Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder.
Globally, the prevalence of ASD is increasing. This may be due to increased awareness and improved diagnostics and reporting.
Available research evidence suggests that there are many factors contributing to ASD, including environmental and genetic factors.
There is conclusive evidence that there is no association between vaccines and ASD.
ASD consists of a range of conditions characterized by varying degree of difficulties in social behaviour, language and communication, and a narrow range of interests.
Although the symptoms that result in a diagnosis of autism can vary significantly between individuals, the shared commonalities of autistic behaviours include communication-emotional-sensory symptoms that impact an individual and how they relate to others.
ASD can affect an individual's participation in their communities. They may have difficulty in school and in finding employment. Many individuals diagnosed with ASD can function well and live independently, but some have severe impairments and need long-term care and support.
Caring for children with severe ASD is demanding and can be stressful. Families of children with ASD frequently experience high levels of stress and psychosocial difficulties. These may lead to physical and mental health issues, marital difficulties, and economic problems.
Culture plays an important role in how families cope. Service providers need to be aware of the processes of acculturation and ethnic identity and implement culturally appropriate interventions.
People with ASD have a higher likelihood of needing mental health services due to co-occurring conditions such as depression and anxiety. It can be difficult for people with ASD to access appropriate mental health care.
Mental health services for people with ASD can be effective when treatments account for the specific impact of autistic symptoms on mental health and well-being.
Interventions for people with ASD need to be accompanied by support programs for caregivers as a critical component of ASD interventions.
Globally, access to services and support for people with ASD is inadequate. Individuals with ASD can be stigmatized and often experience discrimination and human rights violations.
Autism was first recognized as a diagnosable condition in the 1940s.
Many people with autism identify strongly with music and many have exceptional musical abilities including extraordinary musical memory and pitch recognition.
Many successful interventions for ASD are music-based.
The significance of music in the lives of people with ASD has been widely observed and researched.
Some of the well-known musicians portrayed as musical savants include the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould and the American composer Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggns.


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This page currently hosts the media kit for the launch of the FeaturePak I/O standard at the Embedded World 2010 trade show in Nuremberg, Germany on March 2, 2010. Download the launch kit contents by clicking on the titles in the table below. The first table contains FeaturePak initiative's announcements and supporting materials; the table below it provides announcements and supporting materials from members of the FeaturePak initiative.
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The totescoop6 will be in operation on Boxing Day and a single winner could unwrap a late Christmas present worth £500,000.
The bet was not won last Saturday, giving a rollover of £302,483 in the win fund and £74,629 in the bonus fund.
The bet features three races from Kempton's King George VI card and these are accompanied by a trio of contests from Wetherby. Three legs of the bet will be shown live on Channel 4.
An extra bonus of £100,000 is also up for grabs courtesy of Betfred boss Fred Done for a single Scoop6 winner from one of the following qualifying channels – Betfred shops, online and mobile, totesport.com or mobile, and the racecourse with totepool.
The totejackpot comes from Kempton on Boxing Day, while the 32Red On The App Store Handicap Hurdle (3:45 Kempton) has been selected as the totetrifecta rollover race.
Any totescoop6 carryovers from Boxing Day will be played for on New Year's Day. There will be no Scoop6 on New Year's Eve.


