the way each song was structured, the instruments almost always stole the show. Seeing Smokey Robinson perform last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon brought that all back for me, as he sang his classic hit "Tears of A Clown" with The Roots. The clip is below, and sure Smokey sounds great, but again, it's the instruments that make the performance all that it can be, which is pretty damn hot.
Thanks for posting this! Smokey was cool, but the guy on flute and the lady sax player stood out for me!
My man on the tuba was jamming!


WEST CHESTER, Ohio--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--AtriCure, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATRC), a leading innovator in treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) and left atrial appendage management, today announced the launch of the cryoFORM™ cryoablation probe, which offers increased probe flexibility to adapt to a variety of surgical ablation procedures. This offering adds to the cryoICE™ family of ablation products which are used in the cryosurgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
The cryoFORM™ probe builds off of the company's core strengths in cryoablation technology, leveraging such important features as thermal capacity to remove heat and active defrost, which allows the probe to be safely and quickly detached while maintaining the tissue's frozen state. Building upon those strengths, the new probe offers increased flexibility, allowing the surgeon to more easily manipulate and apply the device and conform to challenging anatomies.
The development of the cryoFORM™ probe is also intended to address the trend towards more minimally invasive techniques in cardiac surgery, which are being used in conjunction with a variety of cardiac therapies, including mitral and aortic valve repair. In addition to an even more malleable probe shaft, the cryogen supply tubing for the cryoFORM™ probe has been made more flexible to allow for easier handling and delivery, which improves the overall ease-of-use in settings where range of motion is limited.
Cryoablation technology has been used for decades in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, and has advantages over other energy sources for creating lesions on certain cardiac structures. The entire cryoICE™ system offers exceptional cryo ablation performance by leveraging nitrous oxide, which is the most widely used and published cryogen in all cardiac specialties. Nitrous oxide combined with the unique design of the probe ensures rapid extraction of heat from targeted tissue, one of the primary determinants of success in cryo ablation. This rapid heat extraction combine with a slow and natural thawing process called active defrost, provides maximum cell death of targeted tissues.
The cryoFORM™ probe has received CE mark and is pending FDA clearance.
AtriCure, Inc. is a medical device company providing innovative atrial fibrillation (Afib) solutions designed to produce superior outcomes that reduce the economic and social burden of atrial fibrillation. AtriCure's Synergy™ Ablation System is the first and only surgical device approved for the treatment of persistent and longstanding persistent forms of Afib in patients undergoing certain open concomitant procedures. AtriCure's AtriClip™ left atrial appendage management (LAAM) exclusion device is the most widely sold device worldwide that's indicated for the occlusion of the left atrial appendage. The company believes cardiothoracic surgeons are adopting its ablation and LAAM devices for the treatment of Afib and reduction of Afib related complications such as stroke. Afib affects more than 33 million people worldwide. For more information visit AtriCure.com or follow us on Twitter @AtriCure.


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package com.dtolabs.rundeck.core.common;

import junit.framework.Assert;
import junit.framework.Test;
import junit.framework.TestSuite;
import com.dtolabs.rundeck.core.tools.AbstractBaseTest;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Tests the INodeEntry implementation
 */
public class TestNodeEntryImpl extends AbstractBaseTest {
    final private String fwkNodeHostname;
    final private String fwkNodeName;

    public TestNodeEntryImpl(String name) {
        super(name);
        super.setUp();
        fwkNodeHostname = getFrameworkInstance().getFrameworkNodeHostname();
        fwkNodeName = getFrameworkInstance().getFrameworkNodeName();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        junit.textui.TestRunner.run(suite());
    }

    public static Test suite() {
        return new TestSuite(TestNodeEntryImpl.class);
    }

    public void testGetHostname() {
        final INodeDesc node = NodeEntryImpl.create("hoho", "hoho");
        assertEquals("nodename did not match", "hoho", node.getHostname());
        final INodeDesc userAtNode = NodeEntryImpl.create("user@hoho", "hoho");
        assertEquals("nodename did not match", "user@hoho", userAtNode.getHostname());
    }

    public void testCreate() {
        final INodeDesc node = NodeEntryImpl.create("hoho", "hoho");
        assertEquals("nodename did not match", "hoho", node.getHostname());
        assertEquals("nodename did not match", "hoho", node.getNodename());
        final INodeDesc userAtNode = NodeEntryImpl.create("user@hoho", "hoho");
        assertEquals("nodename did not match", "user@hoho", userAtNode.getHostname());
        assertEquals("nodename did not match", "hoho", userAtNode.getNodename());
    }

    public void testIsLocalHostname() {
        final INodeDesc node = NodeEntryImpl.create(fwkNodeHostname, fwkNodeName);
        assertTrue("isLocal failed when it was local", getFrameworkInstance().isLocalNode(node));

        final String localNode = "user@" + fwkNodeHostname;
        final INodeDesc node2 = NodeEntryImpl.create(localNode, fwkNodeHostname);
        assertTrue("isLocal failed when it was local but had an embedded username", getFrameworkInstance().isLocalNode(
            node2));
    }

    public void testEquals() {
        //equality is based on node name, not hostname
        final INodeDesc n1 = NodeEntryImpl.create("n1", "n1");
        final INodeDesc n2 = NodeEntryImpl.create("n1", "n1");
        assertTrue("n1 did not equal n2.", n1.equals(n2));
        final INodeDesc n3 = NodeEntryImpl.create("n2", "n2");
        assertFalse("n3 should not equal n1", n3.equals(n1));
        final INodeDesc n4 = NodeEntryImpl.create("n3", "n2");
        assertTrue("n3 should  equal n4", n3.equals(n4));
    }

    public void testNodeBaseEquals() {
        //equality is based on node name, not hostname
        final INodeBase n1 = NodeBaseImpl.create("n1");
        final INodeBase n2 = NodeBaseImpl.create("n1");
        assertTrue("n1 did not equal n2.", n1.equals(n2));
        final INodeBase n3 = NodeBaseImpl.create("n2");
        assertFalse("n3 should not equal n1", n3.equals(n1));
        assertFalse("n3 should not equal n2", n3.equals(n2));
    }

    public void testContainsUsername() {
        NodeEntryImpl node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("user@foo", "foo");
        assertTrue("didn't detect embedded user name", node.containsUserName());
    }

    public void testExtractUser() {
        NodeEntryImpl node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("user@host", "host");
        String extracted = node.extractUserName();
        assertEquals("did not correctly extract user: '" + extracted + "'", "user", extracted);

        node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("host", "name");
        try {
            extracted = node.extractUserName();
            assertNull("unexected result: " + extracted, extracted);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            fail("should not fail");
        }

        node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("@host", "name");
        try {
            extracted = node.extractUserName();
            assertNull("unexected result: " + extracted, extracted);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            fail("should not fail");
        }

        node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("host", "name");
        node.setUsername("user");
        try {
            extracted = node.extractUserName();
            assertEquals("unexected result: " + extracted, "user", extracted);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            fail("should not fail");
        }

    }

    public void testExtractHost() {
        NodeEntryImpl node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("user@host", "host");
        String extracted = node.extractHostname();
        assertEquals("did not correctly extract host: '" + extracted + "'", "host", extracted);

        node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("host", "name");
        extracted = node.extractHostname();
        assertEquals("did not correctly extract user: '" + extracted + "'", "host", extracted);

        node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("host:22", "name");
        extracted = node.extractHostname();
        assertEquals("did not correctly extract user: '" + extracted + "'", "host", extracted);
    }

    public void testContainsPort() {
        assertTrue("did not correctly parse port", NodeEntryImpl.containsPort("host:22"));
        assertFalse("incorrectly parsed a port when it did not exist", NodeEntryImpl.containsPort("host"));
        assertTrue("did not correctly parse port", NodeEntryImpl.containsPort("user@host:22"));
        assertFalse("did not correctly parse port", NodeEntryImpl.containsPort("host:garbage"));

    }

    public void testExtractPort() {
        NodeEntryImpl node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("host:22", "host");
        String extracted = node.extractPort();
        assertEquals("did not correctly extract port: '" + extracted + "'", "22", extracted);

        node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("user@host:666", "name");
        extracted = node.extractPort();
        assertEquals("did not correctly extract user: '" + extracted + "'", "666", extracted);

        node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("host:666", "name");
        extracted = node.extractPort();
        assertEquals("did not correctly extract user: '" + extracted + "'", "666", extracted);

        node = (NodeEntryImpl) NodeEntryImpl.create("host", "name");
        extracted = node.extractPort();
        assertNull("did not correctly extract user: '" + extracted + "'", extracted);
    }

    public void testNodeNamespacedAttrs(){
        NodeEntryImpl node = new NodeEntryImpl("name");
        node.setAttribute("abc", "def1");
        node.setAttribute("xyz:abc", "def2");
        node.setAttribute("xyz:123", "def3");
        node.setAttribute(":123", "def4");
        node.setAttribute("  :456", "def5");
        node.setAttribute(":zyx:blah:", "def6");

        Map<String,Map<String,List<String>>> attrs = NodeEntryImpl.nodeNamespacedAttributes(node);
        Assert.assertNotNull(attrs);
        Assert.assertNotNull(attrs.get(""));
        Assert.assertNotNull(attrs.get("xyz"));