This article is about the racing driver. For the actor, see Josh Wise (actor).
Statistics current as of November 6, 2016.
Joshua Wise (born February 7, 1983) is a retired American professional stock car racing driver and currently an athletic trainer for Chip Ganassi Racing. During his driving career, Wise drove in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports, Phil Parsons Racing and The Motorsports Group among others. Wise's NASCAR Xfinity Series career included stints with Baker Curb Racing, Turner Motorsports, JR Motorsports and TMG.
Wise started racing quarter midgets in Southern California at Pomona Valley Quarter Midget Racing Association in 1991 when he was 8 years old. He won the California State Monza Championships in 1993, 1994, and 1996. He became a national quarter midget champion in 1994, winning the light B class at the Sacramento California Grand Nationals. In six years of racing quarter midgets, Wise won more than 60 races.
In 1997, Wise began racing micro sprints, he primarily competed at Barona Speedway near San Diego, but traveled to Northern California as well to compete. His rookie season at Barona Speedway, Wise captured eight main event wins, six of them in a row, finishing second in points, earning rookie of the year honors. In the 1998 season, Wise won five main events and the 250 Micro Midget Championship at Barona Speedway.
In 1999, Wise entered into the United States Auto Club (USAC) at 16 years of age in USAC's 3/4 Midget Division. He won the USAC Championship, earning four wins at Irwindale Speedway along with rookie of the year honors. This championship made Josh the youngest champion in USAC history, in 44 years of sanctioned races.
For 2000, Wise made the move to USAC's Western States Midget Division, racing only the pavement events. In his rookie year Wise captured two wins at Madera Speedway and one at Stockton 99, beating midget legend Sleepy Tripp to the checkers. For his first win at Madera Speedway, Wise started last and came through the field to take the win in a race that was called short due to a bad accident during the feature.
In 2003 Wise was hired by Tony Stewart after winning the Belleville Nationals and 360 Sprint Car non-wing Nationals on back to back weekends. Wise would win the USAC National Midget title in 2005, and National Sprint Car title in 2006 while driving for Stewart. Wise would also win 2 USAC Super license Championships in the same years.
Wise first appeared in the ARCA Re/MAX Series in 2006 with Eddie Sharp Racing. He ran two races and earned one top 10. In 2007, Wise returned to the team to run 11 races, earning one pole position and six top 10s, including three second-place finishes.
In 2007, it was announced that Wise would drive part-time for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports in conjunction with Michael Waltrip Racing. In nine races in the No. 00 Aaron's, Inc. Toyota, Wise earned two top 10s, including a career best sixth, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
In 2007, Wise made his Nationwide Series debut, at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP). Driving the No. 22 Family Dollar Dodge for Fitz Motorsports, he started 29th and finished on the lead lap in 17th. In 2008, he ran 17 races in the No. 22 Supercuts Dodge for Fitz and the No. 00 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing.
He earned one top 10 finish, a fifth-place finish at IRP. Wise made three series starts in 2009 for Xxxtreme Motorsport, failing to finish any of them. In 2009 Wise also raced 17 USAC sprint car races winning one race and getting 12 top fives. Wise raced 15 USAC national midget races winning three and taking eight top fives. Wins included the Belleville Nationals preliminary night and the Firemans Nationals.
After the 2009 season, it was announced that Wise had signed with Specialty Racing to run full-time in 2010. After seven races, he caught the eye of car owner Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and was hired to drive for JR Motorsports part-time. He raced in the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevy with sponsorship from Go Daddy and HowDoYou.com part-time through 2010 and in 2011, splitting the ride with IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick; his average finish was 13th and he completed every race on the lead lap.
In 2011, Wise returned to JR Motorsports part-time and also drove for Go Green Racing and Key Motorsports. Wise raced part-time in 2011 bouncing between three different teams but still managed to finish 16th in the Nationwide Series drivers standings, He also made his Cup Series debut at Chicago, driving for Max Q Motorsports; he qualified for three additional races over the rest of the year. In 2012, Wise ran the majority of the Nationwide Series schedule for The Motorsports Group. He also competed full-time, except for the Daytona 500, in the Sprint Cup Series, competing for rookie of the year, driving the Front Row Motorsports No. 26. Wise mostly ran the 26 as a start and park entry and finished behind Stephen Leicht in ROTY standings.
In 2013, Wise returned to Front Row Motorsports with the No. 26 renumbered to 35, driving all the races except Watkins Glen where Michael McDowell drove. Wise drove about 20 races to completion, while start and parking the remainder.
On November 26, 2013, Wise announced that he had left Front Row Motorsports; on December 4 it was revealed that he would drive for Phil Parsons Racing in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. He started 2014 off with a 24th-place finish in the Daytona 500, before failing to qualify at Phoenix. He qualified the following week at Las Vegas, finishing 42nd.
In 2015, Wise received sponsorship for the Daytona 500 from former Phoenix Racing owner James Finch's company Phoenix Construction. However, he failed to qualify after suffering from a mechanical failure at the start of the second Budweiser Duel. By the GEICO 500, the team had struggled, and was ranked 42nd in owners points, though Wise recorded his first career top-ten in the race.
On April 29, rumors arose that PPR and Jay Robinson had agreed to a deal that would send Wise to Robinson's Premium Motorsports; this was officially announced by Premium Motorsports on May 4. Wise officially joined Premium Motorsports at the Coca-Cola 600 weekend. This partnership was short-lived, however, as Wise parted ways with the team after the 2015 Quaker State 400. On July 17, Wise announced he had joined Go FAS Racing in the No. 32 for the Brickyard 400; however, Wise failed to qualify. Wise returned to the No. 32 for a three-race stretch beginning at Michigan, where he was able to qualify and finish 37th and 35th, before failing to qualify for the Southern 500. Wise returned to Front Row Motorsports for the CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega, driving the No. 34; he finished 29th in the event.
In 2016, Wise was picked up by The Motorsports Group for the Daytona 500; despite failing to qualify for the race, Wise and TMG announced their intention to run the full season together. Wise has also failed to qualify for the GEICO 500 at Talladega, the Brickyard 400, and the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, but have otherwise qualified for every race in 2016. He didn't drive for Martinsville, Phoenix, and Homestead as Gray Gaulding drove for the team at those races.
On March 16, 2014, users of a Reddit message board, /r/NASCAR, noticed Wise racing an unsponsored car at the Food City 500 and went with the idea of sponsoring a car. A user reached out to the Dogecoin community, a cryptocurrency based on the Internet meme, Doge, that had raised funds for other various causes. Phil Parsons Racing told /r/NASCAR the communities needed to raise $55,000 to sponsor Wise at the Aaron's 499, or just over 67 million Dogecoins. The money was raised in just over a week. Wise ran with the Dogecoin-wrapped car on May 4 in the Aaron's 499, running as high as fourth and finishing 20th, his second-best finish at the time.
Several days later Wise announced to his followers that he would race the Dogecar (also called the "Moonrocket") for free at the 2014 Sprint Showdown on May 16 and the 2014 All-Star Race if he won the Showdown or the fan vote. Wise did not advance through the Showdown but won the fan vote, defeating favorite Danica Patrick. Wise placed 15th in the exhibition All-Star Race. PPR earned an additional $120,000 for the weekend, which they said would be used to purchase newer, more competitive tires for their cars.
More crowdfunding, this time from t-shirt sales, led the Dogecoin car to return at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 later that summer. Wise eventually added a Dogecoin helmet to his uniform.
In 2015, the Dogecar returned for the Toyota/Save Mart 350.
Wise no longer races in NASCAR and has declared himself to be retired. He eventually formed a driver performance consulting business, partnering with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2017 to train CGR drivers Brennan Poole, Tyler Reddick, Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson. He currently serves as CGR's driver performance manager.
Wise has two daughters. He is a triathlete, beginning after cycling with driver Scott Speed, and occasionally tests his bicycle at the A2 Wind Tunnel in North Carolina. Wise took to triathlon competitively and competed in a full 140.6 mile triathlon and four 70.3 mile Ironman triathlons. In 2015, Wise qualified for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Zell am See, Austria.
In 2014 Wise won a half marathon in Naples, FL.
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Home Arts "Bullets and Opium" presents a more holistic understanding of the human consequences...
"Bullets and Opium" presents a more holistic understanding of the human consequences stemming from the Tiananmen Square massacre
Yuan Tao
Bullets and Opium is not an easy or particularly enjoyable read, but it is an important one. Liao Yiwu, the author, is a writer from China who escaped to Germany in 2011. He himself was imprisoned after Tiananmen Square and writes Bullets and Opium to describe the experience of ordinary citizens during and after the Tiananmen Square massacre through a series of interviews.
Despite it being one of the most infamous events in modern history, the stories of the "Tiananmen Thugs" have largely been missing from the public narrative. These "thugs" are the working-class, often older and male, citizens of Beijing who bore the brunt of military violence during the Tiananmen protests to protect and defend the student protestors. Many of the more upper-class student protestors survived and went on to receive scholarships to Western universities and worldwide speaking gigs. While the "protester elite" prospered, these "Tiananmen Thugs" were imprisoned, tortured, and left to live a life of poverty and discrimination.
Liao seeks to bring the "thugs'" stories to the forefront of the Tiananmen narrative, and highlights the lives of those that both China and the world have forgotten. Liao does this to provide the world with a more holistic understanding of the human consequences stemming from Tiananmen. His work is even more important because his writing is likely to be the only testament to the survivors' suffering. In the book, many of the interviewees talk about trying to write about their experiences only to have their hard work confiscated and destroyed by the government. From his relative position of privilege while in exile, Liao may be their only hope of having their story told.
Liao's purpose is inspiring and his own story is humbling. Yet, the book he produces is honestly hard to read. Over and over, gory stories of wrongful imprisonment, torture, disfigurement, and broken relationships are told by a series of interviewees. I found myself having to put down the book quite often to take a break from the bleakness and horror described on its pages. However, I understand that this book is not meant to be easy to read. The discomfort and hopelessness I felt while reading is clearly nothing compared to the physical and emotional trauma of the people telling these stories.
The book feels overly long, since many of the stories are similar and start to blur together into a mass of imprisonment, reeducation through labor, and dead friends and family. However, the length of the book underscores the point that countless lives were impacted by this singular event.
Not only is Bullets and Opium a bleak read, but it is also an unsatisfying one. There is no moral or inspiration to come out of this book. Many of the interviewees lament their involvement with Tiananmen due to the enduring consequences of their imprisonment. Some of the interviewees don't regret their involvement — some even calling it the "most glorious period of [their lives]" — but after reading about the upended lives that resulted from their involvement, it is hard for the reader to feel hopeful or inspired to pursue any sort of political change. Furthermore, the only audience for this book — people outside of China where this book is likely banned — are helpless to do anything but bear witness to their suffering.
The afterword is similarly tragic. It speaks of the last moments of Liu Xiaobo, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, one of the most famous Chinese dissidents, and a personal friend of the author's. Liao desperately tried to get Liu and his wife out of China and into Germany. Despite Liao's connection to Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, he was unable to get Liu and his wife out of China before it was too late. The book ends with this story of hopelessness. If the author with his fame and his connections could not save even one person from China's grip, what can the readers do?
One positive that Bullets and Opium depicts is the blessing of normalcy. The happiest ending that many of these survivors can hope for is a roof over their heads, a spouse, and a relationship with their family. Many of the interviewees do not have even that. A takeaway from this book is how grateful we should be for the most routine and normal things in our lives.
Bullets and Opium is a very important book. It is a book that allows the world to bear witness to the continued consequences and suffering brought about by the Tiananmen Square Massacre. It allows us to revisit history and see it from a point of view that is often neglected. However, it is a very arduous read and is definitely not for those looking for a casual book or for the faint of heart.
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Want to go hiking in the Altmühltal to explore more of this corner of Upper Bavaria? In this guide, we've reviewed our full collection of hikes and walking routes in the Altmühltal to bring you the top 20 hiking routes in the region. To see which of our walks in the Altmühltal is the right one for you, browse real tips and photos uploaded by other hikers—and see what they had to say about each walk. Just click on the hike to see all of the details, and find the perfect route for your next hike.
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This particular vehicle came in to our shop partially completed on the inside, we completed the interior wiring and plumbing, securely mounted all of the machines and fabricated some stainless steel tables. A new 25K Kubota diesel generator was mounted behind the vehicle complete with an auxiliary 40 gallon diesel fuel tank with special valving to run on the main vehicle fuel tank or on the auxiliary tank. Because of the added weight of over 1000 pounds for the ice cream machine and over 1300 pounds for the generator and fuel, we had to install new heavier duty springs to carry the extra load. The exterior of the vehicle needed major repair and preparation before the vinyl wrap could be installed.
This vehicle is available for rental at special events, birthday parties, corporate outings etc. check out their website http://www.icecreamon4wheels.com for more information on renting this vehicle or for franchise information.


How Mahalo picks links to add–and ban–from the search index.
Is the link amazing? If yes, add it to the search result.
Is the horrible or spam? If yes, delete it from the user-recommend list and consider banning it.
Neither #1 or #2? Leave it in the user-recommend list and continue to collect feedback on it.
In this blog post they look at suggestions we received for iPhone (http://www.mahalo.com/iphone).
We got a bunch of these spammers/SEOs sending in these scam free iPhone pages (see below), and we of course banned them.
The best part of the process is we are 100% transparent about it and are willing to discuss it. If the person with the site below is not a spammer they can make their case for it on the iPhone message board.
Is the process perfect? Nope.
Is the process better than SEOs gaming the system? Of course.
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Cliff notes of my week: I spent time in DC with my sweet friend Tracee. The morning after I arrived, I ended up in a pediatric (don't ask) dentist's office on an emergency visit . What I thought was possibly a filling that fell out was actually half my tooth. Yikes.
We ate at one of my favorite restaurants from back home in South Africa---in downtown DC. (Holla if you've ever eaten at Nando's on either side of the ocean!) I was disappointed they didn't have Castle Lager, but the peri-peri chicken made my nose run and my heart happy.
I wasn't sure what to expect from my Meet Me at Starbucks shout-out, and was blown away that 17 people showed up. It was interesting to see corners of my world collide as ministry supporters, old friends, and bloggers intersected in one spot.
I didn't realize the implications when I announced on twitter and Facebook that "my 'blind date' at Starbucks was so great!" One friend told me with a raised eyebrow that he wanted to hear my crazy blind date story. Another called his wife to see if she knew anything about this date I went on. Oops.
At the last minute, I booked a ticket to Detroit. Since I arrived two nights ago, I've shot a promo video, met with some pastors, spent time with a friend who works at Thrive, and hung out with my Yeller. Good times in Michigan. I'm ready to get home to the HTL though.
What are some cliff notes from your week?