        Assert.assertEquals(2, attrs.get("xyz").size());
        Assert.assertEquals("xyz:abc", attrs.get("xyz").get("abc").get(0));
        Assert.assertEquals("def2", attrs.get("xyz").get("abc").get(1));
        Assert.assertEquals("xyz:123", attrs.get("xyz").get("123").get(0));
        Assert.assertEquals("def3", attrs.get("xyz").get("123").get(1));

        Assert.assertEquals(4, attrs.get("").size());
        Assert.assertEquals("abc", attrs.get("").get("abc").get(0));
        Assert.assertEquals("def1", attrs.get("").get("abc").get(1));
        Assert.assertEquals(":123", attrs.get("").get("123").get(0));
        Assert.assertEquals("def4", attrs.get("").get("123").get(1));
        Assert.assertEquals("  :456", attrs.get("").get("456").get(0));
        Assert.assertEquals("def5", attrs.get("").get("456").get(1));
        Assert.assertEquals(":zyx:blah:", attrs.get("").get("zyx:blah:").get(0));
        Assert.assertEquals("def6", attrs.get("").get("zyx:blah:").get(1));

    }
}

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Anybody who has attended one of our bushcraft, survival or campcraft courses will know that when we teach the skills of firecraft and firelighting we break it down into two distinct halves – ignition and architecture.
There are many ways of making that first flame – the 'ignition' phase – and the video clips below show 17 of those methods.
Each video segment is set to begin at the relevant segment in the video, but the entire video can be found here on our YouTube channel.
Butane lighters (the type with liquid fuel and a spark-wheel) are one of my favourite ways of achieving the 'first stage' of a fire. They are reliable, have few moving parts and even if you break the casing and lose all of the fuel – you can still use the miniature ferro rod and the spark-wheel mechanism to ignite a suitable tinder that way.
These gas-fuelled lighters are effectively mini blowtorches. They are very powerful, and not susceptible to wind. They are however a little more delicate or finicky than their simpler butane cousins – and are very heavy on fuel. For short trips they work well but don't rely solely on them.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to get hold of the traditional style of matches (the ones that rely on friction), and instead safety matches (that rely on a chemical reaction with the striker strip) are becoming the default option when you look for them in shops. This is fine, but you need to make sure you protect the striker strip when storing them in your kit.
Matches are a good low-tech backup to keep in your firecraft kit, but it's worth making sure you have developed a good match-striking technique so you don't waste them when out in the field.
A Lifeboat Match (AKA Flare Matches or Storm Matches) differ from 'normal' matches in that two thirds of the length of the match is made up of the 'head', i.e. the part that initially combust when struck. These matches are almost always 'safety' types, and need to be used with the supplied striker strip to work. They are issued in some military ration packs and survival kits and can also be purchased in waterproof boxes.
This is two methods, because the addition of petroleum jelly does significantly affect how useful this is as a technique.
Cotton wool (either in balls, or pads) can be easily lit with matches, lighters or ferro rods. As long as they are kept dry and grease-free they will light easily – but also burn away very quickly without producing much usable heat.
The addition of petroleum jelly (a very small amount, less than a teaspoonful) will significantly change the amount of potential energy in the tinder and allow it to be released steadily – producing a steady, hot flame that will burn for several minutes.
Tampons are essentially compressed cotton wool surrounded by vaguely flammable material. They come in waterproof pouches and can be easily opened, spread out and ignited. They don't burn as well as other improvised tinders, but do work. This is probably something to keep in your emergency kit, but is a useful technique.
Butyl rubber bicycle inner tubes (the cheaper, more common type) are handy for several things. They can be made into improvised lashings and add extra grip and storage options as Ranger Bands – but also make very good components for lighting fires in wet, humid conditions. I have used thin strips of inner tube to light fires in the pouring rain, or after travelling through wet and humid places where everything in my kit was possibly going to be saturated – they are fully waterproof and don't absorb moisture.
They work best when cut into tapering strips and being lit from the thin end.
This is a commercial product marketed as a 'survival' tinder, but could be used as a regular firecraft resource if it suits your needs (and your budget!). It is included in some NATO military survival kits, and has the benefits of being easily stored and tucked away with no weight or packed-size penalty. It does however need a flame to light directly, to use a ferro rod you will need to combine it with cotton wool (supplied in the purchased/issued kits).
Another commercial product, but a little cheaper. Rather than being a woven fabric this is a paper-based product and a little bulkier. It will light with a flame or a ferro rod, but for the latter I find it helps to warm it in my hands for a minute or so, then to create some fibres/particles by scraping with the striker of my ferro rod (as you would with birch bark).
This is one of my favourite ways of quickly and reliably starting a fire – even if it's just embedded in a larger bundle of natural tinder.
We have used BCB FireDragon fuel blocks for several years now and they are very useful – it's easy to see why they have replaced the famous 'hexy blocks' as the solid fuel source issued to UK military personnel.
These solid blocks of ethanol are easily divided into smaller segments and will light with a flame or a ferro rod. They can also be blown out easily, but do melt and turn to liquid whilst burning so be careful with your placement.
Sisal string, made from the fibres of Agave, is pretty terrible for any serious lashing or other cordage uses – but if you have some to hand it can be unwoven and separated into fibres that will ignite from a flame or a ferro rod.
Daldinia concentrica, AKA King Alfred's Cakes, Cramp Balls etc, is inedible but quite useful as a way of creating then preserving an ember. It is flammable, but won't burst into flame – even with strong encouragement. It will however glow brightly like a piece of charcoal, and can be embedded into a 'nest' of natural tinder which will ignite from the heat created by the glowing fungus.
Fatwood – wood from resinous pine trees that has been infused with that flammable resin – can have shavings taken from the surface which will ignite either with a flame or several strikes from a ferro rod (if the shavings are thin enough).
There are several varieties of Birch with flammable outer barks (the type in the video is Betula papyrifera – Paper Birch), but a similar technique is used for all of them. Scrape away several small shavings of the outer side of the bark and then strike firmly with a ferro rod to produce a good shower of sparks. I will always try to have a small handful of thin strips of bark ready to add to the flames once they have begun.
The type used in this video is Common Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) and was collected shortly before filming the video so isn't the best example – it is slightly easier to work with when completely dry. If torn into thin strips it will light easily with a flame, and can be coaxed into combustion with a ferro rod if dry and thin enough.
Potassium Permanganate is a chemical with strong oxidizing properties, and is often purchased as a fine powder. When combined with glycerol (or other substances) it will oxidize and combust, producing a short-lived but bright and smokey flame. This can be used to ignite other tinders, but is pretty useless on its own.