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Mangaluru, Mar 27, 2017: Karnataka Bank, a Premier Private Sector Bank of the country, as part of its digital initiative, has reached the total tally of 10,000 POS installations on 27.03.2017.
The 10,000th POS terminal is handed over by Mr P. Jayarama Bhat, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank to Dr. Ravichandar, Chairman & Managing Director of M/s Nandana Group of Hotels, Bengaluru, one of its valued customers, at the function held at Bank's Bengaluru Regional Office.
Since 2011, Bank is offering POS (Point of Sale) services, which enabled the merchant establishments to accept the card payments and boost their business. Landline, GPRS (Handheld & Desktop) and Digital POS are the type of terminals presently being offered to merchants. Digital POS terminal is the most advanced & sophisticated terminal, on successful transaction which will send the URL link to customer mobile, through which they can generate & retrieve the charge-slip (receipt). Further, Bank is providing "POS MANAGER", a first of its kind android mobile app, which will help the merchant to monitor & keep track of their counter transactions besides providing an interface to contact the Bank/service provider for further information & escalations.
"In its pursuit to provide seamless banking experience to customers, Bank has taken various initiatives and bringing out new digital channels & striving hard to provide more value additions to the existing channels on continuous basis. During this financial year, Bank has introduced several digital products, to name the few major -KBL SMARTz UPI App, new & upgraded versions of Mobile Banking & Internet Banking, RuPay Platinum Debit Cards etc. After demonetization, there is a substantial growth in Bank's digital transactions, and customer acceptability is also very high. During the current fiscal, Bank's performance in POS business is splendid & noteworthy, total 7000+ new POS installations are added. Bank has crossed the POS terminals target given by DFS, MOF during demonetization. We offer the POS service at very competitive & affordable rates. Reaching 10,000 POS mark is a very satisfactory feeling which also amounts to fulfilling one of the goals set under KBL VISION 2020. We are committed to take 'Digi bank' initiative to new highs in the days to come" said Shri. P Jayarama Bhat, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank. Bank's Chief General Manager Shri Mahabaleshwara M. S, C.E.O of M/s MRLPosnet Mr. Pratap P.V, Bengaluru Regional Head of Karnataka Bank Mr. Gokuldas Pai and others were present on the occasion.


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The worldwide recession prompted because of a number of causes is a ghastly piece of news for each enterprise in each country throughout the world. Give a date to buy every gadgets by and don't purchase something until you've gotten collected the necessary money for it. If you'll lease gear have a stream of earnings that can support this new expense in order that your funds are on time and your credit score is being built up. To often home businesses and retailer fronts are each guilt of spending what they haven't made and drying up the revenue streams.
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These sermons were preached by Josh DF at Christ Church Manchester's churches in Manchester. CCM meets every Sunday at various locations around the city.
This sermon was preached by Josh Di Fabio at CCM Fallowfield on Sunday 3rd February 2019 and was based on Hebrews 11: 1-3.
This sermon was preached by Josh DF at CCM Fallowfield on Sunday 4th February 2018 and was about how regular giving can free us from the worries of money.
This sermon was preached by Josh DF at CCM Fallowfield on Sunday 19th March 2017 and was based on Philippians 2:1-11.
This sermon was preached by Josh DF at CCM Fallowfield on Sunday 12th July 2015 and was based on 1 John 1:5-2:2.


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WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17, 2018 -
Today, the House passed H.R. 4645 (U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont.), H.R. 3777 (U.S. Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah), H.R. 4032 (U.S. Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz.), and H.R. 1037 (U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass.). Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) issued the following statement:
"These bills improve how we manage our natural resources. Local communities and taxpayers will benefit as a result. I am pleased with the work the House has done and encourage the Senate to move these bills forward," Bishop stated.
H.R. 4645, the East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified river segments of the East Rosebud Creek in Montana as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
H.R. 3777, the Juab County Conveyance Act of 2017, directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land containing the Nephi Work Center in Juab County, Utah, to Juab County.
H.R. 4032, the Gila River Indian Community Federal Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act, confirms undocumented Federal rights-of-way or easements on the Gila River Indian Reservation, clarifies the northern boundary of the Gila River Indian Community's Reservation, and takes certain land located in Maricopa County and Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community.
H.R. 1037, authorizes the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.
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I didn't have a connection yesterday when I stopped so here's two posts.
First: it's finally warm. Yay! I also got my first sunburn of the trip because of all the sun. Thankfully it was mild. I should be okay going forward.
So I definitely wrote more and then it disappeared, so now you get this.


Master slide guitarist John Mooney is revered worldwide as one of THE keepers of the flame for the Delta Blues legacy of Son House, who was mentor to both Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. Mooney started his career as a teenager playing with Son House in Rochester, NY.
In 1976 Mooney moved to New Orleans and immersed himself in the city's vibrant music scene. John regularly played with the likes of Earl King, The Meters, Snooks Eaglin, and the man who was to influence his music greatly, the father of New Orleans piano, Professor Longhair. At this place in time John successfully combined the sounds of the delta with the syncopated rhythms of the Crescent City to create the style that has become uniquely his own.
Roots Music guitarist Marc Stone was nominated New Orleans' Best Blues Artist in 2018 by OffBeat Magazine. He's released three acclaimed solo albums played with many of the greats of Blues, RnB and Funk including Eddie Bo, Betty Harris, Marva Wright, Leo Nocentelli, Benny Turner and Henry Gray.
Stone came up playing on the streets and in the bands of Blues, Funk and Zydeco legends to become one of the most respected contemporary Blues and Roots artists on the Crescent City scene. He is also a radio host with listeners around the world on legendary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Station WWOZ 90.7-fm/www.wwoz.org.


The majority of residents in Clifton/Morenci are employed by Freeport-McMoRan, owner of the Morenci Mine, the largest copper mining operation in North America. As its mining and milling operations continue to expand, Freeport-McMoRan sought to contribute to the quality of life in the area and provide increased community recreation amenities. The new Morenci Community Center, funded completely by Freeport-McMoRan, anchors a new Town Center that includes a theater, library, Morenci Club and daycare facility.
The center includes a warm-water pool and access to an existing outdoor lap pool. In addition to the aquatic elements, an array of fitness and multipurpose spaces were also included in the program. Social and activity spaces are organized and visually connected along a two-story daylight-filled circulation spine with views from the lobby and aquatics area to the fitness and climbing area.
The design was inspired by the colors of the high desert and pays homage to the copper mine at Morenci and its history. The entry feature and iconic landmark for the building is a very large heavy-timber headframe — the structural frame above an underground mine shaft. Copper was used as a color and material throughout the facility.
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Inside we are 35! No, not 60 or more!
Hard drugs --- Viagra, whadday expect, sir?
We are Generation Why???, not Y.
From someone twenty years your senior, I didn't expect to live past 30. I love your blog and your tweets. I had a good laugh. It's funny how at 39, I have more friends in their fifties than I do in their thirties. My best friend is a mere 29. (She has an old soul.) I hope you'll check out my blog, http://micheleyoung-stone.blogspot.com My debut novel is being published in 28 days (I'm doing the Countdown to Publication thing.) And thanks for following me on twitter. I dread being a geezer, but if I have your sense of humor, it won't be half bad.
Thanks for writing, although boy! are you confused. You are twenty years my junior, not twenty years my senior! If you were 20 years my senior, you would be pushing 80 years old and still wouldn't date me, although you might give it a passing thought on slow weekends when the checker board is down.
Your compliments on my writing are gratifying, but totally undercut by your comment "I dread being a geezer." First of all, I can call myself a "geezer," but it's "Mr. Geezer" to you! Secondly, does my existence actually look so empty and purposeless as to cause any right-thinking person to recoil in disgust and horror?! It does? Well, Good!!! Another compliment on my writing!
I have to admit I have not yet looked at your blog, but as with the blogs of all my adoring fans, it goes right to the top of my list. That is to say, it's about all I have to do for the next six months. And congratulations on the publishing of your novel! Umm, do you think your publisher may be interested in NOFC (Nouveau Old, Formerly Cute) Lit? I work cheap!
Thanks again for your kind words. Have a great Ides of March, St. Patrick's Day, and rest of the week should you make it past both of those days.


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Q: Get a list of Transforms in unity I am trying to get a list of Transforms for a spawn system. I have tried to use GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag with an array instead of a list and it seems like the array needs to be GameObjects and not Transforms, since that's what it's looking for. I've also tried another piece of code, but it only returns one random Transform into a list, here it is:
public List<Transform> t;

void Start()
{
    t.Add(GameObject.FindWithTag("Spawn").transform);
}

As you can see in my code, it will only add one Transform to my list. I would like to add multiple Transforms instead of just one.

A: You can use Linq Select like
using System.Linq;

...

public List<Transform> t;

void Start()
{
    t = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Spawn").Select(go => go.transform).ToList();
}

This basically somewhat equals doing
t = new List<Transform>();
foreach(var go in GameObject.FindObjectsWithTag("Spawn"))
{
    t.Add(go.transform);
}

A: Array of gameObject:
GameObject[] gos;
gos = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Enemy");

To get the transform:
gos[0].transform

To make a list of transform:
public List<Transform> t;

foreach (GameObject go in gos)
{
   t.Add(go.transform);
}

A: It might be simpler to add these "spawn" objects to the list at the time of their creation instead of trying to find them afterwards. Is that an option?
For example:
GameObject spawn = Instantiate(spawnObj);
t.Add(spawn.transform);

A: public List<Transform> t;
public List<GameObject> go; //GameObjects where youl look for
 void Start()
 {
 for (int i = 0; i < go.Count; i++)
 {
    if (go[i].tag == "Spawn")
    {t.Add(go[i].transform);}
 }
 }

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Anahita's Woven Riddle
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When Anahita, a nomadic weaver in early 20th-century Iran, learns that her father wants her to wed the leader of her tribe, a man she finds repulsive, she is determined to design her own fate. She devises a contest in which suitors must guess the meaning of a riddle woven into her wedding carpet. Her idea draws the attention of an extraordinary group of men and brings unexpected consequences for those around her. Who will match Anahita is this game of wits? Or more important, win her heart? This enchanting tale set in an ancient land on the crest of change is enriched with details of Persian culture and Sufi poetry.
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$14.95 | 354 pp. | Paperback reissue with discussion guide and glossary
Praise for Anahita's Woven Riddle
"A richly textured, carefully researched novel … excellent use of Sufi poetry and a strong cast of characters make this more than memorable. Romantic, delightful and educational too!" —Kirkus
"Each character—even the minor ones—was enormously unique and charismatic." —An Average Blog About Awesome Things
"This is an engrossing story that weaves in Persian culture, history, and surroundings, and portrays the life of a unique young woman and her quest for love." —School Library Journal
"One of the great gifts of literature is that it can entertain us, while at the same time expanding our world. A case in point is Meghan Nuttall Sayres's young adult novel, Anahita's Woven Riddle… Sayres skillfully interlaces a lot of Persian history and culture, including information about the daily lives of nomads, Sufi poetry, and carpets and carpet weaving into Anahita's story. This is a good choice for readers 12 and up." —Nancy Pearl Book Reviews
"Anahita's Woven Riddle offers a glimpse into a world not many books enter. Sayres does an excellent job developing characters that intrigue and tug at the heart." —Historical Novels Review
"Sayres' novel is beautifully written and rich in cultural descriptions and characterizations, making it a standout. … Offering history, romance, literature, and an element of mystery, this novel will appeal to a wide cross-section of readers." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"The exploration of another culture in an earlier time with a side of almost fairy-tale romance results in a satisfying read" —VOYA
Meghan Nuttall Sayres is a tapestry weaver who has traveled to Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East and Central Asia, where she has met with scholars, carpet weavers, dyemasters, and merchants to study the age-old techniques, symbolism, and Sufi poetry that infuse many rugs woven throughout the region. Her debut novel Anahita's Woven Riddle (reissued by Nortia Press in 2012) has been translated into Persian, Hebrew, and Italian. It was chosen as an American Library Association (ALA) Top Ten Best Books, an American Booksellers Association Book Sense/Indie Pick, and an ALA Amelia Bloomer Feminist Choice Book, among other awards. While researching Night Letter Meghan traveled by train across the deserts of Uzbekistan to the ancient cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, plotting scenes and imagining Anahita's possible escape routes. Other books by Meghan include Weaving Tapestry in Rural Ireland and Daughters of the Desert: Tales of Remarkable Women From the Christian, Jewish and Muslim Traditions (co-author). She is also editor of the anthology Love and Pomegranates: Artists and Wayfarers on Iran. Meghan lives in Washington State. She writes regularly for her blog Writing and Wandering: http://writingandwandering.blogspot.com/
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Bond and the Beatles present us with opposing values, visions of Britain, and ideas about male identity. LOVE AND LET DIE is the story of a clash between working class liberation and establishment control, and how it exploded on the global stage. It explains why James Bond hated the Beatles, why Paul McCartney wanted to be Bond, and why it was Ringo who won the heart of a Bond Girl in the end.
Told over a period of sixty dramatic years, this is an account of how two outsized cultural monsters continue to define our aspirations and fantasies and the future we are building. Looking at these touchstones in this new context will forever change how you see the Beatles, the James Bond films and six decades of British culture.
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"This is more than just a book about those two cultural colossi, The Beatles and Bond. It is that – and magnificently so – but it is also about class, art, masculinity, entitlement, politics, love, and death. Humane, droll, wise, there is some brilliant apercu, revelation or connection on every page. A dazzling, daring, recondite and immensely readable pop culture critique" — STUART MACONIE
"Love and Let Die is a triumphant work of truth, heart and soul. I believe it could be used as a teaching tool for where we have been, where we are and what tomorrow never knows. I find all of John Higgs books to be deeply connected in what is it is to be human, his work is candid and clever, enriching and wise, Love and Let Die is revolutionary, spirited, shaken and stirred" — SALENA GODDEN
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"I was gripped throughout… Perhaps what I love most about Higgs' books is how they are packed with small details and big ideas. That type of approach to writing requires imagination, which Higgs clearly has in spades." — JON SUTTON, THE PSYCHOLOGIST
"Strikingly insightful… [Higgs] gives us page after page of glorious anecdotes about Bond and The Beatles, revelations about one sparking insights into the other." — PETER CARTY, THE I NEWSPAPER
★★★★ – A highly evocative picture of the 1960s… Love and Let Die is a book to leave you shaken and stirred. — THE INDEPENDENT
"Ingenious… Higgs's central thesis has an overarching explanatory power" – THE SPECTATOR
"Higgs cleverly uses these two coeval phenomena to recount the cultural history of post-imperial Britain… He teases out this conceit with a critic's attention to detail." – THE ECONOMIST
"An ingenious harvest in which every chapter reveals and sifts soil from our psyche." – INTERNATIONAL TIMES
"A brilliant way of shedding new light on a couple of British cultural phenomena… a really entertaining and thought provoking book that weaves together elements of psychology and social history, as well as some good deep-level trivia." – ADAM BUXTON
"★★★★★ – A daring, dazzlingly entertaining pop culture critique… It's smart and analytical, yes, but it's also enormously good fun. There's something provocative or revelatory on every page." – MAIL ON SUNDAY
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"I loved this book" – Tyler Cowen (included on the Marginal Revolution Best non-fiction books of 2022 list)
"The author's examination of these two cultural icons, and the way they captured the imagination of Britain and the world, is imaginative and illuminating. A very interesting blend of pop culture and history." – BOOKLIST
The US and Canadian version will be published on February 7th 2023 – and it is available to pre-order here.