The Brand-new mattress consists of four unique layers of polyurethane, including up to ten inches of relaxation. The most recent iteration has a Zoned Support, which is good to notice, as it includes two different kinds of foam: One is softer under the shoulder area and the other firm to the hip region. It's designed to provide the ideal relaxation.
Cover – Its cover is made with a exceptional polyester that is thick and usually snaps back into its original location immediately, this means that it will not bunch if you make moves during the night. Be aware that it is removable so you can wash it along with the bedding.
Comfort Layer – The layer is created from a latex-like foam that gives the mattress some fantastic immediate bounce. Whilst this region fast in responding to pressure it gives room for the consumer to sink in with ease. Like every latex, this foam also has great cooling quality, making certain that the mattress won't sleep too hot during the night.
Contour Layer – Under its relaxation layers, an individual will find the section of the memory foam. This layer gives the human body a contouring feel while also relieving pressure to its upper layers.
Support Layer – The next layer is where you receive the zoned support that's made with two types of a long-lasting polyfoam, with its milder variation placed on the edges of the mattress while the warmer one is put in the center. The placement is supposed to help with pressure relief and support.
1) Firmness – If you employ some kind of pressure to it one thing you get is a fantastic bounce. Applying pressure farther, one receives a contouring from its memory foam layer. It won't feel like you are getting stuck in the mattress. While you may get good sinkage out of its contour layers, its zoned support and polyester foam layers will lift you off the mattress. This indicates you will feel like you're sleeping on top rather than on it and won't ever feel trapped. It is good for those who sleep in several places and the bed's is simple for rolling over when you want to.
Laying On the stomach — Rolling on the gut, the mattress does well to maintain the spine in a good alignment. Note it is easy to alternate between each one these different sleeping places.
3) Motion Transfer – If a person plans on sharing his or her bed with anyone, you have to understand what it feels like when another person moves out of bed or tosses around in the night. The mattress is rather typical when it comes to containing any movement. So you will likely feel it as your partner tosses and turns during the evening but it won't be anything too disturbing.
It Shows less sinkage in comparison to many other foam mattresses. Additionally, it proves that the top layer together with the polyester foam foundation gives the mattress a buoyant lift, supporting the consumer. It's especially beneficial for on-the-stomach and back sleepers.
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• Zoned support – If one experiences discomfort at the shoulders or hips, one will surely get a great deal of help from the mattress's Zoned Support coating. This section can help to cushion the distress arising in various ways, providing a pain-free break.
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The Casper mattress encircles great technologies to offer a great sleeping Experience, with a secret being its unique Zoned Support layers offering a good Pressure assistance and relief system. After running a general review of Casper Mattresses, it's relatively well-constructed and will offer a great return on Your money contemplating its retail price on the marketplace. Therefore, if you are Experiencing distress at your shoulder or hip area, consider purchasing the Casper mattress.