Lorentz reciprocity is a fundamental characteristic of the vast majority of electronic and photonic structures. However, breaking reciprocity enables the realization of non-reciprocal components, such as isolators and circulators, which are critical to electronic and optical communication systems, as well as new components and functionalities based on novel wave propagation modes. In this talk, I will present a novel approach to break Lorentz reciprocity based on linear periodically-time- varying (LPTV) circuits. We have demonstrated the world's first CMOS passive magnetic-free non-reciprocal circulator through spatio-temporal conductivity modulation. Since conductivity in semiconductors can be modulated over a much wider range than the more traditionally exploited permittivity, our structure is able to break reciprocity within a compact form factor with very low loss and high linearity. I will discuss fundamental limits of space-time modulated nonreciprocal structures, as well as new directions to build non-reciprocal components which can ideally be infinitesimal in size. Furthermore, I cover some of the applications of nonreciprocal components in wireless communication systems.
Looking to the future, I am broadly interested in exploring novel fundamental physical concepts that have strong engineering applications. I wish to work in an interdisciplinary area between integrated circuit design and closely related fields such as applied physics, applied electromagnetics and nanophotonics, and to identify and investigate ideas and concepts that can best be implemented using the semiconductor platform. Finally, I will share with you some examples of the exciting research directions I would like to pursue with the aim of participating in building the next generation of technologies that augment human lives.
Negar Reiskarimian received the Bachelor's and Master's degrees in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Iran, and is currently a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at Columbia University. She has published in top-tier IEEE IC-related journals and conferences, as well as broader-interest high-impact journals in the Nature family. Her research has been widely covered in the press, and featured in IEEE Spectrum, Gizmodo and EE Times among others. She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including Forbes "30 under 30", Paul Baran Young Scholar, Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship and multiple IEEE societies awards and fellowships.


In the middle of winter, most people want to get away to somewhere sunny, sandy, and hot. But not us. Last weekend we headed out of town to find some snow.
Not that sun, sand, and mimosas on the beach are bad things in January. In fact, we were very happy to see some sun. But winter hasn't been all that wintry on the south coast this year and our snowboards are keeping the dust bunnies company in the closet instead of shredding the gnarr on the local hills. Sad face.
The local mountains are relying on snow-making equipment to keep as many runs open as possible, but facilities without that technology are out of luck. Mount Washington had to close their gates last week. This is a resort that receives an average of 12 meters of snow every year. So far this season, they've got less than 100 centimetres. Double sad face.
I was really hoping for the former, but instead of powder days, many folks are settling for an early start to mountain biking season.
Luckily, Mount Baker (just a 90 minute drive into Washington) is one of the snowiest places on earth. In the 1998/99 season, it set a world record for snowfall in a single season when it received almost 29 metres. On average, it receives about 16 metres a year.
So far this season, they're at just over 2 metres. They're not going to break any records, but they've got a good base, they're close, and the lift tickets are cheap, even with the slumping Canadian dollar.
Long story short: we hit the hills hard and the hot tub even harder. It was glorious.
And hey, it looks like the local hills and even the city might get some snowfall this weekend, so there's still hope. The season's not over till it's over!
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We've seen many a Real Housewife go under the knife for a little nip/tuck. But don't expect to see NeNe Leakes on the operating table anytime soon. When The Real Houseives of Atlanta pal stopped by Bravo HQ, The Lookbook asked her to spill the tea on just how far she's willing to go in the name of beauty. And from what she told us, NeNe won't go too much farther than the beauty counter.
"Anything new that I could do that we ain't gotta be put to sleep, I'm here for it," she shared. "I don't want to be put to sleep. No. So there's a lot of stuff you could do to still look great, you know. I know everybody knows fillers and Botox, but there's all kinds of laser treatments you could just do to your skin, just a lot of stuff to stay looking great and I would like to try every last one of them."
And, she means it! "No, seriously, every one of them," NeNe continued. "I just think there's nothing wrong with keeping yourself up and looking great. Sometimes people make fun of it and I think they really make fun of the people who go too far but I think that it's a good thing. You have to keep yourself going and you need to always look great."
NeNe also shared a pro tip about looking young: "Don't forget to [moisturize] your neck because a lot of people just be doing their face and you're like, 'Girl, what about your neck?' You know what I'm saying? The neck is gonna be old and the face is gonna be young. So you gotta go all the way down almost to your chest and back up."
That's a good tip! Clearly, this Atlanta beauty has her eyes wide open.


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Whangarei Art Museum – Te Manawa Toi is honoured to present NOT NOW APOLCALYPSE: Jo Hardy Retrospective from the 29th of May – 20th August 2017.
Hardy attended Ilam School of Arts and spent several years exhibiting in Christchurch, she then moved to Northland in the late 70s where she continued to paint more than 600 paintings. Hardy also fell in love, married, became a mother, a gardener, a writer, a member of a rural community and, in 2003, was widowed.
Hardy underlined a freedom of consciousness; borrowing aspects of reality and using them as metaphors in a parallel painted universe. She believed we each invent reality as we go along; painting is one of the ways to do it.
"I am interested in portraying both what is and what is not. My pictures are a deliberate record-keeping of fleeting minutiae, memories, dreams, attempts to depict that which has no fixed visual form and narrative fiction." – Jo Hardy, 1998.
Hardy's paintings are lyrical narrative works painted with acrylic on canvas. She worked on her knees on the floor, as if at prayer. Slowly, with care and precision, she built up thin wet layers of coloured washes, tickling them up until they glow.
Before Hardy passed away from cancer in late July 2016, she gave her blessing to the Whangarei Art Museum to curate and develop her retrospective exhibition bringing 50 years of art making together in one space. Her retrospective includes a large selection paintings as well as some exquisite lithographs that were produced in the 80s and 90s at Te Kowhai Print Trust – a community printmaking facility based at the Quarry Arts Centre in Whangarei.
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import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.{OrthographicCamera, Texture}
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.{Animation, TextureRegion, SpriteBatch, Batch}
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.viewport.FitViewport

class TorpedoShipGame {
  private val seaSmall: Texture = new Texture(Gdx.files.internal("data/sea_title.png"))
  private val seaTexs = new TextureRegion(seaSmall).split(100, 100)
  val animation = new Animation(0.1f,seaTexs(0)(0), seaTexs(0)(1))
  animation.setPlayMode(Animation.PlayMode.LOOP)

  private val ship = new Ship
  private val camera = new OrthographicCamera
  camera.position.set(600, 350, 0)
  camera.update()
  private val viewport = new FitViewport(1200, 700, camera)
  var animationTimer = 0f
  def render(batch: SpriteBatch): Unit = {
    val bgTex = animation.getKeyFrame(animationTimer)
    animationTimer += 0.4f
    batch.begin()
    (0 until 84).foreach(i => batch.draw(bgTex, (i%12)*100, (i / 12)*100 ))
    ship.render(batch)
  }

  def getCamera = camera
  def getViewport = viewport
}

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Gang reports on the progess made since the previous meeting. His presentation is attached.
Gang verified that the MySQL indexes included in the dump were actually created and used by his tests. In addition, he set to ON the option innodb_file_per_table so that each table has its own file and associated indexes. This setting improved the performance about 10% (see slide 4 for precise figures). From this work we can conclude that the discrepancies in performance observed by Gang's tests and the performance of the LHCb DIRAC portal when creating accounting plots are due to the hardware configuration of the machines.
Gang downloaded and installed Cassandra in a single node in his test machine. He is currently learning the concepts introduced by Cassandra and the possibilities it provides for data modelling, such as column families, super-column, etc. and how they can be exploited for modelling the information about the DIRAC accounting records.
Gang proposed to make a test which involves defining the minimum set of columns, super-columns and super-column families that are needed for each particular type of plot. The idea is to store in each column family only the information for that particular plot and nothing else. This schema supposes some storage overhead because some of the accounting information will be duplicated, but this denormalization may be the price to pay for getting good performance results when querying the data. We agreed to explore this approach with the 5 most frequently used type of accounting plots. Gang will report on his results with this test on next meeting.
For doing this test, Gang will use one BES-III machine which has a better hardware configuration that the one used so far. The tests using MySQL will be performed also on this same machine to collect baseline performance figures which will be ompared to the results obtained using Cassandra for generating the same plots.


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President Nicolas Maduro said Venezuela will begin to sell certificates backed by gold ingots as a savings mechanism starting next month, as per Bloomberg.
The certificates, backed by 1.5g and 2.5g of gold, are meant as tools for pensioners and others to save money and use as credit lines to acquire cars and other items, Maduro said in a televised address.
The gold is meant as a more stable way for Venezuelans to hold their diminishing funds as inflation in the socialist nation runs at over 100,000%.
"We have found the formula to advance towards socialism, equality and the development of national productive forces," Maduro said, speaking from Venezuela's Mint.
Earlier this month, Maduro announced a 95% currency devaluation and a minimum wage hike of more than 3,000%, decisions that were a tacit acceptance of the ubiquitous black-market exchange rate. They accompanied the roll-out of new banknotes that dropped five zeroes, the second time such a measure was implemented in the past decade, to simplify transactions.
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If short-term plans are being generated with daily or weekly time intervals, it could be important to model stockpiles due to their impact on blending options and ship loading. With shorter term plans there may also be an option as to whether coal should be stockpiled or directly fed to the CHPP which may also need to be optimised. Stockpiling is relevant to the integrated mine planning problem because it introduces a rehandle cost and influences material qualities as a result of the blending of material onto the stockpile. In some cases rehandling coal influences particle size distributions and coal liberation with a corresponding influence on yield and clean coal quality attributes.
The need to model stockpiles at different locations in the supply chain will depend on context and may require models for ROM stocks, processed coal stocks, and port stocks. Initial inventory levels may need to be modelled due to their direct influence on physically accurate plans.
Minimum and maximum stockpile capacities can also be important model constraints. Allowing modelled stockpile capacities to change over time can enable a plan to account for scenarios involving forced stock depletion as well as enable the build-up of stock eg for a rainy season.
If there is any likelihood of coking coals remaining on a stockpile for a significant period of time then it may become necessary to model changes to coal quality that take place as a result of oxidative 'aging' eg loss of fluidity. In these circumstances, it may also be necessary to include constraints on the maximum time that coal is permitted to remain on a stockpile before it is reclaimed.
Blending models for stockpiles can also be important to plan realism. Common models include weight averaging, first-in-first-out, and last-in-first-out models as well as combinations of the above. Assuming the availability of data, more complex bench models or 3D models might also be useful for short-term scheduling.


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Франческо I Гаттилузио (; ум. 6 августа 1384) — правитель (архонт) острова Лесбос, военачальник на службе византийского императора Иоанна V Палеолога.

Биография
Франческо родился в первой половине XIV века в Генуе. Некоторые источники сообщают, что он мог родиться в 1326 году. Имена родителей неизвестны. По предположению итальянского историка Энрико Бассо, исходя из имён, которые он дал своим детям, отца Франческо могли звать Доменико. Историк Энтони Латтрелл, исходя из геральдики представителей рода Гаттилузио, к которому принадлежал Франческо, предполагает, что его мать могла происходить из знатного генуэзского рода Дориа, хотя при этом историк отмечает, что такие же элементы герба есть и у других домов, в связи с чем говорить по этому поводу что-то однозначное нельзя.

Начиная с 1340-х гг. занимался пиратством. В 1354 г. на двух галерах высадился со своим отрядом на острове Тенедос, где находилась резиденция Иоанна V Палеолога — одного из трёх правивших в то время императоров Византии, который находился в состоянии войны со своим тестем — Иоанном VI Кантакузиным.
Они заключили союз, и в случае завоевания Константинополя Иоанн V обещал Франческо Гаттилузио руку своей сестры Марии Палеолог.

В начале декабря того же года их флот ночью подошёл к столице. Под предлогом того, что один из кораблей тонет, Франческо Гаттилузио попросил часовых помочь в его разгрузке, пообещав отдать им часть груза. Часовые открыли ворота, и через них вместе с кораблями вошли 500 вооружённых людей. Криками во славу Иоанна V они разбудили жителей, и те подняли восстание против Иоанна VI Кантакузина. В результате 6 декабря 1354 года узурпатор отрёкся от престола.

Как и было оговорено, Франческо Гаттилузио женился на Марии Палеолог, получив в приданое остров Лесбос с титулом архонта (17 июля 1355 года).

В 1366 г. он участвовал в походе Амадея VI Савойского и венгерского короля Людовика I против турок. В результате двухдневных боёв они отвоевали Галлиполи.

На острове Лесбос 6 августа 1384 года случилось сильнейшее землетрясение. В нём погибли Франческо I Гаттилузио, его жена Мария Палеолог, и двое старших сыновей — Андронико (р. ок. 1356) и Доменико (р. ок. 1358). Третий сын, Джакопо, остался жив. Он и наследовал отцу, приняв имя Франческо II.

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Литература

Архонты Лесбоса
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Q: how to upload image to own repository using asmx webservice from windows phone 8? i am trying to upload an image to my own repository online. I have a webservice in asmx and i am storing path using service. i want to store image in folder that is online. can you please tell me how to upload image from windows phone 8?

A: WP provides a great infrastructure to upload files to your server using a BackgroundTransfer Service
The PhotoUploader from msdn provides a solution including the ServerAPI you need to handle the upload. The Solution might be for WP 7.1 but the ServerSide is fine for WP 8 and above


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Q: Prove that the sequence $a_{n+1} =\frac{1}{2}\left(a_{n}+\frac{c}{a_{n}}\right)$ is convergent and find its limit Let $c>0$, $a_{1} = 1$, and
$$a_{n+1} =\frac{1}{2}\left(a_{n}+\frac{c}{a_{n}}\right)$$
I need to:

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*Show that $a_{n}$ is defined for every $n\geq 1$

*Show that this sequence is convergent.

*Find its limit.

I proved the first part by showing by induction that this sequence is positive for every $n$. To show that this sequence is convergent I'm thinking of showing that this sequence is a Cauchy series, yet can't figure out how.
For the third part I'm clueless at the moment.

A: For (2). You have to show that the sequence is bounded and decreasing, therefore convergent.
For (3). what you need to do is set $\lim{a_n} = L$ and solve. We have
$L = (1/2)L+\frac{c}{L}$, since $\lim{a_{n+1}} = \lim{a_n}$. Solving yields $L = \sqrt{c}$.

A: It might be interesting that the recursion
$$a(n+1) = \frac{1}{2} (a(n) + \frac{c}{a(n)})\tag{1}$$
can be solved explicitly.
The solution is
$$a(n) = \sqrt{c}\; \coth {(2^{n-1}\;\text{arccoth}( a(1)/\sqrt{c}))}\tag{2} $$
For large $n$ the argument of the $\text{coth}$ gets large as well so that the $\text{coth} \to 1$ and $a(n) \to  \sqrt{c}$, as expected.
Derivation
First we normalize the problem letting
$$d(n) = a(n) \sqrt{c}$$
which leads to the recursion
$$d(n+1) = \frac{1}{2} (d(n) + \frac{1}{d(n)})\tag{3}$$
The sum of $d(n)$ and its inverse suggests the ansatz
$$d(n) = \coth(f(n)) = \frac { e^{f(n)} + e^{- f(n)} } { {e^{ f(n)} - e^{- f(n)} }}\tag{4}$$
Inserting this into the r.h.s of (3) gives
$$\frac{ e^{2  f(n)} + e^{-2  f(n)} } { {e^{2  f(n)} - e^{-2  f(n)} }}$$
which has the same form as $d(n+1)$ if we let $f(n)$ obey the recursion
$$f(n+1) = 2 f(n)\tag{5}$$
But this can be solved immediately
$$f(n) = 2^{n-1} f(1) $$
so that the solution to (3) is given by
$$d(n) = \coth {(2^{n-1}f(1))}$$
The constant $f(1)$ has to be adapted to the initial condition leading to
$$f(1) = \text{arccoth}( d(1)) $$
Hence the solution to (3) becomes
$$d(n) = \coth {(2^{n-1}\text{arccoth}( d(1)))} $$
And, reversing the nomalization, we find the solution (2).

A: Hints:

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*One can prove that if $a_1>0$ and $n \geq 2$ then $a_n \geq \sqrt{c}$.

*One can prove that if $a_1>0$ and $n \geq 2$ then $a_{n+1} \leq a_n$. Knowing that and the bound in 1, convergence follows.

*Once you know that a recursive sequence is convergent, its limit can only be a fixed point of the recursion mapping, i.e. in your case a solution to $\frac{x}{2}+\frac{c}{2x}=x$.